Greek Gods Final PART 1 (Characters)

Set: Greek Gods Final PART 1 (Characters)

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	Term	Definition
	Cronos	Father of Zeus; name means time
	Zeus	Patriarch of the Gods; threw thunderbolts
	Hera	sister and jealous wife of Zeus
	Poseidon	King of the Sea
	Hades	God of the Underworld
	Athene	Goddess born through Zeus's head; Patron of Athens
	Demeter	Goddess of growing things; daughter taken by Hades
	Persephone	Demerter's daughter who was kidnapped
	Hermes	Messenger of the Gods; had winged shoes
	Apollo	most beautiful of the Gods; carried golden bows and arrows
	Aphrodite	Goddess of love and beauty born from Oranos's dying body
	Eros	son of Aphrodite
	Hephaestus	ugly son of Hera who made her jewelry
	Pandora	a clay woman made real who released evil into the world
	Narcissus	man who fell in love with himself
	Arion	a man rescued by a dolphin
	Arachne	a girl who became a spider
	Furies	old hags who punished evil doers
	Cerberus	a three headed dog
	Leto	mother of the twins Artemis and Apollo
	Styx	the river over which the dead must cross
	Charon	the miser who rows the boat to Tatarus
	Epaphus	son of Zeus who taunted Phatheon
	Echo	girl cursed by Hera for her trickery
	Prometheus	gave fire to man and was punished by Zeus