This document lists and provides brief descriptions of several major Greek gods and goddesses. It discusses Zeus as the father of gods and ruler of Mount Olympus, Poseidon as the god of the sea and earthquakes, Athena as the goddess of wisdom and skill, Hades as the god of the underworld, Hera as Zeus' wife and goddess of women and marriage, Aphrodite as the goddess of love and beauty, Apollo as the god of light and the sun, and Ares as the god of war.

1. Submitted by: Reymond D.S. Cuizon
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2.  Zeus
 Poseidon
 Athena
 Hades
 Hera
 Aphrodite
 Apollo
 Ares

3. Zeus-is the "Father of Gods
and men", according to
Hesiod's
Who ruled the Olympians of
Mount Olympus as a father
ruled the family;
He was the god of sky and
thunder in Greek mythology.

4. Poseidon-was the god of the sea, and, as
"Earth-Shaker," of earthquakes in Greek
mythology.
*The name of the sea-god Nethuns in
Etruscan was adopted in Latin for
Neptune in Roman mythology.

5. Athena: is the goddess of
war, civilization, wisdom, streng
th, strategy, crafts, justice and
skill in Greek mythology.
*Athena's Roman
incarnation, embodies similar
attributes.

6. Hades: refers both to the
ancient Greek underworld
*The abode of Hades, and to the
god of the underworld

7. Hera:was the wife and one of three
sisters of Zeus in the Olympian
pantheon of classical Greek
Mythology.
*Her chief function was as the
goddess of women and marriage

8. Aphrodite:is the Greek
goddess of
love, beauty, and sexuality
*Her Roman equivalent is
the goddess Venus.

9. Apollo:is one of the most important
and diverse of the Olympian deities
in Greek and Roman mythology.
*Apollo has been variously
recognized as a god of light and the
sun

10. Ares : is the Greek god of
war. "Ares is apparently an
ancient abstract noun
meaning throng of
battle, war.
*He is one of the Twelve
Olympians, and the son of
Zeus and Hera.

11. Tsuna ^_^
Reymond Cuizon