Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Athena (Minerva)
Goddess of wisdom, war and science, and guardian of Athens.
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Aphrodite (Venus)
Goddess of love and beauty.
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Apollo
God of music, light, the arts and fortune-telling.
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Artemis (Diana)
The goddess of the hunt and twin sister of Apollo was, ironically,
patron saint of wild animals.
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Ares (Mars)
God of war. Zeus' least favourite of his progeny.
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Hermes (Mercury)
Messenger of the gods, patron saint of travellers.
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Hephaestus (Vulcan)
God of craftsmanship, metallurgy and fire; he made the
world's first woman of clay, Pandora, as a punishment for man.
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Hestia (Vesta)
Goddess of the hearth, in the public domain she protected the city's
sacred central hearth.
