1. Olympians I.Q. Student

2. Aphrodite goddess of love and beauty

3. Apollo (Apollo) | god of the arts (esp. poetry and music), archery, and divination Source: Stephane Mallarmé Les Dieux Antiques, nouvelle mythologie illustrée. Paris, 1880.

4. Ares (Mars) god of war

5. Artemis (Diana) goddess of the hunt and protector of children

6. Athena (Minerva) goddess of wisdom, war, and crafts; patron of Athens Source: Stephane Mallarmé Les Dieux Antiques, nouvelle mythologie illustrée. Paris, 1880.

7. Demeter (Ceres) goddess of agriculture and fertility

8. Dionysos (Bacchus) god of wine, mysteries, and the theatre

9. Hephaistos (Vulcan) god of smiths and metal-workers

10. Hera (Juno) goddess of marriage; consort of Zeus

11. Hermes (Mercury) god of merchants; messenger of Zeus

12. Poseidon (Neptune) god of the sea and earthquakes

13. Zeus (Jupiter) god of the sky; ruler of olympus Being the supreme ruler he upheld law, justice and morals, and this made him the spiritual leader of both gods and men. Zeus was a celestial god, and originally worshipped as a weather god by the Greek tribes. Source: Stephane Mallarmé Les Dieux Antiques, nouvelle mythologie illustrée. Paris, 1880.

14. Bibliography 4 Encyclopedia Mythica http://www.pantheon.org/mythica http://www.pantheon.org/mythica Return to Samples