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Greek Gods - Coggle Diagram
Greek Gods
Olympian Gods
ATHENE
the Olympian goddess of wisdom and good counsel, war, the defence of towns, heroic endeavour, weaving, pottery and various other crafts.
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ZEUS
ZEUS was the King of the Gods and the god of the sky, weather, law and order, destiny and fate, and kingship.
He was depicted as a regal, mature man with a sturdy figure and dark beard. His usual attributes were a lightning bolt, a royal sceptre and an eagle.
Primordial Gods
GAIA
GAIA (Gaea) was the goddess of the earth. She was one of the primoridal elemental deities (protogenoi) born at the dawn of creation.
Gaia was the great mother of all creation--the heavenly gods were descended from her through her union with Ouranos (Uranus) (Sky), the sea-gods from her union with Pontos (Sea), the Gigantes (Giants) from her mating with Tartaros (the Pit), and mortal creatures born directly from her earthy flesh.
ANANKE
ANANKE was the primordial goddess (protogenos) of necessity, compulsion and inevitability.
In the Orphic cosmogony she emerged self-formed at the dawn of creation--an incorporeal, serpentine being whose outstretched arms encompassed the breadth of the cosmos.
SEA GODS
APHRODITE
APHRODITE was the Olympian goddess of love, beauty, pleasure and procreation.
Her attributes included a dove, apple, scallop shell and mirror. In classical sculpture and fresco she was usually depicted nude.
AMPHITRITE
AMPHITRITE was the goddess-queen of the sea, wife of Poseidon, and eldest of the fifty Nereides
She was the female personification of the sea--the loud-moaning mother of fish, seals and dolphins.
Titans
Cronus
Cronus was the King of the Titanes and the god of time, in particular time when viewed as a destructive, all-devouring force.
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Rhea
RHEIA (Rhea) was the Titanis (Titaness) mother of the gods, and goddess of female fertility, motherhood, and generation.
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UNDERWORLD GODS
Hades
Haides was also the god of the hidden wealth of the earth, from the fertile soil with nourished the seed-grain, to the mined wealth of gold, silver and other metals.
Hades was the king of the underworld and god of the dead. He presided over funeral rites and defended the right of the dead to due burial.
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Sky Gods
Uranus
Ouranos was the literal sky, just as his consort Gaia (Gaea) was the earth.
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Apollo
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One of the most important and complex of the Greek gods, he is the son of Zeus and Leto, and the twin brother of Artemis, goddess of the hunt.
Rustic Gods
Pan
God of the Wild, Shepherds, and Flocks
In ancient Greek art, he was often depicted as a horned man with the legs of a goat; he was the chief of the satyrs, who were similar in appearance and character to Pan.
Silvanus
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The divinity protecting the flocks of cattle, warding off wolves, and promoting their fertility.
Agrarian Gods
Demeter
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She was a very important goddess to Ancient Greek people, who farmed a lot of their food.
Priapus
Priapus is marked by his oversized, permanent erection, which gave rise to the medical term priapism.
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