Trying To Concentrate

Leila

“You’ll see there is a different name on each day. I’m going to be zipping through these guys fast. The class is too short for us to cover demi-gods, so we’ll be sticking with the big guns. Before we dive in, can anyone tell me anything about Greek mythology at all?”

I looked around the class and saw a lot of blank faces. “Anyone?”

A young woman raised her hand. “I took a class in high school about it.”

I nodded. “And do you remember any of it?”

She grimaced. “I kind of remember something about Zeus,” she said hesitantly.

I laughed. “Well, that’s good. He’s kind of a big deal in the Greek world. Next question, can anyone tell me how many gods there are?”

“A lot,” someone answered.

“Good answer. There are a lot, but for this particular class, we’ll be covering the twelve that are most well-known in history. That isn’t to say the other many gods and goddesses didn’t play a very important part in the shenanigans of Greek mythology, but they are lesser-known because they were either