View Olympians Pics. 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 twelve olympians in the ancient greek world, the twelve great gods and goddesses of the greeks were referred to as the olympian gods, or the twelve olympians.

They were called olympians because, according to tradition, they resided on mount olympus. In greek mythology, the olympians were the major deities who ancient greeks believed in. Who is the most decorated olympian?

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Eric (the eel) moussambani, swimming, equatorial guinea. The name of this powerful group of gods comes from mount olympus, where the council of 12 met to discuss matters. The twelve olympians in the ancient greek world, the twelve great gods and goddesses of the greeks were referred to as the olympian gods, or the twelve olympians. A list of the 100 greatest olympians in order?