 | Term | Definition |
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Zeus |
King of Heaven, Ruler of Gods |
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Hera |
Queen of Heaven, wife of Zeus |
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Poseidon |
God of the Sea |
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Hades |
God of the Underworld |
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Athene |
Goddess of Wisdom |
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Demeter |
Mother of the Crops |
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Hephaestus |
The smith-god |
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Hestia |
Goddes of the hearth and home |
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Hermes |
The Messenger-god, Patron of travelers, gamblers, and theives |
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Artemis |
Moon-goddess, Queen of the chase |
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Apollo |
The sun-god |
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Persephone |
Queen of the Underworld |
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Aphrodite |
Goddess of Love and Beauty |
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Cronos |
Father of the Gods |
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Rhea |
Mother of the Gods |
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Centaur |
body of a horse and torso of a man |
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cerberus |
three-headed watchdog of the Underworld |
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Cyclops |
one-eyed giant monster |
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Minotaur |
body of a man and head of a bull |
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nymph |
beautiful female spirit of nature, lurks around water |
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pegasus |
winged white horse sprang from Medusa's severd neck |
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myth |
a traditional or legendary story that involves gods or heroes and explains a cultural practice or a natural phenomenon. They explain the unknown and can be thought of as early literature, science, and religion. |
