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Greek and Roman mythology

Bekieved that the unverse made the Gods

Who were the first gods

Titans

Who was Cronus

Latin name - Saturn; father of Titans, dethroned by Zeus

Who was Neptune

Latin name- Poseidon; gave human beings the first horse, carries a trident, and associated with bulls and horses

Who was Athena

Latin name- Menurva; war like goddess, daughter of Zeus (has no mother), defensive war, goddess of cities and goddess of wisdom and purity, Zeus' favorite child, Virgin Goddess, animal is the owl, plant is the olive

Who was Artemis

Roman name- diana, symbol was the moon (half moon) mother was Leda and father was Zeus, goddess of wild things, tree was a cypres

Who was Venus

Latin name- aphropdite, Aphro means

Who was Hermes

Son of Zeus, winged shoes and cape, wand was called caduceus, , messenger or Zeus, god of commerce

What was Aegis

A shield with Medusa's head on it which Athena carried for Zeus

What is Omphalos

A stone

What is Crete

A cave off of the coast of Greece

Where did Zeus put his father

In the underworld with the other titans

Who was ocean

Said to be a God by the Greeks

Who was Atlas

He held up the sky

Who was Prometheus

He was a savior figure, gave humans fire from Olympus and Zeus was mad

What were Zeus and his siblings were called

Olympians

What is Ambrosia and nectar

Things eaten for people to become immortal

Who is Zeus

Greek name- Jupiter, Lord of the sky, cloud gathered, rain god, and is associated with the thunderbolt

Who was Hera

Latin name- Juno; protector of marriage, mean, never forgives you, animals were the cow and peacock, her favorite city was Argos

Who was Hades

Latin name- Pluto; god of the underworld, king of death, god of wealth, Persephone was his wife

Who was Apollo

Has no Latin name, twin sister is Artemis, born on island named Delos, archer God, Healer god, god of prophecy, God of light, god of truth, the lyre was played by Apollo, animal was the cow and dolphin and his tree was Laurel, symbol was the sun

Who was Cumae

Latin name- Italy; was able to tell the future

Who was Area

god of war, son of Zeus, animal was vulture and dog, Latin name- Mars, sister was eris

Who was Vulcan

Ugly but nice, husband of Venus, God of fire, brother is ares, was thrown out of Olympus and fell into earth onto a volcano named etna

Who was Vesta

Sister of Zeus, priestess, a Virgin Goddess, a goddess of a hearth (home)

Who are the vestal virgins

A bunch of woman who were her followers on earth (young girl who was unable to get married and have kids until 35) also how we got nuns

Who was cupid

Son of Venus, god of love, Greek name is Eros

Who was Iris

Goddess of the rainbow, messenger of the gods, and was nice

Who were the graces

Shown as 3 woman who were all sister, names were splendor, mirth and good cheer... also called queens of song

Who were the muses

There are 9 of the, the head was Apollo and they were associated with artistic work

Who was Nemesis

God of righteous anger

Who was Nereus

Old man of the sea and his daughters were called Nerians

Who was Trident

The trumpeter of the sea and son of poseidon

Who is Proteus

A shape shifting god and knows how to tell the future

Who was Naids

Creatures in fresh water

Who was Lachesis

The dispenser of lots

Who was atropos

Cuts the people when it's time to die

What is Numina

Spirit powers

Who is lares

Your ancestors

Who are the penates

Watched your house and pantry so it doesn't get destroyed

Who was Terminus

God of boundaries

Who is Slyvanus

God of the woods, a wood cutter, name is in the state Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania means penns woods

Who is Janus

God of good endings and good beginning and January is named after him

Who is Fanunus

Means pan and is just and ordinary God

Who was quirinus

Is Romulus (founder of Rome)

Who is Manes

The good spirits

Who are the Lemures

The evil spirits

Who is Pomona

Goddess of orchid

Who is caster and polix

Twins that are sons of Zeus and Leda, strong, Gemini twins

Demeter

Latin name is Ceres and goddess of corn (wheat)

Who is Dionysus

Latin name- Bacchus and god of wine

Who is Pan

Goatherders god, musicians, pan pipes named after him and the word panic is from him and son is Silenus

Who is sileni

Horseman on two legs

Who are satyrs

Goat men

Who is Dryads

Tree spirits

Who is Aeolus

King of winds

Who is Zephrpyr

West wind

Who is Centaurus

Horseman on 4 legs and mean except for Chiron

Who are the sirens

Have a song that is used to lure sailors

Who are the grey women

One eye for them to share

Who is Medusa

Gorgons, has 3 sister, 2 are immortal but Medusa is not immortal

Is sleep equal to death in the underworld

Yes

Who are the Erinyes

Latin name- Furies; demons named Tisiphone, Megaera, and Alecto

Who is Cocytus

River of Lamentation

Who is Charon

Is a ferryman

Who is Cerberus

3 headed guard dog and makes sure souls stay in and humans don't get in

Who are the judges

3- Rhadamanthus, Minos, and Aeacus

Who is hell

Tartarus

Who is heaven

Elysian Fields

Are Apollo and Artemis twins

Yes

What is Hermès other name

Mercury

Who was the least popular god

Ares (Mars)

Who was the most popular god

Hercules

What is Zeus' bird

Eagle

Which city in Greek is named for Menura (Athena)

Athens

Where do the Gods live

Mount Olympus

What did the Greeks and Romans believe

That spirits live in everything (nymphs)

Who do the Greeks think made the universe

Not the gods but the universe made the gods

What are the three orcales in Greece and italy

The dondna was for Zeus, the Delphi was for Apollo and Artemis, and Cumi was also for Apollo and Artemis

Romans took most of their what from the Greeks

Gids

Did Cronus eat his kids

Yes

Was Zeus able to be fooled

Yes

Who was the main gorgan

Medusa

Who were the god of the winds

Aeolus (king), zephyr, and boreas

Who were the demons that punished the people in the underworld

The furies

Who was the god of wine

Dionysus (Rome name- Bacchus

Were sleep and death brothers

Yes

Who was Vulcan married to

Aphrodite who was the prettiest

Who is Thantos (orcus)

Death