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Definitions. Deity: (noun) A god or goddess Olympian: (noun) a deity from Mt. Olympus; ( adj ) pertaining to Mount Olympus or dwelling thereon, as the gods of classical Greece . Attribute: (noun) a quality, character, characteristic, or property
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Definitions • Deity: (noun) A god or goddess • Olympian: (noun) a deity from Mt. Olympus; (adj) pertaining to Mount Olympus or dwelling thereon, as the gods of classical Greece. • Attribute: (noun) a quality, character, characteristic, or property • Sphere of Influence: (noun) any area in which one nation wields dominant power over another or others • Provenance: (noun) place or source of origin
Parents of the Olympians • The parents of Hestia, Hera, Demeter, Poseidon, Hades, and Zeus, were Kronos and Rhea. • Zeus was the father in some account of the rest of the Olympians: Athena, Aphrodite, Ares, Apollo, Artemis, Dionysus, Hermes, Hephaestus, and Persephone
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