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Greek Mythology
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6th Grade
01/28/2019

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Zeus
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Lord of the Sky
Chief, God of the Olympians
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Hera
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Goddess of marriage and motherhood
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Posiden
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god of the Sea
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Demeter
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goddess of agriculture
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Ares
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god of war
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Athena
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goddess of war, wisdom, and useful crafts
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Apollo
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god of archery and the arts
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Zeus
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He led the revolt against his father (The Titan Kronos)
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Zeus
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His main weapon is the lightning bolt. His symbol is the eagle.
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Zeus
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is married to Hera but has numerous affairs with other goddesses and mortal women.
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Zeus
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His demigod children included perseus and Herecules.
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Hera
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The wife of Zeus and also his sister.
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Hera
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A jealous goddess who resents her husbands unfaithfulness
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Hera
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__________symbols are the cow and the colorful peacock.
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Posiden
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Zeus' brother is a changeable god like the ocean itself, sometimes violent storms or calm
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Posiden
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was created from sea foam
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Posiden
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He had many affairs like his brother Zeus
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Posiden
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Symbol was the trident which he uses to stir up terrible storms at sea
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Demeter
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Sister of Hera and Zeus
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Demeter
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The most famous story about her tells how her daughter Persephone was captured by Hades. They finally worked out an agreement by which Persephone would spend half the year with her mother and half the year with her husband Hades. She would only allow crops to grow when she was with her mother thus seasons were born.
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Ares
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H is the proud and cruel son of of Zeus and Hera
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Ares
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He loves battle but despite his strength he is not tactical. He is a coward at heart like most bullies.
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Ares
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His symbol is the wild boar and his favorite weapon is the spear.
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Ares
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He is Aphrodites lover
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Athena
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The Patron Goddess of Athens from whom the city got its name
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Athena
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Sprang from Zeus' head which Hephaestus had to split open to lelive the gods headache
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Athena
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Invented the Loom and Chariot
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Athena
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Granted mankind the olive tree
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Athena
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One of the most popular goddesses
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Athena
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She often helps heroes who use their brains like Odysseus
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Athena
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She dislikes Poseiden and Ares
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Athena
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Her symbols are the owl, olive tree, and the aesis, a special shield upon which is mounted the head of Medusa
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Apollo
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Associated with the sun
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Apollo
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Handsome and talented, twin broher of Artemis
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Apollo
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Patron of Archers and created music
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Apollo
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He slew the great Python and became the force behind the oracle of Delphi which could tell the future.
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Apollo
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His symbols are the Lyre, the Laurel Tree, and the mouse( an animal that ran everywhere and heard secrets)
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Artemis
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Goddess of the hunt and the moon
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Artemis
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Vowed always to be a maiden. Followers tended to be young unmarried girls who shunned men
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Artemis
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Great Archer and Hunter
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Artemis
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Roams the wilds of the world with a band of maidens
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Artemis
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Symbols are the deer and the bow
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Hephaetus
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God of fire and blacksmithing
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Hephaetus
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AS a baby thrown from Olympus by his father Zeus. Because of this he grew up ugly and crippled.
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Hephaetus
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He was extremely good at working with his hands. He could make anything out of metal.
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Hephaetus
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He was given Aphodite as his bride because Hera thought it would help her settle down. She had affairs behind her husband's back.
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Hephaetus
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Always trying to catch his wife with her lovers.
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Aphrodite
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Goddess of love that was born from the Sea foam
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Aphrodite
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She is beautiful and very vain. She has a maigic girdle that makes anyone fall in love with her.
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Aphrodite
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Her symbol is the dove. Married to Hephaetus but her boyfriend is Ares
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Hermes
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God of merchants, travelers, thieves, and medicine
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Hermes
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watches over all who use the roads and are involved in comerce
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Hermes
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Son of Zeus. He could talk when he was a baby.
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Hermes
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He stole cattle from apollo. He made up fot this by giving Apollo the Lyre which baby Hermes invented.
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Hermes
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Uses his winged sandals to deliver messages to the gods.
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Hermes
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He carries a cadeceus a winged staff entwined with serpents which today is the symbol of medicine
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Dionysus
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The god of wine. He was born a mortal but Zeus granted him imortality when he invented wine.
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Dionysus
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Once led a drunken army to India where he captured some tigers.
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Dionysus
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Once turned a boatload of sailors into dolphins because they would not honor him.
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Dionysus
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The god who gave Midas his golden touch
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