The God of Olympus in Western Mythology

Olympus protoss is the most important god in Greek mythology and Greek and Roman religion. They live on the sacred Mount Olympus. Under the leadership of Zeus, he defeated the Titan and gained the dominion of all the worlds. The twelve gods of Olympus are the twelve greatest gods among the Olympians, and they are called "Dodecatheon". Although the agreement is twelve gods, the list is quite different. The twelve gods usually depicted in ancient poems and works of art are Zeus, Hera, Demeter, Poseidon, Athena, Apollo, themis, Aphrodite, Ares, hephaestus and Hermes, and the last one is Hestia or Dionysus.

Zeus: the king of gods, the master of Olympus, in charge of the sky, weather, thunder and lightning, law, order and fate. He is the youngest son of Cronus and Rhea, and the husband of Hera. Symbols are eagles, oak trees, sticks, thrones and peaks; His favorite sacrifices are a female goat and a white cow with Jinjiao.

Poseidon: the highest god in charge of all cosmic waters. He is the son of Cronus and Rhea and the brother of Zeus and Hades. He holds a huge trident and commands all the sea areas and seas.

His symbol is Poseidon Trident, dolphins and horses, and horses and cows are his sacred objects. He likes horses very much and created them. So after he ruled the ocean, he turned several horses into fish-horse hybrids with tail fins. In this way, they also pulled the cart for him in the water.

Hera: After the gods, the goddess representing marriage, women, fertility, inheritance, kings and empires. She is the daughter of Cronus and Rhea, the first wife of Zeus, and the most powerful goddess among the gods of Olympus. Hera is not only beautiful in appearance, but also has the elegance and dignity of the queen. She is loyal to her partner and deserves to be called the queen of heaven, but her jealousy is also world-famous. Therefore, Hera and Zeus often have fierce quarrels. However, usually Zeus's sweet words can always make them reconciled. Her symbols are crown, lotus scepter, peacock, cuckoo and pomegranate.

Hephaestus: God representing fire, smelting, forging, masons, sculptures and volcanoes, with superb skills, the eldest son of Zeus and Hera and the husband of Aphrodite. He is the blacksmith of the gods. Gentle temperament, peace-loving, very popular with the world. According to legend, this volcano is the melting pot of his craftsmen, which is used to make magic weapons and artifacts for the gods. He is a craftsman of the gods with superb skills and has created many famous magic weapons and artifacts. Legend has it that Apollo's Japanese car, eros's golden arrow and silver arrow, and Zeus' aegis were all forged by him.

Hermes: the god of tourism, letters, trade, theft, tricks, language, writing, diplomacy, sports and animal husbandry. He is also the messenger of the gods and the herald who delivers the Oracle to the world. Son of Zeus and Maya, daughter of Atlas, the smartest god on Olympus. Feet have wings and fly faster than time and space, becoming messengers of the gods in the sky, then protectors of travelers, businessmen and thieves, and often turning into the lower bound of mortals to help protectors. Is the smartest and most cunning god. Legend has it that he is a gifted speaker.

Agile and elegant, wearing winged sandals, wearing a winged low crown hat and holding a golden wand coiled by two snakes (as its special symbol).

Apollo: God of music, healing, plague, prophecy, poetry and archery, patron of archery, art and science, god of just punishment, god of light. The son of Zeus and Leto, the twin brother of the moon and the hunting goddess themis, was named Phobos. Apollo means "bright" or "brilliant".

Represents the light, he is happy and smart, always young, and has the temperament of sunshine. Beautiful, handsome, harmonious and quiet. In charge of medicine, literature, poetry, music, etc. The most handsome male god among the twelve gods.

The most remarkable thing is the ability to predict. The laurel is his sacred tree, and his favorite pets are dolphins and crows.

Al themis: The chaste goddess of hunting, the goddess of the moon, with the new moon as the bow. Themis is the twin sister of Apollo and one of the three virgins. Therefore, it is also called the patron saint of virgins, representing the beauty and chastity of women. She is also the owner of wild animals, an excellent archer of Apollo, and a major hunter in heaven. Her other hobby is dancing, so she is a goddess of music who loves singing and dancing.

