Greek Gods/edith Hamilton's Mythology

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Greatest of the Titans; ruler of all the gods until dethroned by his son, Zeus

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Cronos
(Roman name: Saturn)

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The earliest divine rulers of the universe

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The Titans

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Supreme over the Olympian gods

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Zeus
(Roman name: Jupiter)

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The rulers who were greatest among the Greek gods

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The 12 Great Olympians

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Zeus's wife and sister, she was the protector of marriage; she punishes the many women Zeus fell in love with. In one story she is also the protector of heroes.

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Hera
(Roman name: Juno)

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Ruler of the sea; Zeus's brother and second only to him in eminence. He is honored for giving the first horse to mankind. He was commonly called an "earth-shaker" and was shown carrying a trident

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Poseidon
(Roman name: Neptune)

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Brother to zeus, third in importance, he was Lord of the Underworld, the dead, and was also called the god of wealth (because of the precious metals hidden under the earth) He also had a cap of invisibility, and was married to Persephone.

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Hades
(Roman name: Pluto)

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Daughter of Zeus, who sprang full grown, in armor, from his head. She is a battle-goddess in the Iliad, but is preeminantly the goddess of the City. Often called grey-eyed, she was Zeus's favorite child. She was chief among the virgin goddesses, sometimes called Maiden (Parthenos) and her temple in Athens, was called the Parthenon

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Pallas Athena
(Roman name: Minerva)

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The son of Zeus and Leto, he is a beautiful god, a master musician who plays on his lyre. He is the Archer-god, the Lord of the silber bow, and the Healer as well. He guided men to know divine will.

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Phoebus Apollo

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A mysterious voice of prophecy, at a place where many pilgrims came seeking answers or truth. The answers were delivered by a priestess who went into a trance before she spoke.

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Oracle at Delphi

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Apollo's twin sister, also called Cynthia, who was one of three maiden goddesses of Olympus. She was the lady of wild things, a huntsman who protected youth. Strangely, she is also credited for keeping the Greek fleet from sailing to Troy until they had sacrificed a maiden to her. She was the moon, and was sometimes called Phoebe, or Selene (Roman: Luna)

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Artemis
(Roman name: Diana)

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The goddess of love and beauty, the daughter of Zeus and Dione, she is said to have sprung from the foam of the sea. she is married to Hephaestus.

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Aphrodite
(Roman name: Venus)

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Son of Zeus and Maia, he was swift of motion and very graceful. He was Zeus' messenger to do his bidding.He was also the shrewdest and most cunning, not above thievery, and was usually shown wearing winged sandals on his feet

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Hermes
(Roman name: Mercury)

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The god of war, the son of Zeus and Hera, he was detested by both of his parents, and disliked in most of the stories in which he appears. In Greek stories he is mean, ruthless, and surprisingly, runs away crying when wounded. In the Roman stories, he is a magnificent figure in shining armor. He has little personality--is mostly a symbol of war

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Ares
(Roman name: Mars)

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The god of fire, the son of Hera (and sometimes Zeus, sometimes the son of Hera alone)

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Hephaestus
(Roman name: Vulcan)

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Zeus's sister, one of the maiden goddesses, she was goddess of the Hearth, and the symbol of the home, around which every newborn child had to be carried before being accepted into the family. Every meal began and ended with an offering to her.

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Hestia
(Roman name: Vesta)

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Aglaiai (Spelndor), Euphrosyne (Mirth) and Thalia (Good cheer), the daughters of Zeus and Euronome--they are mostly portrayed together in stories, the incarnanationof beauty and grace

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The Three Graces

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Nine of the lesser goddesses, the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne (Memory), each developed enough in stories to have her own field: Clio (history), Urania (astronomy), Terpsichore (dance), Calliope (poetry), Erato (love poetry), Polythymnia (songs to the gods), Thalia (comedy), Euterpe (lyric poetry)

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The Muses

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a three headed, dragon tailed dog who sits at the entrance of the Underworld, permitting Spirits to enter, but none to return.

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Cerberus

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goddess of the corn

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Demeter
(Roman name: Ceres)

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Hermes' son, part man and part animal, with goats horns and goars hoofs instead of feet. He lived in the wild and played beautiful music on his pipe.

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Pan

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Goat men, like Pan, who lived in the wild

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The Satyrs

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Half-men, half horse, generally savage creatures

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The Centaurs

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women goddesses who lived on an island in the sea, with singing voices so enchanting they lured sailors to their death. No one knew what they looked like, for those who saw them never returned

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The Sirens

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Aeolus

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King of the winds

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Prometheus

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A Titan; brother to Atlas and Epimetheus; He was a friend to man and gave fire to man.

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Epimetheus

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Brother to Prometheus; scatter-brained and disorganized; gave gifts to beasts.

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Pandora

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Name means "gift of all." She was given to Epimetheus. She opened a box that she was told not to open and released all the sorrows and pain into the world.

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Io

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A woman with whom Zeus fell in love. Hercules was her descendent.

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Cyclops

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Monstrous creatures that had one eye in the middle of their foreheads.

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Europa

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Daughter of the King of Sidon, she was kidnapped by Zeus when he turned himself into the form of a Bull. She was taken to Crete.

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Narcissus

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A handsome youth who fell in love with his own image in the water. A purple and silver flower is named for him.

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Hyacinth.

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A crimson and purple flower--

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Adonis

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Loved by Aphrodite and Persephone. A red flower is named after him.