Gods and Goddesses

Question 1

Greek Name: Zeus

Roman Name: Jove

Answer 1

SYMBOLS: Thunderbolt, Eagle, Oak tree

RULED OVER: King of Gods, Lord of Sky

Question 2

Greek Name: Hera

Roman Name: Juno

Answer 2

SYMBOLS: Cow, Peacock

RULED OVER: Queen of the Gods

Question 3

Greek Name: Athena

Roman Name: Mirverva

Answer 3

SYMBOLS: Aegis, Owl, Olive Tree

RULED OVER: Intellectual activities, defensive war, inventions, spinning, weaving, science

Question 4

Greek Name: Poseidon

Roman Name: Neptune

Answer 4

SYMBOLS: Trident, Horse, Dolphins

RULED OVER: God of the Seas

Question 5

Greek Name: Hades

Roman Name: Pluto

Answer 5

SYMBOLS: Metals, Jewels, Invisibility Cloak

RULED OVER: Ruler of the Underworld

Question 6

Greek Name: Hestia

Roman Name: Vesta

Answer 6

SYMBOLS: Hearth

RULED OVER: Goddess of home and hearth

Question 7

Greek Name: Artemis

Roman Name: Diana

Answer 7

SYMBOLS: Dear, Cypress Tree, Moon

RULED OVER: Goddess of moon, hunting, maidens

Question 8

Greek Name: Apollo

Roman Name: Pheobus

Answer 8

SYMBOLS: Lyre, Laurel

RULED OVER: God of sun, music, poetry, math, and medicine

Question 9

Greek Name: Hermes

Roman Name: Mercury

Answer 9

SYMBOLS: Wand, winged sandals, winged hat

RULED OVER: God of messengers, liars, thieves, gamblers, commerce, treaties, and travelers

Question 10

Greek Name: Hephaestus

Roman Name: Vulcan

Answer 10

SYMBOLS: Anvil, Forge

RULED OVER: Blacksmith God, Great Artificer, Lord of mechanics

Question 11

Greek Name: Aphrodite

Roman Name: Venus

Answer 11

SYMBOLS: Myrtle, Dove, Apple, Swan

RULED OVER: Goddess of love and beauty

Question 12

Greek Name: Ares

Roman Name: Mars

Answer 12

SYMBOLS: Spear, vulture, Venomous Snake, Dog

RULED OVER: God of War

Question 13

Greek Name: Demeter

Roman Name: Ceres

Answer 13

SYMBOLS: The cornucopia, sheafs of wheat, a torch

RULED OVER: Agriculture, grain, bread (the sustenance of mankind)

Question 14

Greek Name: Persephone

Roman Name: Proserpina

Answer 14

SYMBOLS: Pomegranates, sprouting seeds, a torch

RULED OVER: Goddess of the Underworld (married to Hades)

Question 15

Greek Name: Dionysus

Roman Name: Bacchus

Answer 15

SYMBOLS: The lyre, the leopard

RULED OVER: Wine, vegetation, pleasure, festivity

Question 16

Greek Name: Cronus

Roman Name: Saturn

Answer 16

SYMBOLS: The scythe (sickle)

Question 17

Greek Name: Helios

Roman Name: Sol

Answer 17

SYMBOLS: The chariot with which he drove across the sky each day

RULED OVER: 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.