The Olympian Gods & Goddesses
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Mt. Olympus: Home of the Gods
Located between Macedonia and Thessaly
Highest mountain in Greece
Considered sacred by ancients
Never climbed until 1913
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Children of Cronus & Rhea
Zeus
Poseidon
Hades
Demeter
Hera
Hestia
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Zeus: King of the Gods
Roman name: Jupiter or Jove
Domain: Sky, weather, clouds
Traits: Ambitious, decisive,
competitive
Symbols: thunderbolt, eagle,
oak tree, aegis, goatskin shield
Poseidon: God of the Sea
Roman Name: Neptune
Domain: Sea, earthquakes, horses
Symbols: Trident, horse, bull
Traits: intense, impulsive, vengeful
Hades: God of the Underworld
Roman Name: Pluto
Domain: Underworld, wealth
Symbols: helmet of invisibility,
bident, chariot
Traits: dark, secret, imaginative,
unpitying but just
Demeter: Goddess of The Harvest
Roman Name: Ceres
Domain: crops, motherhood
Symbols: wheat, torch
Traits: motherly, nurturing, spiritual
Hera: queen of the gods
Roman Name: Juno
Domain: marriage and fertility
Symbols: crown & scepter, cow,
peacock, pomegranate
Traits: traditional, marriage-minded;
beautiful, jealous
Hestia: goddess of the Hearth
Roman Name: Vesta
Domain: home
Symbol: hearth, fire
Traits: home-loving, unassuming
Athena: Goddess of Wisdom
Roman Name: Minerva
Domain: Civilized life, handicrafts,
agriculture, wisdom, reason
Symbols: olive, owl
Traits: gray-eyed, fierce, warlike,
protective
Apollo: God of Music, healing, animals
Roman Name: Apollo
Domain: poetry, medicine, woods
Symbols: Sun, silver/gold bow
& arrows, laurel tree, dolphin
Traits: artistic, rational,
orderly, arrogant
Artemis: Goddess of the hunt
Roman Name: Diana
Domain: Hunters, children, youth
Symbols: Moon, silver bow,
deer, stag, dog
Traits: Athletic, nature lover,
feminist, violent
Aphrodite: Goddess of Love
Roman Name: Venus
Domain: Love, beauty,
Symbols: Rose, dove
Traits: appreciative of beauty,
vain
Hermes: Messenger god
Roman Name: Mercury
Domain: Merchants, travelers, thieves,
dogs, boars, pipers, guides souls to
Underworld
Symbols: caduceus, winged sandals,
winged cap, lyre, syrinx
Traits: Mischievous, fun-loving, trickster
Ares: God of War
Roman Name: Mars
Domain: War
Symbols: Helmet, sword, spear, shield
Traits: Angry, violent, competitive
Hephaestus: God of the Forge
Roman Name: Vulcan
Domain: smithing, metal craft,
metalworkers, artisans
Symbols: hammer, anvil
Traits: Gentle, creative, kindly,
crippled
Dionysus: God of Wine
Roman Name: Bacchus
Domain: Wine, vine
Symbols: Wine cup, vine leaves,
thyrsus, panther, dolphin, leopard
Traits: Moody, mystical, friendly,
passionate
Persephone
Roman Name: Proserpina
Domain: Underworld
Symbols: Torches, sheaf of grain
Traits: compliant, girlish