Twelve Olympians

### Members

Poseidon, Demeter, Ares, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Hephaestus, Aphrodite, Hermes & Dionysus

### Allies

Atlantica
House of Hades
Mansion of Night
Three Factions
**Western Triumvirate**

* Norse Pantheon
* Egyptian Pantheon

### Enemies

Khaos Brigade
Tytanos Faction
The Gigantes

## Origins

### Summary

Highest-ranked Gods of Mount Olympus who rule over Classical Mythology.

### Origins

Greco-Roman Mythology

**Twelve Olympians**, or the **High Olympian Council**, are the highest-ranked Olympian Gods who rule over Mount Olympus and the Greco-Roman Pantheon.

## Overview

### Twelve Olympians

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, Hephaestus, Aphrodite, Hermes, and either Hestia or Dionysus. They were called *Olympians* because, according to tradition, they resided 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), his realm was the underworld, far from Olympus, and thus he was not usually considered to be one of the Olympians.

Besides the twelve Olympians, there were many other cultic groupings of twelve gods.

### Dii Consentes

The ***Dii Consentes***, also known as ***Di*** or ***Dei Consentes*** (once ***Dii Complices***), is an ancient list of twelve major deities, six gods and six goddesses, in the pantheon of Ancient Rome. Their gilt statues stood in the Roman Forum, and later apparently in the Porticus Deorum Consentium.

The gods were listed by the poet Ennius in the late 3rd century BCE in a paraphrase of an unknown Greek poet: Juno, Vesta, Minerva, Ceres, Diana, Venus, Mars, Mercurius, Iovis, Neptunus, Vulcanus, Apollo.

Livy arranges them in six male-female pairs: Jupiter-Juno, Neptune-Minerva, Mars-Venus, Apollo-Diana, Vulcan-Vesta and Mercury-Ceres. Three of the *Dii Consentes* formed the Capitoline Triad: Jupiter, Juno and Minerva.

## Summary

The Twelve Olympians are the most important gods of not only Mount Olympus but also the entire Greco-Roman Pantheon. Their function is to guarantee order in the pantheon, including Mount Olympus, Atlantica, the Greco-Roman Underworld, and their earthly territory.

Almost all of them are related by blood to the Elder Olympians, the six original Olympian gods who overthrew the Titans to claim the Greco-Roman cosmos for themselves. The only exception is Aphrodite, though she is the "blood-sister" of the Elder Olympians' father, Kronos, making them their "aunt".

These gods have a force above the minor gods, surpassing them in power and influence, both physical and political, thus allowing them to reign supreme in the pantheon. The only gods greater than them are the primordial gods, and even then, they only surpass the younger Olympians as the Elder Olympians are Transcended Ones, possessing exceptional power on-par with the primordial gods themselves.

Since ancient Greece, the total number of High Olympians are twelve, consisting of Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, Ares, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Hephaestus, Aphrodite, Hermes, and Dionysus. However, after the Titan War and the Gigas War, due to Percy Jackson's requests, both Hades and Hestia have been added, or re-added in Hestia's case, to the council, adding the number to fourteen.

## Image Gallery

### Original Twelve

Zeus
God of the SkyHera
Goddess of MarriagePoseidon
God of the SeaDemeter
Goddess of AgricultureAres
God of ViolenceAthena
Goddess of WisdomApollo
God of the SunArtemis
Goddess of the MoonHephaestus
God of the ForgeAphrodite
Goddess of LoveHermes
God of MessengersDionysus
God of Wine
### Newer Olympians

Hades
God of the DeadHestia
Goddess of the Hearth
## Trivia

* In ancient Greece, they are called the "dōdekátheon", which means "twelve gods".
* In ancient Rome, they are also called by Latin names such as **Di**, **Dii Consentes**, **Dei Consentes**, and once **Dii Complices**.
* It is said that the gods are strongest during the Summer and Winter Solstice. This is because on these days the gods all gather together on Mount Olympus. However, Hades is only invited on the Winter Solstice to help fend off evil forces when they are at their strongest but this may have changed after he becomes a permanent member of the council.