1. Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Greece

2. Cronus King of the Titans
Had the following children with his wife, Rhea
Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, and Poseidon
Swallowed his children after they born to protect himself against a prophecy
When son Zeus was born, Rhea tricked him into swallowing a rock
Zeus grew up and forced his father to remove his siblings
Zeus and his siblings, along with Giants and Cyclopes, overthrew Cronus and the other Titans.
Was sent to Tartarus

3. Atlas Prometheus The Kraken
Titan that was punished by having to hold up the sky
Prometheus
Titan that punished for stealing fire from Zeus to give to mortals
He was bound to a rock, where every day an eagle would eat his liver. The next day it would grow back and the process would begin again
The Kraken
Titan feared by all of the Olympians
Was caged by Poseidon
Only could do Zeus’ bidding

4. Zeus split the world with his brothers
Zeus got the sky and air
Poseidon got the waters
Hades got the world of the dead
Zeus (Jupiter)
King of the gods
Ruler of Mt. Olympus
God of sky, weather, thunder, lightning
Husband to Hera
Pictured as a mature man
Shown with a royal scepter and lightning bolt
Sacred animals
Eagle and bull

5. Eris Nemesis Tyche Orion Greek goddess of strife and discord
Spirit of divine retribution
Goddess of revenge
Tyche
God the governed the fortune and success of a city
Orion
Giant huntsman
Became a constellation

6. Castor and Pollux Minos Twin sons of Zeus
Became the constellation of Gemini
Minos
King of Crete
Every 9 years he would make King Aegeus pick 7 men and 7 women to go into the labyrinth to be eaten by the Minotaur
After his death became a judge of the dead in Hades

7. Hera (Juno) Aphrodite (Venus) Queen of the gods
Goddess of marriage, women, childbirth, and kings
Wife of Zeus
Shown as a beautiful woman wearing a crown and carrying a lotus-tipped staff
Sacred animals
Lion, peacock, and cuckoo
Aphrodite (Venus)
Goddess of love and beauty
Married to Hephaestus, but wasn’t faithful
Shown as a beautiful woman

8. Apollo (Apollo) Her symbols
Rose, scallop shell, pomegranate, and myrtle wreath
Sacred animal
Dove
Apollo (Apollo)
God of music, healing, poetry, and archery
Twin brother of Artemis
Son of Zeus
Shown as a handsome, beardless youth with long hair.
Symbols
Laurel wreath, bow and quiver, and lyre

9. Ares (Mars) Sacred animals
Dolphins, swans, cicadas, hawks, ravens, crows
Ares (Mars)
God of war, violence, manly courage, and civil order
Son of Zeus and Hera
Pictured as dressed in battle gear; golden armor and bronze-tipped spear
Vulture, venomous snakes, alligators, and dogs

10. Poseidon (Neptune) Hades (Pluto)
God of the sea, rivers, floods, droughts, earthquakes, and creator of horses
Known as “Earth Shaker”
Brother to Zeus
Pictured as older man holding a trident
Sacred animals
Horse and dolphin
Hades (Pluto)
King of the Underworld
God of the dead
Brother of Zeus
Husband to Persephone

11. Artemis (Diana) Symbols Key of Hades and Cerberus (three-headed dog)
Sacred animal
Screech owl
Artemis (Diana)
Goddess of the hunt, wilderness, animals, and young girls
Associated with the moon
Twin sister of Apollo
Pictured as a young woman with a hunting bow and quiver of arrows.
Hunting spears, animal pelts, wild animals

12. Athena (Minerva) Sacred animals Deer, bears, and wild boars
Goddess of wisdom, warfare, battle strategy, and crafts
Was born from Zeus’ head fully formed
Pictured with a crested helmet, shield, and spear
Symbol
Olive tree
Sacred animal
Owl

13. Demeter (Ceres) Dionysus (Bacchus)
Goddess of agriculture and the harvest
Mother of Persephone
Pictured as a mature woman crowned holding wheat
Symbols
Cornucopia and winged serpent
Sacred animals
Pigs and snakes
Dionysus (Bacchus)
God of wine and parties
Son of Zeus
Pictured as an older man drinking from a cup

14. Hephaestus (Vulcan) Sacred animals Dolphins, tigers, and donkeys
God of metalworking, sculpture, stonemasonry, and volcanism
Son of Hera
Smith of the gods
Husband of Aphrodite
Pictured as a bearded man holding a hammer and tongs
Symbols
Hammer and anvil
Donkey, guard dog, and crane

15. Hermes God of travel, messengers, trade, and thievery
Messenger of the gods
Leads souls of the dead into Hades
Son of Zeus
Pictured as a handsome, athletic man
Symbols
Winged sandals and traveler’s cap
Sacred animals
Tortoise, ram, and hawk

16. Hestia (Vesta) Goddess of hearth, home, and cooking Sister of Zeus
Symbols
Hearth and kettle
Some stories say that she gave up her seat as an Olympian to Dionysus