The 12 Olympians of Mt. Olympus

Greek Gods and Goddesses

Mt. Olympus• Home of the Twelve

Olympian Gods • The setting of many

Greek mythical stories • Located far above the

heavens• An actual mountain in

Greece (The Tallest one)

• It formed itself for them.

3 Brothers• Zeus: Heavens• Poseidon: Seas• Hades: Underworld

Zeus – King of the gods; god of the sky and thunder.

Hera – Queen of the gods; goddess of marriage and family (Zeus’ Wife)

Poseidon – God of the seas

Dionysus – God of celebrations

Apollo – God of the sun, knowledge, music, and poetry.

Artemis – Goddess of the hunt, children, archery, and all animals.

Hermes – Messenger of the gods

Athena – Goddess of wisdom and war; skillful at crafts

Ares – God of war, violence, and

bloodshed

Aphrodite – Goddess of love and beauty

Hephaestus – Master blacksmith to the gods; god of fire

Demeter – Goddess of nature and the seasons.

Persephone – Queen of the underworld

Hades tricked her and then forced her to

live in the underworld.

Hades - King of the underworld. God of the dead.

Cyclops - Gigantic one-eyed monsters

Oracle -The answer given by a god to a question asked by a human. This is how gods communicated to humans and gave them advice.