Olympian GodsThere were 12 Olympian Gods in the time of ancient Greece. The 12 Gods were Zeus, Poseidon, Demeter, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Ares, Aphrodite, Hephaestus, Hermes, and Dionysus. Each of them are the god or the goddess of something, for example Zeus was the god of Lightning.
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The 12 Olympian Gods
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Medical History |
The Greek doctor performing a surgery on a patient
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Disease was a serious problem in the Greek times, just like for all the other people in the ancient and medieval worlds.One out of three babies died even before they were one year old. Most people died when they grew up to be 40 and 50. Compared to us we live up to 80-100 years of age because of the development of health and modern medicine
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