gods and goddesses

today in honors western civ we went over the greek goddesses.  All of these gods and goddesses are related in one way of another.  they were made most interesting because of their interactions with humans.  one of these gods was Poseidon god of the sea.  he messed with Odysseus return home attempting to reveal his flaws.  another was aphrodite, she was the goddess of love and had lovers and relationships with humans.  Dionysus was the god of wine and merriment.  Zeus was the king of all of the gods.  He was the god of the sky, thunder, weather, law, order, and justice.  he also had a bad temper.  Athena was his daughter and she was the goddess of war and peace as well as battle strategy and handicraft.  She was born from Zeus's head and became his favorite child. Apollo was the god of sun and light, music, arts, and knowledge.  he was the son of  Zeus.  and his sister was Artemis.