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Classical Olympians
Greek
Name
Zeus
Hera
Poseidon
Demeter
Roman
Name
Statue
God(dess) Of...
Generation
Jupiter
King of the Gods and ruler of Mount
Olympus; god of the sky, and thunder.
Youngest son of the Titans Kronus and
Rhea. Symbols are the lightning bolt and
the eagle.
Juno
Queen of the Gods, and the goddess of
marriage and motherhood. Symbols are
First
the peacock and the cow. Daughter of
Kronus and Rhea. Wife and sister of Zeus.
Neptune
Lord of the Sea; god of the seas,
earthquakes and horses. Symbols include
the hippocamp and the trident. Son of
Cronus and Rhea. Brother of Zeus and
Hades.
First
Ceres
Goddess of fertility, agriculture, nature,
and the seasons. Symbols include the
poppy. Daughter of Cronus and Rhea.
Sister of Zeus.
First
Aphrodite Venus
First
Goddess of love, beauty and sexuality.
Second (Or in a
Daughter of Zeus and Dione or, in other
generation of her
traditions, of Uranus. Symbols include the
own) [A]
dove.
Apollo[B]
God of light, healing, music, poetry,
prophecy, archery, and the arts. Symbols
include the bow and the lyre. Artemis is
his twin sister. Son of Zeus and Leto.
Second
Mars
God of war and bloodshed. Symbols
include the boar and the spear. Son of
Zeus and Hera.
Second
Diana
Virgin goddess of the hunt and the moon.
Symbols include the deer and the bow.
Second
Twin sister of Apollo. Daughter of Zeus
and Leto.
Athena
Minerva
Virgin goddess of wisdom, crafts, and
battle strategy. Symbols are the olive tree
Second
and the owl. Daughter of Zeus, according
to some traditions by Metis.
Dionysus
Bacchus
God of wine, festivities and ecstacy. His
symbol is the grapevine. Son of Zeus and Second
the mortal Semele.
Apollo
Ares
Artemis
Hephaestus Vulcan
Blacksmith to the Gods; god of fire and
the forge. Son of Zeus and Hera or,
according to some traditions, of Hera
alone.
Second
Hermes
Messenger of the Gods; god of commerce
and thieves. Symbols include the caduceus
Second
and winged sandals. Son of Zeus and the
nymph Maia.
Mercury
Titans
Greek name
English
name
Description
The Twelve Titans
Ὑπερίων
(Hyperiôn)
Hyperion
God of light. With Theia, he is the father of Helios (the sun),
Selene (the moon) and Eos (the dawn).
Ἰαπετός (Iapetos) Iapetos
God of mortality and father of Prometheus, Epimetheus and
Atlas.
Κοῖος (Koios)
Coeus
God of intellect and the axis of heaven around which the
constellations revolved.
Κρεῖος (Kriôs)
Crius
The least individualized of the Twelve Titans, he is the father
of Astraios, Pallas and Perses.
Κρόνος (Krónos)
Cronus
The leader of the Titans, who overthrew his father Ouranos
only to be overthrown in turn by his son, Zeus.
Mνημοσύνη
(Mnêmosynê)
Mnemosyne
Goddess of memory and remembrance, and mother of the
Nine Muses.
Ὠκεανός
(Ôkeanos)
Oceanus
God of the Earth-encircling river Oceanus, the font of all the
Earth's fresh-water.
Φοίβη (Phoibê)
Phoebe
Goddess of the "bright" intellect and prophecy, and consort of
Koios.
Ῥέα (Rheia)
Rhea
Goddess of female fertility, motherhood, and generation. She
is the sister and consort of Cronus, and mother of Zeus,
Hades, Poseidon, Hera, Demeter and Hestia.
Τηθύς (Têthys)
Tethys
Wife of Oceanus, and the mother of the rivers, springs,
streams, fountains and clouds.
Θεία (Theia)
Theia
Goddess of sight and the shining light of the clear blue sky.
She is the consort of Hyperion, and mother of Helios, Selene
and Eos.
Θέμις (Themis)
Themis
Goddess of divine law and order.
Protogenoi (primordial deities)
Greek
name
Aφροδίτη
(Aphroditē)
Aπόλλων
(Apollō)
Άρης (Arēs)
Άρτεμις
(Artemis)
Αθηνά
(Athēna)
Δήμητρα
(Dēmētra)
English
name
Description
Aphrodite
Goddess of love, lust, beauty, seduction and pleasure. Although
married to Hephaestus she had many lovers, most notably Ares. She
was depicted as a beautiful woman usually accompanied by her son
Eros. Her symbols include the dove, apple, scallop shell and myrtle
wreath.
Apollo
God of music, healing, plague, prophecies, poetry, and archery;
associated with light, truth and the sun. He is Artemis's twin
brother, and son of Zeus and Leto. He was depicted as a handsome,
beardless youth with long hair and various attributes including a
laurel wreath, bow and quiver, raven, and lyre.
Ares
God of war, bloodlust, violence, manly courage, and civil order.
