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GREEK MYTHOLOGY The Gods and Goddesses

ZEUS  God of the Sky and ruler of Olympians  Weapon is Thunderbolt  Married to Hera

POSEIDON  God of the sea, protector of the waters  Brother of Zeus  Weapon is a Trident  Second only to Zeus

HADES  God of the underworld  Brother to Zeus  God of wealth and Precious Metals  Not the God of death

HERA  Zeus’s wife  Supreme Goddess  Goddess of Marriage and Childbirth

ARES  Son of Zeus and Hera  God of War  Disliked by all

ATHENA  Daughter of Zeus  Goddess of Reason, Intellectual Ability, Arts and literature.  Wisdom, Reason, and Purity  Zeus’s favorite daughter

APOLLO  Son of Zeus  God of music, playing the golden lyre  God of light and truth, he cannot speak a lie

APHRODITE  Goddess of love, desire and beauty  Wife of Hephaestus

HERMES  Son of Zeus  Messenger of the Gods  Fastest of the Gods  Guide to the Underworld

ARTEMES  Goddess of Chastity, the hunt and the moon  Her twin brother is Apollo  Protector of the young

HEPHAESTUS  God of fire and forge  Kind and Peace loving  Only ugly God

THE SPARTANS!  Proud  Fierce  Warriors  Woman had a great deal of freedom because men were always at war.