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The Olympian Gods Part I Jupiter Zeus • king of gods • god of the sky/heavens • depicted as a middle-aged man with a beard • symbols = eagle, lightening bolt, scepter • married to Jupiter • goddess of women, marriage, & childbirth • symbols = peacock & crown Juno Hera Neptune Poseidon • god of the sea • Jupiter’s brother • symbols = trident & sea horses Mars Ares • god of war • father of the Roman people (Romulus) • symbols = helmet, spear, & armor • sacred animal = wolf • had love affairs with Venus • • • • • goddess of love & beauty born from the sea son = Cupid married to Vulcan symbols = dove, shell, mirror, apple Venus Aphrodite Minerva Athena • goddess of wisdom & skill (e.g. weaving) • born from Jupiter’s head • depicted wearing a helmet & carrying her aegis • symbols = helmet, armor, owl, aegis The Olympian Gods Part II Ceres Demeter • goddess of harvest • daughter is Proserpina (Persephone) • symbols = grain, cornucopia, torch Diana Artemis • • • • goddess of hunting, wilderness, & wild animals twin of Apollo virgin goddess symbols = bow, arrow, moon • god of music, prophecy, the arts, medicine/healing • had oracles at Delphi & Cumae • symbols = lyre, snake, crow, laurel, bow & arrow Apollo Apollo Bacchus Dionysus • god of wine & theater • cult was banned from Rome in the 2nd century AD • often accompanied by satyrs • symbols = grapes & grape leaves, cup, thyrsus (staff), big cats (e.g. panther) Mercury Hermes • messenger god • god of roads, travel, thieves, cunningness • symbols = staff, winged shoes, traveler’s cloak Vulcan Hephaestus • • • • husband of Venus renowned for his ugliness smith god god of fire, volcanoes, metalworking • symbols = hammer, tongs, donkey What is the Roman name for each Greek god? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Dionysus Aphrodite Demeter Zeus Poseidon Hera Hermes Athena
