1. Greek Mythology Part I
The Olympians

2. 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.

3. 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

4. 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, BCE

5. “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

6. 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