| Term | Definition |
| Zeus | God of earth and sky |
| Hades | God of the underworld |
| Poseidon | God of the sea |
| Hera | Goddess of hearth and home, protector or heroes [Zeus' wife/sister] |
| Athena | Goddess of wisdom and war |
| Ares | God of war |
| Aphrodite | Goddess of love |
| Hephaestus | god of smithery [blacksmithing] |
| Hermes | Messenger god--God of thieves |
| Artemis | Goddess of the moon and hunt [Apollo's sister] |
| Apollo | God of light, music, prophecy, sun, medicine |
| Fates | Three sisters that determine man's destiny |
| Muses | Nine sisters--each representing a different form of art |
| Eros | God of love |
| Dionysus | God of wine, and festivals |
| Demeter | Goddess of vegetation [Zeus' sister] |