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King of Gods Greek name: Zeus Roman name: Jupiter emblems: eagle and oak tree

King of Gods Greek name: Zeus Roman name: Jupiter emblems: eagle and oak tree known for many affairs with goddesses and mortal women Son of Cronus and Rhea http: //academic. reed. edu/humanities/110 tech/Body. Language/ html/zeus 2. html

Queen of Gods Greek: Hera Roman: Juno Emblems: cow and peacock a patroness of

Queen of Gods Greek: Hera Roman: Juno Emblems: cow and peacock a patroness of mothers; known for taking vengeance against Zeus’ lovers http: //orias. berkeley. edu/visuals/polytheism/album. html

Goddess of Love and Beauty http: //www. getty. edu/art/gettyguide/display. Object. List? cat=2033762 Greek: Aphrodite

Goddess of Love and Beauty http: //www. getty. edu/art/gettyguide/display. Object. List? cat=2033762 Greek: Aphrodite Roman: Venus Emblem: dove origin unknown, floated ashore on a scallop shell pushed by the west wind; married to Hephaestus but known for her many love affairs. Boucher

God of Music, Poetry, Medicine, and Prophecy Greek: Apollo Roman: Apollo Emblem: mouse In

God of Music, Poetry, Medicine, and Prophecy Greek: Apollo Roman: Apollo Emblem: mouse In later times, replaced Helios as the sun god http: //orias. berkeley. edu/visuals/polytheism/album. html

God of War Greek: Ares Roman: Mars Emblems: wild boar and bloodstained spear known

God of War Greek: Ares Roman: Mars Emblems: wild boar and bloodstained spear known for being handsome and stupid had affair with Aphrodite http: //www. sculpturegallery. com/sculpture/ares _and_aphrodite. html

Goddess of Hunting and Maidens Greek: Artemis Roman: Diana Emblem: she-bear Roamed the woods

Goddess of Hunting and Maidens Greek: Artemis Roman: Diana Emblem: she-bear Roamed the woods of Arcadia, hunting with her companions; From the workshop of Rubens shunned the http: //www. getty. edu/art/gettyguid company of men e/art. Object. Details? artobj=631

Goddess of Wisdom Greek: Athena/Athene Roman: Minerva Emblem: owl Said to have sprung fully

Goddess of Wisdom Greek: Athena/Athene Roman: Minerva Emblem: owl Said to have sprung fully dressed in armor from Zeus’ head http: //orias. berkeley. edu/visuals/polytheism/album. ht ml#ATHENA

God of Merchants, Messenger God Greek: Hermes Roman: Mercury Emblem: crane known for playing

God of Merchants, Messenger God Greek: Hermes Roman: Mercury Emblem: crane known for playing tricks and practical jokes, claimed to have invented the http: //www. theoi. com/image/K 11. 7 Hermes. jpg alphabet

God of Fire and Forge Greek: Hephaestus Roman: Vulcan Emblem: quail only Olympian who

God of Fire and Forge Greek: Hephaestus Roman: Vulcan Emblem: quail only Olympian who was not physically perfect married to Aphrodite http: //www. fanpop. com/spots/greekmythology/images/687114

God of Seas, Rivers, and Oceans Greek: Poseidon Roman: Neptune Emblem: horse Wife: Amphitrite

God of Seas, Rivers, and Oceans Greek: Poseidon Roman: Neptune Emblem: horse Wife: Amphitrite known for being vengeful http: //images. fanpop. com/images/image_uploads/Pos eidon-greek-mythology-687130_927_933. jpg

Polyphemus A cannibalistic giant with one eye in the middle of his forehead In

Polyphemus A cannibalistic giant with one eye in the middle of his forehead In The Odyssey, the son of the god Poseidon Plural form: cyclopes http: //www. greeka. com/ionian/ithacamyths/odysseus. htm

Scylla and Charybdis Scylla – a sixheaded sea monster Charybdis – a terrible whirlpool

Scylla and Charybdis Scylla – a sixheaded sea monster Charybdis – a terrible whirlpool http: //www. bing. com/images/search? q=scylla+and+charybdis+greek+ mythology&view=detail&id=06 F 76 A 43 FB 433 D 62 CE 007 E 32 CA 0 FC 8 CE 24 D 0830 C&first=31&FORM=IDFRIR

Sirens Two beautiful maidens whose singing draws men to their deaths http: //www. bing.

Sirens Two beautiful maidens whose singing draws men to their deaths http: //www. bing. com/images/search? q=sirens+greek+mythol ogy&view=detail&id=36 B 5 D 856 E 758 E 35391 DE 158136 E 34 62 CF 4964 A 33&first=1&FORM=IDFRIR

Aeolus The ruler of the winds http: //www. forumancientcoins. com /cparada/gml/aeolus 2. html

Aeolus The ruler of the winds http: //www. forumancientcoins. com /cparada/gml/aeolus 2. html

Calypso A sea nymph who detained Odysseus on the island of Ogygia for seven

Calypso A sea nymph who detained Odysseus on the island of Ogygia for seven years http: //newburn. wikispaces. com/9 th+Group+7

Circe, a sorceress, changed half of Odysseus’ crew into pigs and then fed them

Circe, a sorceress, changed half of Odysseus’ crew into pigs and then fed them acorns. http: //www. victorianweb. org/painting/jww/pain tings/2. html

Cronos The king of the Titans, son of Uranus and Gaia, father of Zeus

Cronos The king of the Titans, son of Uranus and Gaia, father of Zeus and Hera Associated with the concept of time http: //library. thinkquest. org/07 aug/00137/titano machy. htm

Hades and Persephone Hades – God of the Underworld, brother to Zeus and Poseidon

Hades and Persephone Hades – God of the Underworld, brother to Zeus and Poseidon Kidnapped Persephone and forced her to be his bride in the http: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/File: P Underworld ersephone_Hades_BM_Vase_E 82. jpg

Helios Son of the titan Hyperion God of the sun http: //www. philipresheph. com/demodokos/odyssey/pic

Helios Son of the titan Hyperion God of the sun http: //www. philipresheph. com/demodokos/odyssey/pic 111. ht m

Heracles Greatest of the Greek heroes Known also by his Latin name Hercules Son

Heracles Greatest of the Greek heroes Known also by his Latin name Hercules Son of Zeus and a mortal woman, Alcmena Completed 12 labors for Hera Became a god http: //www. maicar. com/GML/Heracles 1. html

Tantalos Stole the food and drink of the gods As punishment was given terrible

Tantalos Stole the food and drink of the gods As punishment was given terrible hunger and thirst and then surrounded by delicious food and sparkling water Our word tantalize comes from his name. http: //www. mythfolklore. net/3043 mythfolklore /reading/odyssey/images/tantalus. htm

Laestrygonians Man-eating giants Destroyed all but one of Odysseus’s ships http: //www. xtec. net/ies-joancoromines/angles/odyssey/images/laestrog.

Laestrygonians Man-eating giants Destroyed all but one of Odysseus’s ships http: //www. xtec. net/ies-joancoromines/angles/odyssey/images/laestrog. jpg