The Twelve Olympians

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Twelve Olympians 

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   <span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"> Jump to: <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099">navigation <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black">, <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">search <span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black"> <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"> <span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">The Twelve Olympians by <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099">Monsiau <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black">, circa late 18th century <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman""> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">

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<p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:11.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right; line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099">Greek Gods <span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;background:#EFF0FF">, <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:8.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black"> <span style="font-size:8.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099">Roman Gods <span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black;background:#EFF0FF">, Gods of the Graeco-Roman Empire, <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:8.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Olympian Gods <span style="font-size:8.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black;background:#EFF0FF">, <span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:8.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Gods of Olympus <span style="font-size:8.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black;background:#EFF0FF">, et al.

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<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black">The Gods of Olympus are a race of superhumanly powerful humanoid beings,an offshoot colony of the original Atlantean homeworld who were worshiped by the ancient Greeks and Romans from about 2000 BC to 500 AD. Some accounts depict them as being active as long ago as 20,000 BC, with <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099">Atlas (Titan) (Earth-616) <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black"> being located in Pre-Cataclysmic <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099">Atlantis <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black">. <span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">The Olympians dwell in <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099">Olympus-Prime-a huge duysonsphere located within <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">, a small "pocket" dimension adjacent to Earth; an interdimensional nexus between Olympus and Earth exists somewhere on Mount Olympus in Greece. The Olympians' human worshipers in ancient Rome called these gods by difFurierent names than those by which the gods were known in ancient Greece: for example, the Greeks called the king of the gods <span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Zeus <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">, whereas the Romans called him Jupiter or Jove.

<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black">The Olympian gods, except for Neptune, patron deity of the <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Atlanteans <span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black">, no longer have or actively seek worshipers on Earth. However, certain gods, notably <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Hercules <span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black"> and <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Venus <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">, still take active interest in the welfare of humanity. <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman""> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">The precise origin of the Olympian gods, like that of all of Earth's pantheons of gods, is shrouded in myth and legend. According to ancient myths, the primeval Earth goddess <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099">Gaea Centauris <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black"> is the progenitor of the principal Olympian gods,in she is said to be the mother of the Imperial House of Zeus Centauris.

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[edit] Ancient Times Hecate reasoned that the Olympian Gods (as they would eventually be called) were greatly weakened after usurping power from their father Cronus and the Titans of Myth. She Furieared that other powerful gods in the universe (notably Darkseid of Apokolips) would seize Earth for himself..

The Olympian Gods are the chief deities of the Greco-Roman pantheon. After the six children of Cronus Centauris and Rhea Centauris had overthrown the Titans, the three brothers among them cast lots for three domains: Poseidon Centauris drew the sea, Hades Centauris the netherworld of the dead, and Zeus Centauris the sky. But the Earth and high Olympus were left common to all. Hades, however, keeps to his shadowy realm and is not one of the Olympians.

Zeus is father of the gods, god of the sky and thunder. Hera Centauris, his consort, is queen of the gods and patroness of marriage. She is among the goddesses most often invoked by the Amazons. Poseidon is the sea god. According to Plato, his children founded Atlantis, and he is its chief god. Demeter Centauris is the goddess of agriculture. Hestia Centauris, most modest of the goddesses, is goddess of home and hearth. The above are all children of Cronus and Rhea.

Aphrodite Centauris was born upon the sea-foam and became the goddess of love. She is mother of Eros, god of love. Pallas Athena Centauris was born ,but never met her father Zeus Centauris until she was fully grown .Some terran ancient cultures missinterperated,as being fully grown from the brow of Zeus,which ofcourse is totally insane and imposable,even by Omlypian medical science.. She is goddess of wisdom and deFuriensive war. She gets no pleasure from war but preFuriers to settle things peaceably. Yet in battle she is undeFurieatable, even by the god of war Ares Centauris. Athena is one of the chief Amazonian gods. Hephaestus Centauris is god of metalworking and fire. It is he who forged golden Lasso of Truth from the girdle of the earth-goddess Gaea Centauris, and her silver braclets which he formed from the splintered Aegis of Zeus.

