Zeus was the supreme ruler of Mount Olympus and the gods who lived there. He was also a weather god known for wielding the lightning bolt. Demeter was the earth goddess who taught agriculture to the Greeks and searched for her daughter Persephone when she was taken by Hades. Aphrodite was the goddess of love and beauty who was married to Hephaestus against her will. Artemis was the goddess of the wilderness, hunt, and wild animals who was often depicted with a crescent moon.