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THE 12 OLYMPIANSZeus Athena Poseidon Apollo Hades Aphrodite Hestia Hermes Hera Artemis Ares Hephaestus
ELDER GENERATION OF GODS
Cronus + Rhea
Hestia Hades Poseidon Demeter Hera Zeus
CHILDREN OF ZEUS & HERA
Zeus + Hera
Hebe Hephaestus Ares
ZEUS’S IMMORTAL CHILDREN
Metis -- AtheneThemis -- Hours, Order, Justice, Peace, FatesDemeter -- PersephoneMnemosyne -- The Nine MusesLeto -- Artemis & ApolloDione -- AphroditeSemele -- DionysusMaia -- HermesHera -- Hebe, Ares, Hephaestus
ZEUS (JUPITER)Lord of the Sky, the Cloud-
gathererSupreme ruler of Mount
OlympusSpiritual leader of both gods
and menUpholder of the law, justice,
morals, and civilised conductAttributes: Thunderbolt, the
eagle, the aegis, the oak tree
POSEIDON (NEPTUNE)
Lord of the SeaGave the first horse to man
(God of Horses)The Earth-shaker (God of
Earthquakes)Submarine palaceAttributes: The trident,
dolphins, horses, bulls
HADES (PLUTO)Lord of the Underworld, Ruler
of the DeadAbducted and gave Persephone
a pomegranate, she ate and belonged to the underworld forever
The God of Wealth, possesses the riches of the earth
His name is avoidedAttributes: The scepter, the
helmet (of invisibility), the narcissus flower
HESTIA (VESTA)
Goddess of the Hearth, the symbol of home and domestic life
A virgin goddess, wooed by Poseidon and Apollo but swore by Zeus to remain a virgin
Every hearth on Earth was her altar
New colonies took fire from the hearth of the mother-city
Attributes: The hearth
HERA (JUNO)
Queen of Mount OlympusZeus’s wife and sisterGoddess of Marriage and BirthAlways jealous of Zeus’s love
affairsPunishes her rivals and their
children (e.g. Zeus, Io, Helen)Attributes: The peacock, the
cow, the pomegranate, the city of Argos
ARES (MARS)God of WarHandsome but vain, cruel and
murderous; detested by gods and men
Attended by his sister Eris, the Goddess of Strife, his sons, and by Enyo, old goddess of war
Cowardly runs away when wounded
Born in Thrace, where there lives a fierce people
Attributes: The vulture, the dog, and the war gear
PALLAS ATHENA (MINERVA)Goddess of Wisdom, War, the
Handicrafts, Industry and JusticeBorn out of Zeus’s head, fully-grown
and wearing a robe and helmet, no mother
Zeus’s favourite childVirgin goddessAthena, the grey-eyed; Athena of the
flashing eyesAttributes: The olive tree, the owl,
the aegis, the city of Athens, and Parthenon temple
PHOEBUS APOLLO
God of Light (assoc. with the Sun-god Helios), Truth (can never tell a lie), Medicine, Archery, Music, Poetry
Master musician, he directed the choir of Muses
The Archer-god, the HealerTwin-brother of ArtemisKilled the dragon PythonAttributes: The lyre, the bow
and the arrow, the tripod, the swan, the laurel tree
APHRODITE (VENUS)Goddess of Love, Beauty, and
Sexual DesireThe laughter-loving, irresistible
goddess; had many loversBorn out of sea foams; the sea
carried her to CyprusMarried to Hephaestus, the ugly,
lame God of FireAphrodisiac festival celebrated
in Athens and Corinth, sexual intercourse as worship
Attributes: The myrtle tree, the dove, the swan
HERMES (MERCURY)Messenger God, God of
Commerce, Travel, Literature, Athletics
The Divine Herald, leads the souls of the dead to Hades
Cunning, shrewd, swiftGave the lyre to Apollo in
exchange for his cattleAttributes: The winged-
sandals, a broad-brimmed hat with wings, Caduceus (staff with snakes and wings)
ARTEMIS (DIANA)Goddess of Hunting, Wild Animals,
and FertilityA virgin goddess associated with
Chastity, twin-sister of Apollo, associated with Selene, the Moon
Armed with a bow and arrows, accompanied by the Nymphs
Contradictory features; protectress of women in labour and of young children, brought sudden death to labouring women by shooting arrows
Attributes: Cypress tree, the deer
HEPHAESTUS (VULCAN/MULCIBER)God of Fire, Forge, Smith of GodsThe armourer; patron of smithsHera conceived him alone, later
rejected He imprisoned his mother Hera on
a magic throne; released her after Aphrodite was given as his bride
He caught his wife with Ares with the magic chain-link net
Made the first woman,Pandora from clay
Attributes: Ugly, lame; carries an axe; wears a beard