Greek Gods Flashcards
Poseidon
Neptune God of sea, horses, earthquakes Trident, dolphin, horses Son of Cronus and rhea Had romantic relations with medusa, Athena turned her into a gorgon
Zeus
Jupiter
King of gods, heavens
Eagle,Oak, thunderbolts
Father of many gods, son of Cronus and Rhea. Married to Hera. Cheats.
Hades
Pluto
God of underworld, the dead, minerals, wealth
Cerberus, cypress, bident
Underworld myth
Black sheep; stays in underworld, never at Olympus
Married to Persephone, son of Cronus and rhea
Hera
Juno
Queen of gods/heavens, patroness of married women
Pomegranate, peacock, cuckoos
Daughter of Cronus and rhea. Wife of Zeus.
Jealous and manipulative.
Hestia
Vesta
Goddess and protector of hearth and home
Hearth, fire
Gets 1st and last sacrifices
Virgin, eldest daughter of Cronus and rhea
Demeter
Ceres
Goddess of harvest and agriculture- took over rhea/gaias jobs
Wheat, poppies, cornucopia
Underworld myth
Artemis
Diana
Goddess of moon/hunt, patroness of maidens
Crescent, stag, arrows
Daughter of Zeus and Leto (chased to island by Hera), twin sister of Apollo
Was tricked into killing Orion, who she loved, and put him in the stars.
Aecton saw her naked; become hart
Hermes
Mercury
Messenger of gods, god of commerce and theft
Winged cap, sandals, caduceus
Son of Zeus and titaness
When baby, escaped from crib and killed turtle to make first lyre
Apollo
Phoebus God of sun, music, poetry, medicine Lyre, arrows, sun chariot, art, music Son of Zeus/Leto, Artemis's twin Helios used to be sun god
Athena
Minerva Goddess of war, wisdom, weaving Aegis, owl, shield, olive tree Born from Zeus's brain (read myth) Athens Turned Arachne to spider when she claimed she weaves better
Ares
Mars God of war Swords, shield, vultures, dogs Son of Zeus and Hera Aphrodite's lover Violent, destructive Dear and terror pulls his chariot
Hephaestus
Vulcan God of fire and workers in metal Anvil and forge Son of Zeus/ Hera, wife Aphrodite Cripple, Hera hated him bc deform
Aphrodite
Venus Goddess of love and beauty Doves and sparrows Born from sea foam: Cronus castrated Uranus, blood into ocean Married Hephaestus, but Ares lover
Dionysus
Bacchus/Liber
God of wine, drama, revelry
Ivy, grapes, leapard
Son of Zues and Semele (Hera disguised herself and tricked Semele into seeing Zeus’s god form, she died, Zeus strapped unborn baby to leg)
Was demigod living on earth because Hera hated him until invented wine.
