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Masters of Mythology By: Sharon, Jacob, & Laurie
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Symbolizes wisdom and light! Ruler of Mt. Olympus
Zeus Hera Symbolizes wisdom and light! Ruler of Mt. Olympus God of sky, thunder, and lightening King of Gods Father of many heroes and other gods Goddess of marriage, woman, and birth Zeus’s wife Zeus’s sister
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Goddess of the hunt, wilderness, wild animals, night, and the moon
Artemis Apollo Goddess of the hunt, wilderness, wild animals, night, and the moon Apollo is twin Virgin goddess The god of sun, music, archery, poetry, healing, and prophecy Artemis’s twin Drives sun chariot
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God of sea, storms, and horses Weapon of choice is the trident
Poseidon Hades God of sea, storms, and horses Weapon of choice is the trident His sons are the heavenly twins God of the underworld Brother of Zeus and Poseidon Husband of Persephone
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God of flight, thieves, commerce, and travel Messenger of the gods
Hermes Demeter God of flight, thieves, commerce, and travel Messenger of the gods Zeus’s son Goddess of fertility, grain, and harvest Sister of Zeus Mother of Persephone
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Goddess of beauty and love Married to Hephaestus Ares is her real man
Aphrodite Hephaestus Goddess of beauty and love Married to Hephaestus Ares is her real man Eros is her son (Cupid) God of fire and forge Ugly son of Hera and Zeus Married to Aphrodite
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God of war, murder, and bloodshed Son of Zeus Brother of Hephaestus
Ares Athena God of war, murder, and bloodshed Son of Zeus Brother of Hephaestus Goddess of wisdom, weaving, the arts, warfare, and reason Zeus’s favorite daughter
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God of wine, partying, festivals, madness, and merriment
Dionysus God of wine, partying, festivals, madness, and merriment Son of Zeus Son of Zeus and mortal Aclmene Famous for strength Killed a lion, captured some people, and did other heroic things
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Minor Gods Bia- Goddess of force Cratos- God of strength and power Deimos- God of weave Eris- Goddess of discord Geras- God of old age Harmonia- Goddess of harmony Hebe- Goddess of youth Hecate- God of magic Hestia- Goddess of the hearth Hypnos- God of sleep Janus- God of doors Etc.
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Heroes Achilles- Trojan War Hero Agamemnom- King of Mycenaean Greece Epeios- built Trojan Horse Amphiaraus- legendary fortune teller Menelaus- Trojan War Hero Sisyphus- The legendary King Teucer- Trogan War Hero Teiresias- Blind Prophet Lolaos- Hercules’s nephew Etc.
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Citations Parks, James and Corbett, Sally. “Greek and Roman Goddesses and Gods.” An Introduction to Ancient Greece . Greek Mythology Home Page Highland Park ElementarySchool
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