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Greek Gods
Flash cards about the 12 Greek Gods
God/Goddess | Description |
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Zeus | King of the gods; symbol~ lightning bolt; most powerful; god of heaven |
Hera | Queen of the gods & heaven; wife of Zeus |
Hades | God of the underworld; brother of Zeus; god of the death |
Poseidon | Zeus's other brother; god of the sea |
Athena | Zeus's favorite child: symbol~ owl; goddess of wisdom & war; Athens, Greece, is named after her |
Aphrodite | Goddess of love & beauty; most beautiful of all goddesses; married to Hephaestus |
Hephaestus | God of fire & blacksmiths; UGLY; married to Aphrodite |
Dionysus | "Party god"; god of wine and theater |
Apollo | Sun god; symbol~ gold bow & arrow |
Artemis | Goddess of the moon & the hunt; very independant |
Ares | God of war; meanest and most brutal of the Gods; hated by the other gods; loved battles |
Hermes | God of mischief; messenger for the gods because of his winged sandals |