THE OLYMPIANS

Zeus

• Roman Name: Jupiter
• God of the gods. God of the sky and rain
• Zeus' most powerful weapon was his lightning/thunder bolt.
• Son of Cronus and Rhea. Siblings were most notably Hades, Poseidon, and Hera
• His wife was his sister Hera.

HERA

• Roman Name: Juno
• Goddess of marriage and childbirth. Queen of the gods
• Her animals were the cow and peacock. Her city was Argos
• Daughter of Cronus and Rhea. Sister of Zeus, Posiden, and Hades
• Married Zeus after he raped her.

Poseidon

• Roman Name: Neptune
• God of the Sea
• His symbols are his Trident and horses. Poseidon was very greedy
• Son of Cronus and Rhea. Brother of Hades, Zeus, and Hera
• Married to Amphitrite

Demeter

• Roman Name: Ceres
• Goddess of many things, including the harvest, earth, agriculture and fertility in general
• She makes crops grow each year, and the first load of bread is in honor of her. Symbol of the harvest
• Daughter of Cronus and Rhea
• Demeter never married

Apollo

• Roman Name: Apollo
• Apollo is the god of music, light, truth, and the sun.
• Apollo is ofter associated with a golden lyre, a silver bow, medecine, and the sun
• Son of Zeus and Leto. He had a twin sister, Artemis.
• Apollo had many lovers, but was never married

ARTEMIS

• Roman Name: Diana
• Goddess of chastity, virginity, the hunt, the moon, and the natural environment
• She was associated with wild things, especially deer, huntsmen, child birth, and her tree was the cypress
• Daughter of Zeus and Leto. Had a twin brother, Apollo
• Artemis was not married

APHRODITE

• Roman Name: Venus
• Goddess of love, desire, and beauty
• Her main symbol was her very powerful magical girdle
• There are two sets of possible parents for her. One was Zeus and Dione. The other was Uranus and the sea
• Aphrodite was married to Hephaestus

ARES

• Roman Name: Mars
• God of war
• Ares was associated with murder and bloodstain, and adultery. His bird was the vulture, and his animal was the dog
• Son of Zeus and Hera
• Ares was married to Hephaestus for a time.

Athena

• Roman Name: Minerva
• Goddess of reasion, intelligence, arts and literature
• Athena was a virgin. She sprang from Zeus' head this is why she is so smart. Invented many agricultural things
• Daughter of Zeus and Metis
• Athena never married

DIONYSUS

• Roman Name: Bacchus
• God of fertility, wine, and later on arts
• Dionysus was associated with wine, the art of tending grapes, and people of the theater
• Son of Zeus and Shemale. Only god with a mortal mother
• He was married to Ariadne

Hephaestus

• Roman Name: Vulcan
• God of fire and the forge. The smith god
• Hephaestus was the only ugly god, he was also lame. Uses volcanos to forge
• Son of Zeus and Hera
• Married to Aphrodite

Hermes

• Roman Name: Mercury
• God of thieves and commerce. Messenger of the gods.
• He was the fastest god. He had a winged hat and sandals. Hermes had a magic wand, and invented many things
• Son of Zeus and Maia
• Hermes did not have a wife for many interactions with various women

Hades

• Roman Name: Pluto
• God of the underworld, and the dead. Also the god of wealth
• Hades was not death but he was the god of death. Hades lived in the underworld and was greedy
• Son of Cornus and Rhea. Brother of Zeus, Poseidon, and Hera
• Married to Persephone. Hades may not be an Olympian to some because he rarely came up from the underworld