OLYMPIAN GREEK GODS
HADES
APOLLO
APOLLO WAS THE SON OF LETO AND
ZEUS. HE AND HIS TWIN SISTER
ARTEMIS SHARED AN APTITUDE FOR
ARCHERY.
ARES
HE WAS THE SON OF ZEUS AND HERA.
ARES WAS MOST NOTABLY REFERRED
TO AS THE GOD OF WAR; HE
REPRESENTED THE UNPLEASANT
ASPECTS OF BATTLE.
DIONYSUS
DIONYSUS WAS PRIMARILY KNOWN
AS THE GOD OF THE VINE. UPON
REACHING ADULTHOOD, DIONYSUS
WANDERED THE EARTH, TEACHING
MEN THE CULTURE OF THE VINE.
POSEIDON
HE WAS ALSO CALLED THE GOD OF
WEALTH OR “THE RICH ONE” BECAUSE
HE POSSESSED THE PRECIOUS METALS
OF THE EARTH. HADES HAD A CAP OR
HELMET THAT MADE ITS WEARER
INVISIBLE.
HEPHAESTUS
HEPHAESTUS WAS THE ONLY UGLY
GOD AMONG PERFECTLY BEAUTIFUL
IMMORTALS. HE WAS THE WORKMAN
OF THE IMMORTALS: HE MADE THEIR
DWELLINGS, FURNISHINGS, AND
WEAPONS. HEPHAESTUS WAS
KNOWN AS THE GOD OF FIRE.
HERMES
HERMES WAS CONSIDERED A
“TRICKSTER” DUE TO HIS CUNNING
AND CLEVER PERSONALITY. HE
PRIMARILY SERVED AS THE HERALD OR
MESSENGER OF THE GODS.
POSEIDON WIELDED THE TRIDENT OR
THREE-PRONGED SPEAR, AND THIS
IMAGE OF HIM IS REFLECTED IN ART.
POSEIDON WAS MOST NOTABLY THE
GOD OF THE SEA AND THE PROTECTOR
OF ALL WATERS.
ZEUS
ZEUS WAS THE FATHER OF THE
FAMOUS GREEK HERO HERCULES. THE
NAME ZEUS MEANS "BRIGHT" OR
"SKY". HIS WEAPON OF CHOICE WAS
THE THUNDERBOLT, MADE FOR HIM
BY THE CYCLOPS.
OLYMPIAN GREEK GODDESSES
APHRODITE
APHRODITE WAS THE GODDESS OF
FERTILITY, LOVE, AND BEAUTY.
DURING THE TROJAN WAR,
APHRODITE FOUGHT ON THE SIDE OF
PARIS.
 ARTEMIS
ARTEMIS WAS DAUGHTER OF ZEUS
AND LETO AND TWIN SISTER OF
APOLLO. SHE WAS PRIMARILY A
VIRGIN HUNTRESS, GODDESS OF
WILDLIFE AND PATRONESS OF
HUNTERS. SHE WAS AN IMPORTANT
GODDESS IN THE LIVES OF WOMEN,
ESPECIALLY WHEN IT CAME TO
MARRIAGE AND YOUNG CREATURES.
ATHENA
ATHENA WAS THE GODDESS OF WAR,
THE FEMALE COUNTERPART OF ARES.
SHE IS ONE OF THREE VIRGIN
GODDESSES; THE OTHER TWO WERE
HESTIA AND ARTEMIS. ATHENA
SERVED AS A GUARDIAN OF ATHENS,
WHERE THE PARTHENON SERVED AS
HER TEMPLE.
DEMETER
DEMETER WAS THE DAUGHTER OF
CRONOS AND RHEA. SHE WAS THE
GODDESS OF HARVEST AND FERTILITY.
HERA ROMAN GOD: JUPITER
GREEK NAME: ZEUS
HERA WAS QUEEN OF THE OLYMPIAN
GODS. IN THE STORY OF THE QUEST OF ACCORDING TO ANCIENT ROMAN
THE GOLDEN FLEECE, HERA WAS A MYTH, JUPITER WAS THE KING OF ALL
GRACIOUS PROTECTOR OF THE THE GODS. JUPITER HAD TWO
HEROES. BROTHERS AND THREE SISTERS.
HESTIA
ALTHOUGH HESTIA APPEARED IN A
FEW STORIES, SHE WAS NOT OVERLY
SIGNIFICANT IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY.
