• Zeus
    • King of the Gods
    • Ruler of Mouth Olympus
    • God of:
      • Sky
      • Weather
      • Thunder
      • Law
      • Order and Fate
    • Youngest son of Titan Cronus and Rhea
      • Whom he overthrew
      • Brother/Husband to Hera
      • Youngest brother to Posiden and Hades
    • Depicted as:
      • Regal, mature man with sturdy fiugre and dark beard
    • Symbols are:
      • Thunderbolt
      • Royal Sceptre
      • Eagle
  • Posiden
    • God of:
      • Sea
      • Rivers
      • Floods
      • Droughts
      • Earthquakes
      • Horses
    • Known as:
      • "Earth Shaker"
      • "Storm Bringer"
    • Son of Titan Cronus and Rhea
      • Brother to Zeus and Hades
    • Depicted as:
      • Mature man of sturdy build with a dark beard
      • Holding trident
    • Symbols
      • Trident
      • Dolphins
      • Horses
  • Hades
    • King of the Underworld
    • God of:
      • Death
      • The Dead
      • The Hidden Wealth of the Earth
    • Consort is Persephone
    • Son of Cronus and Rhea
      • Older brother to Zeus and Posiden
      • Rarely listed among the Olympians
    • Symbols are:
      • Key of Hades
      • Helm of Darkness
      • Three-headed dog, Cerberus
  • Hestia
    • Godess of:
      • The Hearth
      • Home
      • Cooking
    • Daughter of Titan Cronus and Rhea
      • Sister of Zeus
    • Depicted as:
      • Modestly veiled woman
    • Symbols are:
      • The Hearth
      • Kettle
    • Sometimes said to be no longer one of the Twelve Olympians
      • Left to tend to the Sacred Flame on Mount Olympus for Dionysus
  • Apollo
    • God of:
      • Music
      • Healing
      • Plague
      • Archery
    • Associated with:
      • Light
      • Truth
      • Sun
    • Son of Zeus and Leto
      • Artemis's Twin Brother
    • Depicted as handsome youth with long hair
    • Symbols are:
      • Laurel Wreath
      • Bow and Quiver
      • Raven
      • Lyre
  • Hermes
    • God of:
      • Travel
      • Messengers
      • Trade
      • Thievery
      • Cunning Wiles
      • Language
      • Writing
      • Diplomacy
      • Athletics
      • Animal Husbandry
    • Messenger of the gods
    • Psychopomp who leads the souls of the dead into Hades' realm
    • Son of Zeus and Maia
    • Depicted as:
      • Handsome and athletic beardless youth --or--
      • An Older Bearder Man
    • Symbols are:
      • Herald's Wand or Caduceus
      • Winged Sandals
      • Traveler's Cap
  • Ares
    • God of:
      • War
      • Bloodlust
      • Violence
      • Manly Courage
      • Civil Order
    • Son of Zues and Hera
    • Depicted as:
      • Mature, bearded warrior dressed in battle arms --or--
      • Nude, bearderless youth with helm and spear
    • Symbols are:
      • Golden Armor
      • Bronze-tipped spear
    • Sacred Animales are:
      • Eagle
      • Owl
      • Vulture
      • Venomous Snake
  • Hephaestus
    • God of:
      • Fire
      • Metalworking
      • Stonemasonry
      • Sculpture
      • Volcanism
    • Son of Hera by parthenogenesis
    • Smith of the gods
    • Husband of Aphrodite
    • Depicted as:
      • Bearded man
      • Holding hammer and tongs
      • Riding a donkey
    • Symbols are:
      • Hammer
      • Tongs
      • Anvil
  • Aphrodite
    • Goddess of:
      • Love
      • Lust
      • Beauty
      • Seduction
      • Pleasure
    • Son Eros
    • Ares' lover
    • Married to Hephaestus
    • Depicted as:
      • Beautiful woman
      • Accompanied with son Eros
    • Symbols are:
      • Dove
      • Apple
      • Scallop Shell
      • Myrtle Wreath
  • Hera
    • Queen of Heaven
    • Goddes of:
      • Marriage
      • Woman
      • Childbirth
      • Heirs
      • Kinds and Empires
    • Daughter of Titan Cronus and Rhea
      • Sister/Wife of Zeus
    • Depicted as:
      • Beautiful woman
      • Wearing a Crown
      • Holding a royal, Lotus-tipped Staff
    • Symbols are:
      • Diadem
      • Lotus-staff
      • Peacock
      • Cuckoo
      • Pomegranate
  • Demeter
    • Goddess of:
      • Fertility
      • Agriculture
      • Horticulture
      • Grain
      • Harvest
    • Daughter of the Titan Cronus and Rhea
      • Sister of Zeus
        • By whom she bore Persephone
    • Depicted as:
      • Mature woman
      • Crowned and hoding sheads of wheat and a torch
    • Symbols are:
      • The Cornucopia (Horn of Plenty)
      • Wheat-ears
      • The Winged Serpent
      • The Lotus Staff
  • Artemis
    • Goddess of:
      • The Hunt
      • Wilderness
      • Wild Animals
      • Childbirth
      • Plague
    • Associated with:
      • The Moon
    • Daughter of Zeus and Leto
      • Twin sister of Apollo
    • Depicted as:
      • Young woman dressed in short knee-length chiton
      • Equipped with a hunting bow and quiver of arrows.
    • Symbols:
      • Bow and quiver
      • Hunting Spears
      • Animal Pelts
      • Deer
      • Other Wild Animals
  • Athena
    • Goddess of:
      • Wisdom
      • Warfare
      • Strategy
      • Heroic Endeavor
      • Handicrafts
      • Reason
    • Daughter of Zeus and Metis
      • Born from Zeus's head fully-formed and armoured
    • Depicted as:
      • Woman crowned with a crested helm
      • Armed with shield and spear
      • Wearing snake-trimmed aegis cloak adorned with the head of the Gorgon
    • Symbols are:
      • Aegis
      • Owl
      • Olive Tree
  • Dionysus
    • God of:
      • Wine
      • Parties and Festivals
      • Madness
      • Drunkeness
      • Pleasure
    • Depicted as:
      • Older bearded god --or--
      • Prett effeminate, long-haired youth
    • Symbols are:
      • The Thyrsus (Pine-Cone Tipped Staff)
      • Drinking Cup
      • Grape Vine
      • Crown of Ivy
    • Later Addition of the Olympains
      • Sometimes said he replaced Hestia
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