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16 Cards in this Set
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Janus
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born a mortal, when deified he became the god of doorways, portals and beginnings and endings
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Hades/Pluto
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symbols include: helm of darkness
his wife is Persephone |
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Graces
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sewed a robe for Aphrodite
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Eos/Selene
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symbols were sun and moon
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Eos/Selene
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these sister goddesses were perpetually in love and had many affairs .3
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Ares/Mars
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was in love with Aphrodite; had a child with her named Harmonia
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Athena/Minerva
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symbols include: owl, olive tree,- Arachne challenged her to a sewing contest
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Hades/Pluto
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god of the undeworld- name means "wealth"
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Graces
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3 sisters also known as Charities
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Eros/Cupid
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symbols were the bow and arrow and often portrayed as baby/child
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Muses
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nine sisters w[ho governed the arts
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Prometheus
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Zeus punished him by tying him to a rock and had his liver eaten out daily
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Fates/Moriae
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thread was their main symbol
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Ares/Mars
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Ephialtes put this god of war into a jar. He was saved by Hermes.
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Eros/Cupid
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famous story about him falling in love with Psyche
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Mercury/Hermes
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the messenger god who looked over trade and currency
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