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The Twelve Olympians
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The Twelve Olympians
Mr. Don V. LiongsonEnglish 10
Gr. 10-St. Francis ySt. Alphonsus
Greek Name: ZeusRoman Name: JupiterNotes:
Supreme ruler NOT all-powerful “Cloud-gatherer” “Lord of the Sky” Rain, thunder bolt Had many affairs and many offspring
Greek Name: HeraRoman Name: JunoNotes:
Zeus’s wife and sisterProtector of marriageVindictive, jealous of Zeus’s affairs
Greek Name: PoseidonRoman Name: NeptuneNotes:
Lord of the seaZeus’s brother “Earth-shaker” Sea blue hair Trident (3-pronged spear) Important and powerful (Greeks were seafaring people)
Greek Name: HadesRoman Name: PlutoNotes:
God of the underworld Zeus’s brother “King of the Dead” 3-headed dog Cerberus Terrible, but not evil
Greek Name: AresRoman Name: MarsNotes:
God of war Son of Zeus and Hera “Bloodstained god” Most hateful god Symbol- vulture
Greek Name: HermesRoman Name: MercuryNotes:
Messenger god Winged sandals and magic cap “Quicksilver” Graceful and swift
Greek Name: ApolloRoman Name: ApolloNotes:
God of light and truth Music, poetry Golden lyre Has oracle at Delphi “The most Greek of all the gods” Twin brother of Artemis
Greek Name: ArtemisRoman Name: DianaNotes:
“Lady of Wild Things” Huntress Protector of the young Moon goddess Twin sister of Apollo
Greek Name: AthenaRoman Name: MinervaNotes:
Goddess of wisdom and war Sprang from Zeus’s Zeus’s favorite child Protector of the city “Gray-eyed,” “Flashing- eyed”
Greek Name: HestiaRoman Name: VestaNotes:
Goddess of the hearth and home Honored at meal times
Greek Name: AphroditeRoman Name: VenusNotes:
Goddess of love and beautySprung from the foam of the sea Married to Hephaestus
Greek Name: HephaestusRoman Name: VulcanNotes:
God of fire Ugly, lame God of metal smiths, weavers, handicrafts Married to Aphrodite
REFERENCES:
Bierlein, J. (1994). Parallel Myths. New York:Ballantine Wellspring
Evslin, Evslin and Hoopes (1966). The Greek Gods. New York: Scholastic Inc.
Hamilton, E. (1969). Mythology. New York: Warner Books.
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