Mythology Gods and Goddesses

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Mythology Gods and Goddesses MADI REYNOLDS KALEY CHIERIGHINO

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Mythology Gods and Goddesses. Madi Reynolds Kaley Chierighino. Dionysus. God of Wine Son of Zeus and Semele (Theban Princess) Knowledgeable about wine- can make people go mad Long flowing hair- Handsome, favored by the Greeks - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Mythology Gods and GoddessesMADI REYNOLDSKALEY CHIERIGHINO

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Dionysus• God of Wine

• Son of Zeus and Semele (Theban Princess)

• Knowledgeable about wine- can make people go mad

• Long flowing hair- Handsome, favored by the Greeks

• He meets Ariadne- and falls in love with her. Brings his mother from the underworld and has her live in Olympus among gods

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Ares• The War God

• Son of Zues and Hera; father of The Amazons

• Appears in Wars and encourages war

• Very cowardly in the eyes of the Greeks- often seen running from battle after wounded

• The Trojan War

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The Furies (Tisiphone, Megaera and Alecto)• Ministers of Justice; “Those who walk in darkness” The Benignant,

Protectors of the suppliant.

• Punished evildoers

• Writhing snakes for hair and cry tears of blood- as long as there is sin in the world they will not leave

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Eris• Goddess of Discord (strife, dispute, war, chaos or disharmony)

• Sister to Ares and mother of Strife

• Causes Chaos

• Often not loved among the gods

• The Judgment of Paris