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Gods Goddesses

The document lists the major Greek gods and goddesses and provides a brief description of each, including their domains and Roman equivalents. Zeus was the supreme god and ruler of the Olympians. Hera was the goddess of marriage and queen of the gods. Aphrodite was the goddess of love and beauty. Ares was the god of war. Hephaestus was the god of fire and crafts. The document also describes Artemis, Dionysus, Hermes, Poseidon, Apollo, Athena, Demeter, and Hades.

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Gods Goddesses

The document lists the major Greek gods and goddesses and provides a brief description of each, including their domains and Roman equivalents. Zeus was the supreme god and ruler of the Olympians. Hera was the goddess of marriage and queen of the gods. Aphrodite was the goddess of love and beauty. Ares was the god of war. Hephaestus was the god of fire and crafts. The document also describes Artemis, Dionysus, Hermes, Poseidon, Apollo, Athena, Demeter, and Hades.

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ZEUS

Roman name Jupiter

Zeus was the supreme god of the Olympians.

Hera
Roman name Juno Hera was the goddess of marriage. She was the wife of Zeus and Queen of the Olympians.

APHRODITE
Roman name Venus Aphrodite was the goddess of love, beauty and fertility. She was also a protectress of sailors.

ARES
Roman name Mars Ares was the god of war, or more precisely of warlike frenzy.

HEPHAESTUS
Roman name Vulcan Hephaestus was the lame god of fire and crafts or the two together, hence of blacksmiths.

ARTEMIS
Roman name Diana

Artemis was the goddess of the hunt. She helped women in childbirth, but also brought sudden death with her arrows.

DIONYSUS
Roman name Bacchus

Dionysus was the god of wine.

HERMES
Roman name Mercury Hermes was the messenger of the gods and guide of dead souls to the Underworld.

POSEIDON
Roman name Neptune

Poseidon was the god of the sea, earthquakes and horses. Although he was officially one of the supreme gods of Mount Olympus, he spent most of his time in his watery domain.

APOLLO
Roman name Apollo

Apollo was the god of prophesy, music and healing.

ATHENA
Roman name Minerva

Athena was the goddess of crafts and the domestic arts and also those of war and wisdom. She was the patron goddess of Athens. Her symbol was the owl.

DEMETER
Roman name Cerus

Demeter was the goddess of agriculture. She was the sister of Zeus and the mother of Persephone.

HADES
Roman name Pluto

Hades was the God of the dead and ruler of the Underworld, which was called Hades after the god. Hades abducted Persephone, who became his queen.

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