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Greek Mythological Figures
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The Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Greece
[edit]Adrestia is the Greek goddess of revolt.
Anteros is the Greek god of requited or returned love.
Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of beauty, love, passion, desire, pleasure, and procreation.
Family
[edit]Parents
[edit]When Cronus severed Uranus' genitals and threw them in the sea, the foam from the genitals gave birth to Aphrodite. So in a way Aphrodite is the daughter of Uranus.
Love
[edit]Forced into a marriage to Hephaestus by Hera, she later had affairs with Ares, the god of war.
Children
[edit]With Ares, Aphrodite gave birth to Phobos, the god of fear, Deimos, the god of terror, Harmonia, the goddess of harmony, Adrestia, the goddess of revolt, and the four Erotes, Eros, the god of lust, Anteros, the god of requited love, Himeros, the god of unrequited love, and Pothos, the god longing love.
With Dionysus, Aphrodite gave birth to Hymenaios, the god of marriage ceremonies, Priapus, the god of protecting livestock, and the three Charites(Graces) Aglaea, Euphrosyne, and Thalia.
With Hermes, Aphrodite gave birth to Hermaphroditos.
With Poseidon, Aphrodite gave birth to Rhodos.
Symbols
[edit]Aphrodite's symbols are the, Dove, her most important symbol which represented her unchallenged beauty(Also Ducks, Swans, and Geese). Aphrodite's other symbols are the sea, conch shells, and roses. Her fruit was the Apple, and she is usually accompanied by dolphins.
Apollo is the Greek god of music, arts, knowledge, healing, plague, prophecy, poetry, and archery.
Ares is the Greek god of war, bloodshed, and violence.
Artemis is the Greek goddess of the hunt, wilderness, animals , and young girls.
Athena is the Greek goddess of reason, wisdom, intelligence, skill, peace, warfare, battle strategy, and handicraft.
Deimos is the Greek god of terror.
Demeter is the Greek goddess of grain, agriculture, harvest, growth, and nourishment.
Dionysus is the Greek god of wine, fruitfulness, parties, festivals, madness, chaos, drunkenness, vegetation, ecstasy, and the theatre.
Eros is the Greek god of lust, and sexual desire.
Hades is the Greek god of wealth, the underworld, and the dead.
Harmonia is the Greek goddess of harmony and concord.
Hephaestus is the Greek god of fire, metalworking, crafts, and blacksmiths.
Hera is the Greek goddess of marriage, women, childbirth, heirs, kings, and empires.
Hermes is the Greek god of boundaries, travel, communication, trade, language, thieves, and writing.
Hestia is the Greek goddess of the hearth, home, and chastity.
Himeros is the Greek god of unrequited love and desire.
Hymenaios is the god of marriage ceremonies.
Phobos is the Greek god of fear.
Poseidon is the Greek god of the seas, rivers, floods, droughts, and earthquakes.
Pothos is the Greek god of longing or yearning love.
Priapus is the Greek god of protecting livestock, fruit plants, and gardens.
Rhodos is the Greek goddess of the island of Rhodos.
Zeus is the Greek god of the sky, weather, thunder, lighting, law, order, and justice.
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