The 12 Olympians were the 12 gods and goddesses who supposedly lived on Mount Olympus. The problem is that different sources, including different ancient Greek texts, list different Olympians as ...

Greek mythology is a body of stories about gods, heroes and rituals of the ancient Greeks. The earliest Greek myths were part of an oral tradition that began in the Bronze Age (3300 to 1000 BC ...

It takes a special cast of characters to drive such a narrative, and the Olympian gods were the perfect fit. Many modern Americans met them in Disney form through 1997’s Hercules . But for sheer ...

"There are 12 Olympian gods. The big three are the brothers Zeus, Poseidon and Hades. ... "Of course, my sons were instrumental in me playing in this film," he said.

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. The Gods of Olympus: A History, by Barbara Graziosi, Profile, RRP£18.99, 304 pages The Gods of Olympus is not a ...

Followers of the 12 Greek Gods, who, according to mythology, ruled the Ancient World from Mount Olympus, have cast a thunderbolt at their Orthodox opponents. After successfully staging a landmark ...