G R E E K G O D S A N D G O D D E SS E S

THE OLYMPIANS

-12 immortals dwell on Mount Olympus

-Zeus, Aphrodite, Apollo, Ares, Artemis, Athena, Demeter, Dionysus, Hephaestus, Hera, Hemes, Poseidon

-Hades lives in the underworld

-Other gods, sometimes live on Olympus: Achelous :: Adonis :: Adrestia :: Aeolus :: Aether :: Agathodaemon :: Aglaea :: Algea :: Alpheus :: Amphitrite :: Ananke :: Androktasiai :: Anemoi :: Anteros :: Apate :: Aristaeus :: Asclepius :: Asopus :: Astraea :: Ate :: Atropos :: Aura :: Bia :: Britomartis :: Calypso :: Castalia :: Cephissus :: Chaos :: Circe :: Clotho :: Clytie :: Deimos :: Demeter :: Dionysus :: Dysnomia :: Echo :: Eileithyia :: Elpis :: Enyo :: Erebus :: Eris :: Eros :: Euphrosyne :: Gaea :: Geras :: Graeae :: Harmonia :: Hebe :: Hecate :: Heliadae :: Heliades :: Helios :: Hemera :: Hermaphroditus :: Hesperides :: Hesperus :: Horae :: Horkos :: Hyades :: Hyas :: Hypnos :: Iasion :: Iris :: Keres :: Keto :: Kratos :: Lachesis :: Lethe :: Limos :: Lyssa :: Makhai :: Maniae :: Melinoe :: Minor Gods :: Momus :: Moros :: Morpheus :: Nemesis :: Nephele :: Nike :: Nilus :: Nysiads :: Nyx :: Oizys :: Old Man of the Sea :: Oneiroi :: Ourea :: Paean :: Pan :: Peneus :: Persephone :: Pheme :: Philotes :: Phobos :: Phonoi :: Phorcys :: Phosphorus :: Phthonus :: Ploutos :: Ponos :: Pontus :: Primordial :: Pseudologoi :: Psyche :: Rhode :: Scamander :: Syrinx :: Tartarus :: Telesto :: Thalassa :: Thalia :: Thanatos :: Thaumas :: The Erinnyes :: The Fates :: The Graces :: The Muses :: Thetis :: Tyche :: Typhoeus :: Uranus :: Zagreus :: Zelus

TITANS

• Asteria :: Astraeus :: Atlas :: Clymene :: Coeus :: Crius :: Cronus :: Dione :: Eos :: Epimetheus :: Eurybia :: Eurynome :: Hyperion :: Iapetus :: Lelantos :: Menoetius :: Metis :: Mnemosyne :: Oceanus :: Ophion :: Pallas :: Perses :: Phoebe :: Prometheus :: Rhea :: Selene :: Styx :: Tethys :: Thea :: Themis

• Members of the second order of divine beings, descended from the primordial deities(first gods coming from chaos), children of Gaia and Uranus

APOLLO

• God of the sun, music, poetry and medicine

• Son of Zeus and Leto, twin of Artemis

• Symbols: bow and arrows, golden lyre, and horse-drawn chariot, laurel wreath, python and raven

• Amon (Egyptian), Sol (Norse)

ARES

• God of War

• Mars (Roman), Thor (Norse), Huitzilopochtli (Aztec)

• Son of Zeus and Hera, they disliked him

• He had 8 children with his sister, Aphrodite

• Known for violence

• Symbols:spear, helmet, dog, chariot, boar, vulture, flaming torch

ARTEMIS

• Goddess of hunting, the natural environment and the moon

• Diana (Roman), Bast (Egyptian), Ullr (Norse)

• Never married or had children

• Daughter of Zeus and Leto, twin of Apollo

• Symbols: Bow, arrows, stags, hunting dog and moon

ATHENA

• Goddess of wisdom, war and the arts

• Minerva(Roman), Vor (Norse), and Thoth (Egyptian)

• Daughter of Zeus-she sprang from his forehead

• Symbols: snakes, armor, helmet, spears, olive tree, owl

DEMETER

• Goddess of agriculture and the harvest

• Ceres(Roman) and Cinteotl (Aztec)

• Daughter of Cronus and Rhea

• Mother of Persephone

• Intimately related to the seasons-winter is when she is grieving her daughter being in the underworld

• Symbols: cornucopia and wheat

APHRODITE

• Goddess of love and beauty

• Venus (Roman), Freys (Norse)

• Daughter of Zeus and Dione

• Married to Hephaestus

• Symbols: dolphin, rose, scallop shell, myrtle tree, dove, sparrow, girdle, mirror, swan

• She had lots of children

ZEUS

• King of the Gods, ruler of the sky

• Jupiter or Jove(Roman), Odin(Norse), and Ra(Egyptian)

• Son of Cronus and Rhea, brother of Hades and Poseidon, Demeter and Hestia

• Weapon was a thunderbolt

• Married to Hera, fathered many children in and outside of his marriage

• Symbols: thunderbolt, eagle, bull, oak

HADES

• God of Death and the underworld

• Pluto (Roman), Anubis (Egyptian), Hel (Norse)

• Married to Persephone, he kidnapped her and brought her to the underworld

• Son of Cronus and brother of Zeus

• Symbols: pitchfork, cypress

HERMES

• Messenger of the Gods, God of commerce, escorts people to the underworld

• Mercury (Roman)

• Son of Zeus and Maia

• Known for speed and for being able to move between the world of the gods and the humans, and for playing tricks

• Symbols: tortoise, lyre, rooster

POSEIDON

• God of the sea and earthquakes

• Son of Cronus and Rhea, brother of Zeus and Hades

• Neptune (Roman), Acuecucyotichuati (Aztec), Sedna (Inuit)

• Symbols: trident, fish, dolphin, horse, bull

• Married to Amphitrite

• Greedy and quarrelsome

• Created the first horse to impress Demeter

HERA

• Queen of the gods and marriage

• Wife/Sister of Zeus-turbulent marriage, he tricked her into marriage

• She led a failed revolt against Zeus

• Juno (Roman)

• Symbols: Pomegranate, Peacock, diadem(crown), Scepter