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Twelve were the main gods who were worshiped in ancient Greece and they were are said to have lived on the top of Olympus.
Athena
Apollo
Ares
Artemis
Demeter
Hermes
Hera
Aphrodite
Zeus
Poseidon
Hestia
Hephaestus
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