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

By: Carrie Schroeder and Natalie Bai

Athena
 * ======She is the goddess of **wisdom**, **strength**, **strategy**, **craft**, **justice**, and **civilization**======
 * ======__Family connections:__======
 * ======sister of Ares======
 * ======adoptive mother of Erechtheus (son of Gaia, who was raped)======
 * ======daughter of Zeus and Metis======
 * ======__Modern connections:__======
 * ======Athens, Greece======
 * ======Athena, Oregon======
 * ======Parthenon temple (named after her title 'Athena Parthenos')======
 * ======Athena Partners: women's cancer research======
 * ======Athena Restaurant (Chicago): Greek cuisine======
 * ======ATHENA Network: discusses women's rights, AIDS, HIV, and sexual violence======

Athena

=Apollo=
 * He is the god of **prophesy**, **music**, **intellectual pursuits**, **healing**, **plague**, and the **sun**
 * __Family connections:__
 * twin brother of Artemis
 * son of Zeus and Leto
 * he was never married but mated with many women and men
 * __Modern connections:__
 * Apollo Space Program
 * he appeared on Star Trek television series
 * Apollo Theater (New York)
 * Apollo Investment Corporation
 * Apollo Hospitals (India)
 * Apollo College: medical school

Apollo

__Aphrodite__ -She was the god of love and beauty. She was born when a god cut off another’s genitals and threw them into the ocean. Aphrodite rose from the sea foam on a clam shell - She was the husband of Hephaestus who she did not love; her lover was Ares. -Modern connections: Woody Allen stared in a film called Mightly Aphrodite, which was a about a man who's son was a genius



__Hephaestus__ He was the god of Craftmen, artisans, volcanoes and blacksmiths. Unlike other gods, he was lame and disfigured - He was the son of Zeus and Hera, but was cast out of heaven because of the fact that he was lame, but was allowed back when he saved his mother. - Modern connections- a company that makes bracelets, earrings and other metal working.