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Page 1: Greek mythology   gods and goddesses

Greek Mythology Greek Mythology

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ZeusZeus

Supreme god of Supreme god of the Olympians.the Olympians.

Fathered many Fathered many characters in characters in mythologymythology

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ApolloApollo

God of God of Light, Sun Light, Sun and Music and Music

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Adonis Adonis

Was a man of Was a man of extreme beauty. extreme beauty.

His mother was His mother was turned into a tree by turned into a tree by her father and he was her father and he was born from the tree. born from the tree.

He died after being He died after being attacked by a boar in attacked by a boar in the arms of the arms of Aphrodite. Aphrodite.

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AphroditeAphrodite

Also known as Also known as VenusVenus

Goddess of Goddess of Love and Love and BeautyBeauty

Sprang from Sprang from the ocean the ocean foamfoam

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AresAres

Also known as Also known as MarsMars

God of WarGod of War Son of Zeus Son of Zeus Bloodthirsty and Bloodthirsty and

meanmean

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CupidCupid

Cupid was the son Cupid was the son of Aphrodite, the of Aphrodite, the goddess of love and goddess of love and beauty. When Cupid beauty. When Cupid shot his little arrows shot his little arrows into an unknowing into an unknowing victim, that victim victim, that victim fell in love with the fell in love with the very next person very next person they saw!   they saw!  

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Daedalus Daedalus A famous architect, A famous architect,

inventor, and craftsman. inventor, and craftsman. He built a maze to contain He built a maze to contain

a monstrous half-man, a monstrous half-man, half-bull creature. half-bull creature.

He also built wings for He also built wings for himself and his son Icarus himself and his son Icarus but Icarus' wings melted but Icarus' wings melted when he flew too close to when he flew too close to the sun, and he drowned in the sun, and he drowned in the sea. the sea.

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HadesHades

God of the God of the Underworld/ Underworld/ DeadDead

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HermesHermes

Also known as Also known as MercuryMercury

Messenger of Messenger of the Godsthe Gods

Appears in Appears in more myths more myths than any than any other other charactercharacter

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SirensSirens Three dangerous bird- Three dangerous bird-

like women who lived like women who lived on an island. on an island.

Sailors who sailed near Sailors who sailed near the sirens were the sirens were hypnotized by their hypnotized by their voices and music and voices and music and ended up crashing their ended up crashing their ships on the rocky ships on the rocky coast of the island. coast of the island.