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Guards the pit of Tartarus
Servents include the 3 Furies and Cerberus
Brother of Zeus
Does not have a throne on Olympus
God of the Underworld |
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Called the Twisted One
Son of Ouranus
Husband of Rhea
Ate a Rock
Lord of the Titans |
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Offspring of Echidna
Has tail of a serpant, body of a goat, head of a lion
Was killed by Bellerophon |
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Tempted Odysseus' sailors to forget their journey
Lazy
Content to do nothing but eat flowers |
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Sister of Hera and Zeus
Goddess of Agriculture
Sad for 6 months of the year
Mother of Persephone
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Symbols are the laurel tree, lyre and mouse
Killed the great Python
Twin of Artemis
Associated with the sun
God of Archery |
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Very vain
Most beautiful goddess
Magic belt to cause anyone to fall in love with her
Symbol is the dove
Born from sea foam
Goddess of love |
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Hero helped by Athena
Rides Pegasus the winged horse
Killed Chimera
Struck down by Zeus when he rides too high |
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Helps mortals
Favorite daughter of Zeus
Her shield is decorated with the head of Medusa
Goddess of Warfare |
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Wild barbaric creatures
Chiron is the most famous and he is a wise teacher
Human from the waist up
Horse from the waist down |
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One of three sisters
Athena turned her into a monster
Her sisters and she are called the Gorgons
Her gaze can petrify
Her hair is live snakes |
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Three old hags
Control destiny of all living beings
Feared even by immortal gods
Spun life out of thread
Cut thread at moment of death |
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Son of Pasiphae (queen of Crete)
Imprisoned in a maze called the Labyrinth
Received young Athenians as sacrifieces
Killed by Theseus
Half-bull, half-man |
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Son of Zeus and Hera
Proud and cruela coward at heart
Loves Aphrodite
Symbol is a wild boar
God of War |
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Settles quarrels among gods
God of the sky
King of Olympus gods
Symbol is a lightning bolt
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Brother of Zeus
Father of Polyphemus
Symbol is a Trident
God of the sea |
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One of the first to see the potential of man
Brought fire to man
Punished by Zeus
Liver devoured each day by birds of prey |
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Protects shepherds
Goat legs, ears, horns, and beard
Makes and plays pipes of reeds
His pipes are named for him |
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Steals Apollo's cattle
Invents the lyre out of a turtle shell
Messanger god
Wears winged sandals |
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Greatest fighter in the Trojan War
Hated by Apollo
Dipped in the river Styx
Killed by an arrow shot by Paris with the help of Apollo |
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