| Olympians | |
|---|---|
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Olympians_-_Marvel_Comics.jpg) The Olympians in Thor & Hercules: Encyclopaedia Mythologica #1 (September 2009). Art by Kevin Sharpe | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Journey into Mystery Annual #1 (1965) |
| Created by | Stan Lee (Writer) Jack Kirby (Artist) |
| Characteristics | |
| Pantheon | Greco-Roman |
| Notable members | Apollo Aphrodite Ares Artemis Athena Dionysus Hephaestus Hera Hercules Hermes Huntsman Neptune Pluto Zeus |
The Olympians are a fictional species appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. These characters are based on the Twelve Olympians/Dii Consentes and other deities of Classical mythology. During the beginning of the 1960s, the exploits of the Asgardians Thor and his evil brother Loki demonstrated that an updating of ancient myths could again win readers. In 1965, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby introduced the Olympians in Journey into Mystery Annual #1.[1][2]
The Olympians appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Thor: Love and Thunder (2022).