1. The Greek Gods
A Royal Family Tree!

2. The fates
These three women are so old that No one knows where they came from.
Lachesis:
Assigns each man his destiny.
Atropos:
Cuts the thread of life.
Clotho:
Spins the thread of life.

3. The parents of the Universe
Gaea:
The Earth, mother of the universe.
Uranus:
The Heavens, father of the universe.

4. Uranus and Gaea gave birth to:
The Giants:
Violence of the sea
The Cyclopes:
Thunder and lightning
The Titans:
The most powerful

5. The titan rulers: Rhea: Cronus/Kronus: Ruler of Earth Ruler of heaven
and
had six children. They and their offspring were known as the Olympians…

6. Zeus’s Roman name is Jupiter. He is ruler of all gods and man.

7. hera
Hera’s Roman name is Juno. She is the queen of the gods. She is married to Zeus, and is the protector of married women.

8. Hades’ Roman name is Pluto. He is the god of the Underworld.

9. Poseidon’s Roman name is Neptune. He is the god of the sea.

10. Demeter
Demeter’s Roman name is Ceres. She is the goddess of the harvest and the seasons.

11. Hestia’s Roman name is Vesta. She is the goddess of hearth and home.

12. These first Olympians had several children…
The next generation:
These first Olympians had several children…

13. Hephaestus
Hephaestus’s Roman name is Vulcan. He is the only child Zeus and Hera have together. He is the god of the forge and fire, and he is disfigured.

14. Ares’ Roman name is Mars. He is the god of war.

15. athena
Athena’s Roman name is Minerva. She is said to have sprung full-grown from Zeus’s head. She is the goddess of wisdom.

16. Prosperpina
Prosperpina’s Roman name is Persephone. She is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter. She is married to Hades and is the queen of the Underworld.

17. Apollo
Apollo’s Roman name is also Apollo. He is the god of the sun and music. He and Artemis are twins.

18. aphrodite
Aphrodite’s Roman name is Venus. She is the goddess of love and beauty.

19. hermes
Hermes’ Roman name is Mercury. He is the messenger of the gods. He is also the god of thieves and travelers.

20. artemis
Artemis’s Roman name is Diana. She is the goddess of the moon and the hunt. She is the twin sister of Apollo.

21. dionysus
Dionysus’s Roman name is Bacchus. He is the god of wine, revelry, and the joyous life.

22. We hope you enjoyed meeting this dysfunctional family!
The gods are controlled by only two things: the interference of other gods, or the decrees of the fates. They are interested in the affairs of men and the other gods.
We hope you enjoyed meeting this dysfunctional family!