OLYMPIC GODS

ZEUS

• Also known as Jupiter
• God of the sky
• Throws thunderbolts
• His father is Cronus
• His brothers are Hades and Poseidon

POSEIDON

• Also known as Neptune
• God of the seas/oceans
• Uses the trident
• Brothers with hades and Zeus
• Son of Cronus

HADES

• Also known as Pluto
• God of the underworld and wealth
• His helmet was his symbol
• Brother of Zeus and Poseidon
• Son of Cronus

HERA

• Also known as Juno
• Goddess of marriage and childbirth
• Sign- the cow and the peacock
• Zeus is her husband and brother

APOLLO

• Also Apollo in Rome
• God of healing, light, and truth
• Weapon was a silver bow
• Zeus was his father

ARTEMIS

• Also known as Diana
• Goddess of the hunt
• Her symbol is the moon
• Daughter of Zeus and Leto

ARES

• Also know as Mars
• The god of war
• His sign is the vulture
• Son of Zeus and Hera

APHRODITE

• Aka venus
• Goddess of love
• Jewelry is her symbol
• Daughter of Zeus and Dione
• Married to Hephaestus

ATHENA

• Aka Minerva
• Goddess of battle and wisdom
• Her symbol is the olive tree
• Daughter of Zeus

HEPHAESTUS

• Aka Vulcan
• God of fire and forge
• His symbol is volcanos
• Son of Zeus and Hera
• Married to Aphrodite

HERMES

• Aka mercury
• The messenger of the gods
• His sign is winged shoes
• Son of Zeus and Maia