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The Olympian Parthenon Continued

The Olympian Parthenon Continued. Hermes, Apollo, Artemis: Two friends and a twin sister who roams the forests!. Hermes, Mercury, Quicksilver. Watch you’re mercury intake! Mercury poisoning is bad. Son of Zeus and Maia (daughter of Atlas)

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The Olympian Parthenon Continued

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  1. The Olympian Parthenon Continued Hermes, Apollo, Artemis: Two friends and a twin sister who roams the forests!

  2. Hermes, Mercury, Quicksilver • Watch you’re mercury intake! Mercury poisoning is bad. • Son of Zeus and Maia (daughter of Atlas) • Beautiful young fellow: everyone adored his youthful charm • Tricky fellow, know to be mischievous, deceitful, and clever

  3. The caduceus, symbol of Hermes, heralds, ambassadors, medicine (16th century), and postal services Mercury, a busy god: • God of commerce • God of thieves • God of athletes and the gymnasium • God of shepherds and travelers • Guide for the dead to the underworld • Zeus’s “negotiator” • Patron of children and heroes

  4. Hermes: A man of fame: “Argus-slayer” “Psychopompus” “Soul Leader” Hey, what are Herms and who was Alcibiades? • Invented the Lyre • Stole 50 cows, killed and sacrificed two with bare hands! • Killed Argus (one-hundred eyed dude) • No wife, but kids: • Pan (Satyr: ½ human, ½ goat, and…) • Hermaphroditus (½ man, ½ woman) who’s his mommy?

  5. ApolloPhoebusPhoebus ApolloLoxias (tricky)Pythian Apollo • Good friends with Hermes, but you knew that • Artemis’s younger twin • A pretty lad • God of light, truth, healing • Laurel tree his special tree (Daphne) and has some medicinal value

  6. Sponsor of the oracle at Delphi ( a famous psychic hotline) • The sun god that drove his sun chariot across the sky; other versions, Helios. • Knew a lot about medicine and miasma: invisible pollution that prevented murders of parents from associating with innocent people. Eww… miasma!

  7. Sometimes considered the god of music and poetry, even the leader of the muses. • You know, the whole lyre thing? He competed often, with nasty results for the loser! • A lady’s man and a man’s man (What?) • His affairs were often tragic • Daphne • Hyancinthus

  8. Artemis/Diana • Apollo’s elder twin sister • She help her mother, Leto, give birth to lil’ Apollo • Outdoor type • goddess of the hunt. • Always had bow and arrows. • Protected young animal • Virgin goddess, often child-like and wild as her animal friends

  9. Temper, temper! A vindictive lady: • Niobe, the bragging mom • Acteon, an accidental peeping Tom • Callisto, a friend who was seduced • Goddess of the moon who pulls it across the sky (or it’s Selene, Helios’s sister) • Helped women in transition as well as youths and the weak Eww! That’s not random clipart! That’s cheesy! And babies are gross and icky and smelly!

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