Greek Gods Flashcards

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Zeus

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King of the Gods, God of the Sky

Roman Name: Jupiter (Jupiter being the biggest planet)

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Hera

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Queen of the Gods, Goddess of Marriage

Roman Name: Juno (marriages usually take place in the month of June)

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Poseidon

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God of the Ocean

Roman Name: Neptune (Neptune is a blue planet)

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Hades

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God of the Underworld

Roman Name: Pluto (Pluto is left out)

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Aphrodite

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Goddess of Love and Beauty

Roman Name: Venus

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Eros

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Son of Aphrodite, archer-god

Roman Name: Cupid

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Ares

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God of War

Roman Name: Mars (Blood)

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Hephaestus

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Blacksmith God

Roman Name: Vulcan

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Hermes

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Messenger God

Roman Name: Mercury

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Apollo

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God of Poetry and Music, also the god who brings the sun across they sky on his chariot

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Artemis

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Apollo’s twin sister, Goddess of the hunt and the moon

Roman Name: Diana

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Dionysis

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God of party and wine

Roman Name: Bacchus

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Athena

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Goddess of Wisdom and Battle Strategy

Roman Name: Minerva (Professor Magonigal)

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Hestia

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Goddess of the Hearth and Home

Roman Name: Vesta

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Demeter

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Goddess of the harvest

Roman Name: Ceres (cereal)

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Persephone

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Demeter’s daughter and Hade’s wife

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Pan

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God of the woods, and fields he is half-man, half-goat

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Nymphs

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Beautiful young goddesses of nature

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Dryads

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Beautiful young nymphs of the woods

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Nereids

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Beautiful young goddesses of the sea

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The Nine Moses

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The goddesses of the arts

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The Three Fates

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Control of mortal destiny (they cut the ribbon and end your life)