Gods & Goddess Flashcards
Zeus
King of the Gods,
God of the sky, weather, destiny and fate, kingship
lightning bolt
Poseidon
God of the sea, earthquakes, floods
Trident
Aphrodite
Goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation
Beautiful woman
Apollo
God of prophecy and oracles, music, song, and poetry, archery
Ares
God of war, courage and civil order
Depicted with shield and staff
Artemis
Goddess of hunting, the wilderness and wild animals
Bow and arrow
Athena
Goddess of wisdom, war, good counsel
Depicted with shield and spear
Demeter
Goddess of agriculture, and grain
Hephaestus
God of fire, smiths, craftsmen
Dionysos
God of wine, vegetation, pleasure
Depicted with wine
Hera
Queen of the gods, goddess of marriage, women, the sky and the stars of heaven
Hestia
The virgin goddess of the hearth and the home
Hermes
Personal Messenger of Zeus
God of herds and flocks, travellers and hospitality
Winged boots and a wand/staff
Hades
God of the Underworld
Kronos
Father of the main gods like Zeus, Hades, Poseidon
Ate his children
Rhea
Mother of the Gods
Prometheus
Tricked Zeus, stole fire from Zeus and gave it to the humans
Pandora
She was created by the Gods, her name means all gifts
Achilles
Demi-god, considered the best fighter
son of Thetis
Agamemnon
Wealthy, Greek, brother of Helen’s ex-husband
Helen
Was considered a beautiful girl
Was the wife of Menelaus
She was promised to Paris by Aphrodite
Daughter of Zeus so half-sister of Aphrodite
Paris
Was given the gifts of Aphrodite, so considered very handsome
Hector
Brother of Paris
Warrior for Troy
Married to Andromache
Patroclus
Warrior for the Greeks
Friends with Achilles
Dies in the Iliad Bk 16
Thetis
Mother of Achilles
Was fought over by Zeus and Poseidon but then had to marry another guy due to the prophecy of her son
Close to Zeus
Priam
Father of Paris and Hector
King of Troy
Andromache
Wife of Hector
Lost all her family due to Achilles killing them
Hecuba
Wife to Priam
Mother to Hector and Paris
Queen of Troy
