What is Greek mythology?
[[Image:Ares MK1888.png|thumb|right|Ares, Greek god of war]] [[Image:Apollo (PSF).png|thumb|Apollo, god of Sun and light]] [[Image:Fig4Venus aphrodite orientale portant l'anamaskhalister.gif|thumb|Aphrodite, goddess of love and beauty]] '''Greek mythology''' is a large collection of stories, started in [[Ancient Greece]], about the beginning of the world, and the lives and adventures of [[god]]s, [[goddess]]es, [[hero]]es, and [[heroine]]s. == Gods and goddesses == The gods and goddesses in Greek mythology have special parts in the world. For instance, [[Zeus]] is the god of the sky, [[Poseidon]] is the god of the sea and [[Hephaestus]] is the god of fire. They can make themselves invisible to humans and move to any place in a very short amount of time. The gods and goddesses also never get sick and can only be hurt by very unusual causes. This is called being [[immortality|immortal]]. The king of the gods was Zeus, who lived with the other gods on top of Mt. Olympus in Greece. The gods were children of the [[Titan (mythology)|Titan]]s such as [[Kronos]] and [[Rhea (mythology)|Rhea]]. Greek mythology has 12 main gods known as the [[Twelve Olympians]], including Zeus, Poseidon, Hera, Hades, Hephaestus, Dionysus, Athena, Artemis, Apollo, Ares, Demeter, Aphrodite, Hermes, and Hestia. Before them there were the 12 Titans lead by the youngest Titan, Kronos. Hestia gave up her throne for Dionysus. There are lots of [[monster]]s in Greek mythology. Many are [[hybrid]]s of [[animal]]s or [[people]]. Some important Greek monsters are [[minotaur]]s, [[satyrs]], [[centaur]]s and [[Chimera (mythology)|chimera]]. Hybrid animals are called chimeras sometimes because of the monster. == The myth of the Sun == The Greeks believed that the sun was pulled across the sky by a ''chariot'' driven by the god, [[Apollo]]. Apollo was the brother of [[Artemis]] (the goddess of the hunt and the moon) and he himself was the god of archery, poetry, and prophecies. Everyday, Apollo would drive the ''Sun Chariot'' across the sky and provi