who are the 12 main olympian gods?
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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.
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The Three Gods. There were once three brothers who were gods. One was called Zeus another Poseidon and the last Hades. They ruled different things, Zeus ruled the sky, Poseidon ruled the oceans and seas but Hades ruled the underworld.
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['Zeus. God of the Sky (Zoos) ... ', "Hera. Goddess of Marriage, Mothers and Families (Hair'-ah) ... ", "Poseidon. God of the Sea (Po-sigh'-dun) ... ", "Demeter. Goddess of Agriculture (Duh-mee'-ter) ... ", "Ares. God of War (Air'-eez) ... ", "Athena. Goddess of Wisdom, War, and Useful Arts (Ah-thee'-nah) ... ", 'Apollo. ... ', 'Artemis.']
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Zeus. ... Zeus won the draw and became the supreme ruler of the gods. He is lord of the sky, the rain god. His weapon is a thunderbolt which he hurls at those who displease him. He is married to Hera but, is famous for his many affairs.
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Greek God of War. Ares is the god of war, one of the Twelve Olympian gods and the son of Zeus and Hera. In literature Ares represents the violent and physical untamed aspect of war, which is in contrast to Athena who represents military strategy and generalship as the goddess of intelligence.
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['Zeus / Jupiter.', 'Hera / Juno.', 'Poseidon / Neptune.', 'Athena / Minerva.', 'Ares / Mars.', 'Aphrodite / Venus.', 'Apollo / Apollo.', 'Artemis / Diana.']
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Zeus had several brothers and sisters who were also powerful gods and goddesses. He was the youngest, but the most powerful of three brothers. His oldest brother was Hades who ruled the Underworld. His other brother was Poseidon, god of the sea.
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Eight of the Aedra are worshipped as the Eight Divines, namely Akatosh, Arkay, Dibella, Julianos, Kynareth, Mara, Stendarr, and Zenithar (with the addition of Talos, the human god-hero Tiber Septim, they have become the Nine Divines).
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the four gods, or akua: Kū, Kāne, Lono, Kanaloa. many lesser gods, or kupua, each associated with certain professions. guardian spirits, ʻaumakua, associated with particular families.
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Zeus (Roman Jupiter): Father and ruler of the gods on Mount Olympus, he is the god of the sky and lightning. He once led the young Olympian gods in a rebellion against the older Titans, and he married his sister, Hera (Roman Juno).
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['Achilles: Hero from The Iliad.', "Adonis: Aphrodite's' love.", 'Adrian: Wealthy.', 'Aegeus: Protector.', 'Alec: Defender of men or mankind.', "Alesandro: Mankind's protector.", 'Basil: Kinglike.', 'Barak: Lightning.']
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Apollo is one of the Olympian deities in classical Greek and Roman religion and Greek and Roman mythology. The national divinity of the Greeks, Apollo has been recognized as a god of archery, music and dance, truth and prophecy, healing and diseases, the Sun and light, poetry, and more.
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Hestia, in Greek religion, goddess of the hearth, daughter of Cronus and Rhea, and one of the 12 Olympian deities. When the gods Apollo and Poseidon became suitors for her hand she swore to remain a maiden forever, whereupon Zeus, the king of the gods, bestowed upon her the honour of presiding over all sacrifices.
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Zeus is the child of Cronus and Rhea, the youngest of his siblings to be born, though sometimes reckoned the eldest as the others required disgorging from Cronus's stomach. In most traditions, he is married to Hera, by whom he is usually said to have fathered Ares, Hebe, and Hephaestus.
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Family. According to Hesiod, Cronus sired six children by Rhea: Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, and Zeus in that order. The philosopher Plato recounts that Rhea, Cronus and Phorcys were the eldest children of Oceanus and Tethys.
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['Yu-huang -- The Jade Emperor. Yu-huang is the great High God of the Taoists -- the Jade Emperor. ... ', "Yuan-shih T'ien-tsun -- The First Principal. ... ", "San-ch'ing -- Three Pure Ones. ... ", 'San-kuan -- Three Officials. ... ', 'San-yuan -- Three Epochs (or Principals) ... ', "T'ien-shih. ... ", 'Pa-hsien -- Eight Immortals.']
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['Odin. Odin is the king of all deities, ruler of the world. ... ', 'Frigg. Frigg is the goddess of love in Norse mythology. ... ', 'Thor. Thor is the son of the goddess of earth Fjörgyn. ... ', 'Sif. Sif is the wife of Thor and goddess of earth and harvest. ... ', 'Freyr. Freyr is the god of abundance, prosperity, love and peace. ... ', 'Loki. ... ', 'Tyr. ... ', 'Freyja.']