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Greek Mythology<br />The Gods of Olympus<br />

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Their Origins<br />The First generation of Olympian Gods were the sons and daughters of the Titans Cronus and Rhea.<br />Cronus, having received Gaea’s prophecy that he will also be slain by his children, tried to avoid it by swallowing his children.<br />When the youngest child Zeus was born, Rhea tricked Cronus by giving him a large rock instead. Zeus was taken to the island of Crete so he could be safe. <br />

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The First Generation<br />

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ZEUS<br /><ul><li>The King of the Gods

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The ruler of the Sky

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His weapon is the Lightning

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His Shield is called the Aegis

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His symbol is the lightning bolt and the eagle.</li></li></ul><li>POSEIDON<br /><ul><li>Second to Zeus

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The ruler of the Sea

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His weapon is the Trident

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His animal is the horse.</li></li></ul><li>HADES<br /><ul><li>Third of the brothers

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Lord of the underworld.

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He has a cap that whoever wore became invisible.

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He is the king of the Dead not Death himself.</li></li></ul><li>DEMETER<br /><ul><li>Goddess of agriculture, fertility and the seasons.

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Her symbol is the Sheaf of wheat or barley</li></li></ul><li>HERA<br /><ul><li>Wife of Zeus, Queen of the gods.

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Goddess of marriage.

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Her symbol is the cow and the peacock.</li></li></ul><li>HESTIA<br /><ul><li>One of the virgin goddesses.

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Goddess of the hearth and the home.

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Her symbol is the hearth.</li></li></ul><li>The Second Generation<br />The Sons and Daughters of the First<br />

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ARES<br /><ul><li>God of War

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Son of Zeus and Hera

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His symbol is the vulture and his animal is the dog.

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Referred by some as Aphrodite’s lover.</li></li></ul><li>ATHENA<br /><ul><li>Goddess of wisdom, warfare, crafts and industry.

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She is one of the 3 virgin goddesses.

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She was created by Zeus alone.

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Her symbol is the oak tree, and the owl.</li></li></ul><li>ARTEMIS<br /><ul><li>Daughter of Zeus and Leto.

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Twin sister or the god Apollo.

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One of the 3 virgin goddesses.

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The goddess of the hunt and of the young.

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Her symbols are the deer and the moon.</li></li></ul><li>APOLLO<br /><ul><li>The son of Zeus and Leto

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The twin brother of Artemis

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God of light and the sun; god of archery, arts, music, healing, and of truth and prophecy.

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His symbol is the laurel.</li></li></ul><li>HEPHAESTUS<br /><ul><li> The God of Fire

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Sometimes regarded as the son of Zeus and Hera

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He is the ugliest of the Olympians and he is also crippled.

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The blacksmith of the Gods, he is the patron gods of handicraft.</li></li></ul><li>HERMES<br /><ul><li> The messenger of the Zeus

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Son of Zeus and Maius (daughter of the titan Atlas)

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His scepter or wand is called the Caduceus.</li></li></ul><li>APHRODITE<br /><ul><li>Daughter of Zeus and Dione according to the Iliad.

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Goddess of love and beauty.

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According to other stories, she came from the severed genitals of the primordial god Uranus.</li></li></ul><li>APHRODITE<br /><ul><li> In most stories she is the wife of Hephaestus

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Her symbol is the dove, the swan and the sparrow.</li></li></ul><li>