Just like Zeus Poseidon is a son of Kronos and Rea. According to one sources he was the second son of Kronos. But, there are also informational sources according to which Poseidon is a first son of Kronos.

According to Greek mythology it was Kronos and his wife those who were first settlers of Olympus. Actually, there were some other gods before them, though Kronos drove the away and proclaimed that place as his home.

1.It is rather interesting to find out more about period of myths as it is a great period of history. In those myths about gods and heroes the mood of century is reflected. Each god is an embodiment of some features and powers.

2. So, the mythology of ancient Creeks may be recognized as recorder of their religion. It is a broad world full of adventures and mysteries. It is a world full of heroes and mysterious creatures, world full of emotions and beliefs.

3. Adonis is a Phoenician god of fertility. He was considered a good who protected people from hunger and provided them with food they received by razing different plants. In case if there were several troubles with fertility people performed their donation for Adonis.

Origin of gods

Every god of Greek mythology has its history of origin. Actually, the origin of ancient Greek gods may be learned from two points of view. First point of view deals with mythology and explains appearance of gods according to myths. And another point of view deals with psychology. The origin of gods may be explained through psychological needs of ancient Greeks. These two points of view are common for every nation and every religion.

As for the mythological point of view, gods were born like all other people. Though, the birth of each god was accompanied with some interesting events. For example the supreme god of Olympus was born and hidden away from his home. It was performed in order to save his life. His father Kronos was told that he would be killed by his son, so he ate his kids in order to save his life.

As for origin of gods from the point of view of human's psychology, thing are rather simple here. It was common that people knew nothing about this world and events of this world. Every single day they faced some events produced by nature and they knew nothing about those events. And that is why they were scared about those, so they needed some explanation.

And they managed to find that explanation in personification of those. They created gods who were masters of elements and their lives. And they also developed a number of ceremonies in order to please those gods and so make their own lives safer.

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