Greek/Roman Names in Mythology with Characteristics

Greek	Roman	Duties and Responsibilities	Identifying Characteristics
Adonis		Spirit of spring; beloved of Aphrodite
Aphrodite	Venus	Goddess of love and beauty; son, Cupid	Chariot drawn by doves or swans
Apollo, Phoebus	Apollo, Phoebus	God of music, poetry healing; sun-god	Driving sun chariot; flute lyre
Ares	Mars	God of war	Full armor, long floating plume
Artemis	Diana	Sister of Apollo; goddess of the chase and of moon	Huntress with bow quiver, and arrow; chariot drawn by stags with golden horns
Athena, Pallas	Minerva	Goddess of wisdom, protectress of household art	Helmet on head, staff and breastplate from which hung the Gorgon’s head
Atlas		Titan condemned to uphold the world on his shoulders for fighting against Zeus
Cerberus		Guarded the gates of Hades	Three heads and tail of a dragon.
Charon		Ferry on the Styx
Daedalus		Artificer and Architect; designed the labyrinth into which he was cast but escaped by means of artificial wings.
Demeter	Ceres	Goddess of the harvest	Garland of corn ears; in hands a scepter or cornucopia.
Dionysus	Bacchus	God of wine	Chariot draw by leopards; his head crowned with leaves in hand a staff entwined with ivy
Echo		Nymph who pined away for the love of Narcissus until only her voice remained.
Epimethus		Brother of Prometheus and husband of Pandora
Eros	Cupid	Son of Venus, god of love	Bow and arrow
Gorgons		Daughters of a sea deity; snake locks, brazen claws, bodies covered with scales which no weapon could pierce; faces so terrible that beholder was turned to stone; Medusa alone was mortal
Hades or Pluto	Dis	God of the underworld and king of shadows
Hephaestus	Vulcan	God of fire and smith of the gods	Key to underworld in one hand and magic staff in other
Hera	Juno	Wife of Zeus, goddess of marriage
Heracles	Hercules	Earthly son of Zeus
Hermes	Mercury or quicksilver	Messenger of the gods; guardian of travelers
Icarus		Son of Daedalus; his artificial wings melted when he flew too near the sun and he drowned in the sea; henceforth called the Icarian Sea
Olympus		Mountain in Thessaly, home of the gods
Orpheus		Son of Apollo, poetical singer and musician; attempted to rescue his wife, Eurdice from Hades
Pan	Faunus	God of things in nature	Bearded man with ears and hoofs, a goat; in his hands, a shepherd’s flute or crook.
Persephone	Proserpina	Daughter of Ceres and queen of the underworld Called the Chief Physician
Perseus		Son of Jupiter and Danae; cut out head of Medusa
Poseidon	Neptune	God of the sea	Trident, dolphin, hordes
Prometheus		Son of Trident and brother of Epimethus
Zeus	Jupiter or Jove	King of the gods and men	Eagle, thunderbolt and oak