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1 Symbolism from Greek and Roman Mythology Part I
by Don L. F. Nilsen and Alleen Pace Nilsen

2 Mount Olympus

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4 Rick Riordan’s Demigods: Tyson, Clarisa, Grover, Annabeth & Percy

5 Roman and Greek god Relationships

6 Attributes of Greek & Roman gods
NOTE: The correct spelling is “Vulcan,” and he is associated with fire, not ice. Just seeing if you were paying attention.

7 Greek God Geneology

8 Amazons and Amazon River

9 Apollo (Sun God) Apollo Theatre in New York

10 Arachne the Weaver Arachnophobia the Movie

11 Argus, Argus Camera and Argus Peacock

12 Artemis/Diana (the Huntress) and Artemis Fowl

13 Athena: goddess of Wisdom Acropolis in Athens, Greece

14 Atlas, Atlas Tires & Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged

15 Cerberus vs. Fluffy

16 Ceres (Goddess of the Harvest) and Cereal
Our grandson, Luke has a T-shirt that reads “Cereal Killer.”

17 Cyclops and Tyson

18 Janus, Keeper of Doors January, Drama and Janitor

19 Juno (Hera) June (Month), Juno (Movie) and Juno and the Paycock (Novel)

20 Jupiter (Zeus) Jupiter Giant Planet

21 Mars and The Red Planet Martial Arts

22 Mercury/Hermes (Messenger God)

23 Minerva (goddess of wisdom) Minerva McGonagall
The Minerva Schools:

24 Narcissus, Mirror of Erised & Narcissus Flowers

25 Nike: Goddess of Victory The Nike Swoosh is said to have been inspired from the statue of Nike in Ephesus, Turkey.

26 Orpheus and Euridice in the Underworld Jacques Offenbach’s “Orpheus in the Underworld”

27 Persephone, Demeter & Hades and Hell (Dante’s Inferno)

28 Pluto/Hades (God of the Underworld) Pluto the Dog and Pluto the Planet

29 Poseidon (Neptune) and Percy Jackson

30 If you’re interested in The Power of Myth, this is a good book.


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