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Greek mythology

Greek mythology. Gods and Goddesses. Zeus Roman name: Jupiter. Ruler of the Olympians Realm: the Heavens Weapon: Lightning bolt Sacred animal: Eagle Husband to Hera (his sister) Liked pretty women (a lot!) Terrifying when angry. Hera roman name: juno. Wife of Zeus

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Greek mythology

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  1. Greek mythology Gods and Goddesses

  2. ZeusRoman name: Jupiter Ruler of the Olympians Realm: the Heavens Weapon: Lightning bolt Sacred animal: Eagle Husband to Hera (his sister) Liked pretty women (a lot!) Terrifying when angry

  3. Heraroman name: juno Wife of Zeus Mother of Haephestus Realm: generally Heavens Guardian of marriage Extremely jealous of Zeus’s girlfriends – was often cruel to those women Animal: Peacock

  4. Poseidonroman name: neptune God of the Seas Realm: the Oceans Weapon: Trident Brother to Zeus, Hades God of Earthquakes Percy Jackson’s father

  5. Hadesroman name: pluto God of the Underworld, the dead Brother to Zeus, Poseidon Wife: Persephone (Porsepine in Roman); he kidnapped her Gloomy and frightening He does NOT talk like James Woods

  6. Athenaroman name: minerva Goddess of wisdom and war/strategic planning (in Roman tradition, Minerva is NOT the goddess of war; only the goddess of wisdom) Daughter of Zeus – sprang completely formed from Zeus’s head, after he had a bad headache Protector of the city of Athens Prefers reason to violence Turned Arachne into a spider for bragging about weaving She carries Zeus’s shield, Aegis Animal: the owl

  7. Apolloroman name: apollo Twin to Artemis God of the sun (or light). Also of poetry, music and medicine His oracles (women who predict the future) were famous – Oracle at Delphi most popular Symbols: Golden bow and arrows Wears a laurel wreath in honor of Daphne, who didn’t want to marry him and was turned into a laurel tree to get away from him

  8. ArtemisRoman name: diana Twin of Apollo Goddess of the hunt, chastity, the moon Virgin goddess Protector of women., small children Independent Doesn’t like men Symbols: 3 hunting hounds; bow; fawn Realm: Forest. glades

  9. Aphroditeroman name: venus Is a Titan, not an Olympian Born of the sea foam and blood of Uranus Goddess of love and beauty Wife of Hephaestus Charming, fickle, vain and competitive Symbol: Cestus (magic belt) Mother of Eros Has a relationship with Ares

  10. Hermesroman name: mercury God of science and invention Messenger of the gods Symbols: Winged helmet, winged shoes Said to have invented the alphabet, boxing and gymnastics Realm: All realms

  11. Aresroman name: mars God of war and frenzy Would fight both sides of a war if he could Young, strong, handsome Dressed only in battle clothes Realm: battlefields Son of Hera

  12. Hephaestusroman name: vulcan God of the Forge; blacksmith Realm: the Gods’ forge Born lame; the only Olympian with a disability Hera threw him off Mount Olympus when she was angry, making his lameness worse Married to Aphrodite (not a happy marriage) Made Zeus’s lightning bolts as well as most of the famous weaponry for other Olympians Was the creator of Pandora

  13. Hestiaroman name: vesta Goddess of the hearth (fireplace) and home Sister to Zeus Did not have a lot of adventures, so she rarely appears in art. Realm: the home Kind and gentle Once had a throne on Mount Olympus, but stepped down to allow Dionysus the throne. She retired to tend the hearth.

  14. DemeterRoman name: ceres Goddess of the harvest Symbols: torch; crown; scepter; stalk of grain Daughter: Persephone Demeter was so distraught with the kidnap of Persephone, she halted crop growth. In a deal with Hades, he agreed Persephone could return to the world of the living 6 months out of the year. The other 6 months she would stay in the Underworld. It is during those 6 months that the earth goes through fall and winter Realm: Fields of crops

  15. Dionysusroman name: bacchus Son of Zeus (by another woman not Hera) Called “Twice Born” God of wine, vegetation Major partier! Taught people how to make wine and have a good time Took over the throne Hestia vacated Realm: Grapevines Maenads; “raving ones”: Women followers of Dionysus who drank and often times would lose self-control and engage in immoral behaviors including cannibalism and murder.

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