12 Great Olympian gods
Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hera, Hestia, Ares, Hermes, Aphrodite, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Hephaestus
Important Titans
Chronus, Atlas (bore the world on shoulders), Ocean, Prometheus
Setting
Mount Olympus, Greece; Ancient times
Zeus
King of the gods, ruler of the skies
Poseidon
god of the oceans
Hades
god of the underworld
Hera
Zeus’s wife, mother of Ares
Hestia
goddess of the hearth (fireplace)
Ares
god of war
Hermes
Messenger god
Aphrodite
goddess of love and beauty
Athena
goddess of wisdom and war
Apollo
god of light
Artemis
goddess of hunting
Hephaestus
god of fire