Athena and Poseidon history over Athens

Once in Ancient Greece when the first king of Athens, Cecrops(his name implying that he was half person and half snake) had to find a patron deity for the city state of Athens.

The two Olympian gods who were interested in the patronage was Poseidon the God of the Seas and Athena Goddess of wisdom and Skill. They presented themselves in front of Cecrops and he had asked from them to offer a gift truly valuable for Athens.

Poseidon was first he powerfully struck the earth and created a well with his trident; immediately streaming water shot forth, but water turned out to be salty and not very useful for the population.

Next, it was Athena . Athena stepped forward, struck her spear in the ground and then she kneeled and planted an olive branch in it, creating this way an olive tree as a symbolization of peace and prosperity on earth.

Cecrops was very impressed by Athena's gift much more than Poseidons gift so he had chose Athena to lay claim of the city. God Poseidon, however, was not pleased by the decision of Cecrops and cursed the city of Athenas to never have enough water from then on; after that, a major problem of water shortage started in Athenas, which continues untill now a days.

Why did Cronus eat his children?

 After he had killed his father, he became ruler and had six children with Rhea. Later he was informed that one of his kids would overthrow him like he did to his father. So to prevent it, he ate five of his children when Rhea was still pregnant with the last child Zeus she had feed Cronus a stone instead of the baby and she sent Zeus off to be raised by a magical family.

Rhea giving Cronus the stone wrapped in cloth. 

My Ouestions???

My Three Questions are

1. how did Zeus Poseidon and Hades become the three powerfull gods?
2. why did Cronus eat his Children Zeus Hades Poseidon Demeter and Hestia?
3. what

This is The Greek God and Goddess Family Tree

GODS

Apollo: God of Music, healing, plague prophecies, poetry and archery; associated with light, truth and the sun. He is Artemis twin brother and Hermes elder brother, and son of Zeus and Leto. He was depicted as a various attributes including a laurel wreath, bow and quiver, raven and lyre. Apollo’s sacred animals are red cattle.

 Ares: God of war, bloodlust, violence, manly courage and civil order. The son of Zeus and Hera, he was depicted as either a mature, bearded spear. His attributes are golden armour and a bronze-tripped spear. His sacred animals are the culture, venomous snakes, alligators and dogs.

Dionysus: God of wine, parties and festivals, madness, civilization, drunkenness and pleasure at forever young. He was depicted in art as either an older bearded god or a pretty effeminate, long-haired youth. His attributes include the thyrsus (a pinecone-tipped staff), drinking cup, grape vine, and a crown of ivy. Animals sacred to him include dolphins, serpents, tigers, panthers, and donkeys. A later addition to the Olympians, in some accounts he replaced Hestia.

Hephaestus: Crippled god of fire, metalworking, stonemasonry, sculpture and volcanism. The son of Hera alone, he is the smith of the gods and the husband of the adulterous Aphrodite. He was usually depicted as a bearded man holding hammer and tongs—the tools of a smith—and riding a donkey. His symbols are the hammer, tongs, and anvil. His sacred animals are the donkey, the guard dog and the crane.

Hermes: God of travel, messengers, trade, thievery, cunning wiles, language, writing, diplomacy, athletics, and animal husbandry. He is the messenger of the gods, a psych pomp who leads the souls of the dead into Hades' realm, and the son of Zeus and Maia. He was depicted either as a handsome and athletic beardless youth, or as an older bearded man. His attributes include the herald's wand or caduceus, winged sandals, and a traveller’s cap. His sacred animals are the tortoise, the ram, and the hawk.

Hades: King of the Underworld. His consort is Persephone and his attributes are the key of Hades, the Helm of Darkness, and the three-headed dog, Cerberus. The screech owl was sacred to him. Despite being the son of Cronus and Rhea and the elder brother of Zeus, as a chthonic god he is only rarely listed among the Olympians.

Poseidon: God of the sea, rivers, floods, droughts, storms, earthquakes, and the creator of horses; known as the "Earth Shaker" or "Storm Bringer". He is a son of Cronus and Rhea and brother to Zeus and Hades. In classical artwork, he was depicted as a mature man of sturdy build with a dark beard, and holding a trident. The horse and the dolphin are sacred to him.

Zeus: The king of the gods, the ruler of Mount Olympus and the god of the sky, weather, thunder, law, order, and fate. He is the youngest son of Cronus and Rhea, whom he overthrew after Cronus swallowed his brothers and sisters and he is brother-husband to Hera. In artwork, he was depicted as a regal, mature man with a sturdy figure and dark beard. His usual attributes are the royal sceptre and the lightning bolt. His main attribute was his master bolt. His sacred animals are the eagle and the bull.

GODDESS

Aphrodite: Goddess of Love and Beauty. Although married to Hephaestus she had many lovers, most notably Ares. She was depicted as a beautiful woman usually accompanied by her son Eros. Her symbols include the rose, scallop shell and myrtle wreath. Her sacred animal is a dove.

Artemis: Virgin Goddess of hurt, wilderness, wild animals, childbirth and plague.She is the daughter of Zeus and Leto, and twin sister of Apollo. In art she was usually depicted as a young woman dressed in a short knee-length chiton and equipped with hunting bow and a quiver of arrows. In addition to the bow, her attributes include hunting spears, animals pelts are deer, bears and wild boars.

Athena: Goddess of wisdom, warfare, battle strategy, heroic, endeavour, handicrafts and reason. According to most traditions she was born from Zeus’s head. She was depicted crowned with a crested helm armed with a shield (Aegis), which holds Medusa’s head to paralyze her enemies who looked at it and a spear. Her symbols include the aegis and the olive tree. She is commonly shown accompanied by her sacred animal, the snowy owl.

Demeter: Goddess of fertility, agriculture, horticulture, gain and harvest. Demeter is a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and sister of Zeus, by whom she bore Persephone. She was depicted as mature woman, often crowned and holding sheaf’s of wheat and a torch. Her symbols are the Cornucopia (horn of plenty), wheat-ears, the winged and the lotus staff. Her scared animals are pigs and snakes.

Hera: Queen of marriage, woman, children, heirs, kings and empires. She is daughter of Cronus and Rhea. She crown and veil and holding a royal, lotus-tipped staff. Her scared animals are the cow, the peacock. She is the eternal wife of Zeus.

Hestia: Virgin Goddess of the hearth, home and cooking. She is a daughter of Rhea and Cronus and sister of Zeus. Symbols are the hearth and kettle. In some accounts, she gave up her seat as one of the Twelve Olympians to tend to the sacred flame on Mount Olympus for Dionysus.by her sacred animal, the snowy owl.

ZEUS POSEIDON and HADES

Sons of Cronus and Rhea they have three sisters Demeter, Hestia and Hera. Upon reaching adulthood, Zeus managed to force his father to disgorge his siblings. After their release the six younger gods, along with allies they managed to gather.  They challenged the elder gods for power in the Titanomachy, a divine war. Zeus Poseidon and Hades received weapons from the three Cyclopes to help them in the war.

Zeus: The Thunderbolt

Poseidon: The Trident

Hades: The helm of Darkness

Hades put on his helmet and being invisible had went over to the titans’ camp and destroyed their weapons. The war lasted for ten years and ended with the victory of the younger gods. Following their victory, Hades Zeus and Poseidon drew lots for realms to rule. Zeus got the sky, Poseidon got the sea and Hades received the Underworld, the unseen.