The Seven Deadly Sins can be traced back to the 4th century, when a monk named Evagrius Ponticus made a list of virtually every problem he saw in his time. His list included gluttony, fornication, greed, pride, sadness, anger, and despondency. Later Pope Gregory would modify this list and add laziness and envy, and also rename fornication to lust, this list of sins has not been modified since then. Each of the seven deadly sins was associated with a punishment in Hell. Greek mythology played an important role in the development of these seven deadly sins. Almost every Greek myth you hear can be represented by one of the deadly sins. The gods and goddesses also personify the seven deadly sins. Three of the most interesting sins that can be compared to figures from Greek mythology are wrath or strong vengeful anger, lust or intense sexual desire, and envy or jealousy. A God who would perfectly match the wrath of mortal sin would be the God of War Ares himself. Ares was the son of Hera and Zeus, Hera took a magical herb that allowed her to have Ares. Zeus really didn't care about Ares, once in childhood Ares was kidnapped by two giants and they trapped him in a bronze vessel. Zeus paid little attention to this and Ares was eventually released by Hermes. After this incident Hera decided to move Ares to a safer place. He chose Priapus to train and raise Ares until he became a fully grown man. Ares among the Greek peoples was the least favored due to his brutal nature. He was filled with rage and bloodlust. He was known to change sides during war, just so he could shed blood and cause war. He had a sibling rivalry with his sister Athen...... middle of paper ...... and face, so much so that he tried to catch her in the water and died. Poseidon personified greed, continually seeking new riches for his underwater kingdom (Boone 1). He had palaces in the sea and on Mount Olympus that were made of gold. Works Cited Atsma, Aaron J. "THEOI GREEK MYTHOLOGY AND THE GODS." THEOI GREEK MYTHOLOGY, Exploring Greek mythology and gods in classical literature and art. Theoi, 2000. Web. 09 December 2013."Gods of Olympus". "Aphrodite, the goddess of love, pleasure and beauty." Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of beauty, love and eternal youth. Greek-Gods.Info, 2005. Web. 09 December 2013."The God and the Goddess". The Story of Hera." The God and Goddess. The Story of Hera. God and Goddess and Web. December 10, 2013. Boone, Dan. "The Traits of the Greek God Poseidon EHow." EHow. Demand Media, May 20, 2011. Web. 11 December. 2013.