Athens Flashcards
What is Hera the Goddess of and name her attributes.
- Goddess of Childbirth and Marriage
- Zeus’s wife and sister!
- Wears a Polos (headband - shows status) and a long peplos.
Older Goddesses covered up as it was a sign of respect, reverence and age.
Who is Demeter, Persephone, Hestia and Aphrodite?
Demeter - Goddess of the earth, fertility, cycles of life and death. Has a daughter called Persephone, bringer of the seasons, daughter if Cronus and Rhea.
Persephone - Daughter of Demeter, married to Hades (she was kidnapped by him) , depicted with Hades.
Hestia - Goddess of the hearth and home, a virgin and gave her seat on mount Olympus to Dionysus as she wanted to be at home.
Aphrodite - Goddess of love, beauty and desire. Married Hephaestus as a joke but had an affair with Ares. Wears a slipped Peplos (Breasts are shown)
Who is Poseidon, Hades, Dionysus and Apollo?
Poseidon - Ruler of the sea, God of earthquakes, father of Pegasus, raped Medusa in Athene’s temple, depicted on a shell or a rock with a trident with spears.
Hades - Lord of the underworld, has a two pronged fork, husband to Persephone (he kidnapped her)
Dionysus - God of wine and entertainment, son of Zeus, Maenads - the women attached to his festival ( the festival of Dionysus)
Apollo - Son of Zeus and mortal Leto and twin brother to Artemis. God of light, sun, truth, prophecy, healing, knowledge, poetry and music.
Who is Athene?
Athene - Polymetis (cunning, wild, always has a plan), Goddess of strategy and wisdom, wears a suit of Armour and a golden helmet and a leopard print aegis.
Who is Zeus?
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