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Greek Mythology
12 Major Gods and Goddesses
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9th Grade
12/13/2012

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Zeus
Definition
-lord of the sky
-his breast plate was called the Aegas
-his bird was the eagle
-he had many affairs with many mortal women
-the first god to survive Kronos
Term
Hera
Definition
-Zeus's wife
-she punished all mortals Zeus had affaurs with
-sacred animals are the cow and peacock
-Zeus's sister
-jealous type
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Poseidon
Definition
-the ruler of the sea
-Zeus's brother
-husband of Amphitrite
-has a palace beneath the sea but prefers to stay on mt. olympus
-he gave the first horse to man
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Hades
Definition
-ruler of the underworld
-the god of wealth
-has a helmet of invisibility
-husband of Persephone
-the king of the dead
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Pollos Athena
Definition
-daughter of Zeus
-Athens was her special city
-the owl her special bird
-Zeus's favorite child
-her favorite treee the olive tree as she gave it to man
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Apollo
Definition
-the most Greek of all Gods
-a master musician (lyre)
-the archer god
-the god of light
-the god of truth
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Artemis
Definition
-apollos twin sister
-the lady of wild things
-the protectress of dewy youth
-fierce and revengeful
-she was the moon
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Aphrodite
Definition
-the goddes of love and beauty
-daughter of zeus
-the laughter loving goddess
-the wife of Hephaestus
-the dove was her favorite bird
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Hermes
Definition
-Zeus's messenger
-son of Zeus
- the master thief
-the god of commerce
- graceful and swift in motion
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Ares
Definition
-the god of war
-ruthless god
-son of zeus and hera
-the bird was his vulture
-came from the won of Thrace
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Hephaestus
Definition
-the god of fire
-son of hera
-very ugly god
-husband of Aphrodite
-kind, peace-loving god
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Hestia
Definition
-zeus's sister
-a maiden goddess
-goddess of the hearth
-cared for by the vestals
-symbol of home
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