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Selene
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goddess of the moon, not a hunter, and a virgin
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Mount Olympus
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Home of the Greek Gods
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Ares
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God of War and the son of Zeus and Hera, vicious bully, his sister was goddess of discord
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Zeus
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supreme god and leader of all the others even though he shared rule with his brothers
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Eos
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Goddess of the dawn
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Pluto
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confusing... but the god of wealth from the ground (gold, crops and such) sometimes confused as Hades.
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Hephaestus
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crippled by Zeus when thrown over the wall between for interfering in a fight between Zeus and Hera
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Tyche
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goddess of good fortune/luck usually pictured with a cornucopia and the wheel of chance
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Hestia
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Virgin goddess of the hearth, peace, and family, most peaceful Olympian,
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Poseidon
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brothers with Zeus and Hades, they overthrew their father Cronus and spilt the world. this god got the oceans and carries a trident.
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Apollo
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God of healing arts and light, son of Zeus and Leto, gave Cassandra the gift of prophecy, killed the Python, a dragon that guarded the oracle of Delphi
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Cronus
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last ruling Titan God and the father of the Olympians, his wife was Rhea, fathered Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hera, Hestia, and Demeter. God of Time, ate all of his children except Zeus who ends up killing him
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Moerae
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three old women that carried other the will of the gods in controlling all individual destinies.
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Nike
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Goddess of Victory, usually seen as a winged messenger carrying a palm leaf or branch and garland in the other.
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Eileithyia
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Goddess of childbirth
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Artemis
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Apollo's twin sister, a hunter and the protector of the young, a virgin and goddess of chastity, also goddess of the moon
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Athena
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Goddess of wisdom, Daughter of Zeus and Metis, Zeus at Metis, got a terrible head ache, they split his head open and out popped this militant goddess
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Eris
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goddess of discord, night was her father and Ares, show up at a wedding with a golden apple
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Hera
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Zeus' sister and wife, 2nd most powerful of the gods. protector of the home, marrage, and childbirth
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Leto
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a Titaness, Mother of Artemis and Apollo, their father was Zeus
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