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Olympian Gods and Goddesses
Olympian Gods and Goddesses
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