Twelve Olympians - wikipedia Twelve Olympians Fragment of a Hellenistic relief ( 1st century BC -- 1st century AD ) depicting the twelve Olympians carrying their attributes in procession ; from left to right, Hestia ( scepter ), Hermes ( winged cap and staff ), Aphrodite ( veiled ), Ares ( helmet and spear ), Demeter ( scepter and wheat sheaf ), Hephaestus ( staff ), Hera ( scepter ), Poseidon ( trident ), Athena ( owl and helmet ), Zeus ( thunderbolt and staff ), Artemis ( bow and quiver ), Apollo ( lyre ), from the Walters Art Museum. In ancient Greek religion and mythology, the twelve Olympians are the major deities of the Greek pantheon, commonly considered to be Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Ares, Aphrodite, Hephaestus, Hermes, and either Hestia or Dionysus. They were called ' Olympians ' because they were considered to reside on Mount Olympus. Although Hades was a major ancient Greek god, and was the brother of the first generation of Olympians ( Zeus, Poseidon, Hera, Demeter, and Hestia ), he resided in the underworld, far from Olympus, and thus was not usually considered to be one of the Olympians. Besides the twelve Olympians, there were many other cultic groupings of twelve gods. Contents 1 Olympians 2 Twelve gods 3 List 4 Genealogy 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References Olympians The Olympians were the principal deities of the Greek pantheon, so named because of their residency atop Mount Olympus. They gained their supremacy in a ten - year - long war of gods, in which Zeus led his siblings to victory over the previous generation of ruling gods, the Titans. They were a family of gods, the most important consisting of the first generation of Olympians, offspring of the Titans Cronus and Rhea : Zeus, Poseidon, Hera, Demeter and Hestia, along with the principal offspring of Zeus : Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Ares, Aphrodite, Hephaestus, Hermes, and Dionysus. Although Hades was a major deity in the Greek pantheon, and was the brother of Zeus and the other first generation of Olympians, his realm was far away from Olympus in the underworld, and thus he was not usually considered to be one of the Olympians. The canonical number of Olympian gods was twelve, but besides the ( thirteen ) principal Olympians listed above, there were many other residents of Olympus, who thus might be called Olympians. Heracles became a resident of Olympus after his apotheosis and married another Olympian resident Hebe. Some others who might be considered Olympians, include : the Muses, the Graces, Iris, Dione, Eileithyia, the Horae, and Ganymede. Twelve gods Besides the twelve Olympians, there were many other various cultic groupings of twelve gods throughout ancient Greece. The earliest evidence of Greek religious practice involving twelve gods ( Greek : Δωδεκάθεον, Dodekatheon, from dōdeka, `` twelve '' and theoi, `` gods '' ) comes no earlier than the late sixth century BC. According to Thucydides, an altar of the twelve gods was established in the agora of Athens by the archon Pisistratus ( son of Hippias, and the grandson of the tyrant Pisistratus ), in c. 522 BC. The altar became the central point from which distances from Athens were measured and a place of supplication and refuge. Olympia apparently also had an early tradition of twelve gods. The Homeric Hymn to Hermes ( c. 500 BC ) has the god Hermes divide a sacrifice of two cows he has stolen from Apollo, into twelve parts, on the banks of the river Alpheius ( presumably at Olympia ) : `` Next glad - hearted Hermes dragged the rich meats he had prepared and put them on a smooth, flat stone, and divided them