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Gods and Goddesses of
Ancient Greece
Kronos / Cronus (Saturn)
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Head of Titans – Ruled
during Golden Age
Wife is Rhea
Father of Zeus
Consumed his own
children when it was
prophesized that one
would overtake him
Zeus (Jupiter)
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King of the gods
Ruler of the sky and
weather
Married to sister - Hera
Upholder of oaths
Hospitality
Many affairs
Hera (Juno)
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Sister of Zeus
Wife of Zeus
Queen of the gods
Upholder of marriage
Jealous of Zeus and
his affairs
Said to be one of the
most beautiful
goddesses
Poseidon (Neptune)
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Brother of Zeus
Ruler of the sea
Horses
Earthquakes
Could morph and
often took shape of
steed
Drove chariot
Hades (Pluto)
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Brother of Zeus
Ruler of the
underworld
Abducted Persephone
Doesn’t like to leave
or let others leave
Underworld
God of wealth
Demeter (Ceres)
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Sister of Zeus
Goddess of the earth,
agriculture, & fertility
Corn
Crops
Created the
seasons…withdraws her
gift when daughter is in
the Underworld
Persephone (Proserpina)
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Daughter of Demeter
Wife of Hades
Queen of the
underworld
Spends time in the
underworld (winter)
and time with her
mother (summer)
Ares (Mars)
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Son of Zeus and Hera
God of war
While Athena was
seen as strategic in
war, Ares was seen as
unpredictable and
violent.
Most disliked god
Apollo (Apollo)
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Son of Zeus
Prophecy
Light
Youth
Music
Archery
Healing and plague
The sun
Poetry
Athena (Minerva)
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Daughter of Zeus
No mother (?);
sprang from Zeus’
head
Wisdom
Warfare
Crafts
Artemis (Diana)
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Daughter of Zeus
Twin sister of Apollo
Hunting
Wild animals
Childbirth
The moon
Goddess of Chastity
Hephaestus (Vulcan)
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Son of Hera (and
Zeus?)
Fire
Smelting
Crafts
Blacksmith for the gods
Kind and peace-loving
Only god said to be
ugly
Hermes (Mercury)
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Son of Zeus
Messenger of the
gods
Travelers
Trickery
Theft
Commerce
Science
Aphrodite (Venus)
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Born from sea foam
Iliad considers her to be a
daughter of Dione
Some versions call her a
daughter of Zeus
Married to Hephaestus
Love
Beauty
Pleasure
Eros (Cupid)
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Son of Aphrodite
Love
Often represented
blindfolded
Dionysus (Bacchus)
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Son of Zeus (and
Persephone?)
Liberation
Wine
Patron of music and
arts
Theater
Fertility
Brings joy and ecstasy
or brutal rage