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THE 12 OLYMPIANS! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJCm8W5RZes ZEUS - King of the gods, god of thunderstorms and hospitality - Killed own father (Kronos) and took power - Married to Hera (wife and sister) - Loves pretty girls who are not his wife (!) HERA - Queen of the gods, goddess of marriage - Married to Zeus - Peacock is her bird - Constantly takes revenge on the girls Zeus fancies POSEIDON - God of the sea, earthquakes and horses - Brother of Zeus and Hera - Symbol is the trident DEMETER - Goddess of the harvest Daughter Persephone taken into Underworld by Hades for 6 months of the year (autumn and winter) – sad until Persephone returns ATHENA - Born from Zeus’ head in full battle gear Symbol is the owl Very clever, especially at war tactics Often depicted wearing helmet and holding spear APOLLO - God of the sun, poetry, music, civilisation, prophecy, healing, plague…and yet more! - Brother of Artemis (son of Zeus) - Major show-off - Symbol is the lyre ARTEMIS - Goddess of the moon, hunting, archery, chastity - Sister of Apollo - Daughter of Zeus - Loves being outdoors but woe betide you if you spy on her taking a bath! - Symbol is the bow - God of war - Bloodthirsty, enjoys killing - Always depicted wearing armour - Aphrodite’s lover - Son of Zeus and Hera ARES APHRODITE - Goddess of love and beauty - According to Hesiod (Greek poet), she was born from the foam created by Kronos’ testicles when they dropped into Gaea (Earth)’s ocean - Mother of Eros - Wife of Hephaestus - Lover of many…! HEPHAESTUS - God of blacksmiths, craftsmen, fire and volcanoes Husband of Aphrodite Son of Zeus and Hera – his mum threw him off Mount Olympus because he was physically disabled in his legs HERMES - - Messenger of the gods and transports souls to the underworld God of money, travellers and thieves Symbols are winged sandals, traveller’s cap and staff Son of Zeus DIONYSUS - - God of theatre, wine, drunkenness and partying Mortal followers were called Maenads – frenzied women clothed in animal skins, who enjoyed drinking, dancing and killing animals with their bare hands Son of Zeus Symbols are the grapevine, leopard skin and a thyrsus (Bacchic wand which causes wine to spring from earth upon contact)
