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<![endif]-->The names of the female goddesses belonging to the Dodekatheon are Hera, Demeter, Artemis, Athena, and Aphrodite. Hestia and

Persephone are also occasionally included. Hera was the Queen of the Gods and Goddess of marriage and family. She was the youngest daughter of Cronus and Rhea, both wife and sister of Zeus. As she was the Goddess of marriage, she always tried to get revenge on Zeus’ lovers and children. Demeter was the Goddess of fertility, agriculture and nature, the middle daughter of rConus and Rhea. Artemis was the Goddess of the hunt, virginity, archery and the moon. She was the daughter of Zeus and Leto, twin sister of Apollo. Athena was the Goddess of wisdom, defense and strategic warfare. She was the daughter of Zeus and the Oceanid Metis, and she was born fully grown and in full armor out of her father’s head after he swallowed her mother. Aphrodite was the Goddess of love and beauty, daughter of Zeus and the Oceanid Dione. She was married to eHphaestus, but had many lovers, the most notable being Ares.