ZEUSZEUSRoman name Jupiter

• Lord of the skyLord of the sky• Supreme god of the Supreme god of the

Olympians. Olympians. • Symbols are the lightning Symbols are the lightning

bolt and the eaglebolt and the eagle..• Married to HeraMarried to Hera• Brother to Poseidon, Hades, Brother to Poseidon, Hades,

Hera, Hestia and DemeterHera, Hestia and Demeter• Father to Ares, Athena, Father to Ares, Athena,

Hephaestus, Hermes, Apollo Hephaestus, Hermes, Apollo , Dionysus and Artemis., Dionysus and Artemis.

HeraHeraRoman name Juno

• The goddess of The goddess of marriage and marriage and motherhood.motherhood.

• Symbols are the cow Symbols are the cow and the peacock. and the peacock.

• Wife of ZeusWife of Zeus• Sister to Zeus, Sister to Zeus,

Hades, Poseidon, Hades, Poseidon, Hestia and DemeterHestia and Demeter

• Mother to Ares and Hephaestus

APHRODITEAPHRODITERoman name Venus

• The goddess of love, The goddess of love, beauty and fertilitybeauty and fertility

• Created from sea Created from sea foamfoam

• Symbol is the dove.Symbol is the dove.• Married to Married to

Hephaestus, but her Hephaestus, but her boyfriend is Ares.boyfriend is Ares.

ARESARESRoman name Mars

• God of warGod of war• Symbols are the boar Symbols are the boar

and spear.and spear.• Child of Zeus and HeraChild of Zeus and Hera• Brother to HephaestusBrother to Hephaestus• Half-brother to Apollo, Half-brother to Apollo,

Artemis, Athena, Artemis, Athena, Dionysus and Hermes.Dionysus and Hermes.

• Is Aphrodite's Is Aphrodite's boyfriend.boyfriend.

HEPHAESTUSHEPHAESTUSRoman name Vulcan

• God of fire and God of fire and blacksmithing.blacksmithing.

• Child of Zeus and Child of Zeus and HeraHera

• Brother to AresBrother to Ares• Half-brother to Half-brother to

Apollo, Athena, Apollo, Athena, Artemis, Dionysus Artemis, Dionysus and Hermes.and Hermes.

• Symbol is the Symbol is the hammer.hammer.

ARTEMISARTEMISRoman name Diana

• Goddess of the hunt Goddess of the hunt and of the moon.and of the moon.

• Her symbols are the Her symbols are the deer and the bow.deer and the bow.

• Child of Zeus (and Child of Zeus (and Leta)Leta)

• Twin sister to Apollo.Twin sister to Apollo.• Half-sister to Ares, Half-sister to Ares,

Hermes, Dionysus, Hermes, Dionysus, Hephaestus and Hephaestus and Athena. Athena.

DIONYSUSDIONYSUSRoman name Bacchus

• God of wine and God of wine and madnessmadness

• Child of ZeusChild of Zeus• Born a mortal Born a mortal

demi-god, was demi-god, was given immortality given immortality by Zeus by Zeus

HERMESHERMESRoman name Mercury

• Messenger of the gods and Messenger of the gods and guide of dead souls to the guide of dead souls to the UnderworldUnderworld

• God of doctors, travelers God of doctors, travelers and thievesand thieves

• Symbols are winged Symbols are winged sandals and helmetsandals and helmet

• Child of Zeus (and Maia)Child of Zeus (and Maia)• Half-brother to Apollo, Half-brother to Apollo,

Athena, Artemis, Ares, Athena, Artemis, Ares, Dionysus and HephaestusDionysus and Hephaestus

POSEIDONPOSEIDON Roman name Neptune

• God of the sea, God of the sea, earthquakes and earthquakes and horseshorses

• Symbols are the Symbols are the trident and horsestrident and horses

• Brother to Zeus, Brother to Zeus, Hera, Demeter, Hera, Demeter, Hestia and HadesHestia and Hades

APOLLOAPOLLORoman name Apollo

• God of prophesy, music, God of prophesy, music, healing and the sunhealing and the sun

• Symbols are the lyre, Symbols are the lyre, the sun and the arrowthe sun and the arrow

• Twin brother to ArtemisTwin brother to Artemis• Child of Zeus (and Leta)Child of Zeus (and Leta)• Half-brother to Ares, Half-brother to Ares,

Athena, Dionysus, Athena, Dionysus, Hephaestus and Hephaestus and Hermes.Hermes.

ATHENAATHENARoman name Minerva

• Goddess of crafts and the Goddess of crafts and the domestic arts and also domestic arts and also those of battle strategy those of battle strategy and wisdom. and wisdom.

• Symbol was the owl.Symbol was the owl.• Child of Zeus (was born Child of Zeus (was born

fully grown from Zeus’s fully grown from Zeus’s head)head)

• Half-sister to Hermes, Half-sister to Hermes, Hephaestus, Apollo, Hephaestus, Apollo, Dionysus, Ares and Dionysus, Ares and ArtemisArtemis

DEMETERDEMETERRoman name Cerus

• Goddess of Goddess of agricultureagriculture

• Symbol is a sheaf of Symbol is a sheaf of wheatwheat

• sister of Zeus, sister of Zeus, Hera, Hades, Hestia Hera, Hades, Hestia and Poseidonand Poseidon

• mother of mother of Persephone. Persephone.

HADESHADESRoman name Pluto

• God of the dead and ruler of the God of the dead and ruler of the UnderworldUnderworld

• Symbol is the Helm of Symbol is the Helm of Darkness, which is like a Darkness, which is like a helmet/crown.helmet/crown.

• Brother to Zeus, Poseidon, Brother to Zeus, Poseidon, Hera, Hestia and DemeterHera, Hestia and Demeter

• Married to Persephone (who he Married to Persephone (who he abducted and tricked into abducted and tricked into marriage)marriage)

• Does not have a throne on Does not have a throne on Mount OlympusMount Olympus

HestiaRoman name Vesta

• Goddess of the hearth (fire), home and peace

• Tends the fire of Mount Olympus

• Symbol is the campfire/fireplace

• Gave up her throne on Mount Olympus to Dionysus when he was made a god by Zeus

• Brother to Zeus, Hades, Hera, Demeter and Poseidon