Mat Review - Mythology

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Adonis

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Greek god of male beauty

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Aphrodite (Greek)

Roman counterpart?
Norse counterpart?

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Greek goodess of love, beauty and fertility

Roman counterpart = Venus
Norse counterpart = Freya

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Apollo

Norse counterpart?

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one of the twin children of Zeus (the other twin is Artemis). Greek god of prophecy, medicine, and music.

Norse counterpart = Frey

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Ares

Roman counterpart?

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Greek god of war; so of Zeus and Hera.

Roman counterpart = Mars

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Artemis

Roman counterpart?

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one of the twin children of Zeus (the other twin is Apollo); Greek goddess of the moon, woods, forest, animals, and the hunt.

Roman counterpart: Diana

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Asgard

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home of the Norse gods

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Athena

Roman counterpart?

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Greek goodness of wisdom, cities, and handicrafts

"sprung full-blown from the head of Zeus"

Roman counterpart: Minerva

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Balder

Greek counterpart?

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Norse god of the sun.

Greek counterpart = Helios

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Ceres

Greek counterpart?

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Roman god of the grain.

Greek counterpart = Demeter

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Cronus and Rhea

Roman counterparts?

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Greek gods; parents of the gods.

Roman counterpart = Saturn and Ops

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Demeter

Roman counterpart?

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Greek goddess of harvest and fertility.

Roman counterpart: Ceres

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Diana

Greek counterpart?

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Roman goddess of the moon, forest, animals, and the hunt.

Greek counterpart = Artemis

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Dionysus

Roman counterpart?

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Greek god of wine and joy; son of Zeus.

Roman counterpart = Bacchus

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Frey

Greek counterpart?

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Norse god; twin brother of Freyja

Greek counterpart = Apollo

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Freyja

Greek counterpart?

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Norse goddess; twin of Frey; goddess of love and fertility

Greek counterpart = Aphrodite

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Frigga

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Norse goddess of heavens, love and household; wife of Odin

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Hades

Roman counterpart?

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Greek ruler of the dead and god of the underworld.

Roman counterpart = Pluto

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Helios

Roman counterpart?
Norse counterpart?

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Greek sun god.

Roman counterpart = Sol
Norse counterpart = Balder

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Hera

Roman counterpart?
Norse counterpart?

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Greek goddess; sister and wife of Zeus and queen of the gods.

Roman counterpart = Juno
Norse counterpart = Frigga

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Hermes

Roman counterpart?

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Greek messanger of the gods; symbol is caducceus.

Roman counterpart = Mercury

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Ishtar

Greek counterpart?

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Babylonian goodess of love and war.

Greek counterpart = Aphrodite

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Juno

Greek counterpart?
Norse counterpart?

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Roman goddess; wife and sister of Jupiter

Greek counterpart = Hera
Norse counterpart = Frigga

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Jupiter

Greek counterpart?
Norse Counterpart?

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Roman king of the gods.

Greek counterpart = Zeus
Norse counterpart = Odin

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Mercury

Greek counterpart?

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Roman messenger and god of commerce.

Greek counterpart = Hermes

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Minerva

Greek counterpart?

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Roman goddess of wisdom, cities and handicrafts; like Greek Athena, said to have sprung fullblown from king of the gods.

Greek counterpart = Athena

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Neptune

Greek counterpart?
Norse counterpart?

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Roman sea god.

Greek counterpart = Poseidon
Norse counterpart = Njord

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Njord

Greek counterpart?
Roman counterpart?

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Norse god of the sea.

Greek counterpart = Poseidon
Roman counterpart = Neptune

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Odin

Greek counterpart?
Roman counterpart?

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Norse king of the gods.

Greek counterpart = Zeus
Roman counterpart = Jupiter

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Olympus

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Home of the Greek gods

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Pluto

Greek counterpart?

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Roman ruler of the underworld.

Greek counterpart = Hades

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Poseidon

Roman counterpart?
Norse counterpart?

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Greek god of the sea. Symbol is a trident.

Roman counterpart = Neptune
Norse counterpart = Njord

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Saturn and Ops

Greek counterpart?

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Roman gods; parents of the gods.

Greek counterpart = Cronus and Rhea

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Thor

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Norse god of thunder

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Valhalla

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Norse god of heroes

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Venus

Greek counterpart?
Norse counterpart?

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Roman goddess of love, good fortune, and vegetation.

Greek counterpart = Aphrodite
Norse counterpart = Freyka

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Zeus

Roman counterpart?
Norse counterpart?

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Greek king of the gods.

Roman counterpart = Jupiter
Norse counterpart = Odin