Heroes, gods, and monsters of Greek Mythology
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ibchupp on April 7, 2008
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Exam Study Materials, Quinton Ryannus, Pre-IB 9 World History, super epic legendary spellers, Alucards PIB Study Group
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| Zeus |  Leader of the gods (Dad was Cronus). Killed father, became king. Married Hera. Known for lightning Bolt. |
| Hera | Married Zeus, queen of gods, jealous. |
| Athene | Daughter of Metis, born through Zeus' head, grey eyes, defeats Arachne in a weaving competetion. |
| Poseidon | god of seas, loved Demeter, made her horses |
| Hades | God of underworld, married Persephone. |
| Demeter | Wife of Poseidon, had Persephone, goddess of planting, harvesting, and growing. |
| The twins | Their names were Artemis and Apollo, children of Zeus and Leto |
| Artemis | Goddess of moon, maiden of the silver bow, lady of wild things, huntress. Killed Actaeon |
| Apollo | God of the sun, patron of music, poetry, math , and medicine. Gold hair, stormy blue eyes, golden bow & arrows |
| Sons of Apollo | Names were Corybantes, Aristeuss, Amphissus, Asclepius. Asclepius was a great doctor, killed by Hades. Apollo fell in love with Daphne |
| Hermes | Messenger god. Adventured 5 mins after birth. Invented alphabet, astronomy, cards. wore winged sandals, engaged with humans |
| Hephaestus | Ugly, rejected by mother. Raised by Thetis. Smith god |
| Aphrodite | Goddess of love and beauty. took Hephaestus as husband |
| Prometheus | Gave man fire, zeus was upset, he was killed by Vultures |
| Pandora | Opened box of curses |
| Phaethon | raced Epaphus, boasted and lied, swore by river styx, died from riding in his chariot too close to the sun. |
| Orpheus | Son of Calliope and the Thracian King.Poet and musician. Bought Eurydice's life back from hades with music, but looked back and lost her |
| Narcissus and Echo | Most beautiful boy, and most beloved nymph. One was cursed with repetition and the other fell in love with themself |
| Eros and Psyche | Fell in love. One was invisible. One couldn't bear to have an invisible husband, looked at him when he was sleeping, then they could no longer be together. |
| Arion | Son of Poseidon, helped by dolphin, called 2nd Orpheus, constellation named after him |
| Perseus | Ventured to get head of Medusa |
| Daedalus | Great inventor. invented Labyrinth, invented wings. son died from being too close to sun |
| Theseus | Defeated the Minotaur in the Labyrinth. forgot to raise white sails, became king of Athens |
| Atalanta | Raised by Bears, lost husband Meleagar. Lost a race to Hippomenes |
| Midas | Loved gold. Turned daughter to Gold |
| Pygmalion | wanted to marry Aphrodite, yet married her statue |
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