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14 Cards in this Set
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The ruler of the Universe
title: ruler of weather, lord of the sky. Personality: wisest of divinities, experienced rage, temper tantrums. Not omnipotent or omnicient. A very humanized good emotionally. Symbols: messager;eagles tree;oak weapons;thunder bolt & lightening breast plate; aegis shield/storm cloud |
Zeus
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Queen of the Heavens
Title: wife of Zeus Personality: jealous disposition, punished women involved with Zeus Symbols: can and peacock, argos, described as oxeyed cause: protector of marriage, guardian during childbirth |
Hera
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Ruler of the sea
Title: 2nd in power to Zeus, his brother Personality: known as "earth shaker" by calming or changing the seas. used a horse drawn chariot to rule the seas. Golden palace beneathe sea. sacrificed black and white bulls to him as well as white boars and rams Case: protection or destruction of sailors important to economyof Greece. Contribution to man: giftof first horse |
Poseidon
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Ruler of the Underworld
Title: king of dead. god of wealth. brother to zeus. Persephone: his queen. Personality: not a punisher of Satan figure. Symbols: wears a helmet, gift from Cyclops. weapon is invisibility. Palace barren, overgrown, dark entrace guarded by Cerberus. Ironically welcomes guests but guards their exit. |
Hades
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Goddess if War, Wisdom and City.
Title: alias minerva, fav. child of zeus. Personality: warlike tempermant,. born springing in full armour from his head. daughter of zeus along. fierce and ruthless battle goddess Symbols: usually dressed in armour, owl, olive, athens. Cause: protector of the city and civilized life. defender of the city and state from the outside enemies. Contibutions: invented the bridle and tamed the horse |
Athena
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God Sun, light and truth
Title: god of the silver bow, master musician, archer god, healer. Personality: Bene volent guide between gods and men, peacemaker. Symbols: oracle at Delphi. Laurel, crow, Dolphin. |
Apollo
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Goddess of the hunt
Title:Apollos twin, mood lady of the wild things, huntsman in chief to the gods unusual for women Personality: fine line between good and evil Symbol: cypress, deer Cause: protector of the young |
Artemis
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Goddess of love and beauty
Title: zeus's child born of the foam of the sea. wife of Hephaesus, the deformed god. Personality: laughter, loving ,irresistable at times soft and weak but deadly and destructive to men as well. Symbols: Myrtle, Dove, Sparrow, Swan, |
Aphrodite
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God of commerce, market
title: zeus's messanger, master thief. present apollo his lyre in return for the cattle he stole. guide of the dead. Personality: shrewdest and most cunning, swift of motion. Symbols: winged sandals, hat, Caduceus his magic wandm appears most often in mythical allusions |
Hermes
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God of war
title: known also as mars. son of zeus and hera. Peronsality: ironically coward and AWOL when wounded. Roman description magnificent invincible. Greek desc. mean whining. "blood stainged and murderous" a son that no one could love, not even his parents. Symbol: vulture and dog |
Ares
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Gof of fire
title: vulcan. husband of aphodite. Personality: kindly, peaceloving, popular and ugly. lame god. Symbols: tools; forge and anvil. volcano. constructed armor for the immortals. Cause: patron of the handicrafts and smiths. developer of the civilizations metalworks. iron |
Hephaestus
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Goddess of Hearth and Home
title: zeus's sister. Personlity: indistinct personality and behavior Symbols: offering at the beginning and end of meals. eternal flame, public hearth. |
Hestia
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God of the vine.
title: Baccbus. god of the harvest. best friend to mankin. younger then demeter. Presonality: suffering god. intoxicationg effect of emotion. knew pain and joy. Symbol: presence at e very families table and daily life. theater reference. |
Dionysus
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Goddess of the Grain
title: mankinds bestfriend. his substenance. goddess of the corn. older the dionysus since corn planted first. Personality: care of the fields. womans work. suffering goddess. abduction of peresephone winter. Symbol: corn ripe yellow hair. wheat. harvest festival/ threshing floor |
Demeter
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