Roman Mythology

Jupiter

King of gods

Juno

goddess of marriage symbol cow

Pluto

God of underworld

Neptune

god of the sea trident and horse sacred to him.

Minerva

goddess of wisdom, war, and weaving

Apollo

Greek god of light, god of poetry, music, prophecy, medicine, and archery

Venus

goddess of love and beauty

Diana

(Roman mythology) virgin goddess of the hunt and the moon

Mars

(Roman mythology) Roman god of war and agriculture

Ceres

goddess of grain and fruit, identified with the Greek Demeter, mother of Persephone/Proserpina

Cupid

(Roman mythology) god of love

Vulcan

(Roman mythology) god of fire and metal working

Jason and the Golden Fleece

This story involved:

golden fleece, love, 3 tasks

Hercules

killed snakes as a baby; killed music teacher; conquered minyans; killed family; completed 12 labors; death wouldn't find him; allowed onto mt. olympus

Ulysses

King of Ithace Trojan war/Horse

Hector

oldest son of Priam and Hecuba, and Troy's most renowned hero in the Trojan War. The foremost Trojan prince. Killed by achilles

Achilles

Greatest Greek warrior, husband of Briseis whom Agamemnon steals, only vulnerable place is his heel, prophecy that he would die in the Trojan war, which he does at the hand of Paris

Aeneas

The son of Venus and Anchises, he was a noble fighter for Troy during the Trojan War. He escaped from Troy as the Greeks were sacking the city and went off in search of a place to establish the new Troy. He settled in Italy, where his descendants founded the city of Rome.

Atlanta

huntress; each suitor run a race with her, on the condition that the winner would marry her and the losers would die; Hippomenes won the race by dropping three golden apples which Atalanta stopped to retrieve.

Perseus

slew Medusa (with the help of Athena and Hermes) and rescued Andromeda from a sea monster

Theseus

Defeated the Minotaur in the Labyrinth. forgot to raise white sails, became king of Athens

Proserpina

daughter of Ceres; captured by Pluto and taken to the Underworld; ate pomegranate so she has to spend 6 months below and 6 months above; young and innocent; goddess of spring

Daphne

Virgin nymph Apollo fell in love with; had a cold heart and vowed never to marry; Apollo chased after her to her father's river bank where she turned into a laurel tree

Narcissus

a beautiful young man who fell in love with his own reflection

Orpheus

Son of Apollo Musician who got the ruler of the underworld to let his wife (Eurydice) out, but since he broke his promise not to look at her until he got back to earth, Eurydice disappeared forever.

Prometheus

created man; gave man fire, taught man about sacrifice

Tantalus

legendary figure doomed to eternal thirst and hunger in the underworld. Chopped up son Pelops fed it to the Gods. prideful.

Arachne

Weaving contest. Minerva touches her to make her feel guilty kills herself. brought back as a spider.

MIdas

Loved gold. Turned daughter to Gold.

Helen of Troy

A beautiful Greek woman, daughter of Zeus and Leda, who was kidnapped by Paris of Troy. The Trojan War began when the Greeks tried to get her back.