Gods

Cards (16)

  • At the beginning of creation, there was only chaos. From chaos, Gaia (Earth) was formed
  • Saturn (Chronus) ruled the universe after defeating his father. He is married to his sister Ops (Rhea). Saturn was fearful that he would be overthrown by his own children, so he ate them at birth
  • Ops hides her youngest son, Jupiter (Zeus). Jupiter forces his father to disgorge his siblings, creating a war between the Titans and Olympians called the Titanomachia
  • Jupiter (Zeus) is the King of the Gods. He is the God of Heaven, Earth, Law, Order, and Justice. He is nicknamed the "Cloud-Gatherer" and married to Juno (Hera)
  • Jupiter's plant is the Oak Tree. His symbols are the Eagle and Lightening Bolt. He has many lovers and children
  • Juno (Hera) is the Queen of Gods. She is the Patron of Women, Goddess of Marriage and Childbirth. She is nicknamed "Cow-Eyed" and "White-Armed"
  • Juno's plant is the pomegranate. Her animals are the cow and peacock
  • Neptune (Poseidon) is the God of the Sea and Sailing. He is nicknamed "Earth-Shaker" and married to Amphitrite
  • Neptune's symbol is the trident, and he is the father of horses
  • Pluto (Hades) is the God of the Underworld, Wealth, and Riches. He is married to Proserpina
  • Pluto's plant is the cypress. His symbols are the bident, and invisibility hat
  • Vesta (Hestia) is the Goddess of Hearth and Home. She is a virgin goddess, meaning she is not married
  • Vesta's symbols are the eternal flame and vestal virgins (who maintain the fire in homes). Every home had a shrine dedicated to Vesta
  • Ceres (Demeter) is the Goddess of Grain and Agriculture
  • Ceres' symbols are wheat/grain, cornucopia, and eleusian mysteries
  • Children of Saturn (Chronus): Jupiter (Zeus), Neptune (Poseidon), Pluto (Hades), Juno (Hera), Vesta (Hestia), and Ceres (Demeter)