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Gods and Goddesses
Match the Greek to the Roman names.
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Literature
10th Grade
08/21/2008

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Hades' other name
Definition
Pluto
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Athena's other name
Definition
Minerva
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Hephaestus' other name
Definition
Vulcan
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Hera's other name
Definition
Juno
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Ceres' other name
Definition
Demeter
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Aphrodite's other name
Definition
Venus
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Artemis' other name
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Diana
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Hermes' other name
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Mercury
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Ares' other name
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Mars
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Poseidon's other name
Definition
Neptune
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Eros' other name
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Cupid
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Zeus' other name
Definition
Jupiter
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Hestia' other name
Definition
Vesta
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Dionysus' other name
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Bacchus
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Greek god of the heavens
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Zeus
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Apollo's other name
Definition
Apollo
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Cronus' other name
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Saturn
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god of wine, revelry; massive partying
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Dionysus / Bacchus
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goddess of wisdom, handicrafts, strategic war
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Athena / Minerva
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god of the forge; weapon-maker for the gods
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Hephaestus / Vulcan
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god of romantic "love-at-first-sight, hits-you-out-of-the-blue" love
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Eros / Cupid
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goddess of love, beauty, and passion; born from the sea foam
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Aphrodite / Venus
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god of light and enlightenment (truth); music; often connected with the sun; twin to the moon goddess
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Apollo
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goddess of the harvest and grains; one of the best god-friends of man
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Ceres / Demeter
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god of wealth and precious metals; god of the underworld
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Hades / Pluto
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king of the gods; god of the sky and all that was in it
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Zeus / Jupiter
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messenger of the gods; also god of theives and commerce (business)
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Hermes / Mercury
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goddess of marriage and childbirth; married to the lord of the gods
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Hera / Juno
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god of the sea and all that it contains
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Poseidon / Neptune
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goddess of the moon and the hunt; twin to the god of the sun
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Artemis / Diana
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god of war (the bloody, gory kind)
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Ares / Mars
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goddess of the hearth and home
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Hestia / Vesta
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the Titan who ate his children to prevent their overthrowing of him (with Zeus it didn't work!)
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Cronus / Saturn
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this god carried a trident
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Poseidon / Neptune
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this god seduced many females -- goddesses and humans; his very jealous wife often got revenge on them!
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Zeus / Jupiter
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the symbol of this goddess was the "wise old" owl
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Athena / Minerva
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this god had a hat that made the wearer invisible -- it was very good for sneaking up on people when they least expected!
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Hades / Pluto
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this Titan gave man the gift of fire
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Prometheus
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this god wore a pair of winged sandals so he could get from place to place really fast!
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Hermes / Mercury
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this god was the twin of the moon goddess
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Apollo
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this god had vicious dogs (no poodles for him!) and vultures
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Ares / Mars
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this god shot arrows the caused the "victim" to fall in love immediately
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Eros / Cupid
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this Titan was chained to a mountain and was nightly visited by an eagle who ate his liver
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Prometheus
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this three-headed dog guarded the underworld
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Cerberus
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these creatures were half-man, half-goat
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Satyrs
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this half-man, half-goat played pipe made of reeds
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Pan
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these mythological creatures who looked like bird-women, sang a song that lured sailors to their deaths
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Sirens
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these creatures were half-man, half-horse
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Centaurs
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these three sisters were soooo ugly....one had hair made of snakes!
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Gorgons
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these nine goddesses were the inspiration for creative activity such as sculpture, drama, and dance
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Muses
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these three sisters spun the thread of life, measured it, then cut it
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Fates
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her daughter Persephone was kidnapped by Hades and taken to the underworld
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Ceres / Demeter
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this goddess used the rainbow bridge that joined the heavens and the earth
Definition
Iris
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this scary fellow took souls on a boat ride into the underworld
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Charon
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this was the name of the sared river in the underworld, the river upon which the gods would swear
Definition
Styx
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the home of most of the Greek gods and goddesses
Definition
Mt. Olympus
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the food of the gods that made them immortal (2 words)
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nectar and ambrosia
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the wife of Cronus who saved her son Zeus from becoming his father's tasty snack
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Rhea
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this Titan held the sky on his shoulders; he is often (inaccurately) shown carrying a globe on his shoulders
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Atlas
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the fellow who ferried you (in his boat) into the Underworld
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Charon
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this goddess was kidnapped by Hades and taken to the Underworld; when she is there, her goddess-mother mourns, and it is winter on earth
Definition
Persephone
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