ZEUS

1. King of Gods, brother/husband of Hera
2. God of sky, weather, ruler of men
3. appears: bearded, mature, clothed
4. attributes: eagle, oak tree, scepter, thunderbolt
5. 1st wife is Metis, mother of Athena

ROMAN NAME: JUPITER/JOVE

HERA

1. Queen of gods, sister, wife of Zeus
2. Goddess of women, marriage, birth
3. Appearance: ladylike, mature, clothed, veiled
4. Attributes: crown, scepter, cukoo, peacock, fleur-de-lis

ROMAN NAME: JUNO

POSIDON

1. brother of Zeus
2. god of the sea, horses, earthquakes
3. Appearance: resembles Zaeus
4. attributes: trident, horse , bull, dolphin, sea monsters/nymphs

ROMAN NAME: NEPTUNE

HADES

1. brother of Zeus, husband of Persephone
2. god of death/underworld
3. appearance:  resembles zeus
4. attribute:  two-pronged scepter, Cerberus

ROMAN NAME: PLUTO, DIS

DEMETER

1. goddess of crops
2. sisiter of Zeus, mother of persephone
3. resembles Hera
4. attributes: torches, stalk or sheaf of grain
5. object of a cult at Eleusis, near Athens

ROMAN NAME: CERES

HESTIA

1. sister of Zeus
2. Goddess of the hearth
3. resembles hera, but immobile
4. attributes: fire, hearth, home
5. displaced from her throne by Dionysus prior to 432 BCE

ROMAN NAME: VESTA

HEPHAESTUS

1. Son of Zeus/Hera, Husband of Aphrodite
2. Lame god of fire/forge, divine handiman/artisan
3. bearded, serious, at forge, skull cap
4. attributes: hammer, anvil, bellows, fire, forge

ROMAN NAME: VULCAN

ARES

1. Son of Zeus/Hera
2. god of violence, war, divine swashbuckler
3. appearance: seldom seen, young man in armor
4. attributes: armor, vulture, dog, war chariot, Eris

ROMAN NAME: MARS

APOLLO

1. Son of Zeus/Leto, twin brother of Artemis
2. god of light, prophesy, archery, music, fine arts, medicine, law
3. appearance: handsome, young, long hair
4. attributes: lyre, bow/arrows, laurel wreath, oracle at delphi
5. embodiment of Hellenistic spirit

ROMAN NAME:APOLLO

ARTEMIS

1. Daughter of Zeus/Leto, sister of Apollo
2. virgin goddess of woods/hunt, cares for animals
3. appearance:young, attractive, dressed for hunt
4. attributes: bow, arrows, small animals, stag, palm tree

ROMAN NAME:DIANA

ATHENA

1. daughter of Zeus, Metis
2. virgin godess of wisdom, arts, crafts, honorable aspects of warfare, protector of Athens
3. Appearance: young, armor, baueutiful serious
4. attributes: sheild, aegis, snake, owl, lamp, helmet,nike, olive
5. cult figure in pathenon by  Phidias

ROMAN NAME:MINERVA

APHRODITE

1. wife of Hephaestus, mother of Eros
2. rose from sea foam
3. godess of love, beauty
4. appearance: draped, sensual
5. attributes:, mirror, doves, flowers, chariot
6. Representations: Venus de Milo, Aphrodite by Praxiteles

ROMAN NAME:VENUS

HERMES

1. Son of Zeus, Maia
2. Divine messanger, god of travellers, merchants and thieves, leads dead to Hades
3. Appearance: young man, bearded sometimes
4. Attributes: Broad-brimmed Hat, caudecus, winged hat and sandles
5. Representation: Hemes by Praxiteles

ROMAN NAME:MERCURY

DIONYSIS

1. Son of Zeus, Semele
2. god of energy of nature, wine, patron of poetry, drama, song
3. Appearance: young, sensual, often drunk, sometimes bearded
4. attributes: surrounded by maynads and styrs, vines, grapes
5. worshipped as object of a mystery cult

ROMAN NAME:BACCUS