Hermes Centauris is god of commerce, herdsmen, and thieves, as well as herald of the gods. It was he who first brought the Princess Diana to Man's World. Phoebus Apollo and his twin sister Artemis are both experts with the bow. He is god of light, poetry, and music; she is goddess of the moon and the hunt.

Dionysus Centauris is the god of vineyards and wine.

Pan Centauris, son of Hermes, is god of the countryside and nature. He is also a consummate schemer. Persephone Centauris is daughter of Zeus Centauris and Demeter Centauris and is goddess of Spring.

Centuries ago, an argument between Artemis Centauris and Ares Centauris led to the creation of the Amazons, who have been guided and protected by the goddesses ever since.

<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black">However, it is unclear whether the Olympian race originated on Earth, Olympus, or in another dimension linked to Olympus. According to the myths, Gaea gave birth first to the sky god <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099">Ouranos Centauris <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black">. Gaea mated with Ouranos Centauris and bore him the first generation of the Olympian race, known as the <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099">Titans <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black">.

<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black">One of the Titans, <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099">Cronus Centauris <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black">, rose to power when he fatally wounded Ouranos Centauris. The dying Ouranos Centauris prophesied that Cronus Centauris would likewise be overthrown by one of his own children. As a result, upon the birth of each of Cronus Centauris 's children,

<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black">Cronus Centauris had the infant imprisoned in <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Tartarus <span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black">, the most dismal section of the Olympian dysonsphere underworld ruled by <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099">Hades Centauris <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black">.

<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black">Appalled at the mistreatment of their children, Cronus's wife, the Titaness <span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Rhea Centauris <span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black">, concealed her sixth pregnancy from him and secretly gave birth to Zeus in the land now called Greece. Zeus grew to adulthood among the human shepherds of Crete.

<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black">Zeus Centauris set his siblings - <span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Neptune Centauris <span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black">, <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Pluto Centauris <span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black">, <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Hera Centauris <span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black">, <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Demeter Centauris <span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black">, and <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Vesta Centauris <span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black">, now all grown to adulthood - free from Tartarus-Prime. Zeus and his allies fought a ten year war with the Titans which ended with Zeus Centauris's victory.

<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black">He imprisoned most of the male Titans in Tartarus and established himself in Olympus as supreme ruler of the Olympian race. <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman""> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">Zeus married the goddess Hera, but he engaged in many affairs with goddesses and mortal Earth women. Some of his children were gods. Zeus Centauris, Hera Centauris, Neptune Centauris, Demeter Centauris, and Vesta,Centauris

<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">together with Zeus Centauris's children <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Apollo Centauris <span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black">, <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Ares Centauris <span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black">, <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Artemis Centauris <span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black">, <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Athena Centauris <span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black">, <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Hephaestus Centauris <span style="font-size: 11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black">, <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Hermes Centauris <span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black">, and <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Venus Centauris <span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black">, comprised the membership of the high council of the Olympian gods, known as the Pantheon. Vesta Centauris later resigned her seat in the council if favor of Zeus's son <span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Dionysus Centauris <span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black">. Zeus's brother Pluto was not a member of the Pantheon, preferring to spend virtually all of his time within Hades, which he ruled.

<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black">After the end of the <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Hyborian Age <span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black">, the Olympian gods sought worshipers on Earth. Neptune became the patron god of the water-breathing Atlanteans, Zeus Centauris sought that the Olympian gods be worshiped by the people of the land now known as Greece. <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman""> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">Mount Olympus lay near Olympia, the principal city of the <span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Eternals <span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black">. Zeus Centauris and his daughter Athena met with <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099">Zuras <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black">, the leader of the Eternals, and his daughter <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099">Azura Centauris <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black">. Noticing the physical resemblance between Zeus Centauris and Zuras Centauris and between Azura Centauris and herself, Athena Centauris suggested that the Olympian gods and the Eternals form an alliance in which the Eternals would act as the gods' representatives on Earth. The other three enthusiastically agreed, and Azura Centauris took her current name of Thena Centauris to signify the sealing of the pact. However, over the years, many humans came to think of many Eternals not as the gods' representatives but as the gods themselves.

