GREEK GODS ND Dionysus was primarily known
GODDESS as the God of the Vine.
1. Apollo
Apollo was the son of Leto
and Zeus. He was born on the
island of Delos.
He and his twin sister Artemis,
also an Olympian, shared an
aptitude for archery.
The nine Muses were
companions of his; they were
goddesses known for inspiring
art and music.
2. Ares
He was the son of Zeus and
Hera, both of whom hated him
(according to Homer).
Eros (more commonly known
as Cupid) was the child of
Ares and Aphrodite.
Ares was most notably
referred to as the God of War;
he represented the
unpleasant aspects of battle
3. Dionysus
Upon reaching adulthood,
Dionysus wandered the Earth,
teaching men the culture of
the vine.
Dionysus was the last god to
enter Olympus.
4. Hades
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.
His wife was Persephone,
Demeter’s only daughter,
whom he kidnapped and
made his queen.
5. 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.
6. Hermes
Hermes was considered a
“trickster” due to his
cunning and clever
personality.
He primarily served as the
herald or messenger of the
gods.
Hermes was born in a cave
on a mountain in Arcadia;
he was conceived and born
within the course of one
day.
7. Poseidon
Poseidon was allotted his
dominion after the fall of the
Titans.
He 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.
8. 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.
GREEK GODDESSES
1. Aphrodite
Aphrodite was the goddess
of fertility, love, and beauty.
During the Trojan War,
Aphrodite fought on the
side of Paris.
Aphrodite and her son Eros
(Cupid) teamed up to cause
Zeus to fall in love with a
human named Europa.
2. Artemis
 Artemis was daughter of She was the goddess of
Zeus and Leto and twin harvest and fertility.
sister of Apollo.
Only women attended the
She was primarily a virgin Thesmophoria, a fertility
huntress, goddess of festival held in honor of
wildlife and patroness of Demeter.
hunters.
5. Hera
She was an important
Hera was Queen of the
goddess in the lives of
Olympian gods.
women, especially when it
came to marriage and In the story of the Quest of
young creatures. the Golden Fleece, Hera
was a gracious protector of
3. Athena
the heroes.
Athena was the Goddess of
Hera had few, if any,
War, the female counterpart
redeeming qualities. She
of Ares.
never forgot an injury.
She is one of three virgin
6. Hestia
goddesses; the other two
were Hestia and Artemis. Although Hestia appeared
in a few stories, she was
Athena served as a
not overly significant in
guardian of Athens, where
Greek mythology.
the Parthenon served as her
temple. She was a sibling to
Demeter, Hades, Poseidon,
4. Demeter
Hera, and Zeus.
Demeter was the daughter
Hestia is completely
of Cronos and Rhea.
omitted from the works of
Homer, author of the Iliad Ares
and the Odyssey.

Ares
 Hades

Hephaestus

Dionysus
Apollo
Hermes
Zeus

Poseidon

Aphrodite
Artemis

Demeter

Athena
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