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16 Cards in this Set
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Zeus (Jupiter) |
King of the gods Ruled the sky Used thunderbolts as weapons (and scepter?) |
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Hera (Juno) |
Goddess of marriage Wife and sister of Zeus |
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Poseidon (Neptune) |
Lord of the sea Used a trident as weapon |
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Hestia (Vesta) |
Goddess of the hearth |
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Demeter (Ceres) |
Goddess of grain and agriculture |
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Ares (Mars) |
God of war Lover of Aphrodite Mars was the father of Rome's twin founders, Romulus and Remus |
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Athena (Minerva) |
Goddess of Wisdom and Warfare Born from Zeus' head |
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Hephaistos (Vulcan) |
God of fire and metal working Fashioned the armor Achilles wore in battle against Troy Provided Zeus his scepter and Poseidon his trident Born lame and ugly -- his wife Aphrodite was unfaithful to him |
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Apollo (Apollo) |
God of light and music Young and beautiful, sometimes identified with the sun |
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Artemis (Diana) |
Goddess of the hunt and wild animals Apollo's twin, occasionally regarded as the moon |
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Aphrodite (Venus) |
Goddess of love and beauty |
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Hermes (Mercury) |
Fleet-footed messenger of the gods |
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Hades (Pluto) |
God of the dead and lord of the underworld |
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Dionysos (Bacchus) |
God of wine |
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Eros (Amor or Cupid) |
Child-god of love |
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Asklepios (Aesculapius) |
God of healing Serpent-entwined staff is the emblem of modern medicine |
