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ZEUS
Roman name Jupiter
• Zeus was the
supreme god of
the Olympians.
Hera
Roman name Juno
• Hera was the
goddess of
marriage. She was
the wife of Zeus
and Queen of the
Olympians.
APHRODITE
Roman name Venus
• Aphrodite was the
goddess of love,
beauty and
fertility. She was
also a protectress
of sailors.
ARES
Roman name Mars
• Ares was the god
of war, or more
precisely of
warlike frenzy.
HEPHAESTUS
Roman name Vulcan
• Hephaestus was
the lame god of
fire and crafts or
the two together,
hence of
blacksmiths.
ARTEMIS
Roman name Diana
• Artemis was the
goddess of the
hunt. She helped
women in
childbirth, but
also brought
sudden death with
her arrows.
DIONYSUS
Roman name Bacchus
• Dionysus was the
god of wine.
HERMES
Roman name Mercury
• Hermes was the
messenger of the
gods and guide of
dead souls to the
Underworld.
POSEIDON
Roman name Neptune
• Poseidon was the
god of the sea,
earthquakes and
horses. Although he
was officially one of
the supreme gods of
Mount Olympus, he
spent most of his
time in his watery
domain.
APOLLO
Roman name Apollo
• Apollo was the
god of prophesy,
music and
healing.
ATHENA
Roman name Minerva
• Athena was the
goddess of crafts
and the domestic
arts and also those
of war and wisdom.
She was the patron
goddess of Athens.
Her symbol was the
owl.
DEMETER
Roman name Cerus
• Demeter was the
goddess of
agriculture. She
was the sister of
Zeus and the
mother of
Persephone.
HADES
Roman name Pluto
• Hades was the God
of the dead and ruler
of the Underworld,
which was called
Hades after the god.
Hades abducted
Persephone, who
became his queen.
HESTIA
Roman name Vesta
• Goddess of the home,
family and hearth
• Received and refused
marriage proposals from
Apollo and Poseidon
• Asked Zeus to allow her
to remain an eternal virgin
PERSEPHONE
Roman name Proserpina
• Goddess of the
underworld
• Wife of Hades
• Spent winter with
Hades in the
underworld and
returned to the earth
in the spring,
bringing spring
renewal