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Mythology: Other Gods

A Libguide for Mrs. Nicholson's 4th grade Mythology Unit.

Atlas

  • Titan god of astronomy and navigation
  • Forced to hold the weight of the heavens on his shoulders
  • Symbol: globe

Pan

  • God of the wild, shepherds and flocks
  • Has the body and head of a man, the legs of a goat and horns
  • Symbols: pan flute and goats

Dionysus

  • God of wine and theatre
  • Patron of the arts
  • Symbol: grapevine, leopard and cheetah

Demeter

  • Goddess of the earth and agriculture
  • Mother of Persephone
  • Symbols: livestock, poppies, crane

Persephone

  • Goddess of vegetation and spring
  • Queen of the Underworld
  • Wife of Hades,daughter of Demeter
  • Symbols: pomegranate, bat, seeds of grain and deer

The Fates

  • Three goddess that controlled the fates of gods and men
  • Symbols: globe, scroll, sheers and spindle

Eros

  • God of Love
  • Son of Aphrodite
  • Better know by his Roman name, Cupid
  • Symbols: bow, arrows, wings and hearts

Prometheus

  • Titan God of forethought
  • Created the first man out of clay
  • Chained to a rock by Zeus as punishment for giving fire to men
  • Symbol: fire

The Muses

  • Goddesses of arts and sciences
  • Symbols: book, scroll, lyre, flute and mask