1. The Lesser Gods of Olympus & Earth
Mrs. Crowe
There were other divinities in heaven besides the twelve great Olympians.

2. Eros Cupid in Latin God of Love Gives good gifts to men
Often portrayed as blindfolded because “love is blind”
Son of Aphrodite
Married to Psyche

3. HYMEN God of the Wedding Feast
He is often depicted with a marriage feast torch in his hand.
This god was the son of Aphrodite by Dionysus

4. HEBE
Goddess of Youth
Daughter of Zeus and Hera
Married Hercules

5. Iris
Goddess of the Rainbow
Messenger to the gods (like Hermes)

6. Two bands of “lovely sisters”
Muses and the Graces

7. Graces 3 daughters of Zeus and Eurynome (child of Ocean)
Represent Splendor, Mirth & Good Cheer
Aglaia (Splendor), Euphrosyne (Mirth), and Thalia (Good Cheer)
Always together
Triple incarnation of grace and beauty, danced to Apollo’s lyre,
“queens of song”

8. Muses 9 daughters of Zeus & Mnemosyne (Memory)
Goddesses of music, poetry & the arts
Inspire men
Each muse has a specialty
Calliope: muse of epic poetry

9. The gods of the waters Poseidon (Neptune)
The lord and ruler of the sea
Ocean (a Titan)
Lord of the River
Wife is Tethys
Nereus
Old Man of the Sea
“A trusty god and gentle”
Triton
Trumpeter of the Sea;
trumpet a great shell;
son of Poseidon and Amphitrite
Proteus
power of foretelling the future and of changing his shape at will
Naiads
water nymphs
Found ins prings, fountains and brooks

10. Rivers of the underworld
Phlegethon: the river of fire
Styx: the river of unbreakable oath by which the gods swear
Lethe: the river of forgetfulness

11. The lesser gods of earth
Earth called “All-Mother”

12. Demeter (Ceres) Goddess of the Corn & Harvest
Daughter or Cronus and Rhea
Mother of Persephone
Lives on Earth
Goddess of vegetation
Had powers of growth and resurrection
Her symbols are the Cornucopia (horn of plenty), wheat-ears, the winged serpent and the lotus staff.

13. Dionysus (Bacchus) God of Wine Lives on Earth Mother was mortal
Can bring joy, but can also cause madness & brutality
Symbols: the thyrsus (a pinecone-tipped staff), drinking cup, grape vine, and a crown of ivy.

14. Pan Son of Hermes God of nature
Part man, part goat
Companion of the nymphs – always rejected by them because he was unattractive
Played the pipes

15. Satyrs & Centaurs Centaur: half man, half horse
Satyr: half man, half goat
Centaur: half man, half horse
Chiron: known everywhere for his goodness and his wisdom

16. Castor and pollux
Said to live half their time on earth and half their time in heaven
A very popular pair of brothers
Protector of sailors
Always represented as riding snow white horses

17. Nymphs & Dryads
Nymphs: minor nature goddesses that lived in rivers, trees, caves, etc.
Oreads: nymphs of the mountains
Dryads: tree nymphs

18. Aeolus
King of the Winds
Lives on an island, Aeolia & earth

19. Four Chief winds Boreas (the North Wind-Latin: Aquilo)
Zephyr (West Wind-Latin: Favonius)
Notus (South Wind-Latin: Auster)
Eurus (East Wind)

20. Gorgons
Earth-dwellers
Dragon-like creatures with wings

21. The Graiae
Sisters of the Gorgons
3 old gray women
Shared an eye

22. Sirens
Enchanting voices and their singing lured sailors to their death
Not known what they looked like because whoever saw them never returned

23. The Fates Clotho: the Spinner; wove the thread of life
Lachesis: Disposer of Lot; assigned to each man his destiny
Atropos: cuts the thread at death