7714 - Edith Hamilton PP
7714 - Edith Hamilton PP
7714 - Edith Hamilton PP
• Eagle, thunderbolts
• Son of Cronus and Rhea; brother of Hades+Poseidon
• Wrathful, lustful, not “all-knowing”
• Married to Hera, ungodly marital behavior
• Many children mostly out of wedlock
Poseidon/Neptune
God of the Sea
• Trident
• Brother of
Zeus+Hades
• Powerful, secretive
• Son of Cronus &
Rhea
• Vengeful, usually
argumentative with
other gods
Hades/Dis
God of the Underworld
• dark bearded, crown,
scepter, key, helmet
of invisibility, chariot
• Rarely worshipped
• Son of Cronus &
Rhea; brother of
Zeus+Poseidon (drew
the short straw)
• Cerberus
Hera/Juno
Goddess of Marriage
Protector of Married Women
• Peacock, cow, pomegranate
• Powerful, bold, jealous
• Daughter of Cronus & Rhea
• Wife and sister of Zeus
• Avenged infidelity often
Hestia/Vesta
Goddess of Home and Hearth
• Hearth fire
• Good-natured, loving
• Does not appear in myths at all…symbolic herself
• Daughter of Cronus & Rhea
• Seven Vestal Virgins oversee her fire
Ares/Mars
God of War
• Demeter goddess of
Agriculture
• Loving but moody
• Daughter Persephone
kidnapped by Hades
• Neglect of the Earth
• Pomegranate seeds
• Spring vs. Winter
Dionysus
dy o NY sis
• Athena challenged
Arachne
• Arachne’s weaving
was better
• She hung herself after
being beaten
• Athena turned her
into a spider
Pygmalion and Galatea
pig MAIL yon and gal ah TAY ah
• King of Cyprus
• Sculpted a woman
• Prayed to Aphrodite
• Live statue
• Love and marriage
Apollo and Daphne
ah PAWL oh and DAF nee
• Hearty, good-natured,
prone to rages
• 12 Labors
• Nemean Lion, Hydra,
Thrace’s flesh-eating
horses, Cerebrus, etc
• Made a god upon his
death
Perseus
PER see uss
• King Acresias and Danae
• Polydectes loved Danae,
Perseus protects by offering
Medusa’s head
• Athena’s shield, nymph’s
invisibility helmet, winged
sandals, and magic pouch,
Hermes’ knife
• He succeeds
• Pegasus born
• Saved Andromeda, froze her
family for deceit
• Also froze Polydectes for
hassling Danae