The Principle Gods

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The Principle Gods

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Zeus

• Father of Gods and man
• His Roman name was Jupiter
• Child of Cronus and Rhea
• Was married to Hera but had children with more
  than her.

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Hermes

• The great messenger of the gods and god to the
  underworld
• Born on Mount Cyllene in Arcadia
• His Roman name was Mercury and protected the
  travellers that prayed to him

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Hestia

• 1st daughter of Cronus and Rhea
• Virgin goddess of the hearth and agriculture.
• Received 1st offering at every sacrifice in the
  household.
• She sat on a wooden throne with a white cushion
  and didnt choose to have an emblem for herself.

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Leto

• Daughter of the titans Coeus and Phoebe.
• Born on the island of Kos.
• Zeus is the father of her twins, Apollo and
  Arthemis

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Cronus

• The God of time and his name in greek means time.
• Had 3 heads- one man, one lion, and one bull.
• Portrayed as an old man with a long gray beard
  such as father time

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Iapetus

• Was a titan and the son of Uranus and Gaia.
• He was the titan of mortal life while his son
  Prometheus was the creator of mankind

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Maia

• Mother of Hermes
• Born on Mount Cyllene in Arcadia
• Since she was a daughter of Atlas she was also
  called Atlantides

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Dione

• Was a titan goddess and oracle of Dodona in
  Thesprotia.
• The mother of Aphrodite by Zeus
• Her name is simple the female version of Zeus.

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Epimetheus

• The brother of Prometheus which they acted as the
  representatives of mankind.
• Epimetheus was depicted as foolish compared to
  his brother.
• Epimeheus was in charge of giving all the new
  animals positive traits but when it came to man
  he found none left.

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Hephaestus

• Was the greek god of volcanoes.
• He was a craftsman as well as a blacksmith
• Some images that were used to represent him were
  axe and tongs as those were tools he used.

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Pluto

• Often considered the king of the underworld.
• Was also the god of wealth since mine digging
  brings up wealth from under the earth.
• It was possible to refer to a god Pluto ruling a
  land of the dead called Hades.

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Demeter

• Goddess of fertility, grain and agriculture.
• Although she is the goddess who taught mankind
  about agriculture, she is also responsible for
  creating winter and a mystery religious cult.
• Was the daughter of the titans Cronus and Rhea.

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Prometheus

• Titan god of forethought and crafty counsel who
  was entrusted with the task of molding mankind
  out of clay.
• Trying to better the lives of his creation
  brought him into direct conflict of Zeus.

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Aphrodite

• Was the great Olympian goddess of beauty, love,
  pleasure and procreation.
• Depicted as a beautiful women followed by the
  winged godling Eros.

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Hebe

• The goddess of youth.
• She was the patron goddess of the young bride and
  an attendant of the goddess Aphrodite.
• In Greek, vase painting Hebe was depicted either
  as the bride of Herakles, or the cupbearer of the
  gods, pouring ambrosia from a pitcher.

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Gaea

• The personification of Earth.
• A goddess and divine being as early as Homerice.
• The first being that sprang from Cronus.

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Uranus

• The god of the sky
• Fathered 12 sons and 6 daughters with Gaia.
• His sons murdered him

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Persephone

• Wife of Haides and daughter of Demeter and Zeus.
• Queen of the underworld
• Also brings spring

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Athena

• Born from the head of Zeus
• Goddess of wisdom, strategies of war, and craft
• She competed with Hera and Aphrodite for the
  golden apple
• Wears a helmet for a crown

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Rhea

• The titans mother of the gods
• Goddess of female fertility, motherhood and
  generation
• She represented the eternal flow of time and
  generations

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Phoebe

• Greek goddess of light
• Also the goddess of earth and based prophecies-
  most notable the oracle of Delphi
• Has two daughters which were Leto and Astria

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Tethys

• Titan goddess of the sources fresh water which
  nourished the earth
• Wife of Okeanos
• Daughter of Uranus and Gaia

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Ocenus

• Titan god of outer seas encircling the earth
• Father of oceanides and river gods
• Parents are Uranus and Gaea

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Leto

• Female titan that was a bride of Zeus
• Goddess of motherhood and protector of the young
• Her name also suggests shes the goddess of
  modesty and womanly demure

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Hades

• God of the underworld
• Seated on a throne and owns the helmet of
  invincibility
• Also considered the god of hidden wealth of the
  earth, rich in gold, silver, and other metals

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Poseidon

• The god of the sea
• His symbols are a trident and a dolphin
• A trident is a weapon the can shake the earth and
  destroy any object

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Apollo

• God of the sun
• Said to be the most handsome of all gods with
  long golden curls
• Carries a harp in one hand and the sun in the
  other

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Atlas

• God of weightlifting and heavy burdens
• Often pictured carrying the world on his
  shoulders
• Led the titans in a war against Zeus

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Ares

• God of war
• Unpopular and hated by men and gods alike
• His symbols are a helm, a spear and his sacred
  animal is a dog

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Created By

• Frank Cascio
• Scott Sire
• Nick Faro
• Nick Miller
• Josh Benton
• Jorge Gavilano