Greek and Roman Gods and Goddesses-Chart
 
Greek Name/Roman Name Powers Symbols Sacred Places
Zeus/Jupiter, Jove King of gods and men Eagle Olympia
  Sky, Weather Thunderbolt Dodona
  Host-Guest Relationship Bull  
  Justice Oak  
       
Hera/Juno Queen of gods and men Cow Argos
  Wives and Mothers Peacock  
       
Athena/Minerva Wisdom Olive Tree Athens
  War Owl  
  Weaving Aegis  
       
Poseidon/Neptune Seas and Oceans Trident Corinth
  Earthquakes Horse  
       
Aphrodite/Venus Love Dove Cyprus
  Beauty Rose Paphos
  Fertility Mulberry Cytherea
       
Ares/Mars War, Battlefield Sword, Shield Rome
       
Hephaestus/Vulcan Fire, Forge Volcano Mt. Etna
    Anvil Lemnos
       
Apollo/-------- Music and Poetry Lyre Delphi
  Sports Blow  Delos
  Medicine Laurel Tree  
  Prophecy Chariot of Sun  
  Reason    
       
Artemis/Diana, Cynthia Hunting Stag Delos
  Unmarried Girls Bow Ephesus
  Chastity (moon)  
       
Hades, Dis/Pluto  Underworld Three-headed Dog  
  Death Pomegranate  
       
Hermes/Mercury Messenger God Caduceus Arcadia
  Disguise and Invention Winged sandals  
   Mischief and Thieves Winged Cap  
  Business    
       
Dionysus,Bacchus/Liber Wine/Vegetation Vine, Grape Leaves Thrace
  Drama Thyrsus  
  Madness Bacchantes/maenads  
    Leopard Skins  
       
Demeter/Ceres Grain, Harvest Sheaf of Grain Eleusis
  Fertility Cornucopia  
       
Hestia/Vesta Hearth, Home Hearth-Fire Rome