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Greek Mythology
Greek gods, goddesses, muses, and fates quiz
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Literature
9th Grade
11/30/2010
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King of the gods
 Definition
Zeus
Term
god of the ocean and earthquakes
 Definition
Poseidon
Term
Queen of the gods
goddess of marriage
 Definition
Hera
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goddess of wisdom
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Athena
Term
god of poetry and music
 Definition
Apollo
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goddess of hunting
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Artemis
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god of the underworld
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Hades
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god of war
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Ares
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goddess of grain and agriculture
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Demeter
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god of the woods
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Pan
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god of the vine and revelry
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Dionysus
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god of fire
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Hephaestus
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goddess of beauty and love
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Aphrodite
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messenger god
god of science and invention
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Hermes
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goddess of home and hearth
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Hestia
Term
Muse of choral song and dance
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Terpsichore
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Muse of lyric poetry
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Euterpe
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Muse of sacred poetry and music
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Polyhymnia
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Muse of comic drama
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Thalia
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Muse of epic poetry
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Calliope
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Muse of tragic drama
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Melpomene
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Muse of astronomy
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Urania
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Muse of history
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Clio
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Muse of love poetry
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Erato
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Fate who spins threads of youth
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Clotho
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Fate who winds threads on her spindle
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Lachesis
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Fate who cuts threads
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Atroposica
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