Ancient Greek nameEnglish nameDescriptioná¼ˆÏ†ÏÎ¿Î´Î¯Ï„Î·(ÃphroditÄ“)AphroditeGoddess 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. Her symbols include the rose, scallop shell, and myrtle wreath. Her sacred animal is the dove.á¼ˆÏ€ÏŒÎ»Î»Ï‰Î½(ApÃ³llÅ)ApolloGod of music, healing, plague, prophecies, poetry, and archery; associated with light, truth and the sun. He is Artemis's twin brother and Hermes elder brother, and son ofZeus and Leto. He was depicted as a handsome, beardless youth with long hair and various attributes including a laurel wreath, bow and quiver, raven, and lyre. Apollo's sacred animal are red cattle.á¼ŒÏÎ·Ï‚ (ÃrÄ“s)AresGod of war, bloodlust, violence, manly courage, and civil order. The son of Zeus and Hera, he was depicted as either a mature, bearded warrior dressed in battle arms, or a naked beardless youth with helm and spear. His attributes are golden armour and a bronze-tipped spear. His sacred animals are the vulture, venomous snakes, alligators, and dogs.á¼ŒÏÏ„ÎµÎ¼Î¹Ï‚(Ãrtemis)ArtemisVirgin goddess of the hunt, wilderness, wild animals, childbirth and plague. In later times she became associated with the moon. She is the daughter of Zeus and Leto, and twin sister of Apollo. In art she was usually depicted as a young woman dressed in a short knee-length chiton and equipped with a hunting bow and a quiver of arrows. In addition to the bow, her attributes include hunting spears, animal pelts, deer and other wild animals. Her sacred animals are deer, bears, and wild boars.á¼ˆÎ¸Î·Î½á¾¶(AthÄ“nÃ¢)AthenaGoddess of wisdom, warfare, battle strategy, heroic endeavour, handicrafts and reason. According to most traditions she was born from Zeus's head. She was depicted crowned with a crested helm, armed with shield (Aegis), which holds Medusa's head to paralyze her enemies who looked at it and a spear. Her symbols include the aegis and the olive tree. She is commonly shown accompanied by her sacred animal, the owl.Î”Î·Î¼Î®Ï„Î·Ï(DÄ“má¸—tÄ“r)DemeterGoddess of agriculture, horticulture, grain and harvest. Demeter is a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and sister of Zeus, by whom she bore Persephone. She was depicted as a mature woman, often crowned and holding sheafs of wheat and a torch. Her symbols are the Cornucopia (horn of plenty), wheat-ears, the winged serpent and the lotus staff. Her sacred animals are pigs and snakes.Î”Î¹ÏŒÎ½Ï…ÏƒÎ¿Ï‚(DiÃ³nysos)DionysosGod of wine, parties and festivals, madness, civilization, drunkenness and pleasure at forever young. He was depicted in art as either an older bearded god or a pretty effeminate, long-haired youth. His attributes include the thyrsus (a pinecone-tipped staff), drinking cup, grape vine, and a crown of ivy. Animals sacred to him include dolphins, serpents, tigers, panthers, and donkeys. A later addition to the Olympians, in some accounts he replaced Hestia.á¾Î´Î·Ï‚(HÃ¡dÄ“s) orÎ Î»Î¿ÏÏ„Ï‰Î½(PloÃºtÃ³n)Hades orPlutoKing 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. The screech owl was sacred to him. Despite being the son of Cronus and Rhea and the elder brother of Zeus, as a chthonic god he is only rarely listed among the Olympians. The name Pluto became more common in the Classical period with the mystery religions and Athenian literature.