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The Olympians are a group of 12 gods who ruled after the overthow of the Titans. All the Olympians are related in some way. They are named after their dwelling place Mount Olympus. They were:
Zeus- Poseidon- Hades- Hestia- Hera- Ares- Athena- Apollo- Aphrodite- Hermes- Artemis- Hephaestus.
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Dionysius is also an olympian god.
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MaxineThe Olympian Pantheon:
Zeus, king of the gods.
Poseidon, king of the sea.
Hephaestus, god of fire and smiths.
Ares, God of War.
Hermes, god of thieves and travelers.
Apollo, god of music and prophesy.
Dionysus, god of festivity and wine.
Hestia, goddess of the hearth (fire) and home; usurped by Dionysus.
Demeter, queen of the earth.
Hera, queen of the gods.
Artemis, goddess of the hunt and wilderness.
Aphrodite, goddess of love and beauty.
Athena, goddess of war and wisdom.
Apollo - god of the arts (esp. poetry and music), Archery, the sun, and divination
Mars - god of war
Diana - goddess of the moon, the hunt and patron of young unmarried girls
Minerva - goddess of wisdom, war, and crafts; patron of Athens
Ceres - goddess of agriculture and fertility
Bacchus - god of wine, parties, mysteries, and the theatre
Vulcan - god of smiths and metal-workers
Juno - goddess of marriage; consort of Zeus
Mercury - god of merchants; messenger of Zeus
Neptune - god of the sea and earthquakes
Jupiter - god of the sky; ruler of Olympus
Zeus=Jupiter
Hera= Juno
Posieden=Neptune
Hades=Pluto
Aphrodite=Venus
Apollo=None
Ares=Mars
Artimis=Diana
Athena=Minerva
Hephaestus=Vulcan
Hestia=Vesta
Hermes=Mercury
.........Also sometimes included
Demeter=ceres
Dionysus=Bacchus
Below are the twelve gods of Olympus. Greek names are written normally, while Roman names in Bold.
# Zeus Jupiter # Hera Juno # Poseidon Neptune # Demeter Ceres # Hestia Vesta # Aphrodite Venus # Apollo Apollo # Ares Mars # Artemis Diana # Athena Minerva # Haphaestus Vulcan # Hermes Mercury
Zeus = jupiter
Poseidon = Neptune
Hades = Pluto
Athena = minerva
Dionysus = Bacchus
Appolo = Apollo (sometimes helios)
Artemis = Diana
Hermes = Mercury
Ares = Mars
Hephaestus = Vulcan
Aphrodite = Venus
Hera = Juno
Just in case you don't what the gods are gods of I'll tell you.
Zeus is the lord of the skies, also known as god of lightning (maybe I'm most likely wrong) Poseidon is the god of the sea, creator of horses. Hades is the god of the Underworld. Athena is the goddess of wisdom and battle strategy, creator of the loom and the spider, her sign is the owl. Aphrodite is the goddess of love and fertility, her sign is the rose, and dating Ares, but her true love was Adonus. Hera is the goddess od marriage. Hephaestus is te god of blacksmiths. Ares is god of war, his sign is the boar. Hermes is god of thieves, and the messenger of the gods. Artemis is the goddes of the hunt. Appolo is the god of the sun and prophecies. And finally Dionysus is god of wine.
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Where did Athena rank?
she was one of the twelve olympians
How many deities were candidates for the twelve Olympians?
14
Why were the twelve Olympians so important?
They were the major gods with the greatest powers.
What where some of the greek gods names?
The Twelve Olympians, also known as the Dodekatheon of Greek mythology were:Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, Athena, Hestia, Apollo, Artemis, Ares, Aphrodite, Hephaestus and Hermes.There were variations, at times Dionysus. Heracles, Asclepius, Hades and Persephone substituted for the above twelve.
What is Eros' rank among other gods?
Eros is the favorite son of Aphrodite (and sometimes Ares) who are of the twelve Olympians.
