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Zeus was
the supreme
god of the
Olympians.
Hera
Hera was
the goddess
of marriage.
She was the
wife of Zeus
and Queen
of the
Olympians.
APHRODITE
ARES
HEPHAESTUS
Roman name Vulcan
Hephaestus
was the
lame god of
fire and
crafts or the
two
together,
hence of
blacksmiths.
ARTEMIS
DIONYSUS
Dionysus
was the god
of wine.
HERMES
Hermes was
the
messenger
of the gods
and guide of
dead souls
to the
Underworld.
POSEIDON
Poseidon was
the god of the
sea,
earthquakes
and horses.
Although he
was officially
one of the
supreme gods
of Mount
Olympus, he
spent most of
his time in his
watery
domain.
APOLLO
Apollo was
the god of
prophesy,
music and
healing.
ATHENA
Athena was
the goddess
of crafts and
the domestic
arts and also
those of war
and wisdom.
She was the
patron
goddess of
Athens. Her
symbol was
the owl.
DEMETER
HADES
HESTIA
HEBE
Hebe, Goddess of
Youth, was the
daughter ofZeus
andHera.
However,
according to a
myth of that time,
Hera had been
impregnated solely
by wild lettuce,
while having
dinner with the
Greek godApollo.
Hebe was the
sister ofAresand
Hephaestusand
Eilythia, the
goddess of
childbirth.
CRONUS
Cronus was a child
of Uranus, the god
of the sky, and his
wife Gaea.
According to
Apollodorus[1],
Cronus was the
youngest and
weakest, but
smartest of the
Titans.
Cronus was married
to his own sister
Rheaand, after
throwing their
father to the depths
of the underworld,
they took the
throne of the world
together as King
and Queen.
RHEA
Rhea was the
mother of the
Olympian Gods
and the wife of
her own brother
Cronus. From the
union of Rhea and
Cronus, six
children were
created, who
would later on
becomeOlympian
gods. Their names
wereHera,Demet
er,Hestia,Poseido
n,HadesandZeu
s.
Prometh
eus
Epimeth
eus
Perseus
Medusa
Pandora
Pegasus