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THE 12 OLYMPIANS
Zeus Athena 
Poseidon  Apollo 
Hades  Aphrodite 
Hestia Hermes 
Hera  Artemis 
Ares  Hephaestus 
ELDER GENERATION OF GODS
Cronus + Rhea
Hestia Hades Poseidon Demeter Hera Zeus
CHILDREN OF ZEUS & HERA
Zeus + Hera
Hebe Hephaestus Ares
ZEUS’S IMMORTAL CHILDREN
Metis -- Athene
Themis -- Hours, Order, Justice, Peace, Fates
Demeter -- Persephone
Mnemosyne -- The Nine Muses
Leto -- Artemis & Apollo
Dione -- Aphrodite
Semele -- Dionysus
Maia -- Hermes
Hera -- Hebe, Ares, Hephaestus
ZEUS (JUPITER)
Lord of the Sky, the Cloud-
gatherer
Supreme ruler of Mount
Olympus
Spiritual leader of both gods
and men
Upholder of the law, justice,
morals, and civilised conduct
Attributes: Thunderbolt, the
eagle, the aegis, the oak tree
POSEIDON (NEPTUNE)
Lord of the Sea
Gave the first horse to man
(God of Horses)
The Earth-shaker (God of
Earthquakes)
Submarine palace
Attributes: The trident,
dolphins, horses, bulls
HADES (PLUTO)
Lord of the Underworld, Ruler
of the Dead
Abducted and gave Persephone
a pomegranate, she ate and
belonged to the underworld
forever
The God of Wealth, possesses
the riches of the earth
His name is avoided
Attributes: The scepter, the
helmet (of invisibility), the
narcissus flower
HESTIA (VESTA)
Goddess of the Hearth, the symbol
of home and domestic life
A virgin goddess, wooed by
Poseidon and Apollo but swore by
Zeus to remain a virgin
Every hearth on Earth was her
altar
New colonies took fire from the
hearth of the mother-city
Attributes: The hearth
HERA (JUNO)
Queen of Mount Olympus
Zeus’s wife and sister
Goddess of Marriage and Birth
Always jealous of Zeus’s love
affairs
Punishes her rivals and their
children (e.g. Zeus, Io, Helen)
Attributes: The peacock, the
cow, the pomegranate, the city
of Argos
ARES (MARS)
God of War
Handsome but vain, cruel and
murderous; detested by gods
and men
Attended by his sister Eris, the
Goddess of Strife, his sons, and
by Enyo, old goddess of war
Cowardly runs away when
wounded
Born in Thrace, where there
lives a fierce people
Attributes: The vulture, the dog,
and the war gear
PALLAS ATHENA (MINERVA)
Goddess of Wisdom, War, the
Handicrafts, Industry and Justice
Born out of Zeus’s head, fully-grown
and wearing a robe and helmet, no
mother
Zeus’s favourite child
Virgin goddess
Athena, the grey-eyed; Athena of the
flashing eyes
Attributes: The olive tree, the owl,
the aegis, the city of Athens, and
Parthenon temple
PHOEBUS APOLLO
God of Light (assoc. with the
Sun-god Helios), Truth (can
never tell a lie), Medicine,
Archery, Music, Poetry
Master musician, he directed
the choir of Muses
The Archer-god, the Healer
Twin-brother of Artemis
Killed the dragon Python
Attributes: The lyre, the bow
and the arrow, the tripod, the
swan, the laurel tree
APHRODITE (VENUS)
Goddess of Love, Beauty, and
Sexual Desire
The laughter-loving, irresistible
goddess; had many lovers
Born out of sea foams; the sea
carried her to Cyprus
Married to Hephaestus, the ugly,
lame God of Fire
Aphrodisiac festival celebrated
in Athens and Corinth, sexual
intercourse as worship
 Attributes: The myrtle tree, the
dove, the swan
HERMES (MERCURY)
Messenger God, God of
Commerce, Travel,
Literature, Athletics
The Divine Herald, leads the
souls of the dead to Hades
Cunning, shrewd, swift
Gave the lyre to Apollo in
exchange for his cattle
Attributes: The winged-
sandals, a broad-brimmed hat
with wings, Caduceus (staff
with snakes and wings)
ARTEMIS (DIANA)
Goddess of Hunting, Wild Animals,
and Fertility
A virgin goddess associated with
Chastity, twin-sister of Apollo,
associated with Selene, the Moon
Armed with a bow and arrows,
accompanied by the Nymphs
Contradictory features; protectress of
women in labour and of young
children, brought sudden death to
labouring women by shooting arrows
Attributes: Cypress tree, the deer
HEPHAESTUS (VULCAN/MULCIBER)
God of Fire, Forge, Smith of Gods
The armourer; patron of smiths
Hera conceived him alone, later
rejected
He imprisoned his mother Hera on
a magic throne; released her after
Aphrodite was given as his bride
He caught his wife with Ares with
the magic chain-link net
Made the first woman,Pandora
from clay
Attributes: Ugly, lame; carries an
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Olympians

