The Lesser Gods of Olympus & Earth

English IMrs. Pilgreen

Eros

• Cupid• God of Love• Son of Aphrodite• Married to Psyche

Iris

• Goddess of the Rainbow

• Messenger to the gods (like Hermes)

Graces

• 3 daughters of Zeus• Represent Splendor,

Mirth & Good Cheer• Always together

Muses

• 9 daughters of Zeus• Goddesses of music,

poetry & the arts• Inspire men• Each muse has a

specialty• Calliope: muse of epic

poetry

Demeter (Ceres)

• Goddess of the Corn & Harvest

• Mother of Persephone• Lives on Earth

Dionysus (Bacchus)

• God of Wine• Lives on Earth• Mother was mortal• Can bring joy, but can

also cause madness & brutality

Pan• Son of Hermes• Part man, part goat

• Companion of the nymphs• Played the pipes

Satyrs & Centaurs

• Satyr: half man, half goat

• Centaur: half man, half horse

Nymphs & Dryads

• Nymphs: minor nature goddesses that lived in rivers, trees, caves, etc.

• Dryads: tree nymphs

Gorgons

• 3 females • 2 are immortal, the 3rd

is Medusa• Gaze turns men into

stone

Aeolus

• King of the Winds• Lives on an island,

Aeolia

The Graiae

• Sisters of the Gorgons• Old gray women• Share an eye

The Fates

• Clotho: the Spinner• Lachesis: Disposer of

Lots (assigns destiny)• Atropos: cuts the

thread at death