THE GOD’S &

GODDESSES OF

ANCIENT GREECE

MYTHOLOGY*A body or collection of myths

belonging to a people and addressing their origin, history, deities, ancestors, and heroes.

*Mythology is the study of “myth” -From the Greek mythos, myth means Story or Word.

Mount Olympus

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ZEUS (JUPITER)

Zeus was the king of the Gods

HERA (JUNO)

Hera was the wife of Zeus and Queen of the Olympians. She was the goddess of marriage.

APHRODITE (VENUS)

Aphrodite was the goddess of love, beauty and fertility.

ARES (MARS)

Ares was the god of war.

HEPHAESTUS

(VULCAN)Hephaestus was the lame god of fire and crafts.

ARTEMIS(DIANA)Artemis was the goddess of the hunt.

DIONYSUS(BACCHUS)

Dionysus was the god of wine.

HERMES(MERCURY)

Hermes was the messenger of the gods.

POSEIDON (NEPTUNE)

Poseidon was the god of the sea and earthquakes.

APOLLO(APOLLO)Apollo was the god of prophesy, music and healing.

ATHENA(MINERVA)

Athena was the goddess of crafts and the domestic arts and also those of war and wisdom.

DEMETER(CERES)

Demeter was the goddess of agriculture.

HADES(PLUTO)

Hades was the God of the dead and ruler of the Underworld.