How is Zeus depicted? Why would you have worshipped him?
beard, lightning bolt, eagle - king of the gods, so very powerful - keeper of justice and fate - god of oaths, which were very important to the Greeks.
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How is Poseidon depicted? Why would you have worshipped him?
beard, trident, chariot, hippocamps - god of the sea, so would destroy your boat if not appeased - god of horses, so worshipped before chariot races - god of earthquakes (speaks for itself) - sailing was common, so you would pray for a good journey.
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How is Hades depicted? Why would you have worshipped him?
accompanied by Persephone, holding the cornucopia - so that you would go to Asphodel or Elysium instead of Tartarus.
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How is Hermes depicted? Why would you have worshipped him?
travellers cap, winged shoes, caduceus (snake sceptre) - god of thieves and travel, so you would pray that you weren't robbed on the road - god of trade, so for profit - messenger, so that your message arrives - so you'll be guided to the underworld.
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How is Ares depicted? Why would you have worshipped him?
armour, shield, spear - so that a battle goes well - so that you would have courage before a fight.
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How was Athena depicted? Why would you have worshipped her?
armour, shield, spear, aegis - for good strategy in battle - goddess of wisdom, so pray for good ideas - patron god of Athens, so Athenians would worship her.
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How is Hephaistos depicted? Why would you have worshipped him?
hammer/crafting tools, inspecting weaponry, blacksmith's tunic - blacksmiths want to make good weapons - god of fire, so you wouldn't want volcanic eruptions.
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How is Hera depicted? Why would you have worshipped her?
seated, veiled/hooded head, holding a sceptre - queen of the gods, so very powerful - pray for a successful marriage
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How is Apollo depicted? Why would you have worshipped him?
young, bow and arrow, lyre, Artemis, wearing animal skins and a laurel wreath, sun - to make good music or poetry - to be a good archer - god of medicine - to receive a prophecy - so he wouldn't start plagues.
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How is Artemis depicted? Why would you have worshipped her?
with the moon, bow and arrow, Apollo, surrounded by wild animals - successful hunting - goddess of childbirth, so could make your child a stillborn.
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How is Demeter depicted? Why would you have worshipped her?
holding wheat, plant pot, diadem, holding a torch to go into the underworld after Persephone - so you had a good harvest and didn't starve during the winter.
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How is Dionysos depicted? Why would you have worshipped him?
holding a wine cup and a rabbit skin, accompanied by maenads - so that you got good wine - so that you make a good play - for good parties - associated with harvest, so pray that you didn't starve in the winter.
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How is Aphrodite depicted? Why would you have worshipped her?
naked, accompanied by Eros, holding a flower - so you found true love - she could make someone love you.
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How is Hestia depicted? Why would you have worshipped her?
veiled - goddess of home and hearth, so essential for basic survival -- [the Roman equivalent, Vesta, was incredibly important to the Romans due to the importance of the eternal flame of Rome that was maintained by the Vestal Virgins]
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How was Juno depicted differently to her Greek counterpart?
in addition to everything else, she wears a diadem (instead of a veil) and is accompanied by a peacock
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in addition to the Greek iconography of Dionysos, how was Bacchus depicted
holding a thrysus, which was a spear with a pine cone tip.
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