Name
|
Title/Responsibility
|
Symbol(s) |
1.
Zeus
JUPITER |
Ruler of Heaven (or King
of the Gods) |
Eagle, oak, thunderbolt |
|
2.
Hera JUNO |
Queen of gods and wife of ZeusÑgoddess of marriage |
Peacock, cow, iris,
pomegranate, cuckoo |
|
3.
Poseidon NEPTUNE |
God of the sea, horses,
and earthquakes |
--The trident (three-pronged spear) --horses,
bulls, dolphins |
|
4.
Hades PLUTO |
God of the underworld
(did not live on Mount Olympus) |
Cerberus, cypress tree, helmet of invisibility |
|
5.
Ares MARS |
God of War |
Weapons, armor, dogs, vulture |
|
6.
Aphrodite VENUS |
Goddess of love and
beauty |
Cupid, dove, myrtle |
|
7.
Apollo APOLLO |
God of the sun,
music, poetry, and medicine |
Lyre, bow, the Oracle at Delphi, sun |
|
8.
Artemis
(diana) |
Goddess of the moon
and hunting |
Bow and arrow |
|
9.
Athena (minerva) |
Goddess of Wisdom |
Owl, olive
tree, helmet and spear |
|
10. Hestia (Vesta) |
Goddess of the Hearth |
Hearth-fire |
|
11. Hermes Mercury |
Messenger god;
god of commerce |
Winged hat
and sandals |
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12. Hephaestus vulcan |
God of Fire;
forger of armor |
Anvil and
hammer |