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Greek name |
Roman Name |
Title |
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Zeus |
Jupiter |
King of Gods |
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Apollo |
Phoebus Apollo |
God of Light |
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Hermes |
Mercury |
Messenger of the Gods |
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Poseidon |
Neptune |
God of the Sea |
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Ares |
Mars |
God of War |
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Hephasstus |
Vulcan |
God of Fire |
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Dionysus |
Bacchus |
God of Wine |
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Pan |
Pan |
God of Woods and Pastures |
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Eros |
Cupid |
God of Love |
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Hades |
Pluto |
God of Underworld |
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Athena |
Minerva |
Goddess of Wisdom |
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Artimus |
Diana |
Goddess of the Hunt |
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Aphrodite |
Venus |
Goddess of Love/Beauty |
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Hera |
Uno |
Queen of the Gods |
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Demeter |
Ceres |
Goddess of Grain/Crops |
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Heracles |
Mightiest mortal;son of Zeus; given 12 labors to complete |
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Oedipus
|
Hero of Thebes; solved riddle of the Sphynx; married his mother |
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Perseus |
Son of Zeus; slayer of Medusa |
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Medusa |
Gorgon who changed people to stone |
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Jason |
Led Argonauts to search for Golden Fleece |
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Theseus |
King of Athens; killed Minotaur |
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Minotaur |
Half-human,half-bull who lived in the labyrinth on Crete |
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Atalanta |
Fastest mortal, hunter of the Caladonian boar |
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Bellerphon |
Mortal who rode Pegasus |
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Pegasus |
White-winged horse |
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Pandora |
First woman; opened box of evils |
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Atlas |
Giant who supported earth on his shoulders |
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Narcissus |
Beautiful human who fell in love with his image |
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Orpheus |
Greatest musician married to Eurydice |
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Eurydice |
Wife of Orpheus; comdemded to underworld |
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Titans |
Giants who ruled before the Olympic gods |
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Cyclops |
Monster with one eye |
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Midas |
Richest human; everything he touched turned to gold |
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Persephone |
Daughter of Demeter; goddess of spring; kidnapped by Pluto |