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Zeus Latin Jupiter or Jove, King of the Gods. Attributes: thunderbolt, eagle Hera Latin Juno , Zeus' queen (and sister), goddess of marriage. Attributes: peacock Poseidon Latin Neptune , brother of Zeus, god of the sea, earthquakes, horses, and much more. Attributes: trident, horse Hades Latin Pluto , brother of Zeus, ruler of the dead, husband of Persephone Persephone Latin Proserpina , daughter of Demeter, abducted by Hades; Queen of the dead. Demeter Latin Ceres , sister of Zeus, goddess of grains and of agriculture; the "sorrowful mother" of Greek myth, mourning her daughter Persephone, who was abducted by Hades.. Attributes: torch, ear of wheat Athena Latin Minerva , daughter of Zeus (no mother because she was born straight out of his head); virgin goddess of defensive warfare, crafts. Patron of Athens. Attributes: owl, helmet, and spear Hephaestus Latin Vulcan , son of Zeus and Hera, god of the forge, of industry. Lame. Husband of Aphrodite. Attributes: hammer and forge Hermes Latin Mercury , son of Zeus and the nymph Maia. Messenger of the gods, god of roads, commerce, doorways, luck, trickery, thieves; conductor of the dead to the kingdom of Hades, patron of shepherds and athletes. Attributes: winged hat and sandals Apollo Son of Zeus and Leto. God of the oracle at Delphi, of purification and music. Cause of and healer of diseases. Attributes: lyre, bow Artemis Latin Diana , sister of Apollo, virgin goddess of the hunt, protectress of wild animals, patroness of the young and innocent, of women (especially when pregnant). Attributes: bow, moon, deer Dionysus Latin Bacchus , son of Zeus and Semele, god of wine. Attributes: the vine, ivy Aphrodite Latin Venus ; sometimes considered daughter of Zeus. Goddess of love, sex, and beauty. Married to Hephaestus, but known for her affair with Ares. Attributes: dove Ares Latin Mars , god of violence, carnage, offensive war. Attributes: shield, sword

Zeus Hephaestus Latin Jupiter or Latin Vulcan, son of … · Latin Vulcan, son of Zeus and Hera, god of the forge, of industry. Lame. Husband of Aphrodite. Attributes: hammer and

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Zeus Latin Jupiter or Jove, King of the Gods. Attributes: thunderbolt, eagle

Hera Latin Juno, Zeus' queen (and sister), goddess of marriage. Attributes: peacock

Poseidon Latin Neptune, brother of Zeus, god of the sea, earthquakes, horses, and much more. Attributes: trident, horse

Hades Latin Pluto, brother of Zeus, ruler of the dead, husband of Persephone

Persephone Latin Proserpina, daughter of Demeter, abducted by Hades; Queen of the dead.

Demeter Latin Ceres, sister of Zeus, goddess of grains and of agriculture; the "sorrowful mother" of Greek myth, mourning her daughter Persephone, who was abducted by Hades.. Attributes: torch, ear of wheat Athena Latin Minerva, daughter of Zeus (no mother because she was born straight out of his head); virgin goddess of defensive warfare, crafts. Patron of Athens. Attributes: owl, helmet, and spear

Hephaestus Latin Vulcan, son of Zeus and Hera, god of the forge, of industry. Lame. Husband of Aphrodite. Attributes: hammer and forge Hermes Latin Mercury, son of Zeus and the nymph Maia. Messenger of the gods, god of roads, commerce, doorways, luck, trickery, thieves; conductor of the dead to the kingdom of Hades, patron of shepherds and athletes. Attributes: winged hat and sandals Apollo Son of Zeus and Leto. God of the oracle at Delphi, of purification and music. Cause of and healer of diseases. Attributes: lyre, bow Artemis Latin Diana, sister of Apollo, virgin goddess of the hunt, protectress of wild animals, patroness of the young and innocent, of women (especially when pregnant). Attributes: bow, moon, deer Dionysus Latin Bacchus, son of Zeus and Semele, god of wine. Attributes: the vine, ivy Aphrodite Latin Venus; sometimes considered daughter of Zeus. Goddess of love, sex, and beauty. Married to Hephaestus, but known for her affair with Ares. Attributes: dove Ares Latin Mars, god of violence, carnage, offensive war. Attributes: shield, sword