1. Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Greece

2. Proximity of Italy to Greece

3. Ancient Greece

4. Kronos (Saturn) Head of Titans Agriculture Father of Zeus
Consumed his own children when it was prophesized that one would overtake him

5. Zeus (Jupiter) King of the gods Ruler of the sky and weather
Upholder of oaths
Hospitality

6. Hera (Juno) Sister of Zeus Wife of Zeus Queen of the Gods
Upholder of Marriage

7. Poseidon (Neptune)
Brother of Zeus
Ruler of the sea
Horses
Earthquakes

8. Hades (Pluto) Brother of Zeus & Poseidon Ruler of the Underworld
Married to Persephone

9. Demeter (Ceres)
Sister of Zeus
Goddess of the earth
Corn
Crops

10. Persephone (Proserpina)
Daughter of Demeter
Wife of Hades
Queen of the underworld
Spends six months in the underworld (winter) and six months with her mother (summer)

11. Ares (Mars) Son of Zeus and Hera God of war
While Athena was seen as strategic in war, Ares was seen as unpredictable and violent.

12. Apollo (Apollo) Son of Zeus Prophecy Light Youth Music Archery
Healing and Plague
The Sun
Poetry

13. Athena (Minerva)
Daughter of Zeus
No mother (?)
Wisdom
Warfare
Crafts

14. Artemis (Diana) Daughter of Zeus Twin sister of Apollo Hunting
Wild animals
Childbirth
The Moon

15. Hephaestus (Vulcan) Son of Hera (and Zeus?) Fire Smelting Crafts
Blacksmith for the gods

16. Hermes (Mercury) Son of Zeus Messenger of the gods Travelers Trickery
Theft
Commerce
Science

17. Aphrodite (Venus) Born from sea foam
Iliad considers her to be a daughter of Dione
Some versions call her a daughter of Zeus
Married to Hephaestus
Love
Beauty
Pleasure

18. Eros (Cupid)
Son of Aphrodite
Love

19. Dionysus (Bacchus) Son of Zeus (and Persephone?) Liberation Wine Music
Theater
Fertility