Big 12 Gods and Godesses

Question 1

Zeus/Jove

Answer 1

Symbols- Thunderbolt, Eagle, Oaktree

King of Gods, Lord of the Sky

Question 2

Hera/Juno

Answer 2

Symbols- Cow, Peacock

Queen of Gods

Question 3

Athena/Minerva

Answer 3

Symbols- Aegis, Owl, Olive Tree

Intellectual activities, defensive war, inventions, spinning, weaving, science

Question 4

Poseidon/Neptune

Answer 4

Symbols- Trident, Horse, Dolphins

God of the Sea

Question 5

Hades/Pluto

Answer 5

Symbols- Metals, Jewels, Invisibility Cloak

Ruler of the Underworld

Question 6

Hestia/Vesta

Answer 6

Symbol- Hearth

Goddess of the Hearth and home

Question 7

Artemis/Diana

Answer 7

Symbol- Deer, Cypress Tree, Moon

Goddess of Moon, Hunting, and maidens

Question 8

Apollo/Phoebus

Answer 8

Symbols- Lyre, Laurel

God of sun, music, poetry, math, and medicine

Question 9

Hermes/Mercury

Answer 9

Symbols- Wand, Winged sandals, and winged hat

God of messengers, liars, thieves, gamblers, commerce, treaties, and travelers

Question 10

Hephaestus/Vulcan

Answer 10

Symbols- anvil, forge
Blacksmith God
Great Artificer
Lord of mechanics

Question 11

Aphrodite/ Venus

Answer 11

Symbols- Myrtle, Dove, Apple, Swan

Goddess of love and beauty

Question 12

Ares/Mars

Answer 12

Symbols- Spear, vulture, venomous snake, dog

god of war

Question 13

Demeter/ Ceres

Answer 13

Symbols- cornucopia, sheafs of wheat, a torch

Agriculture, grain, bread (the sustenance of mankind)

Question 14

Persephone/Proserpia

Answer 14

Symbols-Pomegranates, sprouting seeds, a torch

Goddess of the Underworld (married to Hades)

Question 15

Dionysus/Bacchus

Answer 15

Symbols-The lyre, the leopardWine, vegetation, pleasure, festivity

Question 16

Kronus/ Saturn

Answer 16

The scythe (sickle)

Question 17

Helios/Sol

Answer 17

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.