GAEA

Mother Earth
Primordial Goddess
Roman Name: Terra
-Personification of Earth and mother of creation
-Had children with Uranus called the Titans
-Plotted the downfall of Uranus and her Titan son, Cronus

URANUS
Father Sky
Primordial God
Roman Name: Caelus
-Personification of the sky
-Had many children with Gaia including the Titans
-Treated children cruelly
- Overthrown by son, Cronus

CRONUS
Titan King and God of the Harvest
Titan
Roman Name: Saturn
-Son of Gaia and Uranus
-Often shown holding a sickle which he used to overthrow his father
-Ate his children
-Dethroned by his own son, Zeus

APHRODITE
Goddess of Love and Beauty
Olympian Goddess
Roman Name: Venus
-Most popular origin story says she was formed from sea foam when Cronus overthrew
Uranus
-Wife of Hephaestus
-Possible mother of Eros (Cupid)

ZEUS
King of the Gods
Olympian God
Roman Name: Jupiter
-Son of Cronus and Rhea
-Defeated his father to become supreme god
-Married to Hera
-God of the sky, lightening, law, and justice
HERA
Goddess of Marriage
Olympian Goddess
Roman Name: Juno
-Daughter of Cronus and Rhea
-Swallowed by father
-Jealous wife of Zeus
-Queen of Olympus
-Goddess of women, marriage, and childbirth

POSEIDON
God of the Sea
Olympian God
Roman Name: Neptune
-Son of Cronus and Rhea
-Brother of Zeus
- Often depicted holding a trident
-God of the oceans, storms, earthquakes, and horses

HADES
God of the Underworld
Chthonic God
Roman Name: Dis Pater, Orcus, Pluto
-Son of Cronus and Rhea
-Also known as Pluto
-Often depicted with three-headed dog named Cerberus
-Ruled the underworld with wife, Persephone

DEMETER
Goddess of Agriculture
Olympian God
Roman Name: Ceres
-Daughter of Cronus and Rhea
-Goddess of the harvest and fertility of the earth
-Mother of Persephone
-Mistress of Zeus
-Associated with the seasons

HESTIA
Goddess of the Hearth
Olympian Goddess
Roman Name: Vesta
-Daughter of Cronus and Rhea
-Swallowed by father
-Goddess of the home, family, and domestic life
-Displaced by Dionysus as Olympian
ARES
God of War
Olympian God
Roman Name: Mars
-Son of Zeus and Hera
-Represented violence and destruction
-Children included Phobos (Fear) and Delmos (Terror) who joined him in battle

APOLLO
God of Music
Olympian God
Roman Name: Phoebus
-Son of Zeus and Leto
-Twin brother of Artemis
-Prophetic god of the Oracle of Delphi
-God of music, poetry, art, knowledge, truth, sun, and healing

ATHENA
Goddess of Wisdom
Olympian Goddess
Roman Name: Minerva
-Daughter of Zeus and Metis
-In popular origin story, she was born fully grown from Zeus’s head
-Goddess of wisdom, war, strategy, skill, courage, and justice

HEPHAESTUS
God of Fire
Olympian God
Roman Name: Vulcan
-Son of Zeus and Hera
-Made weapons for the Olympian gods
-God of fire, metalworking, masonry, sculpture and blacksmiths
-Married to Aphrodite

ARTEMIS
Goddess of the Hunt
Olympian Goddess
Roman Name: Diana
-Daughter of Zeus and Leto
-Twin sister of Apollo
-Goddess of the hunt, wild, animals, the forest, archery, and childbirth
-Protector of young girls
HERMES
Messenger of the Gods
Olympian God
Roman Name: Mercury
-Son of Zeus and Maia
-Moved between worlds of mortals and divine
-God of trade, thieves, travellers, athletes, and transitions
-Led souls to the underworld

PERSEPHONE
Goddess of the Underworld
Chthonic Goddess
Roman Name: Proserpina
-Daughter of Zeus and Demeter
-Abducted by and married to Hades
-Goddess of vegetation and flowers
-Also known as Kore or Core (the maiden)

DIONYSUS
God of Wine
Olympian
Roman Name: Bacchus, Fuluns
-Son of Zeus and Semele
-The youngest of the Olympians
-Only Olympian with mortal mother
-God of pleasure, theatre, and festivities

Coeus
✾ son of Uranus and Gaia; his name means questioning; the titan of inquisitive minds
and intellect
✾ represented one of the four pillars that hold the heavens and the earth apart—he was
the pillar of the north, while the other three pillars were personified by his brothers
✾ he is also called Polus, Koios

Phoebe
✾ daughter of Uranus and Gaea; considered to be the goddess of prophecy
married to her brother Coeus
✾ she is associated with the moon and the Oracle of Delphi
✾ she is also called Phoibe

Oceanus
✾ an ancient Greek god considered as a simple sea god or the personification of the
sea
✾ he was depicted having bull horns and the tail of a serpentine fish instead of legs
✾ he is also called Ocean, Oceanos

Tethys
✾ daughter of Uranus and Gaea
✾ was married to her brother, Oceanus, and gave birth to the river gods
✾ during the Titanomachy, she raised Hera as her stepchild, brought to her by Rhea

Ploutos
✾ the god of wealth
✾ the son of Iasion and the goddess Demeter
✾ he is also called Plutus

Iapetus
✾ a titan, son of Uranus and Gaea, and father of Atlas, Prometheus, Epimetheus and
Menoetius
✾ his name derives from the Greek word meaning to pierce usually with a spear;
therefore, Iapetus may have been considered as the god of craftsmanship
✾ he is also called Japetus, Iapetos

Prometheus
✾ one of the Titans, son of Iapetus and Clymene, an Oceanid
✾ his name derives from the Greek word meaning 'forethought'; presented to be the
protector and benefactor of mankind
✾ he is also called Promitheas

Atlas
✾ one of the Titans, son of Iapetus and Clymene; brother of Prometheus, Epimetheus
and Menoetius
✾ he was the titan god of astronomy and navigation
✾ he was married to his sister, Phoebe

Epimetheus
✾ one of the Titans, son of Iapetus and Clymene
✾ his name is derived from the Greek word meaning 'afterthought', which is the
antonym of his brother's name, Prometheus, meaning 'forethought'. In this context,
Epimetheus appeared as a foolish character, while Prometheus was the clever one
✾ he is also called Epimitheas

Hebe
✾ the goddess of youth, daughter of Zeus and Hera
✾ her name comes from the Greek word for youth, and it was believed that she had the
ability to restore youth
✾ she is also called Juventas, Ganymeda

Eros
✾ the Greek god of love, son of Aphrodite and Ares
✾ depicted as a blindfolded male, who, carrying his bow and arrow, could target any
human being and make them fall in love with the first person they would see
✾ he is also called Cupid, Erotas

Dione
✾ a titan goddess, most probably a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys and thus, an
Oceanid
✾ she was the first wife of Zeus, with whom she had a daughter, the goddess Aphrodite
✾ she was an oracle and was worshipped alongside Zeus at the earliest Oracle in
Greece that was located at Dodona