OLYMPIANS

AMPHITRITE

Real Name: Amphitrite
Occupation: Goddess of saltwater
Legal Status: Citizen of Olympus
Identity: The general populace of Earth is unaware of the existence of Amphitrite except as a mythological deity.
Other Aliases: Salacia (Roman Name)
Place of Birth: Unrevealed, somewhere in the Aegean Sea
Marital Status: Married
Known RelativesNereus (father), Doris (mother), Thetis and the Nereids (sisters), Poseidon (husband), Triton (son), Benthescyme, Rhode (daughters),
Group Affiliation: The Gods of Olympus
Base of Operations: Aegae
First Appearance: Amphitrite has yet to appear in the Marvel or DC Universe.
History: Amphitrite is the daughter of Nereus, the ancient god of the sea, and Doris, one of the Oceanides or daughters of Oceanus, one of the Titans. The god, Poseidon, courted her as his wife, but she refused him and went to hide in Athens, but Poseidon sent Delphyne to convince her that he would be a good husband for her. As wife of Poseidon, she became queen of the seas and mother of Triton. Although Poseidon had several extra-marital affairs, she was never as jealous as Hera was for Zeus. Amphitrite gave a golden crown to Theseus to prove his right to the throne of Athens.

Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 345 lbs.
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Blonde

Strength Level: Amphitrite possesses superhuman strength enabling her to lift (press) 25 tons under optimal conditions.
Known Superhuman Powers: Amphitrite possesses the conventional powers of the Olympian gods. She can exist underwater, swim at incredible speeds and communicate with the majority of sea life.

BIA

Real Name: Bia
Occupation: God of strength
Legal Status: Citizen of Olympus
Identity: The general populace of Earth is unaware of the existence of Bia except as a mythological deity.
Other Aliases: None known
Place of Birth: possibly Olympus
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Pallas (father), Styx (mother), Kratos, Zealos (brothers), Nike (sister)
Group Affiliation: The Gods of Olympus
Base of Operations: Olympus
First Appearance: Avengers #50
History: Bia is the son of Pallas, son of the Titans Crius and Eurybia, and Styx, the goddess of oaths who lends her name to a river in the underworld. With his siblings, Bia helped Zeus to overthrow the Titans for control of the heavens. He and his siblings stand by the side of Zeus to carry out his orders. They helped to nail Prometheus to Mount Caucasus for daring to steal fire from the gods and give it to mortals. In recent years, Bia and Kratos have acted and served as jailors of the Titan, Typhon, who attempted to overthrow Zeus from Olympus.  

Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 640 lbs.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown

Strength Level: Bia possesses superhuman strength enabling her to lift (press) 50 tons under optimal conditions.
Known Superhuman Powers: Bia possesses the conventional powers of the Olympian gods. He has incredible strength and endurance to injury than any other god except of course for Hercules, Ares and Zeus. 

CONSUS

Real Name: Plutus (Consus is his Roman name)
Occupation: God of horses and mules
Legal Status: Citizen of Olympus
Identity: The general populace of Earth is unaware of the existence of Consus except as a mythological deity.
Other Aliases: None known
Place of Birth: Eleusis (now part of modern Greece)
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Iasion (father, deceased), Demeter (mother), Vertumnus (brother), Pomona (sister-in-law), Parias (nephew), Dardanus (uncle, deceased), Zeus (grandfather) 
Group Affiliation: The Gods of Olympus
Base of Operations: Olympus
First Appearance: Consus has yet to appear in Marvel or DC Comics
History: Consus is the son of Iasion, the son of Zeus and Electra, one of the Pleiades. Iasion was the brother of Dardanus, the ancestor of the later kings of Troy. The brothers were guests of the gods for the wedding of Cadmus and Harmonia in Samothrace, but the goddess, Demeter, became infatuated with Iasion and seduced him in a thrice-plowed field. Iasion was reportedly slain by Zeus for the insult, but Demeter bore him two sons named Plutus and Philomelas, who were known to the Romans as Consus and Vertumnus. As adults, the brothers often competed for the attention of their mother on Olympus. Consus invented the wagon, and Vertumnus invented the plough. More impressed with the wagon, Demeter designated the constellation Bootes in his name when they became gods. Later myths claimed she cast his likeness to the heavens to become stars. 

Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 725 lbs.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Black turning Silver

Strength Level: Consus possesses superhuman strength enabling her to lift (press) 30 tons under optimal conditions.
Known Superhuman Powers: Consus possesses the conventional powers of the Olympian gods. He had a mystical ability to influence and control equines, such as horses, mules and donkeys. 

GANYMEDE

Real Name: Ganymedes (original spelling)
Occupation: Cupbearer
Legal Status: Naturalized Citizen of Olympus
Identity: The general populace of Earth is unaware of the existence of Ganymede except as a mythological deity.
Other Aliases: None known
Place of Birth: Troy (modern Ilium, Turkey)
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Tros (father, deceased), Calirrhoe (mother, deceased), Assaracus, Ilus (brothers, deceased), Cleopatra (sister, deceased), Dardanus (ancestor, deceased), 
Group Affiliation: The Gods of Olympus
Base of Operations: Olympus
First Appearance: Ganymede has yet to appear in the Marvel or DC Universe
History: Ganymede was a member of the House of Troy in the late 14th Century BC. For unknown reasons, one of the eagles of Zeus abducted the handsome youth to Olympus where Ganymede was favored by Zeus assigned the role of his cupbearer. The youth's father, King Tros, eponym of Troy, pined for his son so much that Zeus granted him a team of fine horses. Ganymede's brother, Ilus, meanwhile inherited the throne of Troy, his son, Laomedon, the father of King Priam, dethroned by Hercules

Height: 5' 9"
Weight: 365 lbs.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Black

Strength Level: Unrevealed, Ganymede possibly possesses extraordinary but not superhuman strength, enabling him to lift (press) 1000 pounds under optimal conditions.
Known Superhuman Powers: Unrevealed, Ganymede possibly possesses divine abilities akin to the conventional powers of the Olympian gods. He has an enchanted lifespan and greater than human strength and endurance. His full abilities are undetermined. 

HYPNOS

Real Name: Hypnos
Occupation: God of sleep
Legal Status: Citizen of Olympus
Identity: The general populace of Earth is unaware of the existence of Hypnos except as a mythological deity.
Other Aliases: Somnus (Roman name), The Sandman
Place of Birth: possibly Olympus
Marital Status: Married
Known Relatives: Erebus (father), Nyx (mother), Thanatos, Charon, Keres, Aether, Moros, et al. (brothers), Nemesis, Hemera, et al (sisters), Pasithea (wife), Morpheus (son),
Group Affiliation: The Gods of Olympus
Base of Operations: Olympus
First Appearance: Thor Annual 10 (behind the scenes)
History: Hypnos was a member of the Olympian gods possibly known as the Numina, who preceded the Titans as gods of Greece. Considered a race of abstract beings by the Greeks and Romans, the Numina co-existed with both the Titans and the Olympians. The archetype of the later fairy tale character known as the Sandman, Hypnos was asked by Hera twice to place Zeus asleep that the gods might interfere in events on Earth. In doing so, Zeus nearly tossed Hypnos off Olympus but was saved by his mother. When Hera again approached Hypnos on Lemnos to place Zeus asleep that the gods could interfere in the Trojan War, she gave him the goddess Pasithea as a bride. Watching the war with his brother, Thanatos, from Mount Ida the two gods carried the body of King Sarpedon from the war to his home in Lydia on the request of Apollo

The connections of Hypnos and Thanatos to the extra-dimensional beings known as the Dreaming is unrevealed.

Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 585 lbs.
Eyes: Black
Hair: Black, turning silver

Strength Level: Hypnos possesses superhuman strength enabling her to lift (press) 40 tons under optimal conditions.
Known Superhuman Powers: Hypnos possesses the conventional powers of the Olympian gods. He has the mystical power to lure both mortals and immortals to sleep, usually using an ethereal powder he conjures from a sack as his medium. He can create different levels of sleep ranging from simple unconsciousness to a deep comatose state. 

