Greek Roman God Statue
Channel: MS - EDUCATE
Date: 2021-07-13

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Greek Mythology: The Olympians

At the center of Greek mythology is the pantheon of deities who were said to live on Mount Olympus, the highest mountain in Greece. From their perch, they ruled every aspect of human life. Olympian gods and goddesses looked like men and women (though they could change themselves into animals and other things) and were–as many myths recounted–vulnerable to human foibles and passions.

The twelve main Olympians are:

    Zeus (Jupiter, in Roman mythology): the king of all the gods (and father to many) and god of weather, law and fate
    Hera (Juno): the queen of the gods and goddess of women and marriage
    Aphrodite (Venus): goddess of beauty and love
    Apollo (Apollo): god of prophesy, music and poetry and knowledge
    Ares (Mars): god of war
    Artemis (Diana): goddess of hunting, animals and childbirth
    Athena (Minerva): goddess of wisdom and defense
    Demeter (Ceres): goddess of agriculture and grain
    Dionysus (Bacchus): god of wine, pleasure and festivity
    Hephaestus (Vulcan): god of fire, metalworking and sculpture
    Hermes (Mercury): god of travel, hospitality and trade and Zeus’s personal messenger
    Poseidon (Neptune): god of the sea

Other gods and goddesses sometimes included in the roster of Olympians are:

    Hades (Pluto): god of the underworld
    Hestia (Vesta): goddess of home and family
    Eros (Cupid): god of sex and minion to Aphrodite