| Term | Definition |
| Aphrodite | Goddess of love and beauty, forced wife of Hephaestus. |
| Apollo | God of the sun (light), music, healing, prophecy, and poetry. |
| Ares | God of war, vengeance, anger |
| Artemis | Goddess of The Moon, hunting and archery twin sister of Apollo. |
| Athena | Goddess of wisdom, crafts, defensive warfare, and the patron of athens. |
| Demeter | Goddess of agriculture, grain, harvest and earth. |
| Hades | God of the Dead and of the riches found within the earth. Brother of Poseidon and Zeus. |
| Hera | Goddess of marriage, family, motherhood and queen of the gods. Zeus' jealous wife. |
| Hermes | God of travel, thieves, and commerce. Messenger of the gods.He showed the way for the dead souls to Hades's realm. |
| Hestia | Goddess of the hearth and domestic life. Eventually gave her place to Dionysus. |
| Poseidon | God of the sea and horses. Brother of Hades and Zeus and father of Polyphemus |
| Zeus | King of the gods. God of thunder and lightning. Brother of Poseidon and Hades. Husband of Hera. |
| Hephaestus | God of fire and the forge (god of fire and smiths)with very weak legs. Makes armor for the gods and other heroes like Achilles. Son of Zeus. |