1. Major Gods

2.  Chief, supreme ruler (“Lord of the Sky”)  He could be deceived  Falls in love with one woman after another  Tries to hide infidelity from his wife, Hera

3.  Zeus’ wife and sister  Protector of marriage  Punished the women that Zeus fell in love with (or fooled around with)  Delayed the ending of the Trojan War. (She was jealous that a Trojan named another goddesses lovelier than she.)

4.  Brother of Zeus  Second to Zeus in power  Ruler of the sea  Gave first horse to man  Storm and calm were under his control  Carried a trident

5.  Brother of Zeus and Poseidon  Ruler of the dead  Lived in the underworld  Also the God of wealth  His wife was Persephone  Helmet which made his invisible

6.  Daughter of Zeus alone (no mother bore her)  Sprang from Zeus’ head  Battle-goddess; goddess of city; protector of civilized life  Zeus’ favorite child  Athens was her special city

7.  Son of Zeus and Leto  “Most Greek of all gods”  Master musician  God of Light and Truth  His oracle was at Delphi (said to be center of the world and answers questions asked by anxious seekers of truth)

8.  Daughter of Zeus and Leto  Apollo’s twin  Virgin goddess  Sister of Helios (the sun god)  Uncertainty between good and evil exists in her  “Lady of Wild Things” (i.e., the moon, etc)

9.  Daughter of Zeus and Dione  Sprang from foam of sea  Goddess of love and beauty  Wife of Hephaestus  Laughter-loving

10.  Son of Zeus and Maia  Winged sandals  Zeus’ messenger  Most cunning of gods  Guide of the dead  Appears more often than any other god (in tales of mythology)

11.  Zeus and Hera’s son  God of war  Parents hated him  Murderous, coward  Symbol of war

12.  Son of Hera (or Zeus and Hera)  God of fire  Ugly and lame  Born deformed  Aphrodite is wife  Protector of the smiths

13.  Sister of Zeus/Poseidon/Hades  Virgin goddess  Symbol of the home  Each city had a public hearth sacred to her where fire could never go out

14.  “Cupid”  God of Love  Cannot do wrong nor allow it  Aphrodite’s son

15.  Goddess of the rainbow  Messenger of the gods

16.  3 total  Grace and beauty  “give life its bloom”  Queens of song

17.  9 total  Daughters of Zeus  Inspired historians and poets

18.  3-headed dog  Permits spirits to enter the underworld  (None return from underworld)

19.  In underworld  Punish evildoers

20.  Hermes’ son  Part god, part goat  Has hoofs and horns

21.  Enchanting voices  Lure sailors to death

22.  3 total  Spinner-spun thread of life  Disposers of Lots- assigned each man his destiny  Cut the thread at death