The Olympians by J. B. Tranchemontagne map of Greece/Temples picture of Mt. Olympus Ancient Greece 1
Aphrodite Venus Love / Unity / Peace Myrtle Tree / White Dove Married to Hephaestus / Daughter of Zeus + Dione planet Venus Venus fly trap Venus razor for women Matchmaking / most beautiful goddess / many affairs / mother to Cupid 2 2
Apollo Phoebus Apollo Sun / Musicians / Artists / Truth / Light Golden Chariot / Golden bow & arrows / Golden lyre / Laurel Tree Not married Son to Zeus + Leto / Twin to sister Artemis Gave mankind medicine / taught man how to heal / archery / wisdom / courage / law Apollo Moon Missions Apollo Creed Apollo Theater 3 3
Ares Mars War (battles, bloodshed) Vulture / Dog / Spear Not married Son to Zeus + Hera / Has many children with Aphrodite Like better by the Romans because Romans are more warlike than the Greeks / Not well liked by other gods and goddesses planet Mars month of March Mars candy company (Mars bar) 4 4
Artemis Diana Hunt / Moon Silver bow + arrow / Silver sandals / Cypress Tree / Wild animals white stag Not married Paleolithic Daughter to Zeus + Leto / Twin to Apollo Protector of women; punished those who would kill more than they could eat; Lady of the Wild Things 5 5
Athena Minerva Wisdom / War / Victory in Battle Owl / Olive Branch Not married Daughter to Zeus alone (swallowed mother (Metis); born out of his head fully armored and adult) Winged Victory ; fav. child of Zeus; known for famous weaving contest with Arachne city of Athens 6 6
Demeter Ceres Grain / Corn / Harvest / Fertile Earth Sheaf of Corn or Grain Not married Sister to Zeus / Mother to Persephone Persephone/Hades/Demeter Why do the seasons change? cereal 7 7
Dionysus Bacchus / Liber (bacchanalia, libation) Wine / Fertility / Theater / Dance Wine / Grapes Not married Son of Zeus and Semele born in flames Unseats Hestia from the Olympic Council / Causes shift in Gk + Rom. culture away from family bacchanalia libation 8 8
Hades Pluto Underworld/Wealth Scepter/Cap of Invisibility Married to Persephone (stole her) Brother to Zeus Not the Devil ; in charge of condemned Gods Visit River Styx and see Charon the Ferryman 9 planet Pluto Mickey Mouse s dog Pluto 9
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3 Levels of Underworld Asphodel Meadows Place of limbo Ordinary souls who lived equally good and bad lives Elysian Fields The Gods chosen ones Home to the heroic and virtuous souls Tartarus Wretched pit that is place of horrible punishment Evil souls 11
Michaelangelo Sistine Chapel 12
Hephaestus Vulcan Forge / Craftmanship The Forge Married to Aphrodite Son of Hera (alone) Ugly; crippled/deformed god; works w/ Cyclops to make thunderbolts for Zeus; made shield for Achilles; made sword for Aeneas vulcanization vulcanized rubber volcano 13 13
Hera Juno Marriage / Childbirth / Women Cow / Peacock / Apple Married to Zeus Queen of the gods; known for revenge against those who have affairs with Zeus month of June 14 14
Hermes Mercury Science / Art / Commerce / Trading Winged hat, sandals, caduceus Not married Son of Zeus + Maia Messenger of the Gods; Divine Herald job was to escort souls to the Underworld hermetic hermetically sealed planet Mercury Mercury HG (element quicksilver) 15 15
Hestia Vesta Hearth / Home / Family Hearth Fire Not married Sister to Zeus Displaced by Dionysus on Olympian Council; uneven # of men and women now; shifts Roman culture 16 16
Poseidon Neptune Sea / Earthquakes Trident / Horses / Dolphins Married to Amphitrite Brother to Zeus Gave mankind 1st horse; had Pegasus w/ Medusa (when she was still beautiful); second in command planet Neptune the movie Poseidon Adventure 17 17
Zeus Jupiter / Jove Upperworld Eagle / Rainbow / Lightning bolt Married to Hera Son of Cronus + Rhea Most power god; settles disputes; hands out punishments and rewards; has many affairs; favors his own children jovial planet Jupiter 18 18