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Greek MYTHOLOGY By: William

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Greek MYTHOLOGY

By: William

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Olympian Gods

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Zeus

• Zeus was the Greek god of lightning and the sky . He was the king of the gods. His symbol was the thunderbolt. He was married to Hera, queen of the gods. His Roman counterpart was Jupiter.

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Hades

• Hades was the god of the underworld. His Roman counterpart Pluto. His wife was Demeter. His symbols were a scepter and a two-pronged staff.

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Hera

• Hera was the queen of the gods. Her husband was Zeus. Her symbol was the peacock. Her Roman counterpart was Juno.

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Hephaestus

• Hephaestus was the Greek god of fire and of metalworking and volcanoes. His symbols are the tongs and the ax. His Roman counterpart was Vulcan. His wife was Athena.

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Ares

• Ares was the god of war. His Roman counterpart was Mars. His wife was Aphrodite. His symbols are the vulture and the spear.

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Demeter

• Demeter was the god of the harvest and of agriculture. Her Roman counterpart was Ceres. Her husband was Hades.

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Apollo

• Apollo was the god of the sun. Hecuba was his wife. His symbols are the bow and the lyre. His Roman counterpart is also named Apollo.

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Artemis

• Artemis was the god of the moon, hunting, and hills and forests. Her symbol was the bow and arrow. She had no husband. Her Roman counterpart was Diana.

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Athena

• Athena was the god of wisdom. Her husband was Hephaestus. Her symbol was the owl. Her Roman counterpart was Minerva.

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Hermes

• Hermes was the messenger god. His symbols were his winged sandals and a caduceus. His Roman counterpart was Mercury. His wife was Brimo.

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Dionysus

• Dionysus was the god of celebration and wine. Dionysus’ wife is Ariadne. His Roman counterpart was Bacchus. His symbols were grapes and ivy.

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Hestia

• Hestia was the god of the hearth and the home. Hestia had no husband. Her Roman counterpart was Vesta. Her symbol was a fireplace..

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Aphrodite

• Aphrodite was the goddess of love. Her husband was Poseidon. Her Roman counterpart was Venus.

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Persephone

• Persephone was the daughter of Demeter. When Hades took here for part of the year, Demeter became sad, and so caused winter.

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Primoral Gods

• There were a few primoral gods. They were the first gods.

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Chaos the Void

• Chaos the Void was a mixture of the four elements: earth, fire, water, and air. That was the state when the gods appeared. ( That is not Chaos, but I picked

it because it was a void)

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Nyx

• Nyx was the primoral god of night. Nyx’s husband was Erebus.

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Erebus

• Erebus was the primoral god of shadow and darkness. His wife was Nyx.(That may not be Erebus.)

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Titans

• The Titans were the twelve sons and daughters of Uranus and Gaia. They attempted to overthrow the Olympians, but they lost.

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Uranus

• Uranus was the father of the twelve Titans. His wife was Gaia. He was the first ruler of the universe. He was also the sky god until Zeus came.

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Gaia

• Gaia was the mother of the 12 Titans. Her husband was Uranus. She was the ruler of the Earth.

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Cronus

• Cronus was a Titan. His wife was Rhea. He was the Titan of agriculture and time. He was the father of the twelve Olympians.

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Rhea

• Rhea was a Titan. Her husband was Cronus. She was the Titan of the sky. She was the mother of the Olympian gods.

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Iapetus

• Iapetus’ wife is Clymene. He was the Titan of mortality. His son is Prometheus. (That picture may not be Iapetus)

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Oceanus

• Oceanus was the Titan of the sea. His wife is Tethys.

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Hyperion

• Hyperion is the Titan of light. His wife was Theia. His children were Selene (the moon), Helios (the sun), and Eos (the dawn) .

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Themis

• Themis is the Titan of order and justice. She was the mother of the Three Fates and the Seasons.

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Theia

• Theia was the Titan of sight and brightness. Her husband was Hyperion.

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Mnemosyne

• Mnemosyne was the Titan of memory. Her children are the nine Muses.

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Phoebe

• Phoebe is the Titan of the moon. Her husband is Coeus. Her children were Leto and Asteria. (that may not be Phoebe)

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Coeus

• Coeus was the Titan of intelligence. His wife was Phoebe. (that may not be

Coeus)

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Tethys

• Tethys’ husband was Oceanus. She was the Titan of the sea.

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Crius

• Crius was the Titan god of constellations. Crius’ wife was Eurybia. He was the father of Perses.

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Atlas

• Atlas was condemned to hold up the sky after fighting with the Titans against the Olympians.

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Perses

• Perses was the Titan of pain and destruction. His wife is Asteria. His son was Hecate.

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Eros

• Eros was the Titan of love. He made love with his bow and arrow. He was the son of Aphrodite.

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Helios

• Helios was the lesser Titan of the sun. He was the brother of Eos and Selene.

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Eos

• Eos was the lesser Titan goddess of the dawn. She was sister of Selene and Helios.

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Selene

• Selene was the lesser Titan goddess of the moon. She was the sister to Eos and Helios..

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Lesser Gods and Titans

• There were many lesser gods in Greek mythology. They were sometimes the sons or daughters of the gods or Titans.

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Pan

• Pan was the god of shepherds. He was the son of Hermes.

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Eris

• Eris was the lesser goddess of discord. Eris had no husband. She was the daughter of Zeus and Hera.

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Aeolus

• Aeolus was the lesser Titan of the winds. Aeolus was the son of Hippotas.

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Proteus

• Proteus was the lesser Titan of the sea. He was the son of Tethys and Oceanus.

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Triton

• Triton was the lesser of the sea. He was the son of Poseidon and Amphitrite.

