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Mythology Review. gods. Zeus – ruler of the gods; god of the sky; son of Kronos and Rhea; father of Hercules and Perseus ; master bolt is his symbol; started the Trojan War Hera – wife of Zeus; goddess of marriage; tried to kill Hercules with snakes Apollo with Python
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gods • Zeus – ruler of the gods; god of the sky; son of Kronos and Rhea; father of Hercules and Perseus; master bolt is his symbol; started the Trojan War • Hera – wife of Zeus; goddess of marriage; tried to kill Hercules with snakes Apollo with Python • Poseidon – god of sea, horses, and earthquakes; trident is symbol • Dionysus – god of wife; taught men to cultivate grapes and make wine
gods • Athena – goddess of wisdom; patron of Athens; gave olive tree • Apollo – god of prophesy, music; patron of Delphi; twin of Artemis • Artemis – goddess of the hunt; helped women in childbirth • Aphrodite – goddess of love, beauty; married to Hephaestus, affair with Ares
gods • Ares – god of war; bested by Hercules; stuffed into a jar by giants • Hephaestus – lame; god of fire, metal, blacksmiths; thrown off Mt. Olympus • Demeter – goddess of agriculture; mother of Persephone • Hermes – god of travelers; messenger; guides souls to the Underword
gods • Hades – god of the Underworld • Persephone – Queen of the Underworld • Hestia – goddess of the hearth • Aeolus – god of wind • Eros – god of love • Pan – god of shepherds and flocks; companion to nymphs and satyrs; believed to be dead
Others • Gaea – mother earth • Uranus – sky/heavens • Kronos – Titan ruler, eats his kids • Rhea – wife of Kronos, helps Zeus overthrow Kronos • Prometheus – gives man fire • Pandora – opened Zeus’s box, let sorrow into world • Atlas – holds up the world
Others • Centaur – half man/half horse • Satyr – half man/half goat • Minotaur – half bull/half man • Nymph – nature spirit; Nereids, Naiads, Hesperides • Medusa – turn men to stone with a look • Pegasus – winged horse
Heroes • Hercules – son of Zeus; saved Persephone • Jason – retrieved Golden Fleece • Odysseus – built Trojan Horse • Perseus – killed Medusa • Theseus – killed Minotaur • Achilles – Trojan Warrior • Hektor – Trojan Warrior • Bellerophon – tamed Pegasus
myths • http://historylink102.com/greece2/theseus.htm • http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/religion/myths/perseus.htm • http://www.pantheon.org/articles/a/arachne.html • http://www.goddessgift.com/goddess-myths/greek_goddess_persephone.htm
myths • http://www.hipark.austin.isd.tenet.edu/mythology/orpheus.html • http://www.stanford.edu/~plomio/history.html • Lastly, go to encarta on-line and look up Kronos, Gaea, and Uranus to get the creation story