Top 19 Greek Gods and Goddesses Who Ruled Olympus

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withstand he was husband to harem brother to Hera Hades and Poseidon and father to Apollo Ares Artemis Athena Hermes and many more his children were born to many mothers which was a grief to Hera sometimes he is described as the upholder of justice and protector of poor people guests and supplements sometimes he is described as rather arbitrary inter Anakin as in his punishment of Prometheus not to mention philandering number 2 Poseidon Neptune to the Romans was the god of the sea creator of calms and storms thus both feared and revere by sailors and all who had occasion for voyages he also created horses a great gift to humans he wielded a powerful Trident his brothers were Zeus and Hades and his wife was Amphitrite his son was Proteus a very wise deity who liked to keep his wisdom to himself humans who wanted to learn from Proteus first had to find it and then hold on to him as he became a variety of wild beasts in turn if they could hold on to him long enough he would take his own shake and tell them what they wanted to know number three Aphrodite Venus to the Romans was the goddess of love and desire like her son eros she might be blessed or cursed by mortals depending what their own experience of love had been she gave laughter and beauty and delight to mortals and also shame confusion and torment in the Iliad she is Zeus's daughter but most tales say she had no parents and that she was born when Uranus got wounded she was married to a Festus but seems to have preferred Ares number four Hades Pluto to the Romans was the god of the netherworld which was named after him although Hades is occasionally used as a polite euphemism for the Christian hell Hades his realm was not necessarily a place of punishment although it was done in the journey there was perilous and terrifying to those living mortals who dared venture there drawn by love or meat he was obviously the god of the dead as the god of the depths of the earth from which precious metals came he was also the god of wealth hence our word plutocrat his unwilling wife was Persephone number five Apollo who is also Apollo to the Romans sometimes also called loxias or Phoebus was the god of the Sun music prophecy and medicine it was said that he could utter no falsehood in his Oracle at Delphi gave truthful answers to mortals who sought it out though indeed the truth was often so riddling Leighann obscurely worded that mortals who tried to act in response to its pronouncements sometimes felt that they had been deceived he taught men the healing arts and he delighted all living beings with his music but he cruelly punished a mortal who dared to rival his musical skills he was moreover a god of archery one who never missed his shot so it was highly inadvisable to anger him in any way his father was Zeus his mother that tightness lay down his twin sister was Artemis number six Athena Minerva to the Romans sometimes also called Palace was the Virgin goddess of wisdom strategy and defensive war for the most part although in the Trojan War she aided the attackers for reasons of her own which are described in our upcoming book she was the patroness of the city of Athens and the creator of olive trees an important gift as olive oil was an essential part of the Greek diet she also taught mortals many of the arts of civilization Poseidon made horses but Athena made the bridle and taught humans horse-taming weaving in agriculture are also said to be her gifts to men still like Apollo she could be jealous and vindictive when a mortal woman Arachne dared to say that her weaving rivaled Athena's own Athena challenged her to a contest and when their work was seen to be equally good Athena destroyed the weaving and beat the woman who hanged herself Athena does seem to have felt somewhat sorry afterward she brought Arachne back to life as a spider so that she would weep forever from her we get our word arachnid Athena was the daughter of Zeus having sprung from his head full grown and fully armed number seven Hermes mercury to the Romans was one of the youngest gods but not the least significant he was the patron of commerce and also of theft as a child less than one day home he stole Apollo's cattle and when Apollo came to reclaim them Hermes got him to trade them back in return for the liar which Hermes had just invented he was often the messenger of the gods and many of his statues show him with winged feet his father was Zeus and his mother the tightness Mya number 8 pan Faunus to the Romans was the son of Hermes and the god of shepherds and goat herds pans shape was something between a goats and a man's the music he made on his pan pipes was enchantingly sweet but he also made the indefinably alarming noises which frightened travelers at night our word panic comes from pans name number nine Aries Mars to the Romans was the God of War not necessarily just for or defensive war but any war going we get Marshall from his name some human authors revered Ares for the courage he taught and the glory which could be won in his service others reviled him as cruel arbitrary and pitiless and in some versions a coward as well he was more popular with the Romans than the Greeks which says something about what each society value his parents were Zeus and Hera and his twin sister and frequent companion was Eris the goddess of strife he does not seem to have had a wife but for a time Aphrodite the goddess of love was his lover number ten heroes Cupid to the Romans was the God of love and the companion in later tales the son of Aphrodite his paternity is uncertain given his mother's happens his character is similarly disputed all agreed that he brought love into humans hearts some say he was a grave and gentle spirit who moved mortals to generosity courage and goodness and gave beauty and light to the world others that he was a wayward boy who shot his passion and flaming arrows spitefully or randomly or when blindfolded and drove mortals to lust