12 Titans

Zeus

-Chief god/ruler of the Olympian gods

Zeus

-Uses the thunderbolt

Hera

-Wife and sister to Zeus

Poseidon

-Lord of the Sea

Hades

-Lord of the Underworld

Pallas Athena

-Daughter of Zeus alone

Phoebus Apollo

-The “most Greek of all the gods”

Artemis

-Apollo’s twin sister

Aphrodite

-Goddess of Love and Beauty

Hermes

-Zeus’s messenger

Ares

-God of War

Hephaestus

-God of Fire

Dionysus

-God of Wine, Theater, and Ecstasy

Hestia

-Goddess of the Hearth (home)

Other notable Titans

-Ocean and his wife Tethys
-Hyperion (father of the sun, the moon, and the dawn)
-Mnemosyne (aka, “memory”)
-Themis (“justice”)
-Iapetus and his sons Atlas & Prometheus

Zeus

-Is the cloud-gatherer and lord of the sky

Zeus

-Eagle and oak are also his symbols

Zeus

-Unfaithful to Hera

Hera

-Protector of marriage

Hera

-Was jealous of the women Zeus was with and often punished them

Hera

-Cow & peacock were her symbols

Poseidon

-Brother of Zeus

Poseidon

-Uses the trident

Poseidon

-Is the “earth-shaker”

Poseidon

-Gave mankind the horse

Hades

-Had a cap (hat) that made him invisible

Hades

-Is just (fair) and emotionally unmoving—he’s not evil, but unpleasant

Hades

-King of the Dead, but not death itself (that is Thanatos)

Pallas Athena

-Sprang from his head, full grown and in armor

Pallas Athena

-Battle goddess; often defended the city from danger

Pallas Athena

-Goddess of the City/Protector of Civilization

Pallas Athena

-Zeus’s favorite child; she carried his aegis/buckler & thunderbolt

Pallas Athena

-Her temple was the Parthenon

Pallas Athena

-Athens was her special city

Pallas Athena

-Embodiment of wisdom, reason, and purity

Phoebus Apollo

-God of Light and Truth

Phoebus Apollo

-Master musician (played the golden lyre) and archer

Phoebus Apollo

-Healer

Phoebus Apollo

-Two sides to him (as with all gods)—a primitive/crude side and a poetic/beautiful side

Artemis

-One of three maiden goddess of Olympus

Artemis

-Lady of Wild Things (animals)

Artemis

-Chief huntsman (hunter)

Artemis

-Protector of dewy youth (maintains a balance in the environment/food chain)

Artemis

-Could at times be revengeful

Aphrodite

-Joyous and sensual

Aphrodite

-Every male fell in love with her

Aphrodite

-Often written as the wife of Hephaestus

Hermes

-Winged helmet and sandals; carried a magic wand

Hermes

-As fast as thought

Hermes

-Was a master thief

Hermes

-Guide of the dead

Ares

-Brings upon the horrors of war, yet is a coward, too, as he’ll run away and scream if struck or in pain

Ares

-Less of a distinct personality and more a symbol of war

Hephaestus

-Ugly and lame (physically deformed)

Hephaestus

-Highly respected by the other gods

Hephaestus

-Forges the immortals’ tools, furniture, armor, and weapons

Hephaestus

-His forge is under a volcano, which causes eruptions

Hephaestus

-Peace-loving god

Hephaestus

-He and Athena were patrons of handicrafts

Dionysus

-Grapevine and leopard are symbols

Dionysus

-Sometimes seen with a staff topped with a pinecone
-Replaces Hestia on Mt. Olympus

Dionysus

-Replaces Hestia on Mt. Olympus

Hestia

-Meals began and ended with an offering to her

Hestia

-Zeus’s sister

Hestia

-No distinct personality

Hestia

-Gives up her seat at Mt. Olympus