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The Greek Pantheon

The Greek Pantheon. Aphrodite / Venus. Information. Goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation. Either rose from the sea foam upon a shell, or is the Daughter of Zeus and Dione Married to Hephaestus, who was cast out of Olympus for being too ugly, so she is unhappy in her marriage.

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The Greek Pantheon

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  1. The Greek Pantheon

  2. Aphrodite / Venus

  3. Information Goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation. Either rose from the sea foam upon a shell, or is the Daughter of Zeus and Dione Married to Hephaestus, who was cast out of Olympus for being too ugly, so she is unhappy in her marriage. She is said to have preferred Ares over her husband. Supposedly offers Helen of Troy to Paris, which causes him to abduct her and cause the Trojan War.

  4. Apollo (Phoebus)

  5. Basic Information • God of light, music, arts, knowledge, healing, plague and darkness, prophecy, poetry, purity, manly beauty, and enlightenment. • He is the son of Zeus and Leto, and the twin brother of Artemis. • Some of his flaws are that he could be cruel and destructive, and his love affairs were rarely happy. • Apollo aided Paris in the killing of Achilles by guiding the arrow of his bow into Achilles' heel. • At drinking parties Apollo would play the Lyre which was given to him by given to him by Hermes.

  6. ◄Greek Roman► Aphrodite Venus

  7. Aphrodite---Venus • Goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation • Daughter of Zeus and Dione • Also Daughter of Sea Foam, Ouranos • Married to Hephaestus • Got around to Ares, Poseidon, Hermes Dionysus, Adonis, and Anchises • Lots of kids • Involved in the Gold Apple with Hera and Athena • She won

  8. Ares: Greek God of War Greek name: Αρης Roman name: Mars Rebecca Brill Period 7/8

  9. Ares • Greek God of War • One of the Twelve Olympians • Described as a bloodthirsty killer • Thought to be the only legal son of Zeus and Hera • Father showed a disliking for him because of his anger • Didn’t get along with other Gods or Goddesses due to his hostile nature • Fought on the Trojan side during the Trojan War • Wounded by Diomedes • Had many loves affairs • Aphrodite; husband (Hephaistos) caught them and has them ridiculed in front of the Olympians • First God tried for murder after killing Poseidon's son, Alirrothios, to avenge his daughter, Alkippe’s, rape

  10. Artemis Diana Nick Guarna

  11. Atemis/Diana • Family: twin brother of Apollo and Daughter of Zeus and Leto • Goddess of hunting and the moon • Relationship status: permanently single and recruits virgin female girls • Hates: boys and men • Flaws: impulsive, vengeful, pitiless, and aloof • Fact: after her birth she helped deliver her twin brother

  12. Artemis and Diana Katie Holmes

  13. Artemis • Daughter of Zeus and Leto • Goddess of the Hunt, Forest and Hills • Roman equivalent: Diana • Twin sister Appolo • Could talk to and control animals • Lived in Mount Olympic

  14. Athena/Minerva Sean Russell

  15. Facts about Athena • Parents are Zeus and Metis • Goddess of wisdom, courage, inspiration, civilization, law and justice, mathematics, strength, the arts, crafts, and skill • Virgin patroness of Athens • The Athenians founded the Parthenon on the acropolis of her namesake city, Athens, in her honor • At the trial of Paris Aphrodite, Athena, and Hera competed to see who was the most flawless and Athena bribed Paris telling him he will get the most beautiful wife, later on we find out it is Helen of troy Siblings: • Ares • Apollo • Artemis • Perseus • Aphrodite • Dionysus

  16. Athena/Minerva Sean Russell

  17. Facts about Athena • Parents are Zeus and Metis • Goddess of wisdom, courage, inspiration, civilization, law and justice, mathematics, strength, the arts, crafts, and skill • Virgin patroness of Athens • The Athenians founded the Parthenon on the acropolis of her namesake city, Athens, in her honor • At the trial of Paris Aphrodite, Athena, and Hera competed to see who was the most flawless and Athena bribed Paris telling him he will get the most beautiful wife, later on we find out it is Helen of troy Siblings: • Ares • Apollo • Artemis • Perseus • Aphrodite • Dionysus

