Gods Flashcards
Fama
Hundred-tongued goddess of fame
Always did what Zeus wished
One of Zeus’ attendant
Victoria
- nice
- goddess of victory
- would do anything that Zeus/Jupiter said
- Zeus adored her dearly, he even kept a picture of her with him
- one of Zeus’ attendants
Zeus
- Jupiter
- always had thunderbolt or sceptre
- eagle
- all feared him and he ruled over the sky and all the gods and mankind.
- aboded in mount Olympus and summoned all the gods when a meeting was to be held
Fortuna
Goddess of fortune
Close by jupiters side
Poised on a constantly revolving wheel
One of jupiters attendants
Hebe
Juventas Goddess of youth One of jupiters attendants Cup bearer But this fair goddess awkwardly tripped and fell on a solemn occasion, and was forced to resign her office Replaced by Ganymede
Juno
The atmosphere
Once married to Zeus
Dione
Moisture
Once married to Zeus
Themis
Justice
Once married to Zeus
To win the love of Europa Zeus became a
Bull
Juno was very
Jealous and tried to keep a watchful eye over her husband Zeus/Jupiter who had many affairs by going in disguise
Harmonia
Daughter of Mars and Venus
Once married to Zeus
She and Cadmus were turned into serpents by Jupiter for not offering a sacrifice
Cadmus
Cadmus was the only one of his brothers and mother to last when they tried looking for Europa, their sister. He met heaps of people on the way to find a cow which the oracle told him to follow. These people helped to look for the sister but they were thirsty and went down to drink at a spring where they were eaten by a dragon. Cadmus then killed the dragon and was told by a voice to plant it’s teeth which had broken. He did so and some giants immediately grew. He threw a rock which led to them fighting with each other and in the end only five of them remained and they offered to help find Europa. He also got them to build on the city ,and and this place was called Thebes. He was then rewarded by Jupiter with Harmonia but unfortunately when they failed to offer an important sacrifice so Jupiter turned them into giant serpents in anger.
Juno
Hera
Queen of heaven
Goddess of atmosphere and marriage. Daughter of Cronus and Rhea, sister and wife of Jupiter
Jealous and variable in her moods
Once Zeus feel in love with a maiden called Callisto and Juno/Hera found out. She turned her into a rough bear, who suddenly couldn’t talk and found home in the forest.
She later had a baby bear called Arcas and when Jupiter found out, he felt sorry for their suffering and turned them into constellations In the sky, now known as the Great and Little bear.
Juno’s attendants
Iris (the Rainbow) -a messenger
Juno symbols
“Juno is the mother of Mars, Hebe, and Vulcan, and is always described and represented as a beautiful, majestic woman, clad in flowing robes, with a diadem and scepter. The peacock and cuckoo were both sacred to her, and are therefore often seen at her side.”
