Dec 9, 2022 · 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.

Apr 24, 2023 · One of the Olympian gods, Demeter was the daughter of the Titans Cronus and Thea and the sister of Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hera, and Hestia. Demeter and her siblings managed to dethrone their Titan parents after a decade-long war, naming themselves the new rulers of the cosmos. Though Demeter never married, she did have several children.

Jun 28, 2023 · Dionysus’ status among the gods is somewhat ambiguous. Sources (both ancient and modern) agree that there were twelve Olympian gods, but lists of those twelve gods varied in antiquity: some included Dionysus, while others had Hestia, the goddess of the hearth, instead.

Sep 20, 2023 · 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.

Apr 11, 2023 · Like the other Olympian gods, Apollo had a rich temple cult and was honored with regular festivals throughout the Greek world, including the Pythian Games at Delphi. He was also worshipped in connection with aspects of everyday life, such as health and medicine. Ritual invocations called paeans were sung to Apollo in various contexts.

Dec 7, 2022 · Hades was an unusually solitary figure and seldom took part in the feuds that constantly occupied other Olympian deities. Despite his distance from mythological drama (or perhaps because of it), Hades was universally dreaded by …

Mar 9, 2023 · Another early temple to the Titan, called the Metroum, was nestled in the courtyard of the giant Temple of Olympian Zeus in Athens. As Cybele, Rhea was worshipped throughout Asia, particularly in Asia Minor. She had major cults on Mount Sipylus, Mount Coddinus, and across the region of Phrygia, in what is now the northwestern coast of Turkey.

Mar 11, 2023 · Some authors tried to rationalize the Giants, taking away their monstrous attributes and transforming them instead into arrogant mortals who enslaved those around them and challenged the gods. Roman authors, meanwhile, tended to conflate the Giants with other fearsome opponents of the Olympian gods, including the Titans and the Aloads. Iconography

Apr 13, 2023 · Artemis, one of the Twelve Olympians, was the Greek goddess of the hunt, nature, and wild animals. A virgin goddess, she fiercely defended her chastity.

Dec 7, 2022 · At many cult sites, including Delphi, Leto shared festivals with Apollo and Artemis. In parts of Asia Minor, where Leto was able to emerge from the shadow of her more radiant Olympian children, some cities were known to celebrate festivals called “Letoa” in her honor. In some places, Leto was also connected with initiation rituals.