People/gods Flashcards

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God of oceans, seas, and earthquakes; brother of Zeus; carried a three prong spear called a Trident

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Poseidon

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God of war; son of Zeus and Hera; full of murder and fury; not widely worshipped or the subject of many myths

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Ares

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Goddess of love and beauty; wife of Hephaestus; full of laughter and trickery; sprang to life from sea foam

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Aphrodite

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Goddess of wisdom, arts and crafts, and war; Zeus’s favorite child; sprang full-grown from his forehead; war armor

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Athena

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God of music, medicine, poetry, truth, and light; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis; associated with the sun

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Apollo

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Messenger of the gods; son of Zeus and Maia; wore winged sandals and winged hat; protector of traders, travelers, and thieves

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Hermes

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Goddess of hunting; daughter of Zeus and Leto ; twin sister of Apollo; carried bow and arrows; associated with the moon

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Artemis

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Concord goal, invaded Italy, made himself sole ruler of Rome, aristocrats assassinated

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Julius Cesar

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Taught Alexander science, the arts, politics; focused on education

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Aristotle

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Wanted to rule Macedonia, Asia; was taught by Aristotle; invaded Persian empire

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Alexander the great

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Ruler of the gods, lord of the sky, more powerful than all the gods combined, weapon was the thunderbolt

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Zeus

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“Rule by the best people”, rich and wealthy landowners

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Aristocrats/Aristacrocy

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Took control, restored order, gain total power by force, replaced by oligarchy

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Tyrants

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Became king of the Frank’s (742-814)conquered Western Europe and expanded Frankish empires; strongly supported Catholic Church; pope Leo III crowned holy roman emperor in 800; special because pope crowned a Germanic ruler successor to Roman emperors

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Charlemagne

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