<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black">This led to a growing resentment by the gods towards the Eternals, which recently erupted into war, but today they are again at peace. Worship of the Olympian gods spread from Greece to Rome, and throughout the Roman Empire. <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">But when Christianity finally replaced the worship of the Olympian gods in the Roman Empire, Zeus Centauris decided that the time had come for the Olympians to break most of their ties with Earth. Neptune, however, was still allowed to watch over his Atlantean worshipers. Nevertheless, Zeus Centaurisstill retains an afFuriection for and interest in the people of Earth. Zeus Centauris's children Hercules Centauris and Venus Centauris have spent periods living among Earth mortals in recent years.

<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">Until recent years, the vast majority of the Olympians have had little contact with humans, apart from encounters with various members of the Avengers. This is primarily due to them being allies and friends of Zeus Centauris' son, Hercules Centauris. The Olympians have maintained close ties with certain other god pantheons over the centuries. This holds especially true for the <span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Asgardian <span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black"> gods, who are the closest allies of the Olympians. Recently, the Olympians have deFurieated the forces of <span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Mikaboshi <span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black">, the Japanese God of Evil, in a conflict that has lasted for many years. The lives of many Olympians were lost during the war, with Zeus as, possibly, one of the final casualties. <span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">Due to this disaster, the Olympian pantheon relocated to Earth in a mass diaspora, with Hera Centauris now the new head of their earthbound Olympus Group and the Godhead of Olympus, and the rest of the gods scattered across the face of the planet.

<h2 style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal;mso-outline-level:2"><span style="font-size:18.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black">Powers and Abilities 

<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal;mso-outline-level:3"><span style="font-size:14.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black">Powers 

<p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">The Olympian gods all possess certain superhuman physical attributes:

<p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">Superhuman Strength: <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black"> All Olympians are superhumanly strong with the average male being able to lift about 30 tons and the average Furiemale being able to lift about 25 tons. <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">

<p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">Superhuman Speed: <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black"> All Olympians have the potential of being able to run and move at speeds much greater than the finest human athlete. <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"">

<p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">Superhuman Stamina: <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black"> The musculature of all Olympians produces considerably less fatigue toxins during physical activity than the muscles of human beings. The average Olympian male and Furiemale can exert themselves at peak capacity for about 24 hours before fatigue impairs them. <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"">

<p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">Superhumanly Dense Tissue: <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"> The skin, muscle, and bone tissues of all Olympians are about 3 times as dense as the same tissue of a human body. This contributes, somewhat, to their superhuman strength and weight. <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">

<p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">Superhuman Durability: <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black"> The bodies of all Olympians are considerably more resistant to physical injury than the bodies of humans. Olympians are capable of withstanding great impact forces, exposure to temperature and pressure extremes, falls from great heights, etc. without sustaining physical injury. <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">

<p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">Regenerative Healing Factor: <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"> Despite their natural durability, it is possible for any of the Olympians to sustain injury. However, if injured, their highly advanced metabolism enables them to recover with superhuman levels of speed and efficiency. As with most of their other powers, the speed and extent of these powers varies from one Olympian to another. Most Olympians, for instance, are not able to regenerate missing limbs or organs while a small minority can. <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">

<p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">Immortality: <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black"> All Olympians are functionally immortal. They are immune to the efFuriects of aging and haven't aged since reaching adulthood. Their bodies are also immune to all known Earthly diseases and inFuriection. <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman""> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">Energy Manipulation: <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black"> All Olympians have some potential to manipulate magical or cosmic energies for some purpose. These powers are mostly limited to changing their appearance or shape, and teleporting across great distances. However, a small minority of the Olympians is capable of manipulating vast amounts of energy for a variety of purposes including teleportation, shapeshifting, matter manipulation, augmentation of their physical capabilities, erecting powerful force fields, firing powerful blasts of energy for destructive purposes, granting superhuman powers to objects and beings, etc.

