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Greek gods and goddesses
For Coach Roby's Class- Greek gods and goddesses
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History
6th Grade
12/13/2010

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Mount Olympus
Definition

Highest mountain in Greece

Beleived to be the home of the gods.

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Apollo
Definition

god of music and prophecy

often shown carring a lyre (harp like instrument)

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Aphrodite
Definition

goddess of love, beauty and eternal youth

 

most attractive goddess of Mount Olympus

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Hades
Definition

God of the underworld

Also the name of the Greek underworld

Bother of Zeus and Poseidon

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Athena
Definition

Goddess of wisdom, skill and war.

Parthenon was built in her honor.

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Ares
Definition

God of war

 

 

Half sister was Athena

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Hermes
Definition

Son of Zeus

 

Messenger of the gods

 

Had wings on his sandals to make him the fastest god.

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Poseidon
Definition

God of the seas

 

 

Older brother is Zeus

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Zeus
Definition

Supreme god of Ancient Greece

 

****Ruler of mankind*****

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Sirens
Definition

Sea Nymphs that lived on isolated island

Body of a bird and head of a woman

Enchanted songs would lure sailor to the island where they would stay till their death.

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Pegasus
Definition

White winged horse

Carried Zeus's thunderbolts

Made into a constellation by Zeus

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Cyclopes
Definition

Gians with only one eye

 

 

 

Fed on humans

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Centaurs
Definition

Head , arms and torso were human and the rest of the body was horse

 

 

 

Aggessive and lawless creatures

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Odysseus
Definition

Hero of Homer's Odyssey

 

Fought the Trojan War

 

10 year adventure trying to return home.

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Achilles
Definition

Hero of Homer's Iliad

 

Was immortal other than spot on his heel

 

Dies whe hit by arrow in that spot on heel.

 

Achilles Heel --expression means a small but imortant weakness

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