Definition: There were twelve Olympians, or rather twelve thrones on Mt. Olympus for the Olympian deities to sit, but you may run across fourteen different names for the Olympian gods and goddesses. Hestia, Demeter, Dionysus, and Hades are variable. The remaining ten are: Apollo, Ares, Hermes, Hephaestus, Poseidon, and Zeus, among the gods; Aphrodite, Athena, Artemis, and Hera, among the goddesses.
Also Known As: The Roman versions of the Greek names are: Apollo, Mars, Mercury, Vulcan, Neptune, and Jupiter, among the canonical males; Venus, Minerva, Diana, and Juno, among the canonical females. The alternates are Vesta, Ceres, Bacchus, and Pluto.
- Greco-Roman Gods and Goddesses
Resources on the gods and goddesses of Mt. Olympus.
Olympians Series: Adultery - A Peacock's Tale
The first in an ongoing series of light-hearted retellings of the major myths about the major gods and goddesses. This one is about Hera and Zeus.
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