Mythology 2

Roman name for Aphrodite, goddess of beauty

Greek messenger of the gods: Hermes or Mercury

Roman name for Ares, god of war

given to Theseus so he can find his way out of the labyrinth

Greek god of wine and fertility: Bacchus or Dionysus

an enormous lion strangled by Hercules as the first of his 12 labors

Greek goddess of agriculture: Ceres or Demeter

Greek god of fire and blacksmiths; Vulcan or Hephaestus

Roman name for Poseidon, god of the sea

Greek goddess of the hunt: Artemis or Minerva

the extremely dirty stables that were finally cleaned by Hercules who diverted two rivers through them

Greek god of music, poetry, prophecy, and medicine

Roman name for Hades, god of the Underworld

Roman name for Hephaestus, god of fire

Roman name for Hera, queen of the gods

the nine-headed serpent slain by Hercules; a persistent or many-sided problem that presents new obstacles as soon as old ones are solved

Roman name for Zeus, chief god

Extraordinary ability as a weaver; Believed that she was the best weaver ever; Challenged Athena to a contest to see who was the better weaver; Turned into a spider

worn by Icarus who flew too close to the sun

Greek goddess of love and beauty: Venus or Aphrodite

a story that explains how something came to exist

Roman name for Dionysus, god of wine

Greek god of war: Ares or Mars

worn by Mercury so he can fly very quickly