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ZEUS
• 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
HERA
• goddess of marriage. • Jealous wife of Zeus • Queen of the Mount Olympus• Roman name Juno• Symbol - peacock
Hera’s parents = Cronus & Rhea
• Hera took the eyes from Argus, her dead faithful servant, and put his eyes on the peacocks’ feathers
HADES
• 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
• Poseidon is also part of the creation story as he aided his brother Zeus in overthrowing their father Cronus
DEMETER
• goddess of the harvest and agriculture
• sister of Zeus and the mother of Persephone.
• Roman name Cerus• Cereal• Symbol – wheat stalk
Demeter’s parents = Cronus & Rhea
• Demeter withholds her bounty when her daughter Persephone is in the underworld, creating fall and winter. When her daughter returns to Demeter, it is spring and summer on earth, and everything grows.
HESTIA
• goddess of hearth and home
• sister of Zeus • Roman name Vesta• Symbol – fireplace
(hearth)
Hestia’s parents: Cronus & Rheano spouse
• MYTH-• Gentlest of all
Olympians• Humbly, Hestia gave
up her throne to Dionysus
• She said her place was at the hearth & she needed no throne
APHRODITE
• goddess of love and beauty • Roman name Venus• Symbol – doves, hearts and
flowers• Born from sea foam• Wife of Hephaestus
Aphrodite’s parents: NONE – she rose from the sea foam
• Myth –• Her son is Eros/Cupid• Her husband Hephaestus
made her a magical girdle• She prefers Ares to her
own husband• Annually she returns to
the sea where she sprang from to be rejuvenated
PERSEPHONE
• Goddess of the underworld• Roman name Proserpina• Symbol – pomegranate• Kidnapped by Hades• Daughter of Demeter• MYTH - change of seasons
PERSEPHONE’s parents: Demeter & Zeus
• MYTH- • In the Underworld, she ate the
seeds of the pomegranate, the food of the dead
• So she must return to Hades, one month for every seed she ate
• Thus the barren, fruitless seasons are created by her mother Demeter when her daughter Persephone is in the Underworld (fall & winter on Earth)
ATHENA
• goddess of crafts and strategic war and wisdom
• goddess of Athens• symbol - owl• Roman name Minerva
Athena’s parents: Metis (goddess of prudence) & Zeus
• Myth:• Athena sprang from
Zeus’s head fully grown after he swallowed Metis in fly form
• To punish Arachne’s disrespect, Athena changed her into a spider
• Athena won Athens by giving the city the olive tree in a contest with Poseidon, her uncle
HEPHAESTUS
• god of fire and metal crafts
• Symbols – fire and forge• Patron god of smiths,
blacksmiths , goldsmiths, and silversmiths
• Roman name Vulcan• Volcano
HEPHAESTUS’ parents: Hera & ZeusWife: Aphrodite
• Myth-• Tried to defend his
mother Hera from his father Zeus
• Zeus threw his son from Mt. Olympus, permanently crippling Hephaestus
ARTEMIS
• goddess of the hunt. • Never marries• Twin sister of Apollo• Roman name Diana• Symbol – bow and a
stag (deer)
Artemis’ Parents: Leto & ZeusNo husband (her father did not make
her marry) • Myth-• To punish the young
hunter Acteon for watching her bathe, Artemis turned him into a stag & he was attacked by his own hounds
• Her twin Apollo jealously turned her favorite hunting partner Orion into a constellation
APOLLO
• god of music, healing and prophesy• Roman name is Apollo• Twin brother of Artemis• Symbol - lyre and laurel crown• Oracle at Delphi (where he defeated
the dragon Python)
Apollo’s Parents: Leto & Zeus
• Myth:• He won the Oracle at
Delphi• He killed Orion because
he was jealous of his twin’s favorite hunting partner
• He helped Artemis hang Orion’s constellation in the sky
HERMES
• messenger of the gods• guides dead souls to the Underworld• Roman name Mercury• Symbol – winged sandals and Caduceus