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The
12
Olympians
Written and Illustrated by
Phillip Martin
The Twelve Olympians
Zeus
Zeus was the king
of the Greek gods.
He was the god of
thunder and sky.
Zeus was the father
of many of the
gods up on Mount
Olympus as well as
humans in Greece.
The Twelve Olympians
Hera
Hera was the queen
of the gods, both
sister and wife of
Zeus. She was the
goddess of women
and marriage.
Peacocks, lions and
cows were sacred to
her. Heracles (or
Hercules) was not.
The Twelve Olympians
Poseidon
Poseidon, King Zeus’
brother, was the god
of the oceans but that
included seas and
rivers as well.
He tamed horses,
caused earthquakes
as well as storms, and
carried a trident.
The Twelve Olympians
Demeter
Demeter was the
goddess of the harvest.
She was a sister of
Zeus as well as the
mother of Persephone.
It should come as no
surprise that wheat, the
cornucopia and bread
were her symbols.
The Twelve Olympians
Athena
Athena was the goddess
of wisdom and courage.
She was the patroness
of Athens and the people
of the city built
the Parthenon
in her honor.
Owls, helmets
and spears were among
her symbols.
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Apollo
Apollo was the god of
light, the sun, truth
and poetry. His twin
sister was Artemis.
He is often seen
holding a lyre, a
gift from Hermes.
He’s also associated
with music, the arts
and healing.
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Artemis
Artemis was the
goddess of wild
animals and the
hunt. She also
helped women in
childbirth.
Her temple was one
of the 7 Wonders of
the Ancient World.
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Ares
Ares, the god of war,
represented all the
destruction of battle.
It should come as no
surprise his children
were Fear and Terror.
Some of his symbols
were the spear, the
helmet, a chariot and
a flaming torch.
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Aphrodite
Aphrodite was the
goddess of love and
beauty. She was so
lovely that Zeus
feared it would
cause problems.
Zeus had her marry
Hephaestus, who
was really ugly.
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Hephaestus
Hephaestus was the
god of blacksmiths,
fire and volcanoes.
He made all of
the weapons for
the gods and his
symbols were
the hammer,
anvil and tongs.
The Twelve Olympians
Hermes
Hermes was the
messenger of
the gods. He was
also the god of
thieves, travelers
and sport.
He carried a herald’s
wand and wore both
sandals and a hat
with wings.
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Hestia
Hestia was the goddess of
the hearth, domesticity
and family. She almost
never left home.
Her sisters were Hera
and Demeter.
There is a debate that
possibly Hestia gave up
her seat to Dionysus in
order to stop conflict.
The jury is still out.
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Dionysus
Dionysus was the
god of the grape
harvest, wine,
fertility and theater.
Among his symbols
are a staff tipped
with a pine cone,
the grapevine and a
leopard skin.
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Hades
What?! No Hades
among the twelve
Olympians?
No, the god
of the dead
stayed way
down in the
underworld.
His symbols
included
wealth and
the lovely
three headed dog
Cerberus.
The Twelve Olympians
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