ENG 101 Lecture 5: Notes page for Mythology Background
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Hera (roman name: jupiter) king of the gods, ruler of the earth and. Skies, symbol- thunderbolt, falls in love often, but is married. (roman name: juno) zeus" wife and sister, queen of the gods, ruler of marriage and married women. Hades (roman name: pluto) god of the underworld, ruler of the dead. Poseidon (roman name:neptune) god of the seas and oceans, symbol- Demeter (roman name: ceres) goddess of corn and agriculture, moods. Aphrodite can affect crops (roman name: venus) goddess of love and beauty, wife of. Hestia (roman name: vesta) goddess of the home and hearth. Ares (roman name: mars) god of war, none of the other gods like him much, causes problems. Athena (roman name: minerva) god of wisdom and battle strategies, Symbols- owl and spear, adopted by hera, really only zeus" child, born from zeus" head. Hephaestus (roman name: vulcan) god of fire and the forge, he is the only ugly god, married to aphrodite.