á¼Ï†Î±Î¹ÏƒÏ„Î¿Ï‚(Há¸—phaistos)HephaestusCrippled god of fire, metalworking, stonemasonry, sculpture and volcanism. The son of Hera alone, he is the smith of the gods and the husband of the adulterousAphrodite. He was usually depicted as a bearded man holding hammer and tongs-the tools of a smith-and riding a donkey. His symbols are the hammer, tongs, andanvil. His sacred animals are the donkey, the guard dog and the crane. When he was born, he was thrown off of Mount Olympus by Hera as he was considered ugly.á¼ÏÎ± (Há¸—ra)HeraQueen of marriage, women, childbirth, heirs, kings and empires. She is daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife of Zeus. She was usually depicted as a beautiful woman wearing a crown and veil and holding a royal, lotus-tipped staff. Her sacred animals are the cow, the peacock.á¼©ÏÎ¼á¿†Ï‚(HÄ“rmÄ“Ì‚s)HermesGod of travel, messengers, trade, thievery, cunning wiles, language, writing, diplomacy, athletics, and animal husbandry. He is the messenger of the gods, a psychopompwho leads the souls of the dead into Hades' realm, and the son of Zeus and Maia. He was depicted either as a handsome and athletic beardless youth, or as an older bearded man. His attributes include the herald's wand or caduceus, winged sandals, and a traveler's cap. His sacred animals are the tortoise, the ram, and the hawk.á¼™ÏƒÏ„Î¯Î±(HestÃa)HestiaVirgin goddess of the hearth, home and cooking. She is a daughter of Rhea and Cronus and sister of Zeus. She was depicted as a modestly veiled woman, whose symbols are the hearth and kettle. In some accounts, she gave up her seat as one of the Twelve Olympians to tend to the sacred flame on Mount Olympus for Dionysus.Î Î¿ÏƒÎµÎ¹Î´á¿¶Î½(PoseidÅÌ‚n)PoseidonGod of the sea, rivers, floods, droughts, storms, earthquakes, and the creator of horses; known as the "Earth Shaker" or "Storm Bringer". He is a son of Cronus and Rheaand brother to Zeus and Hades. In classical artwork, he was depicted as a mature man of sturdy build with a dark beard, and holding a trident. The horse and the dolphin are sacred to him.Î–ÎµÏÏ‚ (ZeÃºs)ZeusThe king of the gods, the ruler of Mount Olympus and the god of the sky, weather, thunder, law, order, and fate. He is the youngest son of Cronus and Rhea, whom he overthrew after Cronus swallowed his brothers and sisters and he is brother-husband to Hera. In artwork, he was depicted as a regal, mature man with a sturdy figure and dark beard. His usual attributes are the royal sceptre and the lightning bolt. His main attribute was his master bolt. His sacred animals are the eagle and the bull.

Protogenoi (primordial)Ancient Greek nameEnglish nameDescriptionÎ‘á¼°Î¸Î®Ï (Aithá¸—r)AetherGod of the upper air and light.á¼ˆÎ½Î¬Î³ÎºÎ· (AnÃ¡nkÄ“)AnankeGoddess of inevitability, compulsion and necessity.á¼œÏÎµÎ²Î¿Ï‚ (Ã‰rebos)Erebos or ErebusGod of darkness and shadow.Î“Î±á¿–Î± (GaÃ®a)Gaia or GaeaPersonification of the Earth (Mother Earth); mother of the Titans.á¼©Î¼ÎÏÎ± (HÄ“mÃ©ra)HemeraGoddess of daylight and the sun.Î§Î¬Î¿Ï‚ (ChÃ¡os)ChaosThe nothingness from which all else sprang.Î§ÏÏŒÎ½Î¿Ï‚ (ChrÃ³nos)ChronosThe Keeper of Time. Not to be confused with the Titan Cronus, the father ofZeus.Ná¿†ÏƒÎ¿Î¹ (NÄ“Ì‚soi)The NesoiGoddesses of the islands.ÎÏÎ¾ (NÃ½x)Nyx or NightGoddess of night.ÎŸá½ÏÎ±Î½ÏŒÏ‚ (OuranÃ³s)UranusGod of the heavens (Father Sky); father of the Titans.ÎŸá½”ÏÎµÎ± (OÃºrea)The OureaGods of mountains.Î¦Î¬Î½Î·Ï‚ (PhÃ¡nÄ“s)PhanesGod of procreation in the Orphic tradition.Î ÏŒÎ½Ï„Î¿Ï‚ (PÃ³ntos)PontusGod of the sea, father of the fish and other sea creatures.Î¤Î¬ÏÏ„Î±ÏÎ¿Ï‚ (TÃ¡rtaros)TartarusThe darkest, deepest part of the underworld.Î˜Î¬Î»Î±ÏƒÏƒÎ± (ThÃ¡lassa)ThalassaSpirit of the sea and consort of Pontos.

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