Remember the Titans
The personification of the Earth. She was the ancestral mother of all life: the primal Mother Earth goddess.
Gaia/Terra
This was the weapon of choice for Zeus, the king of the gods and ruler on Mount Olympus.
Thunder/Lightning
Charon was the ferryman who carried the souls of the dead across this border into Hades.
Rivers Styx
Invulnerable, except his heel where his mother held him when she dipped him in the River Styx.
Achilles
This three-headed dog guarded the entrance to the underworld.
Cerberus
Father Time who maintained the course and cycles of seasons and the periods of time
Cronos/Saturn
This is the name of the underworld and the god who ruled there.
Hades
Eros, Greek god of love and desire, is also known by this Roman name.
Cupid
Son of Zeus. Greatest of the Greek heroes. Known for his strength and masculinity.
Heracles/Hercules
Hercules slayed this multi-headed serpent that grew two heads for every head that was cut off.
Hydra
Condemned to hold up the sky after losing the last Titan Battle, the name of this Titan also refers to a collection of maps.
Atlas
This goddess of wisdom sprang from Zeus’s head, fully grown and in armor. What a headache.
Athena/Minerva
Triton, the son of Poseidon, was half-man and half-fish and the first of these mythical beings.
Mermen
This son of Poseidon slayed the minotaur.
Theseus
An offended Athena transformed this beautiful woman into a snake-haired Gorgon.
Medusa
Prometheus was punished for this act.
Stealing fire and giving it to man
Goddess of love and beauty. That’s quite an aphrodisiac.
Aphrodite/Venus
The nine goddesses of inspiration, both in the arts and sciences.
Muses
Pollux was the son of Zeus and the mortal Leda. His fraternal twin brother Castor was mortal. They became this constellation and sign of the Zodiac.
Gemini
Arachne was transformed into an arachnid for challenging Athena to this contest.
Weaving contest
This Portland, Oregon–based athletic shoe, apparel, and sports equipment company is named after the goddess of victory.
Nike (Roman name: Victoria)
Poseidon is the god of the seas, water, and of this animal, which he created from the foam as waves touched the shore.
Horses
Because Persephone ate six pomegranate pips while in Hades, she spent six months in the underworld and six months in the upper world, explaining these yearly climate changes.
Seasons
Bellerophon, a son of Poseidon, captured and rode this white, winged creature when he slew the Chimera.
Pegasus
On his journey home, Odysseus had to sail between these two monsters.
Scylla and Charybdis