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Gods and Goddesses

A quiz to help beginning students learn the Olympians and some lesser dieties. In the squares with two names, the first is the Greek name for the diety, the second is the Roman name.

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Zeus-JupiterKing of the gods, threw thunderbolts
Hera-JunoQueen of the gods, wife of Zeus/Jupiter
Athena-MinervaGoddess of wisdom
Demeter-CeresGreek agricultural goddess, mother of Persephone
Aphrodite-VenusGoddess of love
Hermes-MercuryMessenger of the gods, had winged sandals
Hades-PlutoGod of the underworld
Poseidon-NeptuneRuler of the seas
Ares-MarsGod of war
Ouranos-UranusAncient ruler of the sky
Dionysus-BacchusGod of wine and the vine
Apollo-ApolloGod of music and poetry, and later, the sun
Eros-CupidGod of love, shot arrows, son of Aphrodite-Venus
Aretmis-DianaGoddess of the moon and the hunt
Hephaestus-VulcanLame blacksmith god
Hestia-VestaGoddess of the hearth
BoreasRuler of the north winds
PanGod of flocks and shepherds
ChaosShapeless mass that contained the seeds of the universe
AuroraGoddess of the dawn
FloraGoddess of flowers
JanusTwo headed god, gatekeeper of heaven
GaiaAncient earth goddess
PrometheusGod who gave fire to mankind
PersephoneKidnapped by Hades, queen of the dead
LetoMother of Apollo and Artemis

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