The 12 zodiac signs and the 12 Olympians

PapiChuloLeon wrote:
Uranus was the "God" of Heaven. You know who he rules. This is Cronus' father. Cronus' kids can call him granddaddy. Zeus' kids can call him great granddaddy.

I Forgot wrote:The Olympian gods ruled from a grand palace upon the highest mountain in
Greece, Mount Olympus. The gods were:

Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, Ares, Athena, Apollo, Artemis,
Hephaestus, Aphrodite, Hermes, and Dionysus.
Hades (the Lord of the Dead and Supreme Ruler of the Underworld) was
not welcome on Mount Olympus, therefore he was not considered an
Olympian. Dionysus (the God of Merriment and Wine and Parties), was made an
Olympian God after Hestia (the Goddess of Hearth, Home, and Chastity),
abdicated her throne in order to keep the peace of a warring Mount
Olympus.

Zeus - Supreme ruler of the ancient Greek gods

Hera - The goddess of women, marriage, and childbirth; the wife and
sister of Zeus.

Poseidon - The god of the waters, earthquakes, and horses, and
brother of Zeus.

Demeter - The goddess of the harvest, daughter of Rhea and Cronus and
mother of Persephone.

Ares - The god of war.

Athena - The goddess of wisdom, the practical arts, and warfare, and
the protectress of cities, especially Athens.

Apollo - The Sun God of Greek mythology

Artemis - The virgin goddess of the hunt and the moon and twin sister
of Apollo.

Hephaestus - The Greek name of Vulcan, the Greek and Roman god of
fire and metalworking.

Aphrodite - The goddess of love and beauty. Also called Cytherea.

Hermes - The god of commerce, invention, cunning, and theft, who also
served as messenger, scribe, and herald for the other gods.

Dionysus - The god of wine and of an orgiastic religion celebrating
the power and fertility of nature. Also called Bacchus.

Hestia was an olympian but she gave her seat to Dionysus so she could
tend to the fire on mt olympias.

MKing wrote:

PapiChuloLeon wrote:
Uranus was the "God" of Heaven. You know who he rules. This is Cronus' father. Cronus' kids can call him granddaddy. Zeus' kids can call him great granddaddy.

I have know idea why this is the most funniest part to me. Can you just picture the thousands of kids sitting at the dinner table saying "My granddaddy did this, and my granddaddy did that..." aware or unaware, that Cronus, Zeus, and Uranus all tried to kill one another sometime in life.

@Dinny: Umm......I am pretty sure it's not Persephone, it was defiantly..... Alison Lohman

I Forgot wrote:The Olympian gods ruled from a grand palace upon the highest mountain in
Greece, Mount Olympus. The gods were:

Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, Ares, Athena, Apollo, Artemis,
Hephaestus, Aphrodite, Hermes, and Dionysus.
Hades (the Lord of the Dead and Supreme Ruler of the Underworld) was
not welcome on Mount Olympus, therefore he was not considered an
Olympian. Dionysus (the God of Merriment and Wine and Parties), was made an
Olympian God after Hestia (the Goddess of Hearth, Home, and Chastity),
abdicated her throne in order to keep the peace of a warring Mount
Olympus.

Zeus - Supreme ruler of the ancient Greek gods

Hera - The goddess of women, marriage, and childbirth; the wife and
sister of Zeus.

Poseidon - The god of the waters, earthquakes, and horses, and
brother of Zeus.

Demeter - The goddess of the harvest, daughter of Rhea and Cronus and
mother of Persephone.

Ares - The god of war.

Athena - The goddess of wisdom, the practical arts, and warfare, and
the protectress of cities, especially Athens.

Apollo - The Sun God of Greek mythology

Artemis - The virgin goddess of the hunt and the moon and twin sister
of Apollo.

Hephaestus - The Greek name of Vulcan, the Greek and Roman god of
fire and metalworking.

Aphrodite - The goddess of love and beauty. Also called Cytherea.

Hermes - The god of commerce, invention, cunning, and theft, who also
served as messenger, scribe, and herald for the other gods.

Dionysus - The god of wine and of an orgiastic religion celebrating
the power and fertility of nature. Also called Bacchus.

Hestia was an olympian but she gave her seat to Dionysus so she could
tend to the fire on mt olympias.

Nice work, Leon.

Okay, so far we have.....
Zeus/Jupiter/Sag
Ares/Mars/Aries
Hades/Pluto/Scorpio
Poseidon/Neptune/Pisces
Aphrodite/Venus/Taurus/Libra
Apollo/Sun/Leo
Hermes/Mercury/Gemini/Virgo
Artemis/Moon/Cancer

Titans:
Cronus/Saturn/Capricorn
Uranus/Uranus/Aquarius

Now that leaves us with the other Olympians; Hera, Demeter, Athena, Hephaestus, Hestia (originally), and Dionysus. Hmm...Maybe these Olympians have no affiliation with the zodiac signs.

mi-cuit wrote:A really obvious point here, but the planets are named after the Roman equivalents of the Greek gods.
Mercury=Hermes
Venus=Aphrodite
Mars=Ares
Jupiter=Zeus
Saturn=Cronus
Uranus is the exception and is actually the Greek naming
Neptune=Poseidon
Pluto=Hades
Juno=Demeter

Verifying this information has led me to discover that Ceres has been promoted to dwarf planet status, and that the astronomical community has "discovered" two others, Haumea and Makemake, between Pluto and Eris. Names derived from Greco-Roman mythology have officially been restricted to planets (with the exception of the asteroids that have already been named). Eris was given a name from mythology simply because it had been considered the tenth planet for a long time until its discovery was revealed to the public and the definition of planet amended.

Dr. ARM wrote:Vulcan is sometimes associated with Virgo, as well.

Dinny wrote:

Dr. ARM wrote:Vulcan is sometimes associated with Virgo, as well.

If that's the case, then Hephaestus should be Virgo's equivalent.

MKing wrote:Unless there's some other God named, Hephaestus......I am pretty sure what I said about him is true.
He is considered the ugliest/unluckiest god. check.
His wife, and Brother, basically walked all over him. check.
His wife had numerous affairs. check.
He did nothing to Ares, that could be considered punishable. check.
AND....his parents abandon him because of his looks. check.
Nothing more to talk about.