Olympian Gods 2
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- Zeus
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Fathered w/ Hera-Ares and Hephaestus
Athena - he "made up out of his own head"
Father of Apollo, Artemis, Hermes, Aphrodite, Dionysus, Persephone, Hercules, Perseus, Helen - Hera
- Messenger was Iris the Goddess of Rainbow
- Demeter
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Goddess of Agriculture, grains and harvest.
Mother of Persephone
Not an Olympian - Hades
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God of underworld and wealth. Controlled all that was in earth, such as gold, silver, etc.
Zeus' brother - Hestia
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Goddess of the hearth
One of the 3 Virgin goddesses
Attended sacred fires in the Hall but is not an Olypian - Poseidon
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God of Sea; father of Pegasus and Pollyphemus (cyclops)
Zeus' brother - Apollo
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God of light, music, truth, poetry, archery, prophecy
Also associated w/ medicine and heling and sudden death and death through disease. Later also the Sun.
Son of Zeus and Leto - Hermes
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God of Commerce and Gain;
Speedy messenger of the gods
also god of wrestling and thievery
Half brother of Apollo - Artemis
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Goddess of the hunt and wild creatures; Goddess of the moon
Virgin goddess
Twin Sister of Apollo - Ares
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God of War
Son of Zeus and Hera
Greeks disliked because they thought he was bloodthirsty and cowardly
Romans held him in high regard as a cheif god - Pallas Athena
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Zeus' favorite daughter.
Goddess of Justice.
Sprang from Zeus' head in full armor.
Also a Virgin Goddess - Hephaestus
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The only ugly and lame god
Son of Hera and Zeus
God of fire and forge.
A clever craftsman
Husband of Venus(Aphrodite) - Aphrodite
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Goddess of Love and beauty
Mother of Cupid
Sometimes is Hephaestus' wife and a lover of Ares