The 12 Great Olympians Fill-in Chart: 11/9/06 classwork

Name: Date: Period:
The Olympian Gods
Name (Roman)
Places
Animals, Plants
Objects
Attributes, Activities
Zeus (Jupiter)

eagle, bull, oak
lightning, aegis, throne
prophecy, weather, kingship, justice
Hera (Juno)
Argos
cow, peacock


Apollo
Delos, Delphi

lyre, bow &arrow
prophecy, medicine, archery, music, moderation, law

Delos, Delphi, Brauron
bear, deer
bow&arrow, moon
chastity, hunting, protecting young, childbirth
Hephaestus (Vulcan)


anvil and forge
craftsmanship, blacksmith, lameness
Dionysus (Bacchus)
Thebes, Delphi, Asia

wine, thyrsus, fawnskin
prophecy, tragedy, ecstasy, violation of limits
Aphrodite (Venus)
Cyprus, Cythera
dove, goose

love, sex
Poseidon (Neptune)
Athens, Crete
bull, horse
trident

Demeter (Ceres)
Eleusis
grain


Hermes (Mercury)
Mt Cyllene, Arcadia


messenger, traveller, leads souls to Hades, trickster
Ares (Mars)


chariot, armor
war

Athens
owl, snake, olive tree
aegis, armor
wisdom, war, weaving, chastity
Gods sometimes included:







sacred fire
chastity, domesticity
Hades (Pluto)





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