THE TWELVE GREAT

OLYMPIANSAntonio Delgado

BSED II

THE TWELVE GREAT OLYMPIANS

MOUNT OLYMPUS Greece’s highest

mountain The home of the

Gods

ZEUS (JUPITER)

The supreme ruler of the gods

Lord of Sky

POSEIDON (NEPTUNE)

God of the seas and earthquakes

HADES (PLUTO) God of the

Underworld Ruler of the

Dead God of wealth

HERA (JUNO) Queen of the

gods and wife of Zeus

Goddess of marriage and childbirth

Protector of married women

PALLAS ATHENA (MINERVA)

Goddess of the City

Goddess of Wisdom

Goddess of arts and crafts, and of war

She was Zeus’ favorite child

PHOEBUS APOLLO Master musician God of prophecy,

archery and medicine

God of Light and Truth

God of the Sun

ARTEMIS (DIANA) Twin sister of

Apollo Lady of the Wild

Things Goddess of the

hunt; Huntsman-in-chief to the gods

Goddess of moon

APHRODITE(VENUS)

The goddess of love and beauty

Mother of Eros (Cupid)

Goddess of sexual desire

HERMES (MERCURY)

Messenger of the gods

Protector of thieves, travelers and merchants

ARES (MARS)

God of War

HAPHAESTUS (VULCAN) God of fire Blacksmith of the

gods Protector of the

smiths

HESTIA (VESTA) Goddess of the

hearth Symbol of the

home

THE END

GAARA LEE BRITANNIA

Prepared by:“Live to express, not to impress.”