Cypress is her sacred tree, and deer is her favorite pet.

Ares: God of War (war, violence) and Wu Shen (strength, courage), representing bloodthirsty, violence, masculinity and order at the same time, the son of Zeus and Hera. Spoiled from childhood, ferocious, cunning, impulsive and irrational, he is a brave god who fights for war. I once had an affair with Aphrodite, the wife of the craftsman god of love and beauty, and was caught in a special net made by the craftsman god.

A symbol of strength and power, the vulture is his god bird, the pet is a dog, and some people say it is a hound.

Dionysus: Hospitality, wine, revelry, madness, drunkenness, celebration and festivals, and the patron saint of drama. The son of Zeus and a mortal woman, Semele, is the only official god with mortal blood, and the one closest to human beings among the gods. He symbolizes irrationality, indulgence and passion; Invented wine and popularized the cultivation of grapes. His dual personality can bring joy and intoxication, but at the same time it is cruel and irritable-just like wine.

His symbols include the Dionysian scepter (a scepter decorated with pine cones), wine glasses, grape clusters and laurel crowns made of ivy.

Aphrodite: the goddess of love and beauty in ancient Greek mythology, and also the goddess of sex and beauty in charge of fertility and navigation. She represents the most emotional outlook on life and symbolizes the satisfaction of beauty, youth and lust. Cronus cut off his father Uranus' penis, threw it into the Aegean Sea, and was born from the waves. Her husband is hephaestus, but beautiful Aphrodite doesn't like ugly husbands. She fell in love with the handsome Ares and had five children with him, one of whom was eros, the god of love. Adonis was also loved by the goddess of love, but he was also loved by the goddess of love and the afterlife. He spends two thirds of his time with Aphrodite and one third with the afterlife.

Myrtle is her sacred tree, and pigeons are her favorite birds. Swan and sparrow are also very popular.

Athena: Wisdom, skill, strategy and the daughter of Sivir, Zeus and Medea. Ares symbolizes the cruel and impulsive side of war. As her antithesis, Athena stands for military strategy and symbolizes superiority in strategy and wisdom. She is brave, strong, kind and kind. When she was born, Zeus suffered from a severe headache. After hephaestus split Zeus' head with a big axe, Athena jumped out of the head with a pike and armor. She inherited a high degree of wisdom and practical skills from her mother Metis and became the patron saint of arts and crafts. She was renamed Pallas Athena because she accidentally killed her friend pallas. The olive branch is her representative. When she competed with Poseidon for the patron saint of Athens, it was because she threw an olive branch and defeated Poseidon to become the patron saint of Athens.

Olive trees, owls with bright eyes at night, cocks and poisonous snakes are all symbols of Athena, the goddess with bright eyes.

Demeter: Goddess of fertility, agriculture, gardening, food, harvest, nature and seasons. She is the daughter of Cronus and Rhea, the sister of Zeus and the mother of Persephone. Her representative is a magic wand composed of harvesting horns, ears of wheat, winged snakes and lotus flowers.

Hestia Vesta: The goddess of virgins, representing the hearth and stove, is the goddess in charge of housework, family and cooking. She is the daughter of Cronus and Rhea, the sister of Zeus, and the most sacred and ancient god on Mount Olympus. Eros: God of love, desire and happiness. He is the son of Aphrodite and Ares. He often appears with his mother with wings and bows and arrows. His wife is Sage, and he has a daughter, Hêdonê. His symbols are bow, arrow, candle, heart, little love god, wings and kiss. Not to be confused with eros, the original love god.

Hades: the king of the underworld, the god of death and minerals. Zeus, Poseidon, Demeter's brother, is the most mysterious one of the gods, powerful but calm. He reminds people of death and is often used as a symbol of wealth. People seldom call him by his real name because he always wears a coat to cover his face and body. Because Cupid, the son of Aphrodite and Ares, was shot by an arrow, there was nothing wrong with stealing Demeter, the goddess of harvest, and Persephone, Zeus' illegitimate daughter.

Favorite black, favorite sacrifice is black ewe or black bull wrapped in black gauze. Poplar is his sacred tree.