Greek Gods

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Guide Questions

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1. How many total Olympian gods and goddesses were in existence in Greek history?

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2. Which god/goddess was the ruler of all Olympian gods and goddesses and held enormous power and almost absolute authority?

zeus

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3. List the additional eleven gods and goddesses, and their purposes. One example have been given for you.

Names:	Purposes:
Aphrodite	Goddess of love and beauty
Apollo	God of prophesy,music,and healing
Ares	God of war,or more precisely of warlike frenzy
Artemis	Virgin goddess of the hunt
Dionysus	God of wine

4. List the symbols of each god and goddess. An example has been done for you.

Names of god/goddess:	Symbol(s) of god or goddess:
Aphrodite	Scepter, myrtle, dove

5. Name the location that was the legendary home of the gods and goddesses  where they ruled the universe.

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6. Name the ruler that was over thrown, which enabled the Olympian gods to come to power. Name the god/goddess who over threw that ruler and state the relationship that god/goddess had to the former ruler.

Over thrown ruler:

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God who over threw that ruler and their relationship to the former ruler:

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7.  It is evident Greek and Roman mythology, Zeus had multiple affairs numbering in the hundreds with both goddesses and mortal women. Name three goddesses and three mortals that Zeus had affairs with. An example has been done for you.

Name of goddess:	Name of mortal:
Metis	Alcmene