7th Reading: Mythology Review

Latin	English
Zeus	King of Gods.
Cup of Helios	Carried Hercules and the Red Cattle across the ocean.
Pegasus	Winged Horse.
Eros	God of Love.
Apollo	God of light/ sun.
Midas	Everything he touched turned to gold.
Heracles	Laboring strongman.
Dionysus	God of Wine.
Hestia	Goddess of Hearth and Home. Was given a flame by Zeus.
Aphrodite	Goddess of Love.
Nike	Goddess of Victory.
Artemis	Goddess of the Moon and Hunt.
Theseus	Killed Minotaur.
Perseus	Killed Medusa.
Odysseus	Blinded the Cyclops.
Bellerophon	Killed Chimera.
Atlas	Giant who held up heavens on his shoulders.
Nemean Lion	Hercules wore its skin.
Polyphemus	Had one eye on its forehead.
Achilles	His heel was the target.
Persephone	Goddess of Spring/ Seasons.
Hera	Zeus's Queen. Was given a golden crown.
Demeter	Goddess of Agriculture. Was given a rake by Zeus.
Athena	Goddess of the loom.
Pan	Goat-footed god of nature.
Medusa	Snake-haired Gorgon.
Corynean Deer	Golden Horns.
Hydra	Nine-headed monster.
Hephaestus	Olympian Blacksmith/ Goldsmith.
Three Fates	Determine the lenght of mortal lives.
Athena	Born from Zeus's head.
Hermes	God of Merchants/ Bankers/ Thieves.
Prometheus	Gave fire to man.
Baucis and Philemon	Turned into trees so they could be together.
Hercules	Killed two snakes when he was 10 months old.
Hades	Was given a helmet by Zeus.
Centaur	Half man/ half horse.
Ambrosia	Food of the Gods.
Labyrinth	Maze.
Cronos	Swallowed his children whole.
Pandora	Her curiosity released evil.
Cosmos	Cosmetics comes from this Greek word.
Medea	Word "medicine" comes from her name.
Europa	Europe was named after her.

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