Classical Literature The Gods Zeus-Artemis

Hera

The wrong of her slighted beauty remained with her until Troy fell in ruins

Hera

The cow and peacock were sacred to her

Hera

Argos was her favourite city

Poseidon

Roman name is Neptune

Poseidon

Ruler of the sea

Poseidon

Zeus's brother and second only to him in eminence

Poseidon

God of the Sea

Poseidon

His wife was Amphitrite

Poseidon

Unfaithful to Amphirite

Poseidon

had a splendid palace beneath the sea, but he was most often found in Olympus

Poseidon

He gave the first horse to man

Poseidon

Storm and calm were under his control

Poseidon

Commonly called "Earth-shaker"

Poseidon

Always shown carrying hid trident, a three-pronged spear, with which he would shake and shatter whatever he pleased

Poseidon

Connection with bulls

Hades

Roman name is Pluto

Hades

He was the third brother among the Olympians

Hades

Rules over the dead

Hades

God of Wealth, of the precious metals hidden in the earth

Hades

He had a far-famed cap or helmet which made whoever wore it invisible

Hades

He was not a welcome visitor in Olympus

Hades

He was unpitying, inexorable, but just ; a terrible, not an evil god

Hades

His wife was Persephone

Hades

He was King of the Dead - not death himself Thanatos (Greek) /Orcus (Roman) was

Hades

Had a 3 headed dog called Cerberus that guarded gates of the Underworld

Pallas Athena

Roman name is Minerva

Pallas Athena

She was the daughter of Zeus alone

Pallas Athena

She is warlike only to defend the State and the home from outside enemies

Pallas Athena

Goddess of the City

Pallas Athena

Protector of civilized life, of handicrafts and agriculture

Pallas Athena

the inventor of the bridle, who first tamed horses for men to use

Pallas Athena

Inventor of weaving

Pallas Athena

Zeus's favourite child

Phoebus Apollo

He was a direct link between gods and men