THE GREEK GODS

Zeus (Jupiter)

• Influence: Sky, Rain, Couds, and Olympus
• Symbols: Thunderbolt, Breastplate aegis, oak tree
• Relatives: Parents: Cronus and Rhea, Married to Hera his sister.

Hera (Juno)

• Influence: marriage, childbirt, and takes special care of married women.
• Symbols: pomegranate, scepter, diadem peacock.
• Relatives: Huaband: Zeus + brother! Raised by Titans Ocean + Tethys

Poseidon (Neptune)

• Influence: Sea, Protector of waters
• Symbols: Trident
• Relatives: Parents: Rhea + Zeus, Brothers: Zeus, Hades..., Wife: Demeter

Hades (Pluto)

• Influence: Underworld, Wealth
• Symbols: Invisible helmet
• Relatives: Brothers: Zeus and Poseiden..., Wife: Persephone

Apollo (Apollo)

• Influence: music,archery,healing,medicine,light, and truth.
• Symbols: chariot, Oracle of Delphi.
• Relatives: Parents: Zeus and Ceto, Twin: Artemis

Artemis (Diana)

• Influences: Chastity,virginity,hunt,moon,natural environment,chastity
• Symbols: sliver arrows, moon, tree: Cyprus, animal: deer
• Relatives: Parents: Zeus,Ceto, Brother: Artemis

Ares (Mars)

• Influence: God of War
• Symbols: bird: vulture, animal: dog
• Relatives: Son of Zeus and Hera

Aphrodite (Venus)

• Influence: love,desire,beauty
• Symbols: irresistible girdle
• Relatives: Parents: 1) Zeus and Dione, 2) Uranus cut Cronus Gentiles, Husband: Hephaestus

Athena (Minerva)

• Influence: reason, intelligent,activity,arts, and literature
• Symbols: tree: Olive, bird: Owl.
• Relatives: daughter of Zeus

Hephaestus (Vulcan)

• Influence: Fire, forge
• Symbols: Anvil, iron, forge
• Relatives: Parents: Zeus, Hera, Wife: Aphrodite

Demeter (Ceres)

• Influence: agriculture of wheat and barely, milling,bread,motherhood, and blessed afterlife
• Symbols: Wheat-ears, Winged-serpent, Cornucopia (horn-of-plenty)
• Relatives: Parents: Cronus + Rhea, Children: Persephone, Pluotos

Dionysus (Baccrus)

• Influence: viticulture,wine,fruit,drunkeness,festivities,homosexuality,plays
• Symbols: Thyrsos (pine-cone tipped staff), Ivy crown
• Relatives: Parents: Zeus + Semele, Wife: Aridane

Graces

• The daughters of Zeus and Eurynome.
• Know for singing and dancing for the Gods.

Muses

• Daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne.
• Known for the beloved music from their songs.
• Supposed to inspire artists, musicians, and poets.

Erines

• Three nether world goddesses.
• Avenged crimes against the natural order.

Satyrs

• Spirits of the wilderness and countryside.
• Animal like men, which were companions of Dionyusus.

Centaurs

Gorgons

Sirens

Fates