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Greek Mythology Lecture Outline The Olympians Other Gods and Goddesses to Know Idioms from the myths Other related information Mount Olympus and The Olympians Zues The god of the sky and ruler of the Olympian gods Lord of the sky, the rain god and the cloud gatherer His weapon is a thunderbolt His bird was the eagle, his tree the oak. Represented as the god of justice and mercy, the protector of the weak, and the punisher of the wicked Hera The supreme goddess, goddess of marriage and childbirth Her sacred animals are the cow and the peacock. Her favorite city is Argos. Apollo Athena The goddess of reason, intelligent activity, arts and literature The daughter of Zeus The goddess of the city, handicrafts, and agriculture. The embodiment of wisdom, reason, and purity Her tree is the olive. The owl is her bird. Artemis The goddess of the hunt, animals, childbirth and moon Aphrodite The goddess of love, desire and beauty The myrtle is her tree. The dove, the swan, and the sparrow her birds. Her favorite lover is the god of war, Ares. Prometheus Muses The goddesses of inspiration, learning, the arts, and culture. Idioms The muse worked her magic. From that day on, Winston was in love with painting. The relations between Bulgaria and Yugoslavia became ever more strained. The immediate apple of discord was the control of Macedonia, of which the greater part by far belonged to Yugoslavia, … With an Adonis like Mark at your side, you had better watch out. Half the girls in Tonbridge will be after him! At the beginning of the 20th century , there were many girls who thought that to be a Diana meant to be independent. The shortage of fortitude is his heel of Achilles. It is unfair that historians always attribute the fall of kingdoms to Helen of Troy. The superpowers are always sending the Trojan horses to many countries in the world. We must try to solve the problem even if it is really a Gordian knot. He is always buying you expensive clothes,Im af