Olympian Gods and Goddesses

Greek Name Roman Name Depiction Domain Zeus Jupiter • king of gods and mortals • symbol is the lightening bolt • eagle is his bird

Hera Juno • queen of the gods and mortals • protectress of women and marriage • sister and wife of Jupiter • peacock is her bird

Poseidon Neptune • god of the waters and creator of the horse • symbol is the trident

Hades Pluto • god of the Underworld, which is guarded by a three-headed dog named Cerberus

Demeter Ceres • goddess of the harvest and agricuculture • daughter is queen of the underworld and wife of Pluto

Hestia Vesta • goddess of the hearth • center of family life, and goddess of the state • symbolized by an eternal flame guarded by six maidens

Apollo Apollo • god of archery, music, medicine, oracles, and light; • his priestesses predicted the future at Delphi (in Greece) and Cumae (in Italy)

Artemis Diana • twin sister of Apollo • goddess of the moon and of hunting • attended by a chorus of nymphs

Hephaestus Vulcan • god of fire • blacksmith of the gods • forger of Jupiter’s thunderbolts

Ares Mars • god of war

Athena Minerva • goddess of wisdom, strategy in war, spinning and weaving • creator of the olive tree • and protectress of Athens • owl is her bird

Hermes Mercury • god of travelers and thieves • messenger of gods • conducts souls of dead to underworld

Dionysus Bacchus god of wine and merriment

Aphrodite Venus goddess of beauty and love, usually attended by her winged son Cupid/Eros; divine mother of Aeneas, the Trojan hero and ancestor of the Romans

Family Tree: Cronus + Rhea

Jupiter Juno Neptune Pluto Ceres Vesta

Children of Jupiter:

Mom = Juno Mom =Leto Mom = Metis Mom = Maia Mom = Semele

Ares Vulcan Apollo Diana Athena Mercury Bacchus