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15 Cards in this Set
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Zeus
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God of the Sky, shield, lightning bolt (given to him by Cyclopes)
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Apollo
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God of enlightenment (best looking of the gods), raven, and lyre (was a musician and the lyre was his instrument of choice)
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Hera
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Goddess of marriage and childbirth, peacock, Milky way (squirted from her breast milk)
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Poseidon
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God of the sea and earthquakes, horse, trident (given by Cyclops)
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Hades
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God of the underworld, invisibility helmet, pronged spear (given to by cyclopses)
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Hestia
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Goddess of the home, fire (keeper of the home fire), donkeys (wakes her up so she doesn’t get raped)
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Athena
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Goddess of just warfare, apple, olive tree (gave it as a present to Athens)
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Aphrodite
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Goddess of lust, procreation, and pleasure; golden apple, dove (are love birds and free)
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Demeter
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Goddess of Earth and agriculture, serpent, torch (used a tool to help find her daughter)
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Artemis
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Goddess of wilderness, crescent moon, stag (the hunt)
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Ares
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God of War, spear, helmet, vulture (after battles vultures would come)
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Hephaestus
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God of fire and metal making, volcano, forging flame (flame black smiths used to mold metal)
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Dionysus
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God of Wine and Ecstasy, snake, grapes (what people make wine out of)
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Hermes
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Messenger god, caduceus, tortoise (made a lyre out of the tortoise shell for Apollo)
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Cupid (Aros)
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God of love, hair, bow and arrow (shoots people to love)
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