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God/Goddess
Ruler of...
...all the gods.
...the sky.
...Olympus
Nickname(s)
The Thunderer
Lord of Sky/Cloud
Hera
...marriage
...birth
Mother of Heaven
Jealous protector of
marriage
Poseidon
...Seas and Waters
Hades
...the Dead
...the Underworld
Zeus
Symbol / Emblem
Weapon/Gadget
Parents
Roman Name
eagle, the Aegis,
woodpecker
lightning bolt,
thnder
Cronos and Rhea
Jupiter
Jove (Latin)
cow, peacock,
lion
can inflict madness
Cronos and Rhea
Juno
The Earthshaker
horse, dolphin
Trident
Cronos and Rhea
Neptune
King of the
Underworld
staff
Invisibility helmet
Cronos and Rhea
Pluto
the Aegis (shield of
Zeus), Armor
sprang fully-grown
from Zeus’s head
Minerva
Golden chariot,
Bow and Arrow,
Harp
Zeus and Leto
Apollo
Zeus and Leto
Diana
Zeus and Dione:
Sprang from the
ocean foam
Venus
Zeus and Mia
Mercury
Father of gods & men
...all riches in the earth
(“Helmet of Darkness”)
...Wisdom
...War (Strategy)
...Arts and Sciences
Grey-eyed goddess
owl
Apollo
...the Sun
...Music and Poetry
God of Light and
Reason
lyre,
Sun
Artemis
...the Moon
...the Hunt
The Huntress
She-bear, deer
Silver Chariot
Bow and Arrow
Aphrodite
...Love
...Beauty
Beauty from the Sea
Dove
Magic girdle
Messenger of the
gods
stick
crane
Winged-helmet and
sandals
The Quarrelsome
god of War
blood-stained
spear, bear
All weapons,
Vulture,
Dog
Zeus and Hera
Mars
The Friendly God
The Lame God
Quail
Hammer and Anvil
(He forged the armor
of the gods.)
Zeus and Hera
Vulcan
Cronos and Rhea
Vesta
Athena/e
...Analytical Thought
Hermes
...Commerce/Banks
(Messenger of the
gods)
Ares
...War
Hephaestus
...Fire
...the Forge
(Blacksmith)
Hestia
...Home
Goddess of the
Hearth
Hearth,
Fire,
Lamp
Powerful protecting
ability
God/Goddess
Ruler of...
...fruits, grains,
crops, the harvest
...ordered society
Nickname(s)
Goddess of the
Harvest,
Earth Mother
Symbol / Emblem
Sheaf of grain,
poppy, ear of
corn
Dionysus
...the Vine
...Wine
God of Wine
Eros
...Love
Young God of Love
Hebe
...Youth
Cupbearer of the
Gods
Iris
...the Rainbow
The Muses
(9 of them)
...Inspiration
The Graces
Demeter
Weapon/Gadget
Parents
Immortality, Scepter
Cronos and Rhea
Ceres
Tiger
Stick entwined with
ivy
Zeus and Semele
Bacchus
Heart
Bow and arrow
Aphrodite and
Hephaestus
Cupid
Cup and Serving
Implements (?)
Zeus and Hera
Juventas
Bestower of Fine Arts
Buxom young
girl in a chiton
Roman Name
Messenger of the
Gods (especially
Hera)
She is the
Rainbow
personified.
Herald’s Staff and a
Water Pitcher
Thaumus (titan) and
Electra (nymph)
Clio, Urania, Thalia,
Melpomene, Erato,
Calliope, Euterpe
Terpsichore, Polyhymnia
“He is happy
whom the muses
love.”
Each had her own
special field: history,
poetry, comedy, etc.
Zeus and
Mnemosyne
(3 of them)
...Grace and Beauty
Queens of Song
“They give life
its bloom.”
Aglaia (Splendor)
Euphrosyne (Mirth)
Thalia (Good Cheer)
Zeus and Eurynome
Gratiae
(3 of them)
...punishing
evildoers
(AKA The Erinyes)
The Ministers of
Justice
“Not even the Sun
will transgress his
orbit but the furies
overtake him.”
Tisiphone
Alecto
Megaera
Gaea and Uranus
The Furies
(3 of them)
...the Thread of Life
Clotho >>>>>>>>>
Lachesis >>>>>>>
Atropos >>>>>>>
Spinner >>>>>>
Disposer of Lots >
Thread Cutter >
Loom
Thread of Life (Destiny)
The Shears
Unknown
The Parcae
...the Wild Places of
the Earth
Pan: Shepherds’ god
Goat-men (like Pan)
Woods,
Mountains,
Chasing Nymphs
flute
Satyrs were
companions of
Dionysus.
Fauns
The Gorgons
(3 of them; two
immortal)
Medusa is most
well-known
The Centaurs
Followers of
Dionysus
They were half man,
half horse.
(The Charities)
The Erinyes
The Fates
(Moirae)
The Satyrs
Snakes for hair
Their look turns men
to stone.
Daughters of
Phorcys (son of Sea
and Earth) and Ceto
They were savage
creatures, more like
beasts. (Except Chiron)
Ixion (King of
Lapithae) and a
Cloud
In Medieval
Romances: Sagittary