GREEK GODS
APHRODITE (a-fro-DYE-tee; Roman name Venus)
was the goddess of love, beauty and fertilit. She was also a protectress of sailors.
ARES (AIR-eez; Roman name Mars)
was the god of war, or more precisely of warlike frenzy. Though an immortal deity, he was bested by Heracles in battle and was almost killed when stuffed into a jar by two giants. When another hero wounded him during the Trojan War, he received scant sympathy from his father Zeus.
HERA (HEE-ruh; Roman name Juno)
was the goddess of marriage. Hera was the wife of Zeus and Queen of the Olympians.
ZEUS (zoose or zyoose; Roman name Jupiter)
was the supreme god of the Olympians. He was the father of the heroes Perseus and Heracles, the latter of whom once wrestled him to a draw.
HEPHAESTUS (he-FEE-stus or he-FESS-tus; Roman name Vulcan)
was the lame god of fire and crafts or the two together, hence of blacksmiths. Hephaestus was the son of Zeus and Hera or, in some accounts, of Hera alone. He limped because he was born lame, which caused his mother to throw him off Mount Olympus. Or in other accounts he interceded in a fight between Zeus and Hera, and Zeus took him by the foot and threw him from Olympus to the earth far below.
DEMETER (dee-MEE-tur; Roman name Ceres)
was the goddess of agriculture. Demeter as the sister of Zeus and the mother of Persephone.
ATHENA (a-THEE-nuh; Roman name Minerva)
was the goddess of crafts and the domestic arts and also those of war. She was the patron goddess of Athens. Her symbol was the owl. She was originally the Great Goddess in the form of a bird. By the late Classic, she had come to be regarded as a goddess of wisdom.
POSEIDON (puh-SYE-dun or poh-SYE-dun; Roman name Neptune)
was the god of the sea, earthquakes and horses. Although he was officially one of the supreme gods of Mount Olympus, he spent most of his time in his watery domain.
DIONYSUS (dye-oh-NYE-sus; Roman name Bacchus)
was the god of wine. Dionysus was the son of Zeus and the mortal heroine Semele.

Ancient Greeks had to face many forces of nature. In thier effort to understand the nature, they invented stories to account for the things that went on in thier lives. these tales, Known as myths, were spread around by travelers. they cointained the powerful Olympian gods,sea gods, woodland gods, sky gods, underwater gods, half-gods,human heroes, courageos or romantic adventurs, betrayals, battles, wanerings, and so on. you'll be assigned to one of these gods to find as possible, in order to make4 us feel a little more comortable in this strang new place.

Greeks often wershiped gods and had weird names.Suddenly, you are transported. . . You find yourself in Ancient Greece! A lightening bolt strikes!!! The seas rage!!! A chariot drags the sun across the sky!!! Someone with wings on his shoes and hat flies by you!!! A strange looking little boy flies past you with a bow and arrows with hearts on the tips!!!! Next thing you know, you are standing next to someone who is half-man, half-horse and he is playing some type of flute!!!!!
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