Aphrodite is known as the goddess of love and desire Since Venus is known as the Goddess of love, the animal related to her is a dove. Aphrodite’s city is Aphrodesias , because it has beautiful scenery Pearls, gold, aquamarine, rose quartz, jade, sapphire, silver, and copper Aphrodite’s Greek name is Venus and her roman name is Aphrodite Aphrodite is the cause of the Trojan war It says that when she was born when croups cut off Uranus’ genitals and threw them into the sea, and form the sea foam arose Aphrodite Aphrodite is in charge of love and marriage in the Odysseus. All of the Greek gods are related to one another except Aphrodite. The birthday of Aphrodite was not known, but her birthday was celebrated of the fourth day of every month Aphrodite is the daughter of Zeus and Diana She had many children but her most admired child is Eros Dionysus By: Emily Bryan and Wade Vandine Dionysus Dionysus is the god of wine, agriculture, entertainment, pleasure, ecstasy, theater, and fertility of nature. •His Greek name is Dionysus and his Roman name is Bacchus and Liber. • Dionysus •The animal that he is associated with is a goat and a bull. • Objects that are associated with Dionysus is that he is seen riding a cheetah, leopard, or a bull. Dionysus’ Relationships • Son of Zeus and Semele. •Ariadne is his wife who was a Cretan princess; she became his wife when she was abandoned by Theseus and left her on Naxos one of Dionysus’ favorite islands. • He had several children with Ariadne. • His children’s names are Oenopion and Staphylos. Other Info about Dionysus • The cities or temples he has received or has been seen in from the time that he was a god are Naxos where he was reverenced, any where grapes are grown, and any where wine is produced. •Dionysus is hardly mentioned in Greek mythology because he became a god late in Greek mythology and as a god. • If he is usually regarded in the myths with hostility, hatred, and when he moved to a city if they apposed him he would destroy them. Other Facts about Dionysus • They said that he was the most dangerous god to worship and that he was the most destructive god. • Dionysus was the last god to go on Mount Olympus. • He was not considered one of the Olympians. • Since Homer skipped him it is suspected that is why his worship from the Greeks came late, and possibly from Anatolia. • In Greek mythology he is more ecstatic than the Roman mythology of him. By: Julie Bauer and Jade Dahl Goddess of the moon and of the hunt She was also known as the goddess of nature Deer Bears Hunting dogs Guinea fowl Elephant Horses Dove Bee Ephesus (present day Turkey) Temple to the god of Artemis The bow and arrow Hunting animals The daughter of Zeus and Leto, daughter of Titan Never married Never had kids (she was a virgin goddess) Daughter of Jupiter and Latona Twin sister of Apollo Never married Never had kids (she was a virgin goddess) Gave women dying of childbirth a quick death Pregnant women and women getting married would dedicate their cloths to her Disliked men Sometimes ordered them torn apart if they saw her bathing Born in Delos Where she was born under a palm tree, with her twin brother Apollo Artemis was born five minutes before Apollo (Vulcan) By Allanah Hare and Beau Maas The God of Fire & Forge He’s the only god to be physically ugly and also lame. He was worshiped predominantly in Athens as a blacksmith. Feeling rejected by his mother Hera, Hephaestus made a lovely throne for her and sent it to Olympus. She sat in it and discovered she could not get up again. Then the chair levitated. The other Olympian gods tried to reason with Hephaestus, but even Ares was driven off with his flames. He finally was given wine by Dionysus and, drunk, was brought to Olympus to free his mom from the throne. Hephaestus symbols fire, the axe, the pincers and the hammer. The only god with a “regular “ job and actually worked on his hands. Aphrodite was the Olympian goddess who represented beauty and love. Hephaestus was going marry Aphrodite. But in a different myth he was demanded by his father to marry Athena the god of war and wisdom rather than Aphrodite. Later he divorced Aphrodite and got married to Kharis the goddess of grace. The Roman God Vulcan was the son of Jupiter and Juno. He normally was depicted as a grotesque figure with one leg shorter than the other, all that resulted from being thrown by Jupiter while attempting to protect his mother from the god’s wrath. The sacred animal donkey. He rode on the back of the donkey or in a winged chair instead of a chariot. Legend has it that he interfered in a quarrel between his parents Zeus and Hera, which angered Zeus so terribly that he flung his son out of Olympus and let him fall onto the island of Lemnos. By Dawson Hunt & Chris Squires Apollo’s duty is to drag the sun across the sky in his chariot. He got his chariot from Hermes. Apollo killed Achilles by shooting him in the heel. Achilles had killed the king Victor in single arm combat. Apollo didn’t have a Greek and Roman name so he was just Apollo. Apollo’s mom was Leto and his Dad was Zeus. Zeus was the god of the Sky. Leto was the god of motherhood. Apollo was born on a sunny island named Delos. This was the only island