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THE TITANS AND 12 OLYMPIANS Flashcards

1
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The titans were the ______
The gods were their ______

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Titans=children
Gods=grandchildren
according to greek the universe is the parent

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they are often called the Elder Gods which is considered supreme with enormous size and incredible strength

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Titans

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Who is the Father of Zeus (Jupiter)? which was dethroned by Zeus

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Cronus (Saturn)

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4
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Where did Cronus fled and what did he brought in that city?

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Italy, he brought the golden age; a time of perfect peace and happiness

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Who are the notable titans who are not banished with the coming of the Olympians?

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The titans (enslaved by the gods)
*Ocean
*Tethys
*Hyperion
*Mnemosyne
*Themis
*Iapetus
*Atlas
*Prometheus

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this is the river that incircle the earth

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Ocean

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7
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wife of Ocean and goddess of freshwater

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Tethys

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the father of the sun, the moon and the dawn

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Hyperion

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9
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which means memory

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Mnemosyne

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10
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which means justice; Goddess of law and order

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Themis

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God of mortality and is important because of his son Atlas and Prometheus

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Iapetus

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12
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he who bore the world in his shoulder

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Atlas

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13
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savior of mankind

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Prometheus

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14
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the supreme among the gods who succeeded to the titans

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The Olympians

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15
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where is the location of Olympus?

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MT. Olympus in Thessaly

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the chief; lord of sky, god of rain and god of thunder and cloud gatherer

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Zeus (Jupiter)
attribute:dodona, eagle and oak tree

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second brother and second to Zeus.His wife is Amphitrite. Neptune was commonly known as earth-shaker and he always bring his trident

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Poseidon (Neptune)
attributes: Isthmia, bull and horses

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third brother and god of underworld and ruler of the dead. He had a far-famed cap or helmet which made whoever wore it invisible.

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Hades (Pluto)
attributes: Hades; underworld

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19
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Pluto means ____
Dis means ___

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Pluto=wealthy
dis=rich

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20
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He was King of Dead (in greek _____ and in Roman _______

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greek “Thanatos”
roman “Orcus”

21
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Wife of Hades

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Persephone (Proserpine)

22
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Zeus sister and She was the Goddess of the hearth, the symbol of the home, around which the newborn child must be carried before it could be received into the family.In Rome her fire was cared for by six virgin priestesses, called Vestals.

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Hestia (Vesta)
atrributes: hearth,flame

23
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Zeus wife and sister; protector of marriage and married women

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Hera (Juno)
attributes: city of Argos, cow and peacock

24
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daughter of Hera and goddess of birth

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Ilithyia

25
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son of Zeus and Hera, god of war, he represented the distasteful aspects of brutal warfare and slaughter. he was detested and hated

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Ares (Mars)
attributes: vulture, dog, helmet, shield, sword/spear

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daughter of Zeus alone. Goddess of war and the City, the protector of civilized life, of handicrafts and agriculture; the inventor of the bridle, who first tamed horses for men to use. Favorite child of Zeus,

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Pallas Athena (Minerva )
attributes: Athens ,Parthenon ,Olive and owl

27
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He trusted her to carry the awful aegis, his buckler, and his devastating weapon, the thunderbolt .She was described as gray-eyed ,she was called the maiden;

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Pallas Athena (Minerva)

28
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son of Zeus and Leto (Latona). He is considered as “the most Greek of all gods”. He was born in the little island of Delos, god of archery, music and dance, truth. light and prophecy, healing and diseases, the Sun and light, poetry

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Phoebus Apollo
attributes: delphi, bow , lyre , laurel , dolphin and crow

29
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he was called Delian from Delos),(and Pythian from his killing of a serpent, Python),(the Lycian- god of wolf, light and Lycia). ,(in Iliad he is called the Sminthian-mouse god)

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Phoebus Apollo

30
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Phoebus in Apollo means

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Brilliant

31
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goddess of love and beauty. Daughter of Zeus and Dione but in the poems she is said to have sprung in foam of the sea. .(she was called Cytherea or the Cyprian). She was the wife of Hephaestus.

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Aphrodite (Venus)
attributes: dove, pomegranate, sparrow, swan and myrtle

32
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Aphros means

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Foams

33
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son of Zeus and Maia (daughter of Atlas), messenger of God , god of dreams, roads, doorways and eloquence

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Hermes (Mercury)
attributes: wand (caduceus), wide-brimmed hat (petasus), purse, winged-sandals (talaria)

34
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Twin sister of Apollo. the goddess of wild animals, the hunt, and vegetation and of chastity, childbirth and moon

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Artemis (Diana)
attributes: arcadia, crescent moon, quiver and arrows

35
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God of fire. sometimes said to be the son of Zeus and Hera, sometimes of Hera alone.

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Hephaestus (Vulcan, Melciber)
attributes: attica and blacksmith’s tools

36
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He was the only ugly and lame among gods. He is also the god of artisans, blacksmiths, carpenters, craftsmen, fire, metallurgy, metalworking, sculpture and volcanoes

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Hephaestus (Vulcan, Melciber)

37
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LESSER GODS OF OLYMPUS

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Eros
Iris
Hebe
The Graces
The Muses
Themis
Nemesis
Aidos

38
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  1. avengers of slighted love
  2. or longing
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Anteros
Himeros

39
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God of Wedding fest

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Hymen

40
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Goddess of youth, daughter of Zeus and Hera; cupbearers to the gods

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Hebe

41
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Goddess of rainbow and messenger of the gods.

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Iris

42
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The Graces daughters of Zeus and Eurynome. they are not treated as separate personalities but a triple incarnation of grace and beauty, they danced to Apollo’s lyre

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Aglaia (Splendor), Euphrosyne (Mirth), and Thalia (Good Cheer)

43
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The Muses, daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne . they are nine in numbers

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Clio was Muse of history, Urania of astronomy, Melpomene of tragedy, Thalia of comedy, Terpsichore of the dance, Calliope of epic poetry, Erato of love-poetry, Polyhymnia of songs to the gods,
Euterpe of lyric poetry.

44
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which means the Right, or Divine Justice

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Themis

45
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(Human Justice)

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Dike

46
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the Greek goddess of shame, modesty, respect, and humility. a quality, was that feeling of reverence or shame which restrains men from wrong

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Aidos

47
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righteous anger

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Nemesis

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