Greek Gods of Mount Olympus The Greek gods of Mount Olympus were more human than we think. They had superhuman powers, but suffered from the same dilemmas that humans have faced throughout time. The gods were subjected to deception, rivalry, and violation of the rules they imposed on others. Zeus was the god of the sky and ruler of the Olympian gods. He had two brothers, Poseidon and Hades. Zeus is the lord of the sky, the god of rain and the gatherer of clouds. His weapon is lightning, which he hurls at those he displeases. His armor was the aegis. His bird was the eagle and his tree was the oak. Zeus began a new era for the gods and created a council of gods on Mount Olympus. Poseidon is the most powerful god after Zeus. He is the god of the sea, protector of all waters, earthquakes and horses. Poseidon represented as the god of justice and mercy, the protector of the weak and the punisher of the wicked. He was married to the sea nymph Amphitrite, daughter of Nereus and granddaughter of the titan Oceanus. He was the father of a flying horse named Pegasus. Poseidon sometimes granted the power of shape-shifting to others. He's a strong guy and mostly gets what he wants. For example, when he decided there had to be an ocean somewhere, he created one. Poseidon was widely worshiped by sailors. His weapon was the trident, which can shake the earth and shatter any object. The name the Romans gave him was Neptune. Hades was the lord of the underworld, ruler of the dead. He was also the god of wealth and was known as the "Rich One", due to the precious metals mined from the earth. Since he was the god of wealth, he was indeed rich when it came to the number of subjects in his kingdom of the dead....... middle of paper... for pity's sake. He grabbed Hera and hung her from the sky with golden chains. He had no choice but to agree. One myth tells how Hades kidnapped Persephone, one of Zeus' daughters, to make her his wife. Zeus overthrew his father Cronus, who was swallowing all his brothers, by tricking him into drinking a hemitic, which causes Cronus to devour all his brothers. Heracles, son of Zeus, once wrestled with Zeus to a draw for dominance of the Olympian gods. His sons, Aias. Aphrodite was injured protecting her son Aineias. Ares' son Askalaphos was killed and, of course, Achilleus, son of the goddess Thetis, was to be the great sacrifice. Like humans throughout history, Gods have also had wars. During the Trojan War many sons of the immortals participated in the battle for Troy. Zeus left his son Sarpedon to die on the battlefield at the hands of another of Zeus' sons.