PLACES SACRED TO THE OLYMPIANS
| The major Olympians each had their special towns and cities where they were worshipped as patron gods. Temples were built and festivals held in their honor, and people would beseech their patron god in times of need. Because of numerous requests I have provided a list of the main gods, their Roman names and the places that were considered sacred to them. |
DEITY |
PLACE |
ZEUS (Jupiter) HERA (Juno) APOLLO (Apollo) APHRODITE (Venus) ARTEMIS (Diana) ARES (Mars) ATHENA (Minerva) DIONYSUS (Bacchus) DEMETER (Ceres) HERMES (Mercury) HEPHAESTUS (Vulcan) POSEIDON (Neptune) |
Crete, Olympia, Dodona Argos Delos, Delphi Cyprus, Cythera Delos, Delphi, Brauron Thebes, Thrace Athens Delphi, Asia Eleusis Mt. Cyllene, Arcadia Lemnos, Athens Athens, Crete |
Note:
The Home was sacred to Hestia
The realm of Hades was the Underworld
