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Greek/Roman gods Flashcards

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Lord of the sky and supreme ruler of the gods. Known for throwing lightning bolts

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Zeus/Jupiter

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God of the sea. Brother of Zeus. Carried a three-pronged spear known as a trident.

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Poseidon/Neptune

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Ruler of the underworld and the dead. Brother of Zeus. Had a helmet which rendered it’s wearer invisible. Son of Cronos and Rhea

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Hadess/Pluto

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The virgin goddess and sister of Zeus. No distinct personality or part in myths. Goddess of the hearth, the symbol of the home

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Hestia/Vesta

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Zeus’s wife . Protector of marriage, spent most of her time punishing the many women Zeus fell in love with.

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Hera/Juno

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God of war and son of Zeus and Hera.

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Arres/Mars

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Daughter of Zeus alone. No mother. (?) She sprang from his head full-grown in full armor. The protector of civilized life, handicrafts, and agriculture. Invented the bridal, and first to tame the horse.

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Athena/Minerva

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The Sun god,god of light, god of truth, Son of Zeus and Leto.

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Apollo/Apollo

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Goddess of love and beauty. Daughter of Zeus.

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Aphrodite/Venus

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God of travelers Son of Zeus and Maia. Wore wings on his sandals and his hat, thus was graceful and swift.

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Hermes/Mercury

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Apollo’s twin sister and daughter of Zeus and Leto. Lady of wild things and huntsmen to the gods. As Apollo is the sun, Artemus is the moon.

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Artemus/Diana

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God of fire. The only ugly and deformed God. Makes armor and weapons forged under volcanoes. Son of Hera,

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Hephaestus/Vulcan

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Mother Earth

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Gaea/Terra

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God of medicine

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Asclepius/Aesulapius

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God of the sky; ruler of the Titans Married his sister Rhea. They gave birth to three daughters-Hestia, Demeter, and Hera, and three sons-Poseidon, Hades, and Zeus.(Roman mythology: God of agriculture)

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Cronus/Saturn

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Goddess of the Earth

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Demeter/Ceres

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God of wine and pleasure. Son of Zeus

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Dionysus/Bacchus

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God of love

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Eros /Cupid

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God of sleep

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Hypnos/Somnus

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Wife of Cronus/Saturn. Mother Goddess

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Rhea/Ops

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God of the sky. Father of the Titans

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Uranus/Uranus

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Goddess of victory

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Nike/Victoria

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Ugly six headed monster, whirlpool who swallowed ships. Daughter of Poseidon and the earth

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Charybdis/Scylla

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Woman whose beauty launched 1000 ships and began the Trojan war. Wife to Menelaus , but carried off by lovestruck Pairs

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Helen of Troy

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Not a god, but a hero. Personification of physical strength. Founder of Olympic Games. Had to perform 12 superhuman labors. Son of Zeus and a mortal woman

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Heracles/Hercules

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Son of King of Thebes. Unwittingly killed his father and married his mother, which caused him to blind himself. Answered the riddle of the Sphinx

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Oedipus

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Beautiful giant, son of mother Earth. Passionate hunter, accompanied by his dog, Sirius. Banished to live in the sky, and now an easily recognized constellation

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Orion

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One of the few Greek heroes not known for his warlike exploits. Son of Apollo, sang and played the lyre so beautiful the trees and savage beast would follow him. Performed miracles on the voyage of the Argonauts to find the Golden fleece

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Orpheus

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Son of Hermes. Not a Satyr, though he also was a half-goat. Shepherd God of woods and pastures, protector of shepherds and flocks

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Pan

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Persephone

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Daughter of Demeter, wife of Hades. Spent part of the world in the underworld and part on earth, and therefore associated with seasons of the year and myths of regeneration

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Perseus

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Son of a mortal woman and Zeus, who impregnated her disguised as a shower of gold. Also a hero, not a God, led many adventures. Killed the snake headed monster Medusa. Also killed a sea monster to save a beautiful princess named Andromeda

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Satyr

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Half-man and half-goat, they were sensual and lascivious

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lascivious

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Feeling or revealing an overt and often offensive sexual desire

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overt

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Done or shown openly, not secret or hidden.

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Sirens

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See monsters with birds bodies and women’s heads. Sang sweetly and irresistibly to lure travelers and then killed them

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