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Latin Project. By Tiberius Helvius Honorius. Deity. de·i·ty /ˈ di ɪ ti / Show Spelled[ dee - i -tee] –noun, plural -ties. 1. a god or goddess. 2. divine character or nature, esp. that of the Supreme Being; divinity. 3.
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Deity • de·i·ty • /ˈdi ɪ ti/ Show Spelled[dee-i-tee] • –noun, plural -ties. • 1. • a god or goddess. • 2. • divine character or nature, esp. that of the Supreme Being; divinity. • 3. • the estate or rank of a god: The king attained deity after his death. • 4. • a person or thing revered as a god or goddess: a society in which money is the only deity. • 5. • the Deity, God; Supreme Being.
Olympian • O·lym·pi·an /əˈlɪm pi ən, oʊˈlɪm-/ Show Spelled[uh-lim-pee-uh n, oh-lim-]–adjective pertaining to Mount Olympus or dwelling thereon, as the gods of classical Greece. pertaining to Olympia in Elis. of, resembling, characteristic of, or suitable to the gods of Olympus; majestic or aloof: an Olympian landscape; an Olympian disdain. –noun an Olympian deity. a contender in the Olympic games. a native or inhabitant of Olympia. Origin: 1585–95; < LL Olympiānus, equiv. to L Olympi( us ) (< Gk Olýmpios, deriv. of ÓlymposOlympus) + -ānus-an
Attribute • at·trib·ute • /v. əˈtrɪbyut; n. ˈætrəˌbyut/ Show Spelled [v. uh-trib-yoot; n. a-truh-byoot] Show IPA verb, -ut·ed, -ut·ing, noun • –verb (used with object) 1. to regard as resulting from a specified cause; consider as caused by something indicated (usually fol. by to ): She attributed his bad temper to ill health. • 2. to consider as a quality or characteristic of the person, thing, group, etc., indicated: He attributed intelligence to his colleagues. • 3. to consider as made by the one indicated, esp. with strong evidence but in the absence of conclusive proof: to attribute a painting to an artist. • 4. to regard as produced by or originating in the time, period, place, etc., indicated; credit; assign: to attribute a work to a particular period; to attribute a discovery to a particular country. • –noun
Sphere of Influence sphere of influence –noun any area in which one nation wields dominant power over another or others. Origin: 1880–85
Provenance • prov·e·nance • /ˈprɒvənəns, -ˌnɑns/ Show Spelled[prov-uh-nuhns, -nahns] Show IPA • –noun place or source of origin: The provenance of the ancient manuscript has never been determined. • Origin: 1860–65; < F, deriv. of provenant, prp. of provenir < L prōvenīre to come forth; see pro-1 , convene, -ant • —Can be confused: provenance, province.
Parents of the Olympians • Zeus • Cronus and Rhea were Zeus’s mom and dad
Parents of the Olympians • Poseidon was Zeus’s brother
Parents of the Olympians • Zeus and his brothers overthrew his dad
Parents of the Olympians • Hades • Hades was also Zeus’s and Poseidon’s brother
Parents of the Olympians • Hestia was Zeus’s sister • http://www.desy.de/gna/interpedia/greek_myth/olympian.html#Zeus