greek gods and goddesses
A listing of Greek mythological beings. Many of the gods and goddesses had Roman and Etruscan equivalents. See also family tree of the Greek gods and the list of Greek mythological creatures.
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Contents
- 1 Immortals
- 1.1 Olympian deities
- 1.2 Primordial deities
- 1.3 Other deities
- 1.4 Titans
- 1.5 The Hundred-Handed (Hecatoncheires)
- 1.6 Cyclopes
- 1.7 River gods
- 1.8 Nymphs
- 1.9 Giants
- 2 Mortals
- 2.1 A-B
- 2.2 C-G
- 2.3 H-L
- 2.4 M-P
- 2.5 R-Z
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Immortals
Olympian deities
| Greek name (transliteration) |
English name |
Description |
| Aφροδίτη (Aphroditē) |
Aphrodite |
Goddess of beauty and love. |
| Απόλλων (Apollōn) |
Apollo |
God of the light, music, healing, prophecy, the sun, and poetry. |
| Ἀρης (Arēs) |
Ares |
God of war, primarily violent war and bloodshed. |
| Άρτεμις (Artemis) |
Artemis |
Goddess of the hunt and the moon. |
| Ἀθηνά (Athēna) |
Athena |
Goddess of wisdom, strategy, and war. |
| Δήμητρα (Dēmētra) |
Demeter |
Goddess of agriculture. |
| Ἡαδης (Hades) |
Hades |
God of the Dead and Lord of the Underworld. Brother of Poseidon and Zeus |
| Ἡφαιστος (Hēphaistos) |
Hephaestus |
God of fire and the forge. |
| Ἡρα (Hēra) |
Hera |
Goddess of marriage and the family. Also motherhood and childbirth; wife of Zeus. |
| Ἡρμής (Hērmēs) |
Hermes |
God of travel, thieves, and commerce. Messenger of the gods. |
| Ἑστία (Hestia) |
Hestia |
Goddess of the hearth and domestic life. Eventually replaced by Dionysus. |
| Ποσειδων (Poseidōn) |
Poseidon |
God of the sea. Brother of Hades and Zeus and father of Polyphemus |
| Ζεύς (Zeus) |
Zeus |
King of the gods. God of air, thunder and lightning. Brother of Poseidon and Hades |
Primordial deities
| Greek name |
English name |
Description |
| Αιθήρ (Aithēr) |
Aether |
God of the upper air. |
| Χάος (Khaos) |
Chaos |
Non-gendered deity of the nothingness from which all else sprang. |
| Χρόνος (Khronos) |
Chronos |
Titan of eternal time. |
| Έρεβος (Erebos) |
Erebus |
God of darkness. |
| Έρος |
Eros |
God of love. |
| Γαία (Gaia) |
Gaea |
Goddess of the Earth. |
| Ημέρα |
Hemera |
Goddess of daylight. |
| Νύξ |
Nyx |
Goddess of night. |
| Τάρταρος (Tartaros) |
Tartarus |
The Titan (father of the gods) lives in the pit of tartaros in the darkest, deepest part of the underworld control by HADES. |
| Ουρανός (Ouranos) |
Uranus |
God of the heavens. |
| Ουρανός (timeous) |
Timeous |
God of Time. |
Other deities
- Achelois
- Achelous
