Gods of Olympus

Gods of Olympus

 TheGods of Olympus are a race of deities worshipped as the principal gods of theGreek pantheon and so named because of their residency atopMount Olympus. They are no longer widely worshipped as in ancient times, but they are still worshipped by theAmazons andAtlanteans.

History

The Olympians came into being from the effects of theGodwave energy spilled forth from the creation of theFourth World,^[3] and came to power in the ancient world after overthrowing theTitans.^[4] This battle had weakened them andHecate realized that if viewed as threat they would be a target of other gods of the universe. As a result she cast a spell that caused anyone that knew of them to believe they were much younger than themselves and therefore not worth bothering with.^[5]

However,Uxas came toEarth and told stories of their exploits to the inhabitants ofRome. This caused worship of the Olympians to increase so dramatically that to cope they split themselves into the Greek andRoman gods who eventually became separate beings. Too late, the Olympians realized that this had been part of a long time plan of Uxas to weaken them by dividing their overall power.^[6]

Some of the Olympians played a role in the creation of theAmazons, who have been guided and protected by the goddesses ever since.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Godly Physiology
  • Dimensional Travel: The Olympians can travel between Olympus and Earth, or send artifacts between them.^[7]
  • Immortality: Every Olympian will never age. Their immortality is guaranteed by consumingambrosia, a rosy colored drink that can also grant eternal life to a mortal.^[8]
  • Power Distribution: The Olympians grant powers to demigods and mortals such asWonder Woman and members of theMarvel Family.
  • Telepathy andIllusion Casting: Olympians can mentally communicate with their worshippers, transmitting their image at interdimensional range, and possibly can do the same to any other intelligent being.^[9]
  • Only the power of the Olympian Gods can destroy the Mount Olympus.^[10]
  • Additionally, the Olympians have some power related to his/her individual sphere of influence: Dionysus, as god of wine, has full control of wine; Demeter, as goddess of agriculture, has total control of plants.

Weaknesses

• Power Loss: Olympian powers are dependent on the faith of their followers.^[7]

Miscellaneous

Representatives:

• The Twelve Olympians^[11]
  • Zeus–Hera
  • Poseidon–Demeter
  • Hephaestus–Hestia
  • Hermes–Athena
  • Apollo–Artemis
  • Ares–Aphrodite

• Others
  • Aeolus^[12]
    • Winds^[13]
      • Boreas
      • Eurus
      • Notus^[14]
      • Zephyrus
  • Deimos
  • Dionysus
  • Eirene
  • Enyo
  • Eris
  • Erotes^[15]
    • Atlantiades/Hermaphroditus
    • Eros
    • Hymenaeus^[16]
  • Hades
  • Harmonia
  • Hebe
  • Hecate
  • Heracles
  • Iris^[17]
  • Morpheus
  • Persephone
  • Phobos
  • Triton
  • Zagreus^[18]

Former Members

• Wonder Woman
• First Born

Demigods

• Wonder Woman
• Wonder Girl
• Achilles
• Cassandra
• Circe
• Jason
• Hippolyta
• Lennox
• Milan
• Orpheus
• Perseus
• Siracca
• Theseus

Associates

• Bia^[19]
• Chiron
• Ganymede
• Charites/Graces^[20][8]
• Horae^[20]
• Kratos^[19]
• Muses
• Nike^[19][21]
• Pan
• Titans of Myth
  • Mnemosyne
  • Oceanus
  • Phoebe
  • Tethys
  • Thia
    • Eos
    • Helios
    • Selene
  • Themis
• Zelus^[19]

Enemies

• Titans of Myth
  • Coeus
  • Crius
  • Cronus
    • Children of Cronus
      • Arch
      • Devastation
      • Disdain
      • Oblivion
      • Slaughter
  • Hyperion
  • Iapetus
• Darkseid

Family tree

New Earth

Notes

• These characters are an adaptation of Gods of Olympus, characters in traditional stories. These include, but may not be limited to religious texts, myth, and/or folklore. More information on the original can be foundat Wikipedia.org.
  

Trivia

• InRip Hunter #11, an alternate origin of the Greek gods posits they are merely aliens.

See Also

• Appearances of Gods of Olympus
• Race Gallery: Gods of Olympus
• Images of Gods of Olympus

Links and References

• Olympian Gods (DC Comics) at Wikipedia.org