Hollywood Has Practically Nothing On The Insanity Of The Actual Greek Myths
When the temple of Zeus was constructed, the oldest remained for the worship of Hera. From Olympus, the dwelling of the new gods, the area was renamed Olympia and became famous for the Olympic Games that had been established there in the 8th century BCE. In this temple was the now lost golden and ivory statue of Zeus, the perform of the well-known sculptor Phidias and one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient globe. Now Zeus, angry at humans, decides to give humanity a punishing present to compensate for the boon they had been offered. He commands Hephaestus to...