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GREEK GODS/TWELVE
OLYMPIANS
REBECCA TESSLER, JOE
GIANCASPRO, EMILEE GUTIERREZ,
BRYCE HORN,& KATE HODE.
Apollo
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Son of Zeus and Leto
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Twin sister is Artemis
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God of music, and playing golden lyre
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God of light and medicine
Symbol
Myth of Apollo
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"Apollos fight" with the monstrous python
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The python of Delphi was a creature with the
body of a snake. Wherever it went it gave off
the smell and spread of mischief and death.
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The python was sent out by Hera to hunt and
kill the pregnant Leto, also Apollo's mom. By
the time Apollo was only four days old he
went to the creatures cave to seek the python.
He eventually killed the monster by shooting
him in the head with his bows and arrow.
Artemis
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Daughter of Zeus and Leto
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Twin brother is Apollo
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Goddess of chastity, The hunt, moon and natural
environment
Symbol
Myth of Artemis
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Artemis was born first and helped her mother deliver
Apollo.
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Niobe queen of Thebes boasted that she was better then
Leto because she had more children then her.
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Artemis and Apollo avenged their mother by killing most
of Niobe's children. Niobe was transformed into a stone.
Aphrodite
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Goddess of love, beauty, and sexual rapture
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Symbols: dove, dolphin, and swan
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Major relationships: Aphrodite loved and was loved by
many gods and mortals
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Had many affairs, 2 famous with Ares and Adonis
Myth of Aphrodite
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Born when Uranus was castrated by his son Cronus and his
severed Genitals were thrown into the ocean, which began to
foam and bubble.
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The Trojan prince Paris was asked to judge which of the three
goddesses, Athena, Hera, or Aphrodite, was the most beautiful.
He chose Aphrodite and then Athena and Hera hoped to bribe
Paris with power and victory in battle. Paris was uninterested and
Aphrodite offered the love of the most beautiful woman in the
world.
Ares
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God of war, battle lust and courage
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He thrived on violence, battle and wars
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Symbols: vulture and dog
Myth of Ares
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Ares and Aphrodite's "secret affair" Aphrodite's husband Hephaestus
knew of their affair but needed proof
of their treachery. He created an
invisible netting to catch the two in
the act. Once they were caught he
dragged the Olympics for all the
gods to laugh at.
Athena
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Athena-Goddess of wisdom, leadership,
handicrafts, agriculture
Symbols-sun, golden shield and helmet, owl,
the number seven
Relationships-daughter of Zeus and Metis,
Zeus' first wife. She had no children and was
never married
Myth of Athena
Metis became pregnant by Zeus. He swallowed
Metis because he was warned by the Earth
that a son would overthrow him. One day Zeus
had a headache and suddenly Athena sprang
out of his head full grown and was wearing
armor. Athena is Zeus' favorite child and he
allowed her to use his weapons
Demeter
Parents: Demeter was a child of the Titans Cronus Symbol
and Rhea.
Siblings: Demeter had five siblings. Three brothers
(Zeus, Poseidon and Hades), and two sisters (Hestia
and Hera). Children: Persephone, the goddess of the Underworld
Myth of Demeter
Demeter is intimately associated with the seasons. Her daughter Persephone was
abducted by Hades to be his wife in the underworld. In her anger at her daughter's
loss Demeter laid a curse on the world that caused plants to wither and die, the
land become desolate. Zeus became alarmed and sought Persephone's return.
However, because she had eaten while in the underworld Hades had a claim on her.
Therefore, it was decreed that Persephone would spend four months each year in
the underworld. During these months Demeter grieves her daughters absence, and
withdraws her gifts from the world, creating winter. Her return brought the spring.
Hera
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Sister and wife of Zeus
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Raised by the Titans Oceans and Tethys
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Supreme goddess, goddess of marriage and childbirth
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Zeus courting unsuccessful
Myth of Hera
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tricked into marrying Zeus
Hermes
Messanger God and the conductor of souls; God of
thieves and trickery
Symbols-the caduceus(his staff), the purse, ram,
and the petasus(his hat)
Relationships-son of Zeus and the Mount Nymph
Maea. Hermaphroditus and the Satyr, Pan, are his
children
Myth of Hermes
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When he was still an infant, he left his cradle and
went to Piera. He wanted to steal the cattle from
his half-brother, Apollo. He pulled the hooves out
of the cows feet and reattached them in reverse
order. He hid the herd inside of a cave.
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When Apollo realized they were gone, he looked
at the footprints and was confused. Being the
God of prophecy, he discovered who the thief
was. He went to Hermes' cave and found Hermes
sleeping peacefully. Apollo grabbed Hermes and
took him to Zeus to tell him what he had done.
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When Zeus heard, he found it amusing and
laughed, and Hermes was not punished for what
he had done
Hephaestus
God of fire, crafts, and blacksmiths
Symbols-fire, axe, pincers, and hammers
Relationships-son of Zeus and Hera
Symbol
Myth of Hephaestus
Hephaestus created the first
woman, named Pandora. Zeus
asked this of him in retaliation of
Prometheus, a titan, because he
had benefitted mortal men at the
expense of the Gods. Pandora was
given to the brother of Prometheus,
Epimetheus, to be his wife. With
her, Pandora brought a jar filled of
all evils. She removed the lid and
caused the first time for men to be
afflicted with hard work and
sickness. The only thing that was
left and kept in the jar was hope.
Hestia
Parents: Hestia was the eldest daughter of the Titans
Cronus and Rhea.
Siblings: Hestia had five siblings. Three brothers (Zeus,
Hades and Poseidon), and two sisters (Hera and
Demeter). She was never married.
Symbol
Myth of Hestia
In myth Hestia was the first born child of Kronos and Rhea who was
swallowed by her father at birth. Zeus later forced the old Titan to
disgorge Hestia and her siblings. As the first to be swallowed she was
also the last to be disgorged, and so was named as both the eldest and
youngest of the six Kronides.
When the gods Apollo and Poseidon sought for her hand in marriage,
Hestia refused and asked Zeus to let her remain an eternal virgin. He
agreed and she took her place at his royal hearth.
Poseidon(Neptune)
Parents: Poseidon was a child of the Titans Cronus and
Rhea.
Siblings: Poseidon had five siblings. Two brothers (Zeus
and Hades) and three sisters (Hestia, Hera and
Demeter).
Wife: the sea-goddess Amphitrite. However, according
to a tradition, Poseidon was married more than once.
Famous Children: the merman Triton and the Nymphs
Rhode and Benthesicyme.
Symbol
Myth of Poseidon
Poseidon and Athena were fighting over the patronage. Poseidon
struck first, he struck the earth powerfully and created a well with
his trident. Immediately, streaming water shot forth, but the water
turned out to be salty and not very useful for the population.
Cecrops was very impressed by Athena’s gift.
So he chose Athena to lay claim of the city of Athens and the city
was named after her. God Poseidon, however, was not pleased with
the decision of Cecrops and cursed the city of Athens to never have
enough water from then on. After that, it is said that a major
problem of water shortage started in Athens, which continues until
nowadays.
Zeus
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Ruler of the Olympians; Rain god
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Son of Cronus
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Brother of Poseidon and Hades
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Married to Hera but has many affairs
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Known to punish those who lie
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Can produce storms and intense darkness
Symbol
Myth of Zeus
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Zues attacked Typhon after being
accused of being cowardly by
Athena
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