3. Greek Name: Zeus
Roman Name: Jupiter
Notes:
Supreme ruler
NOT all-powerful
“Cloud-gatherer”
“Lord of the Sky”
Rain, thunder bolt
Had many affairs and many
offspring
4. Greek Name: Hera
Roman Name: Juno
Notes:
Zeus’s wife and sister
Protector of marriage
Vindictive, jealous of Zeus’s affairs
5. Greek Name: Poseidon
Roman Name: Neptune
Notes:
Lord of the sea
Zeus’s brother
“Earth-shaker”
Sea blue hair
Trident (3-pronged spear)
Important and powerful (Greeks
were seafaring people)
6. Greek Name: Hades
Roman Name: Pluto
Notes:
God of the underworld
Zeus’s brother
“King of the Dead”
3-headed dog Cerberus
Terrible, but not evil
7. Greek Name: Ares
Roman Name: Mars
Notes:
God of war
Son of Zeus and Hera
“Bloodstained god”
Most hateful god
Symbol- vulture
8. Greek Name: Hermes
Roman Name: Mercury
Notes:
Messenger god
Winged sandals and magic cap
“Quicksilver”
Graceful and swift
9. Greek Name: Apollo
Roman Name: Apollo
Notes:
God of light and truth
Music, poetry
Golden lyre
Has oracle at Delphi
“The most Greek of all the gods”
Twin brother of Artemis
10. Greek Name: Artemis
Roman Name: Diana
Notes:
“Lady of Wild Things”
Huntress
Protector of the young
Moon goddess
Twin sister of Apollo
11. Greek Name: Athena
Roman Name: Minerva
Notes:
Goddess of wisdom and
war
Sprang from Zeus’s
Zeus’s favorite child
Protector of the city
“Gray-eyed,” “Flashing- eyed”
12. Greek Name: Hestia
Roman Name: Vesta
Notes:
Goddess of the hearth
and home
Honored at meal times
13. Greek Name: Aphrodite
Roman Name: Venus
Notes:
Goddess of love and
beauty
Sprung from the foam of the sea
Married to Hephaestus
14. Greek Name: Hephaestus
Roman Name: Vulcan
Notes:
God of fire
Ugly, lame
God of metal smiths, weavers,
handicrafts
Married to Aphrodite
15. REFERENCES:
Bierlein, J. (1994). Parallel Myths. New
York:Ballantine Wellspring
Evslin, Evslin and Hoopes (1966). The Greek
Gods. New York: Scholastic Inc.
Hamilton, E. (1969). Mythology. New York:
Warner Books.
