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12 GODS OF OLYMPUS

The 12 gods of Olympus are the most important myth of Greek mythology.

The 12 gods were the deities that the ancient Greeks believed in.  They lived on Mount Olympus and everyone had an ability.These twelve gods were the god Zeus, the goddess Hera, Poseidon, Dionysus, the goddess Athena, Aphrodite, the god Mars, Mercury, the goddess Artemis, the goddess Dimitra, the hearth Hestia and Hephaestus.There were six men and six women. But there are were also demigods like Hades and Hercules.

The ancient Greeks had a great cult of them as they performed ceremonies, dances and sacrifices for them.Today there are statues of gods oin all sides many sites in Greece.

DEMY KONTOMANOLI !!!

3 Comments on “12 GODS OF OLYMPUS

  1. True, the most important myth. Great idea to write about it. Well done for your second post on Greek mythology Demy 🙂

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