Download The Twelve Olympians

In Greek mythology, man was not
created in the image of the gods;
rather, the gods were in the image
of man.
 Although Greek religion centered
on a pantheon, separate villages
worshipped separate gods in many
instances.
 In many cases, deities existed
before the patriarchal religion of
Zeus incorporated them.
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The Twelve great gods who
succeeded the Titans
Lived on Mt. Olympus,
which could have either
been
 The physical mountain in
Thessaly OR
 A mountain in a mysterious
region above the Earth.
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Olympus was NOT
HEAVEN.
Zeus (Jupiter)
Poseidon
(Neptune)
3. Hades (Pluto)
4. Hestia (Vesta)
5. Hera (Juno)
6. Ares (Mars)
1.
2.
Athena (Minerva)
Apollo (Apollo)
Aphrodite (Venus)
10. Hermes (Mercury)
11. Artemis (Diana)
12. Hephaestus
(Vulcan)
7.
8.
9.
ZEUS
 God of the sky,
thunder, and justice
 King and most
powerful of the gods;
Ruler of Mount
Olympus
 Symbol: thunderbolt
POSEIDON
 God of the sea and
earthquakes
 Brother of Zeus
 Odysseus’s enemy
 Symbol: trident, horses
HADES
 God of the Undeworld
 Zeus and Poseidon’s
brother
 Symbol: Three headed
dog
HESTIA
 Goddess of the Hearth
 Symbol: hearth fire,
home
HERA
 Goddess of marriage
and married women
 Exceptionally beautiful
 Zeus’s wife
 Symbol: Peacock and
cow
ARES
 God of War
 Symbol: Spear
ATHENA
 Goddess of wisdom
and the arts of war and
peace
 Protector of Odysseus
 Zeus’s favorite
daughter
 Symbol: Olive tree
And owl
APOLLO
 God of archery, poetry,
music, medicine, and
prophecy
 Symbol: Sun Chariot
APHRODITE
 Goddess of Love and
Beauty
 Symbol: dove
HERMES
 Messenger god
 God of commerce,
speed, and trade
 Symbol: Winged shoes
ARTEMIS
 Goddess of the Wild
Things, the moon, and
crossways
 Symbol: arrows; the
cypress
HEPHAESTUS
 God of fire and the
forges – Blacksmith to
the gods
 Forge, anvil