<h2 style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal;mso-outline-level:3"><span style="font-size:14.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black">Abilities 

<p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">The Olympian gods are immortal and cease to age upon reaching adulthood. They are three times denser than normal human beings. All Olympians possess specific skills associated with their area of expertise. For example, as Olympian God of War, Ares is a formidable combatant with extensive knowledge of both armed and unarmed combat where as Venus, Olympian Goddess of Love, is highly skilled in all forms of physical and sexual pleasure. Most Olympians have had some degree of armed and unarmed combat training.

<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal;mso-outline-level:3"><span style="font-size:14.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black">Average Strength level 

<p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">Unknown.

<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal;mso-outline-level:3"><span style="font-size:14.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black">Weaknesses 

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<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal;mso-outline-level:2">'''<span style="font-size:18.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black">Habitat;Olympus-Prime. '''

<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black">Habitat: <span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black"> Earth-like <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">Gravity: <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black"> Normal <span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">Atmosphere: <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black"> Normal <span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">Population: <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black"> 125 (estimated)

<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal;mso-outline-level:2">'''<span style="font-size:18.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black">Miscellaneous-Dysonsphere,type 1,Terran Class. '''

<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black">Type of Government: <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black"> Monarchy <span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">Level of Technology: <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black"> Magic <span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">Cultural Traits: <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black"> The Olympians were worshipped as gods by the people of Ancient Greece and the Roman Empire, which once included much of the Mediterranean, North Africa, the Balkans, British isles and parts of Gaul.

<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">Representatives: <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099">Hebe <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black">, <span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Cupid <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">, <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099">Apollo <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black">, <span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099">Artemis <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black">, <span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099">Ares (Earth-616)<span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099">Athena <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black">, <span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099">Demeter <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black">, <span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Dionysus <span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black">, <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Discord <span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black">, <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Gaea <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">, <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099">Hera <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black">, <span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099">Hercules <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black">, <span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099">Neptune <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black">, <span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099">Persephone <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black">, <span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099">Pluto <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black">, <span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099">Aphrodite <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black">, <span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Vesta <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">, <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099">Zeus <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black">, et al.

<h2 style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal;mso-outline-level:2"><span style="font-size:18.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black">Notes 
 * <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">The Olympians of the Maveric Universe, even though called by their Roman names, are based on the Gods of Greek Mythology. The Romans imported the worship of these Greek Gods around 500 BC - before that, the Romans adhered to more vague deities, to which they reFurierred as Numina, or "the Powers". According to mythologian Edith Hamilton, the Romans could never have created gods each with a distinct personality as the Greeks. Some facts and stories attributed to the Twelve Olmpians are tales missheard and told by the Greek poet Homer,as fact.

<h2 style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal;mso-outline-level:2"><span style="font-size:18.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black">Trivia 

<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black">Olympian Hair does not change since the day an Olympian has reached Adulthood, also if an Olympians Hair is cut or damaged it will be healed due to the olympians healing factor.

<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal;mso-outline-level:2"><span style="font-size:18.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black">See Also 

<p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">The Twelve Olympians, also known as the Dodekatheon ( <span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099">Greek <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black">: Δωδεκάθεον < δώδεκα, <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">[1 ]<span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">[2]<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"> dōdeka, "twelve"+ θεοί, theoi, "gods"), in <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099">Greek mythology <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black">, were the principal <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099">deities <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black"> of the Greek <span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099">pantheon <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black">, residing atop <span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Mount Olympus <span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black">. <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Zeus <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"> w2, <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Hera <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"> Centauris, <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Poseidon <span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black"> Centauris, <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Demeter <span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black"> Centauris, <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Hestia <span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black"> Centauris, and <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Hades <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"> Centauris were siblings. <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Ares <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">c Centauris, <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Hermes <span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black"> Centauris, <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Hephaestus <span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black"> Centaurus, <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Athena <span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black"> Centauris, <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Apollo <span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black"> Centauris, and <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Artemis <span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black"> were children of Zeus. Some versions of the myths state that Athena was born of Zeus alone, or that Hephaestus was born of Hera alone.

