Mars, Vulcan, Venus, Diana, Apollo, Mercury

Jupiter and Juno

husband and wife, also brother and sister (YIKES)

Juno

goddess of love, marriage, married women

Diana and Apollo (Twins)

the children of Jupiter and Latona

Latona

minor goddess who was one of Jupiter’s wives

what did Juno do after she got the message that Latona was having twins?

Juno is furious and tells the world to let no place, no country, no town, to let Latona stay to give birth to the twins

after Latona goes from place to place looking for a place to stay what happens?

she ends up on Delos, a floating Greek Island of Greece

Delos

floating Greek island of Greece..the Birthplace of Diana and Apollo

why was Delos a good place for Latona?

it was a floating island, wasn’t connected to any city, province, it was hidden (MY LITTLE ISLAND REF??)

Diana (Artemis)

goddess of the hunt, she loved being in the woods and hiking

Diana’s vow

she would never get married or have a family

what helped Diana keep her vow?

her love for hunting and the outdoors

Orion

son of Neptune, the only man that Diana ever liked

Orion and Diana

they were just hunting partners…but she spent so much time with him that her twin, Apollo, got jealous

how Apollo felt about Orion

he felt he had to punish Orion because Orion and Diana were spending too much time together, Apollo wanted to bond with Diana, since they’re twins

Apollo’s punishment of Orion

he sent a huge scorpion to attack Orion..he wanted the scorpion to kill Orion to get his twin sister back to himself

was Orion able to kill the scorpion?

no, the scorpion was too huge, even for a good hunter as himself

where was Orion stung by the scorpion?

on his heel

how did Diana react?

hurt, distraught at the death of her best friend, angered at her brother

Diana’s way of remembering and honoring Orion

she put a constellation of Orion in the sky

Apollo

handsome god of poetry and music, healer and curer of disease, had a lot of responsibilities

Apollo was just as skilled as Diana was _______________

hunting

Apollo once killed ________________, an enormous serpent that guarded the oracle of Delphi. He then became the god of prophecy

Python

Oracle

people could ask questions of the priestess lady there, she would ask the gods, then provide the person with the answer of the gods

after Apollo killed the Python, he became god of ____________

Prophecy

where was the Oracle of Delphi located?

in Greece

how far was the Oracle of Delphi?

very high up in Greece, caused sickness from height, people had to travel very far to get here

people had to make the trip to this place early to arrive on time, since it was open one day of the year

Sibyl

priestess of Delphi..they asked Sibyl questions

Sibyl told their questions to Apollo, he asked the gods, then he told Sibyl who told the person

ONLY WORKED ONE DAY OF THE YEAR

Sibyl’s issue

she might have been under influence of herbs

she got a question, then started screaming, having a tantrum

she came back and answered in a riddle

people interpreted the answer differently

Cumae (South Italy)

place to question Apollo

Sibyl

priestess at Cuame who served as a medium for Apollo, answering inquiries from seekers

Sibyl’s books

she went to visit the king, wanted to sell 9 books, king REFUSED TO TALK TO HER, so she talked to the butler.. he said the king did NOT want to buy the books

she burned 3 books, 6 books left

the butler said the king did not want to buy the books

she burns 3 books, has 3 left

the King finally said he would buy the books, she then returned to Cumae

the books importance

the books were finally read, they realized it has information on how to please the gods, which was useful to take care of the town

the books got burnt, so those who read them attempted to rewrite the books

SIBYLLINE BOOKS

Cumae

temple here, so people did not have to go all the way to Greece to talk to Apollo; they could go to this temple and talk to Sibyl

National Park now; there’s a tunnel full of wind,like her going crazy

Mercury

son of Jupiter and Maia (minor goddess)

Messenger of the gods

SWIFT AND CUNNING MESSENGER OF THE GODS

Mercury is recognized by

winged shoes, his helmet

Mercury’s job

guides the souls of the dead to the Underworld

Mercury

god of trade, invention theivery

AND PRACTICAL JOKES

BABY MERCURY

youngest of gods,mischievous, stole Apollo’s prized herd of cows

Angry Apollo

he went storming from house to house looking for who stole his cows

he arrived on Maia’s doorstep to inspect her house

Jupiter’s desicision

he heard how angry Apollo was, so he told Mercury to give the cows back…he knew Mercury was just a baby

Mercury’s gift to Apollo to ask his forgiveness

lyre, musical instrument invented from a tortoise shell and some string

what did baby Mercury use to make Apollo’s gift?

he used his baby bed (tortoise shell) to make the lyre

how did Apollo react to the gift?

he was impressed, he and Mercury then became great friends

Cauduceus

Mercury’s magic wand..had wings at the top of it, the snakes wound around wand

way that Mercury found the snakes

he was walking through the woods, saw the snakes

realized the snakes were special and smart

— knew secrets of Earth, how to heal people, what herbs to make new plants

the snakes were trying to kill each other, so Mercury threw his wand, then the snakes coild around the wand.. then his wand had wings AND snake

Diana

girl’s name

Orion

constellation

an Apollo

referring to man; saying the man is very handsome

Apollo mission:

series of missions to the moon by NASA in 1960s

Sibyl

a girl’s name

a Sibyl

fortune teller or witch

Sibylline

refers to something that is mysterious, prophetic

Mercury

smallest planet

Mercury

metallic chemical that is in thermometers

Mercury

brand of automobiles, fancy car

mercurial

adjective that describes someone as shrewd, clever, cunning, quick think, mischievious

Mercury symbol

used in floral companies in floor or floral shops, if it has this symbol it means they can ship the flowers somehow quickly

cauduceus

symbol of medical profession.. wand with wings+snakes