The universe itself created the gods.
The Titans came first.
Olympus.
Olympus was located at a region above the mountains of the earth, commonly thought of in Mt. Olympus.
The Seasons
Ambrosia
Nectar
(see chart)
Lesser Gods
Aphrodite
Ares
god of love
Hymen
Hebe, daughter of Zeus and Hera and wife to Hercules.
Ganymede
Iris
The Graces—three of them, he daughters of Zeus and Eurynome.
The Muses (goddesses of the arts)—they are nine of them, the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, companions of Apollo.
Some mortals went to Mount Olympus, and some achieved god status.
Gods of the Waters
Poseidon
Ocean ruled the great river, husband to Tethys. Their daughters are the Oceanids, and his sons are the river gods.
Pontus is the god of the Deep Sea. He is the father of Nereus, the Old Man of the Mediterranean Sea. His wife is Doris, and their daughters were the Nereids.
Triton, son of the Poseidon and Amphitrite
Proteus is unusual because he can change his shape at will.
Naiads
Leucothea, Palaemon, and the mortal Glaucus
Underworld
Hades and Persephone
Hades
Homer and Iliad
Charon
Cerberus, a three-headed dog with a dragon tail
They must have passage money, and they are duly buried
Styx, Cocytus, Acheron, Phlegethon, and Lethe
Tartarus and Erebus
Rhadamanthus, Minos, and Aeacus
Erinyes, there are three of them and they came from the blood of the Titan Cronus
Sleep, Death and Dreams
Demeter and Dionysus
Pan is the gods of goatherds’ and shepherds’ god, and the was part animal with goat’s horns and goat’s hooves.
Silenus is Pan’s son, and he is fat and old with riding a donkey
Castor and Pollux
Sileni. They walked on two legs, and have horses’ hoofs, ears and tails
Satyrs
Oreads (mountain) Dryads (tree)
Aeolus, who lived in Aeolia
Zephyr
Boreas
Notus
Eurus
Centaurs are half man and half horse creatures
Gorgons are dragonlike creatures who can turn men to stone with their look
The Graiae are three gray women with an eye among them
The Sirens are creatures which lured sailors with their songs
The Fates decree the destiny of people
Roman Gods
Numina
Lares and Penates
Guardian of Boundaries
Cause of Fertility
Strengthener of Cattle
Helper of Plowmen and Woodcutters
Protector of the Sowers, Wife: Ops
God of Good Beginnings
Faunus is a prophet; Faunus are Roman satyrs
Quirinus is Romulus in deity form
Spirits of the good dead
Spirits of the wicked
Camenae cared for springs and cured disease, they were equated with the Muses
The Roman counterpart to Eileithyia.
Pomona
Vertumnus
GREEK NAME ROMAN NAME FUNCTION/REALM OF JURISDICTION SYMBOL CITY ANIMAL
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ZEUS JUPITER SUPREME RULER; GOD OF RAIN, CLOUD- THUNDER DODONA EAGLE
(RADIANT LIGHT GATHERER; MARRIED TO HERA; HAS MANY BOLT (OAK TREE)
OF HEAVEN) CHILDREN; FAVORITE SON IS HERCULES
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HERA JUNO PROTECTOR OF MARRIAGE, PUNISHES ZEUS’ - ARGOS COW AND
(SPLENDOR OF LOVERS, PROTECTOR OF HEROES PEACOCK
HEAVEN; “THE
LADY”)
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HADES PLUTO RULER OF THE DEAD AND THE UNDERWORLD; - - -
(GIVER OF GOD OF WEALTH AND PRECIOUS METALS
WEALTH)
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POSEIDON NEPTUNE RULER OF THE SEA; GIVER OF HORSES TO MEN; TRIDENT - HORSE AND
RULER OF STORM AND CLAM; THE EARTH-SHAKER BULLS
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HESTIA VESTA ZEUS’ SISTER; VIRGIN GODDESS; GODDESS OF THE HEARTH - -
HEARTH
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HEPHAESTUS VULCAN GOD OF FIRE; WORKMEN OF THE IMMORTALS FORGE - -
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GREEK NAME ROMAN NAME FUNCTION/REALM OF JURISDICTION SYMBOL CITY ANIMAL
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________HERMES MERCURY ZEUS’ MESSENGER; GOD OF COMMERCE WINGED SANDALS, - -
CADUCEUS
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ARES MARS GOD OF WAR - - VULTURE, DOG
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APOLLO - GOD OF LIGHT; MASTER MUSICIAN; THE HEALER; LYRE; LAUREL DELOS DOLPHIN, CROW
GOD OF TRUTH; MOUSE-GOD; WOLF-GOD;
GOD OF LYCIA
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ATHENA MINERVA BATTLE GODDESS; ZEUS’ FAVORITE CHILD; AEGIS, OLIVE ATHENS OWL
GODDESS OF THE CITY; PROTECTOR OF CIVILIZED
LIFE; GODDESS OF HANDICRAFTS AND AGRICULTURE;
INVENTOR OF THE BRIDLE
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ARTEMIS DIANA LADY OF WILD THINGS; HUNTSMAN OF THE GODS; CYPRESS - DEER
GODDESS WITH THREE ORMS
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APHRODITE VENUS GODDESS OF LOVE AND BEAUTY; LAUGHTER- MYRTLE CYTHERA DOVE, SWAN,
(FOAM BORN) LOVING GODDESS SPARROW
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