1. Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Greece

2. Kronos (Saturn) Head of Titans Agriculture Father of Zeus
Consumed his own children when it was prophesized that one would overtake him
Symbols: sickle, scythe

3. Zeus (Jupiter) King of the gods Ruler of the sky and weather
Upholder of oaths
Symbols: thunderbolt, eagle, bull, oak
Oath: a solemn promise, often invoking a divine witness, regarding one's future action or behavior

4. Hera (Juno) Sister/wife of Zeus Jealous and vengeful
Goddess of women and marriage
Carries a pomegranate with fertile blood and death
Symbols: pomegranate, peacock feather

5. Poseidon (Neptune) Brother of Zeus God of the sea Tamer of horses
Earth-Shaker, causing earthquakes
Symbols: trident, fish, dolphin, horse, bull

6. Hades (Pluto) Brother of Zeus
He and his brothers defeated the Titans to claim ruler ship over cosmos
Ruler of the underworld
Three-headed Cerberus
Symbols: Cerberus, Cypress, Narcissus

7. Demeter (Ceres) Sister of Zeus
Goddess of the harvest, grains, marriage, cycle of life and death
Giver of food or corn and grains

8. Persephone (Proserpina)
Daughter of Zeus
Wife of Hades
Queen of the underworld
Spends six months in the underworld (winter) and six months with her mother (summer)
Symbols: seasons

9. Ares (Mars) Son of Zeus and Hera God of war
While Athena was seen as strategic in war, Ares was seen as unpredictable and violent.
Symbols: spear, helmet, dog, chariot, boar

10. Apollo (Apollo) Son of Zeus
Most IMP and complex of the Olympian deities
A beardless, athletic youth
The god of light and sun, truth and prophecy, healing and plague, music and poetry
Symbols: laurel wreath, python, raven, bow and arrows

11. Athena (Minerva) Daughter of Zeus No mother (?)
Goddess of wisdom, courage, civilization, warfare, math, strength, strategy, crafts and skill
Symbols: owls, olive tree, snakes, armor, helmets, spears

12. Artemis (Diana) Daughter of Zeus Twin sister of Apollo
Goddess of hunting, wild animals, childbirth
Symbols: moon, bow and arrows, hunting dog

13. Hephaestus (Vulcan) Son of Hera (and Zeus?)
God of blacksmiths, sculptors, metals
Made all weapons of the gods in Olympus
Symbols: hammer, tongs, anvil

14. Hermes (Mercury) Son of Zeus Messenger of the gods
Protector of travelers
Sometimes a trickster
Symbols: rooster, tortoise, purse, winged sandals, winged cap

15. Aphrodite (Venus) Born from sea foam
Gods feared rivalry because of her beauty therefore she married to Hephaestus(ugly and deformed) for protection
Goddess of love, beauty, pleasure and protection
Symbols: dolphin, rose, dove, sparrow, mirror, swan
Iliad – Trojan war poem that explains her birth

16. Eros (Cupid) Son of Aphrodite God of love
Symbols: bow, arrows, candles, hearts, cupids, kisses

17. Dionysus (Bacchus)
God of the grape harvest, winemaking, madness and ecstasy
Symbols: grapevine, leopard, panther, tiger
Ecstasy: an overwhelming feeling of great happiness or joyful excitement : there was a look of ecstasy on his face