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Flashcards by ImaniBem17, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by ImaniBem17
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Zeus (image/jpg)
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Overthrew his father. Supreme ruler of Gods. Lord of the sky&rain. Thunderbolt is his weapon. Married to Hera. |
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Poseidon (image/jpg)
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Lord of the sea. Married Amphitrite. Poseidon created the horse to impress Demeter. Trident is his weapon. 2nd in power to Zeus. |
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Hades (image/jpg)
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Lord of the underworld. God of wealth. Helmet that makes him invisible. Married Persephone (abducted her). King of the dead, but not death itself. |
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Hestia (image/jpg)
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Zeus' sister. Virgin goddess. Goddess of the hearth. Sacred hearth where fire never goes out. |
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Hera (image/jpg)
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Zeus's wife and sister. Raised by Titans: Ocean and Tethys. Protector of marriage. Zeus raped Hera and she married him to cover her shame. Revolted against Zeus, but Briareus interfered and Zeus hung her in the sky. Sacred animals: cow&peacock. Fave city: Agros. |
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Athena (image/jpg)
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Daughter of Zeus. Goddess of city, handicrafts, and agriculture. Invented the bridle. Embodiment of wisdom, reason, and purity. Virgin Goddess. Owl, olive tree, and Athens are hers. |
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Apollo.gif (image/gif)
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Son of Zeus and Leto. Twin sister Artemis. God of music, playing a golden lyre, healing, light, and truth. Taught man medicine and can't speak a lie. Carries the Sun across the sky. Laurel, crow, and dolphin are his. |
| Goddess of love, desire, and beauty. Magical girdle: anyone she wants desires her. Birth: Daughter of Zeus and Dione or Cronus castrated Uranus and threw his genitals into the sea. Wife of Hephaestus. Myrtle, dove, swan, and sparrow are hers. | |
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Hermes (image/jpg)
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Son of Zeus and Maia. Zeus' messenger. God of thieves and commerce. Guide for dead to the underworld. Invented lyre, pipes, musical scale, astronomy, weights&measures, boxing, gymnastics, and care of olive trees. |
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Artemis (image/jpg)
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Daughter of Zeus and Leto. Lady of the wild things. Huntsman/Protector of young. Virgin goddess and chastity. Presides over childbirth. Associated w/ Hecate. Cypress, all wild animals are hers. |
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Hephaestus (image/jpg)
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Son of Zeus and Hera. Only ugly god. Also lame. God of fire and forge. Smith and armorer. Patron god of smiths and weavers. Wife is Aphrodite. |
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