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Greek gods and goddesses
This will help you review the first set of gods and goddesses for our test.
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| Aphrodite (Venus) | Love, beauty, doves |
| Ares (Mars) | war |
| Artemis (Diana) | virginity, hunting, wild animals, the moon, deer, arrows |
| Hades (Pluto) | the Underworld, wealth |
| Hephaestus (Vulcan) | fire, metalwork, craftsmanship |
| Hera (Juno) | marriage, jealousy, peacock |
| Hermes (Mercury) | messages, messenger, winged sandals, theives |
| Hestia (Vesta) | homelife, hearth, crops [sometimes combined with Demeter] |
| Athena (Minerva) | wisdom, war strategy, helmet, owl |
| Phoebus Apollo (Apollo) | light, truth, the sun, prophecy, arrows |
| Poseidon (Neptune) | the sea, earthquakes, horses, trident |
| Zeus (Jupiter) | power, justice, |
| Cerberus | three-headed dog who guards Hades |
| Persephone | Underworld, seasons, pomegranate |
| Eros (Cupid) | god of Love, bow and arrow |
| Hebe | goddess of youth, cup-bearer |
| Iris | the rainbow's beauty |
| Graces | 3 daughters of Zeus whose dancing makes life beautiful |
| Muses | 12 goddesses who give inspiration to the arts, music, poetry, etc. |
| Nereus | Old Man of the Sea, had 50 daughters |
| Pontus | god of the Deep Sea, father of Nereus |
| Proteus | Shape-changer, gift of truth, sometimes called Poseidon's son |
| Triton | Trumpeter of the sea |
| Ocean | a titan, Lord of the river ocean |
| Naiads | water nymphs |
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