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Healy Mythology
-Gods and Goddess
Question | Answer |
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God of war and violence | Ares |
Ruler of the Titans | Cronus |
God of the sea | Poseidon |
Goddess of marriage, wife of Zeus | Hera |
Goddess of beauty and love | Aphrodite |
God of the underworld | Hades |
Goddess of agriculture | Demeter |
God of the sun | Apollo |
God of love | Eros |
Goddess of wisdom | Athena |
God of fire and the forge | Hephaestus |
God of thunder, King of the gods | Zeus |
Goddess of the hunt and the moon | Artemis |
Messenger of the gods | Hermes |
Daughter of Demeter | Persephone |
Son of Zeus | Hercules |
Apples of the Hesperides | Magical fruit from a tree that was a wedding present to Hera from Gaia, goddess of the earth. |
demigod | A person with more power than a mortal, but less than a god. |
hero | In mythology, a person endowed with great strength or ability who is known for feats of courage. |
mortal | A human being. |
Olympian gods | A group of immortal supreme beings who dwelt on Mount Olympus and ruled the world |
pathos | A state of suffering or severe anguish. |
Titans | A family of giants in Greek mythology born from Uranus and Gaia; |
underworld | The kingdom of the dead ruled by the god Hades |
fate | A character’s destiny which they cannot avoid |
hubris | excessive pride, usually the fatal flaw which dooms a Greek hero or character in a myth. |
Metamorphosis | a change in shape or form |
The Elysian Fields | Place for heroes in the Underworld. |
Charon | The boatman of the Underworld. |
Tantalus | Up to his neck in water but can never drink |
Sisyphus | Rolling a rock endlessly up a hill. |
Prometheus | Chained to a rock where birds eat his liver. |