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Aphrodite

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Goddess of Love and Beauty (loves to get involved)

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Apollo

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God of Music, the Sun, and is the twin of Artemis. Son of Zeus and Leto.

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Artemis

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Goddess of the hunt, has followers named the Hunters of Artemis. Moon goddess in different stories.

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Athena

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Goddess of Wisdom and defensive war.

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Cronus

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Titan King. Father of Zeus, and the Original Olympians. Overthrew Ouranus.

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Cupid

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Son of Aphrodite, was in love with Psyche, has arrows that can control love.

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Demeter

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Goddess of the harvest, controls the seasons. Mother of Persephone (Queen of the Underworld)

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Gaea

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Mother of the Titans, earth goddess, original deity. (Also mother of cyclops and others)

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Hades

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God of the Underworld, husband of Persephone, and powerful.

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Hephaestus

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God of blacksmiths and fire, married to Aphrodite, and Son of Zeus and Hera.

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Hera

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Queen of the gods, goddess of marriage and womanhood. Mother of Ares and Hephaestus.

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Hermes

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God of travelers, among lots of other things. Messenger God, son of Zeus.

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Hestia

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Goddess of the hearth, and home, also is a very sweet goddess.

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Medusa

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Gorgon, turned this by Athena. Slain by Perseus, turn people to stone.

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Odysseus

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Greek leader, helped during the trojan war.

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Pandora

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Punishment for men, released evils.

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Persephone

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Wife of Hades, daughter of Demeter, goddess of spring.

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Perseus

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Son of Zeus, slayed Medusa, married Andromeda

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Posiedon

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God of the sea, controls water.

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Prometheus

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Titan, gave fire to his creation - men, punished by having birds eat liver.

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Rhea

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Queen titan, mother of the Olympians, daughter of Gaea

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Uranus

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Sky god, husband of Gaea, father of titans and others.

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Zeus

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Son of Cronus/Rhea, god of lightning, King of the Gods, and overthrew Cronus

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