Set: Greek Mythology Characters

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All 22 Terms

Term Definition
Zeus head god, uses thunderbolt, rules Mt. Olympus
Hera Zeus' wife and sister
Poseidon Zeus; brother, god of the sea
Hades Zeus' brother, rules the underworld, wife is Persephone
Athena emerged from Zeus' head as a warrior, god of wisdom, reason, and purit, is chaste
Apollo Artemis' twin, god of light and truth, patron of poetry and music
Artemis Apollo's twin, beautiful huntress goddess, is good and just
Aphrodite goddess of love, beauty, and romance, married to Hephaestus
Cronus defeated by son Zeus and loses control of the universe
Prometheus gave humans fire and is punished by being chained to a rock
Dionysus god of wine
Demeter god of corn and harvest, mother of Persephone
Persephone daughter of Demeter, reluctant wife of Hades
Eros son of Aphrodite, causes people to fall in love
Furies three sisters, torment evildoers
Fates three sisters, controls fat of people and gods
Heracles mortal son of Zeus, strong and brave but lacks self-control, rises to Olympus after death
Theseus defeats the Minotaur
Perseus kills Medusa
Helen most beautiful woman on earth and is abducted by Paris causing the Trojan War
Hector famous Trojan Warrior
Achilles famous Greek Warrior

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Terms 22
Creator pizzapatman
Created January 15, 2008
Groups None
Tags greek, mythology
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