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The Olympians are the 3rd generation of Greek Gods in Greek Mythology. They even became the supreme gods of the Greek mythological myth after overthrowing the tyranny of the Titans. Their home is Mount Olympus.

Known Greek Gods[]

Major Olympians[]

Minor Olympians[]

  • 9 Muses: Daughters of Zeus & Mnemosyne.
    • Kalliope - Calliope is the Muse of epic poetry. Her name means “she of a beautiful voice”. Some accounts say that Calliope was the lover of Ares and bore him several sons, from whom many Thracian tribes claimed descent. Calliope had two famous sons, Orpheus and Linus by King Oeagrus of Thrace.
    • Clio - Clio is the Muse of history. Her name is derived from the Greek word kleo (“to make famous, to celebrate”). She has been credited with introducing the Pheonician alphabet into Greece.
    • Erato - The Muse of love poetry. Her name is derived from the Greek word eros and means “desired, lovely”.
    • Euterpe - Euturpe is the Muse of music and lyric poetry.
    • Melpomene - She is the Muse of tragedy. Her name is derived from the Greek verb melpô or melpomai, meaning “to celebrate with dance and song”. In Roman and Greek poetry, it was traditional to invoke the goddess Melpomene so that one might create beautiful lyrical phrases.
    • Polyhymnia - The Muse of hymns and oratory.
    • Terpsichore - Terpsichore is the Muse of dancing and choral songs. Her name means “delighting in dance.”
    • Thalia - Thalia is the Muse of comedy. Her name means “blooming, flourishing”. She was the eighth-born of the nine Muses.
    • Urania - Urania is the Muse of astrology. She was the last of the Muses to be born. Her name means “heavenly, of heaven”.
  • Asclepius - God of Healing and Medicine
  • Ceryx: Son of Hermes and a messenger God.
  • The Charities
    • Thalia ("plentiful" or "luxuriant"): The oldest of the three, Thalia is the goddess of festivity and banquets.
    • Euphrosyne ("merriment): The goddess of good cheer, mirth, merriment, and joy.
    • Aglaïa ("glory" or "splendor"): The youngest of the three, Aglaïa is the goddess of beauty, splendor, glory, and adornment.
  • Harmonia
  • Hebe
  • Herakles - Champion of Olympus, patron of heroes - God of strength, bravery, might
  • Horea
    • Diké (Δίκη) was the goddess of moral justice: she ruled over human justice, as her mother Themis ruled over divine justice.
    • Eunomia (Εὐνομία)
    • Eirene or Irene (Εἰρήνη) was the personification of peace and wealth, and was depicted in art as a beautiful young woman carrying a cornucopia, scepter and a torch or rhyton.

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The Olympian Gods and Goddesses are incredibly powerful beings that possess abilities such as: near omnipotence, immortality, superhuman strength, shape-shifting, teleportation, and omnipresence. The gods also possess energy- based abilities, such as magic abilities and energy projection. They can grant powers to non-godly thing, since some are capable of life-giving to objects or giving supernatural powers to those who don't possess it with ease.

Each god has specific powers based on what they force represent, but they all share certain powers and even abilities specific to their individual domains can sometimes overlap. Each of the Big Three, after overthrowing the Titans, took one of the three physical domains on earth (the heavens, ocean, and the underworld). This is why the Big Three are the most powerful and influential gods on Olympus.