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Greek and Roman Mythology
Twelve OlympiansAres, Hephaestus, Hestia
Ares (Mars)
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the son of Zeus and Hera
the God of War
His bird was the vulture; the dog was wronged by
being chosen as his animal.
Ares (Mars)
Hephaestus (Vulcan and Mulciber)
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the son of Zeus and Hera, sometimes of Hera
alone, who bore him in retaliation for Zeus’s
having brought forth Athena
the God of Fire, Technology, blacksmiths, metals,
artisans, craftsmen, sculptors, metallurgy,
smithing, and volcanoes
made all the weapons of the Olympus Gods
Hephaestus (Vulcan and Mulciber)
Hephaestus’ famous creations
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Pandora
Zeus’ thunderbolts (with Cyclopes)
Hades’ helmet of invisibility
Athena’s shields and buckler
Hermes’ winged sandals
golden furniture of Olympus
Hephaestus’ net
The myth says that the SunGod Helios once spied Ares
and Aphrodite enjoying each
other secretly in the hall of
Hephaestus and he promptly
reported the incident to
Aphrodite's Olympian consort.
Hephaestus contrived to catch
the couple in the act, and so he
fashioned a net with which to
snare the illicit lovers. At the
appropriate time, this net was
sprung and trapped Ares and
Aphrodite in a very private
moment.
Hephaestus’ net
But Hephaestus was not yet
satisfied with his revenge - he
invited the Olympian gods and
goddesses to view the
unfortunate pair. For the sake of
modesty, the goddesses
demurred, but the male gods
went to witness the sight. Some
commented on the beauty of
Aphrodite, others remarked that
they would eagerly trade places
with Ares, but all mocked the
two. Once the couple were
loosed, Ares, embarrassed, sped
away to his homeland, Thrace.
Hestia (Vesta)
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the Goddess of the Hearth and Architecture, the
symbol of the home, around which the newborn
child must be carried before it could be received
into the family
one of the three maiden goddesses of Olympus
In Rome her fire was cared for by six virgin
priestesses, called Vestal.
Hestia (Vesta)