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