The Olympian Parthenon Continued

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The Olympian Parthenon Continued

• Hermes, Apollo, Artemis Two friends and a twin
  sister who roams the forests!

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Hermes, Mercury, Quicksilver

• Watch youre mercury intake! Mercury poisoning
  is bad.
• Son of Zeus and Maia (daughter of Atlas)
• Beautiful young fellow everyone adored his
  youthful charm
• Tricky fellow, know to be mischievous, deceitful,
  and clever

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The caduceus, symbol of Hermes, heralds,
ambassadors, medicine (16th century), and postal
services

• Mercury, a busy god
• God of commerce
• God of thieves
• God of athletes and the gymnasium
• God of shepherds and travelers
• Guide for the dead to the underworld
• Zeuss negotiator
• Patron of children and heroes

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Hermes A man of fame Argus-slayer
Psychopompus Soul Leader
Hey, what are Herms and who was Alcibiades?

• Invented the Lyre
• Stole 50 cows, killed and sacrificed two
  with bare hands!
• Killed Argus (one-hundred eyed dude)
• No wife, but kids
• Pan (Satyr ½ human, ½ goat, and)
• Hermaphroditus (½ man, ½ woman) whos his
  mommy?

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ApolloPhoebusPhoebus ApolloLoxias
(tricky)Pythian Apollo

• Good friends with Hermes, but you knew that
• Artemiss younger twin
• A pretty lad
• God of light, truth, healing
• Laurel tree his special tree (Daphne) and has
  some medicinal value

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• Sponsor of the oracle at Delphi ( a famous
  psychic hotline)
• The sun god that drove his sun chariot across the
  sky other versions, Helios.
• Knew a lot about medicine and miasma invisible
  pollution that prevented murders of parents from
  associating with innocent people. Eww miasma!

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• Sometimes considered the god of music and poetry,
  even the leader of the muses.
• You know, the whole lyre thing? He competed
  often, with nasty results for the loser!
• A ladys man and a mans man (What?)
• His affairs were often tragic
• Daphne
• Hyancinthus

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Artemis/Diana

• Apollos elder twin sister
• She help her mother, Leto, give birth to lil
  Apollo
• Outdoor type
• goddess of the hunt.
• Always had bow and arrows.
• Protected young animal
• Virgin goddess, often child-like and wild as her
  animal friends

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• Temper, temper! A vindictive lady
• Niobe, the bragging mom
• Acteon, an accidental peeping Tom
• Callisto, a friend who was seduced
• Goddess of the moon who pulls it across the sky
  (or its Selene, Helioss sister)
• Helped women in transition as well as youths and
  the weak

Eww! Thats not random clipart! Thats cheesy!
And babies are gross and icky and smelly!