The Olympians were a race of deities, primarily consisting of a third and fourth generation of immortal beings, worshipped as the principal gods of the Greek pantheon and … See more

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Besides the twelve Olympians, there were many other various cultic groupings of twelve gods throughout ancient Greece. The earliest evidence of Greek religious practice involving twelve gods (Greek: δωδεκάθεον, dōdekátheon, from δώδεκα dōdeka, "twelve", … See more

1. ^ Walters Art Museum, accession number 23.40.
2. ^ Hansen, p. 250; Burkert, pp. 125 ff.; Dowden, See more