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<h2 id="los-dioses-del-olimpo">The Gods of Olympus</h2>
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The gods of ancient Greece lived on the summit of Mount Olympus, the highest peak in all of Greece. Later, their dwelling was conceived as being located in the heavens. From Olympus the gods kept watch over the world, but they also loved, fought&#46;&#46;&#46; and busied themselves with hindering the lives of mortals according to their will.

**Zeus** or **Jupiter** is the lord of the sky and the earth and holds dominion over a multitude of gods and immortal beings, of whom the most important are:

**Aphrodite** or **Venus**,

**Apollo**,

**Ares** or **Mars**,

**Artemis** or **Diana**,

**Athena** or **Minerva**,

**Demeter** or **Ceres**,

**Dionysus** or **Bacchus**,

**Hephaestus** or **Vulcan**,

**Hera** or **Juno**,

**Hermes** or **Mercury**,

**Hestia** or **Vesta**, and

**Poseidon** or **Neptune**.

**Hades** or **Pluto**, brother of **Zeus**, is the lord of the underworld. These Olympian gods are the successors of an earlier generation:

**Gaia** or Mother Earth was the first goddess and engendered the lineage of the <a class="wiki" href="/en/titanes/">Titans</a> together with her son **Uranus**. The <a class="wiki" href="/en/titanes/">Titans</a>, led by **Cronus**, set about dethroning **Uranus**, and were in turn defeated by their own children, led by **Zeus**, son of **Cronus**.

After the defeat of the <a class="wiki" href="/en/titanes/">Titans</a>, **Zeus** and his brothers **Poseidon** and **Hades** drew lots to decide who would reign over the heavens, the seas&#46;&#46;&#46; and the underworld.