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Olympian Deities Flashcards

The Olympians!

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Goddess of love, beauty and desire.

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Aphrodite

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Married to Hephaestus.

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Aphrodite

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Had many lovers, but most known for Ares.

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Aphrodite

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Symbols: Rose, Scallop shell, Pomegranate, Myrtle wreath.

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Aphrodite

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Sacred animal: dove.

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Aphrodite

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God of music, healing, plague, the sun, prophecies, poetry, and archery. Associated with light, truth and sun.

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Apollo

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Artemis’ twin brother and Hermes’ elder half-brother, son of Zeus and Leto.

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Apollo

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Animals: roe dear, swans, cicadas, hawks, ravens, crows, foxes, and snakes.

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Apollo

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God of war, bloodlust, violence, manly courage, and civil order.

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Ares

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Son of Zeus and Hera.

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Ares

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Sacred animals: vulture, venomous snakes, alligators, dogs, and boars.

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Ares

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Virgin goddess of the hunt, wilderness, animals, young girls, childbirth and plague. Later associated with the moon.

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Artemis

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Daughter of Zeus and Let, twin of Apollo.

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Artemis

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Sacred animals: deer, bears and wild boars

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Artemis

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Goddess of wisdom, warfare, battle strategy, heroic endeavor, handicrafts and reason.

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Athena

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Born from Zeus’s head fully formed and armored

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Athena

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Symbol: Olive tree

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Athena

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Sacred animal: Owl

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Athena

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Goddess of agriculture, horticulture, grain and harvest.

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Demeter

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Daughter of Cronus and Rhea, Sister of Zeus, bore Persephone.

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Demeter

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Symbols: Cornucopia, wheat-ears, winged serpent, and lotus staff.

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Demeter

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Sacred animals: pigs and snakes

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Demeter

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Good of wine, parties, festivals, madness, chaos, drunkenness, and pleasure at forever young.

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Dionysus

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Sacred animals: dolphins, serpents, tigers, and donkeys.

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Dionysus

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King of the Underworld and god of the dead and hidden wealth of the Earth.

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Hades

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Consort: Persephone

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Hades

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Sacred Animal: screech owl

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Hades

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Son of Cronus and Rhea. Elder brother of Zeus.

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Hades

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Did not have a throne in Olympus.

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Hades

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Crippled god of fire, metalworking, stonemasonry, sculpture, and volcanism.

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Hephaestus

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Son of Hera, husband of Aphrodite.

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Hephaestus

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Symbols: hammer, tongs, and anvil.

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Hephaestus

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Sacred Animals: donkey, gaurd dong, and crane

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Hephaestus

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Queen of marriage, women, childbirth, heirs, kings and empires

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Hera

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Wife of Zeus, daughter of Cronus and Rhea

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Hera

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Sacred Animals: heifer, lion, peacock, and cuckoo

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Hera

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God of travel, messengers, trade, thievery, cunning wiles, language, writing, diplomacy, athletics, and animal husbandry.

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Hermes

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Messenger of gods.

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Hermes

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Son of Zues and Maia.

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Hermes

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Sacred Animals: tortoise, ram, and hawk

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Hermes

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Virgin goddess of the hearth, home and cooking

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Hestia

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daughter of Rhea and Cronus and sister of Zeus

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Hestia

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Gave up her seat as one of the Tweleve Olympians in favor of Dionysus.

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Hestia

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God of sea, rivers, floods, droughts, earthquakes, and creator of horses.

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Poseidon

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Known as “Earth Shaker”

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Poseidon

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Son of Cronus and Rhea, is brother to zeus and Hades.

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Poseidon

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Sacred Animals: horse and dolphin

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Poseidon

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God of the gods, ruler of Mount Olympus, god of the sky, weather, thunder, lightening, law, order, and fate.

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Zeus

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Youngest son of Cronus and Rhea

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Zeus

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Overthrew Cronus

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Zeus

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Brother-husband to Hera

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Zeus

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Sacred Animal: eagle and bull

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Zeus

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