Olympians/Definition

From Greek mythology, they were Greek gods who included Zeus along with his siblings and children and include: Poseidon, Hades, Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Ares, Hephaistos, Aphrodite, Hermes, and Dionysos. In one accounting, they numbered twelve with the omission of Hades (identified with the underworld) and Hestia (goddess of the hearth). Source: Elizabeth Vandiver, Classics scholar, authority on Greek mythology and Greek tragedy, including the Iliad, Odyssey, Aeneid, Homer, and Virgil. This definition is based on her course Classical Mythology for The Teaching Company.