GREEK GODS & GODESSES
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ZEUS
- Also known as Jupiter
- controlled sky and weather
- King of gods
- Symbols include thunderbolt, eagle, bull, oak
- relatives of Hestia, Demeter,Hera, Hades, Poseidon, and Cronos
Photo by carmen.gb
Hera (Juno)
- god of women, mothers, wives
- Symbolized by pomegranate, peacock, lily flower
- relative of Cronos, Poseidon, Rhea, Demeter, Hades, Hestia
Photo by Prof. Mortel
Poseidon (Neptune)
- god of the sea, rivers, springs, earthquakes
- symbolized by: Dolphin, horse
- Relative of: Zeus, Hades, Hestia, Demeter, Rhea, Cronos, Hera
Photo by dullhunk
HADES(Pluto)
- King of the underworld(tartus)
- Symbolized by: Cerberus, cypress, key, cornucopia, sceptre
- Relatives of: Cronos, Poseidon, Zeus, Hestia, Demeter
Photo by i k o
Apollo
- god of purification, prophecy, healing, plague, music and poetry
- Symbolized by: Lyre, python, raven, bow and arrows
- Relatives of: Zeus, Leto, Artemis, Eris, Hebe, Persephone
Photo by kouk
Artemis (Diana)
- god of hunting and fertility of wild animals, childbirth
- Symbolized by: Crescent moon, bow and arrows, blue sky
- Relative of: Zeus, Leto, Eris, Apollo, Hebe, Persephone
Photo by Sebastián-Dario
Ares(Mars)
- god of war
- Symbols: Spear and helmet, dog, vulture
- Relatives: Phobos, Hera, Zeus, Hebe, Hephaestus, Eris
Photo by Prof. Mortel
Aphrodite(Venus)
- god of sexual desire, fertility
- Symbols: Ram, hare, tortoise, rose
- Relative of: Athena, Apollo, Hebe, Hermes, Heracles, Ares
Photo by Richard Cassan
Athena(Minerva)
- god of battle, weaving, crafts
- Symbols: Owl, dove, tiger, leopard
- Zeus, Metis, Artemis, Hermes, Hephaestus
Photo by EazyIanish
Hephaestus(Vulcan)
- god of metalworking and other crafts
- Symbols: Hammer, anvil, tongs, quail
- Relative of: Hebe, Zeus, Hera, Eilithyia
Photo by virtusincertus
Hermes(Mercury)
- god of travel, messengers, luck, theft, boundaries
- Symbols: Rooster, purse or pouch, winged sandals
- Relative of: Zeus, Maia, Apollo, Artemis, Ares, Hebe, Athena, Persephone
Photo by diffendale
DIONYSUS(Bacchus)
- god of vegetation, semen, drama, fertility of the vine
- Symbols:Thyrsos, barrel of wine, the flute
- Relative of: Zeus, Semele
Photo by Camil Tulcan
Hestia(Vesta)
- god of hearth
- Symbols: Pig, Fire and flame, crane
- Relative of: Cronus, Rhea
Photo by euthman
