Greek Mythology Part I The Olympians.

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Greek Mythology Part I The Olympians

Mount Olympus Except for Hades (god of the underworld) and his wife Persephone, all of the Olympians were thought to reside on Mount Olympus, the tallest mountain in Greece, on the northern border of Thessaly.

Genealogy Gaia + Uranus + Rhea Cronus + + + + Apollo Hermes Persephone Aphrodite Leto + Zeus + Maia Poseidon Demeter + Zeus + Hera Hades Hestia Apollo Hermes Persephone Ares Artemis Dionysus Athena Hephaestus

Zeus / Jupiter King of the Gods and man, upholder of the customary ways of Greek society. Concern: Kingship, weather, sky, law and justice, customs, guardian of hospitality. Attributes: Thunderbolt, bull, eagle, aegis (goat skin) worn as a shield, sceptre. “Birth of Athena” Phrynos Painter, 560-550 BCE

“Neptune Calming the Tempest” Poseidon / Neptune Lord of the sea, master of the terrifying movement of the earth, not very friendly towards mankind. Concerns: The sea, fresh water springs, horses, earthquakes, fertility. Attributes: A trident, a chariot pulled by horses, dolphins or sea monsters. “Neptune Calming the Tempest” Rubens, 1635

Hera / Juno Wife of Zeus, Queen of heaven, goddess of marriage and of women’s sexuality and fertility. Concern: Marriage, the family, childbirth, rites of passage. Very jealous of Zeus’s affairs and persecutes his illegitimate offspring. Attributes: Shown as middle-aged, often with a round hat, a cow, peacock, pomegranate, cuckoo. “Hera Ludovisi’ 5th century BCE