1. The Olympian Gods

3. Zeus King of the Gods Married to Hera
Father of Ares and Hephaistos (by Hera)
Father of Apollo and Artemis (by Leto)
In charge of religious beliefs, hospitality, oaths
Often seen with an eagle, lightening bolts
Epithets: ‘cloud gatherer’

5. Hera Queen of the gods Married to Zeus Mother of Ares and Hephaistos
In charge of women and marriage
Often seen sitting on a throne, crowned with a ‘polos’ (crown).
Might carry a pomegranate (symbol of fertility)

7. Demeter
Goddess of harvest, the earth and fertility – also associated with the seasons/ circle of life and death
Mother of Persephone
Often shown with grain, cornucopia

9. Poseidon God of the sea Brother of Zeus and Hades
Often shown with a trident
Epithet: ‘earth-shaker’

11. Hephaistos God of blacksmiths, craftsmen and volcanoes
Son of Zeus and Hera
Sometimes described as deformed
Often seen with the tools of a blacksmith; hammer, anvil and tongs

13. Apollo God of music, arts , the sun, prophecy Son of Zeus and Leto
Twin brother of Artemis
Parton of Delphi (and the oracle there)
Often shown as a young man with a lyre

15. Artemis Goddess of hunting, childbirth and virginity
Daughter of Zeus and Leto
Twin sister of Apollo
Often shown as a young girl in a short dress with a bow and arrow

17. Athene Goddess of wisdom, judgement, civilisation and war strategy
Patron of heroes and Athens
Epithets: ‘bright-eyed’
Often showed in a full length chiton, normally with armour (shield with a gorgon)
Sometimes accompanied by an owl or snake

19. Aphrodite Goddess of love, beauty and sex Patron goddess of Cyprus
Often shown naked and accompanied by her son eros (cupid in Latin).

21. Ares God of war Son of Zeus and Hera
Often shown as a young man in full armour

23. Dionysus God of wine, harvest, theatre and parties
Can be shown as either a youth or an older man
Often shown with vines, wine and a thrysus
Often accompanied by attendants: satyrs (half man half men half goats) and maenads (female followers)

25. Hermes Messenger of the gods
God of boundaries, transitions and patron of thieves, herdsmen and wit.
Seen as a bit of a trickster
Often shown as a young man with winged sandals and caduceus (herald’s staff)