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Titans who'd taken control of the world from
Ouranos (god of the universe) and Gaia
(goddess of the earth)
Kronos was afraid of his children overthrowing
him the way he overthrew Ouranos, so he ate
his children.
Kronos & Rhea
When Zeus was born, Rhea hid him and fed Kronos a
rock. When Zeus was grown up, he returned to overthrow
Kronos with the help of his brothers, Poseidon and
Hades.
Kronos was cast into the pit of
Tartarus for all eternity.
Was born to the Titan Kronos, and his wife Rhea.
Eventually defeated Kronos with the help of his
two brothers.
God of the Underworld and the dead, also god
of the wealth of the earth (like jewels); Roman
name: Pluto
Queen of the Gods, married to
Zeus; Roman name: Juno
Hera
God of the skies, the air,
storms; Roman name: Jupiter
Very jealous of Zeus' messing around, spent a
lot of time trying to punish him. Was famous for
having been Heracles' worst enemy.
Goddess of the hearth
Oldest Olympian, first born of
Rhea and first to be swallowed by
Kronos
Zeus
Married to Hera
Often got into trouble by having relationships with minor
goddesses, nymphs, and sometimes mortal women.
His most famous son was Heracles (Roman name Hercules)
Hades
Fell in love with Demeter's daughter, Persephone, and
kidnapped her. She eventually warmed up to him, and ate 6
pomegranate seeds, forcing her to return to the Underworld for 6
months of the year.
God of the seas, and
earthquakes; Roman name:
Neptune
Poseidon
Created horses, gave them as a gift to man;
also creating Pegasus, the winged horse, and
Arion, fastest horse in the world.
Caused lots of damage when angry, making the
seas violent, shaking the land with his temper
(earthquakes)
Daughter of Demeter
Married to Hades
Hestia
Persephone
Travels to the Underworld during
the 6 months of fall and winter
Holy Olympus, Zeus!
Son of Zeus and Hera, who pitched him off
Mount Olympus because he wasn't a perfect
baby
Hunchback, walks with a limp,
but Very Smart.
God of blacksmithing, fire
Goddess of the harvest, agriculture; Roman
name - Ceres (where we get the word for
"cereal"
Married to Aphrodite after he trapped his mother,
Hera, in a magic throne and forced her to pick
out Aphrodite as his wife.
Mother of Persephone
Causes the plants and crops to
grow during the Spring and
Summer, accompanied by
Persephone; causes the plants
and crops to die during the Fall
and Winter when Persephone
stays in the Underworld with
Hades.
Demeter
Hephaestus
Aphrodite
Goddess of love and beauty, born to Zeus
and Dione, or maybe born of sea foam on a
shell
Married to Hephaestus, but
spends most of her time with
Ares.
Roman name: Venus
Made the armor and weapons of the gods,
as well as armor for famous heroes like
Achilles.
Roman name: Vulcan (word we
get "volcano" from
God of War. Enough said.
Ares
Roman name: Mars
Born to Zeus and Hera, not a very popular god,
often angry, moody, and changeable. Spends a lot
time with Aphrodite, with whom he had Eros, god of
love.
Twin sister of Apollo, goddess of
the hunt.
Roman name: Diana
God of travelers, messenges,
and sometimes thieves
Artemis
Hermes
Goddess of the moon, and the hunt, protector of
maiden girls, opposed to marriage and men in
general.
Roman name: Mercury
Quick and clever, flew around delivering messages for the gods
on winged sandals. Was also responsible for guiding souls to
the ferry crossing across the River Stix, into the land of the
dead.
Very popular god.
Twin brother of Artemis
Roman name: Apollo
Son of Zeus and the Titan
Leto
Was the patron god of the Oracle of
Delphi, being responsible for
prophecies.
God of the Sun, music, poetry,
prophecy, archery, and healing.
Born of the head of Zeus, fully grown
Apollo
Goddess of wisdom, crafts, and sometimes of war.
Athena
Patron goddess of the city of Athens, which was named for her when she
created the olive tree for the city as a part of a contest between her and
Poseidon.
Invented the ship and the plow, and taught crafts to women
Favored clever heroes like Odysseus
Roman name: Minerva