The Olympians Cronus and Rhea CronusSaturn ruled the Titans the second generation of gods He had overthrown his father Ouranos Uranus He and his sisterwife Rhea were the parents of the Olympians ID: 764998
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The Olympians
Cronus and Rhea Cronus/Saturn ruled the Titans, the second generation of gods. He had overthrown his father Ouranos/UranusHe and his sister/wife, Rhea, were the parents of the Olympians.
Cronus’s Plot & Fall Won’t be overthrown Om nom nom ! Zeus’s secret birth Omphalos Titanomachy
Mt. Olympus Home of the gods after the Titanomachy
Zeus / Jupiter King of the Gods Mightier than all others put together Ruler of the sky, rain and clouds “bright shining light of heaven”
Zeus cont’d Symbols: Lightning, storms EagleBullOak treeSacred site: Olympia Women: Hera Metis LetoSemeleDozens of others
Hera / Juno Sister and wife of Zeus; Queen of the Gods Goddess of marriage and married womenJealous and vengeful Had 4 Children with Zeus Hephaestus, Ares, Hebe, EileithyiaSymbols: peacock, cowSacred city: ArgosMessenger was Iris
Poseidon / Neptune God of the sea, horses, and earthquakes Drew lots at a Council of the Gods Symbols: trident, horse, dolphinWife was Amphitrite, son Triton
Hades / Pluto God of the underworld & wealth Drew the short stick Not a bad guy The Underworld 5 Rivers & 3 Judges Cerberus & CharonElysian Fields Tartarus Fields of Mourning Symbol: bident
Demeter / Ceres Goddess of grain, fruit, agriculture in general and a goddess of fertility. Usually on a chariot drawn by dragons.Daughter with Zeus was Persephone, queen of the underworldKidnapping & searchOrigin of the seasons
Apollo & Artemis Twin children of Zeus and Leto Artemis: Goddess of the moon, forest, hunt, childbirth, children, woodland crittersApollo: God of the sun, music/poetry, medicine, knowledge, prophecy – all things GreekyArtemis born on Ortygia , helps deliver Apollo on Delos
Artemis / Diana One of 3 virgin goddesses Actaeon the hunter – wrong place, wrong timeOrion the hunterApollo’s plot to keep her a virginSymbols: bow and arrows, moon, woodland critters dead or alive
Apollo / Apollo Oracle at Delphi Python PythiaSymbol: Lyre, bowNiobe’s Pride
Athena / Minerva Goddess of wisdom, skill, defensive/strategic warfareDaughter of Zeus and MetisPopped out of Zeus’s head fully clothed and armoredSymbols: war helmet, the Aegis, owls, olive trees, snakes, and spears
Athena vs. Poseidon King Cecrops needed a patron god for his new cityPoseidon struck the ground to make a spring – salt waterAthena struck the ground and planted the first olive treeThe city chose her and named itself Athens
Hermes / Mercury Messenger and herald of the gods God of thieves, travelers, crossing boundaries in general Hermes PsychopomposSon of Zeus and MaiaFirst-day mischiefStole Apollo’s cattle Invented lyre Symbols: winged sandals, cap, caduceus
Aphrodite / Venus Goddess of love, beauty, and naughtiness Born from sea-foam near CyprusSymbols: doves, swans, seashellsWife of HephaestusJudgment of ParisMother of Aeneas
Ares / Mars God of War – physical aspect of itSon of Zeus and HeraVery violent and had a horrible temperOther gods and goddesses couldn’t stand himNot too important to Greeks – very important to RomansSymbols: vultures, weapons and shields
Hephaestus / Vulcan Son of Zeus and Hera God of fire and the gods’ chief workmanHe was lame and deformed so his parents were ashamed of him; cast from Olympus and landed on Lemnos Forge under Mt. Aetna Caught Aphrodite and Ares in a net
Dionysus / Bacchus Son of Zeus and Semele , a mortal Hera makes her doubt the paternity Zeus reveals himself; bacon sizzleDionysus savedGod of wine, partying, theater Maenads/Bacchants Symbols: grapes, thyrsus, vines, drinks
Hestia / Vesta Goddess of the hearth (fireplace) Public fires ColoniesVestal Virgins6 priestesses30 years
Recap 13 gods and 12 Olympians – sometimes Hades or Dionysus is excluded as an Olympian Hades has his own place Dionysus a late entry