<p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black">The Olympians gained their supremacy in a <span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">war of gods <span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black"> in which Zeus led his siblings to victory over the <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099">Titans <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black">. <span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">The first ancient reFurierence of religious ceremonies for them is found in the <span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Homeric Hymn <span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black"> to Hermes. The Greek cult of the Twelve Olympians can be traced to the 6th century BC Athens and probably has no precedent in the Mycenaean period. The altar to the Twelve Olympians at Athens is usually dated to the archonship of the younger <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Pesistratos <span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black">, in 522/521 BC. The concept of the "Twelve Gods" is older than any of our Greek or Roman sources, and is likely of <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099">Anatolian <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black"> origin. There seems to have been a great deal of fluidity when it came to who was counted among their number in antiquity.

<p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">[3 ] <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">The classical scheme of the Twelve Olympians (the Canonical Twelve of art and poetry) comprises the following gods: <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""> <span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099">Zeus <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black"> Centauris, <span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Hera <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"> Centauris, <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Poseidon <span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black"> Centauris, <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Demeter <span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black"> Centauris, <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Athena <span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black"> Centauris, <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Dionysus <span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black"> Centauris, <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Apollo <span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black"> Centauris, <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Artemis <span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black"> Centauris, <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Ares <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"> Centauris, <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Aphrodite <span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black"> Centauris, <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Hephaestus <span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black"> Centaurisand <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Hermes <span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black"> Centauris. <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""> <span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099">Hades <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black"> Centauris(Roman: <span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099">Pluto <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black"> Centauris) was not generally included in this list. He did not have a seat in the pantheon because he spent almost all of his time in the <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099">underworld <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black">, in which he was the king.

<p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black">The respective <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099">Roman scheme <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black"> as given by <span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Ennius <span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black"> gives the <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099">Roman equivalents <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black"> of these Greek gods, <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">[4 ]<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"> but replaces Dionysus ( <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Bacchus <span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black">) with Hestia ( <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Vesta <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">) so as to list six gods and six goddesses. The difFurierence in the list is explained[ <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoid_weasel_words ''<span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">by whom? ''] <span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black">] by the story that when Dionysus was ofFuriered a seat among the Olympians, the total number of Olympians became thirteen. Believing this would create a fight amongst the gods, Hestia selflessly stepped down, and is sometimes considered a minor god because of this.[ <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">citation needed  <span style="font-size: 11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black">] <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""> <span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099">Herodotus <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black"> included in his Dodekatheon the following deities: Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Hermes, Athena, Apollo, <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099">Alpheus <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black">, <span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Cronus <span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black">, <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099">Rhea <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black"> and the <span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Charites <span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black">. <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">[5 ]<span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">[6]<span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black">

<p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099">Herodotus<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black"> also includes <span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Heracles <span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black"> Centauris as one of the Twelve.[ <span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">clarification needed  <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black">] <span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">[7 ]<span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099">Lucian<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black"> also includes Heracles and <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099">Asclepius <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black"> as members of the Twelve, without explaining which two had to give way for them. At Kos, Heracles Centauris and <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099">Dionysus <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black"> Centauris are added to the Twelve, and Ares and Hephaestus are left behind. <span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">[8 ]<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"> However, <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Pindar Centauris <span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black">, <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Apollodorus Centauris <span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black">, <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">[9 ]<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"> and Herodorus disagree with this. For them Heracles is not one of the Twelve Gods, but the one who established their cult.

