Greek (Roman) Gods
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- Zeus
- (Jupiter) Child of Earth and Sky. Supreme Deity. Mature, bearded man; Holds scepter or lightning bolt; Eagle and Oak tree are sacred to him.
- Hera
- (Juno) Child of Earth and Sky goddess of marriage. Sister/Wife of Zeus. Mature woman; cow and peacock are sacred to her.
- Scylla
- A sea monster with 6 heads yellow teeth, and green scales. is next to Charybdis
- Poseidon
- (Neptune) Child of Earth and Sky god of the sea. Holds a three-pronged spear; horse is sacred to him.
- Hades
- (Pluto) Child of Earth and Sky god of the underworld, the dead, and wealth. His helmet makes the wearer invisible.
- Ares
- (Mars) god of war. Son of Zeus and Hera. Wears armor; vulture and dog are sacred to him.
- Hephaistos
- (Vulcan) god of the forge, fire, and metal handicrafts. Son of Hera (in some myths, also of Zeus); husband of Aphrodite. Lame, sometimes ugly; wears blacksmith's apron, carries hammer.
- Artemis
- (Diana), goddess of the hunt, wild animals, and the moon. Sometimes identified with Selene (the Moon), who rides a chariot or oxcart across the night sky. Daughter of Zeus and Leto; sister of Apollo. Carries bow and arros, is accompanied by hunting dogs; deer and cypress are sacred to her.
- Athena
- (Minerva), goddess of wisdom, war, victory, the city, and civilization. Daughter of Zeus; sprang ully grown from his head. Wears helmet and carries shield and spear; owl and olive trees are sacred to her.
- Aphrodite
- (Venus) goddess of love. Daughter of Zeus and the water nymph Dione; alternatively, daughter of Poseidon, born of his sperm mixed with sea foam; wife of Hephaistos. Myrtle, dove, sparrow, and swan are sacred to her.
- Hermes
- (Mercury), messenger of the gods, god of fertility and luck, guide of the dead to the underworld, and god of thieves, commerce, and the marketplace. Son of Zeus and Maia, the daughter of Atlas, a Giant who supports the sky on his shoulders. Wears winged sandals and hat; carries caduceus, a wand with two snaked entwined around it.
- Demeter
- (Ceres), goddess of grain and agriculture.
- Persephone
- (Proserpina), goddess of fertility and queen of the underworld. Wife of Hades; daughter of Demeter.
- Eos
- (Aurora), goddess of dawn.
- Charybdis
- A whirlpool next to Scylla
- asclepius
- son of apollo god of healing.
- Pan
- protector of shepards, god of the wilderness and of music. Half man, half goat, he carries panpipes.
- Herakles
- (Hercules). Human. A man of great and diverse strengthsl granted immortality for his achievements, including the Twelve Labors.
- Circe
- A witch or wizard female turns people into pigs
- Apollo
- (Phoebus) god of sun, light, truth, music, archery, and healing. Sometimes identified with Helios (the sun), who rides a chariot across the daytime sky. Son of Zeus and Leto (a descendant of Earth); brother of Artemis. Carries a bow and arrows or sometimes lyre; dolphin and laurel are sacred to him.
- Eros
- (Cupid), god of love. In some myths god of Aphrodite. Shown as an infant of young boy, sometimes winged; carries bows and arrows.