Greek gods flash cards

Set: Greek gods

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	Term	Definition
	zeus	killed cronos; lord of the sky
	hera	queen of intrigers
	athene	born from zeus' headache; had a weaving contest with someone to the death
	poseidon	argued with athene for athens but lost the argument
	hades	never left his palace; kidnapped persephone
	actian	turned into stag by artemis for watching her bathe
	marsius	challenged and tricked by apollo to a musical contest but had to play his instrument upside down
	pandora	given a box and almost destroyed civilization by opening it
	psyche	Aros fell in love by stabbing himself accidently with an arrow
	artemis	also called goddess of the moon and lady of wild things
	apollo	most beautiful of the gods; sun god patron of music
	hermes	messenger god; guardian of travelers
	hephaestus	zeus child; smith god; forger of weapons; thrown down from olympus at birth and broke both of his legs;found in ocean and raised by a nymph
	aphrodite	goddess of love and beauty; born out of prime murder and forced to marry someone and promeseus promised her he would be a good husband and she married him.

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