The Gods of the Pantheon

Zeus•King of the gods

•Ruler of Mount Olympus

•God of the sky, thunder, and fate

•Youngest son of Cronus and Rhea

•Husband of Hera

•Symbol: the lightning bolt and the eagle

Poseidon

•King of the sea and god of the waters

•Creator of horses

•Son of Cronus and Rhea

•Brother to Zeus and Hades

•Symbol: the trident

Hades•King of the Underworld and god of the dead

•Son of Cronus and Rhea

•Older brother of Zeus

•Symbol: the three-headed dog and the helmet of darkness

Hera

•Queen of Olympus

•God of marriage, child birth, and kings

•Daughter of Cronus and Rhea

•Wife of Zeus

•Symbol: the peacock

Hermes

•God of travel, messengers, and thievery

•Leads the souls of the dead into the Underworld

•Son of Zeus

•Symbol: the caduceus

Aphrodite

•Goddess of love and beauty

• Married to Hephaestus

• Symbol: Scallop shell

Apollo

•God of music, healing, plague, and prophecy

•Artemis’ twin brother

•Son of Zeus

•Symbol: The bow and quiver

Ares

•God of war, bloodlust, violence, and civil order

•Son of Zeus and Hera

•Symbol: the spear and the vulture

Athena

•Goddess of wisdom, battle strategy, and reason

•Born of Zeus

•Symbol: the olive tree and the aegis

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