JANUS

Real Name: Ianus Pater (His Etruscan name, later modernized to "Janus")
Occupation: Sentry, God of beginnings, endings and doorways 
Legal Status: Citizen of Olympus
Identity: The general populace of Earth is unaware of the existence of Janus except as a mythological deity.
Other Aliases: Terminus (Roman Name), Bifrons, Deus Clivigerus
Place of Birth: possibly Olympus
Marital Status: Married
Known RelativesApollo (alleged father), Iris (alleged mother), Jana (wife)
Group Affiliation: The Gods of Olympus
Base of Operations: Olympus
First Appearance: Janus has yet to be seen in the Marvel or DC Universes.
History: The actual origins of the Olympian god Janus are unrevealed. According to one account, he was the son of Apollo, the god of prophecy, and Iris, the goddess of the rainbow. Known primarily as a Roman deity than a Greek deity, he stood at ianus geminus, the gates of Olympus from where he had the ability to look into the past and the future. The Romans often pictured him as having two faces; the month of January was named after him. He was called on for the beginning of any task. In one modern account, his position at the gates of Olympus was replaced by a Cyclops bested by Odin, the Chieftain of the Norse Gods. Janus was possibly wounded in the attack of the Dark Gods on Olympus; if so, he was almost likely slain by Mikaboshi who later devastated Olympus.

Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 660 lbs.
Eyes: Blonde
Hair: Green

Strength Level: Janus possesses superhuman strength enabling him to lift (press) 30 tons under optimal conditions.
Known Superhuman Powers: Janus possesses the conventional powers of the Olympian gods. He also has extraordinary powers of divination than any other god except perhaps for Zeus. He could look into the past and the future, perceive events occurring at any time on Earth and foresee events that were about to occur with a few seconds of any moment. However, it is possible his powers were fallible by beings capable of concealing their motives to him, such as Mikaboshi. 

KRATOS

Real Name: Kratos (also spelled Cratus or Kratus)
Occupation: God of force
Legal Status: Citizen of Olympus
Identity: The general populace of Earth is unaware of the existence of Kratos except as a mythological deity.
Other Aliases: None known
Place of Birth: possibly Olympus
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Pallas (father), Styx (mother), Bia, Zealos (brothers), Nike (sister)
Group Affiliation: The Gods of Olympus
Base of Operations: Olympus
First Appearance: Avengers I #50
History: Kratos is the son of Pallas, son of the Titans Crius and Eurybia, and Styx, the goddess of oaths who lends her name to a river in the underworld. With his siblings, Kratos helped Zeus to overthrow the Titans for control of the heavens. He and his siblings stand by the side of Zeus to carry out his orders. They helped to nail Prometheus to Mount Caucasus for daring to steal fire from the gods and give it to mortals. In recent years, Bia and Kratos have acted and served as jailors of the Titan, Typhon, who attempted to overthrow Zeus from Olympus.  

Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 640 lbs.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown

Strength Level: Kratos possesses superhuman strength enabling her to lift (press) 50 tons under optimal conditions.
Known Superhuman Powers: Kratos possesses the conventional powers of the Olympian gods. He has incredible strength and endurance to injury that any other god except of course for Hercules, Ares and Zeus. 

NEMESIS

Real Name: Nemesis
Occupation: Goddess of retribution
Legal Status: Citizen of Olympus
Identity: The general populace of Earth is unaware of the existence of Nemesis except as a mythological deity.
Other Aliases: None known
Place of Birth: possibly Olympus
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Erebus (father), Nyx (mother), Hypnos, Thanatos, Charon, Keres, Aether, Momus, Moros, et al. (brothers), Hemera, Lethe, Mache, Usmine, Pseudea, et al (sisters), 
Group Affiliation: The Gods of Olympus
Base of Operations: Olympus
First Appearance: Hercules - The Legendary Journeys: "Pride Comes Before A Brawl"
History: Nemesis was a member of the Olympian gods possibly known as the Numina, who preceded the Titans as gods of Greece. Considered a race of abstract beings by the Greeks and Romans, the Numina co-existed with both the Titans and the Olympians. Zeus tried to seduce her in the form of a swan, but was rebuffed by her. She was also linked ambiguously to the birth of Helen of Troy and to Leda, the mother of Helen. In the First Millennium BC, Nemesis was friends and possibly lovers of Hercules. Her later adventures are unrevealed.

Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 375 lbs.
Eyes: Blue-gray
Hair: Brown

Strength Level: Nemesis possesses superhuman strength enabling her to lift (press) 40 tons under optimal conditions.
Known Superhuman Powers: Nemesis possesses the conventional powers of the Olympian gods. She has exceptional strength, endurance, vitality and resistance to injury on par with Athena and Artemis.

NIKE

Real Name: Nike
Occupation: Goddess of victory
Legal Status: Citizen of Olympus
Identity: The general populace of Earth is unaware of the existence of Nike except as a mythological deity.
Other Aliases: Victoria (Roman name)
Place of Birth: possibly Olympus
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Pallas (father), Styx (mother), Kratos, Bia Zealos (brothers), Crius, Oceanus (grandfathers)
Group Affiliation: The Gods of Olympus
Base of Operations: Olympus
First Appearance: Apollo & Artemis Limited Series #1
History: Nike is the daughter of Pallas, son of the Titans Crius and Eurybia, and Styx, the goddess of oaths who lends her name to a river in the underworld. With her siblings, Nike helped Zeus to overthrow the Titans for control of the heavens, standing by his side to carry out his orders and often leading the gods into war with their enemies. In the First Century AD, she joined Zeus in battle over worship rites in Europe with the Celtic and Norse gods, and in recent years against the Dark Gods and the armies of the dead led by Mikaboshi.  

Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 375 lbs.
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Blonde

Strength Level: Nike possesses superhuman strength enabling her to lift (press) 30 tons under optimal conditions.
Known Superhuman Powers: Nike possesses the conventional powers of the Olympian gods. She has incredible strength, speed, stamina and endurance on par with Artemis and Athena.

POMONA

Real Name: Despoina (Pomona is her Roman name)
Occupation: Goddess of fruits and nuts, Tutelary deity of the Phigalians
Legal Status: Citizen of Olympus
Identity: The general populace of Earth is unaware of the existence of Pomona except as a mythological deity.
Other Aliases: Despoena (alternate spelling), "Mistress" (cult title),
Place of Birth: Thelpusa, Arcadia (now part of modern Greece)
Marital Status: Married
Known RelativesPoseidon (father), Demeter (mother), Arion (brother), Consus, Triton (half-brothers), Iasion, Dardanus (half-brothers, deceased), Persephone (half-sister), Vertumnus (husband), Parias (son) 
Group Affiliation: The Gods of Olympus
Base of Operations: Olympus
First Appearance: Pomona has yet to appear in the Marvel or DC Universe
History: Pomona is the daughter of Poseidon, the god of the sea, and Demeter, the goddess of the harvest. When Demeter was seeking her lost daughter, Persephone, in Arcadia, Poseidon pursued her and she tried to hide in the form of a horse among the herds of King Oncius, but Poseidon took the form of a stallion and seduced her. Their children were Despoena and Arion, who was entirely equine in form and was given as a gift by Oncius to Hercules. As an adult, Pomona rebuffed the advances of the god Vertumnus to marry her, but he disguised himself as an old woman to convince her that he'd be a good husband for her. In Greek religion, Pomona was the substitute for Persephone in the Eleusian Mysteries. The pomegranate was sacred to her. 

Height: 5' 7"
Weight: 335 lbs.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown

Strength Level: Pomona possesses superhuman strength enabling her to lift (press) 25 tons under optimal conditions.
Known Superhuman Powers: Pomona possesses the conventional powers of the Olympian gods. She had mystical powers in the creation and prosperity of fruits and nuts. She could enchant or curse an entire farm to be prosperous or barren.