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Doris

• Doris was the lesser Titan of the sea. She was the daughter of Oceanus and Tethys. Her husband was Nereus. (that may not be Doris)

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Thetis

• Thetis was the lesser goddess of the sea. She was the daughter of Doris and Nereus.

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Silenus

• Silenus was the god whose foster son and conpanion was Dionysus.

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Aristaeüs

• Aristaeüs was the son of Apollo. He was the protector of beekeepers. His brother was Idmon.

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Metis

• Metis was the lesser Titan of wisdom. She was the daughter of Oceanus and Tethys.

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The Nine Muses from http://www.timelessmyths.com/classical/lessergods.html

• The Nine Muses were the daughters of Mnemosyne. They were:

• Calliope: Muse of epic poetry• Cleio: Muse of history• Erato: Muse of love poetry• Euterpe: Muse of lyric poetry• Melpomene: Muse of tragedy• Polyhymnia: Muse of sacred

poetry• Terpsichore: Muse of dance and

choral songs• Thaleia: Muse of comedy• Urania: Muse of astronomy

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The Graces from http://www.timelessmyths.com/classical/lessergods.html

• The Graces were the daughters of Eurynome. They were:

• Charis: The Grace of Splendor

• Euphrosyne: The Grace of mirth

• Pasithea: The Grace of good cheer

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Nemesis

• Nemesis was the lesser goddess of retribution. She was the daughter of Nyx.

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Tyche

• Tyche was the lesser goddess of fortune. She was the daughter of Zeus.

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Hebe

some information from http://www.theoi.com/Ouranios/Hebe.html

• Hebe was the lesser goddess of spring and youth. Hebe’s husband was Hercules. She was the attendant of Aphrodite.

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Iris

some information from http://www.theoi.com/Potios/Iris.html

• Iris was the lesser goddess of the rainbow. She was the messenger of Hera. She was the daughter of Thaumas and Elektra. Her husband was Zephryos.

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Nike

• Nike was the lesser goddess of victory. Her Roman counterpart was Victoria. She was the daughter of Pallas and Styx.

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Paeëon some information from http://www.theoi.com/Ouranios/AskelepiasEpione.html

• Paeëon was the lesser god of healing. Paeëon was also known as Asclepius. His wife was Epione. His sons were Hygeia (good health), Panakeia (All-Cures), and Iaso (healing).

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Desponia

• Desponia was the lesser goddess of horses. She was the daughter of Poseidon.

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Ate

• Ate was the lesser goddess of folly. She was the daughter of Eris.

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Deimos

• Deimos was the lesser god of fear. He was the son of Ares and Aphrodite.

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Phobus

• Phobus was the lesser god of panic. He was the son of Ares and Aphrodite.

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• Most of these slides contained information from: http://www.timelessmyths.com/classical/lessergods.html or http://www.wikipedia.org

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Heroes

• There were many heroes that did many amazing things in Greek mythology.

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Bellerophon

• Bellerophon was the Greek hero who killed the Chimera. Bellerophon’s steed was the Pegasus.

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Odysseus

• Odysseus is the hero of the Odyssey. He ventured home after the Trojan War, and on his way home he blinded the Cyclops, Poseidon’s son. Poseidon cursed him, so he had a lot of adventures.

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Perseus

• Perseus was the hero that slew the Medusa for King Acrisius. Perseus’ wife was Andromeda.

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Achilles

• Achilles was a hero who could only be wounded in his Achilles tendon. In fact, he was killed when an arrow hit him in the heel. He fought in the Trojan War. His wife could have been Deidamea.

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Jason

• Jason was a hero who got the Golden Fleece for the King Pelias. His wife was Medea.

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Hercules

• Hercules was a hero who had 12 labors. His wife was Hebe. One of his most famous feats was killing the hydra.

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Theseus

• Theseus was the hero who killed the Minotaur. His wife was Phaedra.

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Monsters

• There were many monsters in Greek mythology that were killed by heroes.

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Minotaur

• The Minotaur was a half human, half bull monster that was killed by the hero Theseus.

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Gorgon

• There were three Gorgons, and one of them was named Medusa. Her hair was snakes, and if you looked her in the eye, you would turn of stone.

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Cyclops

• The Cyclopses were giants who had a single eye in the middle of there foreheads. They were the sons of Poseidon. They made lightning bolts for Zeus. Odysseus blinded Polyphemus the Cyclops and therefore was cursed by Poseidon.

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Sirens

• The sirens were half women, half bird monsters. They sang their beautiful songs and called people to them. Those people died.

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Argus

• Argus was Hera’s guard. Hermes killed him. He had one hundred eyes! After he died, his eyes were added to the tail of a peacock by Hera.

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Cerberus

• Cerberus was a gigantic three-headed dog owed by Hades. Hades used Cerberus to guard the underworld.

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Scylla

• Scylla was a six headed monster. She lived on one side of a narrow channel. Charybdis lived on the other side of the channel. She would eat people who travelled too close to her side. The people who were eaten were normally trying to evade Charybdis.

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Charybdis

• Charybdis was a monster that sucked in water and then spit it out 3 times a day. That sucking and spitting caused whirlpools.

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Typhon

• Typhon was the father of most of the monsters. He was the son of Uranus and Gaia. His wife is Echidna.

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Echidna

• Echidna is the wife of Typhon. She was the mother of most of the monsters.

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Chimera

• Chimera was monster with a body of a lioness, the head of a donkey, a dragon, and a lion. It had a snake’s head on its tail.

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Geryon

• Geryon was a monster with three bodies. To get the Cattle of Geryon was Hercules’ tenth labor. Hercules got the cattle.