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E108 - Greek Gods
Ms. Postelli's Class: Mythology
Question | Answer |
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Cronus/Saturn | Led the Titans, killed his father, Ouranos |
Zeus/Jupiter | Ruler of the Olympians, killed his father, Cronus, Weapon: The Lightning Bolt, brother of Poseidon and Hades |
Ocean | The Titan who represented the river surrounding the Earth |
Tethys | Wife of Ocean, Titan goddess of fresh water |
Hyperion | Titan god of light |
Atlas | Titan who was forced to carry the world on his shoulders |
Prometheus | Titan of “forethought”, aided the Olympians against the Titans, sometimes credited with creating humans, punished by Zeus for giving fire to humans |
Hera/Juno | Wife of Zeus, protector of marriages |
Poseidon/Neptune | Brother of Zeus and Hades, ruled the seas, Weapon: Trident |
Hades/Pluto | Brother of Zeus and Poseidon, ruled the underworld, Weapon: “Helmet of Darkness”, turns its wearer invisible |
Pallas | Titan god of warcraft |
Athena/Minerva | Goddess of wisdom, daughter of Zeus, created the olive tree |
Phoebus/Apollo | God of music and sometimes the sun, brother of Artemis |
Artemis/Diana | Goddess of the hunt and the moon, protector of animals, sister of Apollo |
Aphrodite/Venus | Goddess of beauty, disputed genealogy |
Hermes/Mercury | Messenger of the gods, god of merchants and travelers |
Ares/Mars | God of war, son of Zeus |
Hephaestus/Vulcan/Mulciber | God of the forge, son of Zeus |
Eros/Cupid | God of love |
Hebe | Goddess of youth. Daughter of Zeus |
The Muses | Goddesses of literature and the arts |
The Graces | Goddesses of nature, creativity, charm, beauty, and fertility |
Cerberus | Three-headed dog who guards the entrance to the underworld |
Elysian Fields | Place in the underworld where the good are rewarded after death |
The Furies | Three sisters who determine the life, destiny, and death of humans |
Pan | The god of nature and the wilds, son of Hermes |
Aeolus | God of the winds |
The Centaurs | Half men, half goats |
The Sirens | Three sisters who captivated sailors with their inescapable singing. Causing them to crash onto their rocks |
The Titans | Children of Ouranos and Gaea, led by Cronus, defeated by the Olympians |