THE TWELVE GREAT

OLYMPIANS
By: Ardan, Laurenzo
Baldon, Marc Aljosh
Cezar, Anjelikuz Blue
Delos Reyes, Clarence
Dy, Charles
Estrellado, Karl

WHAT IS AN OLYMPIAN?

An Olympian is a Greek God living on Mt. Olympus

WHO ARE THE OLYMPIANS?

Zeus

Poseidon

Hades

Hestia

Hera

Ares

Athena

Apollo

Aphrodite

Hermes

Artemis

Hephaestus

ZEUS

ZEUS

Zeus is the child ofCronusandRhea, the youngest of his siblings

to be born. In most traditions, he is married toHera, by whom he
is usually said to have fathered Ares,Hebe, andHephaestus.

He was called The King of the Gods of Olympus

He is more commonly known as The God of Thunder

Throughout history Zeus has used violence to get his way, or even
terrorize humans. As God of the sky he has the power to hurl
lightning bolts as his weapon of choice. Since lightning is
quite powerful and sometimes deadly, it is a bold sign when
lightning strikes because it is known that Zeus most likely threw
the bolt

POSEIDON

POSEIDON

He is known as The God of Sea

He is depicted as an old man with curly hair and beard with a
Trident in hand
His weapon was a trident, with which he could make the
earth shake, causing earthquakes, and shatter any
object. He was second toZeusin power amongst the gods.
Combined with his greed, he had a series of disputes
withother godsduring his various attempts to take over the
cities they were patrons of.

HADES

HADES

He is known as The God of the Underworld

He is depicted with black hair with a three headed dog named

Cerberus

Hadespreferred the Underworld and rarely left his kingdom.

His weapon was a pitchfork, which he used to create
earthquakes, similar to the wayPoseidonused his trident. He
also had a helmet of invisibility, which he had received as a
gift from theCyclopes, in order to use it during the clash of
theTitans. He was married toPersephone, daughter of
Demeter, whomHadesabducted and carried down to the
Underworld.

HESTIA

HESTIA

She is a virgin Goddess of the Hearth

She is the eldest daughter of Cronus and Rhea.

She was assigned by Zeus to maintain the fires of the hearth

of Olympus

HERA

HERA

She is the Goddess of Women and Marriage

She is the Wife of Zeus.
Hera may bear apomegranatein her hand, emblem of
fertile blood and death and a substitute for the narcotic
capsule of theopiumpoppy.
Hera's chariot was pulled by peacocks, birds not known to
Greeks before the conquests ofAlexander.

ARES

ARES

He is the God of War

He is the son of Zeus and Hera
He represented the raw violence and untamed acts that
occurred in wartime, in contrast toAthena, who was a
symbol of tactical strategy and military planning.
He was disliked by both his parents. WheneverAresappeared
in a myth, he was depicted as a violent personality, who faced
humiliation through his defeats more than once.

ATHENA

ATHENA

Athenawas the Greek virgin goddess of reason,

intelligent activity, arts and literature.

She was the daughter ofZeus; her birth is unique in that

she did not have a mother. Instead, she sprang full grown
and clad in armor fromZeus' forehead.
She was fierce and brave in battle; however, she only took
part in wars that defended the state and home from outside
enemies. She was the patron of the city, handcraft, and
agriculture.

APOLLO

APOLLO

Apollowas the son ofZeusandLeto, twin brother ofArtemis

He was the god of music, and he is often depicted playing
a golden lyre. He was also known as the Archer, far
shooting with a silver bow; the god of healing, giving the
science of medicine to man; the god of light; and the
god of truth.
One ofApollo's most important daily tasks was to harness his
four-horse chariot, in order to move the Sun across the
sky.

APHRODITE

APHRODITE

Aphroditewas the goddess of love, desire and beauty.

Apart from her natural beauty, she also had a magical girdle
that compelled everyone to desire her.
She was the daughter ofZeusandDione, the mother
goddess worshipped at the Oracles of Dodona.
Aphroditewas married toHephaestus; however, she had an
affair with her brotherAres, god of war.
WhenHephaestusfound out about the affair, he devised
a plan and managed to humiliate his wife and her lover to the
otherOlympians.

HERMES

HERMES

Hermes was the Greek god of commerce, son

ofZeusand Maia
Quick acting and cunning, he was able to move swiftly
between the world of man and the world of gods,
acting as a messenger of the gods and the link
betweenmortalsand theOlympians.
WhenHermeswas born, he jumped out of his crib,
stoleApollo's cattle and then went back to his crib
playing innocent. However, Apollofigured it out,
grabbedHermesand went toZeusto complain.

ARTEMIS

ARTEMIS

Artemiswas the goddess of chastity, virginity, the hunt,

the moon, and the natural environment.
She was the daughter ofZeusandLeto, twin sister
ofApollo. She was born on the island of Ortygia (Delos),
whereLetohad found shelter after being hunted by the lawful
wife ofZeus,Hera.
She was the protector of nature and the hunt; both wild
and tame animals were under her protection. She also
protected the agriculture and animal herding.

HEPHAESTUS

HEPHAESTUS

Hephaestuswas the Greek god of blacksmiths,

sculptors, metallurgy, fire and volcanoes; thus, he is
symbolized with a hammer, an anvil and a pair of tongs.
He once tried to protect his mother fromZeus advances
and as a result, the father of the Gods flung him down from
Olympus, which caused his physical disability; he fell on the
island of Lemnos where he became a master craftsman.
He was later accepted back to Olympus, and became the
craftsman of the gods, creating majestic armors,
shields and weapons.