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Mythology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Artemis/Diana | Godess of moon and hunting. Patroness of maidens. |
| Hermes/Mercury | Messenger-God. God of commerce, travelers, and thieves. |
| Demetri/Ceres | Godess of agriculteral. |
| Chronus | Ate his children. |
| Hestia/Vesta | Goddess of hearth, home. Sister of Zeus. |
| Hephaestus/Vulcan | God of fire. Forger of fire. |
| Athena/Minerva | Goddess of wisdom, war and weaving. Came out of Zeus' head full grown. |
| Ares/Mars | God of war. |
| Hera/Juno | Queen of Gods. Wife of Zeus |
| Poseiden/Neptune | God of sea, horses, and earthquakes. |
| Prometheus | Gave man fire. Can predict the future. |
| Apollo/Phoebus Apollo | God of sun, music, poetry and medicine. |
| Aphrodrite/Venus | Goddess of beauty and love. |
| Zeus/Jupiter | King of the Gods. Ruler of mindkind. |
| Hades/Pluto | God of the Underworld. |
| Dionysus/Bacchus | God of wine. |
| Tartarus | Where the worst offenders go. |
| Fire | Reasing, thinking. |
| Chaos | Mess of confusion. |
| Mt. Olmpus | Where the Gods and Goddesses live. |
| Cyclops | One-eyed. |
| Anthromorphic | Greeks' view of God. |
| Elysian Fields | Greeks' heaven. |
| Uranus/Gaia | First people. |
| Ambrosia/nector | Give immortality. |
| River Styx | Have to cross before entering the Underworld. |
| Titans | 12 perfect children of Uranus and Gaia. |