mother of Persephone

Persephone was kidnapped by

created eternal winter on earth until Zeus agreed to bring her back. She had eaten 6 pomegranate seeds and so had to remain in the underworld for 6 months of the year.

athena roman name

minerva

athena is also called

athena realm

athena symbols

emerged from Zeus' head fully grown

was named for her after she gave them the olive tree

also created the spider

apollo roman name

apollo realm

apollo symbols

Some myths say he drove the sun chariot, others give this job to Helios

tried to drive it and burned part of the earth

Always shown in pictures as being young, beardless, and handsome

hermes roman name

mercury

hermes realm

hermes symbols

Created the lyre, which he gave to Apollo when Apollo caught him stealing his cows

Dionysus roman name

bacchus

Dionysus realm

Dionysus symbols

Brought pleasure and insanity (from wine)

Followed by the Maenads, crazed women who tore people apart, the satyrs, centaurs, and nymphs

First plays were presented during the festivals of ___

Popular “party animal”

Not typically considered an “Olympian” god