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Ares. God of war and courage. Member of the Twelve Olympians. Cast of a Roman statue from Hadrian's Villa, copied from a Greek original. Traditionally identified as Ares or Hermes. Abode. Mount Olympus, temples in mainland Greece, Crete and Asia minor. Planet. Mars.
Apollo has been recognized as a god of archery, music and dance, truth and prophecy, healing and diseases, the Sunand light, poetry, and more. One of the most important and complex of the Greek gods, he is the son of Zeusand Leto, and the twin brother of Artemis, goddess of the hunt.
Ancient Greece portal. Myths portal. v. t. e. In ancient Greek religion and mythology, the twelve Olympians are the major deities of the Greek pantheon, commonly considered to be Zeus, Poseidon, Hera, Demeter, Aphrodite, Athena, Artemis, Apollo, Ares, Hephaestus, Hermes, and either Hestia or Dionysus. [2] They were called Olympians because ...
e. In ancient Greek mythologyand religion, Leto(/ˈliːtoʊ/; Ancient Greek: Λητώ, romanized: Lētṓpronounced[lɛːtɔ̌ː]) is a goddess and the mother of Apolloand Artemis.[1] She is the daughter of the TitansCoeusand Phoebe, and the sister of Asteria. In the Olympian scheme, the king of gods Zeusis the father of her twins,[2]Apollo and ...
In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Artemis (/ ˈɑːrtɪmɪs /; Greek: Ἄρτεμις) is the goddess of the hunt, the wilderness, wild animals, nature, vegetation, childbirth, care of children, and chastity. [ 1 ][ 2 ] In later times, she was identified with Selene, the personification of the Moon. [ 3 ]
In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Hestia (/ ˈhɛstiə, ˈhɛstʃə /; Greek: Ἑστία, meaning "hearth" or "fireside") is the virgin goddess of the hearth and the home. In myth, she is the firstborn child of the Titans Cronus and Rhea, and one of the Twelve Olympians. In Greek mythology, the new-born Hestia, along with four of her ...
God of music, arts, knowledge, healing, plague, prophecy, poetry, manly beauty, and archery. He is the son of Zeus and Leto, and the twin brother of Artemis. Both Apollo and Artemis use a bow and arrow. Apollo is depicted as young, beardless, handsome and athletic. In myth, he can be cruel and destructive, and his love affairs are rarely happy.
In Greek mythology, Orion (/ əˈraɪən /; Ancient Greek: Ὠρίων or Ὠαρίων; Latin: Orion) [ 1 ] was a giant huntsman whom Zeus (or perhaps Artemis) placed among the stars as the constellation of Orion. Ancient sources told several different stories about Orion; there are two major versions of his birth and several versions of his ...