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Mythology
Greek and Roman Gods and Goddesses
42
English
11th Grade
10/10/2009

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The West Wind
Definition
Zephyr
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Punishes evildoers in the Underworld
Definition
Furies
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Wife of Cupid
Definition
Psyche
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God of the Wind
Definition
Aeolus
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Their names are Lightning, Thunder, and Thunderbolt
Definition
Cyclopes
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God of Love
Definition
Eros/Cupid
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Two-faced God of good beginnings and happy endings
Definition
Janus
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Shapechanger, prophet who fortells the future
Definition
Proteus
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Goddess of the Rainbow and Messenger
Definition
Iris
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God of Fields and Meadows
Definition
Pan
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Pair of brothers who spend half their life on Earth and the other half in Heaven
Definition
Castor and Pollux
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God of the Sky
Definition
Uranus
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Chief of the Gods, Rain God, Cloud gatherer, and mightiest of all
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Zeus/Jupiter
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Goddess of the Hunt
Definition
Artemis/Diana
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Goddess of the Hearth
Definition
Hestia/Vesta
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Earth
Definition
Gaea
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Nine who are of one mind, their hearts are set on song, and their spirit is carefree. They inspire the artists, historians, dancers, comedians, and astronomers
Definition
The Muses
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Half-man/half-horse
Definition
Centaurs
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God of Righteous Anger
Definition
Nemesis
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God of Light and Music
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Apollo
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Goddess of Childbirth
Definition
Lucina
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Goddess of Love and Beauty
Definition
Aphrodite/Venus
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God of Animals
Definition
Faunus
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Queen of the Underworld
Definition
Persephone/Proserpina
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Singers who lure sailors to their death
Definition
Sirens
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The six children of Mother Earth
Definition
The Titans
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The First Lord of the Universe
Definition
Cronus
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Three Goddesses who epitomize spelndor, mirth, and good cheer
Definition
The Graces
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Creator of man out of clay; giver of fire
Definition
Prometheus
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Goddess of Flowering Plants
Definition
Flora
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God of Fire
Definition
Hephaestus/Vulcan
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Messenger of the Gods, God of commerce and thieves
Definition
Hermes/Mercury
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God of War
Definition
Ares/Mars
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Protector of Farmers and the seed
Definition
Saturn
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3-headed dragon-tailed dog who permits all spirts to enter Hades, but never exit
Definition
Cerberus
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Goddess of Wisdom
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Athena/Minerva
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God of the Sea
Definition
Poseidon/Neptune
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Goddess of the Harvest
Definition
Demeter/Ceres
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Queen
Definition
Hera/Juno
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God of Wine
Definition
Dionysus/Bacchus
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The ugly Spirts of the Wicked Deed
Definition
Larvae
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God of the Underworld
Definition
Hades/Pluto
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