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The Olympian Gods-Tracking Sheet Greek Name

Roman Name

Relationship to Zeus

Name ____________________________ Realm

Symbols & Emblems

Personality Traits

Important Info

1. Zeus

Jupiter

self

God of the sky & all gods

eagle, bull thunderbolt, oak tree

short-tempered, flirty, mighty

overthrew his father, Cronus; saved brothers & sisters from being eaten

2. Hera

Juno

wife & sister

Queen of the gods; marriage

peacock, pomegranate, cow, lion

jealous, vengeful, proud

punished the women Zeus fell in love with

Neptune

brother

God of the sea & water

trident (3pronged spear), dolphin, white horse, sea horse

violent, powerhungry, vengeful

made dolphin for wife Amphitrite; made horse for Demeter; made hippo, giraffe, zebra, sea horse

4. Hades

Pluto

brother

the Underworld, wealth

Cerberus (3-headed dog), bident (2-pronged spear), cypres, snake, gold & silver

selfish, greedy

kidnapped Persephone & made her his wife; gave out special punishments to mortals (Sysiphus, Tantalus)

5. Hestia

Vesta

sister

hearth and home

hearth fire

loving, sweet, gentle

protected families

6. Demeter

Ceres

sister

Agriculture

sheaf of wheat, poppies, cornucopia

caring, gentle

when her daughter is in the Underworld, she grieves by allowing everything on Earth to die

Proserpine

daughter

death, spring

pomegranate

stubborn, loving

was kidnapped by Hades and is the queen of the Underworld

daughter (w/ Metis) *headache

wisdom, war, arts & crafts, weaving

owl, olive tree,

wise, generous, fierce, strategic

fights for the good against her brother, Ares

3. Poseidon

(from cereal)

7. Persephone

(w/ Demeter) 8. Athena

Minerva

Aegis (breastplate w/ Medusa)

The Olympian Gods-Tracking Sheet Greek Name

Roman Name

Relationship to Zeus

Name ____________________________ Realm

Symbols & Emblems

Personality Traits

Important Info

Mars

son (w/ Hera)

war, violence

sword, shield, dogs, vultures, wild board, bloody spear

violent, vain, aggressive

encourages war so that he can be involved

10. Hephaestus

Vulcan

son (w/ Hera)

fire, forge, blacksmith to gods, mechanics

anvil, forge, quail

ugly, lame, hardworking, forgiving, understanding

made jewelry for his mother and she brought him back

11. Artemis

Diana

daughter (w/ Leto) twin-Apollo

hunt, moon, maidens, childbirth

crescent, stag, silver bow & arrow, she-bear, deer, dog

athletic, independent

Zeus’s favorite, a young girl forever

12. Apollo

Apollo

son (w/ Leto)

sun, music, poetry, medicine, archery

poetic, sensitive, sneaky

changed rules in a contest with a mortal to win

Venus

born from sea

love & beauty

lyre, golden arrows, sun chariot, dolphin, white mouse doves, sparrows, girdle, golden goose

vain, temperamental, promiscuous

married Hephaestus because he was always at work (wink, wink)

14. Hermes

Mercury

son (w/ Maia)

messenger of gods, commerce, theft

winged cap & sandals, caduceus, crane (staff w/ serpents intertwined), hazel stick

mischievous, tricky, playful

stole Apollo’s cattle as a baby & made lyre

15. Dionysus

Bacchus

son (w/ Semele)

wine, drama, revelry

ivy, grapes, leopards

fun, playful

always involved with parties

9. Ares

twin-Artemis 13. Aphrodite

Why did the Greeks create myths?