Greek God Relationship Role Attribute Roman Counterpart
Zeus
husband and brother of Hera
King and father of gods, sky.
Thunderbolt, eagle.
Jupiter
Hera
wife and sister of Zeus
Queen and mother of gods; women, marriage, maternity.
veil, cuckoo, pomegranate, peacock
Juno
Athena
Daughter of Zeus, but not of Hera. Sprung from the head of Zeus fully-formed.
war (strategy), wisdom, weaving, protector of Athens
Owl, Armor, shield, gorgoneion (head of Medusa on breast plate)
Minerva
Ares
son of Hera and Zeus
war, strife, blind courage
Armor
Mars
Aphrodite
Homer: daughter of Zeus and Dione (a Titan);Hesiod: she sprung from the sea foam that formed around the severed genitals of Uranus.
love, beauty
Cupid, Eros (her son)
Venus
Apollo
son of Zeus and Leto (daughter of the Titans Coeüs and Pheobe); brother of Artemis
solar light, reason, prophecy, medicine, music
lyre, bow, quiver
Phoebus
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