
Hephaestus – Master blacksmith to the gods god of fireĭemeter – Goddess of nature and the seasons. Hermes – Messenger of the gods god of commerce and thieves.Īres – God of war, violence, and bloodshed Poseidon – God of the seas, earth quakes and horses.Īpollo – God of the sun (light), knowledge, music, archery, and poetry.Īrtemis – Goddess of the hunt, childbirth, archery, and all animals. Hera – Queen of the gods goddess of marriage and family “Olympus was not shaken by winds nor ever wet with rain, nor did snow fall upon it, but the air is outspread clear and cloudless, and over it hovered a radiant whiteness.” Olympus is located far above the heavens.

It is the setting of many Greek mythical stories. Olympus Olympus was regarded as the home of the Twelve Olympian Gods.
