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Greek Gods/Goddesses
overview of Olympians & several important others
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Classics
12th Grade
09/15/2013

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the messenger god
Definition
Hermes/Mercury
Term
god of the underworld
Definition
Hades/Pluto
Term
god of the sea
Definition
Poseidon/Neptune
Term
god of metals and blacksmithing
Definition
Hephaestus/Vulcan and Mulciber
Term
god of war
Definition
Ares/Mars
Term
god of truth and light
Definition
Apollo/Apollo
Term
god of the sky
Definition
Zeus/Jupiter
Term
god of grapes and wine
Definition
Dionysus/Bachus
Term
goddess of hearth and home
Definition
Hestia/Vesta
Term
goddess of marriage
Definition
Hera/Juno
Term
goddess of love and beauty
Definition
Aphrodite/Venus
Term
goddess of civilization and wisdom
Definition
Pallas Athena/Minerva
Term
goddess of wild things; the hunt and innocence
Definition
Artemis/Diana
Term
queen of the underworld
Definition
Persephone/Proserpine
Term
goddess of the earth and growing things
Definition
Demeter/Ceres
Term
Hermes/Mercury
Definition
winged sandals
winged hat
magic wand
shrewd and cunning
Master Thief
tortoise's shell lyre
guide of the dead
Term
Hades/Pluto
Definition
God of Wealth
invisibility helmet
terrible, not evil
Term
Poseidon/Neptune
Definition
wife was Amphitrite
horses
"Earth-shaker"
trident
Term
Hephaestus (Vulcan and Mulciber)
Definition
ugly
lame
honored in Olympus
forge under a volcano
kindly, peace-loving
protector of the smiths
handmaidens of gold
Term
Ares/Mars
Definition
hateful
ruthless
bloodstained
cowardly
followed into battle by Discord, Strife, Terror, Trembling, Panic
liked by Romans, disliked by Greeks
vulture
worshipped in no cities
Term
Phoebus Apollo
Definition
music
archery
healer
killed Python
Mouse-god
laurel
dolphin
crow
Term
Zeus/Jupiter
Definition
thunderbolt
slept around
greatest of the gods
aegis
eagle
oak
Term
Dionysus
Definition
jovial/terrible
dies every year
mother was mortal
Maenads/Bacchantes
Term
Hestia/Vesta
Definition
virgin goddess
symbol of the home
public hearth
Term
Hera/Juno
Definition
protector of marriage
vengeful
jealous
cow
peacock
Argos
Term
Aphrodite/Venus
Definition
laughter-loving
sprung from the foam of the sea
carries beauty everywhere
wife of Hephaestus
myrtle
dove
sparrow
swan
Term
Pallas Athena/Minerva
Definition
sprang from Zeus's head in full armor
handicrafts
agriculture
invented the bridle
tamed horses
Zeus's thunderbolt
virgin goddess
embodiment of wisdom, reason, purity
Athens
olive
owl
Term
Artemis/Diana
Definition
virgin goddess
protectress of dewy youth
silver arrows
moon
cypress
wild animals, especially deer
Term
Persephone/Proserpine
Definition
pomegranate
carried by Hades to the underworld
daughter of Demeter
Term
Demeter/Ceres
Definition
lets everything die in the winter when Persephone is taken into the underworld
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