- Greek Olympians – Mythopedia
The twelve Olympians consist of most of the major gods and goddesses of the Greek pantheon Immortals who ruled their human subjects from on high, they were constantly fighting, fooling, and having affairs with each other, often with dire consequences
- Cronus – Mythopedia
Cronus was the youngest of the Greek Titans, best remembered for dethroning his father Uranus He became a tyrant, however, devouring his own children until he was finally usurped by his youngest son, Zeus
- Dionysus – Mythopedia
Dionysus was the Greek god of wine, revelry, inspiration, and fertility His festivals famously featured intoxication and religious ecstasy
- Zeus – Mythopedia
Zeus Olympios, “Olympian Zeus,” was the Panhellenic counterpart of these various local Zeuses He was the supreme god of all Greeks, ruling the cosmos from atop Mount Olympus Other titles and epithets of Zeus referred to specific ritual practices
- Giants – Mythopedia
The Giants were large and monstrous creatures born to Gaia, the primordial embodiment of the earth They tried to overthrow Zeus and the other Olympian gods in a great war known as the Gigantomachy, but were ultimately defeated
- Demeter – Mythopedia
Demeter was a Greek Olympian goddess who reigned over crops, harvests, family, and fertility She was closely connected with her daughter Persephone
- Rhea – Mythopedia
Rhea was a Greek Titan and mother of the Olympian gods After her husband Cronus consumed their first five children, she saved her sixth baby, Zeus, by giving Cronus a stone to swallow instead
- Hestia – Mythopedia
Hestia was the Greek goddess of the hearth and home Sometimes counted among the Twelve Olympians, she was the protector of households and families
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