Ancient Greeks saw Olympus as a divine realm of Zeus and the gods, not a mountain. Its link to Mount Olympus emerged in later traditions.

Learn about these 12 important Greek gods and goddesses and what their role was in Greek Mythology.

Twelve of the most import gods are called The Olympians, named after Mount Olympus, the highest mountain in Greece. Most of them live there too. They look just like ordinary people, and they do a ...

People believed patron gods protected them from harm. 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.