Pantheon Greek and Roman
Twelve Olympians
Δωδεκάθεον grc Pantheon Olympicum la
Major deities of the Greco-Roman pantheon
- Members 13 on record
- Generations 2, as the accounts give them
A family photograph
Each row stands a generation below the one above it.
Kinship as the accounts give it,
not a documented family.
As the accounts tell it
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I Eldest on record
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II A generation below
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Everyone it counts
Gods first, then people, each with its own line.
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Zeus Greek god of the sky and king of the gods -
Athena Goddess of wisdom and war in ancient Greek religion and mythology -
Aphrodite Greek goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation -
Apollo God in Greek and later Roman mythology -
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Artemis Goddess of the hunt and the wild in ancient Greek religion and mythology -
Poseidon One of the twelve Olympians presiding over the sea, storms, earthquakes and horses -
Hermes Olympian god in Greek religion and mythology; the emissary and messenger of the gods; the god of trade, heraldry, merchants, commerce, roads, thieves, trickery, sports, travelers, and athletes; the son of Zeus and the Pleiad Maia -
Hera Greek goddess, wife and sister of Zeus -
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Ares Greek god of war and combat -
Dionysus Ancient Greek god of winemaking and wine -
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Demeter Greek goddess of the harvest, grains, and agriculture -
Hephaestus Greek god of blacksmiths -
Hestia Greek goddess of the hearth and the home
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