- Acheron (Αχέρων)
- Aeolus (Aiolos) (Αίολος)
- Agdistis
- Alastor
- Alectrona
- Amphitrite (Αμφιτρίτη)
- Anakes
- Antheia
- Aphaea
- Aristaeus
- Asclepius (Ασκληπιός)
- Astraea (Αστραία)
- Ate
- Attis
- Bia
- Boreas (Βορέας)
- Brizo
- Cabiri
- Caerus
- Calypso (Καλυψώ)
- Ceto
- Charon
- Circe (Κίρκη)
- Cotys
- Cragus
- Cybele (Κυβέλη)
- Dinlas
- Dionysus (Dionysos) or Bacchus (Διόνυσος)
- Dioscuri (Διόσκουροι)
- Castor (Κάστορ)
- Polydeuces (Πολυδεύκης)
- Doris (Δωρίς)
- Efreisone (Ευφροσύνη)
- Eileithyia
- Elpis (Ελπίς)
- Enyalius
- Enyo
- Eos
- Eosphorus
- The Erinyes, or "Furies"
- Eris (Έρις)
- Eros (Έρος)
- Ethehofos
- Eurus (Euros)
- Glaucus
- Hades (Άδης)
- Hêbê (Ήβη)
- Hecate (Εκάτη)
- Hêlios (Ήλιος)
- Heracles (Ηρακλής)
- Hespera
- Horae (Ώρες)
- Thallo (Θαλλώ)
- Auxo (Αυξώ)
- Karpo (Καρπώ)
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- Eunomia (Ευνομία)
- Dike (Δίκη)
- Irene (Ειρήνη)
- Hybris (Ύβρις)
- Hygeia (Υγεία)
- Hypnos (Ύπνος)
- Iris (Ίρις)
- Moira (Μοίρα)
- The three Moirae, or "Fates": (Μοίρες)
- Clotho (Κλωθώ)
- Lachesis (Λάχεσις)
- Atropos (Άτροπος)
- Mania (Μανία)
- Metis (Μέτις)
- Momus
- Morpheus (Μορφέας)
- Muses (Μούσες)
- Calliope (Καλλιόπη)
- Clio (Κλειώ)
- Erato (Ερατώ)
- Euterpe (Ευτέρπη)
- Melpomene (Μελπομένη)
- Polyhymnia (Πολυμνία)
- Terpsichore (Τερψιχόρη)
- Thalia (Θάλεια)
- Urania (Ουρανία)
- Nemesis (Νέμεσις)
- Nereus (Νηρέας)
- Nike (Νίκη)
- Notus (Νότος)
- Pan (Παν)
- Perséphonê (Περσεφόνη)
- Peitho (Πειθώ)
- Pleiades (Πλειάδες)
- Alcyone (Αλκυόνη)
- Sterope (Στερόπη)
- Celaeno (Κελαινώ)
- Electra (Ηλέκτρα)
- Maia (Μαία)
- Merope (Μερόπη)
- Taygete (Ταϋγέτη)
- Phorcys (Φόρκυς)
- Proteus (Πρωτεύς)
- Priapus
- Selene (Σελήνη)
- Thanatos (Θάνατος)
- Thetis (Θέτις)
- Triton (Τρίτων)
- Typhon (Τυφών)
- Zephyrus (Ζέφυρος)
Titans
- Asteria
- Astraeus
- Atlas (Άτλας)
- Clymene (Κλυμένη)
- Coeus
- Crius
- Cronus (Cronos) (Κρόνος)
- Dione (Διόνη)
- Epimetheus (Epithemeos) (Επιμηθεύς)
- Hyperion (Υπερίων)
- Iapetus (Ιαπετός)
- Leto (Λητώ)
- Mnemosyne (Μνημοσύνη)
- Oceanus (Oceanos) (Ωκεανός)
- Ophion
- Phoebe (Φοίβη)
- Prometheus (Prometheos) (Προμηθεύς)
- Rhea (Ρέα)
- Tethys (Τηθύς)
- Theia (Θεία)
- Themis (Θέμις)
The Hundred-Handed (Hecatoncheires)
- Briareus (or Aegaeon)
- Gyes
- Cottus
Cyclopes
- Arges
- Brontes
- Steropes
- Polyphemus
River gods
- Achelous
- Acheron
- Acis
- Alpheus
- Asopus
- Cladeus
- Eurotas
- Peneus
Nymphs
- Adrasteia
- Clytie
- Crataeis
- Daphne
- Dryads
- Hamadryads
- Metope
- Naiads
- Nereids
- Oceanids
- Oreads
Giants
- Agrius
- Alcyoneus
- Aloadae
