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Greek Character of Mythology
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Amphitrite
Aphrodite
Apollo
Arachne
Athene
Write: what known for; parents, meaning of name
Wife to Poseidon and a water nymph.
Born from the foam of Oceanus and the blood of
Oranos. She’s the goddess of Love and beauty.
God of the sun and also medicine, gold, and
music. Son of Zeus and Leto.
Lost a weaving contest to Athene and was
turned into a spider. Father was a dyer of wool.
Goddess of wisdom. Daughter of Zeus who came
out of Zeus’s head.
Atlas
Punishment was to hold up the world.
Baucis
Old peasant woman entertained Zeus and Hermes.
Died with her husband and was turned into a tree.
Bellerophon
Clymene
Cronos
Cyclops
A young Corinthian who killed the beast, Chimera.
Mother to Phaethon who sent her son to Apollo.
Name known as father time who overthrew his
father, Oranos. Father of Zeus. Wife is Gaia.
Helped Zeus to over throw Cronos. Are giant
children of Gaia and Oranos with one eye.
Forged Zeus’s lightning bolts.
Daedalus
Greece’s greatest inventor and architect. Built
the Labyrinth to house the Minotaur. Created
wings to fly off the island of Crete.
Demeter
Goddess of the harvest and fertility. Daughter of
Cronos and Rhea.
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Eros
Hades
Heliades
Write: what known for; parents, meaning of name
Son of Aphrodite who’s Roman name is Cupid.
Shoots arrows to make people fall in love.
Ruler of the underworld, Tartaros. Son of Cronos
and Rhea. Brother to Zeus and Poseidon.
Hera
Daughters of Apollo, Roman name Helios, who
mourned Phaethon’s death.
Goddess of women and marriage. Wife to Zeus
and mother of the gods on Mount Olympus.
Hercules
Strongest man to ever live. Completed 10 labors
to become immortal. Son of Zeus and Alcemene.
Hermes
God of commerce, patron of liars, thieves,
gamblers, and travelers. The messenger god.
Medusa
Flew too high to the sun after being warned and
died in the sea which was named after him. Son
of Daedalus.
Known for turning people to stone. Hair was of
Snakes and was the youngest Gorgon sister.
Narcissus
A Greek character who fell in love with himself.
Couldn’t leave a pond and fell in and died.
Icarus
Oedipus
Oranos
Pan
Rescued Thebes from the Sphinx. A prophesy
was told that he would kill his father and marry
his mother. Son of Laius and Iocasta.
Titan of the Sky. Son of Gaia and father to
Cronos.
God of flocks, forests, and shepherds. Half
human half goat. Word panic come from him.
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Pandora
Pegasus
Persephone
Perseus
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First fashioned woman. Known as “all gifted” and
released the ills of mankind from a box.
The winged horse that helped Bellerphon.
Daughter of Demeter. Painted the flowers of the
field and was taken to the underworld by Hades.
Known as the “Golden Boy”. Killed Medusa and
was son to Zeus and Danae.
Phaethon
Tried to steer Apollo’s chariot and died. Son to
Apollo.
Philemon
Husband to Baucis and entertained Zeus and
Hermes. Died and turned into a tree.
Poseidon
Prometheus
God of the sea and son to Cronos and Rhea.
The trident is his symbol.
Known as mankind’s first friend. Was tied to a
Mountain and liver eaten forever. Son of Oranos
and Gaia. Gave fire and taught men how to hunt.
Rhea
Reigned as the Earth goddess. Daughter of
Oranos and Gaia. Mother to Zeus.
Theseus
Killed the Minotaur. Son of Aegeus and Athera.
(Some say Poseidon was father.)
Titan
Any of the gigantic offspring of Oranos. Called
the “first race”.
Zeus
God of Mount Olympus and sky. Overthrew
Cronos. Lightning bolts are his weapon of choice.