Twelve Olympians

## Profile

### Other Names

Dōdekátheon, Dii Consentes, Olympian Council, High Olympus Council, Rulers of Mount Olympus

## Details

### Affiliations

Mount Olympus
Olympian Deities
Greco-Roman Deities
Greco-Roman Pantheon
Greco-Roman Cosmos
Western Civilization

### Leader(s)

Zeus (Leader)
Hera (Sub-Leader)

### 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

## Origins

### Summary

Highest-ranked Gods of Mount Olympus who rule over the Greco-Roman Pantheon.

**Twelve Olympians**, also called the **Dodekatheon** or the **Dii Consentes**, are the highest-ranked Olympian Gods who rule over Mount Olympus and the Greco-Roman Pantheon.

## Overview

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.

## 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 considered the "blood-sister" of the Elder Olympians.

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

God of the SkyGod of MarriageGod of the SeaGod of AgricultureGod of WarGod of StrategyGod of the SunGod of the MoonGod of the ForgeGod of LoveGod of TravelGod of Wine
## 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.