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The 12 Olympians
Mythology
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12th Grade
09/28/2009
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lord of the sky
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cloud gatherer
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cloud gatherer
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rain god
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rain god
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more powerful than the other 11 combined
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weapon = thunderbolts
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aegis - his chest plate
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oath enforcer
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his oracle is Dodona at the land of the Oak trees
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bird = eagle
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very romantic
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2nd brother of Zeus
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lord of the sea
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2nd in power
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face the horse to men -> greatly honored by the Greeks
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always favored the Greeks for their sailing ability
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wife = Amphitrite
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palace is under the sea but often hangs out up in Olympus
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drives out of the sea on a golden chariot
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Earth Shaker
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associated with horses and bulls
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weapon = trident
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lord of the underworld
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in charge of the dead
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god of wealth
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not welcome on Olympus b/c he's a downer
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serious and just but not evil
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part-time woman: Persephone
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has a helmet that makes the wear invisible
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Zeus' wife and sister
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jealous, spiteful and vengeful
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cannot get over an insult
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goddess of marriage
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never helps human except for Jason (the only hero she's ever helped)
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favorite city = Argos
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sacred animals to her = cows and peacocks
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'Martha Stewart' of the ancient Greek
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Zeus' sister only
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3 virgin goddesses
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Athena (chief), Hestia, Artemis
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goddess of the hearth
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associated with the meal prayer
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every city has an eternal flame dedicated to her
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when a family's fire burns out, ppl go to this flame to get the burning coal.
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daughter of Zeus alone
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goddess of battle
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goddess of the city and crafts
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gave men the bridle
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goddess of wisdom and reason
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the only one allowed to carry Zeus' thunderbolt and aegis
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tree = olive
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bird = owl
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often called grey-eyed, flashing-eyed or Pallas
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temple in Athens = Parthenon
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son of Zeus ans Leto
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the most Greek of all the gods
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a musician with the lyre - made of gold and tortoise shell
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the archer
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the healer
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god of light
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god of truth
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his oracle is Delphi - tells the truth but speaks in riddle -> hard to undertand
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born on Delos island -> Delian...
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once killed a giant Python -> pythian...
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associated with mice, bulls, dolphins and crows
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Phoebus (glowing) is almost always used with his name
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twin of Apollo
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associated with the moon
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goddess of wild things, animals
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protector of youths
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goddess of the hunt
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when a young woman dies a foolish death, it's said that this god killed her with one of her arrow
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goddess of road
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tree = cypress
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animal = deer
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son of Zeus and Maia
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