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| The great Olympian goddess of beauty, love, pleasure and and procreation. |
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| She was depicted as a beautiful woman usually accompanied by the winged godling Eros (Love). |
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| Her attributes included a dove, apple, scallop shell and mirror |
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| The great Olympian goddess of agriculture, grain, and bread, the prime sustenance of mankind. |
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| She was depicted as a mature woman, often crowned and holding sheafs of wheat and and a torch. |
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| The great Olympian God of animal husbandry, roads, travel, hospitality, heralds, diplomacy, trade, thievery, language, writing, persuasion, cunning wiles, athletic contests, gymnasiums, astronomy, and astrology. |
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| The ancient Greek and Roman god of light, healing, music, poetry, prophecy, and manly beauty; the son of Leto and brother of Artemis. |
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| He was the god of fertility and wine, later considered a patron of the arts and has a dual nature. |
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| Zeus sister and a virgin goddess. She does not have a distinct personality. She plays no part in myths and is the Goddess of the Hearth, the symbol of the house around which a newborn child is carried before it is received into the family. |
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| The son of Zeus and Hera and he was disliked by both parents and is the god of war. He is considered murderous and bloodstained but, also a coward. |
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| The brother of Zeus and after the overthrow of their Father Cronus he drew lots with Zeus and Poseidon, another brother, for shares of the world. He had the worst draw and was made lord of the underworld, ruling over the dead. He is a greedy god who is greatly concerned with increasing his subjects. |
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| God of the sea, protector of all waters and the brother of Zeus. After the overthrow of their Father Cronus he drew lots with Zeus and Hades, another brother, for shares of the world. His prize was to become lord of the sea. He was widely worshiped by seamen. |
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| She was goddess of chastity, virginity, the hunt, the moon, and the natural environment and is the daughter of Zeus and Leto. Her twin brother is Apollo. She is the lady of the wild things. She is the huntsman of the gods. She is the protector of the young. |
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| The son of Zeus and Hera. Sometimes it is said that Hera alone produced him and that he has no father and he is the only god to be physically ugly. He is also lame. Accounts as to how he became lame vary. |
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| The god of the sky and ruler of the Olympian gods wjp overthrew his Father Cronus. He then drew lots with his brothers Poseidon and Hades and won the draw becoming the supreme ruler of the gods. He is lord of the sky, the rain god. His weapon is a thunderbolt which he hurls at those who displease him. He is married to Hera but, is famous for his many affairs. He is also known to punish those that lie or break oaths. |
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| The Greek virgin goddess of reason, intelligent activity, arts and literature and the daughter of Zeus. She sprang full grown in armour from Zeus' forehead, thus has no mother. She is fierce and brave in battle but, only wars to define the state and home from outside enemies. |
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| Zeus wife and sister who was raised by the Titans Ocean and Tethys. She is the supreme goddess, goddess of marriage and childbirth and takes special care of married women. |
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