A | B |
Latin names of ZEUS | Jupiter, Jove |
plant symbol of ZEUS | oak |
animal symbol of ZEUS | eagle |
object symbol of ZEUS | lightnng bolt |
ZEUS is the god of... | sky, weather (King of the Gods) |
place of ZEUS's great temple with seated statue | Olympia |
place of ZEUS's oracle | Dodona |
ZEUS's sister/wife | HERA |
JUPITER's sister/wife | JUNO |
animal symbols of HERA | cow, peacock |
plant symbol of HERA | pomegranate |
HERA is the goddess of... | marriage, childbirth (Queen of the Gods) |
HERA's sacred city | Argos |
Princess of Argos, ZEUS transformed into a cow | Io |
HERA's 100-eyed servant | Argus |
child of ZEUS and Io | Epaphos |
After Argus was murdered by HERMES, he was transformed into a... | peacock |
ZEUS's epithets | Cloud-Gatherer, Loud-Thunderer |
HERA's epithets | White-Armed, Cow-Eyed |
English meaning of HADES (and his epithet) | Unseen, the Unseen One |
Latin names of HADES | PLUTO, DIS |
English meaning of PLUTO, DIS | wealth |
Greek name of the Underworld | HADES |
Latin name of the Underworld | ORCUS |
plant symbols of HADES | cypress, asphodel |
HADES's 3-headed dog, guardian of the Underworld gates | CERBERUS |
object symbols of HADES | bi-dent, keys, helmet of invisibility, scepter |
DEMETER's Latin name | CERES |
DEMETER, CERES is the goddess of... | agriculture, harvest, grain, the Earth's fertility |
daughter of DEMETER and ZEUS | PERSEPHONE/KORE |
daughter of CERES and JUPITER | PROSERPINA |
plant symbols of DEMETER | poppy, wheat |
object symbols of DEMETER | cornucopia, sheaf of wheat |
sacred city of DEMETER | Eleusis |
When HADES abducted PERSEPHONE, what did DEMETER neglect? | letting the crops grow |
ancient king of Eleusis and first farmer | Triptolemus |
PERSEPHONE is bound to the Underworld and her new husband HADES because she ate... | pomegranate seeds from the Underworld |
PERSEPHONE's descent to the HADES and rise to her mother is how the ancients explained... | the seasons |
Latin name of POSEIDON | NEPTUNE |
animal symbols of POSEIDON | horse, dolphin |
object symbol of POSEIDON | tri-dent |
POSEIDON is the god of... | sea, earthquakes,natural disasters, the Earth's force |
POSEIDON's epithet | Earth-Shaker |
Latin name of HESTIA | VESTA |
Who is the eldest Olympian? | HESTIA |
HESTIA is the goddess of... | fire, hearth (the "home fire") |
For whom did POSEIDON create the horse? | DEMETER |
Titan parents of the original Olympians | Chronos (Kronos) and Rhea |
Latin names of Titan parents of the original Olympians | Saturn and Ops |