Deities of Ancient Greece

Zeus

King of the gods, god of the sky

Roman name: Jupiter

Hera

Queen of the gods; goddess of marriage and childbirth

Wife of Zeus

Roman name: Juno

Poseidon

God of sea, earthquakes, horses, and storms at sea

Cronos

Father of the gods; King of the Titans; married to Rhea; devoured all his kids but was overthrown by Zeus

God of time

Aphrodite

Goddess of love and beauty

Roman name: Venus

Hades

God of the underworld

Roman name: Pluto

Hephaistos

God of fire and forge

Made Achilles' armor

Roman name: Vulcan

Demeter

Goddess of the Harvest

Roman name: Ceres

Apollo

God of music, poetry, prophecy, and medicine

Athena

Goddess of wisdom, skills, and warfare

Roman name: Minerva

Artemis

Goddess of the hunt and the moon

Roman name: Diana

Ares

God of war

Roman name: Mars

Hermes

Messenger of the gods

Roman name: Mercury

Dionysus

God of wine and fertility

Roman name: Bacchus

Persephone

Goddess of Underworld

Roman name: Proserpine

Eros

God of love

Roman name: Cupid

Gaia

goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology

Roman name: Gaea

Oracle

a priestess who speaks for the gods and answers questions about what will happen in the future