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If you know the anime Black Cat, this might explain a few things.
( note: Hades is the name of Train's revolver and Kronos is the name of the organisation Train works for. )



Zeus:
The most powerful Greek God was Zeus. He was the king of the gods, fierce, feared, all powerful and very strong. According to ancient myths he was one of the sons of the god Kronos. The stories say that Zeus and his brothers Poseidon and Hades killed their father and split his kingdom. Zeus took the land, Poseidon the sea and Hades the underworld. Nobody dared to upset Zeus, he had been known to hurl thunderbolts in a bad mood. Zeus lived on Mount Olympus, his wife was Hera and he was father to Apollo, Dionysus and Athene.


Poseidon:
Zeus' brother Poseidon was the god of the sea. He was always portrayed rising from the sea with a trident. Poseidon was a dreadful enemy. The only way to travel around the area which is basically a huge group of islands, is by boat. To upset Poseidon was to guarantee disaster to any sea journey one might make.




Hades:
Zeus' other brother: Hades was the god of the underworld.




Hera:
One of Zeus' wives was Hera, her symbol was a peacock. Hera was the protector of women and marriage.




Athene:
Athene was Zeus' daughter. Her symbols were an olive and an owl. She was the goddess of wisdom and warfare.It had been foretold that if Zeus had a son that child would destroy his father. Once Zeus knew that he was going to be a father he feared the prophecy and swallowed Metis, Athene's mother. Later he had a dreadful headache and he ordered Hephaestos to split his skull with an axe. From the split Athene jumped out fully grown, armed and ready to fight.




Apollo:
Apollo was twin brother to Artemis and Zeus' son. He was the god of sun, light, music and truth. He also controlled science, healing and poetry. His was the oracle at Delphi, he claimed it after killing a python which was sheltering there.




Hermes:
Hermes was a naughty, mischievous child. He became the messenger of the gods and is said to have invented the alphabet and mathematics.



Dionysus:
Dionysus was the god of wine and feasting. He actually travelled around teaching people how to make wine from the grapes that grew in the countryside.



Hephaestos:
A smith famed for making supernatural weapons, lived with
Aphrodite:
his wife and goddess of love.

Eros:
Aphrodite's son was able to persuade people to fall in love by shooting them with his golden arrows.

Artemis:
Artemis was the moon goddess. She protected children and pregnant women.



Demeter:
Goddess of plants and flowers, responsible for the seasons.



Persephone:
Demeter and Zeus' daughter, became wife of Hades, god of the Underworld.