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What is Zeus’ Roman name?

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Jupiter

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What is Jupiter’s Greek name?

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Zeus

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What is Zeus/Jupiter’s role?

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God of sky and weather. King of the gods

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What are Zeus/Jupiter’s symbols?

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  • Lightning bolt
  • Eagle
  • On a throne
  • Holding a sceptre
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What is Hera’s Roman name?

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Juno

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What is Juno’s Greek name?

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Hera

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What is Hera/Juno’s role?

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Marriage and childbirth. The wife of Zeus

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What are Hera/Juno’s symbols?

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  • Peacock
  • Lilies
  • Diadem
  • On a throne
  • Holding sceptre
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What is Poseidon’s Roman name?

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Neptune

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What is Neptune’s Greek name?

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Poseidon

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What is Poseidon/Neptune’s role?

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God of the seas and horses

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What are Poseidon/Neptune’s symbols?

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  • Trident
  • Horses
  • Dolphins
  • He is depicted as a bearded man
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What is Hades’ Roman name?

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Pluto/Dis

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What is Pluto’s Greek name?

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Hades

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What is Hades/Dis/Pluto’s role?

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God of the underworld, riches and wealth

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What are Hades/Dis/Pluto’s symbols?

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  • Bident
  • Helm of darkness
  • Cornucopia
  • often depicted with wife Persephone
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What is Athena’s Roman name?

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Minerva

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What is Minerva’s Greek name?

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Athena

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What is Athena/Minerva’s role?

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Goddess of wisdom, warfare, strategy and craft

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What are Athena/Minerva’s symbols?

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  • Owl
  • Snake
  • Olive tree
  • Wearing full armour
  • Shield
  • Loom
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What is Hephaestus’ Roman name?

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Vulcan

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What is Vulcan’s Greek name?

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Hephaestus

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What is Hephaestus/Vulcan’s role?

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God of fire and volcanoes. He is a blacksmith and creates weaponry

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What are Hephaestus/Vulcan’s symbols?

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  • Hammer
  • Anvil
  • Fire
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What is Demeter's Roman name?
Ceres
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What is Ceres's Greek name?
Demeter
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What is Demeter/Ceres's role?
Goddess of agriculture, the harvest, crops and fertility
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What are Demeter/Ceres's symbols?
- Sword of Kronos's scythe - Cornucopia - Flowers - Bundle of wheat - Grain
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What is Hestia's Roman name?
Vesta
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What is Vesta's Greek name?
Hestia
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What is Hestia/Vesta's role?
Goddess of the hearth and home
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What are Hestia/Vesta's symbols?
She is depicted as a veiled woman
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What is Aphrodite's Roman name?
Venus
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What is Venus's Greek name?
Aphrodite
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What is Aphrodite/Venus's role?
Goddess of love and beauty
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What are Aphrodite/Venus's symbols?
- Swans - Doves - Cats - Shells - Lettuce - Naked - Depicted with a child
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What is Artemis's Roman name?
Diana
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What is Diana's Greek name?
Artemis
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What is Artemis/Diana's role?
Goddess of the moon. Virgin huntress
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What are Artemis/Diana's symbols?
- Bow - Arrow - Deer - Moon
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What is Apollo's Roman name?
Apollo
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What is Apollo's Greek name?
Apollo
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What is Apollo's role?
God of music, poetry, sun, archery and oracles
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What are Apollo's symbols?
- Bow and arrow - Sun - Sacred cattle - Depicted as youthful
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What is Hermes' Roman name?
Mercury
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What is Mercury's Roman name?
Hermes
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What is Hermes/Mercury's role?
Messenger god
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What are Hermes/Mercury's symbols?
- Winged sandals and helmet - Golden wand - Travellers coat and caduceus
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What is a caduceus?
A traveller's staff most closely associated with the god Hermes (Mercury)
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What is Ares's Roman name?
Mars
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What is Mars's Greek name?
Ares
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What is Ares/Mars's role?
God of war
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What are Ares/Mars's symbols?
- Armour - Spear - Shield
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What is Dionysus's Roman name?
Bacchus
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What is Bacchus's Greek name?
Dionysus
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What is Dionysus/Bacchus' role?
God of wine, having a good time, theatre, revelry
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What are Dionysus/Bacchus' symbols?
- Dolphins - Wine - Ivy - Thyrsus - Maenads - Satyrs

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