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Uranus

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Ruled the Titans. Gaea’s son and husband. Powerful and fearful of dethroning.

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Gaea

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Born from chaos with Eros and Tartarus. Uranus was her husband and son. Mother of Furies, Hundred Handed Giants, Cyclopes, and Titans.

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Cronus

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Took over Uranus’s rule. Husband/brother of Rhea. Selfish and powerful. Ate his first four children.

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Rhea

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Sister/wife of Cronus. Mother of Zeus and Poseidon. Hated Cronus and tricked him to save her sons. “Mother of the Gods”

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Atlas

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Held the world on his shoulders. Titan. Son of Cronus and Rhea.

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Zeus

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Lord of the Sky. Thunderbolt. Olympian God. 11 siblings that made the Great Olympians.

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Hera

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Zeus’s wife/sister. Protector of Marriage.

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Poseidon

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Ruler of the sea. Zeus’s brother. Husband of Amphitrite. Gave the first horse.

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Hades

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Ruler of the underworld. God of wealth. Husband of Persephone. Had invisibility cap.

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Cerberus

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Guarded the underworld. Dog.

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Athena

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Battle God. Zeus’s daughter born from his head. Virgin. Favorite daughter. “Gray-eyed”. Olive tree.

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Apollo

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Archer God. God of Light/Truth. Musical and artistic. Zeus’s son. Mother is Leto.

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Artemis

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Huntsman In Chief to the Gods. Apollo’s twin sister. Virgin/maiden. Protector of youth and nature.

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Aphrodite

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Goddess of Love and Beauty. Wife of Hephaestus. Daughter of Zeus.

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Hermes

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Zeus’s messenger. Son of Zeus and Maia. Had winged sandals.

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Ares

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Hated by both parents. God of War. Murderous coward. Son of Zeus and Hera. Loved Aphrodite.

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Hephaestus

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Husband of Aphrodite. God of Fire. Son of Zeus and Hera. Ugly and lame.

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Hestia

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Virgin goddess. Goddess of the Hearth. Zeus’s sister.

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Muses

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Meant to inspire. Daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne.

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Furies

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Meant to punish evil-doers and people that murdered their parents. Born from Uranus’s blood. Helped Zeus fight the Titans and Cronus.

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