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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.
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