ZEUS
Roman name Jupiter
• Lord of the sky
• Supreme god of the Olympians.
• Symbols are the lightning bolt
and the eagle.
• Married to Hera
• Brother to Poseidon, Hades,
Hera, Hestia and Demeter
• Father to Ares, Athena,
Hephaestus, Hermes, Apollo ,
Dionysus and Artemis.
Hera
Roman name Juno
• The goddess of marriage
and motherhood.
• Symbols are the cow and
the peacock.
• Wife of Zeus
• Sister to Zeus, Hades,
Poseidon, Hestia and
Demeter
• Mother to Ares and
Hephaestus
APHRODITE
Roman name Venus
• The goddess of love,
beauty and fertility
• Created from sea
foam
• Symbol is the dove.
• Married to
Hephaestus, but her
boyfriend is Ares.
ARES
Roman name Mars
• God of war
• Symbols are the boar
and spear.
• Child of Zeus and Hera
• Brother to Hephaestus
• Half-brother to Apollo,
Artemis, Athena,
Dionysus and Hermes.
• Is Aphrodite's boyfriend.
HEPHAESTUS
Roman name Vulcan
• God of fire and
blacksmithing.
• Child of Zeus and Hera
• Brother to Ares
• Half-brother to Apollo,
Athena, Artemis,
Dionysus and Hermes.
• Symbol is the hammer.
ARTEMIS
Roman name Diana
• Goddess of the hunt and
of the moon.
• Her symbols are the
deer and the bow.
• Child of Zeus (and Leta)
• Twin sister to Apollo.
• Half-sister to Ares,
Hermes, Dionysus,
Hephaestus and Athena.
DIONYSUS
Roman name Bacchus
• God of wine and
madness
• Child of Zeus
• Born a mortal demigod, was given
immortality by Zeus
HERMES
Roman name Mercury
• Messenger of the gods and
guide of dead souls to the
Underworld
• God of doctors, travelers and
thieves
• Symbols are winged sandals
and helmet
• Child of Zeus (and Maia)
• Half-brother to Apollo, Athena,
Artemis, Ares, Dionysus and
Hephaestus
POSEIDON
Roman name Neptune
• God of the sea,
earthquakes and
horses
• Symbols are the
trident and horses
• Brother to Zeus,
Hera, Demeter,
Hestia and Hades
APOLLO
Roman name Apollo
• God of prophesy, music,
healing and the sun
• Symbols are the lyre, the
sun and the arrow
• Twin brother to Artemis
• Child of Zeus (and Leta)
• Half-brother to Ares,
Athena, Dionysus,
Hephaestus and Hermes.
ATHENA
Roman name Minerva
• Goddess of crafts and the
domestic arts and also those
of battle strategy and wisdom.
• Symbol was the owl.
• Child of Zeus (was born fully
grown from Zeus’s head)
• Half-sister to Hermes,
Hephaestus, Apollo, Dionysus,
Ares and Artemis
DEMETER
Roman name Cerus
• Goddess of agriculture
• Symbol is a sheaf of
wheat
• sister of Zeus, Hera,
Hades, Hestia and
Poseidon
• mother of Persephone.
HADES
Roman name Pluto
• God of the dead and ruler of the
Underworld
• Symbol is the Helm of Darkness,
which is like a helmet/crown.
• Brother to Zeus, Poseidon, Hera,
Hestia and Demeter
• Married to Persephone (who he
abducted and tricked into
marriage)
• Does not have a throne on Mount
Olympus
Hestia
Roman name Vesta
• Goddess of the hearth (fire),
home and peace
• Tends the fire of Mount Olympus
• Symbol is the campfire/fireplace
• Gave up her throne on Mount
Olympus to Dionysus when he
was made a god by Zeus
• Brother to Zeus, Hades, Hera,
Demeter and Poseidon