  18. Cronus/Saturn

  19. God of time and the ages, patron of the harvest • Also god of corn in Roman times • Relationships • Youngest of thirteen Titans • Son of Gaea and Uranus • Wife of Rhea, his sister • Father of Hestia, Hera, Demeter, Poseidon, and Zeus • Father of Kheiron, Aphros, the Korybantes, and Picus • Problem with Uranus, Zeus, and other gods • Character Flaw= Fear of being overthrown • In Athens, celebrated “Kriona” in honor of Cronus

  20. Demeter Alexis Haberkern

  21. Goddess of agriculture, grain, and harvest • Daughter of Cronus and Rhea • Her children are Zues, Poseidon, Persephone, and Iasion • Hades kidnapped her daughter Persephone • She would become very fierce when angry • The pig and the snake were sacred to her

  22. DemeterCeres By: Nick Roda

  23. Information • Goddess of the Harvest, gives grains and fertility to Earth. Sanctity of marriage, the sacred law, the cycle of life and death • Parents: Cronus and Rhea • Siblings: Hestia, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, Zeus • Children: Persephone • Hades steals and abducts Persephone to the Underworld • When her daughter was stolen, she became bitter and created Winter • Grandmother of Olympians

  24. Dionysus/Bacchus By Vincent Asta

  25. Who Is Dionysus? • God Of The Grape Harvest/Wine • Parents: Zeus and Semele • Siblings: Ares, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Aphrodite, Hebe, Hermes, Heracles, Hephaestus, Perseus, Minos • Issues: Hera put Dionysus into a state of madness and also ordered the titans to kill him • Cool Fact: Dionysus has the ability to take dead people out of the underworld • Flaws: He doesn’t think things through and he can go into an uncontrollable rage

  26. Dionysus/ Bacchus Josh Evers

  27. Dionysus/ Bacchus • Dionysus was the god of the grape harvest, winemaking and wine, of ritual madness and ecstasy. • His father was Zeus and mother was a mortal woman named Semele but he was later raised by nymphs • His mother was killed by Zeus and was then born from Zeus's thigh • He is included in some lists of the twelve Olympians • It is also said that he could be the son of Zeus and Persephone

  28. Gaea / Terra Chloe Rigogne

  29. Goddess of Earth • (Parent) – Chaos (Siblings) - Tartarus, Uranus, Eros, Nyx(Consorts) – Uranus, Zeus, Pontus, Poseidon, Tartarus; (Children) – Uranus, Cronus, Pontus, the Titans, Cyclopes, etc. • Conflict with Uranus over children in Tartarus, Power struggle with Cronus, Conflict with Zeus over children in Tartarus tribe of Gigantes& Typhoeus • Flaws:Overprotective of children? • **Creator and birth-giver to Earth and all the universe; Great mother of all

  30. PLUTO HADES GOD OF THE UNDERWORLD

  31. Pluto/Hades • Ruler of the underworld • Hades means the hidden • Pluto means the rich • Earlier name was Hades • Presides over the afterlife • Abducted Persephone who was a woman

  32. Helios, Hyperion Sol

  33. Titan god of the Sun • Lived in Okeanos • Son of Hyperion and Theia , Brother of Selene and Eos • Had some problems with Poseidon • Rides the chariot with four horses • Has a lot of anger and revenge in him

