1. The Olympian Gods Part I

2. Jupiter Zeus king of gods god of the sky/heavens depicted as a middle-aged man with a beard symbols = eagle, lightening bolt, scepter

3. Juno Hera married to Jupiter goddess of women, marriage, & childbirth symbols = peacock & crown

4. Neptune Poseidon god of the sea Jupiter’s brother symbols = trident & sea horses

5. Mars Ares god of war father of the Roman people (Romulus) symbols = helmet, spear, & armor sacred animal = wolf had love affairs with Venus

6. Venus Aphrodite goddess of love & beauty born from the sea son = Cupid married to Vulcan symbols = dove, shell, mirror, apple

7. Minerva Athena goddess of wisdom & skill (e.g. weaving) born from Jupiter’s head depicted wearing a helmet & carrying her aegis symbols = helmet, armor, owl, aegis

8. The Olympian Gods Part II

9. Ceres Demeter goddess of harvest daughter is Proserpina (Persephone) symbols = grain, cornucopia, torch

10. Diana Artemis goddess of hunting, wilderness, & wild animals twin of Apollo virgin goddess symbols = bow, arrow, moon

11. Apollo god of music, prophecy, the arts, medicine/healing had oracles at Delphi & Cumae symbols = lyre, snake, crow, laurel, bow & arrow

12. Bacchus Dionysus god of wine & theater cult was banned from Rome in the 2 nd century AD often accompanied by satyrs symbols = grapes & grape leaves, cup, thyrsus (staff), big cats (e.g. panther)

13. Mercury Hermes messenger god god of roads, travel, thieves, cunningness symbols = staff, winged shoes, traveler’s cloak

14. Vulcan Hephaestus husband of Venus renowned for his ugliness smith god god of fire, volcanoes, metal- working symbols = hammer, tongs, donkey

15. What is the Roman name for each Greek god? 1.Dionysus 2.Aphrodite 3.Demeter 4.Zeus 5.Poseidon 6.Hera 7.Hermes 8.Athena