into twelve portions distributed by lot, making each portion wholly honorable. '' Pindar, in an ode written to be sung at Olympia c. 480 BC, has Heracles sacrificing, alongside the Alpheius, to the `` twelve ruling gods '' : `` He ( Heracles ) enclosed the Altis all around and marked it off in the open, and he made the encircling area a resting - place for feasting, honoring the stream of the Alpheus along with the twelve ruling gods. '' Another of Pindar 's Olympian odes, mentions `` six double altars ''. Herodorus of Heraclea ( c. 400 BC ) also has Heracles founding a shrine at Olympia, with six pairs of gods, each pair sharing a single altar. Many other places had cults of the twelve gods, including Delos, Chalcedon, Magnesia on the Maeander, and Leontinoi in Sicily. As with the twelve Olympians, although the number of gods was fixed at twelve, the membership varied. While the majority of the gods included as members of these other cults of twelve gods were Olympians, non-Olympians were also sometimes included. For example, Herodorus of Heraclea identified the six pairs of gods at Olympia as : Zeus and Poseidon, Hera and Athena, Hermes and Apollo, the Graces and Dionysus, Artemis and Alpheus, and Cronus and Rhea. Thus while this list includes the eight Olympians : Zeus, Poseidon, Hera, Athena, Hermes, Apollo, Artemis, and Dionysus, it also contains three clear non-Olympians : the Titan parents of the first generation of Olympians, Cronus and Rhea, and the river god Alpheius, with the status of the Graces ( here apparently counted as one god ) being unclear. Plato connected `` twelve gods '' with the twelve months, and implies that he considered Pluto one of the twelve in proposing that the final month be devoted to him and the spirits of the dead. The Roman poet Ennius gives the Roman equivalents ( the Dii Consentes ) as six male - female complements, preserving the place of Vesta ( Greek Hestia ), who played a crucial role in Roman religion as a state goddess maintained by the Vestals. List There is no single canonical list of the twelve Olympian gods. The thirteen gods and goddesses most commonly considered to be one of the twelve Olympians are listed below. Greek Roman Image Functions and attributes Zeus Jupiter King of the gods and ruler of Mount Olympus ; god of the sky, lightning, thunder, law, order and justice. Youngest child of the Titans Cronus and Rhea. Symbols include the thunderbolt, eagle, oak tree, lion, scepter, and scales. Brother and husband of Hera, although he had many lovers, also brother of Poseidon, Hades, Demeter, and Hestia. Hera Juno Queen of the gods and the goddess of marriage, women, childbirth and family. Symbols include the peacock, cuckoo, and cow. Youngest daughter of Cronus and Rhea. Wife and sister of Zeus. Being the goddess of marriage, she frequently tried to get revenge on Zeus ' lovers and their children. Poseidon Neptune God of the seas, water, storms, hurricanes, earthquakes and horses. Symbols include the horse, bull, dolphin, and trident. Middle son of Cronus and Rhea. Brother of Zeus and Hades. Married to the Nereid Amphitrite, although, like most male Greek gods, he had many lovers. Demeter Ceres Goddess of the harvest, fertility, agriculture, nature and the seasons. Who presided over grains and the fertility of the earth. Symbols include the poppy, wheat, torch, cornucopia, and pig. Middle daughter of Cronus and Rhea. Also the lover of Zeus and Poseidon, and the mother of Persephone. Athena Minerva Goddess of wisdom, knowledge, reason, intelligent activity, literature, handicrafts, science, defense and strategic warfare. Symbols include the owl and the olive tree. Daughter