  34. Hephaestus Vulcan, Mulciber

  35. God of Fire, Metalworking, Stone, and Art of Sculpture • Hephaestus was the black smith of the Gods. • Had his own palace on Olympus • Hephaestus crafted much of the equipment of the gods. • He designed Hermes winged helmet and sandals • Hephaestus also built automatons of metal to work for him. • This included tripods that walked to and from Mount Olympus • Prometheus stole the fire that he gave to man from Hephaestus's forge. • Hephaestus created the woman Pandora and her pithos. • Hephaestus created all the thrones in the Palace of Olympus. • Hera gave birth to Hephaestus as revenge at Zeus for his asexual birthing of Athena • She bore Hephaestus alone • Hera expelled Hephaestus from the heavens because he was "shrivelled of foot". • He fell into the ocean to be raised by Thetis • Hephaestus tried to rescue his mother from Zeus • He was thrown down from the heavens by Zeus. • He fell for a day and landed on the island of Lemnos • In Lemnos he was cared for and taught to be a master craftsman by the Sintians • Hephaestus was the only Olympian to have returned to Olympus after being banished.

  36. Hera( Juno)

  37. Basic information • Goddess of women and marriage • Consort of Zeus • Children: Ares, Hebe, Eris and Eileithyia • Cow, lion and peacock are sacred to her • Known for her Jealousy • May be portrayed holding a pomegranate in her hand • The month June was named after her

  38. Roman Heracles Greek Elyssa Epstein

  39. I am known for my great strength! I was the son of god Zeus and mortal Alcmene. Hera, Zeus’ wife, hated me because I am the son of one of Zeus’ lovers. When I was a child, Hera tried to kill me by putting two serpents in my crib, but because of my great strength, I was able to choke and kill them.

  40. Hermes Mercury

  41. Domain: Relationships: - Messenger of the gods - God of shepherds, land travel, merchants, weights and measures, oratory, literature, athletics and thieves - Often shown holding a caduceus (the messenger’s staff) - Son of Zeus and the nymph Maia - Father of Pan, Abderus (a companion of Hercules), and Hermaphroditus Interesting Fact: - Hermes was the only god who could access the heavens, the underworld, and Earth Flaw(s): - Was possessed with the impulse to steal

  42. Hestia Vesta

  43. virgin goddess of the hearth, architecture, and the right ordering of domesticity • daughter of the Titans Rhea and Cronus • sister to Zeus, Poseidon, Demeter, Hera and Hades • rejects the marriage suits of Poseidon and Apollo • swears herself to perpetual virginity • duty to feed and maintain the fires of the Olympian hearth with the fatty, combustible portions of animal sacrifices to the gods • Sometimes is replaced by Dionsysus in lists of the twelve olympians, but doesn’t argue about it.

  44. Odysseus/Ulysses By Tom Ugras

  45. Greek champion and king of Ithaca • Parents are Laertes and Anticlea and younger sister is Ctimene • Held a grudge against Palamedes for pulling him away from his home • Three significant flaws of his are excessive pride, excessive curiosity, and lack of leadership • Came up with the idea of the Trojan horse in the Trojan War

  46. Greek : Persephone, Kore Roman: Proserpina, Proserpine Meaning of name : she who destroys the light Hanna Dang

  47. Queen of Underworld / Goddess of Spring, Growth, Harvest, Rebirth • AKA Kore – the Maiden • Parents : Demeter and Zeus • Spouse : Hades (also her Uncle) • Offspring : Zagreus and Melionoe (Zeus) & The Erinyes (Hades) • Was kidnapped by Hades to be his bride • Demeter – furious when realizing Zeus took part in her kidnapping • Demeter stopped all vegetation until Persephone returns (creation of Winter) • Hades gave Persephone pomegranate seeds (forced to stay with him for half a year) • Persephone in Earth (Spring – new grain, growth) • Persephone in Underworld (Winter – dying of plants) • Mint and Pomegranate – Sacred to Persephone

  48. PoseidonNeptune

  49. God of the sea. Also called the “earth-shaker” Parents- Cronus and Rhea Was swallowed by Cronus but later saved by Zues. Had a competition with Athena. He lost to her and she became the goddess of Athens. He became very angry and depressed. Said to have many lovers of both sexes.

  50. Poseidon/Neptune

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