and Minerva (goddess of craft and wisdom). Other major gods included Mars (god of war), Mercury (god of trade and messenger of the gods) and Bacchus (god of grapes and wine production).

Many Greek gods and goddesses were associated ... war between the Trojans and the Greeks. The war broke out after a peace deal soured when the Trojan prince Paris stole the wife of Menelaus ...

The other main gods and goddesses are: Poseidon: God of the sea.Athena: Goddess of wisdom and war.Dionysus: God of wine and fruitfulness.Aphrodite: Goddess of love.Demeter: Goddess of the harvest ...

Achilles personifies the themes of heroism, pride and vulnerability. He was the hero of the Trojan war and entered his rage ...

The stories cover the end of the Trojan War, Odysseus's meeting with the Cyclops ... to be awarded as a prize to the most beautiful Greek goddess of all. Zeus is wary of judging such a contentious ...