The Gods of the Pantheon

The Gods of the Pantheon

Zeus•King of the gods

•Ruler of Mount Olympus

•God of the sky, thunder, and fate

•Youngest son of Cronus and Rhea

•Husband of Hera

•Symbol: the lightning bolt and the eagle

Poseidon

•King of the sea and god of the waters

•Creator of horses

•Son of Cronus and Rhea

•Brother to Zeus and Hades

•Symbol: the trident

Hades•King of the Underworld and god of the dead

•Son of Cronus and Rhea

•Older brother of Zeus

•Symbol: the three-headed dog and the helmet of darkness

Hera

•Queen of Olympus

•God of marriage, child birth, and kings

•Daughter of Cronus and Rhea

•Wife of Zeus

•Symbol: the peacock

Hermes

•God of travel, messengers, and thievery

•Leads the souls of the dead into the Underworld

•Son of Zeus

•Symbol: the caduceus

Aphrodite

•Goddess of love and beauty

• Married to Hephaestus

• Symbol: Scallop shell

Apollo

•God of music, healing, plague, and prophecy

•Artemis’ twin brother

•Son of Zeus

•Symbol: The bow and quiver

Ares

•God of war, bloodlust, violence, and civil order

•Son of Zeus and Hera

•Symbol: the spear and the vulture

Athena

•Goddess of wisdom, battle strategy, and reason

•Born of Zeus

•Symbol: the olive tree and the aegis

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