ZEUS
Roman name Jupiter
• supreme god of the
Olympians
• throws lightening
bolts when angry
• cheats on wife Hera
Hera
Roman name Juno
• wife of Zeus
• Queen of the
Olympians
• goddess of marriage
• insanely jealous of
Zeus.
APHRODITE
Roman name Venus
• goddess of love,
beauty and fertility
• protectress of
sailors
• born of the ocean
ARES
Roman name Mars
• god of war
• son of Zeus
• tall and handsome
but cruel and vain
• In love with
Aphrodite
HEPHAESTUS
Roman name Vulcan
• the lame god of fire
and crafts
• son of Zeus
• a blacksmith
• married to Aphrodite
ARTEMIS
Roman name Diana
• goddess of the hunt
• daughter of Zeus
• sister of Apollo
DIONYSUS
Roman name Bacchus
• the god of wine
• son of Zeus and a
mortal
• patron god of the
Greek stage
HERMES
Roman name Mercury
• the messenger of the
gods
• guide of dead souls
to the Underworld
• noted for his pranks
POSEIDON
Roman name Neptune
• god of the sea,
earthquakes and
horses
• brother of Zeus
• spent most of his
time in his watery
domain.
APOLLO
Roman name Apollo
• god of the sun,
prophesy, music and
healing
• son of Zeus
• sister of Artemis
ATHENA
Roman name Minerva
• goddess of crafts,
war and wisdom
• patron goddess of
Athens
• favorite daughter of
Zeus
• symbol, the owl
DEMETER
Roman name Cerus
• goddess of
agriculture
• sister of Hera
• mother of
Persephone.
HADES
Roman name Pluto
• god of the dead and
ruler of the
Underworld
• brother of Zeus
• kidnapped
Persephone, who
became his queen.
Hestia
Roman name Vesta
• the goddess of hearth
and home
• Hera's sister
Heracles
Roman name Hercules
• half man, half god
(demi-god)
• Zeus' son with a mortal
• very strong.
Persephone
Roman name Proserpina
• goddess of the
Underworld
• abducted by Hades
• daughter of Zeus and
Demeter
The Muses
• 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnomosyne
• made beautiful music with their singing
• The Muses were patrons of the arts and
sciences
The Graces
Roman name Gratiae
• three goddess of
Grace and Beauty
• Aglaia (splendor)
• Euphrosyne (mirth)
• Thalia (good cheer)
The Fates
Roman name Parcae, Moirae
• three sisters
• They weave, measure,
and cut the thread of
life for humans
• Clotho (“The Spinner”)
• Lachesis (“The disposer
of lots”)
• Atropos (“The cutter”)