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 Relatives: Nereus
(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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 Relatives: Apollo
(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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 Relatives: Poseidon
(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.
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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.
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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 Relatives: Nereus
(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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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