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Greek Gods
The Olympians
| God | Roman Name | God of... | Father | Mother | Fun Fact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeus | Jupiter | Sky, King of the Gods | Cronus | Rhea | His father tried to swallow him. |
| Hera | Juno | marriage, queen of gods | Cronus | Rhea | jealous of Zeus and all his other wives. |
| Poseidon | Neptune | Sea, Earthquakes | Cronus | Rhea | Built the walls of Troy |
| Hephaestus | Vulcan | fire, smiths (metalwork) | Zeus | Hera | married to Aphrodite, crippled, robots help |
| Hades | Pluto | Underworld, Death | Cronus | Rhea | Demeter's daughter Persephone is his wife. |
| Hermes | Mercury | Messenger of gods, god of travelers and thieves | Zeus | Maia | Stole Apollo's cows the day he was born |
| Apollo | Apollo | Reason,Light, Prophecy | Zeus | Leto | Artemis Twin, Shrine at Delphi the navel of the earth. |
| Demeter | Ceres | Harvest, crops | Cronus | Rhea | She makes winter when Persephone is with hades |
| Aphrodite | Venus | love | none | none | Prefers Ares to her husband. |
| Athena | Minerva | Wisdom | Zeus | Metis | Greece's capital named after her,Gave Greece Olive tree |
| Ares | Mars | war | Zeus | Hera | Eris (Discord) is his constant companion |
| Artemis | Diana | Hunt,Moon, Maidens | Zeus | Leto | Turned man into deer to kill him |
| Dionysus | Bacchus | growing things, wine | Zeus | Semele | Born from Zeus's thigh |
| Hestia | Vesta | Hearth | Cronus | Rhea | She has no throne |