The Gods of Olympus

ZeusRoman Name: Jupiter

Position: King of the GodsSymbol: thunderbolt,

eagle, oak

HeraRoman Name: Juno

Position: Queen of the Gods, Wife of Zeus,

patroness of married women

Symbols: peacock, pomegranate, cuckoo

PoseidonRoman Name: Neptune

Position: God of the sea, horses and earthquakes

Symbol: Trident, dolphins, horses

HadesRoman Name: PlutoPosition: God of the

Underworld, minerals & wealth

Symbols: Cerberus (3-headed dog), cypress, 2-pronged spear called a

‘bident’

HestiaRoman Name: VestaPosition: Goddess of

hearth and homeSymbol: hearth fire

Ares

Roman Name: MarsPosition: God of War

Symbol: sword, shield, dogs, vultures

AthenaRoman Name: MinervaPosition: Goddess of

wisdom, war, weavingSymbols: aegis

(breastplate with the head of Medusa), owl, shield,

olive tree

ApolloRoman Name: Apollo

Position: God of the sun, music, poetry, medicine

Symbols: lyre, arrows, sun chariot

AphroditeRoman Name: Venus

Position: Goddess of love and beauty

Symbols: Doves, sparrows

HermesRoman Name: Mercury

Position: Messenger of the Gods, god of commerce &

theftSymbols: Winged cap,

winged sandals, caduceus

ArtemisRoman Name: Diana

Position: Goddess of the moon, hunting, patroness

of maidensSymbols: crescent moon,

stag, arrows

HephaestusRoman Name: Vulcan

Position: God of fire and metal-workers, blacksmith

of the godsSymbols: anvil and forge

Although not part of the original group,

there are two others considered to be

Olympians

DemeterRoman Name: CeresPosition: Goddess of

agricultureSymbols: sheaf of wheat,

poppies, cornucopia

DionysusRoman Name: BacchusPosition: God of wine,

drama, revelrySymbols: Ivy, grapes,

leopards

The MusesThe nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne (Memory)

Clio

The muse of History

Urania

Muse of astronomy

Melpomene

Muse of tragedy

ThaliaMuse of Comedy

TerpsichoreMuse of Dance

Calliope

Muse of Epic Poetry

EratoThe Muse of love-

poetry

PolyhymniaMuse of songs to the

gods

EuterpeMuse of lyric poetry

The Three Graces

These were the daughters of Zeus and Eurynome, a child of the Titan, Ocean. The graces were not viewed as separate personalities, but always together, a triple incarnation of grace and beauty.

Aglaia

Splendor

Euphrosyne

Mirth

ThaliaGood Cheer

The Three FatesGreek: MoiraeLatin: Parcae

ClothoThe Spinner

She spins the thread of life

LachesisThe Disposer of

LotsShe assigned to each man

his destiny

AtroposShe who could not

be turnedShe carried the “abhorred

shears” and cut the thread of life at death