THE 12 GREAT OLYMPIANS

ZEUS

• Roman Name: Jupiter
• God of all gods
• Born from Kronos and Rhea
• Symbol: lightning bolt
• Brother of Hades and Poseidon

HERA

• Roman Name: Juno
• Goddess of all marriage, women and birth.
• Born from Kronos and Rhea
• Symbol: Heifer or Peacock
• Sister and wife of Zeus.

HADES

• Roman Name: Pluto
• God of the underworld and death.
• Born from Kronos and Rhea
• Symbol: his helmet
• Brother of Zeus, Poseidon and Hera

POSEIDEN

• Roman Name: Neptune
• God of the sea, rivers, floods and earthquakes
• Born from Kronos and Rhea
• Symbol: Trident
• Husband of Amphitrite

APHRODITE

• Roman Name: Venus
• Goddess of love, beauty and desire.
• Born from Zeus and Dione
• Symbol: Roses
• Wife of Hephaestus

APOLLO

• Roman Name: Apollo
• God of light, healing, music, poetry, plague, prophecy and the sun.
• Born from Zeus and Leto
• Symbol: Lyre and Tripod
• Twin brother of Artemis father of Asclepius, Orpheus, Troilus, Aristaeus

ARES

• Roman Name: Mars
• God of war and bloodshed
• Born from Zeus and Hera
• Symbol: spear
• Brother of Eilithyia, Hebe and Hephaestus

ARTEMIS

• Roman Name: Diana
• Goddess of hunting, wilderness, childbirth and the moon
• Born from Zeus and Leto
• Symbol: Bow and Pike
• Twin sister of Apollo

ATHENA

• Roman Name: Minerva
• Goddess of wisdom, skill, warfare and tactics
• Born from Zeus and Metis
• Symbol: Olive Tree, Distaff, Spear, and Aegis
• No full blooded brothers or sisters

DEMETER

• Roman Name: Ceres
• Goddess of farming, the harvest, and fertility
• Born from Kronos and Rhea
• Symbol: Cornucopia
• Mother of Persephone, sister of Zeus, Hades, Poseidon, and Hera

DIONYSUS

• Roman Name: Bacchus
• God of wine, parties, festivals, madness and ecstasy
• Born from Zeus and Semele
• Symbol: Thyrsos, Flute, Wine Barrel
• Husband of Ariadne, father of Priapus, Phthonus, and Deianira

Hermes

• Roman Name: Mercury
• God of travel, animal husbandry, writing, trade and messenger of the gods
• Born from Zeus an Maia
• Symbol: Winged Sandals
• Father of Hermaphroditus and Pan