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44 Greek characters
HANSEN GREEK MYTHOLOGY
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Chaos | The void before creation, name means gapping void God of “nothing” (void) beginning |
| cronus | The titan king, father of Zeus who overthrow him ending “golden age” Known for eating his kids bc prophecy. His father was Uranus |
| zeus | King of the Gods, God on sky, lightning, Saved siblings from father |
| Hera | Queen of the Olympian Gods, wife/sister of Zeus Goddess of marriage, woman, childbirth |
| Hermes | Olympian messenger, Protector of travelers Winged sandals and a winged cap |
| Apollo | God of music, poetry, LIGHT, Drags the sun across he sky . Handsome |
| Athena | Goddess of Wisdom , strategic warfare, Born out of Zeus forehead |
| Hades | God of the underworld, stern, dark Possesses the helm of invisibility |
| Poseidon | God of the sea, earthquakes Created the horse |
| Ares | God of war, brutal and savage, son of Zeus and Hera, known for passion He created the amazons |
| Artemis | Goddess of hunting, Roman name Diana Twin sister of Apollo, daughter of Zeus |
| Aphrodite | Goddess of love, & beauty. Famous for her affairs Married to Hephaestus, Ugliest god |
| Hephaestus | blacksmith of the Gods Deformed foot @ birth from Hera and Zeus flicked him |
| Demeter | Goddess of agriculture & harvest Mother to Persephone, older brother to Zeus |
| Dionysus | God of wine, partying Only full god born of Zeus and a mortal woman |
| Atlas | Titan punished by Zeus to hold up the earth Known for his immense strength, key figure in the golden apple quest |
| Eros | god of love, desire, passion. Husband of psyche. Makes ppl fall in love Has a blindfold on bc he judges the heart not apperance |
| Persephone | Goddess of growth. Spring. wife of hades Ate 6 pomegranate seeds so stays in hades 6 months |
| Muses | 9 sister goddesses of inspiration for literature, science, arts Daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne |
| Proteus | God of shape shifting, serves Poseidon Knows past present and future bc he wrestled menelaus for prophecy |
| Prometheus | Clever titan that created human race with clay, defied Zeus by giving fire to them. Punished 4evr by having liver pecked By eagle on MT |
| Heracles (Hercules) | Went from mortal to immortal. Demi god son of Zeus and mortal Alcmene did the twelve labors from Hera. Wears a Neman lion skin |
| Sisyphus | A cunning deceitful king of Ephyra (Corinth) Punished forever by pushing boulder up mt until it goes back down |
| narcissus | A beautiful youth who rejected all lovers, cursed to fall in love with his own reflection in a pool of water. Self lover |
| pandora | The first woman, unleashed the evils but kept hope Punished because humans were given fire |
| midas | Wealthy but foolish king, had the golden touch from Dionysus Also later cursed with donkey ears from Apollo |
| medusa | Beautiful lady but caught with Poseidon in Athena’s temple became ugly Gorgon with venomous snakes for hair and a stone gaze |
| Perseus | Slayer of Medusa, Demi god between Zeus and Danae Also slayed the sea monster and saved andromeda |
| pegasus | Winged white stallion, born from the blood of Medusa |
| bellerophon | Greek hero who tamed the Pegasus and slayer of the chimera Falsely accused of attempted rag on Queen Stheneboea does tasks and dies due to pride |
| chimera | A fire breathing beast that is a mix between a lion with a goats head on its back and a serpent tail, sometimes with wings |
| daedalus | Legendary inventor, created the labyrinth for the Minotaur. He crafted wings of feathers and wax for his son Icarus to escape. |
| labyrinth | A life size maze built by Daedalus. Place where the Minotaur stayed |
| minotaur | A terrifying monster created by queen pasiphae and a bull. Imprisoned in the labyrinth |
| theseus | Slayer of the minotaur. Son of king aegeus and aethra |
| amazons | Woman warriors who were from ares Only would interact with woman, rarely men |
| medea | a sorceress princess who is also wife of Jason who betrayed her so she killed their children |
| iris | The goddess of the rainbow and messenger connecting the earth and heavens Serving as her’s personal handmaiden |
| oedipus | King of Thebes. Famous for fulfilling prophecy of killing his father and marring his mother without knowing |
| helen | The face the launched 1000 ships. Daughter of Zeus known for her legendary Beauty |
| aeolus | God of the winds who lives on the floating island of aeolia |
| jason | Searching for the Golden Fleece. Hero and leader of the argonauts |
| cerberus | Hades’ three-headed watchdog with canine features, lion’s claws, and a serpent tail, tasked with guarding the gates between the living and the dead |
| janus | Sees beginnings and ends, two faced Where January gets its name from |
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