Ancient Greek Dieities Flashcards

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Hestia

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Symbol: Hearth & Fire

Virgin

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Zeus

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Symbol: Lightning Bolt
Father of Gods and men, rules the Olympians of Mount Olympus
Married to Hera

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Hades

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God of the Underworld

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Athena

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Goddess of Wisdom

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Rhea

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“Mother of Gods”

Titaness daughter of Gaia & Uranus

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Ares

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Olympian God of War

Had an affair with Aphrodite

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Hermes

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God of Religion/mythology

Son of Zeus & Pleiad Maia

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Poseidon

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“God of the Sea”

One of the twelve deities

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Dionysus

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God of Wine

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Cronus

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The Titan God of time and the ages

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Apollo

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God of Prophecy & Healing
Son of Zeus and Leto
Has a twin sister, Artemis

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Persephone

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Daughter of Zeus & Demeter

Queen of the Underworld

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Hera

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Zeus’ wife & sister

Goddess of women & marriage

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Demeter

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Goddess of harvest

Mother of Persephone

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Hephaestus

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Son of Hera & Zeus
God of Fire
Very unattractive
Married to Aphrodite

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Aphrodite

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Goddess of love

Cheating on Hephaestus with Ares

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Chaos

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Origin of all the gods

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Artemis

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Goddess of hunting & childbirth

Has a twin brother, Apollo

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Gaea

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The Protegenos of earth, one of the primal elements who first emerged at the cause of creation