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Whos Who Among Greek Gods Resource Packe
Whos Who Among Greek Gods Resource Packe
(confusion)
emerged two
beings
GAEA
URANUS
(Mother Earth)
(Heavens)
TETHYS
HYPERION
THEA
(sun)
(moon)
RHEA
(Great Mother)
THEMIS
MNEMOSYNE
(memory)
and MONSTERS
HECATONCHIRES
(hundred hands)
3 CYCLOPES
THE PLOT:
(one-eyed)
CRONUS
(youngest &
strongest)
Rhea
Now ruler
of the
earth
Hestia
Demeter
3 Sons
Hera
Hades
Poseidon
Zeus
Cronus, fearing that his children would destroy him, swallowed all of
them but Zeus (who escaped with help from his mother). When Zeus
grew up, he and Rhea waged a war against Cronus.
So - - Zeus divided the world with his brothers and sisters (and himself)
Hestia
Demeter
Hera
Hades
Poseidon
Zeus
Goddess of
Hearth and Home
Goddess of
Agriculture
Queen of the
Gods
in charge of the
Underworld
in charge of
Oceans
in charge of the
Gods and Men
Goddess of Women,
Marriage, and
Childbirth
ruled from
Mt. Olympus
Zeus
Maia
Alcmene
Themis
Leto
Demeter
Goddess of Earth and Crops
mother of
mother of
mother of
mother of
Hermes
Artemis
Heracles
Apollo
Persephone
Goddess
Gods of
messenger.
moon, healing,
God
ofthe
oratory,
chase,
patron
purityofin
the hero.
God of sun,
song, music,
prophecy, and
led the choir of
music.
Goddess of
Springtime
Mnemosyn
e
mother of
father of
The Muses
Pan
A wood nymph,
God of lonely
scenes - followers called
SATYRS.
Clio
history
Euterp
e
lyric
poetry
Thalia
comedy
Melpom
ene
tragedy
Terpsich Polyhym
ore
nia
dancing &
chorus
religious
poetry
Erato
Urania
love
poetry
astronomy
Caliop
e
epic
poetry
Zeus
CLOTHO
who spun the web of life
LACHESIS
who gave each man his fateATROPUS
who cuts out the fatal web
Eurynome
Semele
Dione
Hera
mother of
mother of
mother of
Hestia
Goddess of
hearth and
family. Couldnt
marry. Most
Greek
communities
had a shrine to
her.
Hephaestus
in charge of fire.
The blacksmith
of the Gods.
Dionysus
Aphrodite
God of wine,
fertility, and
drama
Goddess of
beauty. Could
make any
woman beautiful
with her magic.
Proteus
Metis
mother of
Iris
Heras attendant.
Goddess of rainbow
Athena
Goddess of
wisdom.
Patroness of fine
arts. Born from
Zeus head.
Maenads
Female followers of
Dionysus
Hebe
Ares
Goddess of Youth.
Cupbearer to other
gods. Married
Heracles.
Poseidon
Amphitrite
One of NEREIDS
their son
Poseidons
attendant
Europa
Triton
Ilithyia
Hades
Hecate
Ruler of
Queen of
underworld
Goddess of
Monsters
Calliope
Orpheus
lived here
And it was here he met and fell in love with Eurydice.
Acheron
A place where people wandered aimlessly. Home of the majority of those who died.
Here lived 3 gods:
Hypnos: god of sleep
Thanatos god of death
Morpheus god of dreams