Transcript Mythology: The gods and goddesses

MYTHOLOGY:
THE GODS AND GODDESSES
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Zeus(Jupiter)
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King of the gods; ruler
of mankind
Brother of Poseidon
and Hades
Married to sister, Hera
Two sons: Ares and
Hephaestus
Symbol: lightning bolt
Hera (Juno)
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Wife of Zeus
Queen of the gods
She assisted Jason and
the argonauts on their
quest for the golden
fleece
Assisted Greeks in
Trojan War
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Poseidon (Neptune)
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God of sea, horses,
and earthquakes
Brother of Zeus and
Hades
Once conspired with
Hera and Athena to
put Zeus in chains
Thought of as the
creator of the horse
Symbol: trident
Hades (Pluto)
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God of the
underworld
Brother of Zeus and
Poseidon
Married a daughter of
Zeus (Persephone)
Defeated the Titans
Symbol: helmet of
invisibility
Aphrodite (Venus)
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Goddess of love and
beauty
Love affair with Ares
Promised Paris to have
Helen (Trojan War)
Symbols: dove and
apple
Ares (Mars)
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God of war
Often depicted in
battle gear
Killed Adonis, who also
loved Aphrodite
Wounded in Trojan
War
Parents: Zeus and
Hera
Symbol: spear
Apollo
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God of sun, music,
poetry, & medicine
Believed that the
sudden deaths of men
were caused by
Apollo’s arrows
Many powers and
influences
Symbol: arrow
Artemis (Diana)
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Goddess of moon and
hunting
Assisted in the delivery
of her twin brother’s
birth (Apollon)
Beaten by Hera in an
angry contest of the
gods at Trojan War
Symbol: bow and
arrows
Athena (Minerva)
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Goddess of wisdom
and weaving
Father is Zeus; born
from his head
Aided the Greeks in
the Trojan War;
attacked their ships
later
Symbol:
Hephaestus (Vulcan)
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God of fire
Cast away from
Olympos at birth by
Hera
Wife was Aphrodite;
she often cheated on
him (with Ares)
Mother was Hera
Symbol: hearth
Hestia (Vesta)
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Goddess of hearth
and home
Sister of Zeus
Thrown from Olympos
after taking mother’s
side in argument
against Zeus
Symbol: hammer
Hermes (Mercury)
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Messenger god
Personal messenger of
Zeus
Helped Perseus slay
Medusa
Son of Zeus
Symbol: winged boots
The Trojan War
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