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Greek Gods What we know today of the Greek gods today come from stories and myths. The Oldest of these that we know of are the Iliad and the Odyssey that come from Homer. Other poets we know of are: Virgil, Ovid, Hesiod, Aeshylus, Apuleius, Apollonius of Rhodes, and Theocritus. These people told stories about the Gods, heroes, and their adventures. In these stories the Gods have lives much like soap operas. The creation of …

…hat and also carried a magic wand. These were the twelve Olympian gods and goddesses and most of the titans. They were important parts of Greek mythology. From these gods also came other semi-gods who played big roles in stories like the Odyssey. The Olympian gods were worshipped Greece. Each god had a favorite city. All the gods were believed to live on Mount Olympus. The Mountain was high on the center of the earth.