THE 12 OLYMPIANS

ZEUS/JUPITER

• King of The Gods/Sky
• Thunderbolt, loghning, eagle
• Parents were Cronos and Rhea, wife was Hera

APHRODITE/VENUS

• Goddess of love and beauty
• Swan, Dove, seashell
• Daughter of Zeus
• Wife of Hephaetus

ATHENA/MINERVA

• Goddess of wisdom and War
• Aegis(shield),and owl
• Daughter of Zeus and Metis

ARES/MARS

• God of war
• Spear, helmet
• Son of Zeus and his wife Hera

ARTEMIS/DIANA

• Goddess of hunting, the moon and child birth
• Deer, Bow and arrow, moon
• Daughter of Zeus, Apollo was her twin brother

APOLLO

• God of light and sun
• Lyre, tripod, navel stone
• Son of Zeus and Letos, twin of Artemis

HERA/JUNO

• Queen of Gods, and marriage
• Pomegranate,scepter
• Son of Cronos and Rhea, wife of Zeus

POSEIDON/NEPTUNE

• God of sea
• Horses, trident, dolphin
• Son of Cronos and Rhea, brother of Zeus and Hades

HADES/PLUTO

• God of the underworld
• Invisibility helmet, and three headed dog
• Son of Cronos and Rhea, brother of Zeus and Poseidon

HEPHAESTUS/VULCAN

• God of fire and metal working
• Fire, axe and pincers
• Son of Zeus and Hera, husband of Aphrodite

HERMES/MERCURY

• Messenger God
• Winged feet, staff
• Son of Zeus and Maia

DIONYSUS/BACCHUS

• God of wine
• Ivy, grapes, snake
• Son of Zeus and Semele

DEMETER/CERES

• Goddess of the harvest
• Winged serpent,cornucopia
• Daughter of Cronos and Rhea