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| God of fire and metalworking. Symbol: Fire, Blacksmith's Hammer |
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| The graces were a triple incarnation of grace and beauty who sang enchanting songs to the gods and often danced to Apollo's lyre. |
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| God of love and son of Aphrodite. |
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| Goddess of the Hearth and the Home. Symbol: Fire |
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| God of war. Symbol: Vulture, Dog |
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| God of commerce, travelers, and thieves/Messenger of the gods. Symbol: Winged Sandals, helmet, wand |
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| Three women who gave fates to men at birth. Clotho spun the thread of life, Lachesis assigned each man his destiny, and Atropos cut the thread at death. |
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| Winged, dragonlike creatures who turned men to stone. Two of three of them were immortal. |
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| King of the gods and ruler of men. Symbol: Eagle, Shield, Lightning Bolt, Oak Tree. |
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| God of the Underworld (Di.dn't live on Olympus). Symbol: Helmet, Riches |
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| Goddess of wisdom, war, and weaving. Symbol: Owl, Olive Tree. |
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| God of the Sun, music, poetry, and medicine. Symbol: lyre, dolphin, laurel, crow, bow. |
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| Goddess of the Hunt and patroness of maidens. Symbol: Moon, Deer, Cyprus. |
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| God of the sea, horses, and earthquakes. Symbol: Trident, horse, bull. |
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| A giant three-headed dog that guarded the underworld. |
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| Nine daughters of Zeus, they were originally not distinguished from one another (much like the graces), but later were each given a special field. Anyone inspired by them would be more blessed than any priest. |
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| Goddess of marriage/Wife of Zeus. Symbol: Peacock, cow. |
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| Goddess of Love and Beauty. Symbol: Dove, Sparrow, Swan, Myrtle. |
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| God of the wild and a son of Hermes. |
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| Sisters of the gorgons, they were gray women who shared one eye between them. |
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| Sea nymphs who lured sailors to their deaths by singing sweetly of their greatest desires. |
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| Creatures placed in the underworld to punish evildoers. |
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| The titan creator of humans, he sided with Zeus during the war between the Gods and the Titans. His name means forethought. |
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| Goddess of the harvest/fertility goddess. She is responsible in part for the change of the seasons (See rape of Persephone). |
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| Daughter of Demeter, she is responsible in part for the change of the seasons (See rape of Persephone) |
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