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of the Greek pantheon, said to reside atop Mount Olympus.
The Olympians gained their supremacy in a ten-year-long war of gods in which Zeus led his siblings to victory over their predecessor gods, the Titans.

his brothers Poseidon and Hades and became the supreme ruler of the gods, as well as lord of the sky and rain, of lightning, thunder, law, order, justice. He was married to Hera but often tested her patience, as he was infamous for his many affairs.

he was officially one of the supreme gods of Mount Olympus, he spent most of his time in his watery domain. Poseidon was brother to Zeus and Hades. ... Poseidon had married the sea-nymph Amphitrite.

Quick acting and cunning, he was able to move swiftly between the world of man and the world of gods, acting as a messenger of the gods and the link between mortals and the Olympians.

she then married him to cover her shame; their marriage was turbulent and they often clashed. She was raised by the Titans Oceanus and Tethys. She was the supreme goddess, patron of marriage and childbirth, having a special interest in protecting married women.

the fight for the throne, he became lord of the underworld and ruler of the dead. Greedy like his brother Poseidon, he was mainly interested in increasing his subjects, and anyone whose deeds resulted in people dying was favoured by him.

the only god with a mortal parent. was the god of fertility and wine, later considered a patron of the arts. He created wine and spread the art of viticulture. He had a dual nature; on one hand, he brought joy and divine ecstasy; or he would bring brutal and blinding rage, thus reflecting the dual nature of wine.

was the daughter of Cronus and Rhea. She was the goddess of the earth, of agriculture, and of fertility in general. Sacred to her are livestock and agricultural products, poppy, narcissus and the crane. She presided also over the sacred law, and the cycle of life and death.

Artemis. He was the god of music, and he is often depicted playing a golden lyre. He was also known as the Archer, far shooting with a silver bow; the god of healing, giving the science of medicine to man; the god of light; and the god of truth. One of Apollo's most important daily tasks was to harness his four-horse chariot, in order to move the Sun across the sky.

Hera. He represented the raw violence and untamed acts that occured in wartime, in contrast to Athena. He was disliked by both his parents. Whenever Ares appeared in a myth, he was depicted as a violent personality, who faced humiliation through his defeats more than once. In the Iliad, it is mentioned that Zeus hated him more than anyone else.

and the natural environment.
She was the daughter of Zeus and Leto, twin sister of Apollo. As soon as Artemis was born, she helped her mother give birth to her twin brother, thereby becoming the protector of childbirth and labour. She asked her father to grant her eternal chastity and virginity, and never gave in to any potential lovers; devoted to hunting and nature, she rejected marriage and love.

and literature. She was the daughter of Zeus; her birth is unique in that she did not have a mother. Instead, she sprang full grown and clad in armour from Zeus' forehead.

volcanoes; thus, he is symbolised with a hammer, an anvil and a pair of tongs. He is the only god to be physically ugly.

procreation. Apart from her natural beauty, she also had a magical girdle that compelled everyone to desire her. Although she was married to Hephaestus, Aphrodite had many lovers—both gods, such as Ares, and men, such as Anchises.