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The '''Twelve Olympians''' are the principal deities of the Greek pantheon. A total of fourteen different deities were Olympians, but never more than twelve at one time. |
The '''Twelve Olympians''' are the principal deities of the Greek pantheon. A total of fourteen different deities were Olympians, but never more than twelve at one time. |
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| − | [[Zeus]], [[Hera]], [[Poseidon]], [[Ares]], [[Hermes]], [[Hephaestus]], [[Aphrodite]], [[Athena]], [[Apollo]], and [[Artemis]] were always Olympians, while the remainder of the twelve was |
+ | [[Zeus]], [[Hera]], [[Poseidon]], [[Ares]], [[Hermes]], [[Hephaestus]], [[Aphrodite]], [[Athena]], [[Apollo]], [[Demeter]] and [[Artemis]] were always Olympians, while the remainder of the twelve was either [[Hestia]] or [[Dionysus]]. [[Hades]], while a powerful deity, wasn't considered an Olympian as he didn't reside in Olympus. |
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The Twelve Olympians are the principal deities of the Greek pantheon. A total of fourteen different deities were Olympians, but never more than twelve at one time.
Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Ares, Hermes, Hephaestus, Aphrodite, Athena, Apollo, Demeter and Artemis were always Olympians, while the remainder of the twelve was either Hestia or Dionysus. Hades, while a powerful deity, wasn't considered an Olympian as he didn't reside in Olympus.