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Zeus (Greek)
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Greek 3rd Generation: Greek Gods, children of Cronus & Rhea
Jupiter or Jove (Roman) youngest, most intelligent, and most powerful child; lord of the sky after Cronus; and supreme ruler of the gods; maintains order in the world of mortals; protects stranger and guests; known for throwing ligtening bolts |
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Poseidon (Greek)
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Greek 3rd Generation: Greek Gods, children of Cronus & Rhea
Neptune (Roman) ruler of the sea; brother of zeus; carried a three pronged spear known as a trident; causes earthquakes |
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Hades (Greek)
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Greek 3rd Generation: Greek Gods, children of Cronus & Rhea
Pluto (Roman) ruler of the underworld; lord of the dead; brother of Zeus; had a helmet which rendered its wearer invisible |
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Hestia (Greek)
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Greek 3rd Generation: Greek Gods, children of Cronus & Rhea
Vesta (Roman) a virgin goddess and sister of Zeus; kindest and most loved of the gods; guardian of the home; no distinct personality or part in myths |
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Hera (Greek)
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Greek 3rd Generation: Greek Gods, children of Cronus & Rhea
Juno (Roman) Zeus's wife and sister; queen of Olympus; goddess of marriage & childbirth; spent most of her time punishing the many women zeus fell in love with; likes cows and peacocks |
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Ares (Greek)
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Immortal child of Zeus
Mars (Roman) god of war and son of Zeus and Hera. likes vultures and dogs |
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Athena (Greek)
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Immortal child of Zeus
Minerva (Roman) daughter of Zeus alone; no mother; she sprang from his head full grown and in full armor; goddess of arts and crafts and defensive war; helper of heros; invented the bridle, and first to tame the horse; likes athens olives and owls; goddess of wisdom in late Greek and Roman mythology |
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Apollo (Greek)
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Immortal child of Zeus
Apollo (Roman) son of Zeus; god of prophecy, medicine, archery, music; a busy god who likes the laurel tree, dolphins and crows; god of sun in late Greek and Roman mythology |
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Aphrodite (Greek)
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Immortal child of Zeus
Venus (Roman) daughter of zeus; goddess of love and beauty and sexual desire; likes the myrtle tree, doves, sparrows, and swans |
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Hermes (Greek)
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Immortal child of Zeus
Mercury (Roman) son of Zeus; Zeus' messenger; wore wings on his sandals and hat, thus was graceful and swift; guides travelers and leads shades of the dead into the Underworld; helps merchants and thieves |
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Artemis (Greek)
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Immortal child of Zeus
Diana (Roman) apollo's twin sister and daughter of zeus; goddess of the hunt; goddess of the moon in late Greek and Roman mythology |
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Hephaestus (Greek)
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Immortal child of Zeus
Vulcan (Roman) son of hera; husband of Aphrodite; metalsmith of the gods: makes armor and weapons forged under the volcanoes; god of fire; famous for his creativity and skill; the only ugly and deformed god |
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Gaea (Greek)
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1st Generation Greek
Terra (Roman) mother earth |
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Asclepius (Greek)
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Aesculapius (Roman)
god of medicine |
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Cronus (Greek)
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Greek 2nd Generation: Children of Gaea & Uranus
Saturn (Roman) youngest child; god of the sky after Uranus and ruler of the titans; father of the first six Greek gods: Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hera, Demeter, Hestia roman mythology, god of agriculture) |
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Demeter (Greek)
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Greek 3rd Generation: Greek Gods, children of Cronus & Rhea
Ceres (Roman) sister of Zeus; a Mother Goddess like Rhea and Gaea; goddess of grain (agricultural growth) |
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Dionysus (Greek)
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Bacchus (Roman)
god of wine and vegetation |
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Eros (Greek)
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Cupid (Roman)
god of love |
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Hypnos (Greek)
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Somnus (Roman)
god of sleep |
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Rhea (Greek)
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Greek 2nd Generation: Children of Gaea & Uranus
Ops (Roman) sister & wife of cronus (saturn) goddess of opulence mother goddess like Gaea mother of Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hera, Demeter, Hestia |
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Uranus (Greek)
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1st Generation Greek
Uranus (Roman) Son and husband of Gaea. Ruler of the sky. Father of the Titans. |
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Nike (Greek)
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Victoria (Roman)
goddess of victory |
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Only gods with same roman and greek name?
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Apollo, Uranus
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the Urbs
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Rome
"the city", wasn't officially founded until 753 B.C.E. in a ceremony on the hill that the world knows as Palatine |
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Rhomos (Greek)
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Romulus (Roman) = Rhomos (aka Rome to Greeks) Remus (Roman) = Rhomulos (aka Roman to Greeks)
sons of the god Mars and the Vestal Virgin Rhea Silvia in 'De Republica', author Cicero restated the tradition that it was twins Romulus (Rhomos) & Remus (Rhomulos) who founded Rome |
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Rhomulos (Greek)
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Romulus (Roman) = Rhomos (aka Rome to Greeks) Remus (Roman) = Rhomulos (aka Roman to Greeks)
sons of the god Mars and the Vestal Virgin Rhea Silvia in 'De Republica', author Cicero restated the tradition that it was twins Romulus (Rhomos) & Remus (Rhomulos) who founded Rome |
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Fides (Roman)
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goddess of good faith
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Consus (Roman)
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god of grain, especially in its stored form
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Janus (Roman)
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the two-headed god of gateways or life passages
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Vesta (Roman)
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the goddess of the sacred fire
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Hundred Handed Giants (Greek)
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Greek 2nd Generation: Children of Gaea & Uranus
Triplets; best known was Briareus |
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Cyclopes (Greek)
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Greek 2nd Generation: Children of Gaea & Uranus
Triplets; one-eyed metal-smiths; servants of Zeus |
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Titans (Greek)
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Greek 2nd Generation: Children of Gaea & Uranus
thirteen; race of immortals who with their children, ruled the universe before the gods conquered them |
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Helios (Greek)
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Greek 2nd Generation: Children of Gaea & Uranus
god of the sun before being replaced by Apollo in late Greek and Roman mythology |
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Selene (Greek)
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Greek 2nd Generation: Children of Gaea & Uranus
goddess of the Moon before being replaced by Artemis in late Greek and Roman mythology |
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Themis (Greek)
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Greek 2nd Generation: Children of Gaea & Uranus
goddess of prophecy at Delphi before Apollo conquered her oracle |
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Atlas (Greek)
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Greek 2nd Generation: Children of Gaea & Uranus
strongest Titan; condemned by Zeus eternally to hold up the sky |
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Prometheus (Greek)
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Greek 2nd Generation: Children of Gaea & Uranus
most creative and intelligent Titan; created mortal men out of clay |
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Epimetheus (Greek)
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Greek 2nd Generation: Children of Gaea & Uranus
brother of Prometheus; husband of Pandora (the first mortal woman) |
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Persephone (Greek)
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Immortal child of Zeus
Proserpine (Roman) wife of Hades; queen of the Underworld |
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The Fates (Greek)
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Immortal children of Zeus
Clotho, Lachesis, Atropos Determine the length of each mortals life |