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The Twelve Olympians, also known as the Dodekatheon (Greek: "dodeka" meaning "twelve" and "theon" meaning "of the gods"), in Greek mythology, were the principal gods of the Greek pantheon, residingatop Mount Olympus.The classical scheme of the Twelve Olympians (the Canonical Twelve of art and poetry) comprises the following gods:ZeusHeraPoseidonHadesAresHermesHephaestusAphroditeAthenaApolloArtemisHestiaThe respective Roman scheme comprises the following gods:JupiterJunoNeptuneCeresMarsMercuryVulcanVenusMinervaApolloDianaVestaThe Twelve Olympians gained their supremacy in the world of gods after Zeus led his siblings to victory in war with the Titans; Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hera, Demeter, and Hestia were siblings; all theother of the Dodekatheon are usually considered the children of Zeus by various mothers, except for Athena, who in some versions of the myth was born of Zeus alone, and Aphrodite who was formed fromthe castrated phallus of the primordial sky which Cronos threw into the sea when he freed the Titans. Additionally, some versions of the myth state that Hephaestus was born of Hera alone as Hera'srevenge for Zeus' solo birth of Athena.

First generation Olympian gods

Zeus - King of the Gods and ruler of Mount Olympus; god of the sky, thunder, and justiceHera - Queen of the Gods and of the heavens; goddess of women, marriage, and motherhoodPoseidon - Lord of the Sea; god of the seas, horses, and earthquakesDemeter - Goddess of fertility, agriculture, nature, and the seasonsHestia - Goddess of the hearth and home

Second generation Olympian gods

Aphrodite - Goddess of love, beauty, desire, and fertilityApollo - The Sun God; god of light, healing, music, poetry, prophecy, archery and truthAres - God of war, frenzy, and bloodshedArtemis - Goddess of the hunt, of maidens, and the moonAthena - Goddess of wisdom, crafts, and strategic battleHephaestus - Blacksmith to the Gods; god of fire and the forgesHermes - Messenger of the Gods; god of commerce, speed, thieves, and trade

Close to the Olympians

Bia - Personification of violenceCratos - Personification of powerDione - Mother of Aphrodite by ZeusDionysus - God of wine and merrimentEileithyia - Goddess of childbirth; daughter of Hera and ZeusEos - Personification of DawnEris - Goddess of DiscordEros - God of LoveGanymede - Cupbearer of HeavenHades - Lord of the Dead; god of the Underworld and wealthHebe - Goddess of youth, and cupbearerHelios - Personification of the SunHeracles - Greatest hero of the Greek mythsHorae - Wardens of OlympusIris - Personification of the Rainbow, also the messenger of Olympus along with HermesLeto - Titaness; the mother of Apollo and ArtemisMorpheus - God of DreamsMuses - Nine ladies of science and artsNemesis - Greek goddess of retributionNike - Goddess of victoryPaean - Universal healerPersius - Posiden's son, one of the greatest heros in all of greek mythologyPersephone - Goddess of the spring and deathSelene - the MoonZelus - EmulationNotes:Hades, the god of the Underworld, is always confused as not being part of the 12. He has earned the right to be part of the 12 since his big contribution to the war with the Titans.Artemis is often associated in modern times with the moon, although Selene is almost always named as the moon goddess in Greek literature.Apollo is often associated in modern times with the sun, although Helios was almost always called sun god in ancient Greek poetry.

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The Twelve Olympians, also known as the Dodekatheon (Greek: "dodeka" meaning "twelve" and "theon" meaning "of the gods"), in Greek mythology, were the principal gods of the Greek pantheon, residingatop Mount Olympus.The classical scheme of the Twelve Olympians (the Canonical Twelve of art and poetry) comprises the following gods:ZeusHeraPoseidonHadesAresHermesHephaestusAphroditeAthenaApolloArtemisHestiaThe respective Roman scheme comprises the following gods:JupiterJunoNeptuneCeresMarsMercuryVulcanVenusMinervaApolloDianaVestaThe Twelve Olympians gained their supremacy in the world of gods after Zeus led his siblings to victory in war with the Titans; Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hera, Demeter, and Hestia were siblings; all theother of the Dodekatheon are usually considered the children of Zeus by various mothers, except for Athena, who in some versions of the myth was born of Zeus alone, and Aphrodite who was formed fromthe castrated phallus of the primordial sky which Cronos threw into the sea when he freed the Titans. Additionally, some versions of the myth state that Hephaestus was born of Hera alone as Hera'srevenge for Zeus' solo birth of Athena.

First generation Olympian gods

Zeus - King of the Gods and ruler of Mount Olympus; god of the sky, thunder, and justiceHera - Queen of the Gods and of the heavens; goddess of women, marriage, and motherhoodPoseidon - Lord of the Sea; god of the seas, horses, and earthquakesDemeter - Goddess of fertility, agriculture, nature, and the seasonsHestia - Goddess of the hearth and home

Second generation Olympian gods

Aphrodite - Goddess of love, beauty, desire, and fertilityApollo - The Sun God; god of light, healing, music, poetry, prophecy, archery and truthAres - God of war, frenzy, and bloodshedArtemis - Goddess of the hunt, of maidens, and the moonAthena - Goddess of wisdom, crafts, and strategic battleHephaestus - Blacksmith to the Gods; god of fire and the forgesHermes - Messenger of the Gods; god of commerce, speed, thieves, and trade

Close to the Olympians

Bia - Personification of violenceCratos - Personification of powerDione - Mother of Aphrodite by ZeusDionysus - God of wine and merrimentEileithyia - Goddess of childbirth; daughter of Hera and ZeusEos - Personification of DawnEris - Goddess of DiscordEros - God of LoveGanymede - Cupbearer of HeavenHades - Lord of the Dead; god of the Underworld and wealthHebe - Goddess of youth, and cupbearerHelios - Personification of the SunHeracles - Greatest hero of the Greek mythsHorae - Wardens of OlympusIris - Personification of the Rainbow, also the messenger of Olympus along with HermesLeto - Titaness; the mother of Apollo and ArtemisMorpheus - God of DreamsMuses - Nine ladies of science and artsNemesis - Greek goddess of retributionNike - Goddess of victoryPaean - Universal healerPersius - Posiden's son, one of the greatest heros in all of greek mythologyPersephone - Goddess of the spring and deathSelene - the MoonZelus - EmulationNotes:Hades, the god of the Underworld, is always confused as not being part of the 12. He has earned the right to be part of the 12 since his big contribution to the war with the Titans.Artemis is often associated in modern times with the moon, although Selene is almost always named as the moon goddess in Greek literature.Apollo is often associated in modern times with the sun, although Helios was almost always called sun god in ancient Greek poetry.

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