CLAS170 - Gods

Zeus

Roman Name: Jupiter

Spheres: weather, king of gods

Attributes: thunder, throne, scepter, eagle, oak tree, old, bearded

Epithets: father of gods and men, son of Cronus

Hera

Roman Name: Juno

Spheres: roles as wives and mothers

Attributes: crown, throne, peacock, old

Epithets: argive, ox-eyed

Athena

Roman Name: minerva

Spheres: cunning, battle, crafts, olive tree

Attributes: helmet, armor, spear, aegis, dress, snake, owl

Epithets: pallas, parthenos, grey-eyed goddess

Poseidon

Roman Name: Neptune

Spheres: water

Attributes: fish, sea creatures, trident, horses, old, beard

Epithets: earth-shaker

Aphrodite

Roman Name: Venus

Spheres: love n fertility

Attributes: often naked, doves, chariot drawn by birds, graces

Epithets: cyprian, cypris, cytherea, uranian, laughter loving

Hephaestus

Roman Name: Vuclan

Spheres: fire

Attributes: hammer, anvil, small legs

Epithets: smith, lame god

Ares

Roman Name: Mars

Spheres: war

Attributes: armor, helmet, young, handsome

Epithets: man slaughtering brazen

Eros

Roman Name: Cupid

Spheres: seual desire

Attributes: wings, bows, arrows, young man or baby

Epithets: none

Apollo

Roman Name: NA

Spheres: law, healing, prophecy, poetry, light

Attributes: bow arrow, laurel, lyre

Epithets: loxias, far-shooter, paean, phoebus

Artemis

Roman Name: Diana

Spheres: hunting, fertility of animals, childbirth,

Attributes: bow and arrow, short dress, wild animals

Epithets: goddess of the bow

Hermes

Roman Name: Mercury

Spheres: stone heaps, pillars, messenger, theft, luck

Attributes: travelers hat, sandals, wings

Epithets: the guide, slayer of argus

Hestia

Roman Name: Vesta

Spheres: hearth fires

Attributes: NA

Epithets: NA

Dionysus

Roman Name: Liber

Spheres: fertility of vine, vegetation, lift giving fluids, release from social constraints, drama

Attributes: vine, grapes, ivy, wine, fawn, thyrsus

Epithets: bromios, lusios

Demeter

Roman Name: Ceres

Spheres: queen of underworld, hope of happy afterlife

Attributes: stalks of wheat, torches, persephone

Epithets: dread godesses, two godesses

Persephone

Roman Name: Proserpina

Spheres: queen of underworld, fertility

Attributes: stalks of wheat, pomegranate, hades demeter

Epithets: dread godesses, two godesses

Hades

Roman Name: Dis

Spheres: king of underworld

Attributes: throne, rooster, persephone

Epithets: reciever of many

Zeus - Roman Name

Jupiter

Zeus - Spheres

weather, ruler of all

Zeus - Attributes

thunderbolts, a scepter, a throne, the eagle and oak tree

Zeus - Epithets

father of gods and men, and son of Cronus

Hera - Roman Name

Juno

Hera - Spheres

married women and family

Hera - Attributes

crown, throne, peacock and older

Hera - Epithets

argive and ox-eyed

Athena - Roman Name

Minerva

Athena - Spheres

wisdom, warfare, crafts, strategy

Athena - Attributes

helmet, armor, spear, aegis (protective cloak), snake and an owl

Athena - Epithets

pallas parthenos and grey-eyed goddess

Poseidon - Roman Name

Neptune

Poseidon - Spheres

waters, horses and earthquakes

Poseidon - Attributes

trident, sea creatures, bearded, older appearance

Poseidon - Epithets

earth-shaker

Aphrodite - Roman Name

Venus

Aphrodite - Spheres

love, beauty

Aphrodite - Attributes

nude, with doves, chariot drawn by birds

Aphrodite - Epithets

cyprian cypris and laughter loving

Hephaestus - Roman Name

Vulcan

Hephaestus - Spheres

fire, blacksmith

Hephaestus - Attributes

hammer and anvil, a physically challenged figure

Hephaestus - Epithets

smith, lame god

Ares - Roman Name

Mars

Ares - Spheres

violent aspects of war

Ares - Attributes

armor, a helmet, and youthful

Ares - Epithets

man slaughtering brazen

Eros - Roman Name

Cupid

Eros - Spheres

desire

Eros - Attributes

man or baby with wings, bows and arrows,

Apollo - Spheres

law, healing, prophecy, poetry, and the arts, sun, light

Apollo - Attributes

bow and arrows, laurel wreath, and lyre

Apollo - Epithets

loxias far-shooter paean and phoebus

Artemis - Roman Name

Diana

Artemis - Spheres

hunting, animal birth, and childbirth

Artemis - Attributes

bow and arrow, short dress, wild animals

Artemis - Epithets

goddess of the bow

Hermes - Roman Name

Mercury

Hermes - Spheres

travel, communication, trade, messaging, theft, and luck

Hermes - Attributes

traveler’s hat, sandals, and wings

Hermes - Epithets

the guide and slayer of Argus

Hestia - Roman Name

Vesta

Hestia - Spheres

home

Dionysus - Roman Name

Liber

Dionysus - Spheres

vegetation and drama

Dionysus - Attributes

vines, grapes, ivy, wine, fawn

Dionysus - Epithets

bromios lusios

Demeter - Roman Name

Ceres

Demeter - Spheres

harvest cycle and the afterlife

Demeter - Attributes

wheat, torches, Persephone,

Demeter - Epithets

dread goddesses or two goddesses

Persephone - Roman Name

Proserpina

Persephone - Spheres

life and death

Persephone - Attributes

wheat and pomegranate, hades

Persephone - Epithets

dread goddesses or two goddesses

Hades - Roman Name

Dis

Hades - Spheres

underworld

Hades - Attributes

throne, a rooster, Persephone

Hades - Epithets

receiver of many