OLYMPIANS
NAME | DOMAIN | SYMBOLS |
Zeus
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King of the gods and ruler of Mount Olympus; god of the sky, lightning, thunder, law, order and justice. | thunderbolt, eagle, oak tree, bull, scepter, and scales |
Hera
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Queen of the gods and the goddess of marriage, women, childbirth and family. | peacock, cuckoo, and cow |
Poseidon
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God of the seas, water, storms, hurricanes, earthquakes and horses. | horse, bull, dolphin, and trident |
Demeter |
Goddess of the harvest, fertility, agriculture, nature and the seasons. | poppy, wheat, torch, cornucopia, and pig |
Athena |
Goddess of wisdom, handicraft, and warfare. | owls, olive tree, snakes, armor, helmets, spears, Gorgoneion |
Apollo |
God of light, the sun, prophecy, philosophy, archery, truth, inspiration, poetry, music, arts, manly beauty, medicine, healing, and plague. | the sun, bow and arrow, lyre, swan, and mouse |
Artemis
|
Goddess of the hunt, the wilderness, virginity, the moon, archery, childbirth, protection and plague. | the moon, horse, deer, hound, she-bear, snake, cypress tree, and bow and arrow |
Ares |
God of war, violence, bloodshed and manly virtues. | boar, serpent, dog, vulture, spear, and shield |
Aphrodite
|
Goddess of love, pleasure, passion, procreation, fertility, beauty and desire. | the dove, bird, apple, bee, swan, myrtle (a kind of flower), and rose |
Dionysus* |
God of wine, the grape vine, fertility, festivity, ecstasy, madness and resurrection. | the grapevine, ivy, cup, tiger, panther, leopard, dolphin, goat, and pinecone |
Hades* |
God of the underworld, the dead, and riches. | cornucopia, Cypress tree, Narcissus flower, keys, serpent, mint plant, white poplar, dog, pomegranate, sheep, cattle, screech owl, horse, chariot |
Hephaestus
|
Master blacksmith and craftsman of the gods; god of the forge, craftsmanship, invention, fire and volcanoes. | fire, anvil, axe, donkey, hammer, tongs, and quail |
Hermes
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Messenger of the gods; god of travel, commerce, communication, borders, eloquence, diplomacy, thieves and games. | caduceus (staff entwined with two snakes), winged sandals and cap, stork, and tortoise |
Hestia* |
Goddess of the hearth, fire and of the right ordering of domesticity and the family. | hearth and its fire |
* These gods are sometimes included with the list of Olympians and sometimes not.
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