of Zeus and the Oceanid Metis, she rose from her father 's head fully grown and in full battle armor. Apollo / Apollon Apollo God of light, the sun, prophecy, philosophy, truth, inspiration, poetry, music, arts, medicine, healing, and plague. Symbols include the sun, lyre, swan, and mouse. Son of Zeus and Leto, and twin brother of Artemis. Artemis Diana Goddess of the hunt, the wilderness, virginity, the moon, archery, childbirth, protection and plaque. Symbols include the moon, horse, deer, hound, she - bear, snake, cypress tree, and bow and arrow. Daughter of Zeus and Leto and twin sister of Apollo. Ares Mars God of war, violence, bloodshed and manly virtues. Symbols include the boar, serpent, dog, vulture, spear, and shield. Son of Zeus and Hera, all the other gods despised him. His Latin name, Mars, gave us the word `` martial. '' Aphrodite Venus Goddess of love, pleasure, passion, procreation, fertility, beauty and desire. Symbols include the dove, bird, apple, bee, swan, myrtle, and rose. Daughter of Zeus and the Oceanid Dione, or perhaps born from the sea foam after Uranus ' semen dripped into the sea after being castrated by his youngest son, Cronus, who then threw his father 's genitals into the sea. Married to Hephaestus, although she had many adulterous affairs, most notably with Ares. Her name gave us the word `` aphrodisiac '', while her Latin name, Venus, gave us the word `` venereal ''. Hephaestus Vulcan Master blacksmith and craftsman of the gods ; god of the forge, craftsmanship, invention, fire and volcanoes. Symbols include fire, anvil, axe, donkey, hammer, tongs, and quail. Son of Hera, either by Zeus or alone. Married to Aphrodite, though unlike most divine husbands, he was rarely ever licentious. His Latin name, Vulcan, gave us the word `` volcano. '' Hermes Mercury Messenger of the gods ; god of travel, commerce, communication, borders, eloquence, diplomacy, thieves and games. Symbols include the caduceus ( staff entwined with two snakes ), winged sandals and cap, stork, and tortoise ( whose shell he used to invent the lyre ). Son of Zeus and the nymph Maia. The second - youngest Olympian, just older than Dionysus. Most listings include either one or the other of the following deities as one of the twelve Olympians. Greek Roman Image Functions and attributes Hestia Vesta Goddess of the hearth, fire and of the right ordering of domesticity and the family ; she was born into the first Olympian generation and was one of the original twelve Olympians. Some lists of the Twelve Olympians omit her in favor of Dionysus, but the speculation that she gave her throne to him in order to keep the peace seems to be modern invention. She is the first child of Cronus and Rhea, eldest sister of Hades, Demeter, Poseidon, Hera, and Zeus. Dionysus ( or Bacchus ) Bacchus God of wine, the grape vine, fertility, festivity, ecstasy, madness and resurrection. Patron god of the art of theatre. Symbols include the grapevine, ivy, cup, tiger, panther, leopard, dolphin, goat, and pinecone. Son of Zeus and the mortal Theban princess Semele. Married to the Cretan princess Ariadne. The youngest Olympian god, as well as the only one to have a mortal mother. Notes Romans also associated Phoebus with Helios and the sun itself, however, they also used the Greek name Apollon in a Latinized form Apollo. According to an alternate version of her birth, Aphrodite was born of Uranus, Zeus ' grandfather, after Cronus threw his castrated genitals into the sea. This supports the etymology of her name, `` foam - born ''. As such, Aphrodite would belong to the same generation as Cronus, Zeus ' father, and would be Zeus ' aunt. See the birth