They were called Olympians because according to tradition they resided on Mount Olympus.

Roman names for olympians. They are Oceanus Coeus Crius Cronus Iapetus and Hyperion Theia Rhea Themis Tethys Mnemosyne and Phoebe. God of Intelligence Far Sight Wisdom Heavenly Oracles. 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.

The king of all the gods and father to many and god of weather law and fate Hera Juno. The Twelve Great Olympians Roman Names. Hestia was the goddess of the hearth a fireplace at the center of the home.

The other Titans also had divine children including the titansgods Helios Atlas Amphitrite and Prometheus. She was the most gentle of the gods and does not play a role in many myths. Is the father of Helios Celene and Eos Iapetus.

VulcanVolcanus God of fire crafts blacksmiths and metalworking Hephaistos was the blacksmith of the Olympian gods creating all their weapons for them. The Olympian god Zeus was the son of Cronus and Rhea and in fact he was the king of all the other Olympian. The famous beautiful love goddess the.

Zeus Jupiter overthrew his Father Cronustobecome the supreme ruler of the gods. Although Hades was a major ancient Greek. All of the main Olympians are the children and grandchildren of Cronus.

Hera was the daughter of Cronus and Rhea and also the sister and wife of Zeus the king of the Olympian gods. They were called Olympians because according to tradition they resided on Mount Olympus. The Greeks did not always agree on the 12 and some lists include Hestia Hercules or Leto with Dionysos often the one replaced.