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Gods and Goddesses of Gods and Goddesses of Ancient GreeceAncient Greece
Proximity of Italy to Proximity of Italy to GreeceGreece
Ancient GreeceAncient Greece
Kronos (Saturn)Kronos (Saturn)
Head of TitansHead of Titans AgricultureAgriculture Father of ZeusFather of Zeus Consumed his own Consumed his own
children when it children when it was prophesized was prophesized that one would that one would overtake himovertake him
Zeus (Jupiter)Zeus (Jupiter)
King of the godsKing of the gods Ruler of the sky Ruler of the sky
and weatherand weather Upholder of oathsUpholder of oaths HospitalityHospitality
Hera (Juno)Hera (Juno)
Sister of ZeusSister of Zeus Wife of ZeusWife of Zeus Queen of the GodsQueen of the Gods Upholder of Upholder of
MarriageMarriage
Poseidon (Neptune)Poseidon (Neptune)
Brother of ZeusBrother of Zeus Ruler of the seaRuler of the sea HorsesHorses EarthquakesEarthquakes
Hades (Pluto)Hades (Pluto)
Brother of Zeus & Brother of Zeus & PoseidonPoseidon
Ruler of the Ruler of the UnderworldUnderworld
Married to Married to PersephonePersephone
Demeter (Ceres)Demeter (Ceres)
Sister of ZeusSister of Zeus Goddess of the Goddess of the
earthearth CornCorn CropsCrops
Persephone (Proserpina)Persephone (Proserpina)
Daughter of Daughter of DemeterDemeter
Wife of HadesWife of Hades Queen of the Queen of the
underworldunderworld Spends six months Spends six months
in the underworld in the underworld (winter) and six (winter) and six months with her months with her mother (summer)mother (summer)
Ares (Mars)Ares (Mars)
Son of Zeus and Son of Zeus and HeraHera
God of warGod of war While Athena was While Athena was
seen as strategic in seen as strategic in war, Ares was seen war, Ares was seen as unpredictable as unpredictable and violent.and violent.
Apollo (Apollo)Apollo (Apollo)
Son of ZeusSon of Zeus ProphecyProphecy LightLight YouthYouth MusicMusic ArcheryArchery Healing and PlagueHealing and Plague The SunThe Sun PoetryPoetry
Athena (Minerva)Athena (Minerva)
Daughter of ZeusDaughter of Zeus No mother (?)No mother (?) WisdomWisdom WarfareWarfare CraftsCrafts
Artemis (Diana)Artemis (Diana)
Daughter of ZeusDaughter of Zeus Twin sister of Twin sister of
ApolloApollo HuntingHunting Wild animalsWild animals ChildbirthChildbirth The MoonThe Moon
Hephaestus (Vulcan)Hephaestus (Vulcan)
Son of Hera (and Son of Hera (and Zeus?)Zeus?)
FireFire SmeltingSmelting CraftsCrafts Blacksmith for the Blacksmith for the
godsgods
Hermes (Mercury)Hermes (Mercury)
Son of ZeusSon of Zeus Messenger of the Messenger of the
godsgods TravelersTravelers TrickeryTrickery TheftTheft CommerceCommerce ScienceScience
Aphrodite (Venus)Aphrodite (Venus)
Born from sea foamBorn from sea foam IliadIliad considers her to considers her to
be a daughter of be a daughter of DioneDione
Some versions call her Some versions call her a daughter of Zeusa daughter of Zeus
Married to HephaestusMarried to Hephaestus LoveLove BeautyBeauty PleasurePleasure
Eros (Cupid)Eros (Cupid)
Son of AphroditeSon of Aphrodite LoveLove
Dionysus (Bacchus)Dionysus (Bacchus)
Son of Zeus (and Son of Zeus (and Persephone?)Persephone?)
LiberationLiberation WineWine MusicMusic TheaterTheater FertilityFertility