Zeus: King of the gods and ruler of the sky and thunder
Hera: Queen of the gods, goddess of marriage
Poseidon: God of the sea, earthquakes and horses; carries a trident
Hades: God of the underworld, the place of the dead
Athena: Goddess of wisdom and crafts; she sprang from Zeus's head
Apollo: God of music, the sun, poetry and healing
Artemis: Goddess of the hunt and the moon, twin of Apollo
Ares: God of war
Aphrodite: Goddess of love and beauty
Hephaestus: God of fire and the forge; the gods' blacksmith
Hermes: Messenger of the gods with winged sandals
Demeter: Goddess of the harvest and farming
Dionysus: God of wine and festivals
Hestia: Goddess of the hearth and home
Persephone: Queen of the underworld, daughter of Demeter; her story explains the seasons
Eros: God of love, shown with a bow and arrows
Pan: Half-goat god of shepherds and the wild
Nike: Goddess of victory
Helios: Titan who drove the sun across the sky
Selene: Goddess of the moon
Eos: Goddess of the dawn
Iris: Goddess of the rainbow and a messenger
Morpheus: God of dreams
Hypnos: God of sleep
Nemesis: Goddess of fairness who punishes pride
Tyche: Goddess of luck and fortune
Asclepius: God of medicine and healing
Gaia: Mother Earth
Uranus: The sky, father of the Titans
Cronus: Titan, father of Zeus
Rhea: Titan, mother of Zeus
Atlas: Titan who held up the sky
Prometheus: Titan who gave fire to people
Mount Olympus: Home of the twelve main gods
Titans: The older generation of gods before Zeus
Olympians: The twelve main gods who lived on Olympus
Nymphs: Nature spirits of trees, rivers and mountains
Muses: Nine goddesses of arts and learning
The Fates: Three goddesses who spin the thread of life
Satyr: A woodland being, part man and part goat
Centaur: Half man and half horse

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