Greek Gods Flashcards
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Zeus (Jupiter)
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- lord of the sky
- brother of Poseidon, Hades, and Hera
- wife:Hera
- many love affairs
- supreme ruler
- wielder of the thunder bolt
- most powerful
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Hera (Juno)
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- Zeus’s wife and sister
- protector of marriage
- punished women who fell in love with Zeus
- protector of heroes and inspires heroic deeds
- married women were her particular care
- cow & peacock
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Poseidon (Neptune)
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- God of the sea
- Zeus’s brother (2nd to Zeus) and Hades
- Amphitrite’s husband (granddaughter of Ocean)
- gave first horse to man
- “Earthshaker”
- trident
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Hades (Pluto)
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- God of wealth
- King of the dead
- has helmet that made whoever wore it invisible(cap of invisibility)
- brother of Poseidon and Zeus
- married to Persephone
- money
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Pallas Athena (Minerva)
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- Zeus’s daughter
- creator of olive tree
- owl is her bird
- goddess of the city
- Chief of the 3 maiden goddesses
- sprung from Zeus’s head wearing full armor
- owl & olive tree
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Phoebus Apollo
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- musician of Olympus
- brother of Haphaestus and Hermes
- The son of Zeus & Leto
- God of light, truth and Lycia
- no false word ever falls from his lips
- born in little island of Delos
- lyre
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Artemis (Diana)
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- goddess of hunting
- twin sister of Apollo
- daughter of Zeus and Leto
- all animals are scared to her
- referred to as the moon (Phoebe)
- lover of woods
- one of the 3 maiden goddesses
- deer, bow and arrow
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Aphrodite (Venus)
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- goddess of love and beauty
- daughter of Zeus and Diane
- said to sprung from foam of sea
- without her, there’ll be no joy or loveliness
- sometimes weak, sometimes a danger to men
- son=Cupid
- dove
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Hermes (Mercury)
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- messenger god
- graceful and cunning
- winged sandals/shoes
- son of Zeus and Hera
- brothers:Apollo, Ares, Hephaestus
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Ares (Mars)
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- god of war
- son of Zeus and Hera
- murderous and curse of mortals but is a coward when faced with pain
- no city worshiped him
- said to belong from Thrace, where rude and fierce people are
- spear
- related to Artemis
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Hephaestus (Vulcan and Mulciber)
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- god of fire
- son of Zeus and Hera
- wife is Aphrodite
- works as a blacksmith and makes lightning bolts for Zeus
- anvil and forge
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Hestia
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- god of hearth and home
- sister of Zeus, Poseidon and Hades
- plays no part in myths
- newborn child must be carried by her to be entered into the family
- blesses babies
- fire or hearth
