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Greek Mythology
Mr. Rivera ~includes The Illiad, Paris and the Olympic council
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Literature
8th Grade
05/04/2009
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Greek : Zeus
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Roman: Jupiter (Jove)
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Greek: Poseidon
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Roman: Neptune
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Greek : Hermes
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Roman: Mercury
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Greek: Ares
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Roman: Mars
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Greek: Hephaestus
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Roman : Vulcan
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Greek : Hera
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Roman: Juno
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Greek: Demeter
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Roman : Ceres
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Greek: Aphrodite
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Roman : Venus
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Greek: Cronus
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Roman : Saturn
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Greek: Bacchus (Dionysus)
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Roman: Liber
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Greek: Hades
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Roman: Dis
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Zeus/Jupiter (Jove)
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King of the gods and a ruler of mankind
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Poseidon/Neptune
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God of sea, horses, and earthquakes
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Hermes/Mercury
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Messanger of gods. God of commerece and theft
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Ares/Mars
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god of war
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Appollo
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God of sun, music, poetry, and medicine
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Hephaestus/Vulcan
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God of fire and of workers in metal
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Hera/Juno
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Queen of the gods, wife of Jove, and patroness of married woman
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Demeter/Ceres
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goddess of agriculture
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Athena/Minerva
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Goddess of wisdom, war, and weaving
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Cronus/Saturn
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Father of Jupiter: amoong the Romans, god of agriculture
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Bacchus (Dionysus)/ Liber
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God of wine, drama, and reverly
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Hades/Dis
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God of the underworld, minerals, and wealth
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Orpheus
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husband of Eurydice
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Eurydice
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wife of Orpheus
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The Histories

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Herodotus. A history of the ancient world.
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The Iliad

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Homer. The story of the Trojan War
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The Odyssey

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Homer. The story of the journey to Odysseus
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The Aeneid

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Virgil. Aeneas' journey to found Rome
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