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The Gods
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Zeus (Jupiter)
• Sky God• Controlled
weather• King of the Gods• Thunderbolts
and Aegis (Thunder and lightening)
• Many love affairs
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Hera (Juno)
• Scheming and spiteful
• Persecutes the object of Zeus’ affairs
• Originally a fertility goddess
• Women and childbirth
• Represented as young and beautiful
• Frequently accompanied by peacock
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Hestia (Vesta)
• First born of Rhea and Cronus
• Domestic fire• Gentle and kind• Beautiful woman
carrying coals in a dish
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Demeter (Ceres)
• Fertility and cornfield
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Poseidon (Neptune)
• God of the Sea• Very important to
the Greeks• Regularly
associated with horses
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Hades
• Underworld• Persephone Queen• Grim and remote• Not evil
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Aphrodite (Venus)
• Young and Beautiful
• Sex-appeal• Interesting love
life• Could make any
human fall in love
• Usually accompanied by Eros
• Easy to recognise in art
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Ares (Mars)
• Warfare• Universally disliked• Loved battle for its
own sake• Not a good warrior
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Athene (Minerva)
• Wisdom, war and weaving• Patron of spinning and weaving• Patron divinity of Athens
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Artemis (Diana)
• Hunting, childbirth and moon
• Depicted as beautiful young woman in a short tunic or gown, carrying bow and arrow
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Mercury (Hermes)
• Messenger of the gods
• God of commerce and trade
• Depicted as young man with wide brimmed hat, winged sandals, heralds staff
• Cheerful good humour
• Took more interest in human affairs than most gods
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Hephaistos (Vulcan)
• Ugly and deformed• God of metal crafts
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Apollo
• Prophecy, sun and arts of civilisation
• Handsome young man with no beard
• Frequently carries lyre