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Gods
  1. Apollo - Beautiful god of the sun, light, medicine, and music.
  2. Ares - Dark God of War who loves Aphrodite.
  3. Hephaestus - Lame god of fire and the forge. Sometimes spelled Hephaistos. The Hephaestion near the Acropolis is the most beautifully preserved ancient temple in Greece. Mated to Aphrodite.
  4. Hermes - The speedy messenger of the gods, god of business. The Romans called him Mercury.
  5. Poseidon - God of the sea, horses, and of earthquakes.
  6. Zeus - Supreme lord of gods, god of the sky, symbolized by the thunderbolt.
Goddesses

  1. Aphrodite - Goddess of love, romance, and beauty. Her son was Eros, god of Love (though he is not an Olympian.)
  2. Artemis - Independent goddess of the hunt, the forest, wildlife, childbirth, and the moon. Sister to Apollo.
  3. Athena - Daughter of Zeus and goddess of wisdom, war, and crafts. Sometimes spelled "Athene".
  4. Demeter - Goddess of agriculture and mother of Persephone (again, her offspring is not considered to be an Olympian.)
  5. Hera - Wife of Zeus, protector of marriage, familiar with magic.
  6. Hestia - Calm goddess of home and home life, symbolized by the hearth which holds the continually-burning flame.
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