OLYMPIANS

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OLYMPIANS

• ZEUS--JUPITER
• RULES THE HEAVENS AND THE SKY
• THUNDERBOLT, EAGLE, OAK
• HAD MANY AFFAIRS AND MANY CHILDREN

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OLYMPIANS

• HERAJUNO
• RULES MARRIAGE AND MARRIED WOMEN.
• PEACOCK, COW, ARGOS
• SPENT MOST OF HER TIME FINDING AND PUNISHING THE
  WOMEN THAT HAD AFFAIRS WITH ZEUS

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OLYLMPIANS

• POSEIDONNEPTUNE
• RULER OF THE SEA
• TRIDENT AND HORSE

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OLYMPIANS

• HADESPLUTO
• RULER OF THE UNDERWORLD, WEALTH
• STAFF, HELMET OF INVISIBILITY, PRECIOUS METALS
• TERRIBLE, BUT NOT EVIL.

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OLYMPIANS

• ATHENAMINERVA
• GODDESS OF WISDOM AND DEFENSIVE WAR
• ATHENS, OLIVE, AND OWL
• SPRANG IN FULL ARMOR FROM ZEUSS HEAD

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OLYMPIANS

• APOLLOAPOLLO
• GOD OF MUSIC, TRUTH, LIGHT, KNOWLEDGE, HEALING.
• BOW AND ARROW, DOLPHIN, LYRE, SUN
• SON OF ZEUS AND LETO

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OLYMPIANS

• ARTEMISDIANA
• GODDESS OF HUNTING, WILD BEASTS, MOON AND
  CHILDBIRTH
• BOW AND ARROW, MOON, DEER
• APOLLOS TWIN SISTER

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OLYMPIANS

• APHRODITEVENUS
• GODDESS OF LOVE AND BEAUTY, LAUGHTER
• DOVE, CUPID, SWAN, AND MYRTLE
• DAUGHTER OF ZEUS AND DIONE or BORN FROM SEA FOAM.
  KNOWN FOR HER POWER OVER MEN.

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OLYMPIANS

• HERMESMERCURY
• GOD OF MESSAGES, LUCK, THIEVES, ATHLETES, AND
  TRAVELERS
• WINGED SANDALS AND HAT, TORTOISE
• SON OF ZEUS AND MAIA. MASTER THEIF. STOLE
  APOLLOS HERD AT THE AGE OF 1DAY. APPEARS IN
  MORE MYTHS THAN ANY OTHER GOD/GODDESS.

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OLYMPIANS

• ARESMARS
• GOD OF OFFENSIVE WAR
• ALL WEAPONS, VULTURE, AND DOG
• SON OF ZEUS AND HERA. RUTHLESS. LIKED BY ROMAN
  NOT GREEKS.

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OLYMPIANS

• HEPHAESTUSVULCAN
• GOD OF FIRE, METAL WORKS, AND BLACKSMITHS
• FORGE, ANVIL, HAMMER
• SON OF ZEUS AND HERA, SOMETIMES JUST HERA. UGLY
  GOD. MAKES WEAPONS. MARRIED APHRODITE.

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OLYMPIANS

• HESTIAVESTA
• GODDESS OF HEARTH FIRE AND DOMESTIC LIFE
• HEARTH FIRE
• PLAYS NO PART IN MYTHS. EVERY CITY HAD A PUBLIC
  HEARTH THAT ALWAYS BURNED FOR HESTIA