U The gods There was 12 main gods they are called Zeus Poseidon Hades Ares Apollo Hephaestus Hera Artemis Aphrodite Demeter Hestia and Athena Zeus The king of the gods Zeus is the lord of the sky All the other gods obey him because he made his father Cronus ch ID: 312756
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Ancient Greek Gods
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The gods
There was 12 main gods they are called Zeus , Poseidon , Hades , Ares , Apollo, Hephaestus ,Hera , Artemis , Aphrodite , Demeter , Hestia and Athena Slide3
Zeus
The king of the gods ,Zeus is the lord of the sky. All the other gods obey him because he made his father, Cronus, choke out his other brothers and sisters Poseidon , Hades , Demeter , Hera , Hestia.
Zeus’s abilities: throws thunderbolts,Immortality, Controls the windsSlide4
Poseidon
Zeus’s brother ,Poseidon is the ruler of the sea , earthquakes and horses .
He is the most important god after Zeus and Hera .Poseidon's abilities : controls the sea ,can make earthquakes , all horses like him.
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Hades
Ruler of the underworld Hades is very lonely as the only person who lives with him is the goddess of flowers, Persephone
Hades super abilities: ruler of the underworld , immortally , owns a very scary dog called Cerebus Slide6
ARES
The Greeks
hated Ares
: although he embodied the physical
valour
necessary for success in war,
He had lots of immortal sons and daughters such as Nike,
Phobus
and demoes
Ares abilities : war skills , immortallySlide7
Apollo
The god of music Apollo is the twin sister of Artimis, his favourite instrument is the lyre. He goes around on the world to bring the sun to the world on the sun chariot.
Apollo's abilities brilliant music , healing immortally.
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Hephaestus
God of the forges Hephaestus is the god of metal, fire, volcanoes, and craftsmanship.
Like other mythic smiths but unlike most other gods, Hephaestus was lame, which gave him a grotesque appearance in Greek eyes. He served as the blacksmith of the gods, and he was worshipped in the manufacturing and industrial
centres
of
Greece.
Hephaestus’s abilities : very very strong, can make almost every thing from metal, immortally.
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Hera
The queen of the gods , Hera
is
the goddess of women and marriage. she is also Zeus’s wife. She only has two children , Ares and Hephaestus .
Hera's abilities:
immortality
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Athena
The goddess of war and wisdom, Athena was probably the cleverest of the Gods. She got Athens named after her and her symbol was the owl.Athena’s abilities : can make olive trees , war strategies , immortally.
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Demeter
The goddess of plants , farmers and springtime Demeter was the most caring of the gods .
She often had to stop the fights between Hera , Athena and Aphrodite.
Demeter’s abilities: can make plants grow , immortally . Slide12
Aphrodite
The goddess of love and beauty,
Aphrodite , often made disputes between the gods . She was born in a very weird way . When Uranus was killed ,some of his blood went in the sea and then Aphrodite popped up from the sea.
Aphrodite's abilities: just looks lovely , immortally Slide13
Artemis
The goddess of the moon and hunting , Artemis was a maiden , never to marry.
She was the twin of Apollo Artemis’s abilities: super accurate bow and arrow shooting, immortality. Slide14
Hestia
The goddess of fire and the heath
Hestia was the most calm god in the council and she was one of the six inaugural gods who defeated CronusHestia abilities : control of fire ,immortality Slide15
Minor gods
Some of the gods weren't as important and so was called minor gods and goddess such as Dionysus and Phobos
When the gods had children with mortals the children were called demigods . Slide16
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