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Which Greek gods lived on Mount Olympus?

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Painting by Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo showing crowds pulling the large wooden Trojan Horse into the city of Troy, with excited figures and ancient buildings in the background. — Greek mythology Oil on canvas by Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, c. 1760; in the National Gallery, London.

In Greek mythology, the major deities of the pantheon are known as the 12 Olympians because they were believed to reside and convene at Mount Olympus.12

The 12 gods and goddesses typically included in this group are:

Zeus: The chief deity and king of the gods.31
Hera: The queen of the Olympians.31
Athena: Goddess of wisdom and war.14
Apollo: God of prophecy, music, and healing.31
Artemis: Goddess of the hunt and wild animals.31
Ares: God of war.31
Aphrodite: Goddess of love and beauty.31
Demeter: Goddess of agriculture.31
Dionysus: God of wine and ecstasy.31
Hephaestus: God of fire and craftsmanship.12
Hermes: The divine messenger.31
Poseidon: God of the sea, earthquakes, and horses.31

While Hades is a major deity, he is generally excluded from the list of Olympians because he resided in the underworld rather than on Mount Olympus. Other figures, such as the Muses and Eros, were also believed to dwell on the mountain.3412