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Introduction to MythologyThe Gods and Goddesses of Mount Olympus

From: http://greek-gods.info/greek-gods/Slide2

The superior

King (father)

of the Gods and

Ruler of Mankind

Parents

: Zeus was the last child of the Titans

Cronus

and

Rhea

.

Siblings

: Zeus had five older siblings. Two brothers (

Poseidon

,

Hades

), and three sisters (

Hestia

,

Hera

,

Demeter

).

Wife

:

Zeus married his own sister

HeraSlide3

Queen

of the Gods.

The mature

goddess of the

Family.

Parents

: Hera was a child of the Titans

Cronus

and

Rhea

.

Siblings

: Hera had five siblings. Three brothers (

Poseidon

,

Hades

and

Zeus

) and two sisters (

Hestia

and

Demeter

).

Husband

:

Zeus

, the King of the Gods.

Children

:

Eilithyia

, the goddess of childbirth,

Ares

, the Olympian god of war,

Hebe

, the goddess of youth and

Hephaestus

, the Olympian god of Metallurgy.Slide4

The moody god of the

Seas

.

Parents

: Poseidon was a child of the Titans

Cronus

and

Rhea

.

Siblings

: Poseidon had five siblings. Two brothers (

Zeus

and

Hades

) and three sisters (

Hestia

,

Hera

and

Demeter

).

Wife

: the sea-goddess

Amphitrite

. However, according to a tradition, Poseidon was married more than once.Slide5

The gloomy god of the

Underworld

.

Parents

: Hades was a child of the Titans

Cronus

and

Rhea

.

Siblings

: Hades had five siblings. Two younger brothers (

Zeus

,

Poseidon

), and three sisters (

Hestia

,

Hera

and

Demeter

).

Wife

:

Persephone

, whom he abducted from his sister

Demeter

and took with him down to the Underworld.Slide6

The youthful god of the

Sun, Prophecy,

and

Music

Parents

: Apollo was born by

Zeus

, the King of the Gods, and the

Titaness

Leto

on the Greek island of

Delos

.

Siblings

: Apollo had an older twin sister, the Greek goddess of the hunt

Artemis

.

Relationships

: The Nymphs

Cyrene

and

Daphne

and the mortal

Coronis

.

Children

:

Asclepius

(the god of Healing), the legendary musician

Orpheus

and the heroes

Troilus

and

Aristaeus

.Slide7

The wild goddess of

the

Moon

,

Wildlife

, and

Hunting

.

Parents

: Artemis was born as a daughter of

Zeus

, the Ruler of the Greek gods and the

Titaness

Leto

on Mount

Cynthus

at the island of Delos in Greece.

Siblings

: Artemis had a twin brother,

Apollo

. Apollo was the god of the Sun, whereas Artemis' cult was connected to the Moon. Artemis was born before Apollo and helped her mother give birth to her little brother.

Goddess Artemis never married.Slide8

The sophisticated goddess of

Wisdom

and

Arts

Parents

: Goddess Athena was a daughter of

Zeus

, the King of the Gods, and

Metis

, the first wife of Zeus, who was keeping inside herself all the world's wisdom.

Athena never married and had no children.Slide9

The sensual goddess of

Love

and

Beauty

.

Husband and Relationships

: Aphrodite was married to the lame smith

Hephaestus

, the Olympian God of the Iron, but her heart was devoted to

Ares

, the God of War.

Famous Children

: According to a myth, Aphrodite gave birth to

Eros

, the winged cupid of love and was often accompanied by him. Other children of Aphrodite were

Himeros

(desire),

Pothos

(desire),

Phobos

(fear),

Deimos

(terror),

Armonia

(Harmony) and the Nymph

Rhode.Slide10

The fierce god of

War

.

Parents

: Ares was a son of

Zeus

, the King of the Gods, and

Hera

, the goddess of marriage.

Siblings

:

Eilithyia

, the goddess of childbirth,

Hebe

, the goddess of youth and

Hephaestus

, the Olympian god of Metallurgy.

Relationships

: Ares' secret love was

Aphrodite

, the goddess of Love and Beauty.

Children

: Among Ares' children with Aphrodite were

Himeros

(desire),

Pothos

(desire),

Phobos

(fear),

Deimos

(terror),

Armonia

(harmony),

Eros

(love) and

Anteros

(mutual love). Slide11

The ill-favored god of Metallurgy

(

Metalwork

),

Artistry

, and

Craft

.

Parents

: Hephaestus was a son of

Zeus

, the King of the Gods, and

Hera

, the goddess of marriage.

Siblings

:

Eilithyia

, the goddess of childbirth,

Hebe

, the goddess of youth and

Ares

, the Olympian god of War.

Wife

:

Aphrodite

, the goddess of love.Slide12

The calm goddess of the

Hearth

,

Home

,

and

Family

.

Parents

: Hestia was the eldest daughter of the Titans

Cronus

and

Rhea

.

Siblings

: Hestia had five siblings. Three brothers (

Zeus

,

Hades

and

Poseidon

), and two sisters (

Hera

and

Demeter

).

Goddess Hestia never married.Slide13

The cunning

Messenger

god of the Trade. (Also

Eloquence

and

Speech

)

Parents

: Hermes was the son of

Zeus

, the King of the Gods, and the mountain Nymph

Maea

, who was a daughter of the Titan

Atlas

. Hermes was born inside a cave on

Mount

Cyllene

in Arcadia, southern Greece.

Famous Children

:

Hermaphroditus

and the Satyr

Pan

.Slide14

The natural goddess of the

Agriculture

and

Harvest

.

Parents

: Demeter was a child of the Titans

Cronus

and

Rhea

.

Siblings

: Demeter had five siblings. Three brothers (

Zeus

,

Poseidon

and

Hades

), and two sisters (

Hestia

and

Hera

).

Children

:

Persephone

, the goddess of the Underworld.Slide15

The joyful god of

Wine

.

Parents

: Dionysus was a son of

Zeus

, the King of the Gods and the beautiful princess

Semele

. Because of his mortal mother, his birthplace

Thebes

refused to acknowledge him as an immortal at first.

Relationships

:

Aphrodite

, the goddess of love, and

Nyx

, the goddess of the night.

Wife

:

Ariadne

, the princess of Crete

Famous Children

:

Priapus,

Phthonus

,

Deianira

Slide16

Iris was the daughter of the sea god Thaumas and the Oceanid Electra. She was a granddaughter of Gaea (the goddess of Earth) and the sea god Pontus. She was a sister of the winged

Harpies

.

T

he goddess

of the

rainbow

.

IrisSlide17