The time I showed courage is when I was in fifth grade, my friends and I learned about Ancient Greek Gods, I was fascinated when I came across againist Hades, the god of the dead. Here is what happened and facts about Hades.
Hades, is the god of the dead. He is the son of Cronos(Kronos) and Rhea. When he was a baby, Cronos swallowed Hades, etc, except for Zeus, because he's the final child. His symbol is a helmet which was a gift from the cyclopes that helped the three brothers defeat Cronos. Until one day, Rhea disguised Zeus as a stone and when Cronos swallowed the stone, he puked and all the babies came out. Later on, the three gods, Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades, decided to choose positions. Zeus chose the sky, Poseidon chose the sea, and Hades chose the underworld.
The underworld was divided into two regions. At the very bottom, lay Tartarus, a land of terror. There was also the Titans, that were imprisoned in Tartarus, who were guarded by a giant with 100 arms. The other region is Elysium, or known as Elysium Fields, was a place where people's souls lye. Hades Kingdom is different to his brothers. First, you would have to cross the deadly River Styx, and ride a ferry. Next, you would have to face the Cerberus, the a three-headed dog that's guarding the entrance to Hades Kingdom.
I wasn't afraid of Hades, until when I learned more about him, I was totally freaked out. Facing my fear was a challenging thing to do since I believe in gods/goddesses. I realized that he forced his wife, Peresphone, to marry him. After a few days later, my family watched a movie called Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief. The movie was exciting at first, until when Percy Jackson was face to face againist Hades. Besides that, the movie was interesting.
At school, when me and my friends were at the computer, we went to the Percy Jackson website and clicked on "Who's your father?". I crossed my fingers and hoped that a miracle would happen. First my friend, Amr, answered some few questions, and his father was Zeus! The God of the Sky! Next was my turn, I was afraid that my father could've been Hades. Luckily, my father was Poseidon! The God of the Sea! Finally, it was my friend, Marco's turn. Unfortunately, his father was Hades! I couldn't believe it! Marco's father was Hades!
I knew that I wanted to end this fear so I showed courage by dreaming. I was in Hades Kingdom and talked to Hades. I convinced him to go to Mount. Olympus and meet his brothers by talking about me and my little brother. I also taught him a lesson to be much more friendlier since he was lonely. I was so relieved that I stepped up over my fears.
About a year later, I got over with my fear about Hades because I started to learn more about Egyptian gods/goddesses,etc.
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ReplyDeleteShin, I thought that you described the ancient gods of Olympus very well, but I agree with Zifan, some pictures or drawings would have helped the reader, like me, understand what you were trying to say.
You retold the story of Olympus quite well but i don't understand one of the first statements. Why did Cronos swallow Hades?
Shin, When you cross the River Styx, don't you have to give him something in return before riding the ferryman's boat?
Shin do you really use the Percy Jackson books and film as reliable info? I mean, I know that the author has a somewhat reliable knowledge of Greek Mythology, but there FANTASY books so I'm not sure Percy Jackson would be the best source.
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ReplyDeleteI wants to tell you that your blog is REALLY good.
I was really surprised that you wrote so much info!!:)
I also thinks you are very very detailed with your blog, especailly on the part that explains about the Greek God of dead. Because I usually likes to read about Greek Gods.
Keep up the work Shin!!