I-Olympus iyintaba lapho onkulunkulu baseGreki basendulo behlala khona. Kuwo yizindlovu ezihlukahlukene, ezakhiwe futhi zihlotshiswe noHephaestus. Emnyango kukhona amasango aseduze futhi avule ama-ores. Onkulunkulu nonkulunkulukazi base- Olympus abafanga, kodwa akuwona wonke amandla. Bavame ukwenza isono futhi benze njengabantu abavamile.
12 onkulunkulu base-Olympus
Ngokuvamile, entabeni kunezinhlobo eziningi ezihlukahlukene, ngokujwayelekile zihlukaniswa okulandelayo:
- UZeyus unkulunkulu obaluleke kunazo zonke we-Olympus. Wayengumsizi wezulu, ukuduma nokukhanyisa. Umkakhe kwakunguHera, kodwa naphezu kwalokhu, wayemkhohlisa ngokuphindaphindiwe. Bamtshengisa njengendoda endala enezinwele ezimhlophe nezinwele. Izimfanelo eziyinhloko zikaZeus kwakuyisihlangu kanye nembazo ephindwe kabili. Inyoni yakhe engcwele kwakuyikhozi. AmaGreki akholelwa ukuthi unamandla okubikezela ikusasa.
- Hera ungunkulunkulukazi onamandla kakhulu. Babecabanga ukuthi uyindoda yomshado, futhi waqapha abesifazane ngesikhathi sokubeletha. Bamtshengisa njengowesifazane omuhle ophethe ipeni noma i-cuckoo, njengoba lezi zinyoni zaziyizintandokazi zakhe. I-totemism yayilondolozwe ekukhulekeleni kweHera, ngakho-ke abanye bayayimela ngenhloko yehhashi.
- U-Apollo ungunkulunkulu welanga e-Olympus. Wayevame ukubonisa ukuzibusa, okwathi wajeziswa nguZeyus. Bamtshengisa njengomfana osemusha. Ezandleni zakhe kwakukhona umnsalo noma i-lyre. Kwafanekisela ukuthi wayengumculi omuhle kakhulu nomculi webhayisikili.
- U-Arthemisi unkulunkulukazi wokuzingela. Kwaboniswa ngomnsalo nomkhonto. Ehambisana nama-nymphs, wachitha isikhathi esiningi ehlathini. Babecabanga ukuthi u-Arthemisi uyinkulunkulukazi wokuzala.
- UDionysus - unkulunkulu wezitshalo kanye nokwahlula. Wasindisa abantu ezinkingeni ezihlukahlukene nezinkathazo. Bamtshengisa njengendodana ehamba nge-wreath ye-ivy ekhanda lakhe. Esandleni sakhe wabamba izisebenzi.
- UHephaestus ungunkulunkulu womlilo nomsebenzi wensimbi. Bamtshengisa njengendoda enesisindo, eyelulezi, eyayihlambalaza ngesikhathi esisodwa. Ngomfanekiso kaHiphaestus ngomlilo ofanelwe umuntu, ophefumula emathunzini omhlaba. Yingakho bambiza ngokuthi uVulcan.
- Ares - unkulunkulu wempi yokukhohlisa. Abazali bakhe babheka uZeusi noHera. Wammelela njengendodana encane. Izimfanelo ze-Ares zicatshangelwa ngomkhonto nesibani esivuthayo. Eceleni kukaNkulunkulu, kwakunjalo izinja kanye ne-kite.
- U-Aphrodite unkulunkulukazi wobuhle nothando. Bamtshengisa izingubo ezinde, futhi ezandleni zakhe kukhona imbali noma izithelo. Ngokusho kwezinganekwane, wazalwa okhunjini olwandle. Bonke onkulunkulu base-Olympus babethandana no-Aphrodite, kodwa waba ngumkaHephaestus.
- UHermes uyisithunywa sabonkulunkulu kanye nomqondisi wemiphefumulo eya e-underworld. Wayengumqambimanga kunabo bonke futhi abonayo phakathi kwabo bonke abakhileyo ku-Olympus. Bamtshengisa ngezindlela ezehlukene, ngakho-ke njengendoda, njengalokhu engumfana omncane, kodwa ngezimfanelo ezingenakuguquguquka kwakuyisikhwama ngamaphiko emathempelini akhe kanye nabasebenzi abaphikisayo izinyoka ezimbili.
- U-Athena unkulunkulukazi wempi ku-Olympus. Wanika amaGreki umnqumo. Bamtshengisa ngesibhamu futhi benomkhonto ezandleni zakhe. I-Athene yayibhekwa njengendlela yokubonakalisa ukuhlakanipha namandla kaZeyus, owayenguyise wakhe.
- UPoseidon ungumfowabo kaZeyus. Wayengolwandle futhi wahlonipha abadobi. Le nkulunkulu wasendulo u- Olympus wayenjengokukaZeus. Imfanelo yakhe yayiyi-trident, efanekisela ukuxhumana phakathi kwamanje, esidlule nekusasa. Lapho eguqa, ulwandle luqala ukuthukuthela, futhi uma ludlulile, luyancipha. Ngolwandle, uhamba enqoleni ekhishwe amahhashi amhlophe anezinhlamvu zegolide.
- UDemeter unkulunkulukazi wokuchuma kanye nakho konke ukuphila emhlabeni. Kuye, ukufika kwentwasahlobo kuhlotshaniswa. Bayiveza ngezindlela ezehlukene, isibonelo, kwezinye izithombe nezithombe eziqoshiwe, wayemele njengokulila indodakazi yakhe. Wammelela futhi enqoleni. Ekhanda likaDemeter kwakukhona "umqhele womuzi". Kwezinye izimo, isithombe sodadekazi sasimelwe ngensika noma esihlahleni. Izimfanelo zale nkulunkulukazi we-Olympus: izindlebe, ibhasikidi ngezithelo, i-hookle, i-cornucopia ne-poppy.