and ruined his wife was psyche the story of their courtship is told in our upcoming book number 11 Hephaestus Vulcan or muscle burr to the Romans was the Smith of the gods who made their ornaments their weapons and many other things both beautiful and terrible alone among the gods he had the misfortune of being crippled though this did not hinder him his work Hera was his mother his paternity is in some doubt some stories say he was married to a glee one of the graces but more say that he was married to Aphrodite who betrayed him with Ares number 12 Dionysus Bacchus to the Romans was the god of wine madness and ecstasy his father was Zeus and his mother was the mortal woman similar semele died before burying largely due to harris jealousy but Zeus saw to it that the premature child lived and later Dionysius took the terrible journey to the underworld to bring his mother back and lead her to everlasting life with the bright gods in Olympus on earth the poets say he was worshipped not with orderly rituals and sacrifices and temples but by troops of ecstatic women who lived out of doors and roamed from place to place drinking dancing and singing their eyes bright with wine the Mina's bacchanals to the Romans had a freedom and a joy about them but they could also turn to murderous madness number 13 Prometheus the Titan was the first benefactor of humans he was the god of forethought and perhaps he was able to see who would have the victory in the 10-year war between the Titans and the Olympian gods but later on he showed compassion for the weak and oppressed even when it cost him everything and it may be that he joined the young gods and compassion and they would not have had the victory without him and his brother be that as it may the Zeus and his allies were victorious in the war and they cast Cronus and the rest of the Titans into Tartarus a black pit in the depths of the earth one Titan Atlas was made to support the weight of the heavens on his shoulders only Prometheus and Epimetheus remained free number 14 Hera Juno to the Romans was Zeus's wife and sister and the mother of Hephaestus Ares heavy in others many of the stories about her have to do with her jealousy of Zeus and her attempts to punish either him or his lovers though in the Trojan War in the quest of the golden fleece she took an active role for other reasons she could be very kind to mothers whose children were begotten by Zeus she and her daughter ilithyia helped women in childbirth number 15 Artemis Diana Thor the Romans was the Virgin goddess of the hunt of wild animals and of the moon she was beautiful strong skilled and solitary she was said to be the protector of wild creatures enough human young as well especially virgins though this contrasts oddly with her role in the story of Iphigenia her twin brother was Apollo her mother laid him and her father Zeus some stories also identify her with Selene goddess of the moon Hecate goddess of the underworld number 16 Demeter Ceres to the Romans was the goddess of the earth of fruitfulness and of growing plants Athena might have taught men how to cultivate grain but Demeter gave it life she was loved and honored for this and the poets also remembered the dreadful time when Demeter grieved and withdrew her power from the earth for Demeter had a daughter which is our number 17 Persephone Proserpina to the Romans a very beautiful girl Hades Lord of the underworld saw her beauty he wanted it for himself and he seized her and took her by force into the dark world below Demeter searched for her daughter a long time and when she learned who had taken her she left Olympus and shut herself up in her grief for a time she wandered among mortals in the shape of a poor old woman and rewarded richly those who took her in and greeted her with kindness then she took on her divine form again but she kept herself apart from gods and men as she wept for her daughter while Demeter grieved no green thing grew in the wine and no seed sown by the farmers sprouted the earth was locked in winter for a whole year rum and people grew famished Zeus saw that all things would die of this continued and he sent Hermes to Hades to carry Zeus's command the Persephone must be released he sent her back unwillingly but first he tricked her into eating pomegranate seeds which brought her lastingly to the world of the Dead for four months of every year so for eight months mother and daughter are together and plants grow and flourish the Sun shines warm and the winds blow gently but for four months Persephone descends to the dead again and Demeter mourns the winds are sharp and cold frost gnaws the land and nothing grows number 18 Eris is the goddess of discord the sister of Aaron's daughter of Hera and Zeus and generally to be found at his side when mayhem and slaughter are afoot she is credited with setting in motion the events which led to the Trojan War unlike her brother Ares she seems to have been unpopular even with the Romans number 19 Hestia Vesta was the Virgin goddess of the hearth and home much-loved and venerated by many mortals though not much celebrated in their more dramatic stories her father was Zeus there you have it the top 19 gods and goddesses who ruled Olympus please hit the like button if you enjoyed the video if you want to get a closer look at some facets of their character you don't want to miss out on our new book that will be coming out very soon it's called Greek mythology a captivating introduction to Greek myths of Greek gods goddesses heroes and monsters and in it you can explore a captivating stories such as the battle for Troy Oedipus and his children the Midas touch and many more if you're watching this video a couple of weeks after it's been published the link can be found in the description otherwise you'll just have to be patient we'll of course aim to provide you with more videos as well so make sure to hit the subscribe button to get your first mythology bundle ebook for free you 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Published: Sat Apr 07 2018