6th - READING :THE GREAT OLYMPIAN GODS AND GODDESSES Flashcards
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Zeus’s brother god of the ocean and earthquakes is often distinguished in art by fisherman’s trident.
Poseidon —Neptune
Who is the king of the gods. He is sometimes angry at the behavior of gods and people, but he can be a gentle and caring ruler. He is fond of pretty women
Zeus —Jupiter (Jove)
Zeus’s wife queen of the gods guardian of marriage she’s a great lady and diplomat though she nags ner husband she can also be a tender and loving wife
Hera—Juno
Daughter of Zeus (born it is said from his Brain when he had a bad headache)she is the goddess of wisdom and war patriotism and good citizenship she is the protector namesake for the city of Athens
Athena—Minerva
Son of Zeus God of poetry music and medicine and light associated with the sun
Apollo
Apollo’s twin sister goddess of hunting and wild things she’s associated with the Moon she is sometimes called Cynthia
Artemis—Diana
Son of Zeus terrible God of war
Ares—Mars
Son of Zeus messenger of the gods he’s also the God of science and invention
Hermes-Mercury
Wife of Hephaestus she is the God of love and beauty she is said to be born from sea foam
Aphrodite —Venus
Zeus’s sister goddess of the hearth and home
Hestia —Vesta
Zeus’s sister she’s very important goddess of grain agriculture she is kind of bond between heaven and earth
Demeter—Ceres