Christine Joy M.

Eduardo
BSIT – 3A

Assignment in Lit 1

Olympian Gods and Goddesses

Greek Name Symbols Description

God of the sky, weather, thunder

fate, law and order. He was the
Zeus ruler of Mount Olympus and King
of the Gods.

God of the sea, rivers, floods,

droughts, earthquakes and horses.
Poseidon He was the brother of Zeus and
Hades.

He was the king of the underworld

and god of the dead, wine and
Hades celebrations. He helped Zeus and
Poseidon defeat the Titans.

A virgin goddess and sister of Zeus.

Hestia Goddess of the Hearth,
architecture, home and cooking.

Goddess of marriage, women and

Hera Queen of the Gods. Wife of Zeus.

God of war, violence and

Ares bloodshed. He was the son of Zeus
and Hera.

Goddess of wisdom, defense and

strategic warfare. She was the
Athena daughter of Zeus and Metis. She
was Zeus’ favorite child.

God of the sun, light, knowledge,

healing, the arts, music, poetry,
Apollo prophecies, oracles and archery.
Son of Zeus and the most
handsome of all Greek gods.
Greek Name Symbols Description
Goddess of love and beauty. She
was the wife of Hephaestus and
had many lovers including Ares. A
Aphrodite very beautiful goddess that caused
jealousy and many wars among
gods.

Messenger of the gods. God of

thieves and games. He was the son
Hermes of Zeus and Maia who led the souls
of the dead into the realms of
Hades.

Goddess of the hunt, virginity,

Artemis childbirth, the Moon and all
animals. Twin sister of Apollo.

Master blacksmith and craftsmen

Hephaestus of the Gods. God of fire and the
forge.