CHTHONIC DEITIES: Pre-Olympian Deities
CHTHONIC DEITIES:
Pre-Olympian Deities
Greek name |
Roman name |
Identity |
| GAIA | TELLUS | primordial being, creator, earth |
| OURANOUS | URANUS | sky |
| RHEIA | OPS, CYBELE | earth and nature |
| KRONOS | SATURN | sky, time |
UNDERWORLD DEITIES
Greek name |
Roman name |
Identity |
| HADES | PLUTO | king of the underworld, death |
| PERSEPHONE | PROSERPINE | queen of the underworld, death, health and healing, life/death cycle |
Greek name |
Roman name |
Identity |
ZEUS |
JUPITER, JOVE |
King of Mt. Olympus, sky, thunder |
HERA |
JUNO |
Queen of Mt. Olympus, marriage and childbirth |
HESTIA |
VESTA |
hearth flame, guardian of family and community |
DEMETER |
CERES |
agriculture,life/death cycle |
APHRODITE |
VENUS |
beauty, love and sexuality |
ATHENA |
MINERVA |
intelligence and creativity, martial strategy, crafts |
HEPHAISTOS |
VULCAN |
the forge, blacksmith and armorer |
ARES |
MARS |
warfare |
HERMES |
MERCURY |
messenger, guide of the dead, patron of thieves |
ARTEMIS |
DIANA |
moon and night, hunting and wild animals, warrior goddess of the Amazons |
APOLLO |
APOLLO |
sun, prophecy, medicine, lyric poetry, the rational |
DIONYSUS |
BACCHUS |
wine, fertility, dramatic poetry, the irrational |
POSEIDON |
NEPTUNE |
the sea, horses |
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