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They say death and destruction is caused by a great evil. However, moral acts reflect on those whose future greatly depend on them. - Jeremiah
There is a god that no one dares to mention. They say he is in the shadows of the mortals devouring the nightmares of children. He causes depression and suffering for mankind, however his doing only reflects from the actions of humans. His powers happen within seconds or years. His name is Leviath god of death and destruction. As Kronos was devouring his children, one escaped into a world of darkness. He avoided contact with any supreme lifeform for many centuries. During this time, Zeus, god of the sky and king of the gods defeated his father, Kronos and saved the other gods. Zeus created Mount
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Hades grew angered by the fact that Zeus was the idol figure for the gods and had unbelievable power. He decided to clash with Zeus for the control of the gods. Eventually, Zeus defeated Hades and banished him to his underworld forever. However, what Zeus really meant was that Hades was forbidden to return to Mount Olympus. As Hades fell into the world of darkness, he awoke Leviath. Leviath was angered by this and searched for the one who disturbed him. He eventually went to the realm of the underworld. Leviath search endlessly until he came across Hades’s palace. There Leviath aggressively confronted Hades’s. Hades thought Leviath was just lost soul looking for trouble and simply ignored Leviath. Angered by Hades, Leviath simply raised his hand and looked in the direction of the great Cerberus, the three headed hell hound that guarded the underworld. Hades looked curious and a bit frightened by what he believed was greater evil. He inched his head slowly to the Cerberus and began to weep. Somehow, Leviath killed Cerberus by moving his hand. Hades became so angered by this that he slammed his ceptor into Leviath’s skull. Leviath was only scratched by the scepter and that put fear into …show more content…
He said, ¨You will never interfere with me. For I am and forever will be your greatest fear.¨
Then he threw Hades on the ground flew in the air. With the wave of his staff, Leviath shook the ground beneath the palace causing it to collapse. He was headed to Mother earth in search for Zeus.
When Leviath arrived to Earth he was puzzled by faces of many lifeforms that claimed the earth as their home. Though these lifeforms looked similar to Hades, they were absurdly smaller than him. As he flew above the land he brought darkness over the land. People were falling on the ground and laid still forever. Others were uncontrollably coughing and running for their lives from the destruction other their homes being shakedown. All around Leviath was terror.
He came to what would seem to be the end of the land because what laid before him was the sea. Curious as he was, Leviath entered the water without ever looking at the monstrosity he caused.
Leviath came across another palace deep under the water. The palace was brightly lit and beautiful. It held many creatures that he had never seen on land. They were very odd to Leviath because these creatures had no legs. Their bodies seemed to never branch
trip to Hades or would not return from it. At this point of the voyage
of his home but then it is ripped away from him due to his own men and their greed. Poseidon
After that he goes down to the underworld and asks the Fates if Hercules is going to interfere with his plans of taking over Mount Olympus by releasing the creatures of nightmares called Titans used for defeating Zeus. The names of The Fates are Enyo, Deino, and Pemphredo. The Fates tell him that Zeus will fall, but if Hercules is not taken care of he will interfere and soil his plans of taking over the world. He takes action with the advice given and sends his two scapegoat servants Pain and Panic to kidnap Hercules, turn him mortal, then murder him.
The myths which prove the contradictory behavior of the gods, acting as both benefactors and tormentors of man, can readily be explained when viewed in light of the prime directive for man, to worship the gods and not “overstep,” and the ensuing “Deus ex Mahina” which served to coerce man to fulfill his destiny as evidenced by the myths: “Pandora,” “Arachne, and “Odysseus.” Humankind and it’s range of vision over the gods beauty and power portrayed them to be benefactors but unseemingly it depicted their affliction towards humans.
to Hades to visit his father. During his stay, he talks to a large number of
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abducted by two giants and they they trapped him in a bronze jar. Zeus paid little attention to
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