Mythology Flashcards
Orpheus
Legendary musician, poet and prophet able to charm anyone with music
Apollo
God of the sun, music, the arts
Demeter
Goddess of agriculture
Oedipus
Killed his father and married his mother
Juno
Hera, goddess of childbirth
Jason
Known for Quest of the Golden Fleece
Zeus
Jupiter, symbol=thunderbolt, king of gods
Ares
Mars, god of war
Theseus
King/Founder of Athens, conquered the Minotaur and made his way out of labyrinth
Hermes
Messenger of gods
Athena
Minerva, goddess of wisdom and war
Poseidon
Neptune, ruler of sea
Hades
Pluto, ruler of underworld
Prometheus
Zeus sent eagle to eat his liver everyday for stealing fire from humans
Cronus
King of Titans who ate his kids, symbol=sickle
Muses
9 goddesses who inspire creation of literature and arts
Aphrodite
Venus, Goddess of love and beauty with a magic girdle
Hephaestus
Vulcan, god of fire and the forge
Furies
Erinyes, 3 females known for fighting crime
Achilles
Immortal man other than his heel, killed King Hector and killed by Paris
Cyclopes
One eyed creatures who eat humans
Pegasus
Winged horse who carried Zeus’ thunderbolts
Icarus/Daedalus
Made wings of wax to escape labyrinth, but flew close to sun and they melted
Hercules
Strong son of Zeus who completed the 12 labors