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Hades

Aka: Pluto, Pluton, Aidoneus

King of the underworld. God of the dead and Earth’s hidden wealth (minerals, metals, fertile soil)

Parents: Cronus and Rhea

Consorts: Persephone (wife), Minthe, Leuce

Symbols and Sacred things:

Royal Sceptre

Cornucopia

Screech-owl

Asphodel

Mint

White Poplar

Bident (two pronged trident)

A Helmet which grants invisibility to the wearer

Cerberus, a 3 headed dog which guards the underworld

Can be identified in depictions by:

Often shown with his wife Persephone

Often shown with Cerberus

Usually shown as a young man with a dark beard

Often shown with a sceptre

Often shown on a dark throne (an Underworld throne, not an Olympic one)

Sometimes shown with a cornucopia, a rooster, or keys to the underworld

Sources for pictures: Theoi.com, wikipedia, and adobe spark.

[Image Description: A collage or moodboard with pictures in order:A dark grey human skull with dark grey background, A vase painting of Hades lounging on a bed while his wife Persephone sits next to him, A foggy nature photo (representative of the underworld), a vase painting of Hades on a throne speaking to his wife Persephone who is standing next to him, a brown eastern screech owl, a variety of goods made of precious metals (mostly watches), a statue of Hades standing next to Cerberus, a renaissance painting of Hades holding a bident and Persephone on their thrones speaking to Psyche (Eros’ wife). End ID]

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Hera

Aka: Juno, Queen of the Gods

Goddess of marriage, the life of women, heirs, and fidelity

Parents: Cronus and Rhea

Consorts: Zeus (husband)

Children: Ares god of war, Eileitheya goddess of childbirth, Hebe goddess of youth, Hephaestus god of smithing.

Symbols and Sacred Things:

Royal Sceptre/Lotus staff (a lotus staff is a staff topped with a sculpture of a lotus flower)

Cuckoo

Peacock

Cow/Heifer

Willow tree

Pomegranates

Can be identified in depictions by:

Often portrayed on a throne near her husband Zeus

With Peacocks- sometimes pulling her chariot

A young-ish woman (20’s-30’s)

In a throne

Often wearing a veil

Sources for pictures: Theoi.com, Adobe Spark, and birdspot.co.uk (for the cuckoo bird).

[Image Id: A collage or moodboard with the following images from left to right and top to bottom- a willow tree, a statue of Hera, a cow, a vase painting of Hera trapped on her throne (done by the smithing genius of Hephaestus), a crown on a white background, a vase painting of Hera breastfeeding baby Heracles (at the insistence of Zeus), a picture of the sky, a peacock, and a cuckoo bird. End ID.]

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Zeus’ birth, childhood, and the Titanomachy

Rhea and Cronos had 6 children together: Hestia, Hades, Demeter, Poseidon, Hera, and lastly Zeus. These are some of the Olympic gods. Cronos, fearing being overthrown as he overthrew his own father, swallowed the first 5 children at birth.

Rhea, Zeus’ mother, helped him escape the fate of his older siblings by presenting Cronus, Zeus’ Father, with a large rock called the Omphalos, wrapped in cloth, which he readily swallowed in place of his youngest son. He was raised secretly on Mount Dikte in Crete where he was nursed by the goat Amaltheia and was guarded by warrior Curetes who drowned out the sound of his crying with loud battle dances.

When Zeus was grown, either Zeus or Metis (recruited by Zeus) fed Cronus a drink which made him vomit Zeus’ 5 siblings in the opposite order of which they were born. First came Hera, then Poseidon, Demeter, Hades, and lastly Hestia. This started the Titanomachy, a war between these Olympic Gods and the Titans.

With the help of his siblings, Zeus first released the children of Uranus and Gaia from Tartarus: the cyclopes and the hundred-handed ones (Hecatoncheires). The cyclopes forged Zeus’ lightning bolts while the hundred-handed ones slung boulders at the Titans in battle. The majority of Titans allied with Cronus, with multiple notable exceptions including Rhea, the Titaness Themis and in some myths her son Prometheus (in others he is the son of the oceanid Clymene).

When Zeus and the other gods won, they imprisoned those who allied with Cronus in Tartarus with the hundred-handed ones as their guards. The titan Atlas, said to be their leader, was instead ordered to hold up the sky. After the war Zeus and his brothers Poseidon and Hades divided the world into domains and decided who would rule over each domain. Zeus was given the sky and heavens, Poseidon the seas, Hades the underworld, while the land would remain neutral ground.

[Image Description: A moodboard with picture in order- A fresco of Zeus punching a Titan, a fresco of Rhea giving Cronos the Omphalos, A statue of Atlas holding up a round Earth, a vase painting of Atlas holding up the sky, a statue of Amaltheia the goat with baby Zeus and a baby Faun, a fresco of 6 men holding shields (the Curetes), a large rock with a textured pattern- the Omphalos, a vase painting of Rhea giving Cronos the Omphalos, and finally the Cyclopes forging Zeus’ lightning bolts. End ID]

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Zeus

Aka: Jupiter, Jove, King of the gods.

God of the sky, weather, kings, and protector of hospitality.

Parents: Cronus and Rhea.

Consorts: Hera (wife), and many, many lovers.

Symbols and Sacred Things:

Lightning Bolt

Eagle

Bull

Oak Tree

Olive tree

Can be identified in depictions by:

Lightning bolt in his hands

Sitting in a throne (which can also be shown with other gods such as Hades)

Presence of an eagle

Presence of a miniature goddess of victory, Nike ( who can also be shown with other gods such as Athena)

Holding a royal scepter

Often shown as a young-ish (30’s or so) muscled and bearded man

Sources for pictures: Wikipedia, theoi.com, adobe spark.

[Image Description: A mood board with pictures in order- A bull, a statue of Zeus holding a lightning bolt, a lightning lit sky, a white crown resting on a white material, an oak tree, a cloudy sky, a vase painting of Zeus holding a lightning bolt, and lastly an eagle. End ID]

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