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ZEUS Roman name Jupiter • supreme god of the Olympians • throws lightening bolts when angry • cheats on wife Hera Hera Roman name Juno • wife of Zeus • Queen of the Olympians • goddess of marriage • insanely jealous of Zeus. APHRODITE Roman name Venus • goddess of love, beauty and fertility • protectress of sailors • born of the ocean ARES Roman name Mars • god of war • son of Zeus • tall and handsome but cruel and vain • In love with Aphrodite HEPHAESTUS Roman name Vulcan • the lame god of fire and crafts • son of Zeus • a blacksmith • married to Aphrodite ARTEMIS Roman name Diana • goddess of the hunt • daughter of Zeus • sister of Apollo DIONYSUS Roman name Bacchus • the god of wine • son of Zeus and a mortal • patron god of the Greek stage HERMES Roman name Mercury • the messenger of the gods • guide of dead souls to the Underworld • noted for his pranks POSEIDON Roman name Neptune • god of the sea, earthquakes and horses • brother of Zeus • spent most of his time in his watery domain. APOLLO Roman name Apollo • god of the sun, prophesy, music and healing • son of Zeus • sister of Artemis ATHENA Roman name Minerva • goddess of crafts, war and wisdom • patron goddess of Athens • favorite daughter of Zeus • symbol, the owl DEMETER Roman name Cerus • goddess of agriculture • sister of Hera • mother of Persephone. HADES Roman name Pluto • god of the dead and ruler of the Underworld • brother of Zeus • kidnapped Persephone, who became his queen. Hestia Roman name Vesta • the goddess of hearth and home • Hera's sister Heracles Roman name Hercules • half man, half god (demi-god) • Zeus' son with a mortal • very strong. Persephone Roman name Proserpina • goddess of the Underworld • abducted by Hades • daughter of Zeus and Demeter The Muses • 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnomosyne • made beautiful music with their singing • The Muses were patrons of the arts and sciences The Graces Roman name Gratiae • three goddess of Grace and Beauty • Aglaia (splendor) • Euphrosyne (mirth) • Thalia (good cheer) The Fates Roman name Parcae, Moirae • three sisters • They weave, measure, and cut the thread of life for humans • Clotho (“The Spinner”) • Lachesis (“The disposer of lots”) • Atropos (“The cutter”)
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