Greek gods Flashcards
king of gods and ruler of the heavens and man kind
Zeus
God of sea, horses, and earthquakes
Poseidon
God of the underworld and wealth
Hades
Goddess of hearth and home; sister of zeus
Hestia
Queen of gods, goddess of married women; married to zeus
Hera
God of war
Ares
goddess of wisdom, war, and weaving
Athena
God of sun, music, poetry, and medicine
Apollo
Sun god
Helios
Goddess of love and beauty; mother of cupid/eros
Aphrodite
Messenger god; god of commerce, travelers, and thieves; ferries the dead to the underworld
Hermes
goddess of the moon and hunting; patroness of maidens
Artemis
god of fire and metalwork; forger of armor
Hphestist
goddess of the harvest
Demeter
god of wine and revelry
Dionysus
sky god supplanted his son Cronus
Uranus
earth goddess and mother of the titans
Gia
titan who ruled the universe before his son zues dethroned him
cronus
wife of cronus and mother of zeus
rhea
3 goddesses who wove the threads of each persons life
the faits
