Transcript TheTwelve Olympians1

The Twelve
Olympians
•Pay attention
to the pictures
•Hint: You will
see a few on
your first Unit
Test
Zeus (Jupiter)
• King of the gods and
ruler of mankind
• Central figure of the
myths
• Can be just and fair at
times or cruel and
manipulative
• Symbols: eagle,
thunderbolt, sceptre,
oak tree, aegis (shield)
Hera (Juno)
• Queen of the gods
• wife (and sister) of
Zeus
• A very powerful
goddess known for her
jealousy
• Can be vicious and
spiteful (usually
because of Zeus’s
infidelity)
• Symbols: peacock,
cow, Iris
Poseidon (Neptune)
• God of the sea, horses,
and earthquakes
• Zeus’s brother and
second to him in power
• Can be cruel and
unpredictable when
angry
• Feuding with Odysseus
and holds a grudge
• Symbols: trident, horse,
bull
Hades (Pluto)
• God of the
underworld (did not
live on Mount
Olympus)
• Brother of Zeus and
Poseidon
• Rules the dead with
his wife Persephone
• Symbols: helmet
(makes him invisible
when he leaves)
Hestia (Vesta)
• Goddess of hearth
and home
• Zeus’s sister
• Symbols: hearth,
fire
Ares (Mars)
• God of war
• Vicious God
• Hated by his
parents (Zeus and
Hera)
• A ruthless bully, he
is also a coward
• Symbols:
weapons, armor,
vulture, dog
Athena (Minerva)
• Goddess of wisdom,
war, reason, purity, and
weaving
• Emerges from her
father Zeus’s head
fully-grown and armed
• Witty and clever, she
favors Odysseus
• Symbols: owl, olive
tree, helmet, spear,
Athens
Apollo
• God of sun, music,
poetry, truth, and
medicine
• Son of Zeus and
Leto and Artemis’s
twin
• Symbols: lyre, bow,
laurel tree, dolphin,
Delphi
Aphrodite (Venus)
• Goddess of love and
beauty
• Shows formidable
power (with Cupid and
Psyche)
• Principal cause of the
Trojan War
• Married to Hephaestus
• Symbols: Cupid (her
son), dove, swan,
myrtle
Hermes (Mercury)
• Messenger-god; god of
commerce, travelers, and
thieves
• Son of Zeus and Maia
• Fast and cunning
• Guide leading the dead
from Earth to Hades
• Symbols: winged hat and
sandals, caduceus
(magic wand)
Artemis (Diana)
• Goddess of the moon and
hunting; patroness of
maidens
• Apollo’s twin sister
• Beautiful
• Normally good and just,
but demands a human
sacrifice during the Trojan
War
• Symbols: bow and arrow,
deer, cypress tree
Hephaestus (Vulcan)
• God of fire; forger of
armor (extremely skillful)
• Son of Hera (and maybe
Zeus)
• Married to Aphrodite
• Only ugly Olympian and
partially crippled
• Kind, generous, and
good-natured
• Symbols: anvil and forge
(fiery pit used by
blacksmiths)
Be sure to STUDY!!
• I will be testing you on the 12
Olympians next class! 
• For each God, you need to know:
-Greek and Roman name
-Realm (what they’re the god of)
-Symbols
-Relationship/background