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Greek Gods
Study Skills- 12 of the main Greek Gods.
Term | Definition |
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Zeus | King of the gods; symbol- lightning bolt; most powerful; god of heavens |
Hera | Queen of the gods and heavens; wife of Zeus |
Hades | God of the underworld; brother of Zeus; god of the dead |
Poseidon | Zeus's other brother; god of the seas and oceans; symbol- triton |
Athena | Zeus's favorite child; goddess of wisdom and war; Athens is named after her; symbol- owl |
Aphrodite | Goddess of love and beauty; most beautiful of the goddesses; vain; married to Hephaestus |
Hephaestus | Ugly god; god of fire and blacksmiths; married to Aphrodite |
Dionysus | "Party god"; god of wine and theater; youngest of the gods |
Apollo | Sun god; symbol- bow and arrow; twin of Artemis |
Artemis | Goddess of the moon and the hunt; very independent; twin of Apollo |
Ares | God of war; meanest and most brutal of the gods; hated by the other gods |
Hermes | God of mischief; messenger for the gods because of his winged sandles |