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name the seven children of Zeus.
apollo, artemis, aphrodite, ares, athena, hermes, hephaestus
Apollo
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roman name
apollo
god of
sun, music, healing, archery, prophecy
also protects
order
purity
reason
symbols are
lyre, silver bow
daily responsibility
to drive the sun around the sky each day with a chariot of four horses
apollo's oracle located at
delphi
his tree is
the laurel
Artemis
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roman name is
diana
she is _____'s twin sister
apollo's
apollo and artemis were also called ______
phoebus and phoebe
phoebus means
bright and shining
artemis has two other names. they are
cynthia and selene
atremis punished Actaeon because
he walked in on her naked at her favorite bathing spot and didn't look away
and how did she punish him?
she transformed him into a stag, and he was chased by his own hunting dogs and killed
Aphrodite
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her roman name is
venus
she is the goddess of
love and beauty
aphrodite's bird is the
swan
how was she born?
came out of the foam of the sea from Cronus's remains
who is Eros? he's also known as Cupid...
he's her son
called the "matchmaker of love"
who are the Graces?
three women of charm who attend to Aphrodite's needs
Ares
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his roman name is
Mars (martial arts)
he's the god of
war
some characteristics of Ares are
aggressive, cruel, cowardly
who revered Ares more- the Greeks or the Romans?
the Romans, because they're a nation of conquest
Athena
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Athena's brother is
Ares
her roman name is
minerva
she's the goddess of
wisdom and war strategy
she's the patron of
weaving
how was Athena born?
popped out of Zeus's head in full armor
things Athena invented?
flute, bridle (horse)
who was Arachne?
human, claimed she was better at weaving than the goddess Athena, held a contest where her tapestries insulted the gods
and what happened to her?
Athena transformed her into a spider
her bird is
the owl
her tree is
the olive
Hermes
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his roman name is
Mercury (sppeeedyyy around the sun!)
he's the god of
commerce, travel, and theivery
his jobs include
protector of traders
messenger
escorts Shades (dead) to Charon
personal characteristics?
winged sandals
graceful and quick
theif and cunning
at a young age, he invented
the lyre
what was Hermes' special attire?
winged sandals, low-crowned winged hat, magic wand
Hephaestus
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his roman name is
Vulcan
(volcano!)
he's the god of
the fire and the forge
his wife is
Aphrodite
his jobs are
to make things for the gods, such as armor and jewelry
characteristics are
lame, but gentle and kind
Arete is
a state of excellence
Hubris is
excessive pride, bragging about it
Ate is
madness, hurting others because of Hubris
Niobe showed Arete by
being wealthy and beautiful
pride for 14 children
father and husband were powerful
had close relations to the gods
she showed Hubris by
bragging about children at Leto's ceremony
mocked Leto because he only had 2 kids and she had 14
told people to worship her and not Leto
she then showed Ate by
still claiming she had more kids than Leto after Apollo killed her seven boys (seemed to show no grief)