click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Greek gods/goddesses
gods & goddesses of Greek Mythology
Term | Definition |
---|---|
Zeus | king of the gods and ruler of the heavens |
Hera | wife of Zeus and goddess of married women |
Poseidon | god of the sea |
Aphrodite | goddess of love and beauty |
Ares | god of war |
Apollo | god of prophecy and music, also called Phoebus |
Artemis | goddess of the hunt and the moon |
Hephaestus | god of fire and metalwork |
Hermes | god of commerce and cunning messenger of the gods |
Demeter | goddess of the harvest |
Dionysus | god of wine and revelry, also called Bacchus |
Hestia | goddess of home and hearth |
Helios | sun god |
Uranus | sky god supplanted by his son Cronus |
Gaea | earth goddess and mother of Titans and Cyclopes |
Cronus | Titan who ruled the universe before his sone Zeus dethroned him |
Rhea | Wife of Cronus and mother of Zeus |
Cyclops (plural = Cyclopes) | any one of three Titans who forged thunderbolts for Zeus |
The Fates | three goddesses who wove the threads of each person's life; Clotho spun the thread, Lachesis measured out the amount of thread, and Atropos snipped the thread |
The Muses | nine goddesses who presided over the arts and sciences, including Calliope, the Muse of epic poetry |
Athena | goddess of wisdom, skills, and war; her name is often accompanied by the name Pallas, which means wisdom |