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mythology
greek gods and goddesses
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Literature
7th Grade
11/17/2009

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Eros
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god of love
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Cronus
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ruler of the Titans
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Zeus
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king of the gods
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Hera
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queen of the gods; has very blue eyes
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Poseidon
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god of the sea; Zeus's brother
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Hades
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god of the underworld; Zeus's brother
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Ares
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god of war
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Apollo
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god of the sun; twin was Artemis; one of the most important gods; a great healer; father of the god of medicine; god of poetry and song; a great archer; a perfect man; god of prophecy
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Artemis
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goddess of the moon; twin was Apollo; goddess of unmarried girls and a huntress of wild beasts
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Athena
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goddess of wisdom; had grey eyes; queen of the domestic arts (spinning and weaving). She wore a helmet and a breastplate and carried a spear.
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Aphrodite
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goddess of love; born from the sea
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Hephaestus
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god of fire; could not walk; was a blacksmith and metalworker
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Hermes
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messenger of the gods
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Demeter
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goddess of agriculture
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Dionysus
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god of the vine
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Muses
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goddesses of music and the arts; attendants to Apollo
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Hermes
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messenger of the gods. god of sleep and thieves and could heal
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