THE OLYMPIANS THE GREEK GODS AND GODDESSES WHO CALLED MT. OLYMPUS THEIR HOME.

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THE OLYMPIANS THE GREEK GODS AND GODDESSES WHO CALLED MT. OLYMPUS THEIR HOME.

1. Zeus *King of the Gods *Stronger than all of the gods put together *Olympics are held in his honor

2. Poseidon *God of the Sea *Used his trident when angry to make storms and earthquakes.

3. Hades *God of the Underworld *Preferred his gloomy palace to Mt. Olympus *Had a 3 headed dog, Cerberus, that guarded the gates of Hades

4. Hera *Queen of the gods *Zeus’ wife and sister  *Jealous over Zeus’ affairs

5. Demeter *Goddess of the Harvest *Her daughter, Persephone, was kidnapped by Hades – her grief causes the Seasons

6. Hestia *Goddess of the hearth (fireplace) *Every hearth on Earth is her altar *Gave up throne on Olympus to tend to things on Earth

7. Ares *God of War *Tall & handsome, but cruel & vain *Disliked by the other gods and goddesses

8. Hephaestus *Blacksmith of the gods *His wife, Aphrodite, was cruel to him even though he was kind and caring

9. Aphrodite *Goddess of beauty *No one knew where she came from *Married to Hephaestus, but liked Ares

10. Hermes *Messenger of the gods *Merriest of all of the Olympic gods *Enjoyed playing pranks on other gods

11. Athena *Goddess of wisdom, goddess of Athens *Favorite child of Zeus *Sprang fully clothed from Zeus’ forehead

12. Apollo *God of the Sun (blond hair & radiant) *Shares seat on Mt. Olympus with his twin sister, Artemis. They are opposites.

13. Artemis *Goddess of the moon and the hunt *Shares seat on Mt. Olympus with her twin brother, Apollo.

14. Dionysus *God of wine and celebrations *Youngest of the gods; took Hestia’s seat *Theater is celebrated in his honor