Juno

Jupiter

Neptune

Pluto

Vesta

Ceres

Minerva

Venus

Vulcan

Diana

Apollo

Bacchus

Mars

Proserpina

wife of Zeus; marriage; symbols = diadem, veil, lotus-tipped staff; animal = peacock

king of the gods, ruler of Mt. Olympus, god of the sky, weather, thunder, lightning, law, order, justice; symbols = royal scepter, lightning bolt; animals = eagle, bull

beauty, love, pleasure; symbols = roses, scallop shell, myrtle wreath; sacred animals = doves, sparrows

music, arts, knowledge, healing, prophecy, archery; symbols = laurel wreath, lyre; animals = swans, hawks, snakes, ravens, crows, foxes, mice, deer

war, bloodshed, violence; symbols = helmet, spear, sword; animals = vultures, venomous snakes, dogs, boars.Mars was the father of Romulus and Remus

virgin goddess of the hunt, wilderness, animals, young girls, childbirth, plague; symbols = hunting spears, animal pelts, deer; animals = deer, bears, wild boars

intelligence, skill, peace, warfare, battle strategy, handicrafts, wisdom; symbols = olive tree; animals = owl

grain, agriculture, harvest, growth, nourishment; symbols = cornucopia, wheat-ears, winged serpent, lotus staff; animals = pigs, snakes

wine, parties, festivals, madness, chaos, drunkenness, drugs, ecstasy; symbols = thymuses, drinking cup, grape vine, crown of ivy; animals = dolphins, serpents, tigers, donkeys

underworld, the dead, wealth; symbols = drinking horn, cornucopia, key, scepter, Cerberus; animals = screech owl

fire, metalworking, crafts; symbols = hammer, tongs, anvil; animals = donkey, guard dog, crane

boundaries, travel, communication, trade, language, writing; symbols = herald's wand (caduceus), winged sandals, traveler's cap; animals = tortoise

hearth, home, chastity; symbols = hearth, kettle

sea, rivers, floods, droughts, earthquakes; symbols = trident; animals = horse, dolphin

The Underworld, springtime, flowers, vegetation, maidenhood; symbols = pomegranate, seeds of grain, torch, flowers; animal = deer

twin brothers who founded Rome - Romulus killed Remus to gain sole control of the new city

Apollo loved the nymph Daphne, but Cupid shot them with opposite arrows (love and rejection of love). Daphne ran from Apollo and her father turned her into a laurel tree to save her. Apollo made the laurel tree his tree.

Arachne was a boastful mortal girl who claimed she could weave better than the immortals. She defeated Minerva in a weaving contest. Minerva became angry and turned Arachne into a spider.

Phrygian king who was rewarded with the golden touch by Dionysus. Unfortunately Midas turned even his daughter into gold, so he prayed to have the gift taken away.

Hades kidnapped his niece Persephone and made her his bride. Her mother Demeter arranged to have Persephone on earth with her for half the year (spring, summer) and in the Underworld with Hades for the rest of the year (autumn, winter).

hero who sailed in the Argo, retrieved the Golden Fleece, and married Medusa

son of Zeus and Alkmene, tortured by Hera, fought twin snakes as a baby, performed the 12 labors

son of Aegeus, Poseidon, and Aethra; fought six bandits, defeated the Minotaur, forgot to raise the white sail to let his father know he survived the battle with the Minotaur

son of Zeus and Danae, cut off Medusa's head, rescued Andromeda from a sea monster