Olympians

The fourteen major gods of the Greeks:

Zeus (Jupiter)- King of the gods, and god of the sky.

Poseidon (Neptune)- God of the sea.

Hades (Pluto)- God of the earth and the Underworld.

Hera (Juno)- Queen of the gods and wife to Zeus; goddess of marriage.

Demeter (Ceres)- Goddess of agriculture.

Hestia (Vesta)- goddess of the hearth and home.

Pallas Athena (Minerva)- Born from the head of Zeus, she is the goddess of wisdom.

Phoebus Apollo- Born of Zeus, the twin of Artemis is the god of the sun, the healing arts, and music.

Artemis (Diana)- Born of Zeus, the twin of Apollo is the goddess of the hunt.

Aphrodite (Venus)- Born from the foam of the sea, she is the goddess of love.

Dionysus (Bacchus)- Born of Zeus, he is the god of wine and merrymaking.

Ares (Mars)- Born to Zeus, he is the god of war.

Hephaestus (Vulcan)- Born of Hera, he is the god of fire, crafts, and blacksmiths. Also made all the weapons of the gods.

Hermes (Mercury)- Born to Zeus, he is the messenger of the gods and guide of the dead into the Underworld.