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Mythology
Gods and Godesess
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English
7th Grade
09/28/2009

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Athena/Minerva
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godess of wisdom
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Apollo/Apollo
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god of light, music, and sun
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Demeter/Ceres
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godess of agriculture, fertility, and the harvest
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Hephastus/Vulcan
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god of smiths and metal workers
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Hermes/Mercury
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God of merchants, messenger of Zues;guide for souls to the under world
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Hestia/Vesta
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Godess of the home and the hearth
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Zues/Jupiter(Symbols)
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Symbol:Thunderbolt Animal:Eage, woodpecker Trees: Oak
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Athena/Minerva(symbols)
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Symbols:Goat skin Animals:owl Trees: Olive Tree
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Demeter/Ceres(Symbols)
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Symbols: Sheaves of corn Animals:Snakes Plant:Poppies
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Hades/Pluto(symbols)
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Symbol:Helment to turn himself invisible; spear
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Hera/Juno(symbols)
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Animal:Peacock,Cuckoo Plants:Pomegrante
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Hestia/Vesta(symbols)
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Symbol:Sacred flame
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Apollo(Symbols)
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Symbol:Bow &arrow, lyre
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Ares/Mars(Symbols)
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Symbol:suit of armor, bloody spear, helment, sheild Animal: vulture, dog, wild boar
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Artemis/Diana(Symbols)
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Symbol: moon; stars; bow&quiver Animal: She-bear, hind, dog
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Dionysus/Bacchus(symbols)
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Symbol:Ivy staff Animal:tiger plants: grapes, vine leaves
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Hepastus/Vulcan(symbols)
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Symbol:hammer&tongs Animal:Quail
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Hermes/Mercury (symbols)
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Symbol:winged hat &sandal
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Who was Zues's parents?
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Cronus and Rea
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What did Hera/Juno do to try to harm Heracles?
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She sent snake to his crib as a baby& she sent the Amazon women to beat him
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How was Aphrodite born?
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From a shell
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Who were Posidon/Neptune's brothers?
Definition
Hades and Zues
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Explain Posidon's role in Odyssues's troubles to get home?
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He made a disastorus storm to delay him to get home
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Athena/Minerva was the patron goddes of what?
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Athens
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Describe Athena's birth.
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She was born from Zues' head fully clothed for battle
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Why did Athena aid Perseus in his quest?
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She wanted Madusa's head to decorate her sheild
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What does it mean 'to be struck down by Apollo's arrows'?
Definition
It means you did instanley.
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