greek gods

Greek Gods

Zeus

Hermes

Artemis

Aphrodite

Athena

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•Zeus roman name is Jupiter.•He is the king of the Gods.•Zeus was carefree and liked to laugh out loud.•Zeus had his golden throne on the highest point of Mount Olympus.•Zeus was known as the “Lord of Justice”.

ZEUS

• Aphrodites roman name is Venus.

• She is considered the goddess of Love.

• She is very beautiful and elegant.

• Her symbols are the mirror and the seashell.

• Aphrodite was created from foam and crystal waters.

APHRODITE

• Hermes is considered the God of the thieves.•He was the God’s messenger and conductor of souls.•The roman name of hermes is Mercury.•He wore traveling clothes.•His symbols were a purse and winged sandals.

HERMES

•Athena’s roman name is Minerva.•Minerva was tall and slim.•Athena was the goddess who taught mankind various skills such as weaving and sewing.•Athena officially became the patron deity of the city of ancient Athens.•Athena's symbols were the spear, the distaff and the aegis.

ATHENA

•Artemis roman name is Diana.•He is the Goddess of the Hunt and the Moon.•The symbols of Artemis were the bow and the pike.•As a child Artemis had asked from her father Zeus to remain an eternal virgin.• Artemis was usually armed with bow and arrows and was wearing a knee-high chiton.

ARTEMIS

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