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Greek
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Roman
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Symbol
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Description
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Zeus
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Jupiter
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Thunderbolt
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Father and king of the gods; ruler of the sky, son
of Cronus
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Hera
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Juno
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Cow
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Wife of Zeus; goddess of marriage and childbirth,
queen of the gods
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Poseidon
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Neptune
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Trident
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Brother of Zeus, god of the sea
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Hades
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Pluto
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...
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God of the underwealth
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Athena
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Minerva
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Olive, owl
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Daughter of Zeus alone, sprang out of his head fully
grown goddess of wisdom, arts and crafts, protector of Athens
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Demeter
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Ceres
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...
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Goddess of grains, plants and fruits, growth
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Hephaestus
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Vulcan
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Forge
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God of fire and metalworking
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Aphrodite
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Venus
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Dove
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Goddess of love and beauty, wife of Hephaestus
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Ares
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Mars
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Dog , vulture
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God of war, son of Zeus and Hera
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Apollo
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Apollo
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Laurel, dolphin
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God of light and of truth, master musician, healer
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Artemis
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Diana
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Deer
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Goddess of the hunt and woods
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Hermes
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Mercury
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Wings
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The messenger god, god of travelers, merchants and
thieves
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Persephone
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Proserpina
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...
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Goddess of Spring and the underworld, wife of Hades,
daughter of Demeter
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Hestia
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Vestia
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Hearth
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Goddess of the hearth
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Dionysus
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Bacchus
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Wine, grapes
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God of wine, fertility and drama
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Eros
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Cupid
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Arrows
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God of love, son of Aphrodite
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Helios
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...
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Sun
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God of the sun
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Iris
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Iris
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Rainbow
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Goddess of the rainbow, messenger of the gods
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Cronus
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...
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...
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Father of Zeus, youngest of Titans, son of Uranos
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Rhea
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...
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...
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Wife and sister of Cronus, mother of Zeus
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Gaea
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...
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...
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Mother Earth, wife of Uranos
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Uranos
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...
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...
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God of the sky, father of the Titans
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Muses
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...
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...
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Nine sisters, goddesses who inspire artists
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Fates
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...
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...
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Three goddesses who determine human destiny
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Cyclopes
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...
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...
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Three one-eyed sons of Gaea, mother Earth
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Prometheus
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...
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...
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Titan god who stayed with the Olympian gods and gave
man the secret of fire
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Pan
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...
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...
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Merry son of Hermes, part goat , and god of fields
and meadows, known for playing pipes in glens
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Aeolus
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...
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...
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God of the wind
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Titans
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...
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...
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A race of giants who ruled the universe before the
gods and goddesses took control, ruled by Cronus
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Olympians
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...
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...
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The gods and goddesses who lived at the top of Mt.Olympus,
ruled by Zeus
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