• Supreme God, Ruler of Mankind

• Son of Cronus and Rhea

• Married to Hera though had many affairs

• Was father of too many children to name

• Controlled the weather, was sunny when happy, thundering when upset

•Symbol was lightning bolt from Cyclops

• Goddess of Wisdom

•Daughter of Zeus and Metis, has no children and is not married.

• Is really good at handicrafts and strategy

• The Parthenon was dedicated to her

• She was born out of Zeus’s head

• She taught skills like weaving and sewing to the women and agriculture and metallurgy to the men

• Her sacred animal was the owl

• Goddess of love, beauty, and eternal youth

• No father or mother, she was created from the foam of crystal waters

• Children: Eros, Deimos, Phobos, Harmonia, Hemeros , Eryx, and Aenas

• Was connected to death/rebirth pf nature and human beings

• Her symbols were the seashell, mirror, and the girdle.

• Even though she was married to Hephaestus, she had a secret love affair with Ares

• God of seas, the horses, and the earthquakes

• Son of Cronus and Rhea

• Brother of Zeus

• Could make earthquakes, drown lands, shatter rocks, and return peacefulness

• His weapon was the trident

• Symbols were the trident, dolphin, and the horse

• According to tradition, Poseidon was the one who created the horse