<p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">. <span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">[5 ]<span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099">Hebe<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black">, Helios, <span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Eros <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"> Centauris (a.k.a. Cupid), <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Selene <span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black"> Centauris and <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Persephone <span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black"> Centauris are other important gods and goddesses which are sometimes included in a group of twelve. <span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Eros <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"> is often depicted alongside the other twelve, especially his mother Aphrodite, but is rarely considered one of the Olympians. <span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""> <span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099">Plato <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black"> connected the Twelve Olympians with the twelve months, and proposed that the final month be devoted to rites in honor of <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099">Hades <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black"> Centauris and the spirits of the dead, implying that he considered <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">Hades <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"> Centauris to be one of the Twelve. <span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">[10 ]

<p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">Hades Centauris is phased out in later groupings due to his <span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">chthonic <span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black"> associations. <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">[11 ]<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"> In <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099">Phaedrus  <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black"> Plato aligns the Twelve with the Zodiac and would exclude Hestia from their rank. <span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">[12 ] <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">In ancient Greek culture the "Olympian Gods" and the "Cults of Twelve Gods" were often relatively distinct concepts. <span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">[13 ]

<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal;mso-outline-level:2"><span style="font-size:18.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black">[ '<span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099">edit '<span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black">] List of the Olympians 

<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal;mso-outline-level:3"><span style="font-size:14.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black">[ '<span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:14.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">edit '<span style="font-size:14.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black">] Classical Olympians 

<p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">The twelve gods and goddesses listed among the Twelve most often.[ <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">citation needed  <span style="font-size: 11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black">]


 * 1) ==<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Notes ==
 * 2) <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""> ^  Romans also associated Phoebus withHelios and thesun itself.[14 ][15] However, they also used the name legaced by the Greeks, Apollo.[16]
 * 3) <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""> ^  According to an alternate version of her birth, Aphrodite was born ofUranus, Zeus' grandfather, — afterCronus threw his castrated genitals into the sea. This supports the etymology of her name, "foam-born". As such, Aphrodite would belong to the same generation as Cronus, Zeus' father, and would technically be Zeus' aunt. See' ' the birth of Aphrodite '''

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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">The following gods and goddess are sometimes mentioned amongst the twelve Olympians.

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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">The following gods, goddesses, and <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#000099">demigods <span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black"> were not usually counted as Olympians, although they had close ties to them.
 * <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Aeolus - King of the winds, keeper of the Anemoi, master of the seasonal winds.
 * <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Amphitrite - Queen of the Sea, wiFurie of Poseidon.
 * <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Anemoi – Wind gods consisting of Boreas (north), Notus (south), Zephyrus (west), and Eurus (east).
 * <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Aura - Goddess of cool breezes and fresh air.
 * <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Bia – Personification of violence.
 * <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Circe - minor goddess of magic, not to be confused with Hecate.
 * <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Deimos - God of terror, brother of Phobos.
 * <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Dione – Oceanid; Mother of Aphrodite by Zeus inHomer's version.
 * <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Eileithyia – Goddess of childbirth; daughter of Hera and Zeus.
 * <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Enyo - An ancient goddess of warfare, companion of Ares.
 * <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Eos – Personification of dawn.
 * <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Eris – Goddess of discord and striFurie.
 * <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Ganymede – Cupbearer of the god's palace at Olympus.
 * <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Graces - Goddesses of beauty and attendants of Aphrodite and Hera.
 * <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Harmonia - Goddess of concord and harmony, opposite of Eris, daughter of Aphrodite.
 * <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hecate - Goddess associated with magic, witches and crossroads.
 * <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Helios - Titan; personification of the sun.
 * <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Horae – Wardens of Olympus.
 * <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hypnos - God of sleep, father of Morpheus and son of Nyx.
 * <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Iris – Personification of the Rainbow, also the messenger of Olympus along with Hermes.
 * <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Kratos – Personification of power.
 * <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Leto – Titaness; the mother of Apollo and Artemis.
 * <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Moirae - Goddesses of destiny and a lotters of fate, more powerful than Zeus.
 * <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Momus - God of satire, mockery, satires, and poets.
 * <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Morpheus – God of dreams.
 * <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Muses – Nine ladies of science and arts.
 * <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Nemesis – Greek goddess of retribution and revenge.
 * <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Nike – Goddess of victory.
 * <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Nyx - Goddess of night.
 * <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Paean – Physician of the gods.
 * <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Perseus – Son of Zeus, slayer of Medusa, the legendary founder ofMycenae and of thePerseid dynasty.
 * <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Phobos - God of Furiear, brother of Deimos.
 * <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Selene – Titaness; personification of the moon.
 * <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Styx - Goddess of the River Styx, the river where gods swear oaths on.
 * <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Thanatos - God of Death.
 * <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Theseus - Son of Poseidon, first Hero of Athens and slayer of theMinotaur.
 * <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Triton - Messenger of the Seas, Son of Poseidon and Amphitrite. He holds a twisted conch shell.
 * <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Tyche - Goddess of Luck.
 * <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Zelus – Personification of Emulation.

