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Greek/Roman gods & goddessess
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Language - English
10th Grade
12/12/2010

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Term
Uranus
Definition
Father Heaven-- daddy of the Titians
Term
Gaia
Definition
Mother Earth -- mommy of the Titians
Term
Cronus
Definition

Titian King. Overthrew his father (Uranus)

 

Saturn

Term
Rhea
Definition

Ops

Married to Cronus

Mother of the gods

Queen of the gods

Had Zeus, Hera, Hestia, Poseidon, & Hades

Term
Zeus
Definition

Jupiter

Married to Hera

God of the sky, gods, lightening

Term
Hera
Definition

Juno

Married to Zeus (Jupiter)

Goddess of marriage, and queen of the gods

*Jealous of all of Zeus' other women

Term
Poseidon
Definition

Neptune

God of the sea & storms

Term
Hades
Definition

Pluto

God of the Underworld

Term
Hestia
Definition

Vesta

One of the VIRGIN goddesses

Goddess of the home & the hearth <3

Term
Demeter
Definition

Ceres

*One of the Earth gods

Goddess of the Harvest

Persephone's mommy

Term
Ares
Definition

Mars

Zeus & Hera's only son

God of War

Term
Athena
Definition

Minerva

Goddess of strategy, war, wisdom, & Athens

Term
Hephaestus
Definition

Vulcan

God of the forgery/blacksmiths/metal

*Hera's son alone

*Married to Aphrodite (Venus)

Term
Aphrodite
Definition

Venus

*Married to Hephaestus

Goddess of beauty, love, & sexuality

*Born of seafoam

Term
Apollo
Definition

Simply, Apollo, no Roman name ;)

Born of Leto & Zeus --> twin of Artemis (Diana)

God of sun, truth, & music (lyre)

Term
Artemis
Definition

Diana

*born of Leto & Zeus

*twin of Apollo

Goddess of the moon, the Hunt (hunting)

Term
Dionysus
Definition

Bacchus

*the other earth god along with Demeter (Ceres)

god of wine (1/2 mortal) every harvest he is reborn

*son of Semele & Zeus

Term
Hermes
Definition

Mercury

God of messages, theives, commerce, magic, & crafts

Term
Silenus
Definition

taught Dionysus to drink

god of drinking

Term
Hebe
Definition

<3ed Hercules

Goddess of youth

Cup bearer to the gods

Term
Iris
Definition
goddess of rainbows & messages (sometimes)
Term
The Graces
Definition

*Give life its bloom

Aglaia

Euphrosyne

Thalia

Term
Aglaia
Definition

Grace

SPLENDOR

Term
Euphrosyne
Definition

Grace

MIRTH

Term
Thalia
Definition

Grace

Good Cheer

Term
Muses
Definition

queens of song

made one forget his dour thoughts & troubles

Clio

Urania

Melponeme

Talia

Terpsichore

Calliope

Erato

Polyhymnia

Euterpe

Term
Clio
Definition

Muse

History

Term
Urania
Definition

Muse

astronomy

Term
Melponeme
Definition

Muse

Tragedy

Term
Thalia
Definition

Muse

Comedy

Term
Terpsichore
Definition

Muse

Dance

Term
Calliope
Definition

 

Muse

Epic Poetry

Term
Erato
Definition

Muse

Love poetry

Term
Polyhymnia
Definition

Muse

Hymns

Term
Euterpe
Definition

Muse

Lyrical/Song-like poetry

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