Twelve Olympians

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The Twelve Olympians are the principal gods and goddesses of ancient Greek religion who were believed to reside on Mount Olympus and preside over major aspects of the cosmos and human life.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek gods
group of deities
alternativeMembership Hestia or Dionysus
associatedConcept Olympian gods
chiefDeity Zeus
cosmicFunction govern fate of mortals
maintain order of universe
cultType household cult
state cult
culturalSphere Ancient Greece
domain crafts and fire
earth and agriculture
hearth and home
love and beauty
music and arts
prophecy
sea
sky and weather
the hunt
travel and trade
war
wine and ecstasy
influence Roman religion
languageOfCult Ancient Greek
member Aphrodite
Apollo
Ares
Artemis
Athena
Demeter
Dionysus
Hephaestus
Hera
Hermes
Hestia
Poseidon
Zeus
mythology Greek mythology
pantheon Greek pantheon
religion ancient Greek religion
residence Mount Olympus
role presiders over human life
presiders over major aspects of cosmos
principal gods and goddesses of Greek pantheon
RomanEquivalentGroup Dii Consentes
timePeriod Archaic Greece
Classical Greece
Hellenistic period
worshipPlace Greek temples

Referenced by (8)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Demeter
Hestia
memberOf
Dii Consentes
equivalentTo
Age of the Titans ("Age of the Olympians")
followedBy
Ancient Greek religion ("Olympian pantheon")
hasPantheonName
Zeus
oneOf
Coeus ("Olympians")
opposedBy
Hermes ("Olympian gods")
pantheon

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