Zeus was the god of the sky

and ruler of the Olympian

gods. He overthrew his
father, Cronus, and then
drew lots with his
brothers Poseidon and
Hades, in order to decide
who would succeed their
father on the throne.

Athena (, Athn)

women, childbirth, heirs,

Goddess of reason,

kings, and empires. She is

wisdom, intelligence, skill,

the wife and sister of Zeus,

peace, warfare, battle

and the daughter

strategy, and handicrafts.

of Cronus and Rhea.

Dionysus (, Diny
sos)/Bacchus (, B
kkhos)

Hermes (, Hrms)

Aphrodite Goddess of
beauty, love, desire, and
pleasure. Although married
to Hephaestus she had
many lovers, most
notably Ares, Adonis,
and Anchises.

God of wine, fruitfulness,

Apollo God of music, arts,

knowledge, healing, plague,
prophecy, poetry, manly
beauty, and archery. He is
the son of Zeus and Leto,
and the twin brother
of Artemis.

Hades (, Hds)/Pluto
(, Ploutn)

the souls of the dead into

King of the underworld and

the dead. His consort

Poseidon (, Pose
idn)

is Persephone. His

God of the sea, rivers,

attributes are the drinking

floods, droughts, and

horn or cornucopia, key,

earthquakes. He is a son

sceptre, and the three-

of Cronus and Rhea, and

headed dog Cerberus.

the brother

Hephaestus (, H
phaistos)

of Zeus and Hades.

Ares God of war,

bloodshed, and violence.
The son of Zeus and Hera,
he was depicted as a
beardless youth, either
nude with a helmet and
spear or sword, or as an
armed warrior.
Artemis Virgin goddess of
the hunt, wilderness,
animals, young girls,
childbirth, and plague. In
later times Artemis became
associated with bows and
arrows.

parties, festivals, madness,

chaos, drunkenness,
vegetation, and ecstasy.

God of boundaries, travel,

communication, trade,
language, and writing. The
son of Zeus and Maia,
Hermes is the messenger of
the gods, and
a psychopomp who leads

God of fire, metalworking,

and crafts. Either the son
of Zeus and Hera or Hera
alone, he is the smith of the
gods and the husband of
the adulterous Aphrodite.
Hera (, Hra)
Queen of the gods, and
goddess of marriage,

the afterlife.

Zeus (, Zeus)
King of the gods, ruler of
Mount Olympus, and god of
the sky, weather, thunder,
lightning, law, order, and
justice.