Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Greece. Proximity of Italy to Greece.

Gods and Goddesses of Gods and Goddesses of Ancient GreeceAncient Greece

Proximity of Italy to Proximity of Italy to GreeceGreece

Ancient GreeceAncient Greece

Kronos (Saturn)Kronos (Saturn)

Head of TitansHead of Titans AgricultureAgriculture Father of ZeusFather of Zeus Consumed his own Consumed his own

children when it children when it was prophesized was prophesized that one would that one would overtake himovertake him

Zeus (Jupiter)Zeus (Jupiter)

King of the godsKing of the gods Ruler of the sky Ruler of the sky

and weatherand weather Upholder of oathsUpholder of oaths HospitalityHospitality

Hera (Juno)Hera (Juno)

Sister of ZeusSister of Zeus Wife of ZeusWife of Zeus Queen of the GodsQueen of the Gods Upholder of Upholder of

MarriageMarriage

Poseidon (Neptune)Poseidon (Neptune)

Brother of ZeusBrother of Zeus Ruler of the seaRuler of the sea HorsesHorses EarthquakesEarthquakes

Hades (Pluto)Hades (Pluto)

Brother of Zeus & Brother of Zeus & PoseidonPoseidon

Ruler of the Ruler of the UnderworldUnderworld

Married to Married to PersephonePersephone

Demeter (Ceres)Demeter (Ceres)

Sister of ZeusSister of Zeus Goddess of the Goddess of the

earthearth CornCorn CropsCrops

Persephone (Proserpina)Persephone (Proserpina)

Daughter of Daughter of DemeterDemeter

Wife of HadesWife of Hades Queen of the Queen of the

underworldunderworld Spends six months Spends six months

in the underworld in the underworld (winter) and six (winter) and six months with her months with her mother (summer)mother (summer)

Ares (Mars)Ares (Mars)

Son of Zeus and Son of Zeus and HeraHera

God of warGod of war While Athena was While Athena was

seen as strategic in seen as strategic in war, Ares was seen war, Ares was seen as unpredictable as unpredictable and violent.and violent.

Apollo (Apollo)Apollo (Apollo)

Son of ZeusSon of Zeus ProphecyProphecy LightLight YouthYouth MusicMusic ArcheryArchery Healing and PlagueHealing and Plague The SunThe Sun PoetryPoetry

Athena (Minerva)Athena (Minerva)

Daughter of ZeusDaughter of Zeus No mother (?)No mother (?) WisdomWisdom WarfareWarfare CraftsCrafts

Artemis (Diana)Artemis (Diana)

Daughter of ZeusDaughter of Zeus Twin sister of Twin sister of

ApolloApollo HuntingHunting Wild animalsWild animals ChildbirthChildbirth The MoonThe Moon

Hephaestus (Vulcan)Hephaestus (Vulcan)

Son of Hera (and Son of Hera (and Zeus?)Zeus?)

FireFire SmeltingSmelting CraftsCrafts Blacksmith for the Blacksmith for the

godsgods

Hermes (Mercury)Hermes (Mercury)

Son of ZeusSon of Zeus Messenger of the Messenger of the

godsgods TravelersTravelers TrickeryTrickery TheftTheft CommerceCommerce ScienceScience

Aphrodite (Venus)Aphrodite (Venus)

Born from sea foamBorn from sea foam IliadIliad considers her to considers her to

be a daughter of be a daughter of DioneDione

Some versions call her Some versions call her a daughter of Zeusa daughter of Zeus

Married to HephaestusMarried to Hephaestus LoveLove BeautyBeauty PleasurePleasure

Eros (Cupid)Eros (Cupid)

Son of AphroditeSon of Aphrodite LoveLove

Dionysus (Bacchus)Dionysus (Bacchus)

Son of Zeus (and Son of Zeus (and Persephone?)Persephone?)

LiberationLiberation WineWine MusicMusic TheaterTheater FertilityFertility