Gods who created the world and they can destroy the world too.

The greatest gods in the world have been worshipped for centuries. These deities have a great influence on us and shape our lives. We can find depictions of their powers in ancient art, statues and paintings . So what are the most powerful gods that we should worship?

Zeus

He is also considered as the greatest god in Greek mythology. He is married to Hera, another goddess from the pantheon.

Zeus was born in Crete, where his father, Cronus, ruled before him. Zeus' mother was Rhea, who gave birth to him without being impregnated by her husband. Zeus grew up on Mount Ida with his siblings: Hera, Poseidon, Hades and Hestia.

When Cronus overthrew his father Uranus (the sky) in a jealous rage over their father's mating with his own sister Gaia (the earth), Zeus became king of the gods and goddesses. Cronus swallowed all his children except Zeus and his sister Hera. Because he swallowed all three children at once he had trouble digesting them so they all came back out of his stomach at once instead of one at a time like most babies do.

Zeus married Metis (who was also known as "The Wise One"), a Titaness who helped him defeat Typhon when he threatened Olympus .

Shiva

He is one of the three major deities in the Hindu pantheon, namely Brahma and Vishnu. Shiva is known as the Destroyer with a thousand names, and he is also known by Shakti or Parvati. Shiva is often depicted as an ascetic or hermit who has meditated until his body became one with the universe. His wife Parvati is also a goddess in her own right.

Shiva's primary attribute is his trident, which represents creation, preservation and destruction. He carries two other attributes which are his serpent and his crescent moon disk which represent both knowledge and illusion. The crescent moon is associated with power and wisdom while the serpent represents knowledge, life force, fertility and immortality.

Shiva's third eye or third eye chakra has been considered by many Hindus to be his most powerful attribute. This third eye chakra gives him access to all knowledge, wisdom and power from within himself as well as from outside himself including other people's thoughts and emotions through this third eye chakra.

Ares

Ares is the god of war and battle. He is also the god of human aggression and sexuality. He is the son of Zeus and Hera, with whom he had a very contentious relationship.

The most famous story about Ares involves his involvement with Aphrodite, the goddess of love. Aphrodite was in love with Ares but she could not approach him directly because he was married to another woman, Harmonia. So instead she disguised herself as Helen and persuaded Paris to take her to Troy so that she could be reunited with her true love.

Ares' other half-brother was Dionysus, who was born from Zeus and Semele, daughter of Cadmus. Another half-brother was Hephaestus (Hephaestus means "flame-man"), god of fire and metalworking; his mother was Hera, but his father is unknown.

Ares' wife (or perhaps lover) was Enyo (Enyo means "anger"). Enyo was one of the three Furies who punished those who committed crimes against justice or common sense (the other two are Megaera and Alecto).

Poseidon

He was the son of Cronus and Rhea, a brother to Zeus and Hades. Poseidon's role as king of the sea gods is similar to that of Neptune in Roman mythology, who presided over all waters including the Mediterranean Sea and Lake Lucrinus in Italy. In ancient Greek religion, he was one of the chief Olympian gods, and was known as "Neptune" until he became identified with Poseidon after his abduction of Ganymede. Afterward, he assumed his present name. The name Poseidon comes from Proto-Indo-European *Pos-yo-deh2n, "the one on horseback", from PIE *peis– "horse".

Poseidon was also called "Earth-Shaker" because he carried away Ganymede to Troy with him when he went to visit his brother Zeus as told by Homer in Iliad XIX:1-7

"But when you come back home again, I will have you put on a great crown for yourself, and then there will be no more war at all."