Greek Deity Flashcards
Name Roman Diety and Significance
Zeus
Jupiter
King of the gods; god of lightning and thunder
Name Roman Diety and Significance
Hera
Juno
Wife of the king of the gods, goddess of marriage and home
Name Roman Diety and Significance for
Poseidon
Neptune
God of the sea and of earthquakes
Name Roman Diety and Significance for
Aphrodite
Venus
Godess of love and sexuality
Name Roman Diety and Significance for
Eros
Cupid
Sone of Aphrodite
The child-god responisble for making people fall in love
Name Roman Diety and Significance for
Ares
Mars
God of war, strife and dissension
Name Roman Diety and Significance for
Athena/Athene
Minerva
Goddess of widsome and skill, especially skill at warfare, handwork and
Hephaestus / Hephaistos
Vulcan
Goddess of metalwork; the smith-god
Artemis
Diana
Goddess of hunting and of chasity, sister of Apollo
Apollo
Apollo
God of music, phrophecy, intellect and archery
brother of artemis
Muses
Muses
Nine minor goddess associated w/ Apollo in brining inspiration to poets
Hermes
Mercury
Messenger god, god of travelers and of theives
Also god of merchants and traders; noted for eloquence and quick wittedness
Iris
Iris
Messenge of the gods, also the rainbow
Demeter
Ceres
goddess of argiculture, especially grain crops
Dionysus / Dionysos
Bacchus
god of wine, also represents the pwoer of nature
