ZEUSZEUSRoman name Jupiter

• supreme god of supreme god of the Olympiansthe Olympians

• throws lightening throws lightening bolts when angrybolts when angry

• cheats on wife cheats on wife HeraHera

HeraHeraRoman name Juno

• wife of Zeuswife of Zeus• Queen of the Queen of the

OlympiansOlympians• goddess of goddess of

marriagemarriage• insanely jealous insanely jealous

of Zeus.of Zeus.

APHRODITEAPHRODITERoman name Venus

• goddess of love, goddess of love, beauty and beauty and fertilityfertility

• protectress of protectress of sailorssailors

• born of the oceanborn of the ocean

ARESARESRoman name Mars

• god of wargod of war• son of Zeusson of Zeus• tall and tall and

handsome but handsome but cruel and vaincruel and vain

• In love with In love with AphroditeAphrodite

HEPHAESTUSHEPHAESTUSRoman name Vulcan

• the lame god of the lame god of fire and craftsfire and crafts

• son of Zeusson of Zeus• a blacksmitha blacksmith• married to married to

AphroditeAphrodite

ARTEMISARTEMISRoman name Diana

• goddess of the goddess of the hunthunt

• daughter of Zeusdaughter of Zeus• sister of Apollosister of Apollo

DIONYSUSDIONYSUSRoman name Bacchus

• the god of winethe god of wine• son of Zeus and a son of Zeus and a

mortalmortal• patron god of the patron god of the

Greek stageGreek stage

HERMESHERMESRoman name Mercury

• the messenger of the messenger of the godsthe gods

• guide of dead guide of dead souls to the souls to the UnderworldUnderworld

• noted for his noted for his prankspranks

POSEIDONPOSEIDON Roman name Neptune

• god of the sea, god of the sea, earthquakes and earthquakes and horseshorses

• brother of Zeusbrother of Zeus• spent most of his spent most of his

time in his watery time in his watery domain. domain.

APOLLOAPOLLORoman name Apollo

• god of the sun, god of the sun, prophesy, music prophesy, music and healingand healing

• son of Zeusson of Zeus• sister of Artemissister of Artemis

ATHENAATHENARoman name Minerva

• goddess of crafts, goddess of crafts, war and wisdomwar and wisdom

• patron goddess of patron goddess of AthensAthens

• favorite daughter favorite daughter of Zeusof Zeus

• symbol, the owlsymbol, the owl

DEMETERDEMETERRoman name Cerus

• goddess of goddess of agricultureagriculture

• sister of Herasister of Hera• mother of mother of

Persephone.Persephone.

HADESHADESRoman name Pluto

• god of the dead and god of the dead and ruler of the ruler of the UnderworldUnderworld

• brother of Zeusbrother of Zeus• kidnapped kidnapped

Persephone, who Persephone, who became his queen.became his queen.

HestiaHestiaRoman name Vesta

• the goddess of the goddess of hearth and homehearth and home

• Hera's sisterHera's sister

HeraclesHeraclesRoman name Hercules

• half man, half god half man, half god (demi-god)(demi-god)

• Zeus' son with a Zeus' son with a mortalmortal

• very strong. very strong. 

Persephone Roman name Proserpina

• goddess of the goddess of the UnderworldUnderworld

• abducted by Hadesabducted by Hades• daughter of Zeus daughter of Zeus

and Demeterand Demeter

The Muses

• 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnomosyne9 daughters of Zeus and Mnomosyne• made beautiful music with their singingmade beautiful music with their singing• The Muses were patrons of the arts and The Muses were patrons of the arts and

sciencessciences

The Graces Roman name Gratiae

• three goddess of three goddess of Grace and BeautyGrace and Beauty

• Aglaia (splendor) Aglaia (splendor) • Euphrosyne (mirth)Euphrosyne (mirth)• Thalia (good cheer)Thalia (good cheer)

The Fates Roman name Parcae, Moirae

• three sistersthree sisters

• They weave, They weave, measure, and cut measure, and cut the thread of life the thread of life for humansfor humans

• Clotho (“The Clotho (“The Spinner”)Spinner”)

• Lachesis (“The Lachesis (“The disposer of lots”)disposer of lots”)

• Atropos (“The cutter”)Atropos (“The cutter”)