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Greek Gods and Goddesses

Greek Gods and Goddesses. ZEUS Roman name Jupiter. Lord of the sky Supreme god of the Olympians. Symbols are the lightning bolt and the eagle . Married to Hera Brother to Poseidon, Hades, Hera, Hestia and Demeter Father to Ares, Athena, Hephaestus, Hermes, Apollo , Dionysus and Artemis.

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Greek Gods and Goddesses

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  1. Greek Gods and Goddesses

  2. ZEUSRoman name Jupiter • Lord of the sky • Supreme god of the Olympians. • Symbols are the lightning bolt and the eagle. • Married to Hera • Brother to Poseidon, Hades, Hera, Hestia and Demeter • Father to Ares, Athena, Hephaestus, Hermes, Apollo , Dionysus and Artemis.

  3. HeraRoman name Juno • The goddess of marriage and motherhood. • Symbols are the cow and the peacock. • Wife of Zeus • Sister to Zeus, Hades, Poseidon, Hestia and Demeter • Mother to Ares and Hephaestus

  4. APHRODITERoman name Venus • The goddess of love, beauty and fertility • Created from sea foam • Symbol is the dove. • Married to Hephaestus, but her boyfriend is Ares.

  5. ARESRoman name Mars • God of war • Symbols are the boar and spear. • Child of Zeus and Hera • Brother to Hephaestus • Half-brother to Apollo, Artemis, Athena, Dionysus and Hermes. • Is Aphrodite's boyfriend.

  6. HEPHAESTUSRoman name Vulcan • God of fire and blacksmithing. • Child of Zeus and Hera • Brother to Ares • Half-brother to Apollo, Athena, Artemis, Dionysus and Hermes. • Symbol is the hammer.

  7. ARTEMISRoman name Diana • Goddess of the hunt and of the moon. • Her symbols are the deer and the bow. • Child of Zeus (and Leta) • Twin sister to Apollo. • Half-sister to Ares, Hermes, Dionysus, Hephaestus and Athena.

  8. DIONYSUSRoman name Bacchus • God of wine and madness • Child of Zeus • Born a mortal demi-god, was given immortality by Zeus

  9. HERMESRoman name Mercury • Messenger of the gods and guide of dead souls to the Underworld • God of doctors, travelers and thieves • Symbols are winged sandals and helmet • Child of Zeus (and Maia) • Half-brother to Apollo, Athena, Artemis, Ares, Dionysus and Hephaestus

  10. POSEIDONRoman name Neptune • God of the sea, earthquakes and horses • Symbols are the trident and horses • Brother to Zeus, Hera, Demeter, Hestia and Hades

  11. APOLLORoman name Apollo • God of prophesy, music, healing and the sun • Symbols are the lyre, the sun and the arrow • Twin brother to Artemis • Child of Zeus (and Leta) • Half-brother to Ares, Athena, Dionysus, Hephaestus and Hermes.

  12. ATHENARoman name Minerva • Goddess of crafts and the domestic arts and also those of battle strategy and wisdom. • Symbol was the owl. • Child of Zeus (was born fully grown from Zeus’s head) • Half-sister to Hermes, Hephaestus, Apollo, Dionysus, Ares and Artemis

  13. DEMETERRoman name Cerus • Goddess of agriculture • Symbol is a sheaf of wheat • sister of Zeus, Hera, Hades, Hestia and Poseidon • mother of Persephone.

  14. HADESRoman name Pluto • God of the dead and ruler of the Underworld • Symbol is the Helm of Darkness, which is like a helmet/crown. • Brother to Zeus, Poseidon, Hera, Hestia and Demeter • Married to Persephone (who he abducted and tricked into marriage) • Does not have a throne on Mount Olympus

  15. 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

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