Greek Mythological Characters

-master of lightning bolt-head god of Olympus-unfaithful to wife Hera-two brothers: Hades and Poseidon

Zeus

-wife of Hephaestus (very unfaithful)-favorite lover: Ares (god of war)-born out of sea foam

Aphrodite

-sister of Zeus, who was the father of her daughter Persephone-goddess of the harvest-daughter (Persephone) is wife of Hades

Demeter

Children of Gaia

Furies

-golden wings, serpent hair, eyes turned people to stone-Medusa is most well known (killed by Perseus)

Gorgons

-shared one eye between three people

Grey Eye

-fiery eyes, fire-breathing-evil

Typhon

-faithful to wife-killer of Gorgon Medusa

Perceus

-princess of Colchis-practiced dark magic-selfish and sinful

Medea

-goddess of marriage-married Zeus, who was very unfaithful to her

Hera

-god of sea-change form

Poseidon

-goddess of wisdom and battle strategy-never lost a battle-mother was swallowed by Zeus, she popped out of his head-has a dark side

Pallas Athena

-Poseidon was possibly his father-aspired to be a hero like his cousin Hercules-defeated the minotaur-great Athenian king

Theseus

-abandoned on a country side-killed his father and married his mother-banished himself and poked out his eyes

Oepidus

CadmusOepidusPanthus

Curse of the House of Thebes

TantalusPelopsAtreusAgamenomOresteus

Curse of the House of Atreus

-strong-did not think before he acted-son of Zeus (but not Hera)-killed wife and kids when Hera drove him to madness-ammended and given immorality by 12 labors, including killing the Nemean lion, killing the 9-headed Hydra, and capturing Cerebus

Hercules

Chaos --> Gaia (earth) = Uranas (sky) --> 3 hecatonchries, 3 cyclopses, and 12 TitansTitans (Kronos = Rhea) have 6 gods

Creation