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Zues(Jupiter) |
aka Lord of the Sky
aka Rain-God
aka Cloud-Gatherer
- Supreme Ruler
- Fell in love with one woman after another and had to hide his unfaithfulness from his wife
- Bird-Eagle
- Tree-Oak
- Oracle-Dodona
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Hera(Juno) |
- Zues's wife and sister
- Protector of marriage
- Spent most of her time punishing the women Zues fell in love with.
- Sacred Animals-Cow and Peacock
- Favorite City-Argos
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| Poseidon(Neptune)
| - Ruler of the sea
- Zues's brother
- Gave horses to man
- always carried a trident(Three pronged spear)
- Sacred Animals-Bull and horse
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| Hades(Pluto) | - Ruled the dead in the underworld.
- Had a helmet that made the wearer invisible
- Rarely left the underworld
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| Pallas Athena(Minevra) | - Daughter of Zeus(no mother)
- Protector of civillized life
- Inventor of the bridle
- Zues's favorite child
- Special city-Athens
- Tree-Olive tree
- Bird-Owl
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| Phoebus Apollo | aka Archer God
aka Healer
aka God of light
aka God of Truth- Son of Zues and Leto
- taught men the healing art
- Never lies
- Beneficient Power
- Sacred Tree-Laurel
- Sacred Animals-Dolphin, Crow
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| Artimes(Diana) | aka Cynthhia
aka Lady of Wild things
- Daughter of Zues and Leto
- Apollo's twin sister
- Huntsmen-in-cheif of the gods
- Protector of youth
- Sacred Tree-Cypress
- Sacred Animals-wild animals and especially deer
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| Aphrodite(Venus) |
- Goddess of love and beauty
- Brings beauty wherever she goes
- Soft and weak
- In most stories wife of the ugly Hephaestus(Vulcan)
- Tree-myrtle
- Bird-dove
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| Hermes(Mercury) | aka Divine Herald
- Son of Zues and Maia
- Swift and fast
- Zues's messenger
- Wings on sandels and low crowned hat
- Shewdest and most cunning
- Guide of the dead
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| Ares(Mars) |
- God of war
- Son of Zues and Hera
- Murderous, Bloodstained, Cruel and cowardly
- Bird-Vulture
- Animal-Dog
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| Hephaestus(Vulcan and Mulciber) |
- God of fire
- The only ugly and lame Olympian
- Workman of the immortals
- Kindly and peace loving
- Protector of Smiths
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| Hestia(Vesta) |
- Goddess of the earth
- Symbol of home
- Plays no part in myths
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| Dionysus(Bacchus) |
- God of wine
- God of tragedy
- Symbols-Ivy, vine
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| Eros(Cupid) |
- God of love
- Aphrodite's Son
- Mischievous
- Often blindfolded
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Graces
- Aglaia (Splendor)
- Euphrosyne (Mirth)
- Thalia (Good Cheer)
| - Zues and Eurynome's Dughters
- Always together
- Triple incarnation of grace and beauty
- No banquet without them could please
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| Muses |
- Clio - Muse of history
- Urania - Muse of astronomy
- Melpomene - Muse of tragedy
- Thalia - Muse of comedy
- Terpsichore - Muse of dance
- Calliope - Muse of epic poetry
- Erato - Muse of songs to gods
- Euterpe - Muse of lyric poetry
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| Pan | - God of goatherds' and Sheperds
- Son of Hermes
- Part goat
- Wonderfull muscian
- Symbol-reed pipes
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| Satyrs | - Goat men
- Unhuman and ugly
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| Oreads | |
| Dryads | |
| Centaurs | |