GREEK AND ROMANGODS AND GODDESSES
September 14, 2012
G RE EK NAME : ZE USROM AN NAME: J UPITE R
Father of gods and men he ruled the Olympians of Mount Olympus.
King of the gods
god of the sky, thunder and lightning
Symbol: Thunderbolt, Eagle, Bull and Oak
Wife: Hera
Children: : Ares, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Aphrodite, Hephaestus,
GREEK NAME: HERAROMAN NAME: JUNO
Queen of the gods
goddess of women and marriage
Symbol: Pomegranate, Peacock, Diadem
GREEK NAME: APHRODITEROMAN NAME: VENUS
goddess of love and beauty
Symbol: Dolphin, Rose, Scallop Shell, Dove, Girdle, Mirror, Swan
Mother of Eros
GREEK NAME: POSEIDONROMAN NAME: NEPTUNE
god of the sea and Earthquakes
Brother of Zeus
Symbol: Trident, fish, dolphin, horse and bull
GREEK NAME: HADESROMAN NAME: PLUTO
god of the underworld (not death)
Brother of Zeus
Presided over funeral rites and defended the right to be buried
Symbol: Cerberus, cap of invisibility, cypress, narcissus
GREEK NAME: ARESROMAN NAME:
MARS
*god of war
*Symbol: Spear, helmet, chariot, dog
*Both cruel and a coward
GREEK NAME: ATHENAROMAN NAME: MINERVA
goddess of wisdom
goddess of the city of Athens
goddess of war, arts and crafts
Symbols: Owls, olive tree, snakes, armor, Helmets, spears
Sister of Ares
GREEK NAME: ARTEMISROMAN NAME: DIANA
goddess of the moon, the hunt, goddess of children, childbirth and young women
Twin sister of Apollo
Symbols: Bow, arrows, stag, hunting dog, moon
GREEK NAME: APOLLOROMAN NAME: PHOEBUS
APOLLO
god of light and truth, healing, archery, music,
poetry, plague
Symbols: Lyre, laurel wreath, python, raven, bows
and arrows
GREEK NAME: DEMETER( D I - M I - T E R )
ROMAN NAME: CERES
goddess of the harvest
She presides over grains and the fertility of the earth and seasons.
Symbols: Torch, lion, sheaves of wheat
GR E E K N A M E : H E R M E SR O M A N N A M E : M E R C U RY
The great messenger of the gods
Guide to the underworld
Symbols: Talaria, tortoise, lyre, rooster
GREEK NAME: HEPHAESTUS ( H E - F E S S - T U S )
ROMAN NAME: VULCAN
god of metals and fires who rules over volcanos
god of technology, blacksmiths, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors
Symbols: hammer, anvil and tongs
Very grotesque
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