mythology

janus

two-faced god of doors, choices, beginnings, and endings. romans prayed to him for advice about beginning new things, represents the past and future

poseidon/neptune, proteus, triton

god of the sea

zeus/jupiter

cheif god, defeated the titans, lived atop Mount Olympus, weakness for mortal women

hera/juno

protected marriage, wife of Zeus, known for her jealousy and animosity towards mortal women

apollo

god of poetry, prophecy, medicine, and light, represents all aspects of civilization and order, son of Zeus and brother of Artemis

athena/minerva

goddess of wisdom, sprang fully grown from the frehead of Zeus, protector of Odysseus, guardian of Athens

prometheus

created man from clay and stole fire for human use, sentenced to eternal torment by Zeus, bound to a rock each day, visited my and eagle who fed off his liver

aphrodite/venus

goddess of love and beauty, born from the foam of the sea

opheus and eurydice

married but Eurydice is bitten by a snake and dies, Orpheus gos to underworld to save her but they can't look at each other

daedalus and icarus

Icarus is son on Daedalus who dies using artificial wings to escape the Labyrinth, Icaurs flew too close to the sun and fell to the Earth

hades

the underworld

hermes/mercury

messenger god, traveked with great swiftness, son of Zeus and father of Pan

perseus

killed Medusa with the help of Hermes and Athena

medusa

Persues kills her using her reflection- a Gorgon

odysseus, penelope

Odysseus: hero in the trojan war, wandered for 10 years to go home

Penelope: wife of Odysseus who remained true to her vows, represents fidelity and devotion

oedipus

tragic king who killed his father and married his mother

the graces, the muses, the moirae

3 sister goddesses who preside over the birth, life, and death of men (Clotho, Lachesis, Atropos) known as the fates

persephone and demeter

Hades falls in love with Persephone, Demeter is her mother, half the year Persephone lies on Earth, the other half in the underworld expaining seasons

hercules

god of strength and heros, performed 12 tasks given to him by Hera for the promise to live with the other gods on Mt Olympus

lucifer

fell from heaven to become the devil, one of god's favorite angels

judas

betrayed Jesus

cain

killed his brother Abel

job

suffers greatly but remains faithful

jonah

brings back luck

golaith

a giant slain by David in Gath

good samaritan

someone who helps another person

scapegoat

someone who takes the blame for others