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greek gods
greek gods
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English
9th Grade
09/20/2010

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zeus
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god of all gods
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poseiden
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-the ruler of the ocean. Triton was one of his sons

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Hades-

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 the ruler of the dead and the underworld

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Aphrodite-

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 the goddess of love and beauty sprang the foam from the sea

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Hera-
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  was the wife Zeus and queen of the gods and goddess

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Athena-
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-the goddess of wisdom 

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Prometheus-
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created man form clay
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Pandora-
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was sent by the gods with a jar full of evils in order to avenge Prometheus's theft of fire
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Medusa-
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a Gorgon whoever looked in her eyes you would be turned into stone
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Andromeda-
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the daughter of Cassiopeia, who was saved from a sea monster by her future husband, Peruses
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Kronons
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was the father of the gods
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Atlan
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held the heavens on his shoulders
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Epimetheus-
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gave a gift to each animal
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Themis-
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was the god of the law and justice
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Rhea-
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was the wife of Kronos
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Mnemosyne-
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was the goddess of memory
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Iris -
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the god of rainbows
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Hephaestos-
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was the god of fire and metalworking
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Hebe- 
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the goddess of youth
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Ares-
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was the god of war
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Hermes-


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messenger god and the god of sciences
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Apollo-
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god of sun lyre and archery
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Artemis-
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the goddess of the moon hunting and animals
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The Horae-
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the goddess of time
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The Moirai- 
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the three fates
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The Charities-
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the three graces
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The muses-
Definition
art and sciences
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