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E108 - Greek Gods
Ms. Postelli's Class: Mythology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cronus/Saturn | Led the Titans, killed his father, Ouranos |
| Zeus/Jupiter | Ruler of the Olympians, killed his father, Cronus, Weapon: The Lightning Bolt, brother of Poseidon and Hades |
| Ocean | The Titan who represented the river surrounding the Earth |
| Tethys | Wife of Ocean, Titan goddess of fresh water |
| Hyperion | Titan god of light |
| Atlas | Titan who was forced to carry the world on his shoulders |
| Prometheus | Titan of “forethought”, aided the Olympians against the Titans, sometimes credited with creating humans, punished by Zeus for giving fire to humans |
| Hera/Juno | Wife of Zeus, protector of marriages |
| Poseidon/Neptune | Brother of Zeus and Hades, ruled the seas, Weapon: Trident |
| Hades/Pluto | Brother of Zeus and Poseidon, ruled the underworld, Weapon: “Helmet of Darkness”, turns its wearer invisible |
| Pallas | Titan god of warcraft |
| Athena/Minerva | Goddess of wisdom, daughter of Zeus, created the olive tree |
| Phoebus/Apollo | God of music and sometimes the sun, brother of Artemis |
| Artemis/Diana | Goddess of the hunt and the moon, protector of animals, sister of Apollo |
| Aphrodite/Venus | Goddess of beauty, disputed genealogy |
| Hermes/Mercury | Messenger of the gods, god of merchants and travelers |
| Ares/Mars | God of war, son of Zeus |
| Hephaestus/Vulcan/Mulciber | God of the forge, son of Zeus |
| Eros/Cupid | God of love |
| Hebe | Goddess of youth. Daughter of Zeus |
| The Muses | Goddesses of literature and the arts |
| The Graces | Goddesses of nature, creativity, charm, beauty, and fertility |
| Cerberus | Three-headed dog who guards the entrance to the underworld |
| Elysian Fields | Place in the underworld where the good are rewarded after death |
| The Furies | Three sisters who determine the life, destiny, and death of humans |
| Pan | The god of nature and the wilds, son of Hermes |
| Aeolus | God of the winds |
| The Centaurs | Half men, half goats |
| The Sirens | Three sisters who captivated sailors with their inescapable singing. Causing them to crash onto their rocks |
| The Titans | Children of Ouranos and Gaea, led by Cronus, defeated by the Olympians |