Transcript Zeus (Jupiter)

Zeus
(Jupiter)
GOD OF: STORMS, LIGHTNING, THE SKY;
KING OF THE GODS
PARENTS: CRONUS (SATURN) AND RHEA
(OPS)
WIFE: HERA
WEAPONS: LIGHTNING BOLT
Poseidon
(Neptune)
 God
of : The Sea, Horses, Earthquakes;
Ruler of the Sea
 Parents:
 Wife:
Cronus and Rhea
Amphritite (in some myths)
 Weapon:
The trident (can cause
Earthquakes and tidal waves).
Hades
(Pluto)
 God
of: The Dead, the Underworld and
the riches in the earth
 Parents:
 Wife:
Cronus and Rhea
Persephone
 Weapon:
 Not
Cap of darkness
always included in the list of
Olympians
Hera
(Juno)
 Goddess
of : Marriage, childbirth and
Family; Queen of the Gods
 Parents:
Cronus and Rhea
 Husband:
Zeus
Demeter
(Ceres)
 Goddess
of : The harvest, Grain Fertility,
Nature and the seasons
 Parents:
Cronus and Rhea
 Husband:
 Mother
None
of Persephone, Queen of the
Underworld
Hestia
(Vesta)
 Goddess
 Parents:
of : The hearth and home
Rhea and Cronus
 Husband:
 Not
None (Virgin Goddess)
always included among the
Olympians. Sometimes said to have given
up her place in favor of Dionysus
(Baachus).
Apollo
(Apollo)
 God
of: Light, The Sun, Medicine, Music,
Prophecy, Poetry, Archery among other
things.
 Parents:
 Wife:
 Twin
Zeus and Leto (Latona)
None
Brother to Artemis
 Weapon:
Bow and arrow
Artemis
(Diana)
 Goddess
of: The Hunt, The Moon, Virginity
and Wild Animals
 Parents:
Zeus and Leto
 Husband:
 Twin
None (Virgin Goddess)
Sister of Apollo
 Weapon:
Bow and Arrow
Aphrodite
(Venus)
 Goddess
 Parents:
of love
None
 Husband:
 Son
Hephaestus
Eros (Cupid)
Athena
(Minerva)
 Goddess
Warfare
 Parents:
of: Wisdom and Righteous
Zeus and Metis
 Husband:
None (Virgin goddess)
 Weapon:
Helmet, Spear and Aegis
Hephaestus
(Vulcan)
 God
of: Metalwork, craftsmanship,
blacksmiths and the forge
 Parents: Zeus and Hera
 Wife: Aphrodite
 As god of the forge, Hephaestus generally
had his workshops below mountains. The
sparks that flew were how eruptions were
explained.
Ares
(Mars)
 God
of: Carnage and Excessive War
 Parents:
Zeus and Hera
 Wife:
None though he carried on affairs
with many, including Aphrodite
 Note:
While Athena represented military
leadership and strategy, Ares represented
untamed aggression and fury.
Hermes
(Mercury)
 God
of: Merchants, Thieves, boundaries,
roads and many other things. Escorted the
dead to the afterlife.
 Parents: Zeus and Maia
 Wife: Generally none (sometimes Hecate)
 With his winged sandals Hermes could
travel anywhere at great speeds and
acted as the messenger of the gods.
Dionysus
(Bacchus)
 God
of: Wine, Revelry and the Theatre
 Parents:
Zeus and Semele (Human
Princess)
 Wife:
None
 Dionysus
was the only Olympian god with
a mortal mother.