Transcript Greek Olympian Gods/ Goddess

Greek Olympian Gods/
Goddess
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Zeus
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King of the Gods
Overthrew Cronus
God of the sky, rain and cloud gather
Married to Hera
Had many affairs
A punisher and protector
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Poseidon
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God of the sea and protector of waters
Bother to Zeus
Married to Amphitrite
Created the hoarse for Demeter
Weapon is the trident
Second in command
Greedy
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Hades
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Lord of the underworld but not death
God of wealth
Greedy
Welcomed the Furies
Didn’t let subjects leave
King of the dead
Wife is Persephone
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Hestia
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The virgin goddess
Plays no parts in myths
Goddess of hearth
The mildest, upright and charitable of gods
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Hera
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The supreme goddess,
goddess of marriage and childbirth
takes special care of married women.
Her animals are the cow and peacock
Zeus raped her then married as a cover.
She had jealous revenge for Zeus's
infidelities.
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Ares
• God of war
• Murderous and bloodstained but also a
coward
• Adultery with Aphrodite & Hephaestus
• His bird is the vulture
• Animal is the Dog
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Athena
• The virgin goddess
• Goddess of reason, intelligent activity, arts and
literature.
• Goddess of battle strategy, city,
• handicrafts and agriculture
• Sprang full grown in armor from
• Zeus forehead
• Favorite city is Athens
• Olive Tree is her tree
• Owl is her animal
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Things Invented by Athena
• Bridle
• Trumpet
• Flute
• Pot
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More Things Invented by Athena
• Rake
• Plow
• Yoke
• Ship
• Chariot
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Apollo
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Twin sister is Artemis
God of music, truth, healing and light
He was an Archer
Taught men medicine
Played the golden Lyre
Drove the sun chariot
Famous for his oracle Delphi
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Aphrodite
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Goddess of love, desire and beauty
Weapon is a magical girdle
Born by arising from the sea
Wife of Hephaestus
Her tree is the Myrtle
Her birds are dove, swan and sparrow
Her lover was Ares
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Hermes
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God of thieves and commerce
Most clever of the gods
Messenger of the gods
Guide for the dead to the underworld
Wears winged sandals, a winged hat
Carries a magic wand
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Winged
Helmet
Magic
Wand
Winged
Sandles
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Things Hermes
Invented
Lyre
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Musical Scales
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Scales and Weights
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More things
Hermes Invented
Astronomy
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More Things Hermes Invented
• Astronomy
• Boxing
• Gymnastics
• The care of Olive
Trees
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Artemis
• Goddess of chastity, the hunt, and the
natural environment
• Virgin goddess
• Protector of young
• Twins with Apollo
• Presides over child birth
• Her tree is Cypress
• Her main animal is deer
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Hephaestus
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The only god to be physically ugly
Hera threw him off of Mount Olympus
God of fire and the forge.
He is the smith and armored of the gods.
He is the patron god of both smiths and
weavers.
• His wife is Aphrodite.
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Work Cited
• http://www.greekmythology.com/
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