Tells about Greek gods and goddesses, their jobs, symbols, and animals.

1. The Olympian Greek Gods
and Goddesses
By: Jazmin

2. Zeus
 Zeus is the ruler of all the Greek gods, and lord of
the sky.
 His symbol and weapon is the lightning bolt. Zeus’s
animal is the eagle.
 His job is to keep Olympus, the temple of the gods
and goddesses, and the sky under control.

3. Poseidon
• Poseidon is the Greek god of the ocean.
In Greek belief he was the creator to
horses and caused earthquakes.
• His symbol is the trident and the horse.
The horse is also his animal.
• His job is to keep the sea balanced.

4. Hades
• Hades rules the underworld. He is married to Persephone.
Hades was banned from Olympus so he later had no throne.
• His symbol is the Helm of Darkness. Hades' animals are the
ram and Cerberus the three-headed dog that guards the
entrance to the underworld.
• His job is the watch over the land of the dead and make sure no
souls escape.

5. Hera
• Hera is the goddess of women, and marriage. She is queen of the
heavens. Hera is Zeus’s wife.
• Her symbols are the pomegranate and the peacock feather. Hera’s
animal is the peacock.
• Her job is to protect women in marriage.

6. Hestia
• Hestia is the goddess of the hearth and
home. She gave up her throne for Dionysus
when he became a god of Olympus.
• Her symbol is the fireplace, and her animal is
the crane.
• She supervises over home life.

7. Dionysus
• Dionysus is the Greek god of wine. He is son to Zeus.
• His symbols are a grape vine, wine, the thyrsus; a
staff from a pinecone on a stick, and big predatory
cats. His animal is the panther.
• Dionysus’s job was to teach the people the art of
making wine. He could also cure madness, but could
also turn a mortal crazy if they angered him.

8. Ares
• Ares is the god of chaotic war, mindless death,
and violence.
• His symbols are the spear, and the helmet.
His animals are the dog, and the vulture.
• Ares doesn’t have a job, but joins in wars and
kills whoever he sees.

9. Athena
• Athena is the Greek goddess of wisdom, warfare, strategies,
war, justice, reason, and the arts. When she only joins war
when it is for a just cause, unlike Ares.
• Her symbols are the owl, shield, and the olive branch. Her
animal is also the owl.
• Her job as a goddess is to guide mankind toward wisdom,
and fight for what’s right.

10. Apollo
• Apollo rules over music, medicine, health,
prophecies, poetry, and archery.
• His symbols are bows and arrows, the laurel
tree, the sun, and the lyre. His animals are the
crow, the dolphin, and cows.
• Every morning he drives a chariot across the
sky, and drags the sun with him.

11. Aphrodite
• Aphrodite is the goddess of love, beauty, and desire.
• She is symbolized by doves and roses. Her animal is the dove.
• Her responsibility as the goddess of love is to help all mortals
and immortals fall in love.

12. Hermes
• Hermes is the god of shepherds, travelers, merchants, and
thieves.
• His symbols are the caduceus, winged sandals, and the
winged helmet. His animals are the tortoise and the bird.
• He is the messenger of the gods, and guides the souls of
the dead to the underworld.

13. Artemis
• Artemis is the goddess of the moon, the hunt, women, maidens, animals,
and wildlife. She is Apollo’s twin.
• Her symbols are cypress trees, dogs, trees, deer, falcons, and bows and
arrows. Her animals are the deer and falcons.
• Her job is the protect women, animals, maidens, and cities.

14. Hephaestus
• Hephaestus is the Greek god of technology, craftsmen, artisans,
sculptors, blacksmiths, metals, fire, and forges.
• His symbols are fire, axe, pincers, and hammers. He is not
symbolized by any animal.
• He crafts the weapons of the gods and goddesses. For example the
silver bows and arrows used by Apollo and Artemis, and Athena’s
spear.

15. Demeter
• Demeter is the goddess of agriculture, earth fertility, and
harvest. She has a daughter named Persephone, goddess of
springtime.
• He symbols are a bundle of wheat and grain. Her animals
are the snake and the lion.
• Her job as a Greek goddess is to keep the earth fertile for
harvest and to help nature grow.