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phy Literature Homer author of Iliad and Odyssey Said to be born in the Ionian region of Asia Minor Blind man Gods and Goddesses 1. Rhea and Cronus Cronus sired six children by Rhea: Hestia, Hades, Demeter, Poseidon Hera and Zeus in that order, but swallowed them all as soon as they were born except Zeus. 2. Zeus The king of the gods, the ruler of Mount Olympus and the god of the sky, weather, thunder, law, order, and fate. Overthrew Cronus and a Brother-Husband to Hera. 3. Poseidon God of the sea, rivers, floods, droughts, earthquakes, and the creator of horses Known as the "Earth Shaker". 4. Hades King of the Underworld and god of the dead and the hidden wealth of the Earth. His consort is Persephone and his attributes are the key of Hades, the Helm of Darkness, and the three-headed dog, Cerberus. 5. Hera Queen of marriage, women, childbirth, heirs, kings and empires. She is the wife of Zeus. 6. Demeter Goddess of agriculture, horticulture, grain and harvest. Mother of Persephone. 7. Hestia Virgin goddess of the hearth, home and cooking. She was depicted as a modestly veiled woman, whose symbols are the hearth and kettle. 8. Aphrodite Goddess of love and beauty. Although married to Hephaestus she had many lovers, most notably Ares. She was depicted as a beautiful woman usually accompanied by her son Eros 9. Ares God of war, bloodlust, violence, manly courage, and civil order. 10. Apollo God of music, healing, plague prophecies, poetry, and archery; associated with light, truth and the sun. He is Artemis's twin brother 11. Athena Goddess of wisdom, warfare, battle strategy, heroic endeavour, handicrafts and reason.

The Three Main Rulers 1. Supreme Ruler Zeus overthrew his Father Cronus. He then drew lots with his brothers Poseidon and Hades. Zeus won the draw and became the supreme ruler of the Gods. 2. Lord of the Sea After the overthrow of their Father Cronus and the drawing of the lots, he became the lord of the sea and was definitely worshipped by seamen. He married Amphitrite but had, long ago, a desire for Demeter 3. Worst Draw He had the worst draw and was made lord of the underworld; ruling over the He is also the god of wealth, due to the precious metals mined from the earth. He rarely leaves the underworld. He is unpitying and terrible, but not capricious. His wife is Persephone whom Hades abducted. He is the King of the dead but, death itself is another god, Thanatos. Overthrowing of the titans Cronus turned into the terrible king his father Uranus had been, swallowing each of his children whole as they were born from his sister-wife Rhea. Rhea, however, managed to hide her child Zeus, by tricking Cronus into swallowing a rock wrapped in a blanket instead. Rhea brought Zeus to a cave in Crete, where he was raised to adulthood by Amalthea. Later, Metis gave Cronus a mixture of mustard and wine which would cause him to vomit up his swallowed children. Zeus then led his released brothers and sisters in rebellion against the Titans. According to Hyginus, the cause of titanomachy is as follows - "After Hera saw that Epaphus, born of a concubine, ruled such a great kingdom (Egypt), she saw to it that he should be killed while hunting, and encouraged the Titans to drive Zeus from the kingdom and restore it to Saturn. When they tried to mount heaven, Zeus with the help of Athena, Apollo, and Artemis, cast them headlong into Tartarus. On Atlas, who had been their leader, he put the vault of the sky; even now he is said to hold up the sky on his shoulders."

Roman Name Jupiter

Greek Name Zeus

Neptune

Poseidon

Pluto

Hades

Vesta

Hestia

Domain supreme god of Roman pantheon; god of thunder & sky god of the Sea, horses, & earthquakes God of the Underworld; judge of the dead goddess of hearth, home, & family Goddess of women & marriage; Queen of the gods God of warfare & bloodshed goddess of wisdom, warfare, medicine, & crafts god of the sun, truth, prophecy, archery, the arts goddess of love & beauty Messenger God of commerce, athletics, travelers Goddess of grain, fertility god of fire, volcanoes, blacksmiths, craftsmen, metallurgy

Symbol eagle, thunderbolt, bull, & oak trident, dolphins, fresh water, horses scepter, helm of darkness, Cerebrus sacred fire, plain wooden throne peacock, cow, pomegranate Vulture, burning torch, spear owl

Juno

Hera

Mars Minerva

Ares Athena

Apollo

Apollo

Lyre, bow & arrow, sun, swans

Venus Mercury

Aphrodite Hermes

Ceres

Demeter

myrtles, doves, sparrows, swans, winged sandals, caduceus, petasus [winged hat] torch, corn, wheat

Vulcan

Hephaestus

hammer, anvil, tongs, fire