Greek Mythology

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Name
Made invincible by being dipped in the River Styx by his mother. While dipping him, She held him by his heel, leaving it vulnerable. Kill by Paris with an arrow to the heel.   Achilles  
apollos twin,deer is it's animal, tree is cyress, She was a virgin goddess, goddess of the moon young and wild was called Hecate in the underworld and luna or selene for the moon. she killed people with her silver arrows   Artemis  
goddess of love and beauty, birds were dove and swan tree myrtle island cypress said to have come up from foan of the sea husband was Hephaestus   Aphrodite  
God of the forge he was the only ugly god.   Hephaestus  
God of the theives and the market place he was a messenger god had wings on his hat and on his feet he also lead souls to the underworld carries caduceaus   Hermes  
Food of the gods; Nectar was the drink of the gods.   Ambrosia  
Started the Trojan War by allowing Paris to take Helen from her husband King Menelaus; Greek goddess of love   Aphrodite  
Same name in Greek and Roman Mythology; Worshipped at the Delphic Oracle; God of poetry, medicine, and prophecy.   Apollo  
Beat Athena in a weaving contest and was turned into a spider.   Arachne  
Greek god of war (Roman name: Mars)   Ares  
Companions of Jason in his search for the golden fleece.   Argonauts  
100 eyed monster that was the guardian of Io.   Argus  
Princess who outran her suitors in a footrace; won over by Hippomenes who dropped golden apples (supplied by Aphrodite) that she stopped to pick up during their race.   Atalanta  
Goddess of Wisdom (Roman name: Minerva); Daughter of Zeus; Sprang from Zeus' brow; Protector of Odysseus on his journey.   Athena  
Titan who held the earth on his shoulders.   Atlas  
Killed the Chimera while riding Pegasus, a winged horse; laterblinded for trying to ride Pegasus to Mount Olympus   Bellerophon  
Sea nymph that held Odysseus captive.   Calypso  
Trojan woman given the gift of prophecy by Apollo, but under the condition that no one would believe her prophecies.   Cassandra  
half-horse / half-human   Centaurs  
Boatman who carries dead souls across the River Stix into Hades.   Charon  
Whirlpool which endangered passing ships; Located across from Scylla.   Charybdis  
Monster with the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a serpent.   Chimera  
Kept Odysseus captive turning many of his men into swine.   Circe  
Agamemnon's wife who killed him to avenge his slaying of Iphigenia; Lover of Aegisthus; mother of Orestes, Electra, and Iphigenia; Slain by Orestes (her son).   Clytemnestra  
Father of Zeus; God of the world and time(Roman=Saturn)   Cronus  
Built the labyrinth for King Minos.   Daedalus  
Greek oracle at the temple of Apollo.   Oracle at Delphi  
Queen of Carthage who love Aeneas; committed suicide when he left.   Dido  
Greek god of wine (Roman name: Bacchus)   Dionysus  
Nymph who love Narcissus; she disappeared when he ignored her, leaving only a voice   Echo  
Daughter of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon; helped Orestes to kill Clytemnestra and Aegisthus (her lover) to avenge Clytemnestra's murder of Agamemnon   Electra  
God of love (Roman=Cupid)   Eros  
God of the seas and horses (Roman=Neptune)   Posedion  
God of the underworld   Hades  
gave man the 1st horse   Posedion  
was struck by lightning   Haephistus  
the owl   Athena  
Messenger   Hermes  
huntress   Artemis  
son of Hera   Haephistus  
Wife of Zeus   Hera  
God of war   Ares  


   

 
 

 
 

 

 

 
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