The Greek Gods and Goddesses lived happily on Mt. Olympus. Here is some information about each.
- Aphrodite - Goddess of love and beauty. Her son was Eros, the god of love.
- Apollo - Beautiful god of the light, medicine and music. Apollo represents order, harmony, and civilization
- Ares - God of war. He had an affair with Aphrodite, and was father to many children.
- Artemis - Goddess moon, forest, new creations and the hunt.
- Athena - (Athene) Goddess of wisdom and war. Another interesting fact about her is that she was born from Zeus's head.
- Hera - Queen of the Gods, wife of Zeus, protector of marriage. Zeus was know to cheat on her and from that manner she unleashed her furry on the poor mortals he mated with.
- Hermes - The messenger of the gods, god of business. He was a very smart child, inventing the lyre by using a tortoise's shell when he was only a newborn baby.
- Hestia - Goddess of home, symbolized by the hearth which holds the ever-burning flame.
- Poseidon - God of the sea and earthquakes. As god of the seas Poseidon held great power, and could calm the waves or create terrible storms. He had an unreliable temper, and used his powers to generate fear and punishment on people as revenge.
- Zeus - King of the Gods, god of the sky, symbolized by the thunderbolt. As the ruler of the Olympian gods, Zeus held enormous power and almost absolute authority. His role was primarily to watch over the activities of the other gods, and make sure they weren't exceeding their powers He also was known to cheat on his wife Hera.
