Greek Mythology Characters Locke 6th Grade

Apollo

• God of the sun. Also known as the God of poetry, music, math, and medicine.

• God of trickery & mischief

• King of Gods.

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Athene

• Known for killing the Minotaur

• Is known for having a city named after her. Goddess of wisdom and war.

• Goddess of love and marriage

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Hermes

• God of wisdom and war. Is known for winning a competition against an olive tree.

• God of trickery, mischief, thieves. Created the lyre.

• Known for killing the Minotaur.

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Artemis

• A beautiful woman who men worshiped

• Goddess of the moon and hunting

• Her arrows can make people fall in love

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Hephaestus

• Loyal to his father but got too close to the sun and died

• Giant animal that brings trouble to the gods

• God of forging and jewelry. Was ugly

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Zues

• God of the underworld

• God of the sea

• King of the Gods. God of the Sky

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Daedalus

• Greatest hunter of all time. Built arrows with his son to escape the labyrinth.

• Greatest musician of all time. Built stairs with his son to escape the labyrinth.

• Greatest inventor of all time. Built wings with his son to escape the labyrinth.

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Hera

• Mother of Psyche

• Goddess os marriage and childbirth.

• Fought with Aphrodite. Fell in love with Eros

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Demeter

• Marries Zues and they have a son named Hercules

• Mother of Persephone. Goddess of harvest

• Goddess of marriage and childbirth. Wife and sister of Zues

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Hercules

• Greatest hero of all time. Know for his strength and completing 12 labors

• Greatest inventor of all time. Known for inventing the plow, wheel, and loom.

• Greatest father of all time. Known for building wings for his son.

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