Greek Name (Roman
Name)
Zeus (Jupiter)
Parents
Area of Control
Symbol, Plants, Animals
Personality Traits
Cronos and Rhea
Lord of the sky, Rain-god,
Cloud Gatherer
Thunderbolt-symbol,
eagle-bird, oak-tree
Cronos and Rhea
Marriage
Peacock and cow
Cronos and Rhea
Sea
Trident,
Cronos and Rhea
Underworld; god of
wealth
Invisible helmet
Falls in love with one
woman after another,
sneaky, just, protector of
the weak
Punishes the women
Zeus becomes
involved with, Held
grudges, A slight
against her led to
Troy’s destruction,
Can inspire heroes
and protects them
(Jason in The Golden
Fleece)
Jealous of Zeus, Earthshaker, gave the first
horse to man
Terrible but not evil
Pallas Athena (Minerva)
Zeus alone (sprang from
his head
Wisdom, Battle, civilized
Life, arts & crafts
Owl, olive tree,
Phoebus Apollo (Apollo)
Zeus and Leto; twin
brother of Artemis
(Diana)
Truth and light, healer
Dolphin, crow, laurel
tree, silver bow, lyre
Artemis (Diana)
Zeus and Leto; twin
sister of Apollo
Goddess of the Hunt
Aphrodite
Zeus and Dione OR
sprung from the foam of
the ocean
Goddess of love and
beauty
Wild animals (deer),
cypress tree, silver
arrows
Dove, sparrow, swan,
myrtle tree
Hera (Juno)
Poseidon (Neptune)
Hades (Pluto)
Can use Zeus’
thunderbold and aegis,
invented first bridle for
horses, one of three
virgin goddesses
Most “Greek” of all the
gods,
One of three virgin
goddesses, emphasizes
purity
Married to Hephaestus,
has affair with Ares,
mother of Eros (Cupid)
Greek Name (Roman
Name)
Hermes (Mercury)
Ares (Mars)
Parents
Son of Zeus and Maia
(daughter of Atlas)
Area of Control
Messenger God, Master
Thief, led souls to the
underworld
Symbol, Plants, Animals
Winged sandals, winged
hat
Magic wand- Caduceus
Personality Traits
Graceful and swift
Shrewdest and most
cunning
Zeus and Hera
War
Vulture, dog
Zeus and Hera
Fire, Blacksmith God,
Fire
Home and hearth
Hearth/fireplace
One of three virgin
goddesses
Harvest
Corn and wheat
Loving, caring, mourns
for her daughter
Hephaestus (Vulcan)
Hestia (Vesta)
Lover of Aphrodite
Greeks view him as a
coward; Romans view
him as powerful
Volcanoes, married to
Aphrodite, ugly and lame
Cronos and Rhea
Demeter
Prometheus
Cronos and Rhea
Gaia and Ouranos
Epimetheus
Gaia and Ouranos
Created by the gods
Titan-created all living
things; stole fire from the
gods, punished for loving
man too much
Titan-gave all the gifts to
living things; forgot
about man,
Mortal
Wise, clever, loving
Myopic, unwise, doesn’t
think things through,
Married to Pandora
Curious, opened the box
that let all evil into the
world,
Pandora
Nephew of Daedalus
Perdix
Mortal-gifted inventorinvented a saw that made
Daedalus jealous
Partridge
Athena turned him into a
partridge after Daedalus
tried to throw him off of a
cliff.
Greek Name (Roman
Name)
Daedalus
Parents
Area of Control
Mortal-inventor-builds
labyrinth with Minotaur
King Minos
King of Crete-mortal
Son of Daedalus
Mortal
Gaia and Ouranos
Monster
Gave birth to Ouranos;
also married him
Mother Earth
Ouranos
Son of Gaia, also married
to Gaia
Father Heaven
Theseus
Poseidon
Icarus
One hundred hands and
fifty heads monsters
Gaia
Wings
Personality Traits
Loses favor with Athena,
flees to Crete, builds the
labyrinth, escapes with
son, Icarus, by creating
wings of feathers and
wax
Refuses to sacrifice bull,
wife “loves” it, creates the
minotaur
Flees Crete with father,
flies too close to sun,
wings melt, drowns,
subject of numerous
poems and paintings
Hated by father;
imprisoned
Helps Zeus overthrow his
father, also gave birth to
Titans, Cyclops, and
hundred hand fifty head
monster
also gave birth to Titans,
Cyclops, and hundred
hand fifty head monster,
overthrown by Zeus, cut
by scythe brought giants
and furies
Mortal
Pet turtle ate him for a
snack
Mortal
Brother to Sciron
Sciron
Pitycamptes
Symbol, Plants, Animals
Procrustes
Mortal innkeeper
beheaded by Theseus
Aegeus
Greek Name (Roman
Name)
King Minos
Parents
Area of Control
Crete
Symbol, Plants, Animals
Personality Traits
Demands 7 maidens and
men to be put in the
labyrinth for the
minotaur
Greek Name (Roman
Name)
Parents
Area of Control
Symbol, Plants, Animals
Personality Traits