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Gaia
Domain: Primordial deity of the Earth / Symbols: Earth, fruit, grain / Facts: Known as Mother Earth; gave birth to the Titans with Uranus
Persephone
Domain: Goddess of the underworld, spring growth, and fertility / Symbols: Pomegranate, seeds of grain, torch / Facts: Daughter of Zeus and Demeter; wife of Hades; her story is the basis of the seasons in Greek myth
Demeter
Domain: Goddess of the harvest and agriculture / Symbols: Cornucopia, wheat, torch / Facts: Mother of Persephone; associated with the Eleusinian Mysteries
Apollo
Domain: God of music, arts, knowledge, healing, plague, prophecy, poetry, manly beauty, and archery / Symbols: Lyre, laurel wreath, python / Facts: Son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis
Ares
Domain: God of war / Symbols: Spear, helmet, dog, vulture / Facts: Son of Zeus and Hera; represents the violent and physical untamed aspect of war
Dionysus
Domain: God of the vine, grape harvest, winemaking, wine, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, and theatre / Symbols: Thyrsus, grapevine, leopard / Facts: Only god with a mortal parent, Semele; introduced wine to Greece
Hephaestus
Domain: God of fire, metalworking, and crafts / Symbols: Anvil, hammer, tongs / Facts: Son of Hera, possibly without a father, or son of Hera and Zeus; married to Aphrodite
Hermes
Domain: God of trade, thieves, travelers, sports, athletes, and border crossings, guide to the Underworld / Symbols: Caduceus, winged sandals, cap / Facts: Son of Zeus and Maia; messenger of the gods; inventor of the lyre
Hera
Domain: Goddess of marriage, women, childbirth, and family / Symbols: Peacock, cow, wedding ring / Facts: Sister and wife of Zeus; known for her jealous and vengeful nature towards Zeus's lovers and offspring
Athena
Domain: Goddess of wisdom, courage, inspiration, civilization, law and justice, strategic warfare, mathematics, strength, strategy, the arts, crafts, and skill / Symbols: Owl, olive tree, armor / Facts: Sprung from Zeus's head fully grown and in armor; patron goddess of Athens
Aphrodite
Domain: Goddess of love, beauty, and sexuality / Symbols: Rose, dove, myrtle / Facts: Born from sea foam; married to Hephaestus; Aeneas is her son with Anchises
Helios
Domain: Titan god of the sun / Symbols: Sun chariot, crown of sun rays / Facts: Early personification of the sun; later myths merge him with Apollo
Zeus
Domain: King of the Gods, the sky, and thunder / Symbols: Thunderbolt, eagle, oak tree / Facts: Overthrew his father Cronus; siblings include Hera, Poseidon, and Hades
Artemis
Domain: Goddess of the hunt, wilderness, virginity, childbirth, archery and the moon / Symbols: Bow, deer, moon / Facts: Daughter of Zeus and Leto; twin sister of Apollo
Hestia
Domain: Goddess of the hearth, home, and domesticity / Symbols: Hearth, flame, kettle / Facts: Eldest daughter of Cronus and Rhea; gave up her seat as one of the Twelve Olympians for Dionysus
Hades
Domain: God of the underworld and the dead / Symbols: Cerberus, cypress, scepter / Facts: Brother of Zeus and Poseidon; husband to Persephone
Poseidon
Domain: God of the sea, storms, earthquakes, and horses / Symbols: Trident, horse, dolphin / Facts: Brother of Zeus and Hades; competed with Athena for control of Athens
Eros
Domain: God of love, attraction, and desire / Symbols: Bow and arrows / Facts: Often depicted as the son of Aphrodite and Ares; able to cause both gods and humans to fall in love
Uranus
Domain: Primordial god of the sky / Symbols: Starry night sky / Facts: Father of the Titans with Gaia; overthrown by his son Cronus
Selene
Domain: Titaness goddess of the moon / Symbols: Crescent, chariot, torches / Facts: Considered to be the personification of the moon itself, and sister of Helios, the sun god
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