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| Lord of the sky;father of gods and men. Most of the Greek heros and many of the gods are children. |
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| Wife of Zeus; goddess of marriage and childbirth. She is most noted for her terrible jealousy and anger. |
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| God of the seas; creator of horses and the sender of earthquakes. |
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| Goddess of vegetation and harvest. |
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| Goddess of hearth and home. |
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| God of the underworld; ruler of the dead. |
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| God of meatalworking and fire. Physically disfigured and lame. He was the first child of Hera and Zeus. |
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| Goddess of love. Beautiful and unpredictable, she ruled the hearts of gods and people. Daughter of Zeus. |
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| Child of Zeus and Hera. The arrogant god of war, he was hated by his father and nearly everybody else. |
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| One of the most important gods, he was one of the twin children of Zeus and Titaness Leto. Ruler of reason, light, prophecy, poetry, and music. |
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| Apollo's twin sister, she was goddess of the moon, the hunt, and young women. |
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| God of Zeus and Titaness Maia, he was the messenger of the gods, and god of thieves. Associated with cleverness, communication, creativty, and commerce. |
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| One of the most respected of the gods, the Greek city Athens is named for her. Ruler of wisdom, courage and foresight in war, an owl symbolizing wisdom often accompanied her. Daughter of Zeus, she had no mother, she sprang forth from Zeus' head. |
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