Greek Mythology
By Ann Prybylowski
Zodiac Sign Leo
• My zodiac sign is Leo. The
symbol of Leo is the Lion of
Nemea who Hercules killed. Leo
is described as the most
dominant of the zodiac signs.
Leos are usually the leaders as
they are very self- confident.
Leos know what they want and
will do anything they can to get
it. They also tend to be very
arrogant and have hasty
tempers. The ruling planet for a
Leo is the sun. Color choice for
Leo is gold, their stone is ruby,
and their flower is the marigold.
In mythology Leo is associated
with Apollo.
Goddess of Running (Trackonia)
• Name: Trackonia from Track
• Powers: Super Fast running speed, agile,
rescue people by flying past enemies
• Friends: Hermes (messenger God who had
shoes with wings of them; He is the fastest of
all gods), Iris (the messenger before Hermes
who had wings), Zeus (originated the
Olympics)
• Enemies: Hades (takes people to the
Underworld who must then be rescued),
Dionysus (he only enjoys drinking and being
lazy)
Venus
• The planet Venus is
named after the
Goddess of beauty
and love. The
planet is given the
name Venus
because it is a very
beautiful sight. It is
one of the brightest
objects in the sky
with only the sun
and moon being
brighter than it.
Athena
• Goddess of wisdom, war, the arts,
industry, justice, and skill
• She emerged from Zeus’s head. Zeus
swallowed her mother Mestis
because he feared she would give
birth to a son stronger than him.
Mestis made a robe and helmet for
Athena while in Zeus’s head which
gave him a headache. Hephaestus
split Zeus’s skull open.
• She is fierce in battle but will only
fight to defend the city from enemies.
• She invented the bridle, trumpet,
flute, pot, rake, plow, ship, and chariot
• She was Zeus’s favorite child
• Favorite city = Athens
• Bird= owl
• She is the embodiment of wisdom,
purity, and justice
• Roman Name = Minerva
Words with Greek Mythology origins
• Aphrodisiac- from the goddess of love and beauty, Aphrodite
• Echo- from the Greek word “eche” which means sound; also
from a mountain nymph who was punished by Hera to repeat
only the last words of other people’s sentences
• Herculean- named after the demi-god Hercules
• Museum- from “mouseion”, a temple dedicated to the muses
• Narcissist- named after a beautiful youth who fell in love with
his own reflection
• Titanic- named after the huge Titans
• Panic- from Pan who could cause contagious fear in crowds
• Volcano- from the God of fire, Vulcan
• Siren- named after the Sirens whose singing led to sailor’s
destruction
• Tantalize- Tantalus
• Odyssey- after the Greek epic, the Odyssey
• Morphine- from the Greek God of dreams, Morpheus