Olympians

The Olympians are a council of twelve major gods of Ancient Greece.



Original Olympians
The original Olympians were the six children of the Titans Kronos and Rhea.
 * Hestia, goddess of the hearth.
 * Demeter, goddess of agriculture and the harvest.
 * Hera, goddess of marriage and queen of heaven, wife of Zeus.
 * Hades, god of the dead and Underworld;brother of Zeus and Poseidon.
 * Poseidon, god of the sea, brother of Zeus and Hades.
 * Zeus, king of all of the gods on Olympus, god of the sky, thunder, and justice.

Modern Olympians
The goddess of love, Aphrodite was born from the remains of Ouranos and the sea, and therefore has no exact Olympian parentage. Because of her great beauty and passion, she was given a seat on Mount Olympus. In Book V of Homer's Iliad, she was the daughter of Zeus and Dione, daughter of Atlas.

After Kronos was defeated in the First Titan War thousands of centuries ago when Zeus took over, several more gods arose and were born, all from Zeus.


 * Hephaestus, god of fire and forge.
 * Apollo, god of the sun, lyre, laurel, healer, and medicine; twin of Artemis.
 * Artemis, goddess of the Hunt and the moon.
 * Athena, goddess of the arts, wisdom, patron of Athens, Greece, and the female perspective of war.
 * Hermes, god of messengers, thieves, and travellers.
 * Ares, god of war.
 * Dionysus, god of wine.

Several minor gods were born as well, such as Persephone.

Minor Olympian Gods and Minor Gods

 * Hecate, goddess of evil magic and witchcraft.
 * Iris, goddess of the rainbow and carrier of messages.
 * Eris, goddess of strife.
 * Hypnos, god of sleep.
 * Hebe, goddess of youth.
 * Morpheus, god of dreams.
 * Janus, god of beginnings, endings, pathways, and doors.
 * Nemesis, goddess of revenge and divine retribution.
 * Pan, god of the wild. (faded)
 * Nyx, primordial goddess of night.
 * Selene, Titan goddess of the moon. (faded)
 * Nike, goddess of victory.
 * Persephone, goddess of springtime and Queen of the Underworld.
 * Heracles (Hercules), god of bravery and strength.
 * Deimos, god of panic and terror.
 * Phobos, god of fear.

21st Century Olympians
Due to the Olympians constant fighting among each other, Hestia, the eldest and the first god, decided to take her leave of Olympus. She gave her seat to the newcomer and god of wine, Dionysus. Hades never held a throne on Olympus and kept to his kingdom in the Underworld, not feeling welcomed there even during the winter solstice. Hades is not among the twelve because he is not 'accepted' within the other gods (As said by Nico di Angelo himself). Hebe gave up her throne when she married Hercules. But as of The Last Olympian, Hades now has a throne since Zeus, his brother, realized that he helped him, his other brother, Poseidon, and all of the other Olympian gods with the fight against the Titans and Kronos in The Last Olympian. Hecate, Hypnos, Nemesis, Iris, Morpheus, Eris, Janus, and Hebe all get thrones on Olympus in The Last Olympian, thus making them minor Olympian gods.

These gods are each represented by a cabin at Camp Half-Blood.