major gods
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Major Gods. Names, Roles, & Symbols. Zeus - Jupiter/Jove. Roles: WEATHER GODS MEN Symbols: LIGHTENING BOLT OAK LEAF OX EAGLE. Poseidon - Neptune. Roles: OCEANS EARTHQUAKES HORSES Symbols: TRIDENT HORSE DOLPHINS. Hades - Pluto. Roles: UNDERWORLD WEALTH Symbols: - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Major GodsNames, Roles, & Symbols
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Zeus - Jupiter/Jove
• Roles:– WEATHER– GODS– MEN
• Symbols:– LIGHTENING BOLT– OAK LEAF– OX– EAGLE
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Poseidon - Neptune
• Roles:– OCEANS– EARTHQUAKES– HORSES
• Symbols:– TRIDENT – HORSE– DOLPHINS
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Hades - Pluto
• Roles:– UNDERWORLD– WEALTH
• Symbols:– CERBERUS (3 headed dog)– JEWELS/METALS– BLACK– BIDENT– HELM OF DARKNESS– CYPRESS TREE
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Hera - Juno
• Roles:– QUEEN OF THE GODS– MARRIAGE– CHILDBIRTH
• Symbols:– PEACOCK– APPLES– GOLD– COW
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Hestia - Vesta
• Roles:– HEARTH & HOME
• Symbols:– HEARTH (fireplace)– WOODEN THRONE– ETERNAL FLAME
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Demeter - Ceres
• Roles:– AGRICULTURE– GRAIN– NATURE– SEASONS
• Symbols:– FLOWERS – SHEAVE OF WHEAT– SICKLE/SCYTHE– CORNUCOPIA
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Ares - Mars
• Roles:– WAR
• Symbols:– WEAPONS & ARMOR– DOGS– VULTURE
SONS: Terror, Dread, Panic, & Fear
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Hephaestus – Vulcan
• Roles:– FIRE– FORGE– BLACKSMITH
• Symbols:– FIRE– ANVIL – HAMMER– QUAIL
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Aphrodite – Venus
• Roles:– LOVE– BEAUTY– PEACE
• Symbols:– RED ROSES– HEARTS– DOVE– MAGIC GIRDLE
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Apollo – Apollo/Phoebus
• Roles:– SUN– BEAUTY– FINE ARTS / MUSIC– HEALING / MEDICINE
• Symbols:– SUN – LYRE– LAUREL LEAF– BOW & ARROW
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Artemis – Diana/Phoebe
• Roles:– MOON – HUNTING– WOODLAND CREATURES– YOUNG WOMEN
• Symbols:– STAG– CRESCENT MOON– BOW & ARROW
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Athena – Minerva
• Roles:– WISDOM– MATH– WAR STRATEGY – Patroness of Athens
• Symbols:– DOVE– MAGIC SHIELD / AEGIS– OLIVE BRANCH– OWL
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Dionysus – Bacchus
• Roles:– WINE– PARTIES / REVELRY– THEATER– WILD ANIMALS
• Symbols:– LION / TIGER– GRAPES– THEATER MASKS – IVY – CHALICE
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EROS – Cupid
• Roles:– LOVE
• Symbols:– BOW & ARROW– HEARTS– WINGS– rose -> eros– SHOWN WITH EYES SHUT
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Hermes – Mercury
• Roles:– MESSENGER– TRAVELERS/TRADE– THIEVES– ESCORTS SOULS TO HADES
• Symbols:– WINGED SANDALS / HELMET– BAG OF GOLD– CADUCEUS