Hera (Juno)Wife and sister of Jupiter; queen of the gods; goddess of marriage and children; the calends (firsts) of the months were sacred to her as were the ides sacred to Jupiter |
(Prometheus)Titan who taught mankind the use of fire against the will of Zeus; punished by being chained to a rock where a vulture ate away at his liver; symbol of suffering and strength resisting wrong |
(Perseus)Son of Zeus and slayer of Medusa; married Andromeda after rescuing her from a sea monster; they are joined for eternity in the constellation Cassiopeia |
Mercury (Hermes)Messenger of Jupiter; god of commerce; gymnastics; endeavors requiring skill and dexterity; inventor of the lyre |
Vulcan (Hephaestus)The celestial artist; son of Jupiter and Juno; husband of Venus; forger of thunderbolts; architect; smith; armorer; chariot-builder |
Minerva (Pallas Athene)Goddess of wisdom; daughter of Jupiter; the divinity associated with the useful and ornamental arts |
FortunaThe goddess of fortune or chance, holder of a double rudder that steered the courses of man's destiny |
Jupiter (Zeus)Ancient god of the heavens; most prominent of the Olympic deities; king of gods and men; bearer of the magic shield Aegis; eagles bore his thunderbolts |
HerculesSon of Jupiter and the mortal Alcoma; persecuted by his father's jealous queen (Hera); completed twelve labors to escape her wrath and was considered the champion of the earth |
Vesta (Hestia)Goddess of the hearth, guardian of family life; her temple's fires were kindled by rays of the sun and maintained by Vestal Virgins |
Neptune (Poseidon)Reigning god of the oceans and rivers; bearer of the trident; creator of horses and patron of horse races |
Ceres (Demeter)Goddess of agriculture; daughter of Saturn and Rhea; bestower of grains and knowledge of agriculture upon mankind; mother of Proserpine; most revered of all Goddesses |
