The Observatory

Zeus (Jupiter): God of the sky and thunder. He is the ruler of Olympus and the son of Cronus and Rhea. His symbol is the thunderbolt. The eagle, oak tree, and olive tree are sacred to him.
Poseidon (Neptune): God of the sea, horses, and earthquakes. He is the elder brother of Zeus. His symbol is the trident.
Hades (Pluto): God of the underworld and money. He is the elder brother of Zeus and Poseidon. His symbols are the scepter and the cornucopia.
Hera (Juno): Goddess of marriage and fidelity. She is the wife and elder sister of Zeus. Her sacred animals are the cow and the peacock.
Ares (Mars): God of violent war. He is the son of Zeus and Hera. His sacred animals are the vulture and the dog.
Artemis (Diana): Goddess of the hunt. She is the daughter of Zeus and Leto and the twin sister of Apollo. The deer and the cypress are sacred to her, and her symbol is the silver bow and arrow.
Apollo (Phoebus): God of archery, healing and disease, music, truth, and light. He is the twin brother of Artemis. The palm and the laurel are sacred to him, as well as wolves, dolphins, swans, roe deer, grasshoppers, hawks, ravens, crows, snakes, mice, and griffins. His symbol is the lyre.
Athena (Minerva): Goddess of wisdom, crafts, weaving, and strategic war. She is the daughter of Zeus and Metis. The owl and the olive tree are sacred to her.
Hermes (Mercury): God of travel, shepherds and cowherds, orators, wit, literature, athletics, weights and measures, boundaries, invention, commerce, thieves, and liars. He is the son of Zeus and Maia. He is the messenger of the gods and the escort of the dead into the afterlife. His symbols are the rooster and the tortoise, and he is known by his purse, winged sandals, winged cap, and herald’s staff.
Aphrodite (Venus): Goddess of love and beauty. She is the daughter of Uranus. The myrtle, dove, sparrow, and swan are sacred to her.
Hephaestus (Vulcan): God of technology, blacksmiths, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metals and metallurgy, and fire. He is the son of Hera and the husband of Aphrodite. His symbols are the smith’s hammer, the anvil, and tongs.
Demeter (Ceres): Goddess of grain and agriculture. She is the elder sister of Zeus and has control over the seasons.
Hestia (Vesta): Goddess of the hearth and home. She is the eldest sister of Zeus.
Persephone (Proserpina): Goddess of death and renewal. She is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter and the wife of Hades.
Dionysus (Bacchus): God of wine, agriculture, and theatre. He is the son of Zeus and Semele, and the grape vine, poison ivy, and fig are sacred to him.