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The Gods of Greece,
The Gods of Rome
The Greek List
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Zeus
Hera
Poseidon
Hades
Ares
Athena
Demeter
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Artemis
Hestia
Aphrodite
Hephaestus
Apollo
Hermes
The Roman List
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Jupiter
Juno
Neptune
Pluto
Mars
Minerva
Ceres
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Diana
Vestia
Venus
Vulcan
Apollo
Mercury
Zeus=Jupiter=Jove
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King of the gods.
 His many affairs led to
war and hate between
his lovers and Hera.
 Probably the most
famous son he had is
Hercules.
 His symbol is the
thunderbolt.
Hestia = Vesta
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Goddess of the sacred
fire, was once known
as "Chief of the
Goddesses“
 She was the most
influential and widely
revered of the Greek
goddesses – The first
Olympian
god/goddess born
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Unlike the other Greek
goddesses, Hestia does
not have a "story" . . .
there were few
adventures to record
about her. She simply
"is".
 Her virtues: gentle,
forgiving, peaceful,
dignified, secure, and
well-centered.
Hera=Juno
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Queen of the gods,
protector of married
women.
 She had a very bad
temper.She tried to
make everyone who
had a relation with
Zeus, miserable.
 Her animal: the cow.
Poseidon=Neptune
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God of the sea.
 God of horses and
horsemanship.
 His symbol is the
trident and the horse.
Hades=Pluto=Dis
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God of the
underworld.
 God of wealth.
 Lived in the
underworld, took
Ceres’ daughter.
 His symbols is
Cerberus and
skeletons.
Ares=Mars
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God of war.
 His special symbols
are: the spear, the
torch, the vulture, and
the dog.
Athena=Minerva
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Goddess of wisdom,
goddess of weaving,
goddess of war.
 Favorite daughter of Zeus.
 Sprung out from Zeus’s
head.
 She was the only one
allowed to play with her
dad’s thunderbolt.
 Her sacred animal is the
owl.
Artemis=Diana
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Goddess of the moon
and hunting.
 Supreme huntress
 Protectress of
maidens.
 Catullus sings to her in
one of his poems.
Demeter=Ceres
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Goddess of the home.
Goddess of the earth.
When her daughter was
stolen, she made the earth
barren.
She retrieved her
daughter, thanks to Zeus,
but she is only with her
during spring and summer,
she is in Hades during fall
and winter.
Her symbols are the hearth
and fire.
Aphrodite=Venus
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Goddess of love.
 Goddess of beauty.
 She was the cause for
the enmity and
jealousy of Hera.
 Her sacred animals are
the swan, sparrow, and
dove.
Hephaestus=Vulcan
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God of fire.
 God of metal.
 God of workers.
 He was the workman
of the gods.
Apollo=Apollo
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God of the sun.
 God of medicine.
 God of music and
poetry.
Hermes=Mercury
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Messenger of the
gods.
 God of commerce.
 He is the one who
gave the news to Ceres
where her daughter,
Persephone, was.
Epilogue
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The Roman and Greek gods and goddesses
provided them with an explanation on how things
came to be.
 Over the years, the myths became more and more
entertaining and outrageous.
 When Constantine converted to Christianity, the
Roman church brought its holidays and gods into
it, except they were “Christianized” before they
did.
 The Romans also brought into the church their
own unique way of architecture. Most churches in
Rome resemble those of the “pagan” Romans.
The Gods of Greece,
The Gods of Rome
The End