![]() ![]() ![]() The sacred mount was believed to have a temperate climate all year round, and mountain gorges lush with forests. In Greece, you will also find a Mount Olympus, the tallest mountain in the country. It was shrouded from human eyes by clouds which constantly obscured its peaks. As a result of this battle, the Olympian victors created their new majestic home – Mount Olympus. According to authors, the mountain was created after the Titanomachy, the epic battle between the young gods, the Olympians and the older gods, the Titans. This is how gods communicated to humans and gave them advice.Mount Olympus is the mythical home of the gods in Greek mythology. Oracle -The answer given by a god to a question asked by a human. There are only three: Arges (thunderbolt), Steropes (lightning), and Brontes (thunder). Hades - King of the underworld, the god of death and the dead.Ĭyclops - The Cyclopes were gigantic one eyed monsters. Persephone – Greek goddess of innocence and queen of the underworld 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. ![]()
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