1. THE 12 OLYMPIANS Zeus Athena  Poseidon  Apollo 
Hades  Aphrodite 
Hestia Hermes 
Hera  Artemis 
Ares  Hephaestus 

2. ELDER GENERATION OF GODS

3. CHILDREN OF ZEUS & HERA

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