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Greek Name
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Title
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Area of Power/Characteristic
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Symbol
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Roman Name
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Aphrodite
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Goddess of love
and beauty (Roman mythology:
Goddess of gardens and fields); wife of Hephaestus, her son is Eros
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Wife of
Hephaestus, her son is Eros
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Dove, myrtle, scepter
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Venus
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Apollo
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God of the sun
and music; son of Zeus and Artemis’ twin sister
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God of poetry,
music, medicine and god of the sun/light. Associated with the sun; son of Zeus
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Chariot, lyre, bow, laurel
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Apollo
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Ares
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God of War; son
of Zeus
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Terrible god of
war; son of Zeus
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Armor, spear, dogs, vultures
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Mars
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Artemis
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Goddess of the
hunt and moon; daughter of Zeus and Apollo’s twin sister
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Goddess of
hunting an of wild things; Apollo’s twin sister and daughter of Zeus
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Hunting weapons, stag, crescent
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Diana
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Asclepius
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God of medicine
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Serpent-entwined staff
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Aesculapius
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Athena
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Goddess of
wisdom, war, and arts and crafts;
Helper of heroes; daughter of Zeus
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Goddess of
wisdom, war, patriotism and citizenship; daughter of Zeus
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Breastplate and aegis, owl, olive tree
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Minerva
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Cronus
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God of the sky;
Ruler of the Titans (Roman mythology: God
of agriculture)
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Titanium sword
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Saturn
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Demeter
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Goddess of
harvest, grain and agriculture; sister to Zeus
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Goddess of grain
and agriculture, bond between heaven and earth; sister of Zeus
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Sheaf or wheat, poppy
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Ceres
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Dionysus
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God of wine and
fertility
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God of wine and
fertility
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Grape vine, ivy
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Bacchus
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Eros
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God of love;
son of Aphrodite
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Gold and lead arrows
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Cupid
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Gaea / Gaia
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Mother Earth;
goddess of earth
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The earth, fruits
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Terra
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Hades
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King of the
underworld; Lord of the dead; brother of Zeus
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Lives in the
underworld; brother of Zeus
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Cerberus (three-headed dog, cypress
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Pluto
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Hephaestus
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God of fire and
forge; son of Zeus
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Lame blacksmith
god of fire; son of Zeus
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Anvil and hammer
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Vulcan
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Hera
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Goddess of
marriage and childbirth; Protector of married women; Queen of the gods – wife
of Zeus
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Queen of the
gods, goddess of women and marriage; wife of Zeus
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Peacock, pomegranate
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Juno
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Hermes
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Messenger of
the gods; Protector of travelers, thieves, and merchants; son of Zeus
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Messenger for
the gods, god science and invention; son of Zeus
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Winged cap and sandals
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Mercury
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Hestia
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Goddess of the
hearth and home; sister of Zeus
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Goddess of the
hearth and home; sister of Zeus
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Fire, hearth
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Vesta
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Hypnos
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God of sleep
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Somnus
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Persephone
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Goddess of
Spring; daughter of Demeter and Zeus
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Goddess of
spring
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Narcissus
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Libera
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Poseidon
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God of the sea
and earthquakes; brother of Zeus
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God of the ocean
and earthquakes; brother to Zeus
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Trident, dolphins
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Neptune
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Rhea
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Wife of Cronus/Saturn; Mother Goddess
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Ops
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Uranus
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God of the sky;
Father of the Titans
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Uranus
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Zeus
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King of the
gods
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King of the
gods, sky, and weather. He is
sometimes angry at behavior of gods and people, but is also a gentle and
caring ruler. Fond of beautiful women
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Thunderbolt, eagle, oak
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Jupiter
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