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Greek and Roman Mythology:Gods
Gods for midterm
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Literature
9th Grade
01/24/2009

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Helios
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- God of sun who rose from the ocean and rode chariot pulled by 4 horses through the sky
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Triton
Definition
- Trumpeter of the sea, son of Poseidon, half male, half fish
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Hecate
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- Goddess of crossways, dark side of the moon and crossways
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Hercules
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- God of strength, son of Zeus
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Hespera
Definition
- Goddess of dusk
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Nemesis
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- Goddess of divine justice and vengeance
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Nike
Definition
- Goddess of victory
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Pan
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- God of flocks, sheep
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Persephone
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- Goddess of spring, daughter of Demeter, stolen by Hades
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Prometheus
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- Titan and prophet, Zeus’s counselor, gave humans fire and was bound to a mountain
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Orpheus
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- Son of Apollo, musically gifted

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