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Olympian (side-wheeler)
Olympian or Olympians may refer to: Religion * Twelve Olympians, the principal gods and goddesses in ancient Greek religion * Olympian spirits, spirits mentioned in books of ceremonial magic Fiction * ''Percy Jackson & the Olympians'', fiction series by Rick Riordan * Olympian (comics), name of two fictional characters in DC Comics * Olympian Gods (DC Comics), group of characters based on ancient Greek religion * Olympians (Marvel Comics), group of characters based on ancient Greek religion * The Olympian (novel), ''The Olympian'' (novel), by James Oppenheim Sports * Olympic Games participants * Beijing Olympians, a Chinese professional men's basketball team * Indianapolis Olympians, NBA team in Indianapolis, Indiana, 1949–1953 * London Olympians, a British amateur American football team * SoCal Olympians, an organization of the United States Olympic team * World Olympians Association, an association of former Olympic athletes Transportation * Olympian (automobile), built by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twelve Olympians
upright=1.8, Fragment of a relief (1st century BC1st 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), Artemis (bow and quiver) and Apollo (lyre) from the Walters Art Museum. In ancient Greek religion and Greek mythology, mythology, the twelve Olympians are the major Deity, deities of the Greek mythology, Greek pantheon, commonly considered to be Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, Aphrodite, Athena, Ares, Artemis, Apollo, Hephaestus, Hermes, and either Hestia or Dionysus. They were called ''Olympians'' because, according to tradition, they resided on Mount Olympus. Although Hades was a major ancient Greek god and was the brother of the first generation of Olympians (Zeus, Poseidon, Hera, De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
