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GREEK
ROMAN
GOD OF...
King of the Gods/Thunderbolt
Lord of the Heavens
Lord of the Sky
Refused to take sides – Gave Paris task to
judge the fairness – as fate has it he was the
father of Helen
Zeus
Jupiter
Poseidon
God of the Sea
Neptune 2nd in eminence
Sided with Greeks
SYMBOL
Thunderbolt, eagle
and oak tree
Sea, trident,
horse, dolphin
OTHER
Maintains order in the universe.
Brother to Poseidon & Hades
Unfaithful to his wife tricks to hide it.
Brother to Zeus & Hades
Earth shaker – gave 1st horse to man. Storm and calm were
under his control. Controls from deep beneath the surface.
Brother to Poseidon & Zeus
Hades
Pluto
God of the Underworld and King/Ruler of the
Dead (not dead himself)
God of Wealth (precious metals in the Earth)
3rd brother
Hera
Juno
Queen of the Gods
Goddess of Marriage & Heaven
(marriage/family)
Sided with Greek warriors – “Hell has no fury
like a women scorn.”
Hestia
Vesta
Hearth/Home
Virgin Goddess
Athena
Minerva
Wisdom/War/Craft/Home and Domestic
Goddesses
Battle Goddess
Goddess of the City (Parthenon – one of the
greatest wonders of the world)
Pomegranate, cap
of invisibility
Odysseus has to visit him on his way home. v
Wife: Persephone – carried away from the Earth and made
Queen of the Lower World.
Peacock, cow,
wedding ring
Eternal flame,
fire, fireplace
Owl, olive, tree,
plow, loom
Zeus’ wife & sister. Always upset with the women Zeus was
having affairs with. Punished the many women Zeus fell in love
with. Beautiful and shrewd. Demure but vindictive.
Zeus’ sister Vestal virgins guarded the eternal flame
No mother – born from Zeus’ head full grown with full armor
when born. Divine intellect – Zeus chose her to have his armor
Protector of civilized life, handicrafts and agriculture, inventor
of the bridle – 1st to tame horses. “gray-eyed Athena or
“flashing-eyed
Embodied wisdom, reason, and purity.
Grieved at the death of Achilles
Artemis
Diana
Moon/Hunting Goddess of the Hunt and
Moon, deer, silver
Protector of the forest Also known as Luna, the arc of the
Protector of the Young
“Huntsman” – Lady of Wild Things
Sided with the Trojans
Apollo
Aphrodite
Apollo
Venus
Light/Music/Prophecy/Archer-god (silverbow)/The Healer
Side of Hector Trojan warrior
Love/Beauty
Laughter Loving Goddess
Original Femme Fatal Archetype
Sided with the Trojans – protected her mortal
son
Married Hephaestus holiest while carrying on
an affair with Aries – the most brutal
Familiar archetype throughout the ages
bow and arrows
Golden Lyre, sun,
mice, Laurel tree
Dove, swan or
sparrow, roses,
Myrtle tree
Hephaestus Vulcan
Fire/Forge
Patron God of Craftsmen/Artisans’
Sided with Greeks – Achilles armor
Hammer, anvil
Ares
War- coward (fled from war) sided with the
Trojans
Bird is vulture,
Armor, dog, wild
boar, weapons
Hermes
Mars
Mercury
Messenger/Divine Herald
God of Travelers – Thieves - Commerce
Winged sandals,
Caduceus, crane
moon is her bow and its rays are her arrows. Never without
here silver Bow & Arrow. Defies convention (said to still
inhabit the forest). Said to still inhabit the forest. Apollos’
twin.
Predicted the future- Intellect far reaching
Master musician – first to teach man music
– Teaches the healing arts including music.
Inspires mankind to reach for the stars. Said to shot arrows
to the sky from his chariot.
Aeneas & Cupid’s mother
Daughter to Zeus & Dione
Envied by all goddesses
Born of Zeus or formed from the foam of the sea fully forms
and beautiful, breath taking and most beautiful – Paris judged
her the most beautiful and granted the golden apple in the
contest for the most beautiful – Said to start the Trojan War
Makes Zeus’ thunderbolts and Aeneas’ weapons. Makes
beautiful armor. Son of Zeus
Born deformed, lame, & ugly.(Various stories about how
deformed – Hera did it because he was of Zeus from an affair;
Zeus threw him off of Mt Olympus during an argument.)
Kind & peace loving – loved on Earth and in Heaven
Had relations with Aphrodite
Son of Zeus & Hera
Swift winged feet. “Messenger” ,
Shrewdest and most cunning of all the – Master Thief – stole
horse . Conducts the souls of the dead to the Underworld Said
he stole
Added Odysseus on his travel. Created the Sport of foot
racing – always traveling around for the Gods. Most beloved
most mentioned.
Dionysus
God of Wine/Grape/Theater
(only one with a mortal parent)
Sided with the Trojans
Demeter
God of Agriculture and Fertility
Sided with
Ancient poetry written for him- writer to actors were thought
to be his servants.
Brings ecstasy and madness. Drunken chaos – Patrons drank
and danced in the forest.
Controls the harvest. Power to bring feast and famine – said to
control the season.