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Hercules: Latin word of Heracles.
Cerberus: The three-headed dog of Hades.
Athena: The battle-goddess who sprang forth from Zeus' head fully grown and fully armored. Said to be Zeus' favorite child.
Chaos: An empty void.
Ether: The god of heavenly light.
Uranus: He became Gaea's mate and equal for he covered her on all sides.
Gaea: The earth goddess.
Elder Gods: The Titans are often called e_____ g_____.
Saturn: The Latin word of Cronus.
Jupiter: Roman name of Zeus.
Prometheus: The wisest Titan and his name means 'forethought'. The god who gave fire to man.
Mnemosyne: Her name means 'memory'.
Ocean: The unending stream of water encircling the world.
Aphrodite: The goddess of love and beauty.
Ganymede: A prince of the royal Trojan family; the only young man Zeus lusted after.
Maia: The oldest and most beautiful daughter of Atlas. Her union with Zeus led to the birth of Hermes.
Metis: She is the Titaness who presides over all wisdom and knowledge. Zeus ate her because he became concerned of prophecies that her second child would replace him.
Alcmene: A married, mortal woman who Zeus deceived by disguising himself as her husband, Amphitryon. She gave birth to Heracles.
Nine muses: Zeus and Mnemosyne slept together for nine consecutive nights, which led to the birth of the _______ _______.
Semele: She was a Theban Princess whose union to Zeus led to the birth of Dionysus.
Danae: The daughter of the king of Argos. He transformed himself into a shower of golden rain to visit her, which led to the birth of Perseus.
Atlas: Zeus gave this god the punishment of carrying the world on his back.
Hera: Zeus' permanent wife. She gave birth to Hebe, Ares, Ilithyia and Hephaestus.
Demeter: Zeus' union with her brought forth Persephone.
Eurynome: An ocean nymph. Her union with Zeus produced the three graces.
Hephaestus: He is the craftsman of the gods. One of Zeus' sons.
Europa: Daughter of the king of Phoenicia for whom Zeus transformed himself into a glamorous, white bull. Her sons with Zeus are Minos, Sarpedon and Rhadamanthys.
Leda: Daughter of the king of Aetolia and wife of Tyndareus, king of Sparta. Zeus turned into a swan to seduce Leda. Her children with Zeus are Polydeuces and Helen (Helen of Troy).
Poseidon: The ruler of the sea and Zeus' brother.
Hades: The ruler of the underworld. His wife is Persephone. Also known as Pluto.
Greek Mythology Characters
A married, mortal woman who Zeus deceived by disguising himself as her husband, Amphitryon. She gave birth to Heracles.
The goddess of love and beauty.
The battle-goddess who sprang forth from Zeus' head fully grown and fully armored. Said to be Zeus' favorite child.
Zeus gave this god the punishment of carrying the world on his back.
The three-headed dog of Hades.
An empty void.
The daughter of the king of Argos. He transformed himself into a shower of golden rain to visit her, which led to the birth of Perseus.
Zeus' union with her brought forth Persephone.
The Titans are often called e_____ g_____.
The god of heavenly light.
Daughter of the king of Phoenicia for whom Zeus transformed himself into a glamorous, white bull. Her sons with Zeus are Minos, Sarpedon and Rhadamanthys.
An ocean nymph. Her union with Zeus produced the three graces.
The earth goddess.
A prince of the royal Trojan family; the only young man Zeus lusted after.
The ruler of the underworld. His wife is Persephone. Also known as Pluto.
He is the craftsman of the gods. One of Zeus' sons.
Zeus' permanent wife. She gave birth to Hebe, Ares, Ilithyia and Hephaestus.
Latin word of Heracles.
Roman name of Zeus.
Daughter of the king of Aetolia and wife of Tyndareus, king of Sparta. Zeus turned into a swan to seduce Leda. Her children with Zeus are Polydeuces and Helen (Helen of Troy).
The oldest and most beautiful daughter of Atlas. Her union with Zeus led to the birth of Hermes.
She is the Titaness who presides over all wisdom and knowledge. Zeus ate her because he became concerned of prophecies that her second child would replace him.
Her name means 'memory'.
Zeus and Mnemosyne slept together for nine consecutive nights, which led to the birth of the _______ _______.
The unending stream of water encircling the world.
The ruler of the sea and Zeus' brother.
The wisest Titan and his name means 'forethought'. The god who gave fire to man.
The Latin word of Cronus.
She was a Theban Princess whose union to Zeus led to the birth of Dionysus.
He became Gaea's mate and equal for he covered her on all sides.