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Major Gods
Major Gods and Goddesses Pg.69
Name | Name and Description |
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Jupiter | Zeus, king of the gods, wilder of the thunderbolt |
Juno | Hera, queen or gods and mortals, sister and wife of Jupiter |
Apollo | Phoebus Apollo, god of archery, music medicine, and oracles |
Mars | Ares, god of war, father of Romulus and Remus |
Vesta | Hestia, goddess of the hearth, the center of family life, surrounded by an eternal flame |
Minerva | Athena, goddess of wisdom, strategy in war, spinning, and weaving, creator of the olive tree |
Mercury | Hermes, god of travelers and thieves, messenger of the gods |
Diana | Artemis, twin sister of Apollo, goddess of the moon and hunting |
Neptune | Poseidon, god of the waters, creator of the horse, symbol is the trident |
Venus | Aphrodite, goddess of beauty, and love, mother of cupid, mother of Aeneas |
Ceres | Demeter, goddess of the harvest, and agriculture, wife of Pluto |
Vulcan | Hephaestus, god of fire, blacksmith of the gods |