Chapters 16 and 17 Greek Myths and Philosophy Flashcards
Zeus
ruler of god and mortals
Jupiter (jove)
ruler of god and mortals
Hera
wife and consort of Zeus (Jove); patron of marriage and the family
Juno
wife and consort of Zeus (Jove); patron of marriage and the family
Poseidon
ruler of the sea
Neptune
ruler of the sea
Demeter
goddess of grain and fertility
Here
goddess of grain and fertility
Athena
goddess of wisdom patron of arts and crafts; protector of heroes
Minerva
goddess of wisdom patron of arts and crafts; protector of heroes
Artemis
goddess of the hunt; patron of the protector of wild animals; guardian of children
Diana
goddess of the hunt; patron of the protector of wild animals; guardian of children
Ares
god of war and destruction
Mars
god of war and destruction
Aphrodite
goddess of sexual passion and fertility
Venus
goddess of sexual passion and fertility
Hades, Plutus
god of the underworld
Saturnus, Pluto
god of the underworld
Hermes
messenger of the gods
Mercury
messenger of the gods
Hephaestus
blacksmith and fire god
Vulcan
blacksmith and fire god
Apollo
god of light and inspiration; patron of the arts
Titans
race of giants that ruled the world before Zeus
Dionysus (Bacchus)
god of wine and flowing fertility, who inspired madness in his followers