Big 12 Gods and Godesses Flashcards
Zeus/Jove
Symbols- Thunderbolt, Eagle, Oaktree
King of Gods, Lord of the Sky
Hera/Juno
Symbols- Cow, Peacock
Queen of Gods
Athena/Minerva
Symbols- Aegis, Owl, Olive Tree
Intellectual activities, defensive war, inventions, spinning, weaving, science
Poseidon/Neptune
Symbols- Trident, Horse, Dolphins
God of the Sea
Hades/Pluto
Symbols- Metals, Jewels, Invisibility Cloak
Ruler of the Underworld
Hestia/Vesta
Symbol- Hearth
Goddess of the Hearth and home
Artemis/Diana
Symbol- Deer, Cypress Tree, Moon
Goddess of Moon, Hunting, and maidens
Apollo/Phoebus
Symbols- Lyre, Laurel
God of sun, music, poetry, math, and medicine
Hermes/Mercury
Symbols- Wand, Winged sandals, and winged hat
God of messengers, liars, thieves, gamblers, commerce, treaties, and travelers
Hephaestus/Vulcan
Symbols- anvil, forge
Blacksmith God
Great Artificer
Lord of mechanics
Aphrodite/ Venus
Symbols- Myrtle, Dove, Apple, Swan
Goddess of love and beauty
Ares/Mars
Symbols- Spear, vulture, venomous snake, dog
god of war
Demeter/ Ceres
Symbols- cornucopia, sheafs of wheat, a torch
Agriculture, grain, bread (the sustenance of mankind)
Persephone/Proserpia
Symbols-Pomegranates, sprouting seeds, a torch
Goddess of the Underworld (married to Hades)
Dionysus/Bacchus
Symbols-The lyre, the leopardWine, vegetation, pleasure, festivity
Kronus/ Saturn
The scythe (sickle)
Helios/Sol
Symbols-The chariot with which he drove across the sky each day
The Titan god of the sun (how the Greeks personified sunlight). He was also the guardian of oaths and the god of gift of sight.
