Mythology

Terms	Definitions
Zeus	Greek king of the gods
Poseidon	Greek god of the sea, horses and earthquakes
Hades	Greek god of the underworld
Hestia	Greek goddess of hearth and home; sister of Zeus
Ares	Greek god of war
Athena	Greek goddess of wisdom, war and weaving
Apollo	Greek and Roman god of the sun, music, poetry and medicine
Aphrodite	Greek goddess of love and beauty
Hermes	Greek messenger-god; god of travelers and thieves
Artemis	Greek goddess of moon and hunting; patroness of maidens
Hephaestus	Greek god of fire; forger of armor
Hera	Greek queen of gods
Jupiter	Roman name for Zeus
Neptune	Roman name for Poseidon
Pluto	Roman name for Hades
Vesta	Roman name for Hestia
Mars	Roman name for Ares
Minerva	Roman name for Pallas Athena
Venus	Roman name for Aphrodite
Mercury	Roman name for Hermes
Diana	Roman name for Artemis
Vulcan	Roman name for Hephaestus
Juno	Roman name for Hera
Gaea	Mother Earth
Cyclopes	One-eyed children of Mother Earth and Father Heaven
Uranus	Father Heaven
Chronus	The titan who rebelled against Uranus
Chronus	He swallowed his children out of fear that one would overthrow him
Zeus	Was hidden by his mother Rhea so Cronus would not swallow him
Ops	Roman name of Rhea
Saturn	Roman name of Chronus
Demeter	Greek goddess of the corn; daughter of Cronus and Rhea
Ceres	Roman name for Demeter
Dionysus	Greek god of wine
Bacchus	Roman name for Dionysus

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