Aphrodite [Standard | Custom] is the goddess of love, desire and beauty. In addition to her natural gifts she has a magical girdle that compels anyone she wishes to desire her. There are two accounts of her birth. One says she is the daughter of Zeus and Dione. The other goes back to when Cronus castrated Uranus and tossed his severed genitals into the sea. Aphrodite then arose from the sea foam on a giant scallop and walked to shore in Cyprus. She is the wife of Hephaestus. The myrtle is her tree. The dove, the swan, and the sparrow are her birds. Apollo [Standard | Custom] is the son of Zeus and Leto. His twin sister is Artemis. He is the god of music, playing a golden lyre. He is the Archer, far shooting with a silver bow; the god of healing who taught man medicine; the god of light. He is the god of truth, who can not speak a lie. One of Apollo's more important daily tasks is to harness his chariot with four horses and drive the Sun across the sky. He is famous for his oracle at Delphi. People traveled to it from all over the Greek world to divine the future. His tree was the laurel; the crow, his bird; the dolphin, his animal. Ares [Standard | Custom] is the son of Zeus and Hera. He was disliked by both parents. He is the god of war. He is considered murderous and bloodstained but also a coward. When caught in an act of adultery with Aphrodite, Aphrodite’s husband Hephaestus was able publicly to ridicule him. His bird is the vulture. His animal is the dog. Athena [Standard | Custom] is the daughter of Zeus. She sprang full-grown in armor from his forehead, thus has no mother. She is the goddess of the city, handicrafts, and agriculture. She invented the bridle, which permitted man to tame horses, the trumpet, the flute, the pot, the rake, the plow, the yoke, the ship, and the chariot. She is the embodiment of wisdom, reason, and purity. She was Zeus's favorite child and was allowed to use his weapons including his thunderbolt. Her favorite city is Athens. Her tree is the olive. The owl is her bird. She is a virgin goddess. Dionysus [Standard | Custom] is the god of the vine. He invented wine and spread the art of tending grapes. He has a dual nature. On the one hand, he brings joy and divine ecstasy. On the other, he personifies brutal, unthinking, rage. Thus, he reflects both sides of wines nature. If he chooses, Dionysus can drive a man mad. No normal fetters can hold him or his followers. Dionysus is the son of Zeus and Semele Hades [Standard | Custom] is the brother of Zeus. After the overthrow of his father, Cronus, he drew lots with Zeus and Poseidon(another brother) for shares of the world. He had the worst draw and was made lord of the underworld, ruling over the dead. Those whose calling increase the number of dead are seen favorably. He is also the god of wealth, due to the precious metals mined from the earth. He has a helmet that makes him invisible. He rarely leaves the underworld. Nemesis [Standard | Custom] was the personification of divine justice and the vengeance of the gods, sometimes called the daughter of Night. She represented the righteous anger of the gods against the proud and haughty and against breakers of the law; she distributed good or bad fortune to all mortals. No one could escape her power. This god helped to avenge those who were wronged. Nike [Standard | Custom] was the goddess of victory, daughter of the Titan Pallas and the river Styx. Nike fought with the god Zeus in his battle against the Titans, and in Greek art is sometimes represented as winged and carrying a wreath or palm of victory.