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When the world was first divides in three Zeus received the sky, Poseidon received the sea, and
Hades received the night and underworld.
Zeus Ruler of Mount Olympus, god of sky and thunder. His
symbols are the thunderbolt, eagle, bull and the oak. Youngest of his siblings Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, and
Hestia. Also married to Hera. And has a statue in Olympia.
Hera Wife and older sister of Zeus. Her chief function was as
goddess of marriage. She was identified as the upper air
Poseidon
God of the sea, as well as of horses and earthquakes. Sailors
prayed to Poseidon for a safe voyage, sometimes drowning
horses as a sacrifice. When offended or ignored, he struck
the ground with his trident and caused chaotic springs,
earthquakes, and shipwrecks.
Demeter
Goddess of grain and fertility, the pure nourisher of the youth and the green earth, the health-giving cycle of life and death, and preserver of marriage and the sacred law.
Frequently associated with images of the harvest, including flowers, fruit, and grain.
Hestia
The virgin goddess. Also the goddess of the hearth, the right
ordering of domesticity and the family. She received the
first offering at every sacrifice in the household.
Aphrodite Greek goddess of love and beauty. Associated with
dolphins, doves, swans, pomegranates and lime trees. Married to Hephaestus.
Apollo
God of the Sun and Music. Considered to have
dominance over plague, light, healing, medicine, prophecy,
dance, reason and intellectualism.
Ares
Son of Zeus and Hera also Athena’s half brother. Olympian
god of war, or more accurately the god of savage war, and
slaughter.
Artemis
Daughter of Zeus and twin sister of Apollo. She was
worshipped as a fertility/childbirth goddess in many places
since, according to some myths, she assisted her mother in
the delivery of her twin
Athena Daughter of Zeus. Armed warrior goddess, and appears in Greek
mythology as a helper of many heroes, including Heracles, Jason, and Odysseus.
Hephaestus
God of technology, blacksmiths, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metals
and metallurgy, and fire. He was worshipped in all the manufacturing
and industrial centers of Greece, especially Athens. Ares was his
brother and Hera was their mother. Married to Aphrodite.
Hermes
Messenger from the gods to humans, the inventor of fire.
Escort for the dead to help them find their way to the
afterlife. He was the son of Zeus. Hermes' symbols were
the rooster and the tortoise. Recognized by his purse or
pouch, winged sandals, and winged cap.
People worshiped these gods so much that they even made temples in their honor. Such as the Parthenon located in
Athens in honor of Athena.
The temple of Ares.
The Temple of Hephaestus located near
the Athens Agora, or marketplace.
And finally the statue of Zeus in Olympia.