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Greek Gods

GREEK NAME	MYTHOLOGICAL ROLE
Aphrodite	Goddess of beauty and
	sexual desire
Apollo	God of prophecy, medicine,
	and archery
Ares	God of war
Artemis	Goddess of the hunt
Asclepius	God of medicine
Athene	Goddess of wisdom
Cronus	God of the sky; Ruler of
	the Titans
Demeter	Goddess of grain
Dionysus	God of wine and vegetation
Eros	God of love
Gaia	Mother Earth
Hades	God of the underworld;
	Lord of the dead
Hephaestus	God of fire; Blacksmith of
	the gods
Hera	Goddess of marriage and
	childbirth; Protector of
	married women; Queen of
	the gods
Hermes	Messenger of the gods;
	Protector of travellers,
	thieves and merchants
Hestia	Guardian of the home
Hypnos	God of sleep
Poseidon	God of the sea and
	earthquakes
Rhea	Wife of Cronus/Saturn,
	Mother Goddess
Uranus	God of the sky; Father of
	the Titans
Zeus	Ruler of the gods


Roman Gods

ROMAN NAME	MYTHOLOGICAL ROLE
Aesculapius	God of medicine
Apollo	God of sun
Bacchus	God of wine and vegetation
Ceres	Goddess of grain
Cupid	God of love
Diana	Goddess of moon
Juno	Goddess of marriage and
	childbirth; Protector of
	married women; Queen of
	the gods
Jupiter	Ruler of the Gods
Mars	God of War
Mercury	Messenger of the gods;
	Protector of travellers,
	thieves and merchants
Minerva	Goddess of arts, crafts and
	war; Helper of heroes.
Neptune	God of the sea and
	earthquakes
Ops	Wife of Cronus/Saturn;
	Mother Goddess
Pluto	God of the underworld;
	Lord of the dead
Saturn	God of agriculture
Somnus	God of sleep
Terra	Mother Earth
Uranus	God of the sky; Father of
	the Titans
Venus	Goddess of gardens or
	fields
Vesta	Guardian of the home
Vulcan	God of fire; Blacksmith of
	the gods