Symbols – The oak tree, the lightning bolt, thunderbolt, the sceptre, and the scales.Powers and Abilities – He could fire lightning bolts at whoever he pleased, he rode a winged horse called Pegasus, he had might shield called Aegis and he spoke multiple languages.Personality – Carefree, vengeful, a lover of women, scheming, deceitful, wise, merciful and prudent.Some notable examples include his betrayal by the titan Prometheus when he gave fire to men and also when Gaia, his grandmother sent the giants against him. He made many enemies and a lot of the other gods and many other characters plotted against him. Olympus and on earth and this could be quite warped by modern standards. She would be quite vindictive to many of the women associated with Zeus.Īs king of the Gods, Zeus dispensed his own forms of justice on Mt. He was always trying to escape her attentions and wrath and she certainly did get very jealous on many occasion. He did however actually have a wife, a fellow Olympian god called Hera. Some of these gods and titans include Themis, Demeter, Mnemosyne, Leto, and just a few of the mortal women are Niobe, Io, Europa, Antiope, Leda Alcmena, Danae, Semele. A lot of the stories involve him trying to seduce and have affairs with other gods, titans, demigods and mortal women, you name it. Some of the more memorable are as a bull, a partridge, a swan, a golden rain shower, and even as other humans. Olympus accepted his will, most of the time. He was in many ways all powerful and the other gods on Mt. The Olympian god, Zeus was the son of Cronus and Rhea and in fact he was the king of all the other Olympian gods, many of whom were related to him in one way or another. The 14 or 12+2 Olympian Gods and Goddesses Without further ado, lets take a detailed look at each of the above characters. Because of this, there are sometimes said to have been 14 Olympian gods. Also, the demigod, and son of Zeus, Heracles later earned a place among the Olympians.
However, the goddess Hestia was later replaced by Dionysus. The gods that make up this council are Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Ares, Hephaestus, Aphrodite, Hermes, and Hestia. This council of 12 is called the Pantheon. In Greek mythology, there are 12 Olympian gods.