Ambrosia and nectar were the food and drink of the gods symbolizing the divine nature and immortality of the Olympians.

He poured the drink, going from right to left, for all the other gods, drawing off sweet nectar from the mixing bowl.” It ...

We meet Homer, famous writer of Ancient Greece, who introduces us to the Olympians - twelve of the most important gods and goddesses of Ancient Greece - and also Ancient Greek beliefs about the ...

A Greek coin showing Pegasus and the goddess, Athena. The Greeks thought the gods lived high above Mount Olympus, in a palace in the clouds. From here, they kept an eye on life below. From time to ...

In particular, the twelve greatest gods and goddesses in the Roman state religion – called the di consentes – paralleled the gods of Greek mythology. Although they kept Latin names and images ...

As described by Homer, the gods and goddesses who ruled from Olympus possessed human traits such as lust, petulance, jealousy, and dishonesty. They also had a superhuman advantage: immortality.

Last on the facts about Greek gods list concerns Hestia, the goddess of the hearth. In myths, she is the firstborn child of ...

They emphasize the connections between Diana's Amazonian heritage and conflicts between the gods and goddesses of Olympus, focusing on the goddesses especially. Being granted life by the gods ...