R. Efpatridis – Campion English – 1DP

• King of the Olympians
• Most powerful
• God of heaven and earth
• Ruler of wealth and delivers justice
• Uses thunderbolts as his weapon
• The eagle is also his symbol
• Youngest son of
Cronos and Rhea
Jupiter is so named because it is so big – it is the “King of
Planets”

• Queen of the Olympians
• Goddess of marriage and childbirth
• Wife/sister of Zeus
• The peacock is her symbol
• Cows and lions are sacred to her
• Jealous
No planet, but there is an asteroid named after her plus a city in Alaska

• God of the sea and earthquakes, and horses
• Trident is weapon
• The dolphin and horse are his symbols too
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• Amphitrite is his wife
• Zeus’ brother
Son of Cronos and
Rhea
2 nd most powerful
Neptune is so named because the blue looks like water

• God of the Underworld and
Wealth (all the treasures in the ground are his)
• Ruler of the dead but he is not Death
• Zeus and Poseidon’s brother
• Son of Cronos and Rhea
• Has a helmet of invisibility
• Coins, Gems and Golden
Chariot with Black Horses symbolize his powers
• Persephone (Spring) is his wife
• NOT EVIL! (but he is relentless)
• 3 rd most powerful

• Goddess of love, beauty and fertility
• Mother of Eros/Cupid
• Wife of
Hephaestus/Vulcan
• Protected sailors
• She could make love occur between the gods
• Symbols are a dove and a rose
• Rose out of the sea on a cushion of foam
Venus is so named because it is a beautiful planet and can be easily seen with just the eye

• Goddess of wisdom, courage and defensive war
(looked for peaceful ways to settle fights)
• Daughter of Zeus and
Metis (titan)
• Patron goddess of Athens
• Master of arts, crafts, cooking and spinning
• She carries a shield with
Medusa’s head on it; owl and olive tree are her symbols
Minerva was a tiny robot designed by the
Japanese to land on an asteroid, but got lost in space.

• Apollo’s Twin sister
• Goddess of virgins, the hunt, wild things: protected animals and children
• Deer, and her bow and arrows are her symbols
• Her arrows could sting and cause suffering
The Artemis navigation satellite

• God of War and hatred
• Son of Zeus and Hera, but both hate him
• Cruel, bad-tempered coward who loved violence
• He has three children with Aphrodite
• Symbols include a bloodstained spear, wild boar and vulture
Mars and its moons,
Phobos and
Deimos

• Son of Zeus and
Semele
• God of wine, parties, drama and happiness
• His symbols were bunches of grapes, ivy, wine chalices
The Bacchus asteroid

• God of truth, music, poetry, prophesy, the sun, medicine and healing
• He was thoughtful and advised others, and sang better than all the gods
• Son of Zeus and Leto
• Wolves, dolphins, and crows are sacred to him
• Plays the golden lyre
Apollo asteroids are near-earth asteroids

• Daughter of Cronos and
Rhea
• Goddess of vegetation, agriculture and fertility
• Had powers of growth and resurrection
• Bundles of wheat, cornucopia and poppies
The asteroid Ceres was the first asteroid ever discovered and is one of the largest
(about the size of Texas). It almost became a designated as a planet

• Daughter of Demeter and
Zeus
• Queen of the Underworld
• Goddess of Springtime
• Kidnapped by Hades
• Wife of Hades
• Must return to the
Underworld for six months of the year
• The pomegranate is her symbol

• Zeus’ sister – Oldest of the original gods
• Goddess of the hearth and home
• Gave up her spot on Mt.
Olympus for Dionysus
• Worshipped daily
• Considered a peacemaker
• The fireplace and hearth are her symbols
Asteroid Vesta

• God of fire and blacksmiths
• Son of Zeus and Hera
• Ugly
• Thrown off Mt. Olympus for interfering with a fight between Hera and Zeus
• Husband to Aphrodite
• Symbols were the anvil
and the quail

The Hermes Asteroid
• Messenger god and the god of thieves
• Often helped others
• Greek Trickster figure
• Very fast
• Son of Zeus and Maia
(nymph)
• Loves Aphrodite
• Greeks believed he guided souls to
Underworld
• Wore winged headband and winged sandals and carried a staff
Mercury revolves around the sun so fast, it was named for the messenger god. One year is faster than one day on Mercury

• God of love
• Son of Ares and
Aphrodite
• Often portrayed as a child, but not always
• He has wings
• Uses a bow and arrow – arrows cause one to fall in love
Eros is a near earth asteroid