Olympiad Gods & Goddesses

2. MYTHOLOGY
*A body or collection of myths belonging
to a people and addressing their origin,
history, deities, ancestors, and heroes.
*Mythology is the study of “myth” -From
the Greek mythos, myth means Story or
Word.

3. Mount Olympus

7. ZEUS
(JUPITER)
Zeus
was the
king of
the Gods

8. HERA (JUNO)
Hera was the wife of
Zeus and Queen of the
Olympians.
She was the goddess of
marriage.

9. APHRODITE
(VENUS)
Aphrodite
was the
goddess of
love, beauty
and fertility.

10. ARES
(MARS)
Ares was the
god of war.

11. HEPHAESTUS
(VULCAN)
Hephaestus
was the lame
god of fire and
crafts.

12. ARTEMIS
(DIANA)
Artemis
was the
goddess of
the hunt.

13. DIONYSUS
(BACCHUS)
Dionysus was
the god of
wine.

14. HERMES
(MERCURY)
Hermes
was the
messenger
of the
gods.

15. POSEIDON
(NEPTUNE)
Poseidon was
the god of the
sea and
earthquakes.

16. APOLLO
(APOLLO)
Apollo was the
god of
prophesy,
music and
healing.

17. ATHENA
(MINERVA)
Athena was the
goddess of crafts
and the domestic
arts and also those
of war and wisdom.

18. DEMETER
(CERES)
Demeter
was the
goddess of
agriculture.

19. HADES
(PLUTO)
Hades was
the God of
the dead and
ruler of the
Underworld.