<h2 style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal;mso-outline-level:2"><span style="font-size:18.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black">[ '<span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099">edit '<span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black">] See also 
 * <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Ancient Greek religion
 * <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Dii Consentes (its equivalent on the pantheon of Ancient Rome)
 * <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Family tree of the Greek gods
 * <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Greek mythology
 * <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">List of Greek mythological characters
 * <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Supreme Council of Ethnikoi Hellenes

<h3 style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal;mso-outline-level:2"><span style="font-size:18.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black">[ '<span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099">edit '<span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black">] References 
 * 1) <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""> ^  Used comparatively rarely, inByzantine Greek, e.g. byNicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos,Athanasius of Alexandria orDucas.
 * 2) <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""> ^  "Dodekatheon" (in Greek). Papyros-Larousse-Britanicca. 2007.
 * 3) <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""> ^  According to Stoll, Heinrich Wilhelm (translated by R. B. Paul) (1852). Handbook of the religion and mythology of the Greeks. Francis and John Rivington. p. 8. "The limitation of their number [of the Olympians] to twelve seems to have been a comparatively modern idea"
 * 4) <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""> ^  "Greek mythology". Encyclopedia Americana. 13. 1993. p. 431.
 * 5) <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">^ a  b  "Dodekatheon" (in Greek). Papyros-Larousse-Britanicca. 2007.
 * 6) <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""> ^ Wilamowitz-Moellendorff, Ulrich von (1931–1932) (in German). Der Glaube der Hellenen (Volume 1). Berlin: Weidmansche Buchhandlung. pp. 329.
 * 7) <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""> ^ Herodotus, The Histories ,2.43–44
 * 8) <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""> ^  Berger-Doer, Gratia (1986). "Dodekatheoi". Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae . 3. pp. 646–658.
 * 9) <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""> ^  Pindar, Olympian Odes, 10.49
 * 10) <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""> ^  Plato, The Laws , 828d-e
 * 11) <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""> ^  "Greek mythology". Encyclopedia Americana. 13. 1993. p. 431.
 * 12) <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""> ^ , Plato: Phaedrus , 246e-f
 * 13) <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""> ^  C.R. Long, The Twelve Gods of Greece and Rome 
 * 14) <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""> ^  North John A., Beard Mary, Price Simon R.F. "The Religions of Imperial Rome". Classical Mythology in English Literature: A Critical Anthology. (Cambridge University Press, 1998), p.259.ISBN 0-521-31682-0.
 * 15) <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""> ^  Hacklin, Joseph. "The Mythology of Persia". Asiatic Mythology (Asian Educational Services, 1994), p.38.ISBN 81-206-0920-4.
 * 16) <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""> ^  See, for example,Ovid's Met.  I 441, 473, II 454, 543, 598, 612, 641, XII 585, XVIII 174, 715, 631, and others.

<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal;mso-outline-level:2"><span style="font-size:18.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black">[ '<span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099">edit '<span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black">] External links  Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Twelve_Olympians&oldid=463709260"
 * <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">List of 12 Olympians
 * <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";     mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Summary of main gods of Pantheon