Mythology Characters

Zeus

• Prince of Troy killed by Achilles
• Goddess of wisdom and war, helps Odysseus
• King of the gods, god of the sky
• first woman created by Zeus; opens a box full of evil things that are now on the earth; given to Epimetheus

Athena

• Endures a long journey from Troy to Ithaca; protagonist
• Wife of Hector
• Goddess of wisdom and war, helps Odysseus
• Odysseus's wife and Telemachus's mother

Posiden

• The beautiful witch-goddess who transforms Odysseus's crew into swine when he lands on her island.
• God of the sea
• Goddess of hearth and home
• Messenger of the gods

Hades

• Prince of Troy killed by Achilles
• King of the gods, god of the sky
• God of the underworld
• the Titan who stole fire from Olympus and gave it to mankind

Demeter

• Messenger of the gods
• God of war
• Wife of Menelaus and queen of Sparta/ Abducted by Paris
• goddess of the harvest

Hephaestus

• God of the sea
• God of the sun
• Messenger of the gods
• god of fire and metalworking

Hermes

• Goddess of wisdom and war, helps Odysseus
• The beautiful witch-goddess who transforms Odysseus's crew into swine when he lands on her island.
• Greatest Greek warrior/ demigod
• Messenger of the gods

Aphrodite

• Goddess of love and beauty
• Prince of Troy/ stole Helen
• Goddess of the hunt
• Goddess of hearth and home

Apollo

• the Titan who stole fire from Olympus and gave it to mankind
• Prince of Troy killed by Achilles
• God of the sun
• King of Troy

Artemis

• The beautiful witch-goddess who transforms Odysseus's crew into swine when he lands on her island.
• Goddess of the hunt
• King of the gods, god of the sky
• King of Troy