ZEUS
REALM:
• Ruler of Mount Olympus
• god of heaven and earth
Roman name :Jupiter
Symbol – lightening bolt
• Married to Hera
ZEUS’ parents = Cronus & Rhea
• MYTH: Defeated
and overthrew his
father Cronus to
become
omnipotent ruler
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REALM: goddess of marriage.
Jealous wife of Zeus
Queen of the Mount Olympus
Roman name: Juno
Symbol - peacock
Hera’s parents = Cronus & Rhea
• MYTH: Hera took
the eyes from
Argus, her dead
faithful servant,
and put his eyes on
the peacocks’
feathers
HADES
• REALM: god of the dead and
wealth
• ruler of the Underworld
• Roman name: Pluto
• Kidnaps Persephone & makes
her his queen
• Symbol – helmet of invisibility
Hades’ parents = Cronus & Rhea
• Hades is part of the
creation story as he
helped his brother
Zeus defeat their
father Cronus
POSEIDON
• god of the sea,
earthquakes and
horses
• Spends his time in the
oceans and seas
• Roman name Neptune
• Symbol – trident and
horses
Poseidon’s parents = Cronus & Rhea
• Wife – Amphitrite
• MYTH: part of the
creation story as he
aided his brother Zeus
in overthrowing their
father Cronus
DEMETER
• REALM: goddess of the
harvest and agriculture
• sister of Zeus and the
mother of Persephone.
• Roman name Cerus
• (Cereal comes from this
word)
• Symbol – wheat stalk
Demeter’s parents = Cronus & Rhea
• Demeter creates
the seasons based
on her daughter’s
return/absence
from the earth
HESTIA
• REALM: goddess of
hearth and home
• sister of Zeus
• Roman name Vesta
• Symbol – fireplace
(hearth)
• Myth: She’s the kindest of
all gods & gave up her
throne
APHRODITE
• REALM: goddess of love and
beauty
• Roman name Venus
• Symbols – doves, hearts
• MYTH: Born from sea foam
& wife of Hephaestus
PERSEPHONE
• Realm: Goddess of the
underworld
• Roman name Proserpina
• Symbol – pomegranate
• Myth: Kidnapped by Hades &
Daughter of Demeter. The
change of seasons is based on
when mother & daughter are
together/apart
ATHENA
• REALM: goddess of
crafts and strategic
war and wisdom
• goddess of Athens
• symbol - owl
• Roman name Minerva
• Myth: After she won a
contest, Athens
became her city
HEPHAESTUS
• REALM: god of fire and metal
crafts
• Symbols – fire and forge
• Patron god of smiths, blacksmiths
, goldsmiths, and silversmiths
• Roman name Vulcan
• (Volcano comes from this word)
• MYTH: His father threw him from
Mt. Olympus causing his
deformity
ARTEMIS
• REALM: goddess of the
hunt.
• Never marries
• Twin sister of Apollo
• Roman name Diana
• Symbol – bow and a stag
(deer)
• MYTH: She turned Acteon
into a deer after he saw
her bathing. He was killed
by his own hunting dogs.
APOLLO
• REALM: od of music, healing and
prophesy
• Roman name is Apollo
• Twin brother of Artemis
• Symbol - lyre and laurel crown
• MYTH: He conquered the dragon at
the Oracle at Delphi
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REALM: messenger of the gods
guides dead souls to the Underworld
Roman name Mercury
Symbol – winged sandals and Caduceus
MYTH: He stole his brother Apollo’s
cows; he invented the 1st lyre & gave
Apollo the lyre
ARES
• REALM: god of violent
and vicious war
• Roman name Mars
• Symbol – Vulture
• Loves Aphrodite
• MYTH: He loves war &
his constant companion
is Eris, the spirit of strife
Dionysus
• Realm: God of wine
• Symbol – grapes
• Son of a mortal woman,
Semele, and Zeus
• MYTH: Taught humans
winemaking & created
dolphins from pirates