Friday, June 23, 2006

Dodecatheon


[Artemis saving Iphigenia]

1. Zeus is the highest ranking and most powerful god, the ruler of Mount Olympus, god of weather.
2. Poseidon, together with Hades is one of the two next most senior gods, god of the oceans.
3. Athena is the goddess of wisdom, the arts, inner beauty, education and war.
4. Ares is the god of war and slaughter.
5. Artemis is the goddess of the hunt, animals, fertility and chastity.
6. Hephaestus is the god of fire, workmanship, artisans and weaponry.
7. Apollo is the god of light, dance, music, healing and medicine, archery and reason. Apollo's relationships are always flawed.
8. Hermes is the god of guidance, travelers, shepherds, consolation and reunions, and messenger of the Gods.
9. Aphrodite is the goddess of love, sexuality, outer beauty and attraction.
10. Hera is the consort of Zeus, and the goddess of marriage, sacrifices and fidelity.
11. Hestia is the goddess of the home, family and the hearth.
12. Demeter is the goddess of the earth, flowers and plants, food, preservation of marriage and agriculture.

[from Wikipedia]

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