Greek Gods Domain and Symbols Flashcards
Domain: Agriculture, grain, break, weather
Symbols: Cornucopia, Wheat, Torch, Poppies
Demeter
Wine, Pleasure, Festivity, and madness.
Symbols: Grape Vine, Crown of Ivy
Dionysus
Love and Beauty.
Symbols: Seashells, myrtles, roses, doves, sparrows, swans.
Aphrodite
Hearth and Home
Symbols: Harth, Candles, torches
Hestia
Women, marriage, and childbirth.
Symbols: Pomegranate, Crown, cuckoo, lotus staff.
Hera
Blacksmith, Fire, metalworking
Symbols: Hammer and Prongs
Hephaestus
Messenger of the gods, Trade, Travel, Thievery
Symbols: Caduceus, Winged sandals, winged helm.
Hermes
Ocean
Symbols: Trident, seahorse.
Poseidon
Sun and light, Poetry, healing, music.
Symbols: Laurel wreath, python, bow and arrows.
Apollo
War and courage
Symbols: Helmet, wolf, arrow
Ares
Lightnign and thunder
Symbols: Lightning bolt, Eagle, Oak tree, bull
Zeus
The underworld
Symbols:The Cerberus, the keys, the cornucopia, the scepter and the cypress.
Hades
Hunt, Wild animals, childbirth, and chastity
Symbols: Bow and arrow and deer
Artemis
Wisdom, handicraft and war
Symbols: Owls, olive trees, snakes, gorgoneion.
Athena
