Greek gods

Greek Gods In Greek mythology, there were initially very former Gods: Gaïa, the Earth Mother, which generated Ouranos, the Sky, which it married.
They gave birth to the Cyclops and the Titans, of which among the latter, Oceans, Water, Cronos, the Time, which married to Rea and generated the first generation of the Gods of Olympus: Zeus, Era, Estia, Demeter and Poseidon.

One also finds a crowd of gods local, Syrian, Egyptian, semi gods born of the unions between gods and mortals, and heroes.
The worship was celebrated inside the sanctuary (hieron), surrounded by the crowned enclosure (temenos), which one entered by an entry (propylea).

	Symbols, identities	Attributes	Main places of worship
Aphrodite	Love and beauty. Born from the sea	Doves	Cythere, Corinth, Rhodos
Apollo	Physical beauty, fine arts. Twin of Artemis	Quadrant, arrows, bay-tree, sun	Delo, Delphi, Corinth, Bassae, Lindos
Ares	War. Aphrodite' lover	Helmet, weapons, armours
Artemis	Hunting and chastity	Arc, quiver, crescent of moon	Delos, Brauron, Corcyre, Delphi, Artemision
Asklepios	Medicine. Soon of Apollo	Snake, stick	Epidauros, Kos
Atena	Wisdom, art and works, warlike victory.	Shield, helmet, owl, olive-tree	Athens
Demeter	Agriculture, maternal love	Corn ears, sickle, sceptre	Eleusis
Dionysos	Wine, joy	Vine, panther, thryse	Athene, Delos, Parnasse'monts, Pangea
Hades	Kingdom of deaths	Throne, bores	Nekromanteion of Ephira
Helios	Sun, titan.	Rays, tank	Rhodes
Hephaistos	Fire, metal. Aphrodite' husband.	Anvil, hammer	Athens, Limnos
Hera	Marriage. Zeus' wife.	Peacock, diadem	Heraions of Argos, Samos, Perahora, Olympio
Hermes	Trade, eloquence. Messenger of gods and arms.	Winged sandals and hat, Ram
Hestia	Family	Fire
Leto	Bed' friend of Zeus, mother of Apollo and Artemis borned in Delos	With her childs
Persephone	Death, revival. Demeter' daughter.	Coq, plants	Nekromanteion of Ephira
Poseidon	Sea and winds.	Trident	Athens, Cap Sounion, Isthmia
Zeus	Gods and universe master.	Lightning, eagle, sceptre	Olympie, Dodone, Némée