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The Pantheon of Olympians
Greek Name
Zeus
Roman Name
Juppiter, Jove
Domain
King of the
Gods, Sky
Poseidon
Neptune
Sea
Hades
Pluto, Dis
Underworld
Hera
Juno
Demeter
Ceres
Hestia
Vesta
(Pallas) Athena
Minerva
Queen of the
gods, Marriage,
Childbirth
Earth, Grain,
Fertility
Hearth and
Home, Sacred
fire
War, wisdom,
weaving
(Phoebus)
Apollo
Apollo
(Phoebe)
Artemis
Diana
Hephaestus
Vulcan,
Mulciber
Fire
Aphrodite,
Cytherea
Venus
Love, beauty
Dove, swan,
sparrow, myrtle
tree
Ares
Mars
War
Vulture, dog
Hermes
Mercury
Dionysus
Bacchus, Liber
Messenger god,
commerce,
travel
Wine, Vine
Caduceus,
winged sandals
and cap
Thyrsus, vine
Sun, Music,
Light, Archery,
Medicine,
Prophecy
Moon, Hunting
Symbols
Oak Tree,
Lightning Bolt,
Eagle
Horses, Trident
Bident, Helmet
of Invisibility
Peacock, cow
Cornucopia
Hearth Fire,
Vestal Virgins
Olive tree, owl,
aegis
Bow & arrow,
crow, dolphin,
lyre, laurel tree
Bow & arrow,
deer, cypress
tree
Forge
Other:
Had an oracle
at Dodona
“Earthshaker”,
gave the first
horse to man
Wife is
Persephone
Jealous wife of
Zeus
Special cult at
Eleusis
Virgin goddess,
special place in
Roman culture
Athens was her
favorite city,
daughter of
Zeus alone
Had oracles at
Delphi and
Delos
Virgin goddess,
twin sister of
Apollo
Lame god,
husband of
Aphrodite
Born from the
foam of the sea,
mother of
Aeneas
Father of
Romulus and
Remus
Lead souls of
the dead to the
Underworld
The “last
Olympian,”
replacing
Hestia