The son of Zeus and Hera, he was depicted as either a mature,
bearded warrior dressed in battle arms, or a nude beardless youth
with helm and spear. His attributes are golden armour and a bronzetipped spear, and his sacred animals are the eagle owl, the vulture
and the venomous snake.
Artemis
Virgin goddess of the hunt, wilderness, wild animals, childbirth and
plague. In later times she became associated with the moon. She is
the daughter of Zeus and Leto, and twin sister of Apollo. In art she
was usually depicted as a young woman dressed in a short kneelength chiton and equipped with a hunting bow and a quiver of
arrows. In addition to the bow, her attributes include hunting spears,
animal pelts, deer and other wild animals.
Athena
Virgin goddess of wisdom, warfare, strategy, heroic endeavour,
handicrafts and reason. The daughter of Zeus and Metis, she was
born from Zeus's head fully-formed and armoured. She was
depicted crowned with a crested helm, armed with shield and spear,
and wearing the snake-trimmed aegis cloak adorned with the head
of the Gorgon. Her symbols include the aegis, the owl and the olive
tree.
Demeter
Goddess of fertility, agriculture, horticulture, grain and harvest.
Demeter is a daughter of Kronos and Rhea and sister of Zeus, by
whom she bore Persephone. She was depicted as a mature woman,
often crowned and holding sheafs of wheat and a torch. Her
symbols are the Cornucopia (horn of plenty), wheat-ears, the
winged serpent and the lotus staff.
Διόνυσος
(Dionysus)
Dionysus
God of wine, parties and festivals, madness, drunkenness and
pleasure. He was depicted in art as either an older bearded god or a
pretty effeminate, long-haired youth. His attributes include the
thyrsus (a pinecone-tipped staff), drinking cup, grape vine and a
crown of ivy. A later addition to the Olympians, in some accounts
he replaced Hestia.
Έρως (Eros) Eros
Eros was the god of love, sexual intercourse, cupids, desire and
pleasure. Eros was the son of the goddess of love-Aphrodite-and the
god of war-Ares. He was often shown with wings and arrows and
with his mother. He had four brothers and one sister. He was
married to Psyche and had two daughters: Hedone and Voluptas.
His symbols were Bow, Arrows, Candles, Hearts, Cupids, Wings
and Kisses.
ᾍδης
(Hades)
King of the Underworld and god of death, the dead, and the hidden
wealth of the Earth. His consort is Persephone and his attributes are
the key of Hades, the Helm of Darkness, and the three-headed dog,
Cerberus. Despite being the son of Kronos and Rhea and the elder
brother of Zeus, he is only rarely listed among the Olympians.
Hades
Ήφαιστος
Hephaestus
(Hēphaistos)
Crippled god of fire, metalworking, stonemasonry, sculpture and
volcanism. The son of Hera by parthenogenesis, he is the smith of
the gods and the husband of the adulterous Aphrodite. He was
usually depicted as a bearded man holding hammer and tongs—the
tools of a smith—and riding a donkey. His symbols are the
hammer, tongs and anvil.
Ήρα (Hēra)
Hera
Queen of Heaven and goddess of marriage, women, childbirth,
heirs, kings and empires. She is the daughter of Cronus and Rhea.
She was usually depicted as a beautiful woman wearing a crown
and holding a royal, lotus-tipped staff. Her symbols are the diadem,
lotus-staff, peacock, cuckoo and pomegranate.
Hermes
God of travel, messengers, trade, thievery, cunning wiles, language,
writing, diplomacy, athletics, and animal husbandry. He is the
messenger of the gods, a psychopomp who leads the souls of the
dead into Hades' realm, and the son of Zeus and Maia. He was
depicted either as a handsome and athletic beardless youth, or as an
older bearded man. His attributes include the herald's wand or
caduceus, winged sandals, and a traveler's cap.
Hestia
Virgin goddess of the hearth, home and cooking. She is a daughter
of Rhea and Cronus and sister of Zeus. She was depicted as a
modestly veiled woman, whose symbols are the hearth and kettle.
In some accounts, she gave up her seat as one of the Twelve
Olympians to tend to the sacred flame on Mount Olympus for
Ερμής
(Hērmēs)
Ἑστία
(Hestia)
Dionysus.
Ποσειδῶν
(Poseidon)
Ζεύς (Zeus)
Poseidon
God of the sea, rivers, floods, droughts, earthquakes and horses;
known as the "Earth Shaker" or "Storm Bringer". He is a son of
Kronos and Rhea and brother to Zeus and Hades. In classical
artwork he was depicted as a mature man of sturdy build with a
dark beard, and holding a trident. His attributes are the trident,
dolphins and horses.
Zeus
The king of the gods, the ruler of Mount Olympus and the god of
the sky, weather, thunder, law, order and fate. He is the youngest
son of Kronos and Rhea, whom he overthrew, and brother-husband
to Hera. In artwork, he was depicted as a regal man, mature with
sturdy figure and dark beard. His symbols are the thunderbolt, royal
sceptre, and eagle.