The Gods Aphrodite-Dionysus

________ is foam in Greek.

________ wandered aimlessly throughout Egypt and Syria before he encountered an old woman who helped purify him and cure him of his madness.

________ seduced Semele wearing a disguise and she conceived a child.

She is the ________ and Dione in the Iliad, but in later poems she is said to have sprung from the foam of the sea, and her name was explained as meaning "the foam- risen.

Roman name is Venus

Goddess of love and beauty

beguiled all gods and men alike

laughter-loving goddess

stole away even the wits of the wise

sprung from the foam of the sea

birthplace is Cyprus

treacherous and malicious, exerting a deadly and destructive power over men

wife of Hephaestus

myrtle was her tree

dove was her bird

sparrow and swan

favourite lover was Ares

had a magic girdle

Roman name is Mercury

Zeus was his father and Maia his mother

because of a very popular statue his appearance is more familiar to us than that of any other god

graceful and swift in motion

his feet were winged sandals, wings were on his low-crowned hat

had a magic wand the Caduceus

Zeus's messenger

"flies as fleet as thought to do his bidding"

shrewdest and most cunning god

Master Thief

made a lyre for Apollo

God of Commerce and the Market

protector of traders

guide of the dead

Divine Herald who led the souls down to their last home

He appears oftener in the tales of mythology than any other god

Roman name is Mars

God of War

Son of Zeus and Hera

Zeus and Hera detested him

strangely a coward

He had no cities where he was worshipped

his bird was the vulture

the dog was wronged by being chosen as his animal

Vulcan

God of Fire

son of Hera alone

lame and ugly

Workman of the immortals, their armorer and smith

his wife is Aphrodite

kindly, peace-loving god

God of the Ceremony

Roman name is Vesta

Zeus's sister

like Athena and Artemis a virgin goddess

no distinct personality

plays no part in the myths

Goddess of the Hearth

Every meal began and ended with an offering to her

In Rome her fire was cared by six virgin priestesses called Vestals

had a public hearth in each city where the fire was never allowed to go out

Roman name is Ceres

Daughter is Persephone

God of Harvest, Fertility, and Grain

People would turn to her in times of mourning, grief, and loss

Her nature was usually kind but she could be cruel when she became angry or upset

Roman name is Bacchus

Son of Zeus and Semele

Twice Born God

Zeus saved and changed him into a young goat

grew up as a goat child

wandered aimlessly throughout Egypt and Syria before he encountered an old woman who helped purify him and cure him of his madness

God of the Vine

God of Wine

He could be kind or drive men to frightful deeds

His celebrations could become wild, frenzied events

Hestia gave up her throne on Olympus for him