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Mount Olympus was historically also known as Mount Belus, [25] after Iliad 1.591, where the seat of the gods is referred to as βηλὸς θεσπέσiος "heavenly threshold". [a] In Ancient Greek religion and mythology, "Olympus" was the name of the home of the Twelve Olympian gods. [27]
Fragment of a Hellenistic relief (1st century BC–1st century AD) depicting the twelve Olympians carrying their attributes in procession; from left to right: Hestia (scepter), Hermes (winged cap and staff), Aphrodite (veiled), Ares (helmet and spear), Demeter (scepter and wheat sheaf), Hephaestus (staff), Hera (scepter), Poseidon (trident), Athena (owl and helmet), Zeus (thunderbolt and staff ...
In Greek mythology, Olympus (Ancient Greek: Ὄλυμπος means 'sky') was the Thespian son of Heracles and Euboea, [1] daughter of King Thespius of Thespiae. [2]
On Olympus, Zeus granted Ganymede eternal youth and immortality as the official cup bearer to the gods, in place of Hebe, who was relieved of cup-bearing duties upon her marriage to Herakles. Alternatively, the Iliad presented Hebe (and at one instance, Hephaestus) as the cup bearer of the gods with Ganymede acting as Zeus's personal cup bearer.
Roman statue of the infant Hercules strangling a snake. Hercules, god of strength, whose worship was derived from the Greek hero Heracles but took on a distinctly Roman character. Hermaphroditus, an androgynous Greek god whose mythology was imported into Latin literature. Honos, a divine personification of honor. Hora, the wife of Quirinus.
Bellerophon, Pegasus, and Athena, a Roman fresco in Pompeii, first half of the 1st century. Bellerophon was also known for capturing and taming the winged horse Pegasus with the help of Athena's charmed bridle, and earning the disfavour of the gods after attempting to ride Pegasus to Mount Olympus. [5]
Olympus (musician), two semi-mythical musicians from the time of Ancient Greece; Olympus (mythology), son of Heracles and Euboea in Greek mythology; Olympus, a public artwork by Charles Ginnever in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US; Olympus High School, a high school in Utah, USA; USS Mount Olympus, a World War II US Navy ship
Caelus or Coelus (/ ˈ s iː l ə s /; SEE-ləs) was a primordial god of the sky in Roman mythology and theology, iconography, and literature (compare caelum, the Latin word for "sky" or "heaven", hence English "celestial"). The deity's name usually appears in masculine grammatical form when he is conceived of as a male generative force.