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23 Cards in this Set
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Zeus |
King of the gods. Responsible for weather (⚡️☁️), justice and the protection of foreign travellers. |
⚡️ |
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Zeus symbols |
Portrayed holding thunderbolt or sitting on throne with crown and sceptre (royal authority) |
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Hera |
Queen of the gods Wife of Zeus Important for women- goddess of marriage 👰 (ironic!👯👯) |
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Demeter |
Goddess of the crops- crucial Famous story - abduction of her daughter Persephone by hades |
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Demeter symbols |
Often pictured with flowers, fruit or grain 🌸🍞🍍 |
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Hera symbols |
Like Zeus, portrayed as a royal figure with 👑 |
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Poseidon |
God of the sea, again vital as Athens surrounded by sea God of heroes 🚣🌊 |
⚓️ |
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Hephaistos |
God of metal working and fire He was lame Unhappy marriage to aphrodite |
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Hephaistos symbols |
Believed to live in volcanoes🌋 Portrayed around weapons or jewellery he made |
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Apollo |
Oversaw music, the arts, education, medicine and disease, prophecy, archery and the sun |
Or Phoebus 🎵🎬🎻💊 |
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Apollo symbols |
Portrayed as handsome young man holding arrows or lyre |
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Artemis |
Twin sister of Apollo Responsible for moon (he's sun) Known as phoebe Goddess of hunting, childbirth and childhood |
👶🌛 |
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Artemis symbols |
Depicted with bow and arrows, wild animal beside her |
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Athene |
Believed to be founder of Athens, very important Responsible for tactical warfare and wisdom Also weaving and handicrafts |
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Aphrodite symbols |
Sacred bird was the owl In armour with weapons Had a special Cape- AEGIS made of goatskin, fringed with images of snakes and had a gorgons head in the centre |
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Aphrodite |
Goddess of love Son Eros fired arrows into people hearts to make them fall in 💖- cupid |
💜💕💋💘💕💋💜 |
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Aphrodite symbols |
Portrayed with sea shell, believed to be born from it off Cyprus Sometimes with Eros |
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Ares |
God of war and destruction Military leaders would pray to him before battle |
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Ares symbols |
Portrayed in full armour |
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Hermes |
Messenger of the gods Protected traders who travelled across Greek world |
💌💬👥 |
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Hermes symbols |
Depicted with winged sandals, winged belt and special wand |
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Dionysos |
Responsible for wine, theatre, wild partying Growth and fertility Often accompanied my maenads- female followers who sand and danced his praise- and satyrs- mythological creatures, half man half animal- bushy tails, snub noses, pointy ears, large phalluses |
🐗🍷🍷🍹🍹🍻🍻 |
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Dionysos symbols |
Shown with vines and ivy, symbols of wine and growth, and with maenads and satyrs |
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