Greek+Mythology

=**The Twelve Olympian Gods**=

Zeus is the father of all the gods and the lord of the sky, the rain god Poseidon is the brother of Zeus and the lord of the sea Hades id the brother of Zeus and is the god of wealth Hestia is the sister of Zeus and a virgin goddess, and is also the goddess of the hearth3 Hera is the wife and sister of Zeus and is the protector of marriage Ares is the son of Zeus and Hera and he is the god of war Athena is the daughter of Zeus she is the goddess of the city and a virgin goddess Apollo is the son of Zeus and Leto his twin sister is Artemis, and he is the god of music Aphrodite is the goddess of love and the daughter of Zeus and Dionne Hermes is the son of Zeus and Maia he is the god of thieves and commerce Artemis is the daughter of Zeus and Leto and her twin brother is Apollo she is also the lady of wild things Hephaestus is the son of Zeus and Hera he is the only god to be physically ugly and he is the god of forge =Mount Olympus= Mount Olympus towers up from the center of the earth. Here the major gods live and hold court. The myths are somewhat vague on the weather it is an actual mountain or a region of the heavens.