Olympian Gods (Disney)

The Olympian Gods and Goddesses are the rulers of the world of Ancient Greece in Hercules. They are divine immortals who control the forces of nature. They are related to the older Titans, their ancestors, and chief enemies. There are now twelve major gods who rule over the country, the Olympians, all of whom are under the absolute rule of Zeus, king of the gods. They reside high above on Mount Olympus where they discuss affairs related to the mortal world or matters regarding monsters or disorders in nature.

Background[]

In the beginning, the earth was ruled by an ruthless race of deities known as The Titans, ruled by their powerful emperor Kronos, they caused mayhem all over the homeland Greece. However, that all changed when Kronos learns of a prophecy that one day, one of his kids will one day overthrow him, fearful that this might happen, Kronos willingly eats his kids one-by-one the moment they were born, unaware that doing it only sealed it.

When his youngest kid Zeus was born, his mother swapped him out with a stone for his father to eat while he grew up in secret. Once he grew up, Zeus grew old enough to challenge his father, which he starts by making him puke out all of his siblings (the stone included) & together, they defeated the Titans & lock them away in the underworld for all eternity, but not before Kronos cursed the rock that he swallowed with a curse that when any immortal sleep forever.

With the Titans sealed away forever, Zeus began to reign over the world in a golden age of peace & prosperity while giving new roles to his siblings & other gods that would come over the centuries, which they all happily accepted... except for his brother Hades who was assigned to be in charge of the underworld (which he hated). Zeus would also come to make a family of his own with the goddess Hera where they would have a son named Hercules, who although would sadly lose most of his godhood, would go on to become the greatest hero in all of Greece & even get a constellation of his own.

Physical Appearance[]

All Olympian gods and goddesses are human in appearance but far greater in height and stature; though they can manifest themselves to the heights of typical humans for interactions sake. They possess a glowing aura of divinity emitting from their body; also, they possess a wide range of skin and hair color.

Powers and Abilities[]

The Olympians Gods and Goddesses are incredibly powerful beings that possess abilities such as: nigh-omnipotence, immortality, superhuman strength, shape-shifting, teleportation, and omnipresence. The gods also possess energy-based abilities, such as magical powers and energy projection. They can grant powers to non-godly thing, since some are capable of life-giving to objects or giving supernatural powers tothose who don't possess it with ease. However, unlike in myth, their superhuman physical capabilities seem more restricted.

Some gods have abilities related to their specific domain. For instance, Poseidon has control over water, and Apollo having control over the sun.

Though they are mighty, the gods do have weaknesses. Magic can harm them; also, they can't break through magic chains.

Olympian Gods and Goddesses[]

This list consists of gods who only have any significant role in the animated series.

Main Gods and Goddessess[]

Apollo: God of the Sun, music, prophecy and twin brother of Artemis.
Ares: God of war, brother of Athena, and founder of Sparta.
Artemis: Goddess of the Moon, hunting and wildlife, twin sister of Apollo.
Athena: Goddess of wisdom, handicrafts, warfare, sister of Ares and founder of Athens.
Aphrodite: Goddess of love, fertility, beauty and desire.
Dionysus: God of wine and celebrations.
Demeter: Goddess of the earth, harvest, fruits, flowers, mother to Persephone and elder sister to Zeus, Poseidon and Hades.
Hades: God of the underworld and brother of Zeus.
Hephaestus: God of the fire, forge and fiancee of Aphrodite.
Hera: Queen of the gods, and goddess of marriage, childbirth and womanhood.
Hermes: God of travelers, thieves and messenger of the gods.
Hestia: Goddess of the hearth and family.
Poseidon: God of the seas, brother of Zeus and husband of Amphitrite.
Zeus: King of the Greek gods, and god of sky, justice and lightning.

Minor Gods and Goddesses[]

Persephone: Goddess of earth, spring and nature and the wife of Hades.
Amphitrite: Goddess of the sea and wife of Poseidon.
Boreas: God of winds.
Cupid: God of passion whose duty is to make others fall in love.
Fates: The immortals with the power of prophecy, who weave the tapestry of fate and history of gods and mortals.
Iris: Goddess of the rainbow. She never physically appeared in the series but was mentioned in a song in Hercules and the Kids.
Morpheus: God of sleep.
Muses: Goddesses of the arts and pro-claimers of heroes.
Nike: Goddess of victory. She never appeared in the series but mentioned in Hercules and the Poseidon's Cup Adventure.
Phantasos: God of nightmares, brother of Morpheus.
Trivia: God of trivia.
Triton: God and messenger of the sea and son of Poseidon.
Circe: The goddess of magic.
Narcissus: God of vanity.

Demigods and Demigoddesses[]

Hecate: Demigoddess of witchcraft.
Nemesis: Demigoddess of vengeance.
Fear & Terror: Sons of Ares.
Otus: Aquatic demigod and son of Poseidon.
Hercules: Son of Zeus. Main hero in Hercules and the series.
Megara: Princess of the gods.
Charon: Ferryman of the Underworld.

Trivia[]

Most of the gods and goddesses are portrayed as being much more benevolent in the movie than in the original myths, especially Hera and Zeus. Conversely, Hades is portrayed as being more malevolent than in the myths.
Another thing that is different from the myths is the fact that all the gods are from a different family and not related to one another, with a few exceptions like Ares & Athena still being portrayed as siblings & the big three gods (Zeus, Poseidon, & Hades) still being brothers.

External Links[]

Olympian Gods on the Hercules Wiki
Olympian Gods on the Disney Wiki

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