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    This document provides an overview of the major gods, characters and creatures from Greek and Roman mythology. It begins with the first primordial beings - Gaia, Uranus and the Titans like Cronus and Ocean. It then describes the Olympian gods like Zeus, Poseidon, Hades and their roles. Key figures such as Athena, Ares, Apollo and Aphrodite are also summarized. The document concludes with brief mentions of other mythical creatures and characters including the Muses, Fates, Satyrs, Gorgons and Centaurs.

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    This document provides an overview of the major gods, characters and creatures from Greek and Roman mythology. It begins with the first primordial beings - Gaia, Uranus and the Titans like Cronus and Ocean. It then describes the Olympian gods like Zeus, Poseidon, Hades and their roles. Key figures such as Athena, Ares, Apollo and Aphrodite are also summarized. The document concludes with brief mentions of other mythical creatures and characters including the Muses, Fates, Satyrs, Gorgons and Centaurs.

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    This document provides an overview of the major gods, characters and creatures from Greek and Roman mythology. It begins with the first primordial beings - Gaia, Uranus and the Titans like Cronus and Ocean. It then describes the Olympian gods like Zeus, Poseidon, Hades and their roles. Key figures such as Athena, Ares, Apollo and Aphrodite are also summarized. The document concludes with brief mentions of other mythical creatures and characters including the Muses, Fates, Satyrs, Gorgons and Centaurs.

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    Greek and Roman Mythology

    The First Parents


    Mother Earth = Gaea (Gaia)
    Father Heaven = Ouranos (Uranus)
    They had three kinds of children:

    Three monsters with 100 hands and 50


    heads
    Three cyclopes
    The titans

    These were the first characters that had the appearance of


    life, although it was unlike any life known to man.

    The Titans (The Elder


    Gods)
    There were many of them.
    Enormous size, incredible strength
    Cronos (Saturn): Ruler of the titans
    Rhea: Wife of Cronos
    Ocean: River that encircled the world
    Iapetus: Father of Prometheus,
    Epimetheus, and Atlas (also titans)

    The Principal Gods

    Cronos and Rhea


    were parents of
    Zeus (Jupiter, Jove)
    Poseidon
    (Neptune)
    Hades (Pluto)
    Hera (Juno)
    Hestia (Vesta)
    Demeter (Ceres)

    Other Olympians
    include

    Athena (Minerva)
    Ares (Mars)
    Hebe (Juventas)
    Hephaestus (Vulcan)
    Apollo (Apollo)
    Artemis (Diana)
    Hermes (Mercury)
    Aphrodite (Venus)
    Dionysus (Bacchus)
    Persephone

    The Olympians

    Zeus
    Roman Name:
    Jupiter (also Jove)
    Supreme god of
    the Olympians.
    Fathered many
    characters in
    mythology

    Zeus

    Hera
    Roman Name:
    Juno
    Zeuss sister and
    wife
    Jealous protector
    of marriage
    Punished the
    women Zeus fell
    in love with

    Poseidon
    Roman Name:
    Neptune
    God of the
    Seas and
    Waters
    The
    Earthshaker

    Hades
    Roman
    Name: Pluto
    God of the
    Underworld/
    Dead
    Kidnapped
    Persephone

    Hestia
    Roman
    Name: Vesta
    Goddess of
    Home
    Powerful
    Protector

    Demeter
    Roman
    Name:
    Ceres
    Goddess of
    the Harvest
    A Goddess
    of the Earth

    Athena
    Roman
    Name:
    Minerva
    Goddess of
    Wisdom and
    War
    Sprang from
    Zeuss head

    Ares
    Roman Name:
    Mars
    God of War
    Son of Zeus
    and Hera
    Bloodthirsty
    and merciless

    Hephaestu
    s
    Roman Name:
    Vulcan (Mulciber)
    God of Fire/Forge
    Son of Zeus and
    Hera
    Kind, unlike his
    brother

    Apollo
    Roman
    Name:
    Apollo
    God of
    Light/Sun
    and Music
    Brother of
    Artemis

    Artemis
    Roman
    Name:
    Diana
    Goddess of
    the Moon/
    Hunt
    Sister to
    Apollo

    Hermes
    Roman Name:
    Mercury
    Messenger of
    the Gods
    Appears in
    more myths
    than any other
    character

    Aphrodite
    Roman
    Name: Venus
    Goddess of
    Love and
    Beauty
    Sprang from
    the ocean
    foam

    Dionysus
    Roman Name:
    Bacchus
    God of Wine
    Patron god of
    the Greek
    stage
    A God of the
    Earth

    Persephon
    e

    Roman Name:
    Proserpina
    Goddess of the
    Underworld
    Daughter of
    Zeus and
    Demeter
    Abducted by
    Hades

    Hebe
    Roman Name:
    Juventas
    Goddess of
    Youth
    Cupbearer to
    the Gods
    Restored youth
    to the aged

    Eros
    Roman Name:
    Cupid
    Young God of
    Love
    Son of
    Aphrodite and
    Hephaestus

    Iris
    Goddess of the
    Rainbow
    Messenger for
    Zeus and Hera
    Daughter of
    the titan
    Thaumus and
    the nymph
    Electra

    The Muses

    Nine daughters of
    Zeus and
    Mnemosyne
    Inspired artists of
    all kinds

    Goddesses who
    presided over the
    arts and sciences
    He is happy whom
    the muses love.

    Clio, Urania, Thalia, Melpomene, Erato, Calliope, Euterpe, Terpsichore, Polyhymnia

    The Graces
    Three Goddesses of
    Grace and Beauty
    They give life its
    bloom.
    Aglaia (Splendor)
    Euphrosyne (Mirth)
    Thalia (Good Cheer)

    The Erinnyes (The Furies)


    Roman Name: Furiae
    or Dirae (The Furies)
    Three Goddesses of
    Vengeance

    Tisiphone
    Alecto
    Megaera

    They punish
    evildoers.

    The Fates
    Roman Name: Parcae, Moirae
    Three sisters

    Clotho (The Spinner)


    Lachesis (The disposer of lots)
    Atropos (The cutter)

    They weave, measure, and cut the


    thread of life for humans.

    The Satyrs
    Gods of the woods and
    mountains
    Shepherd gods
    Goat men (like Pan)
    Companions of Dionysus
    They like to drink, dance,
    and chase nymphs.

    The Gorgons
    Three snakehaired
    monsters
    Medusa is most
    well-known
    Their look turns
    men to stone.

    The
    Centaurs
    Half man, half
    horse
    Savage
    creatures
    (except
    Chiron)
    Followers of
    Dionysus

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