Olympians Children of Zeus

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Olympians Children of Zeus
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Apollo god of light (sun), inspiration (poetic
and prophetic), healing and plague, music and the
arts, intellectual pursuits, often attended by
the 9 Muses, he is an archer and plays the lyre.
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Carraglios Apollo, 16th century
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Apollo and lyre
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Apollo sister, Artemis/Diana
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Temple located at Delphic where Apollos oracle
was located. There he was served by priestesses
called the Pythias who channeled his messages.
It was the principle crossroads of the ancient
Mediterranean world.
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Apollo with Muses
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Artemis/Diana
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• Artemis/Diana goddess of the hunt and wild
  animals, possibly early fertility deity,
  aggressively virgin with group of virgin
  followers, like her brother Apollo, she is an
  archer. In religion, she received the last
  offering of girls before their marriages.

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Athena/Minerva born from the head of Zeus
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Athena is goddess of wisdom, strategy in war,
womens arts (such as weaving), mens crafts.
Bird is owl. She, like Artemis, is virgin. She
is the patron deity of Athens.
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Here Athena is shown mourning at a warriors
grave.
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Athena wears a helmet and carries a shield, as
well as (often) a spear. She also often wears a
wrap, the Aegis, with the Medusas head upon it.
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A gigantic statue of Athena (reconstructed here)
stood in the Parthenon on the Acropolis in Athens.
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Aphrodite/Venus Goddess of Love and Sexuality
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Aphrodite is often accompanied by representations
of her son, Cupid.
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Venus was a favorite of later artists.
Botticelli
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Although married to Hephaestus/Vulcan, Aprodite
had an affair with Ares/Mars, the god of war.
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Hephaestus/Vulcan the forger, metalworker of
the gods, and the only ugly god. He is lame.
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Hermes/Mercury the messenger of the gods and
guide to the dead
Hermes is also the patron of thieves. Swift of
foot and quick-witted.
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Dionysus/Bacchus god of wine and party-life,
also vegetation and growth.
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Dionysus is often accompanied by satyrs, and
maenads, his followers.
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Michaelangelos Bacchus