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Greek Gods
Gods of Greek Mythology
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09/02/2011

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Zeus
Definition

 

King of the gods and ruler of Mount Olympus

 

God of the sky and thunder

 

Youngest child of the Titans Cronus and Rhea

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Hera
Definition

Queen of the gods

 

Godess of marriage and family

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Poseidon
Definition

Lord of the seas, earthquakes and horses

 

Middle son of Cronus and Rhea

Brother of Zeus and Hades

 

Married to the Nereid Amphitrite

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Dionysus
Definition

god of wine, celebrations and ectasy

 

Son of Zeus and the mortal Theban princess Semele

 

Married to the Cretan princess Ariadne

 

The youngest Olympian, as well as the only one to have been born of a mortal women

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Apollo
Definition

God of light, knowledge, music, poetry, prophecy, & archery

 

Twin brother of Artemis

 

Youngest child of Zeus & Leto

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Artemis
Definition

Virgin goddess of the hunt, virginity, childbirth, archery & all animals

 

Twin sister of Apollo

 

Eldest child of Zeua & Leto

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Hermes
Definition

Messenger of the gods

 

god of commerce & thieves

 

Son of Zeus & the nymph Maia

 

Second youngest Olympian, just older that Dionysus

He married Drope & their son Pan became comrade of Dionysus

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Athena
Definition

Virgin goddess of wisdom, handicrafts, defence & strategic warfare

 

Daughter of Zeus & the Oceanic Metis

 

She rose from her father's head fully grown & in her full battle armor after she swalled her mother

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Ares
Definition

God of war, violence & blood shed

 

Son of Zeus & Hera

 

All the gods (excluding Aphrodite) despised him

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Aphrodite
Definition

Goddess of love, beauty, & desire

 

Daughter of Zeus & the Oceanid Dione, or perhaps born from the sea foam after Uranus' blood dripped onto the earth & into the sea after being defeated by his youngest son Cronus

 

She had many adulturous affairs, most notably with Ares

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Hephaestus
Definition

Master blacksmith & craftsman of the gods

God of fire & the forge

 

Son of Hera, either by Zeus or alone

After he was born, his parents threw him off Mount Olympus, & he landed on the island of Lemnos

Married to Aphrodite, though unlike most divine husbands, he was rarely ever licentious

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Demeter
Definition

Goddess of fertility, agriculture, naturee & the seasons

 

Middle Daughter of Cronus & Rhea

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Hades
Definition
God of the underworld, dead & the riches under the Earth
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