GREEK AND ROMANGODS AND GODDESSES

September 14, 2012

G RE EK NAME : ZE USROM AN NAME: J UPITE R

Father of gods and men he ruled the Olympians of Mount Olympus.

King of the gods

god of the sky, thunder and lightning

Symbol: Thunderbolt, Eagle, Bull and Oak

Wife: Hera

Children: : Ares, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Aphrodite, Hephaestus,

GREEK NAME: HERAROMAN NAME: JUNO

Queen of the gods

goddess of women and marriage

Symbol: Pomegranate, Peacock, Diadem

GREEK NAME: APHRODITEROMAN NAME: VENUS

goddess of love and beauty

Symbol: Dolphin, Rose, Scallop Shell, Dove, Girdle, Mirror, Swan

Mother of Eros

GREEK NAME: POSEIDONROMAN NAME: NEPTUNE

god of the sea and Earthquakes

Brother of Zeus

Symbol: Trident, fish, dolphin, horse and bull

GREEK NAME: HADESROMAN NAME: PLUTO

god of the underworld (not death)

Brother of Zeus

Presided over funeral rites and defended the right to be buried

Symbol: Cerberus, cap of invisibility, cypress, narcissus

GREEK NAME: ARESROMAN NAME:

MARS

*god of war

*Symbol: Spear, helmet, chariot, dog

*Both cruel and a coward

GREEK NAME: ATHENAROMAN NAME: MINERVA

goddess of wisdom

goddess of the city of Athens

goddess of war, arts and crafts

Symbols: Owls, olive tree, snakes, armor, Helmets, spears

Sister of Ares

GREEK NAME: ARTEMISROMAN NAME: DIANA

goddess of the moon, the hunt, goddess of children, childbirth and young women

Twin sister of Apollo

Symbols: Bow, arrows, stag, hunting dog, moon

GREEK NAME: APOLLOROMAN NAME: PHOEBUS

APOLLO

god of light and truth, healing, archery, music,

poetry, plague

Symbols: Lyre, laurel wreath, python, raven, bows

and arrows

GREEK NAME: DEMETER( D I - M I - T E R )

ROMAN NAME: CERES

goddess of the harvest

She presides over grains and the fertility of the earth and seasons.

Symbols: Torch, lion, sheaves of wheat

GR E E K N A M E : H E R M E SR O M A N N A M E : M E R C U RY

The great messenger of the gods

Guide to the underworld

Symbols: Talaria, tortoise, lyre, rooster

GREEK NAME: HEPHAESTUS ( H E - F E S S - T U S )

ROMAN NAME: VULCAN

god of metals and fires who rules over volcanos

god of technology, blacksmiths, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors

Symbols: hammer, anvil and tongs

Very grotesque