Greek Gods and Goddesses

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Greek Gods and Goddesses
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The Olympians

• 12 immortals who lived on Mount Olympus
• Zeus
• Poseidon
• Hades
• Hera
• Demeter
• Aphrodite
• Apollo
• Ares
• Artemis
• Athena
• Dionysus
• Hephaestus
• Hermes

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Zeus

• Supreme god
• Youngest son of the Titans, Cronos and Rhea
• Defeated his father for control of the universe
• He and his two brothers divided up creation

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Poseidon

• God of the sea, earthquakes, and horses
• Married to Amphitrite
• Father of Theseus (King of Athens)
• Did not like the hero Odysseus

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Hades

• God of the dead and the underworld
• Did not live on Mount Olympus

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Hera

• Wife/Sister of Zeus and Queen of the Olympians
• Goddess of marriage
• Often depicted as a jealous shrew

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Demeter

• Sister of Zeus
• Mother of Persephone
• Goddess of Agriculture
• Depicted carrying a sheaf of grain

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Aphrodite

• Daughter of Zeus
• Goddess of love, beauty, fertility and the
  protectress of sailors
• Paris chose her as the most beautiful goddess
• She saves Paris in his battle with Menelaus
• Her primary function is to preside over
  reproduction

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Apollo

• God of prophesy, music and healing
• Brought about the demise of Achilles
• Often depicted playing the lyre

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Ares

• God of war
• Beat by Hercules and almost killed when stuffed
  into a jar by two giants
• Son of Zeus
• Depicted as handsome and cruel

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Artemis

• Goddess of the hunt
• Assisted women in childbirth
• Sister to Apollo and daughter of Zeus
• Depicted as young, wearing buckskins, and
  carrying a bow with a quiver full of arrows

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Athena

• Goddess of crafts, domestic arts, war, and wisdom
• Patron goddess of Athena, Perseus, Jason Cadmus,
  Odysseus, and Hercules
• Her symbol is an owl
• Sprang from the head of Zeus

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Dionysus

• God of wine
• Son of Zeus
• Saved his mother from the underworld
• Granted King Midas the power to turn whatever he
  touched to gold and then took the power back

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Hephaestus

• Lame god of fire and crafts
• Son of Zeus and Hera
• Created Achilless armor
• Created the first woman, Pandora

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Hermes

• Messenger of the gods and guide of dead souls to
  the Underworld
• Son of Zeus
• Patron of travelers
• Depicted with winged heels

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The Greek Alphabet