1. By: Casey Ferniz & Lauryn-Ashley Vandyke

2. Lineage: son of Aphrodite, husband of Psyche, father to Hedone Symbol: handsome youth or winged baby, blindfolded- “love is blind” Powers: uses arrows to kindle love or create aversion to a lover Weaknesses: easily used, pride, moody Description: “Eros” or “Love”, beautiful youth, gives good gifts to men, looks sweet but is really mischievous/naughty or even worse Important events: marriage to the mortal Psyche, who gets turned immortal Allusions: Romeo and Juliet, Santa Clause movies- council of legendary figures CUPID

3. Lineage: mortal parents (father-king), two sisters, wife of Cupid, mother of Hedone Symbol: butterfly winged goddess Powers: divine understanding of mortals Weaknesses: trust, curiosity Description: “Soul”, very beautiful- made even Aphrodite envious Important events: becomes immortal by Zeus to be able to marry Cupid without angering Aphrodite Allusions: “Ulalume” by Edgar Allan Poe- soul PSYCHE

4. Lineage: daughter of Zeus + Dione (Iliad) or sprung from foam of sea (later), mother of Cupid, wife of Hephaestus (Odyssey+ most stories) Symbol: tree- myrtle //bird- dove, sparrow, or swan Powers: deadly/destructive power over men Weaknesses: envious of other women’s beauty (ie: Psyche) Description: goddess of love & beauty, irresistible, can be soft/weak but also treacherous/malicious Important events: because of her jealousy, Psyche eventually is turned into an immortal to appease her envy Allusions: The Odyssey- Hermione, Dove soap, Venus shaving products APHRODITE

5. Aglaia (Splendor), Euphrosyne (Mirth), & Thalia (Good Cheer) Lineage: daughters of Zeus and Eurynome, Aglaia is wife to Hephaestus only in one story- otherwise none married Symbol: rose, myrtle, dice Powers: enchanting dances, entertained with songs sang with the Muses Weaknesses: vindictive Description: not separate- always together, triple grace & beauty, “give life its bloom”, “queens of song” with the Muses Important events: Hera offers marriage to one of the Graces in exchange for Hypnos’ help in tricking Zeus Allusions: The Iliad- beauty of Euphorbus’ hair, The Odyssey- Athena giving beauty to Penelope THE GRACES

6. Lineage: sometimes said to be son of Zeus + Hera, sometimes of Hera alone, wife- Aglaia of the Graces (Iliad) or Aphrodite (Odyssey) Symbol: blacksmithing, volcanoes Powers: armorer & smith of the immortals Weaknesses: lightweight drinker, small, two broken legs, vindictive Description: ugly/lame, kindly & peace-loving, popular on earth and heaven, important in life of city with Athena- patrons of handicrafts, protector of the smith, god of ceremony Important events: revenge on Hera Allusions: Vulcan (Roman name from Star Trek) HEPHAESTUS

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