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Zeus
was the most
powerful of the gods. Should he have to bring order, he would hurl
a thunderbolt. Zeus shared his powers and ruled with other great gods.
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Hera
was the wife of
Zeus, and thus, the Queen. Hera was the goddess of marriage, children,
and the home
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Poseidon, the lord of the
sea, was the brother of Zeus
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Hades, another brother of
Zeus, was the lord of the underworld.
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Ares, Zeus' son, was the
god of war. He tall and handsome but cruel and vain. Ares
could not bear to suffer pain.
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Hermes was Zeus'
son and the messenger of the gods. Hermes was noted for his pranks
as well as for his speed. (pronounced hur'-meez)
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Apollo
was Zeus' son and
god of the sun, light and music.
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Artemis
was goddess of
the hunt
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Athena, for whom Athens
was named, was the goddess of wisdom.
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Hestia
was the goddess of hearth and home, and Hera's sister
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Aphrodite
was the goddess
of love and beauty
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Hephaestus
was the son of Zeus and Hera, god of fire and forge, and the husband of Aphrodite.
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Hercules
was another of
Zeus' sons. He was half man, half god, and very strong.
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Eros
was the god of love.
He had a bow and arrow to shoot people and make them fall in love.
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Orpheus
was the son of Apollo and Calliope. He was the most famous musician in
all of Greece. The story of Eurydice and Orpheus is a famous love story.
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Pegasus
was a winged
horse
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Cerberus
was the
three-headed dog that guards the entrance to the underworld.
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The Muses were the 9 daughters
of Zeus and Mnomosyne. They made such beautiful music with their singing that it
brought joy to everyone who heard them. The Muses were patrons of
the arts and sciences.
