Transcript Get to Know the Greek Gods

Get to Know the Greek Gods
With Noah Donten
Contents
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Gaea
Ouranos
Cronus
Rhea
Zeus
Poseidon
Hades
Hera
Demeter
Hestia
Aphrodite
Hephaestus
Hebe
Heracles
Ares
Persephone
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Apollo
Artemis
Dionysus
Athena
Hermes
Driope
Theseus
Triton
Pan
Amphitrite
Aethra
Maia
Metis
Semele
Leto
Dione
Gaea: The grandma of the gods
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The personification of the earth
No siblings
Married to Ouranos
Children:
 Titans (The larger, more powerful precedents to the gods)
 Rhea
 Cronus
(There were many more Titans, but only Rhea and Cronus gave birth to true
gods.)
Ouranos: The grandpa of the gods
 The personification of the sky
 No siblings
 Married to Gaea
 Children:
 Titans (The larger, more powerful precedents to the gods)
 Rhea
 Cronus
(There were many more, but only Rhea and Cronus gave birth to true gods.)
Cronus: The father of the gods
 The cruel leader of the Titans
 The son of Gaea and Ouranos
 Siblings: Rhea and the other
Titans
 Married to Rhea
 Children: 6 original gods
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Zeus
Poseidon
Hades
Hera
Demeter
Hestia
Rhea: The mother of the gods
 The quiet, passive female Titan
 The daughter of Gaea and Ouranos
 Siblings: Cronus and the other
Titans
 Married to Cronus
 Children: 6 original gods
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Zeus
Poseidon
Hades
Hera
Demeter
Hestia
Zeus: The god of the sky
 The bold leader of the Gods
 The son of Cronus and Rhea
 Siblings: Hera, Hestia, Poseidon, Hades,
and Demeter
 Married to Hera
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Hephaestus, Hebe, and Ares (with Hera)
Aphrodite (with Dione)
Persephone (with Demeter)
Apollo and Artemis (with Leto)
Dionysus (with Semele)
Athena (with Metis)
Hermes (with Maia)
Poseidon: The god of the sea
 The brave and courageous ruler of
the oceans
 The son of Cronus and Rhea
 Siblings: Hera, Hestia, Zeus,
Hades, and Demeter
 Children:
 Theseus (with Aethra)
 Triton (with Amphitrite)
Hades: The god of the Underworld
 The gloomy and
withdrawn overseer of
death
 The son of Cronus and
Rhea
 Siblings: Hera, Hestia,
Zeus, Poseidon, and
Demeter
 Married to Persephone
Hera: The goddess of marriage
 The brash, opinionated head
goddess
 The daughter of Cronus and
Rhea
 Siblings: Zeus, Hestia,
Poseidon, Hades, and Demeter
 Married to Zeus
 Children:
 Hephaestus, Hebe, and Ares (with
Zeus)
Demeter: The goddess of nature
 The quiet, respectful keeper of
the harvest
 The daughter of Cronus and
Rhea
 Siblings: Zeus, Hestia,
Poseidon, Hades, and Hera
 Children:
 Persephone (with Zeus)
Hestia: The goddess of the hearth
 The sensible, responsible eldest
goddess
 The daughter of Cronus and
Rhea
 Siblings: Zeus, Demeter,
Poseidon, Hades, and Hera
Aphrodite: The goddess of love
 Daughter of Zeus and Dione
 Married to Hephaestus
 Half-siblings (on Zeus’
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Hephaestus
Hebe
Ares
Persephone
Apollo
Artemis
Dionysus
Athena
Hermes
Bibliography
greek bib.doc