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• Greek Name: Zeus• Portfolio: Sky, Justice,

Hospitality, Rulers, Fatum (Fate)

• Symbols: Lightning bolt, scepter, Aegis (breastplate), eagle, oak tree

• Odd facts– Wife is Iuno– All gods are his

brothers, sisters, or children

– King of Gods and Men– Many great heroes are

his children (Hercules, Perseus, etc.)

• Greek Name: Hera• Portfolio: Earth,

Marriage, Birth, Women (mothers and wives), Queens

• Symbol: Peacock

• Odd facts– Queen of Gods and

Men– Very jealous of her

husband’s affairs and other children

– Often called “ox-eyed” and “slim-ankled” in literature

• Greek name: Poseidon

• Portfolio: Seas and all water, Earthquakes, Storms

• Symbol: Trident, Horse

• Odd facts– May have been a sky

god once, with the trident as a lightning bolt

– Married the sea nymph Amphitrite

– Made the horse (and other animals) to impress Ceres

• Greek Name: Demeter

• Portfolio: Earth, cultured vegetation, the seasons

• Symbol: Sheaf of wheat

• Odd facts– Worshiped by a

mystery cult at the city of Eleusis

– With Iupiter, has a daughter named Proserpina

– English word “cereal” derived from her name

• Greek Name: Hades• Portfolio: Underworld,

the dead, riches• Symbols: Bident, cap

of invisibility

• Odd facts– Lives in Underworld

with Proserpina (wife), Cerberus, Charon, Somnus, Mors, and others

– Also called Dis or Dispater by Romans

– NOT EVIL! Also, not to be confused with Death

• Greek Name: Hestia• Portfolio: Beneficial

Fire, Hearth and Home

• Symbol: Fire, the Hearth

• Odd facts– One of three unwed

goddesses– Usually considered the

first born of the gods– Served in Rome by the

priesthood of Vestal Virgins, who keep the central fire of the city burning

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