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Lesser Gods

Lesser Gods. Introduction. Greeks and Romans had gods for almost everything The gods we talk about today are not as famous and were not as powerful as the 12 Olympians. Cupid (Eros). God of Love Beautiful, serious youth that gave gifts to man

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Lesser Gods

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  1. Lesser Gods

  2. Introduction • Greeks and Romans had gods for almost everything • The gods we talk about today are not as famous and were not as powerful as the 12 Olympians

  3. Cupid (Eros) • God of Love • Beautiful, serious youth that gave gifts to man • Often represented as blindfolded because love is supposed to be blind • Always had three people around him • Anteros-God of Slighted Love • Himeros-God of Longing • Hymen-God of the Wedding Feast

  4. Hebe • Goddess of Youth • Cupbearer to the gods

  5. Iris • Goddess of Rainbows • Another messenger of the gods

  6. Others Proteus-Posideon’s son that could see the future and shapeshift Naids-water nymphs that dwelt in small bodies of water Charon-takes the souls of the dead across the River Styx to Hades Cerebrus-dragon tailed dog that guarded the underworld

  7. Others • Rhadmanthus, Minos, and Aeacus-three judges who pass judgement on the souls of the dead • Furies-Things in the underworld that punish the wicked • Sleep-God that gave men dreams as they slept • Death-God that decided when your time on earth was at an end

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