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Amphitrite - Wife to and a water .

Poseidon - God of the sea and son to Cronos and . The is his symbol.

Arachne - Lost a weaving contest to Athene and was turned into a spider. Father was a dyer of wool.

Athene - of wisdom. Daughter of who came out of Zeus’s head. - Son of who’s Roman name is ; Shoots arrows to make people fall in love. - Goddess of the harvest and fertility. Daughter of Cronos and Rhea. - Ruler of the underworld, Tartaros. Son of Cronos and Rhea. Brother to Zeus and Poseidon. - God of commerce, patron of liars, thieves, gamblers, and travelers. The messenger god. - Daughter of Demeter. Painted the flowers of the field and was taken to the underworld by Hades. - ’s greatest inventor and architect. Built the to house the . Created wings to fly off the island of . - Flew too high to the sun after being warned and died in the sea which was named after him. Son of Daedalus. Oranos - Titan of the Sky. Son of and father to Cronos. Aphrodite - Born from the foam of and the blood of Oranos. She’s the goddess of Love and beauty. - Known as mankind’s first friend. Was tied to a Mountain and liver eaten forever. Son of Oranos and Gaia. Gave fire and taught men how to hunt. - God of the sun and also medicine, gold, and music. Son of Zeus and . Baucis - Old peasant woman entertained Zeus and Hermes. Died with her husband and was turned into a tree. - to who sent her son to Apollo. Heliades - Daughters of Apollo, Roman name , who mourned Phaethon’s death. - First fashioned woman. Known as “all gifted” and released the ills of mankind from a box. Phaethon - Tried to steer Apollo’s and died. Son to Apollo. Philemon - Husband to Baucis and entertained Zeus and Hermes. Died and turned into a tree. - This titan’s punishment was to hold up the . - A young Corinthian who killed the beast, . Hercules - Strongest man to ever live. Completed 10 labors to become immortal. Son of Zeus and Alcemene. - Known for turning people to stone. Hair was of snakes and was the youngest sister. - A Greek character who fell in love with himself Couldn’t leave a pond and fell in and died. - Rescued Thebes from the . A prophesy was told that he would kill his father and marry his mother. Son of Laius and Iocasta. - The winged horse that helped Bellerphon. - Known as the “Golden Boy”. Killed Medusa and was son to Zeus and Danae. - Killed the Minotaur. Son of Aegeus and Athera. (Some say Poseidon was father.)