Greek Gods Flashcards
Zeus
King of the Gods, God of the Sky
Roman Name: Jupiter (Jupiter being the biggest planet)
Hera
Queen of the Gods, Goddess of Marriage
Roman Name: Juno (marriages usually take place in the month of June)
Poseidon
God of the Ocean
Roman Name: Neptune (Neptune is a blue planet)
Hades
God of the Underworld
Roman Name: Pluto (Pluto is left out)
Aphrodite
Goddess of Love and Beauty
Roman Name: Venus
Eros
Son of Aphrodite, archer-god
Roman Name: Cupid
Ares
God of War
Roman Name: Mars (Blood)
Hephaestus
Blacksmith God
Roman Name: Vulcan
Hermes
Messenger God
Roman Name: Mercury
Apollo
God of Poetry and Music, also the god who brings the sun across they sky on his chariot
Artemis
Apollo’s twin sister, Goddess of the hunt and the moon
Roman Name: Diana
Dionysis
God of party and wine
Roman Name: Bacchus
Athena
Goddess of Wisdom and Battle Strategy
Roman Name: Minerva (Professor Magonigal)
Hestia
Goddess of the Hearth and Home
Roman Name: Vesta
Demeter
Goddess of the harvest
Roman Name: Ceres (cereal)