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