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The Olympians

The Olympians are the younger Gods who came after the Titans. They got the name Olympians after their mythical place Mount Olympus (The Olympian Gods, n.d.). They became rules of the world after dethroning the elder gods in the ten-year war called Titanomachy.

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The First Generation

The children of Cronus and Rhea:

  1. Zeus – God of weather

  2. Hera – goddess of marriage

  3. Poseidon – God of the Sea

  4. Hades – God of the Underworld

  5. Hestia – Goddess of home and family

  6. Demeter – Goddess of earth and harvest (The Olympian Gods, n.d.)

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The Second Generation

  1. Athena – Goddess of wisdom and strategy (The Olympian Gods, n.d.)

  2. Apollo – God of prophecy, music and poetry and knowledge

  3. Ares – God of war

  4. Artemis – Goddess of hunting, animals, and childbirth

  5. Hermes – God of travel, hospitality, and trade

  6. Dionysus – God of wine, pleasure, and festivity

  7. Hephaestus – God of fire, metalworking, and sculpture

  8.  Aphrodite – Goddess of beauty and love. Sometimes considered the daughter of Zeus or as a Titan.

                                                                                                                (Greek Mythology, 2009)

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There is fourteen gods and goddesses in total and are all considered Olympian gods (The Olympian Gods, n.d.). However, Hades and Hestia are only considered as Olympians sometimes (Greek Mythology, 2009).

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Titanomachy

The Olympians engaged in a ten-year battle against the Titans. Despite a prophecy given to Cronus about his dethronement and consumed his young to prevent its occurrence (Olympians, n.d.). Zeus managed to be smuggled away and raised in a cave in Crete (The Titanomachy in Greek Mythology, n.d.).

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​It is said in some of the myths that Zeus used a potion created by Gaea (The Titanomachy in Greek Mythology, n.d.) and some the help came from Metis with a mixture of wine and mustard (Titanomachy, n.d.) - to make his father regurgitate his siblings up and convinced them all to go to war against the Titans.

The release of Gaea’s children the Hecatonchires and Cyclopes from Tartarus – thought to be advised by Gaea (The Titanomachy in Greek Mythology, 2009).

 

When the war ended, the Titans were imprisoned in Tartarus again and guarded by the Hecatonchires (Titanomachy, n.d.); and thus, their reign began.

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Retrieved from: https://mythology.net/greek/greek-concepts/titanomachy/

References

Greek Mythology. (2009, 12, 02). Retrieved from History: https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/greek-mythology

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Olympians. (n.d.). Retrieved from GreekMythology: https://www.greekmythology.com/

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The Olympian Gods. (n.d.). Retrieved from Greek Gods: https://www.greek-gods.org/

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The Titanomachy in Greek Mythology. (n.d.). Retrieved from Greek Legends and Myths: https://www.greeklegendsandmyths.com/titanomachy.html

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Titanomachy. (n.d.). Retrieved from Greek Mythology: https://www.greekmythology.com/

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