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Greek gods and mythology

Greek gods and mythology. Zeus/Jupiter. He was the most powerful of the gods. He used thunderbolts to bring order. He shared his powers and ruled with other great gods. Hera/Juno. She was the wife of Zeus and Queen of the gods. She was the goddess of marriage, children, and the home.

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Greek gods and mythology

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  1. Greek gods and mythology

  2. Zeus/Jupiter • He was the most powerful of the gods. He used thunderbolts to bring order. He shared his powers and ruled with other great gods.

  3. Hera/Juno • She was the wife of Zeus and Queen of the gods. She was the goddess of marriage, children, and the home. • Her symbol is a peacock

  4. Poseidon/Neptune • The lord of the sea and was the brother of Zeus.

  5. Hades/Pluto • Another brother of Zeus and was the god of the underworld.

  6. Ares/Mars • Zeus’s son and was the god of war. He was tall and handsome, but cruel and vain. Ares could not bear to suffer pain.

  7. Hermes/Mercury • Was Zeus’s son and the messenger of the gods. Hermes was noted for his pranks as well as for his speed.

  8. Apollo/Apollo • Was Zeus’s son and the god of the sun, light and music.

  9. Artemis/Diana • Was the goddess of the hunt.

  10. Athena/Minerva • Was the goddess of wisdom. • Athens was named • after her.

  11. Hestia/Vesta • Was the goddess of hearth and home. She was also Hera’s sister.

  12. Aphrodite/Venus • She was the goddess of love and beauty.

  13. Hephaestus/Vulcan • Was the son of Zeus and Hera. • God of fire and forge. • Husband of Aphrodite. • Blacksmith of the gods.

  14. Heracles/Hercules • He was another son of Zeus. He was half man and half god. He was very strong.

  15. Eros/Cupid • He was the god of love. He has a bow and arrow to shoot people and make them fall in love.

  16. Orpheus • He was the son of Apollo. He was the most famous musician in all of the Greece.

  17. Pegasus • A winged horse

  18. Cerberus • Was a three-headed dog that guards the entrance to the underworld.

  19. Muses • They were the 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnomosyne. They made such beautiful music with their singing that it brought joy to everyone who heard them. The muses were patrons of the arts and sciences.

  20. Medusa • One of the three Gorgons, sisters with horrible faces and writhing snakes instead of hair.

  21. nymphs • Female spirits of nature.

  22. Persephone/Proserpina • Helped her mother, Demeter, care for the harvest and plants of the Earth.

  23. oracles • A person or place where the gods and goddesses revealed the truths to humans.

  24. minotaur • A creature who was half bull and half man.

  25. Demeter/Ceres • The goddess of the harvest and the Earth.

  26. Which god am I? Wife of Zeus Queen of the gods Hera

  27. Which god am I? Son of Zeus God of light, sun and music Apollo

  28. Which god am I? God of the underworld Brother of Zeus Hades

  29. Which god am I? Uses a thunderbolt Most powerful of the gods Zeus

  30. Which god am I? God of love Makes people fall in love by shooting them with a bow and arrow. Eros

  31. Which god am I? Goddess of the harvest and the earth. Demeter

  32. Who am I?

  33. Which god am I? Son of Zeus Messenger of the gods prankster Hermes

  34. Which god am I? Goddess of love and beauty Aphrodite

  35. Which god am I? God of the sea Brother of Zeus Poseidon

  36. Which god am I? Goddess of the hunt Artemis

  37. Who am I?

  38. Which god am I? Her symbol is a peacock Goddess of marriage, children and home. Hera

  39. Which god am I? Goddess of the hearth and home Hera’s sister Hestia

  40. Which god am I? Blacksmith to the gods Married to Aphrodite God of fire and forge Hephaestus

  41. Which god am I? Half man and half god Very strong Heracles

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