LATIN I: Mythology Flashcards

A set of vocabulary flashcards based on the Latin I study sheet covering gods, goddesses, heroes, and Titans with their associated descriptions and symbols.

Hephaestus/Vulcan

God of fire, blacksmith god, symbols: anvil, forge

Achilles

The greatest Greek warrior, killed when shot in the heel

Hestia/Vesta

Goddess of the hearth and home, symbols: hearth fire, vestal virgins

Eros/Cupid

God of love, son of Venus, symbols: arrows, wings

Zeus/Jupiter

King of the gods and men, symbols: eagle, thunderbolt, white oak

Aeneas

Founder of the future site of Rome

Hades/Pluto

God of the Underworld, symbols: Cerberus, scepter

Poseidon/Neptune

God of the sea, symbols: trident, dolphin, horses

Apollo/Apollo

God of the sun, poetry, music, music, and medicine, symbols: lyre, sub, chariot, arrow

Gaea/Ge

Mother Earth, mother of the Titans

Dionysis/Bacchus

God of wine, women, fertility

Aphrodite/Venus

Goddess of love and beauty, symbols: doves, sparrows

Prometheus

Wisest of the Titans, gave fire to man, condemned to have his liver eternally plucked out

Ares/Mars

God of war, agriculture, symbols: sword, shield, dogs, vultures

Rhea

Sister and wife of Cronus/Saturn, mother of Olympian gods

Hermes/Mercury

Messenger of the gods, symbols: winged cap, winged sandals, caduceus

Demeter/Ceres

Goddess of grain, agriculture, symbols: wheat, poppies, cornucopia

Pandora

Her name means “the gift of all,” disobeyed the gods and opened a box that filled the world with evils

Perseus

Greek hero, killed Medusa

Hera/Juno

Queen of the gods/men, symbols: peacock, cuckoo

Oedipus

Killed his father and married his mother (accidentally)

Cronus/Saturn

Chief Titan, overthrew Uranus and married Rhea, father of Olympian gods

Athena/Minerva

Goddess of wisdom, war, and weaving, symbols: Aegis, owl, olive tree

Uranus/Caelus

Father Sky, father of Titan, overpowered by Cronus/Saturn

Artemis/Diana

Goddess of moon, the hunt, and virginity, symbols: crescent moon, stag

Theseus

Greek hero, killed the minotaur

Herakles/Hercules

Greek hero who performed $12$ labors