Gods+and+Goddesses+B+-+Athena,+Apollo,+Aphrodite,+Hephaestus

=//**Athena **//= **1. Who is Athena?**  Athena was one of the three virgin goddesses who was fair and strong and was born as an elaborately dressed grown woman.  **2. What Realm was she?**  Athena is the Goddess of War  **3. What other god(desses) is she connected to?**  - Zeus is her father. - Metis is her mother who was swallowed by Zeus when she was pregnant. - Pallas was her childhood friend that she always practiced fighting with and accidentally wounded and killed. - Pandaros was a Trojan Soldier who started the Trojan War after Athena tried making peace with him. - Teiresias was a man who accidentally walked in on Athena bathing herself (death crime) and instead of being killed, Athena put her hands over his eyes, making him blind, so he could have internal sight, or the gift of prophecy.  **4. Modern Connections**  -Athena made up the Trojan Horse because of the Trojan War. -Athens, Greece was named after the greek god Athena by changing the last letter <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> . =//**<span style="color: #ff008c; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Apollo **//= <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Georgia,serif;">**1. Who is Apollo and what Realm is he?** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="color: #38a0f0; font-family: Georgia,serif;">God of music, light, poetry, and oracles. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Georgia,serif;">**3. What other god(desses) is he connected to?** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="color: #3994ea; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Parents- Zeus and Leto Siblings- Artemis Children- Asclepius, Troilus, Aristaeus, Orpheus <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Georgia,serif;">**4. Modern Connections** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="color: #63a5f2; font-family: Georgia,serif;">-NASA mission is named after it -The Apollo Theater in Harlem, NY <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> =//**<span style="color: #ff008c; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Aphrodite **//= <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Georgia,serif;">**1. Who is Aphrodite and what Realm is she?** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="color: #1877f2; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Greek goddess of love, beuty, and sexuality. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Georgia,serif;">**3. What other god(desses) is he connected to?** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="color: #5fa0ec; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Married to Hephaestus, but loved Ares. Parents are Zeus and Dione. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Georgia,serif;">**4. Modern Connections** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="color: #6eadf2; font-family: Georgia,serif;">DJ Aphrodite, Aphrodite perfume Mighty Aphrodite movie by Woody Allen =//**<span style="color: #ff008c; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Hephaestus **//= <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Georgia,serif;">**1. Who is Hephaestus and what Realm is he?** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="color: #51a8f6; font-family: Georgia,serif;">God of technology, blacksmiths, craftsmen, artisans, and volcanoes <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Georgia,serif;">**3. What other god(desses) is he connected to?** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="color: #438aef; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Parents- Zeus & Hera Wife (technically)- Aphrodite Siblings- all of children of Zeus Children- Eros <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Georgia,serif;">**4. Modern Connections** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="color: #46a6f6; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Vulcan Industries is an international manufacturer of steel products.