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15 Cards in this Set
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goddess of arts and crafts and defensive war; helper of heroes; goddess of wisdom in late greek and roman mythology
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ATHENA (MINERVA)
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goddess of beauty and sexual desire
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APHRODITE (VENUS)
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determine the length of each mortal's life, three of them.
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THE FATES: CLOTHO, LACHESIS, AND ATROPOS
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twin of artemis; god of prophecy, medicine, archery, and music; god of the sun in late greek and roman mythology
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APOLLO
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Brother of Zues; lord of the sea; causes earthquakes
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POSEIDON (NEPTUNE)
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sister of Zeus; kindest and most loved of the gods; guardian of the home.
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HESTIA (VESTA)
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wife of hades; queen of the underworld
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PERSEPHONE (PROSERPINE)
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Sister and wife of Zeus; queen of olympus; goddess of marriage and childbirth
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HERA (JUNO)
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Brother of Zues; ruler of the Underworld; lord of the dead.
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HADES (PLUTO)
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sister of Zeus; a great goddess or mother goddess or Mother Goddess like Rhea and Gaea; goddess of Grain.
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DEMETER (CERES)
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Zeus' messenger; guides travelers and leads shades of the dead into the underworld; helps merchants and thieves
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HERMES (MERCURY)
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Twin of apollo; goddess of the hunt; goddess of the moon in late greek and roman mythology
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ARTEMIS (DIANA)
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god of war
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ARES (MARS)
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Youngest, most intelligent, and most powerful child; lord of the sky after Cronus; ruler of the gods; maintains order in the world of mortals; protects strangers and guests.
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ZEUS(JUPITER, JOVE)
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husband of aphrodite; metalsmith of the gods, famous for his creativity and skill
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HEPHAESTUS (VULCAN)
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