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GREEK MYTHOLOGY
The Twelve Olympians
The Twelve Olympians
• Zeus
• Athena
• Poseidon
• Apollo
• Hades
• Aphrodite
• Hestia
• Hermes
• Hera
• Artemis
• Ares
• Hephaestus
Zeus
• Ruler of the Olympians of Mount Olympus
• God of the sky and thunder
• Well known for affairs with beautiful mortal
women
• Carried a thunderbolt that he threw at people
who upset him
• Many temples built and festivals held in his
honour
Hera
• Goddess of marriage
• Wife and sister of Zeus
• Queen of all Olympians
• Beautiful
• Jealous and vengeful nature
Hermes
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Messenger of the gods
Guide of dead souls
Patron saint of travellers
Invented running and boxing
– Wore winged sandals
– Statue at every gymnasium in Greece
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