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Greek religion encompassed many gods, each representing a certain aspect of human life. Most gods were designated to natural aspects like rain or the tides; however some abstract ideas like justice and wisdom had their own gods. The most important gods were the Olympian gods, led by Zeus. These were Athena, Apollo, Poseidon, Hermes, Hera, Aphrodite, Demeter, Ares, Artemis, Hades, Hephiastos, and Dianysos. The gods were believed to live on Mt Olympus. In Greek imagination, literature and art, gods were given a human body and often married and had children. In stories of Greek mythology they directly intervened in human affairs. Some gods became patrons of cities, for example, Aphrodite for Corinth and Helios for Rhodes, and were called upon for help in particular situation, such as Hera for weddings and Ares during war.