mythology Flashcards
Zeus
Roman name: Jupiter, Jove
Duty: King, Weather
Symbol: Thunderbolt, Eagle
Hera
Roman name: Juno
Duty: Queen, Marriage
Symbol: Peacock, cow
Poseidon
Roman name: Neptune
Duty: Sea, Earthquakes, horses
Symbol: Trident, Horse
Hades
Roman name: Pluto, Dis
Duty: Underworld, Wealth
Symbol: Bident (trident but with two prongs), helmet of invisibility
Demeter
Roman name: Ceres
Duty: Agriculture
Symbol: Stalk of Wheat
Hestia
Roman name: Vesta
Duty: Home fire, Hearth
Symbol: Hearth, fire
Ares
Roman name: Mars
Duty: War
Symbol: Spear, dog, vulture
Hephaestus
Roman name: Vulcan
Duty: Blacksmith
Symbol: Forge, anvil
Apollo
Roman name: Apollo
Duty: Sun, Prophecy, medicine, music
Symbol: Sun, Oracle at Delphi, lyre
Artemis
Roman name: Diana
Duty: Hunting, moon
Symbol: Bow/arrow, moon
Monster: Charybdis
Whirlpool
Monster: Chimera
Part lion, Goat, snake
Monster: Cerberus
3 headed dog
Monster: Centaur
Horse’s body/ Mans torso, head, arm
Monster: Echidna
mother of all monsters - half serpent half woman
Monster: Orthus (Orthrus)
2 headed dog
Monster: Satyr
part goat, part man
Monster: Scylla
Six headed monster
Monster: Polyphemus
Cyclops, one-eyed giant
Athena
Roman name: Minerva
Duty: Wisdom, war, handicrafts
Symbol: Owl, olive, helmet
Aphrodite
Roman name: Venus
Duty: Love and Beauty
Symbol: Dove, rose
Hermes
Roman name: Mercury
Duty: Messenger, laughter, thieves
Symbol: Caduceus, winged sandals
Dionysus
Roman name: Bacchus
Duty: Wine, life-giving fluid
Symbol: Grape leaves, thyrsus (stick with pine cone)
Persephone
Roman name: Proserpina
Duty: Queen of underworld
Symbol: Pomegranate