SHE WAS A SIBLING TO DEMETER,
HADES, POSEIDON, HERA, AND ZEUS.
ROMAN GODDESS: VENUS
GREEK NAME: APHRODITE
SOME SAY VENUS, THE GODDESS OF
LOVE, MIGHT HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE
DAUGHTERS OF JUPITER, KING OF ALL
THE GODS. BUT THE TRUTH IS THAT
NOBODY REALLY KNOWS WHO HER
FATHER AND MOTHER WERE, OR EVEN
TYCHE
IF SHE HAD A FATHER AND MOTHER.
TYCHE, ALSO KNOWN AS TYCHE, WAS
THE GREEK GODDESS OF CHANCE,
FATE AND FORTUNE. SHE
REPRESENTED NOT ONLY THE
POSITIVE ASPECTS OF THESE
CHARACTERISTICS BUT ALSO THE
NEGATIVE ONES. THE ANCIENT
GREEKS THOUGHT SHE WAS THE
ROMAN GODDESS: DIANA
REASON FOR UNEXPECTED EVENTS IN
GREEK NAME: ARTEMIS
THEIR LIVES, GOOD AND EVIL.
DIANA WAS APOLLO'S TWIN SISTER.
SHE WAS THE GODDESS OF THE HUNT.
HER FATHER WAS JUPITER, KING OF
THE GODS. ONE OF HER JOBS WAS TO
BRING OUT THE MOON.

ROMAN GODDESS: MINERVA
GREEK NAME: ATHENA
MINERVA WAS BORN WITHOUT A
MOTHER. HER FATHER WAS
THE MIGHTY JUPITER, KING OF ALL
THE GODS. MINERVA WAS BORN
DIRECTLY OUT OF JUPITER' BRAIN.
ROMAN GOD: MARS
GREEK NAME: ARES
MARS WAS THE SON OF JUPITER AND
JUNO, THE KING AND QUEEN OF ALL
THE GODS. MARS WAS TALL AND
HANDSOME, AND MEAN AND SELF-
CENTERED. MARS WAS THE GOD OF
WAR.
ROMAN GODDESS: VESTA
GREEK NAME: HESTIA
THE GODDESS OF HEARTH AND HOME
WAS CERTAINLY AN IMPORTANT
GODDESS. VESTA HELD A SEAT ON THE
ROMAN COUNCIL OF 12 GODS,
THE DEI CONSENTES.
ROMAN GOD: APOLLO
GREEK NAME: APOLLO
CERES
GREEK NAME: DEMETER
APOLLO HAD LOTS OF JOBS. HE
BROUGHT UP THE SUN. HE WATCHED
HIS THIRD SISTER, CERES, WAS IN
OVER MUSIC AND MUSICIANS.
CHARGE OF THE HARVEST. IF CERES
WAS UPSET, THE CROPS COULD DIE.
EVERYONE, GODS AND MORTALS,
WORKED HARD TO KEEP CERES
HAPPY.
ROMAN GOD: NEPTUNE
GREEK NAME: POSEIDON
ROMAN GOD: MERCURY
NEPTUNE WAS THE LORD OF THE SEA.
GREEK NAME: HERMES
HIS BROTHERS WERE JUPITER - THE
MERCURY HAD MANY TALENTS. HE KING OF ALL THE GODS, AND PLUTO -
COULD FLY FASTER THAN MOST OF THE KING OF THE UNDERWORLD.
THE OTHER GODS, PARTLY BECAUSE
OF HIS WINGED SANDALS. HE WAS
ALSO TRUSTWORTHY. HE WAS
PLAYFUL ENOUGH TO BE
INTERESTING. HE WAS VERY BRIGHT
AND VERY LOYAL.
ROMAN GODDESS: JUNO
GREEK NAME: HERA
JUNO WAS MARRIED TO JUPITER. SHE
WAS THE QUEEN OF ALL THE GODS,
AND ALSO THE GODDESS OF
ROMAN GOD: VULCAN MARRIAGE.
GREEK NAME: HEPHAESTUS
VULCAN WAS THE SON OF JUNO AND
JUPITER. HE WAS BORN WITH A LIMP.
VULCAN WAS MARRIED (AND DEEPLY
LOVED) BY VENUS, THE GODDESS OF
LOVE AND BEAUTY.