that Zeus would allow for her to give child birth. At the age of 4 he showed great Skill in the profession of archery Apollo's animals were the dolphin, hawk, and wolf. Apollo’s he chose these animals because they show leadership and kindness. At the age of 4 days he went out and found a snake that had tormented their mother at child birth. He had killed it in 2 shots. It turned out that it was a snake of the oracle Delphi. One of the greatest prophecies of all time. Apollo never married but he seduced many young goddesses. He fell in love once because of Eros. Eros was a young cupid. He was caught playing with Apollo’s arrows. Apollo scolded him telling him that his arrows weren't toys. Eros replied and said you can play with my arrows they aren't toys either. The arrows were dipped in a potion that made the person fall madly in love. Eros shot and struck him. Just then the daughter of a young river god came walking by. Eros smiled and shot another arrow dipped in a potion that made love seem like a horrible thing. She begged that mother nature would strike her down. She turned into a tree. Heartbroken Apollo ripped some of the branches off and wove them into his hair. He had 3 children all of them were from the goddesses that he seduced. Asclepius- Coronis and Apollo Troilus- Hecuba and Apollo Aristaeus- Cyrene and Apollo Hecuba was a queen. Coronis was a princess. She had loved Apollo for a long time. Twins sister Artemis He also had a half brother named Hermes. Hermes gave Apollo his first lyre as a gift and taught him how to play. Apollo became one of the best lyres in his village. His twin sister were to become archers and they wouldn’t have to marry unless they wanted to. Apollo’s duty was to make his father proud. By: Collin L. and Zandra M. Hera the goddess live in Mount Olympus, in northeast Greece, near the Aegean Coast. Her Greek Roman name is Queen of Heaven. She is the Goddess of Marriage and the Queens of Gods. She is married to Zeus, who is a King so people worshipped him a lot. Hera and Zeus raised animals. They raised the cow, Peacock, and the Cuckoo. They had 4 children, which their names are Hephaestus, the god of fire and crafts; Ares, the god of war; Eilithyia, the goddess of childbirth; and Hebe, the cupbearer of the gods. Many of the myths and legends about Hera concern her jealousy and revenge against Zeus’s numerous lovers and children. Hera’s counterpart in Roman mythology was a goddess name Juno. But that is not the only thing, when Hera married Zeus even though they are brother and sister, everyone had a tendency to worship her too sept she was married to the king. She said that she valued her and Zeus’s relationship more than any other relationship that she has ever had. Hera is the daughter to the Titans, Cronus and Rhea. After Rhea had Hera, Cronus swallowed her after birth in fear that a prophecy involving one of his offspring's would come true as in he didn’t want any of his kids to take his throne. Their mother, Rhea, executed a plan that hid the existence of Zeus. Rhea wrapped a stone in baby clothes so that Cronus would mistake the rock for his son. Zeus was relocated to a cave on Crete. Later on, Rhea gave Cronus an herb that caused him to regurgitate five of their children, including Hera. When Zeus grew old enough, Cronus was sent to Tartarus – situated deep in the underworld. Cronus was never in any danger of being killed because as a Titan, he enjoyed immortality. Hera used the Pomegranates and peacock feathers for a symbol. There cult center is Argos, and Samos. By Sadie Nelson His Greek name was Ares and he was very disliked by many Greeks. He was Known as the son who was born as a result of immaculate conception, because Zeus(his father) believed that Hera used a magical herb to get herself pregnant. His Roman name is Mars, and he was worshipped by Romans because they believe that he is the Father of Romulus and Remus, who were the mythological founders of Rome. Not only was he believed to be their father but was also worshiped because of the Romans love for war. Some other names that people called him were: Father of victory, Leader of men, Lord of the dance and Ares of the mighty heart. Ares was know as the god of war because he represented frenzy of battle and bloodlust. Many hated him because he was so filled with bloodlust that could not be appeased, and also because he would fight just to fight. He like to fight up close and personal and everyone else preferred to fight from a distance which gave them another reason to dislike him. Even though he was the God of War he wasn’t a great fighter and often lost to his half sister Athena. There are many Myths but the most famous is about the Affair Ares had with Aphrodite, who is the goddess of love. Aphrodite was married to Hephaistos. Ares and Aphrodite were caught during one of their rendezvous. This myth is the most famous one about Ares. The object that Ares is associated with is the Spear. He is also is associated with the Vulture and Dog. Ares had a daughter named Alcippe who was raped Poseidon’s sons, Ares then Killed him. Cycnus, his son, was thief and would murder people for bones so he could build a temple for his father. Cycnus was killed by Hercules.