CH.4-Quiz One Flashcards
Zeus
Jupiter-King of the god; god of lightning and thunder
Hera
Juno-Wife of the king of the gods; goddess of marriage and the home.
Poseidon
Neptune-God of the sea and of earthquakes.
Aphrodite
Venus-Goddess of love and sexuality.
Eros
Cupid-Son of Aphrodite, the child-god responsible for making people fall in love by shooting them with his bow and arrows.
Ares
Mars-God of war, strife, and dissension.
Athen/Athene
Minerva-Goddess of wisdom and skill, especially skill at warfare, handwork and artistry.
Hephaestus/Hephaistos
Vulcan-God of metalwork: the smith god.
Artems
Diana-Goddess of hunting and of chastity; sister of Apollo.
Apollo
Apollo-god of music, prophecy, intellect, and archery; brother of Artemis.
Muses
Muses-Nine minor goddesses associated with Apollo in bringing inspiration to poets.
Hermes
Mercury-Messenger god, god of travelers, and of thieves; also god of merchants and traders; noted for quick-wittdness and eloquence.
Iris
Iris-Messenger of the gods; also the rainbow.
Demeter
Ceres-Goddess of agriculture, especially grain crops.
Dionysus/Dionysos
Bacchus-God of wine; also represents the power of nature.
Hades
Pluto-God of the Underworld; Hades is also the place inhabited by the souls of the Dead.
Tartarus
deepest part of the Underworld of Hades.
Sisyphus-“Sisyphean task”
punished for telling tales about Zeus by being eternally forced to roll a great stone up a hill; when had nearly reached the top, it always rolled back to the bottom and he had to begin again.
Tantalus-“Tantalize”
stealing divine food and drink, ambrosia and nectar, and telling secrets of the gods to mortals. He served the Gods a dinner of his own son in the pie. Demeter, one of the Gods took a bite of his sons shoulder. His punishment was everlasting hunger and thirst by being submerged in water with fruit hanging overhead.
Lethe-“forgetfulness”
the waters of Lethe; to drink from the waters of lethe means to become forgetful.
Demeter and daughter Persephone
goddess of agriculture and fertility.
Hercules (latin)
best known Hero, a very strong man who was able t defeat any enemy and to kill any monster. In a fit of rage he accidentally killed one of his children and as punishment had to perform Twelve Labors.
