Jupiter; Hades = Pluto; Artemis = Diana; Hermes = Mercury; Hestia = Vesta 5. Give the Greek names for these gods and goddesses: Juno‚ Neptune‚ Minerva‚ Venus‚ Mars‚ Vulcan. * Juno = Hera; Neptune = Poseidon; Minerva = Pallas Athena; Venus = Aphrodite; Mars = Ares; Vulcan = Hephaestus. 6. How was the will of Zeus revealed at the oracle at Dodona? * The priests at the oracle interpreted the rustling of the oak leaves. 7. Describe the breastplate‚ bird‚ and tree that symbolize Zeus
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They either have vested interest in their human offspring or they have personal reasons of favor such as Aphrodite who sides with the Trojans because Paris believes she is more fair than Hera or Athena. Zeus remains neutral. However‚ his neutrality in this epic does not signify his ambivalence toward human beings or the other gods. Zeus remaining neutral ensures
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TITANS‚ OLYMPIANS AND THEIR EQUIVALENT ROMAN GODS The Titans In Greek mythology‚ the Titans were a primeval race of powerful deities‚ descendants of during the legendary Golden Age. They were immortal huge beings of incredible strength and stamina and were also the first pantheon of Greco-Roman gods and goddesses. The Titans‚ also known as the elder gods‚ ruled the earth before the Olympians overthrew them. The ruler of the Titans was Cronus who was de-throned by his son Zeus. Most of the Titans
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One of her poems is a prayer to Aphrodite‚ asking the goddess to come and help her in her love life. She seems to be involved‚ in this poem‚ in a situation of unrequited love. " release me from my agony‚ fulfill all that my heart desires " Sappho here is begging Aphrodite to come to her aid‚ and not for the first time. "What is it this time? Why are you calling again?" We don’t know the situation‚ this time or previous times‚ only that Sappho has called on Aphrodite before‚ perhaps many times‚ in
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claimed it was for them‚ but the final decision came down to Hera‚ Aphrodite‚ and Athena. They begged Zeus to make the final choice‚ but wisely‚ he refused. Zeus sent them to Paris. Each goddess bribed Paris: Hera told him he would make him lord of Europe and Asia‚ Athena promised to let him rampage all over Greece as a military leader‚ and Aphrodite promised him the most beautiful woman on Earth. Of course‚ he chooses Aphrodite and turns Hera and Athena against him. This basically sets all Trojans
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Hearth/Home | Fireplace | 6 Athena | Minerva | Wisdom/War | Owl‚ olive‚ tree‚ plow‚ loom | 7. Artemis | Diana | Moon/Hunt | Moon‚ deer‚ silver bow and arrows | 8. Apollo | Apollo | Light/Music/Prophecy | Lyre‚ sun‚ mice‚ Laurel tree | 9. Aphrodite | Venus | Love/Beauty | Dove‚ swan‚ roses | 10. Hephaestus | Vulcan | Fire/Forge | Hammer‚ quail | 11. Ares | Mars | War | Dog‚ wild boar‚ vulture | 12. Hermes | Mercury | Messenger/Divine Herald | Caduceus‚ crane | Demigods Famous Demigods
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to be found in the Odyssey. In Iliad‚ Hera‚ enters into a conspiracy with Poseidon‚ Aphrodite‚ and Morpheus to aid the Greeks by putting Zeus to sleepÉ thus rendering him unable to help his beloved Trojans. Nothing like this incident can be found in the Odyssey. References to past disagreements and arguments between the Gods (such as in the Poet’s tale of Ares and Aphrodite) are scattered throughout the book‚ however‚ so the views between the Iliad and the Odyssey
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Ares was also a very notable and powerful god‚ but not as powerful as his father Zeus and mother Hera. He was the god of war and one of 12 Olympians. Although he had a very violent and aggressive demeanor‚ he had a soft spot for his beloved wife‚ Aphrodite‚ the goddess of love and beauty. In Sparta Ares was viewed as a model soldier. His resilience‚ physical strength‚ and military intelligence were unrivaled. He was a good god because he fought to protect the people he cared for.
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c. The place where psychai went after death d. All of the above 8. This god raped his sister Demeter as she roamed Earth looking for Persephone. a. Hades b. Zeus c. Poseidon d. Ares 9. The winged horse Pegasus is the son of: a. Zeus b. Aphrodite c. Cyclops d. Poseidon 10. By the classical period‚ Hades feature three main levels: a. Tartarus‚ Elysium‚ Erebus b. Erebus‚ Fields of Asphodel‚ Elysium c. Tartarus‚ Fields of Asphodel‚ Elysium d. None of the above 11. Charon immediately
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and of mythic beings like the Cyclops and the hundred armed Kottos‚ Briareos‚ and Gyes. Uranus’s seed nonetheless impregnated Gaia with the Furies‚ giants‚ and wood nymphs. His genitalia ended up in the sea‚ and from the resultant insemination‚ Aphrodite‚ the goddess of love‚ were born (Edwards‚ G. P‚ 1971). Having dealt at some length with Uranus ’s progeny‚ Hesiod turns his attention to the children of Night. Night required no consort‚ but in a series of births by parthenogenesis‚ she produced
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