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  • Zeus- king of the gods and lord of the sky
  • Poseidon- god of the sea
  • Hades- god of the Underworld
  • Athena- goddess of war strageties and skills, wisdom, and handicrafts.
  • Ares- god of violent and bloody war
  • Hera- goddess of marriage, family, and children
  • Artemis- goddess of The Hunt, the moon and children (especially preteen girls). Twin to Apollo.
  • Apollo- god of the sun, music, healing, prophecy, and poetry. Twin to Artemis.
  • Dionysus- god of wine
  • Aphrodite- goddess of love and beauty.
  • Hephaestus- god of fire and blacksmiths
  • Hermes- god of messengers and thieves

Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades are the top three gods. The rest are the Olympians, and there are dozens of other minor gods (Nike was the goddess of victory, Hestia is the goddess of the home, hearth, and fertility, Iris was the goddess of the rainbow, etc.).

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well the main greek gods were the olmpian (not sure that's the correct spelling) gods who were decended from zues or had a major part in his family tree, the impact they had on greek culture is just like the impact of our religions now, they also helped the Greeks imagine how various aspects of the world were createdhope i helped

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Zeus

Posiedon

Hades

Apollo

Ares

Artemis

Hera

Athena

Hesphatus

Dionysus

Hermes

Hestia

Demeter

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