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Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Greece

Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Greece. Kronos (Saturn). Head of Titans Agriculture Father of Zeus Consumed his own children when it was prophesized that one would overtake him. Zeus (Jupiter). King of the gods Ruler of the sky and weather Upholder of oaths hospitality. Hera (Juno).

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Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Greece

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  1. Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Greece

  2. Kronos (Saturn) • Head of Titans • Agriculture • Father of Zeus • Consumed his own children when it was prophesized that one would overtake him

  3. Zeus (Jupiter) • King of the gods • Ruler of the sky and weather • Upholder of oaths • hospitality

  4. Hera (Juno) • Sister of Zeus • Wife of Zeus • Queen of the gods • Upholder of marriage

  5. Poseidon (Neptune) • Brother of Zeus • Ruler of the sea • Horses • earthquakes

  6. Hades (Pluto) • Brother of Zeus • Ruler of the underworld

  7. Demeter (Ceres) • Sister of Zeus • Goddess of the earth • Corn • Crops

  8. Persephone (Proserpina) • Daughter of Demeter • Wife of Hades • Queen of the underworld • Goddess of spring • Spends six months in the underworld (winter) and six months with her mother (summer)

  9. Hastia (Vesta) • Goddess of hearth and home • Daughter of Rhea and Cronus, sister to Zeus

  10. Ares (Mars) • Son of Zeus and Hera • God of war • While Athena was seen as strategic in war, Ares was seen as unpredictable and violent.

  11. Apollo (Apollo) • Son of Zeus • Prophecy • Light • Youth • Music • Archery • Healing and plague • The sun • Poetry • Twin brother of Artemis

  12. Athena (Minerva) • Daughter of Zeus • No mother (?) • Wisdom • Warfare • Crafts

  13. Artemis (Diana) • Daughter of Zeus • Twin sister of Apollo • Hunting • Wild animals • Childbirth • The moon

  14. Hephaestus (Vulcan) • Son of Hera (and Zeus?) • Fire • Smelting • Crafts • Blacksmith for the gods

  15. Hermes (Mercury) • Son of Zeus • Messenger of the gods • Travelers • Trickery • Theft • Commerce • Science

  16. Aphrodite (Venus) • Born from sea foam • Iliad considers her to be a daughter of Dione • Some versions call her a daughter of Zeus • Married to Hephaestus • Love • Beauty • Pleasure

  17. Eros (Cupid) • Son of Aphrodite • Love

  18. Dionysus (Bacchus) • Son of Zeus (and Persephone?) • Liberation • Wine • Music • Theater • Fertility

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