Major Gods.  Chief, supreme ruler (“Lord of the Sky”)  He could be deceived  Falls in love with one woman after another  Tries to hide infidelity.

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Major Gods

 Chief, supreme ruler (“Lord of the Sky”)  He could be deceived  Falls in love with one woman after another  Tries to hide infidelity from his wife, Hera

 Zeus’ wife and sister  Protector of marriage  Punished the women that Zeus fell in love with (or fooled around with)  Delayed the ending of the Trojan War. (She was jealous that a Trojan named another goddesses lovelier than she.)

 Brother of Zeus  Second to Zeus in power  Ruler of the sea  Gave first horse to man  Storm and calm were under his control  Carried a trident

 Brother of Zeus and Poseidon  Ruler of the dead  Lived in the underworld  Also the God of wealth  His wife was Persephone  Helmet which made his invisible

 Daughter of Zeus alone (no mother bore her)  Sprang from Zeus’ head  Battle-goddess; goddess of city; protector of civilized life  Zeus’ favorite child  Athens was her special city

 Son of Zeus and Leto  “Most Greek of all gods”  Master musician  God of Light and Truth  His oracle was at Delphi (said to be center of the world and answers questions asked by anxious seekers of truth)

 Daughter of Zeus and Leto  Apollo’s twin  Virgin goddess  Sister of Helios (the sun god)  Uncertainty between good and evil exists in her  “Lady of Wild Things” (i.e., the moon, etc)

 Daughter of Zeus and Dione  Sprang from foam of sea  Goddess of love and beauty  Wife of Hephaestus  Laughter-loving

 Son of Zeus and Maia  Winged sandals  Zeus’ messenger  Most cunning of gods  Guide of the dead  Appears more often than any other god (in tales of mythology)

 Zeus and Hera’s son  God of war  Parents hated him  Murderous, coward  Symbol of war

 Son of Hera (or Zeus and Hera)  God of fire  Ugly and lame  Born deformed  Aphrodite is wife  Protector of the smiths

 Sister of Zeus/Poseidon/Hades  Virgin goddess  Symbol of the home  Each city had a public hearth sacred to her where fire could never go out