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Healy Mythology
-Gods and Goddess
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| God of war and violence | Ares |
| Ruler of the Titans | Cronus |
| God of the sea | Poseidon |
| Goddess of marriage, wife of Zeus | Hera |
| Goddess of beauty and love | Aphrodite |
| God of the underworld | Hades |
| Goddess of agriculture | Demeter |
| God of the sun | Apollo |
| God of love | Eros |
| Goddess of wisdom | Athena |
| God of fire and the forge | Hephaestus |
| God of thunder, King of the gods | Zeus |
| Goddess of the hunt and the moon | Artemis |
| Messenger of the gods | Hermes |
| Daughter of Demeter | Persephone |
| Son of Zeus | Hercules |
| Apples of the Hesperides | Magical fruit from a tree that was a wedding present to Hera from Gaia, goddess of the earth. |
| demigod | A person with more power than a mortal, but less than a god. |
| hero | In mythology, a person endowed with great strength or ability who is known for feats of courage. |
| mortal | A human being. |
| Olympian gods | A group of immortal supreme beings who dwelt on Mount Olympus and ruled the world |
| pathos | A state of suffering or severe anguish. |
| Titans | A family of giants in Greek mythology born from Uranus and Gaia; |
| underworld | The kingdom of the dead ruled by the god Hades |
| fate | A character’s destiny which they cannot avoid |
| hubris | excessive pride, usually the fatal flaw which dooms a Greek hero or character in a myth. |
| Metamorphosis | a change in shape or form |
| The Elysian Fields | Place for heroes in the Underworld. |
| Charon | The boatman of the Underworld. |
| Tantalus | Up to his neck in water but can never drink |
| Sisyphus | Rolling a rock endlessly up a hill. |
| Prometheus | Chained to a rock where birds eat his liver. |