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Eng. I CP Mythology

Rivera/Stansbury Mythology Ch. 2 - Important Information

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Zeus Overthrew Cronus!; Handsome and bearded; Famous for his many affairs; Punish those who lie or break oaths
Hera Sister and wife of Zeus; Dignified; Jealous and vengeful over Zeus’s affairs; Zeus raped her and tricked her into marriage
Poseidon “Earthshaker”; Bad-tempered and quarrelsome; Created the horse; Second to Zeus in power
Apollo Handsome, charming; Second in perfection; Drives the sun chariot across the sky; Oracle at Delphi
Artemis Excellent archer; Virgin goddess; Presides over childbirth; Drives moon chariot; Wild animals are sacred to her
Athena Born from Zeus’s head; Zeus’s favorite child; Virgin goddess Good judgment, harmony; Athens named for her
Ares Disliked by both parents; Loved violence, bloodshed (contrasts with skill and harmony of sister Athena); Handsome but evil
Hephaestus Physically ugly (only god); Excellent handiwork (made the palaces, weapons); Lame: Zeus flung from Mt. O; Married to Aphrodite (ironic)
Aphrodite Born of sea foam; Most beautiful goddess; Son - Cupid; Magic belt: grants that the wearer be object of desire
Hermes Lighthearted, fun-loving; Prankster; Fastest of the gods; Guide to the underworld
Hestia Home-loving; Gave up place on Mt. O. to Dionysus; Virgin goddess; No major myths
Demeter Withholds vegetation at will; daughter - Persephone; Persephone’s abduction causes fall, winter
Hades Greedy: wants to increase his subjects; Abducted his wife (Persephone); Unpitying, terrible, and fearsome
Persephone Spends 4 months a year in Hades, 8 on Earth (ate 4 seeds); Mother - Demeter
Dionysus Born of Zeus’s thigh; Raised by water nymphs; Dislikes Hera (burned his mother); jovial, indulgent; “Party God”
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