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Latin 1: Mythology
Greek Gods and Godesses for Latin1 Mid-term.
Question | Answer |
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Aphrodite | Goddess of love, romance, and beauty. Her son was Eros, god of Love. |
Apollo | Beautiful god of the sun, light, medicine, and music. |
Ares | Dark god of war who loves Aphrodite |
Artmeis | Independent goddess of the hunt, the forest, wildlife, childbirth, and the moon. Sister to Apollo. |
Athena | Daughter of Zeus and goddess of wisdom, war, and crafts. Sometimes spelled "Athene". |
Demeter | Goddess of agriculture and mother of Persephone. |
Hephaestus | Lame god of fire and the forge. Mated to Aphrodite. |
Hera | Wife of Zeus, protector of marriage, familiar with magic. |
Hermes | The speedy messenger of the gods, god of business. The Romans called him Mercury. |
Hestia | Calm goddess of home and home life, symbolized by the hearth* which holds the continually-burning flame. |
Poseidon | God of the sea, horses, and of earthquakes. |
Zeus | Supreme lord of gods, god of the sky, symbolized by the thunderbolt. |
Hades | although he was an important god and the brother of Zeus and Poseidon, was not generally considered to be one of the twelve Olympians since he dwelled in the underworld. |
Dionysus | the joyful god of the wine. |
Persephone | Daughter of Zeus and the harvest-goddess Demeter, and queen of the underworld; she was abducted by Hades. |
Eros | "Cupid", God of love. |