Quizlet Heroes, gods, and monsters of Greek Mythology

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  1. Aphrodite: Goddess of love and beauty. took Hephaestus as husband
  2. Apollo: God of the sun, patron of music, poetry, math , and medicine. Gold hair, stormy blue eyes, golden bow & arrows
  3. Arion: Son of Poseidon, helped by dolphin, called 2nd Orpheus, constellation named after him
  4. Artemis: Goddess of moon, maiden of the silver bow, lady of wild things, huntress. Killed Actaeon
  5. Atalanta: Raised by Bears, lost husband Meleagar. Lost a race to Hippomenes
  6. Athene: Daughter of Metis, born through Zeus' head, grey eyes, defeats Arachne in a weaving competetion.
  7. Daedalus: Great inventor. invented Labyrinth, invented wings. son died from being too close to sun
  8. Demeter: Wife of Poseidon, had Persephone, goddess of planting, harvesting, and growing.
  9. 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.
  10. Hades: God of underworld, married Persephone.
  11. Hephaestus: Ugly, rejected by mother. Raised by Thetis. Smith god
  12. Hera: Married Zeus, queen of gods, jealous.
  13. Hermes: Messenger god. Adventured 5 mins after birth. Invented alphabet, astronomy, cards. wore winged sandals, engaged with humans
  14. Midas: Loved gold. Turned daughter to Gold
  15. Narcissus and Echo: Most beautiful boy, and most beloved nymph. One was cursed with repetition and the other fell in love with themself
  16. 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
  17. Pandora: Opened box of curses
  18. Perseus: Ventured to get head of Medusa
  19. Phaethon: raced Epaphus, boasted and lied, swore by river styx, died from riding in his chariot too close to the sun.
  20. Poseidon: god of seas, loved Demeter, made her horses
  21. Prometheus: Gave man fire, zeus was upset, he was killed by Vultures
  22. Pygmalion: wanted to marry Aphrodite, yet married her statue
  23. Sons of Apollo: Names were Corybantes, Aristeuss, Amphissus, Asclepius. Asclepius was a great doctor, killed by Hades. Apollo fell in love with Daphne
  24. The twins: Their names were Artemis and Apollo, children of Zeus and Leto
  25. Theseus: Defeated the Minotaur in the Labyrinth. forgot to raise white sails, became king of Athens
  26. Zeus: Leader of the gods (Dad was Cronus). Killed father, became king. Married Hera. Known for lightning Bolt.