Gods Flashcards
ZEUS
roman name
god of
symbols
Jupiter
xenia, lightning, king of the gods
lightning bolt, beard, eagle
GAIA
roman name
goddess of
symbol
Terra
earth
earth
URANOS
ROMAN NAME
GOD OF
Caelus
sky
CRONOS
ROMAN NAME
GOD OF
SYMBOL
Saturn
time, harvest
sickle
RHEA
ROMAN NAME
GODDESS OF
Opis
fertility, motherhood
POSIDON
ROMAN NAME
GOD OF
SYMBOLS
Neptune
sea, earthquakes, horses
trident, horses, hippocampi
HADES
ROMAN NAME
GOD OF
SYMBOLS
Pluto
underworld
bident, helmet, Cerberus (three headed dog)
HERMES
ROMAN NAME
GOD OF
SYMBOLS
Mercury
messengers, tricksters, thieves, travellers, boundaries
caduceus, petasos
DIONYSUS
ROMAN NAME
GOD OF
SYMBOLS
Bacchus
revelry, madness, wine, theatre
crown of ivy, gender fluid, grapes, thyrsus
APOLLO
ROMAN NAME
GOD OF
SYMBOLS
Phoebus Apollo
prophecy, poetry, archery, healing, light, THE SUN
the sun, bow and arrow, laurel in hair, beardless, lyre, white raven
ATHENA
ROMAN NAME
GODDESS OF
SYMBOL
Minerva
wisdom, war, weaving, towns
owls, armour
HEPHAESTUS
ROMAN NAME
GOD OF
SYMBOL
Vulcan
metalwork, fire, smiths, volcanos
fire, donkeys, metal legs/wheelchair, hammer
EROS
erotic love
APHRODITE
ROMAN NAME
GODDES OF
SYMBOLS
Venus
love (was war)
naked, scallop
HESTIA
ROMAN NAME
GODDESS OF
SYMBOLS
Vesta
hearth, fire, domestic life
fire, veil, branch
