Twelve Olympians, also known as Dodeca in Greek religion (Greek: Δ π ε α, Dodeca, "Twelve"+θ ε ο ν, Theon, "God of the Gods"), is the main god of the Greek Pantheon and lives on the top of Mount Olympus. At different times, there were 17 different gods considered as the gods of Olympus, although they never exceeded 12 at a time.

Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Ares, Hermes, hephaestus, Aphrodite, Athena, Apollo and Al themis are always regarded as the gods of Olympus. Herb, Helius, Hestia, Demeter, Dionysus, Hades and Persephone are the changeable gods among the twelve gods. In order to live among human beings, Hestia gave her position as the god of Olympus to Dionysus (eventually she was assigned the role of caring for the fire on Olympus); Although he sometimes refuses to accept the invitation to become the god of Olympus. Persephone spent six months of the year in the underworld (leading to winter) and was allowed to return to Olympus for another six months to be with her mother Demeter; During this time, who will be sad and not be with the Olympians? Although Hades has always been one of the main gods of Greece, his home in the underworld makes his connection with Olympus more fragile. In some records, Helius gave up his seat for Apollo. In an even rarer but clear record, Heber, the cupbearer of the gods, was himself an Olympian god and gave it up to marry Heracles.

After Zeus led his brothers and sisters to victory in the war with Titan, the gods of Olympus gained supreme status. Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, Hestia and Hades are brother and sister. All the other gods of Olympus are usually considered as children of Zeus by different mothers, except Athena, who was born by Zeus alone in some mythological versions. In addition, some myth versions claim that hephaestus was born by Hera alone, as Hera's revenge for Zeus giving birth to Athena alone.

* Zeus is the highest-ranking and most powerful god, the ruler of Mount Olympus and the god of weather.

Poseidon and Hades are one of the two highest gods after him, the gods of the sea.

Hades is the second highest god after death and the underworld.

* Athena is the goddess of wisdom, art, inner beauty, education and war.

Ares is the god of war and heroes.

Themis is the goddess of hunting, animals, fertility and chastity.

Hephaestus is the god of fire, craft, craftsmen and weapons.

Apollo was the god of light, dance, music, healing and medicine, archery and reason. Apollo's interpersonal relationship was always flawed.

Hermes was a guide, traveler, shepherd, god of comfort and reunion, and an emissary of the gods.

Aphrodite is the goddess of love, sexiness, external beauty and attraction.

Hera is the spouse of Zeus and the goddess of marriage, sacrifice and loyalty.

* Hestia is the god of home, family and kitchen.

Demeter is the patron saint of the earth, flowers, food, marriage and agriculture.

* Dionysus is the youngest god in the Pantheon, the god of drama, intoxication, wine and sex.

Helius is the sun god, the brother of the moon, Selene and the goddess of dawn.

Persephone is the goddess of the underworld, death, harvest and flowers.

Hebe is the goddess of youth and servants.

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* Artemis is often associated with the moon in modern times, although Selene was originally the goddess of the moon. In the 5th century BC, Selene was assimilated into a part of Artemis.

In modern times, Apollo is often associated with the sun, although the sun god was originally the sun god. It happened in the 5th century BC that the sun god was absorbed as a part of Apollo.