Ancient Greeks were polytheistic, they had many gods. It was said that their gods lived at the top of Mount Olympus. There were twelve main gods and goddesses and its said that they were all a family. The gods and goddesses in Ancient Greece were said to have very human like characteristics. Each of these twelve gods covered a category of life, for example, Zeus was the lord of the sky; Poseiden (the brother of Zeus), god of the sea; Hades (another brother), was the god of the underworld, Aphrodite was the goddess of love, desire, and beauty (Wife of Hephaestus); Hera (sister of Zeus), was the goddess of your home; Ares (Son of Zeus and Hera) was the God of war; Apollo (Son of Zeus and Leto), was the god of music; Artemis (Daughter of Zeus and Leto. Her twin brother is Apollo), was the huntsman of the gods; Athena (She sprang full grown in armor from Zeus's head, thus has no mother), she's the goddess of the city, handicrafts, and agriculture; Hermes (Son of Zeus and Maia), He was the messenger of the gods and the fastest of the gods; and Hephaestus (Son of Zeus and Hera, His wife is Aphrodite) He is the only god to be physically ugly. He is also lame. He is known to be the god of fire and the forge.