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Zeus

Supreme ruler of the Gods.Associated with the sky and

thunderboltsMarried to Hera, his sister.Brother to Poseidon and Hades.

Poseidon

Brother of Zeus and Hades.

Lord of the Sea.Trident. Created the first Horse.

Hades

Brother of Zeus and Poseidon.Lord of the underworld, King of the Dead.Invisible helmet. Upset with his brothers for giving him the rule of the

underworld.

Hestia

Zeus sister.Goddess of the hearth and home.She had no throne, but tended the sacred

fire in the hall on the Olympus

Hera

Wife and sister of ZeusProtector of marriage. The Peacock and Cow are her

sacred animalsAlways jealous of Zeus

affairs.

Ares

Son of Zeus and Hera.

God of malevolent war.

Favored the Trojans during the Trojan War.

Had affairs with Aphrodite.

Athena

Goddess of wisdom, noble war, the arts, industry, justice and skill

Favorite child of Zeus.Her usual attribute is the owl.

Apollo

The twin brother of Artemis.

Apollo was the god of music and also of prophecy, colonization, medicine, and archery.

Drives his sun-chariot across the sky.

Aphrodite

Goddess of Love and Beauty.

Born of sea-foam.

Married to Hephaestus, but often cheats on him.

Most beautiful.

Hermes

God of shepherds, travelers, merchants, and thieves.

He is the messenger of the gods.

Most notable for his winged sandels.

Artemis

Apollo’s twin.Goddess of

wilderness, the hunt, and wild animals.

She is most notable for her bow and deer.

Hephaestus

God of fire, metalworking, and masonry.

Smith god.Crippled.Married to

Aphrodite.Hammer,

tongs, and anvil are his symbols.