  • 1. THE 12 OLYMPIANS Zeus Athena  Poseidon  Apollo  Hades  Aphrodite  Hestia Hermes  Hera  Artemis  Ares  Hephaestus 
  • 2. ELDER GENERATION OF GODS Cronus + Rhea Hestia Hades Poseidon Demeter Hera Zeus
  • 3. CHILDREN OF ZEUS & HERA Zeus + Hera Hebe Hephaestus Ares
  • 4. ZEUS’S IMMORTAL CHILDREN Metis -- Athene Themis -- Hours, Order, Justice, Peace, Fates Demeter -- Persephone Mnemosyne -- The Nine Muses Leto -- Artemis & Apollo Dione -- Aphrodite Semele -- Dionysus Maia -- Hermes Hera -- Hebe, Ares, Hephaestus
  • 5. ZEUS (JUPITER) Lord of the Sky, the Cloud- gatherer Supreme ruler of Mount Olympus Spiritual leader of both gods and men Upholder of the law, justice, morals, and civilised conduct Attributes: Thunderbolt, the eagle, the aegis, the oak tree
  • 6. POSEIDON (NEPTUNE) Lord of the Sea Gave the first horse to man (God of Horses) The Earth-shaker (God of Earthquakes) Submarine palace Attributes: The trident, dolphins, horses, bulls
  • 7. HADES (PLUTO) Lord of the Underworld, Ruler of the Dead Abducted and gave Persephone a pomegranate, she ate and belonged to the underworld forever The God of Wealth, possesses the riches of the earth His name is avoided Attributes: The scepter, the helmet (of invisibility), the narcissus flower
  • 8. HESTIA (VESTA) Goddess of the Hearth, the symbol of home and domestic life A virgin goddess, wooed by Poseidon and Apollo but swore by Zeus to remain a virgin Every hearth on Earth was her altar New colonies took fire from the hearth of the mother-city Attributes: The hearth
  • 9. HERA (JUNO) Queen of Mount Olympus Zeus’s wife and sister Goddess of Marriage and Birth Always jealous of Zeus’s love affairs Punishes her rivals and their children (e.g. Zeus, Io, Helen) Attributes: The peacock, the cow, the pomegranate, the city of Argos
  • 10. ARES (MARS) God of War Handsome but vain, cruel and murderous; detested by gods and men Attended by his sister Eris, the Goddess of Strife, his sons, and by Enyo, old goddess of war Cowardly runs away when wounded Born in Thrace, where there lives a fierce people Attributes: The vulture, the dog, and the war gear
  • 11. PALLAS ATHENA (MINERVA) Goddess of Wisdom, War, the Handicrafts, Industry and Justice Born out of Zeus’s head, fully-grown and wearing a robe and helmet, no mother Zeus’s favourite child Virgin goddess Athena, the grey-eyed; Athena of the flashing eyes Attributes: The olive tree, the owl, the aegis, the city of Athens, and Parthenon temple
  • 12. PHOEBUS APOLLO God of Light (assoc. with the Sun-god Helios), Truth (can never tell a lie), Medicine, Archery, Music, Poetry Master musician, he directed the choir of Muses The Archer-god, the Healer Twin-brother of Artemis Killed the dragon Python Attributes: The lyre, the bow and the arrow, the tripod, the swan, the laurel tree
  • 13. APHRODITE (VENUS) Goddess of Love, Beauty, and Sexual Desire The laughter-loving, irresistible goddess; had many lovers Born out of sea foams; the sea carried her to Cyprus Married to Hephaestus, the ugly, lame God of Fire Aphrodisiac festival celebrated in Athens and Corinth, sexual intercourse as worship  Attributes: The myrtle tree, the dove, the swan
  • 14. HERMES (MERCURY) Messenger God, God of Commerce, Travel, Literature, Athletics The Divine Herald, leads the souls of the dead to Hades Cunning, shrewd, swift Gave the lyre to Apollo in exchange for his cattle Attributes: The winged- sandals, a broad-brimmed hat with wings, Caduceus (staff with snakes and wings)
  • 15. ARTEMIS (DIANA) Goddess of Hunting, Wild Animals, and Fertility A virgin goddess associated with Chastity, twin-sister of Apollo, associated with Selene, the Moon Armed with a bow and arrows, accompanied by the Nymphs Contradictory features; protectress of women in labour and of young children, brought sudden death to labouring women by shooting arrows Attributes: Cypress tree, the deer
  • 16. HEPHAESTUS (VULCAN/MULCIBER) God of Fire, Forge, Smith of Gods The armourer; patron of smiths Hera conceived him alone, later rejected He imprisoned his mother Hera on a magic throne; released her after Aphrodite was given as his bride He caught his wife with Ares with the magic chain-link net Made the first woman,Pandora from clay Attributes: Ugly, lame; carries an axe; wears a beard