unit one: greek pantheon responsibilities

Aphrodite/Venus

Goddess of love, pleasure, beauty, and procreation. Holds power over sex, marriage, fertility, sailing, civic order, and war.

Ares/Mars

God of war, battle lust, courage, and civil warfare. Roman counterpart was also the god of agriculture.

Athena/Minerva

Goddess of war, wisdom, good counsel, defense of towns, weaving, pottery and crafts. Protectress of agriculture.

Cronus/Kronos/Saturn

Ruler of the Titans. Titan responsible for the passage of time and the harvest.

Demeter/Ceres

Goddess of harvest, agriculture, fertility and earth. Had some control over the seasons and the weather and was responsible for helping plants grow.

Dionysus/Bacchus

God of wine, fertility, theater, insanity, vegetation, and ecstasy.

Eros/Cupid

God of love and sexual desire. Makes people fall in love with his flaming arrows. Protector of homosexual love.

Hades/Pluto

God of the Underworld. Maintains order amongst the deceased and oversees precious metals and other resources underground.

Hecate/Hekata

Goddess of magic and witchcraft. Companion of Persephone. Guides Persephone back from the Underworld. Holder of keys that can unlock gates between realms. Guardian of the boundaries between the living and the dead.

Hephaestus/Vulcan

Blacksmith of the gods. God of fire, blacksmithing, craftsmen, volcanoes, metalworking, sculpture.

Hestia/Vesta

Goddess of hearth and home. Has domain over sacrificial fires, altars, and calm fire. Tends the fires in the Olympian hearth.

Persephone/Proserpine

Queen of the Underworld. Goddess of fertility, spring, and growth.

Poseidon/Neptune

God of the sea, storms, floods, earthquakes, and horses.

Rhea/Opis

Mother of all the Olympians. Goddess of mountains, motherhood, and generation.

Zeus/Jupiter

Chief deity. God of the sky/weather and ruler of the heavens. Father of all gods and men. Dispenses justice.

Nyx/Nox

Primordial goddess of night.

Chaos/Khaos

Mother of birds and goddess of the air. Primordial. Greek goddess of the abyss. Personification of the infinite and vacant space present before time.

Hera/Juno

Queen of Gods. Goddess of marriage, family, the stars and sky, and women.

Gaea/Terra

Mother of the Universe.

Ouranos/Caelus

God of the sky and father of Titans. Personification of the celestial dome covering and bringing rain to the earth. Responsible for the creation of the first life on earth.

Prometheus

Titan of fire. Protector and benefactor of man.

Artemis/Diana

Goddess of the hunt, the moon, chastity, and childbirth.

Hermes/Mercury

The messenger/herald of the gods. Protector of human heralds, travelers, thieves, merchants, and orators. Personal messenger of Zeus and led souls into the Underworld.

Janus

Guards the gates to heaven. Rules over weddings, births and deaths. God of gates, doors, and beginnings.

Apollo

God of oracles, healing, sun, and archery. Leader of the Muses; governs music, poetry and dance.

Atlas/Atlas Telemon

Titan who holds up the sky. Symbol of endurance and strength.

The Fates

Spin the thread of fate, measure out lifetimes of humans and gods, and end their lives by cutting the thread.

The Zodiac (whole)

made up of Khrysomallos, Dioskouroi, Leon Nemeios, Libra, Kheiron, Ganymedes, Taurus Kretaios, Karkinos, Astraia, Skorpios, Aegipan, and Ikhthyes.

Khrysomallos/Aries

one of the Greek Zodiac. a ram who rescued Nephele’s children and was sacrificed to the gods. placed in the stars as a form of honor.

Dioskouroi/Gemini

Part of the Greek Zodiac. Twin mortal princes. Made gods at their death because of their kindness and generosity. Made a deal to alternate days between heaven and the underworld and were placed among the stars.

Leon Nemeios/Leo

part of the Greek Zodiac. lion killed by Hercules.

Libra

part of the Greek Zodiac. Scales that were initially Skorpios’s claws. Symbolizes balance and judgment.

Kheiron/Chiron/Sagittarius

One of the Greek Zodiac. Literally Chiron. Centaur/faun. Renowned teacher who mentored great heroes. Was accidentally wounded and gave up his immortality due to the pain.

Ganymedes/Aquarius

Part of the Greek Zodiac. Trojan prince known for his beauty. Zeus put him in the heavens.

Taurus Kretaios/Taurus

Part of the Greek Zodiac. Constellation of a bull to honor the time Zeus transformed himself into a white bull to seduce Europa.

Karkinos/Cancer

Part of the Greek Zodiac. giant crab that helped Hydra in battle and was killed. Rewarded for its help by being made a star.

Astraia/Virgo

Part of the Greek Zodiac. Virgin goddess of justice. Driven away by the unlawfulness of Earth, so stayed in the stars.

Skorpios/Scorpio

Part of the Greek Zodiac. Giant scorpion sent to slay Orion. Was killed and made a star. Claws form Libra.

Aegipan/Capricorn

Part of the Greek Zodiac. hybrid goat and man. Fought in the War with the Titans and caused confusion. Transformed into a star.

Ikhthyes/Pisces

Part of the Greek Zodiac. Represents the fish Aphrodite and Eros transformed into when fleeing. First fish ever.