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Gods and Goddesses
Question | Answer | |
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Poseidon | Neptune | God of the ocean and of earthquakes |
Hera | Juno | Zeus's wife. Queen of the gods, guardian of marriage. |
Athena | Minerva | Daughter of Zeus. Goddess of wisdom and war. |
Apollo | Apollo | Son of Zeus. God of poetry, music and medicine, and god of light; "Sun God" |
Artemis | Diana | Apollo's twin sister. Daughter of Zeus. Goddess of hunting and of wild things. |
Ares | Mars | Son of Zeus. Terrible god of war. |
Hephaestus | Vulcan | Son of Zeus and Hera, the lame blacksmith god of fire. |
Aphrodite | Venus | Wife of Hephaestus, goddess of love and beauty |
Hermes | Mercury | Son of Zeus. Messenger of the gods. |
Hestia | Vesta | Zeus's sister. Goddess of hearth and home. |
Demeter | Ceres | Zeus's sister. Important goddess of grains and agriculture. |
Hades | Pluto | Zeus's older brother. Lord of the dead and the underworld. |
Dionysus | Bacchus | Earth god of wine and revelry, dancing and drama. |
Zeus | Jupiter | King of the Gods. God of lighting and thunder |