of Aphrodite Genealogy Major Olympians ' family tree Uranus Gaia Uranus ' genitals Cronus Rhea ZEUS HERA POSEIDON Hades DEMETER HESTIA a b ARES HEPHAESTUS Metis ATHENA Leto APOLLO ARTEMIS Maia HERMES Semele DIONYSUS Dione a b APHRODITE See also Hellenismos portal Dii Consentes, the Roman equivalent of the twelve Olympians Family tree of the Greek gods Interpretatio graeca, including a table of mythological equivalents List of Greek mythological characters Supreme Council of Ethnikoi Hellenes Hellenismos Olympia Notes Jump up ^ Walters Art Museum, accession number 23.40. Jump up ^ Hansen, p. 250 ; Burkert, pp. 125 ff. ; Dowden, p. 43 ; Chadwick, p. 85 ; Müller, pp. 419 ff. ; Pache, pp. 308 ff. ; Thomas, p. 12 ; Shapiro, p. 362 ; Long, pp. 140 -- 141 ; Morford, p. 113 ; Hard p. 80. Jump up ^ According to Homer, Aphrodite was the daughter of Zeus ( Iliad 3.374, 20.105 ; Odyssey 8.308, 320 ) and Dione ( Iliad 5.370 -- 71 ), see Gantz, pp. 99 -- 100. However, According to Hesiod, Theogony 183 -- 200, Aphrodite was born from Uranus ' severed genitals, see Gantz, pp. 99 -- 100. Jump up ^ Hansen, p. 250 ; Morford, p. 113 ; Hard p. 80. Jump up ^ Ogden, pp. 2 -- 3 ; Dowden, p. 43 ; Hansen, p. 250 ; Burkert, p. 125. Jump up ^ Herodotus, 2.43 -- 44. Jump up ^ Just who might be called an Olympian is not entirely clear. For example Dowden, p. 43, describes Heracles, Hebe, the Muses, and the Graces as Olympians, and on p. 45, lists Iris, Dione, and Eileithyia among the Homeric Olympians, while Hansen, p. 250, describes Heracles, Hebe, the Horae, and Ganymede as notable residents of Olympus, but says these were not `` ordinarily classified as Olympians ''. Jump up ^ Dowden, p. 43 ; Rutherford, p. 43 ;. Jump up ^ Rutherford, pp. 43 -- 44 ; Thucydides, 6.54. 6 - 7. Jump up ^ Gadbery, p. 447. Jump up ^ Dowden, p. 43 ; Rutherford, p. 44 ; Long, pp. 154 -- 157. Jump up ^ Homeric Hymn to Hermes, 128 -- 129. Jump up ^ Dowden, p. 43 ; Rutherford, p. 44 ; Long, pp. 59 -- 60 ( T 13 C ), 154 -- 155. Jump up ^ Pindar, Olympian 10.49. Jump up ^ Rutherford, p. 44 ; Long, pp. 58 ( T 13 A ), 154 ; Pindar, Olympian 5.5. Jump up ^ Dowden, p. 43 ; Rutherford, p. 47 ; Long, pp. 58 -- 59 ( T 13 B ), 154 ; FGrH 31 F34a - b. Jump up ^ Rutherford, p. 45. Jump up ^ Long, pp. 360 -- 361, lists 54 Greek ( and Roman ) gods, including the thirteen Olympians mentioed above, who have been identified as members of one or more cultic groupings of twelve gods. Jump up ^ Dowden, p. 43 ; Rutherford, p. 47 ; Hard, p. 81 ; Long, pp. 58 -- 59 ( T 13 B ), 154 ; FGrH 31 F34a - b. Jump up ^ Rutherford, pp. 45 -- 46 ; Plato, The Laws 828 b-d Jump up ^ `` Greek mythology ''. Encyclopedia Americana. 13. 1993. p. 431. Jump up ^ North John A., Beard Mary, Price Simon R.F. `` The Religions of Imperial Rome ''. Classical Mythology in English Literature : A Critical Anthology. ( Cambridge University Press, 1998 ), p. 259. ISBN 0 - 521 - 31682 - 0. Jump up ^ Hacklin, Joseph. `` The Mythology of Persia ''. Asiatic Mythology ( Asian Educational Services, 1994 ), p. 38. ISBN 81 - 206 - 0920 - 4. Jump up ^ See, for example, Ovid 's Met. I 441, 473, II 454, 543, 598, 612, 641, XII 585, XVIII 174, 715, 631, and others. Jump up ^ This chart is based upon Hesiod 's Theogony, unless otherwise noted. Jump up ^ According to Homer, Iliad 1.570 -- 579, 14.338, Odyssey 8.312, Hephaestus was apparently the son of Hera and Zeus, see Gantz, p. 74. Jump up ^ According to Hesiod, Theogony 927 -- 929, Hephaestus was produced by Hera alone, with no father, see Gantz, p. 74. 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Question: who is the chief of the gods according to ancient greek myth
Answer: Zeus