1. GODS & GODDESSES
FAMILY TREE

2. TITANS CRONUS RHEA Cronus Swallows these 5 Hera Hestia Demeter
HAVE 6 CHILDREN
Cronus Swallows these 5
Hera
Hestia
Demeter
Poseidon
Hades
Rhea hides one
Zeus

3. marries his first wife before Hera
ZEUS
METIS
marries his first wife before Hera
Eats wife & child springs from his head
Athena
*Goddess of: Wisdom, War, Weaving, & Skill
*Held a grudge for those who had wronged her
* Zeus was cheating on Metis with Hera, and had children with her at the same time.

4. ZEUS HERA marries his sister They have a child Hephaestus
*Hera kicked him off Mount Olympus because he was so ugly
*God of Fire & Forge
*Welcomed back to Olympus B/C he was a skilled craftsman.

5. ZEUS HERA marries his sister They have a child Ares *God of War
*Loved the glory of war but was a big coward
*Ran to his mother when hurt
Cry could be heard from miles
Zeus considered the worst of his children

6. ZEUS LETO They have a twins Artemis Apollo
*God of the Sun, Arts, Poetry, Medicine
*He had “admiration” with many woman.
*Goddess of: Hunting, Moon, Virginity, and Child Birth
* Didn’t believe that people should have to marry someone. Being alone was ok.

7. ZEUS Semele They have a child Dionysus *God: Wine and Revelry
The only god born to a mortal. Mom was human.

8. ZEUS MAIA They have a child HERMES
*God of: Trade, Tricksters, Wind, Travelers, & Thieves.

9. APHRODITE Parents are unknown
Could be a child from the foam from the sea and Zeus’ father, Cronus’, blood.
Could be a child of Zeus and Dione.
Goddess of: Love, Beauty, Laughter , Desires & Pleasures
Most beautiful, all Gods wanted her, but Zeus gave her to Hephaestus.
Most “FRIENDLY" of the goddesses.