1. GREEK GODS
K. Melvin-Swindell

2. Zeus King of the Greek gods and goddesses
Symbol is the lightening bolt
His mother is Rhea and his father is Kronos
Kronos kept eating Rhea's children. Finally, she got wise after giving birth to Zeus and substituted a swaddled rock for her husband's snack. Zeus conquered his father and freed his siblings, who were still living in Kronos‘ stomach

3. Poseidon God of the sea Son of Cronus and Rhea
Brothers - Zeus and Hades
God of earthquakes and the god of horses
Symbols:dolphins, tridents, and three-pronged fish spears.

4. Hades God of the underworld Brother of Zeus and Poseidon
The name Hades means "The Invisible”

5. Athena
Goddess of wisdom, arts and crafts (agriculture, navigation, spinning, weaving, and needlework)
Favorite daughter of her father Zeus

6. Aphrodite Goddess of love, lust and beauty
Famous son was Eros, the god of love, who helped her with her work. A talented archer, his job was to shoot arrows dipped in Aphrodite's love potion, hitting her unwitting victims, causing them to fall madly in love with the next person they saw.

7. Hephaestus
God of fire
Patron of all craftsmen
Born weak and crippled

8. Hermes Son of Zeus (before he married Hera) and a nymph
God of shepherds, travelers, merchants, and even thieves, and he also had the role of herald (messenger) of the gods

9. Hera Queen of the Greek gods and the wife of Zeus
Goddess of marriage and childbirth

10. Dionysus
God of wine, agriculture, and fertility of nature