Olympian Deities Flashcards
The Olympians!
Goddess of love, beauty and desire.
Aphrodite
Married to Hephaestus.
Aphrodite
Had many lovers, but most known for Ares.
Aphrodite
Symbols: Rose, Scallop shell, Pomegranate, Myrtle wreath.
Aphrodite
Sacred animal: dove.
Aphrodite
God of music, healing, plague, the sun, prophecies, poetry, and archery. Associated with light, truth and sun.
Apollo
Artemis’ twin brother and Hermes’ elder half-brother, son of Zeus and Leto.
Apollo
Animals: roe dear, swans, cicadas, hawks, ravens, crows, foxes, and snakes.
Apollo
God of war, bloodlust, violence, manly courage, and civil order.
Ares
Son of Zeus and Hera.
Ares
Sacred animals: vulture, venomous snakes, alligators, dogs, and boars.
Ares
Virgin goddess of the hunt, wilderness, animals, young girls, childbirth and plague. Later associated with the moon.
Artemis
Daughter of Zeus and Let, twin of Apollo.
Artemis
Sacred animals: deer, bears and wild boars
Artemis
Goddess of wisdom, warfare, battle strategy, heroic endeavor, handicrafts and reason.
Athena
Born from Zeus’s head fully formed and armored
Athena
Symbol: Olive tree
Athena
Sacred animal: Owl
Athena
Goddess of agriculture, horticulture, grain and harvest.
Demeter
Daughter of Cronus and Rhea, Sister of Zeus, bore Persephone.
Demeter
Symbols: Cornucopia, wheat-ears, winged serpent, and lotus staff.
Demeter
Sacred animals: pigs and snakes
Demeter
Good of wine, parties, festivals, madness, chaos, drunkenness, and pleasure at forever young.
Dionysus
Sacred animals: dolphins, serpents, tigers, and donkeys.
Dionysus
King of the Underworld and god of the dead and hidden wealth of the Earth.
Hades
Consort: Persephone
Hades
Sacred Animal: screech owl
Hades
Son of Cronus and Rhea. Elder brother of Zeus.
Hades
Did not have a throne in Olympus.
Hades
Crippled god of fire, metalworking, stonemasonry, sculpture, and volcanism.
Hephaestus
Son of Hera, husband of Aphrodite.
Hephaestus
Symbols: hammer, tongs, and anvil.
Hephaestus
Sacred Animals: donkey, gaurd dong, and crane
Hephaestus
Queen of marriage, women, childbirth, heirs, kings and empires
Hera
Wife of Zeus, daughter of Cronus and Rhea
Hera
Sacred Animals: heifer, lion, peacock, and cuckoo
Hera
God of travel, messengers, trade, thievery, cunning wiles, language, writing, diplomacy, athletics, and animal husbandry.
Hermes
Messenger of gods.
Hermes
Son of Zues and Maia.
Hermes
Sacred Animals: tortoise, ram, and hawk
Hermes
Virgin goddess of the hearth, home and cooking
Hestia
daughter of Rhea and Cronus and sister of Zeus
Hestia
Gave up her seat as one of the Tweleve Olympians in favor of Dionysus.
Hestia
God of sea, rivers, floods, droughts, earthquakes, and creator of horses.
Poseidon
Known as “Earth Shaker”
Poseidon
Son of Cronus and Rhea, is brother to zeus and Hades.
Poseidon
Sacred Animals: horse and dolphin
Poseidon
God of the gods, ruler of Mount Olympus, god of the sky, weather, thunder, lightening, law, order, and fate.
Zeus
Youngest son of Cronus and Rhea
Zeus
Overthrew Cronus
Zeus
Brother-husband to Hera
Zeus
Sacred Animal: eagle and bull
Zeus
