The Titans and

The 12 Great Olympians

The Titans

Kronos Rhea

Hestia Hades Demeter Poseidon Hera Zeus

THE FATES• Clotho, the spinner,

who spins the thread of life.

• Lachesis, the measurer, who chooses someone’s lot in life, and measures off how long it will be.

• Atropos, the sniper, who cuts the thread of life.

Mt Olympus

Mount Olympus is an actual

mountain in Greece.

Mount Olympus is

also the mythical home of

the Greek gods.

 

The major gods and

goddesses, also known as

the twelve

Olympians, lived In

Zeus' palace on its peak. 

ZeusAfter leading his brother and

sister gods in a revolt

against their parents, the

Titans, Zeus became the

unquestioned ruler of the

Heavens.

His feared weapon is the

Thunderbolt, and his

palace on Mount Olympus is

a place of peace, where all

gods are welcome.

Zeus' bird is the eagle.

PoseidonNext to his brother ZEUS,

Poseidon is the god the

Greeks most feared.  As a

sea-faring people, they

knew the hazards of a

stormy sea. 

The god was known for

his mood swings,

violent rage one minute,

calm the next--just like

the waters he controlled. 

hadesHades is not a villain. He is

cold and calculating. He

keeps to himself, only

showing up in myth when he

is sought out. Hades is more

a recluse than anything

else.

After the gods defeated the

Titans, Hades was presented

with a helmet of

invisibility and given the

Underworld to rule.

AthenaAs the leader of the Virgin

Goddesses, those who will

never marry, Athena refuses to

let any man to be her master.

When a new city-state was

founded, there was a contest

between Athena and her uncle

POSEIDON over who should be

its patron god.

Since her gift was the wiser, the

city chose Athena as their

patron goddess. From this point

on the city-state was called

Athens.

dionysus

Dionysus was the only god to

have a mortal parent.

Dionysus was a two-sided

god. On one side, he is the

gentle planter of the vine. On

the other, he is a wild drinker,

inspiring his followers to

misbehave.

Satyrs, half-men half-goat

creatures, were said to be

friends of Dionysus.

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HermesHermes, the most

mischievous and clever of

the gods, also served a guide

of dead souls to the

Underworld. 

Hermes was one of the

youngest gods and showed his

ability to cause both trouble

and delight at an early age. 

His brother Apollo presented

Hermes with a magical sleep-

inducing staff called the

Caduceus. 

aresAres is the cruelest

member of the

Olympians, hated by all

(even his mother, HERA). 

This god is known for his

ruthlessness when he

has the upper-hand and

his cowardice when the

tides turn against him. 

aphrodite

Aphrodite was so lovely that

the Greeks couldn't imagine

her being born in the usual

way. Instead she sprang

from the white beauty of

the sea foam.

In an odd arrangement, this

most beautiful goddess was

married to the only ugly

Olympian, HEPHAESTUS,

the deformed forge god.

apolloGreeks loved Apollo and

called him the "most Greek of

all the gods".

He, above all others,

represented the ideal man:

handsome, athletic,

intelligent, talented, and good

Apollo became the God of

the Sun and his twin sister,

ARTEMIS, is Goddess of the

Moon

artemisArtemis is often called upon by

maidens who want nothing to

do with men.

Artemis was also the twin

sister of APOLLO and revered

as the Goddess of the Moon.

At times her different duties

contradict one other. Even

though she is a hunter of

animals herself, she often

demands that mortals pay for

killing defenseless beasts.

demeterDemeter,was the Goddess

of Agriculture (or the

Harvest).

The Greeks felt a strong

connection to her because

she was responsible for

providing them with their

food and work in the fields.

Demeter was one of the few

gods who did not reside on

Olympus. She lived on

earth, where she could be

close to those who needed

her most.

persephone

Persephone was the

daughter of ZEUS and

his sister DEMETER, the

Goddess of the Harvest.

She is the Goddess of

the Springtime.

One day while Persephone

was gathering flowers,

HADES spied her in the

meadow.

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