THETIS

Real Name: Thetis
Occupation: Goddess of the sea
Legal Status: Citizen of Olympus
Identity: The general populace of Earth is unaware of the existence of Thetis except as a mythological deity.
Other Aliases: None known
Place of Birth: Unrevealed, somewhere in the Aegean Sea
Marital Status: Separated
Known RelativesNereus (father), Doris (mother), Amphitrite and the Nereids (sisters), Peleus (former husband, deceased), Achilles (son, deceased), Hephaestus (foster son),
Group Affiliation: The Gods of Olympus
Base of Operations: Olympus
First Appearance: Incredible Hercules #140
History: Thetis is a member of a group of sea-divinities known as the Nereids related to the Olympian gods. With the Nereids, she was foster mother to Hephaestus after he had been tossed out of Olympus during a fight between Zeus and Hera. She was insulted by Queen Cassiopeia of Ethiopia and demanded ritual sacrifices which were stopped by Perseus. Both Poseidon and Zeus tried to woo her, but Thetis rebuffed their advances out of loyalty to Hera who had raised her. Furthermore, Themis predicted that any son Thetis sired would rise up against his father. They instead married her off to the demigod, Peleus, with whom Thetis sired Achilles. Her marriage to Peleus did not last, but she still protected him when he joined the Argonauts. In trying to make Achilles immortal, though, she tried to burn off his mortality in a mystical ritual that made him immune to injury except in his ankles from where she held him. In trying to keep Achilles out of the Trojan War, she disguised him as a woman among the daughters of King Lycomedes of Scyros, but Odysseus used trickery to draft Achilles into the war. 

Unable to keep Achilles from war, she gave him armor created by Hephaestus, but Achilles was struck down by the Trojan prince Paris. When Hera led the Olympian gods into incapacitating Zeus in order to get involved in the Trojan War despite his edict on noninvolvement, Thetis called upon Briareus of the Hecatocheroi to unty him and free him once more. Her later history is unknown.

Height: 5' 8"
Weight: 375 lbs.
Eyes: Green
Hair: Red

Strength Level: Thetis possesses superhuman strength enabling her to lift (press) 30 tons under optimal conditions.
Known Superhuman Powers: Thetis possesses the conventional powers of the Olympian gods. She can mystically survive within the ocean and change her form such as when she adopts mermaid attributes to live in the ocean. She can also mentally influence most forms of sea life. 

VERTUMNUS

Real Name: Philomenus (Vertumnus is his Roman name)
Occupation: God of farms and the plough
Legal Status: Citizen of Olympus
Identity: The general populace of Earth is unaware of the existence of Vertumnus except as a mythological deity.
Other Aliases: None
Place of Birth: Eleusis (now part of modern Greece)
Marital Status: Married
Known Relatives: Iasion (father, deceased), Demeter (mother), Consus (brother), Pomona (half-sister/wife), Parias (son), Dardanus (uncle, deceased), Zeus (grandfather) 
Group Affiliation: The Gods of Olympus
Base of Operations: Olympus
First Appearance: Vertumnus has yet to be seen in the Marvel or DC Universe.
History: Vertumnus is the son of Iasion, the son of Zeus and Electra, one of the Pleiades. Iasion was the brother of Dardanus, ancestor of the later kings of Troy. The brothers were guests of the gods for the wedding of Cadmus and Harmonia in Samothrace, but the goddess, Demeter, became infatuated with Iasion and seduced him in a thrice-plowed field and gave birth to two sons named Plutus and Philomelas, who were known to the Romans as Consus and Vertumnus. As an adult, Vertumnus was jealous of his more wealthy brother who his mother favored and courted the goddess Pomona, disguising himself as an old woman to convince her to marry him. He was worshipped by the Greeks at Eleusis, location of the Eleusian Mysteries.

Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 665 lbs.
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Black

Strength Level: Vertumnus possesses superhuman strength enabling her to lift (press) 30 tons under optimal conditions.
Known Superhuman Powers: Vertumnus possesses the conventional powers of the Olympian gods. He had mystical powers in the creation and fertility of wheat. He could enchant or curse an entire farm to be prosperous or barren.

Last updated: 09/10/13

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