OLYMPIAN GODS | BIOGRAPHY |
TEAM DATA
Status: Active
Current Members: Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, Hestia, Aphrodite, Hephaestus, Ares, Pallas Athena, Phoebus Apollo, Hermes, Artemis, Dionysus, Persephone, Eos, Eros, Eryx, Nemesis,
Base of Operation: Mount Olympus
OVERVIEW
The Olympian Gods were worshiped in ancient Greece and Rome. Their predecessors were known as the Titans of Myth. For a time, the Olympians split into Roman avatars, to better meet the demands of Roman worshipers, but today the Roman and Greek pantheons are once more merged.
MEMBERSHIP
Member | First Appearance | Joined | Status | Note |
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Zeus | (historical): Action Comics #267 (August 1960); (canonical): Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #1 (February 1987) | Active | God of lightning; king of the gods | |
Hera | Active | Goddess of marriage; queen of the gods | ||
Poseidon | Active | God of the sea | ||
Hades | Deceased | God of death | ||
Demeter | Active | Goddess of agriculture | ||
Hestia | Active | Goddess of home and hearth | ||
Aphrodite | Active | Goddess of love | ||
Hephaestus | Active | God of blacksmiths | ||
Ares | Active | God of war and conflict | ||
Pallas Athena | Active | Goddess of wisdom | ||
Phoebus Apollo | Active | Goddess of light | ||
Hermes | Active | God of thieves | ||
Artemis | Active | Goddess of the hunt | ||
Dionysus | Active | God of wine | ||
Pan | Deceased | God of nature | ||
Persephone | Active | Goddess of spring | ||
Eos | Active | Goddess of dawn | ||
Eros | Active | God of love | ||
Eryx | Active | King of Sicily | ||
Nemesis | Active | Goddess of vengeance |
CHRONOLOGY
For a definitive list of appearances of Olympian Gods in chronological order click here
PROFILE REFERENCES
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #17 (July 1986)
Who's Who: Update '87 #4 (November 1987)
Wonder Woman Secret Files #2 (July 1999)