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Poseidon

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Roman Name: Neptune

Lord of the sea

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Zeus

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Roman Name: Jupiter

Chief god, god of the sky

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Hades

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Roman Name: Pluto

Lord of the dead, the underworld (but not death itself)

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Hestia

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Roman Name: Vesta

Goddess of the hearth

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Hera

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Roman Name: Juno

Protector of marriage

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Ares

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Roman Name: Mars

God of war

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Athena

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Roman Name: Minerva

Goddess of wisdom

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Aphrodite

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Roman Name: Venus

Goddess of love and beauty

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Hermes

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Roman Name: Mercury

Messenger god (leads dead to underworld; inventor of music)

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Artemis (twin to Apollo)

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Roman Name: Diana

Goddess of the hunt

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Apollo

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Roman Name: Phoebus

God of healing, intellectual pursuits, fine arts, prophesy, and, in later years, sun and light

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Hephaestus

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Roman Name: Vulcan

God of smiths and weavers

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Demeter

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Roman Name: Ceres

Goddess of the harvest

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Persephone

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Roman Name: Proserpine

Goddess of the underworld

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Dionysus

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Roman Name: Bacchus

God of wine

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Eros

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Roman Name: Cupid

God of love

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Eris

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Goddess of strife

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Pan

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God of goatherds and shepherds (plays the fife and has a goat-like appearance)

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The Graces:

Aglaia
Euphrosyne
Thalia

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Daughters of Zeus and Eurynome.

Aglaia: splendor
Euphrosyne: mirth
Thalia: good cheer

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The Muses

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Daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; known for their music, which brings joy to any who hear it. Each of the nine muses has their own specialty.

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Muse

Clio

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History

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Muse

Urania

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Astronomy

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Muse

Melpomene

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Tragedy

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Muse

Thalia

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Comedy

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Muse

Terpsichore

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Dance

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Muse

Calliope

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Epic poetry

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Muse

Erato

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Love poetry

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Muse

Polyhymnia

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Songs to the gods

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Muse

Euterpe

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Lyric poetry

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The Furies

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Punish crime

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The Fates

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Choose a man’s destiny and life span

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Titans

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Ruled the Earth before the Olympians overthrew them.

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Chronos

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Roman Name: Saturn

Ruler of the Titans

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The Naiads

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One of three classes of water nymphs, along with the Nereides and Oceanides

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