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        12 OLYMPIAN GODS

GREEK	ROMAN	GOD OF...	SYMBOL
1. Zeus	Jupiter/Jove	King of the Gods	Thunderbolt, eagle and oak tree
2. Hera	Juno	Queen of the Gods	Peacock, cow, wedding ring
3. Poseidon	Neptune	The Sea	Sea, trident, horse, dolphin
4. Hades	Pluto	The Underworld	Pomegranate, cap of invisibility
5. Dionysus	Bacchus	Hearth/Home	God of wine
6 Athena	Minerva	Wisdom/War	Owl, olive, tree, plow, loom
7. Artemis	Diana	Moon/Hunt	Moon, deer, silver bow and arrows
8. Apollo	Apollo	Light/Music/Prophecy	Lyre, sun, mice, Laurel tree
9. Aphrodite	Venus	Love/Beauty	Dove, swan, roses
10. Hephaestus	Vulcan	Fire/Forge	Hammer, quail
11. Ares	Mars	War	Dog, wild boar, vulture
12. Hermes	Mercury	Messenger/Divine Herald	Caduceus, crane

Hestia

Vesta

Hearth/Home

Fireplace

some version of mythology said that Hestia was twelve of Olympian gods before Dionysus

Other Olympian gods

Hades (or Pluto)

Orcus

God of the Underworld, dead and the riches under the Earth; he was born into the first Olympian generation, the elder brother of Zeus, Poseidon, Hera, and Demeter, and younger brother of Hestia, but as he lives in the Underworld rather than on Mount Olympus, he is typically not included amongst the twelve Olympians.

Persephone

Proserpina

Queen of the Underworld and a daughter of Demeter and Zeus.

Eros

Cupid

The god of sexual love and beauty. He was also worshipped as a fertility deity, son of Aphrodite and Ares. He was depicted often as carrying a lyre or bow and arrow. He is often accompanied by dolphins, roses, and torches.