- Antaeus
- Argus
- Enceladus
- Tityas
Mortals
A-B
- Abas
- Abderus
- Acacallis
- Acamas
- Acarnan
- Acastus
- Acestes
- Achaeus
- Achilles (Akhilleus)
- Acoetes
- Acrisius
- Actaeon (Aktaion)
- Actaeus
- Actor
- Admetus
- Adonis
- Adrastus
- Aeacus (Aiakos)
- Aeetes
- Aegeus
- Aegialeia
- Aegialeus
- Aegimius
- Aegina
- Aegisthus
- Aegyptus
- Aeneas (Aineas)
- Aeolus
- Aepytus
- Aerope
- Aesacus
- Aeson (Aison)
- Aethalides
- Aethlius
- Aethra
- Aetolus
- Agamedes
- Agamemnon
- Agapenor
- Agasthenes
- Agave
- Agelaus (Ageláos)
- Agenor
- Aglaea
- Agraulus
- Agrius
- Agron
- Ajax the great (Aîas the great)
- Ajax the lesser (Aîas the lesser)
- Alcaeus (Alkaios)
- Alcathous
- Alcestis
- Alcidice
- Alcimede
- Alcinous
- Alcmaeon
- Alcmene (Alkmênê)
- Alcyone
- Aleus
- Almus
- Aloeus
- Alope
- Althaea
- Althaemenes
- Amarynceus
- Amphiaraus
- Amphictyon
- Amphidamas
- Amphilochus
- Amphimachus
- Amphinomus (Amphínomos)
- Amphion
- Amphinomus
- Amphithea
- Amphitryon (Amphitrion)
- Amyclas
- Amycus
- Amymone
- Amyntor
- Amythaon
- Anaxagoras
- Anaxibia
- Anaxo
- Ancaeus
- Anchialus
- Anchises
- Andraemon
- Andreus
- Androgeus
- Andromache
- Andromeda
- Anius
- Antenor
- Anticlea (Antiklia)
- Antigone
- Antilochus
- Antimachus
- Antinous (Antinoös)
- Antion
- Antiope
- Antiphates
- Antiphus
- Aphareus
- Apheidas
- Apis
- Apsyrtus
- Arachne (Arakhne)
- Arcas
- Arcesius (Arkêsios)
- Arete
- Argea
- Argeius
- Argos
- Ariadne
- Arion
- Aristodemus
- Aristomachus
- Arsinoe
- Asclepius
- Asius
- Assaracus
- Astacus
- Asterius
- Astyanax
- Astydameia
- Astypalaea
- Astyoche
- Atalanta
- Athamas
- Atreus
- Atymnius
- Auge
- Augeas
- Autesion
- Autolycus
- Automedon
- Autonoe
- Bateia
- Battus
- Baucis
- Bellerophon
- Belus
- Bias
- Borus
- Briseis
- Briseus
- Britomartis
- Broteas
- Bunus
- Busiris
- Butes
- Byblis
C-G
- Cadmus
- Caeneus (Caenis when female)
- Calchas
- Callidice
- Callirhoe
- Callisto
- Calyce
- Calydon
- Canace
- Canthus
- Capaneus
- Capys
- Car
- Carme
- Carnabon
- Cassandra
- Cassiopeia
- Castor
- Catreus
- Caunus
- Cebriones
- Cecrops
- Ceisus
- Celeus
- Cephalus
- Cepheus
- Cerdo
- Cestrinus
- Ceyx
- Chalciope
- Chalcodon
- Chione
- Chloris
- Chryseis
- Chryses
- Chrysippus
- Chrysothemis
- Chthonius
- Cilix
- Cinyras
- Cleite
- Cleodaeus
- Cleopatra
- Clymene
- Clymenus
- Clytemnestra
- Clytius
- Codrus
- Comaetho
- Copreus
- Corcyra
- Corinthus
- Coronis
- Coronus
- Cranaus
- Creon
- Cresphontes
- Crete
- Cretheus
- Creusa
- Crisus
- Croesus
- Cychreus
- Cycnus
- Cylla
- Cynortas
- Cyparissus
- Cypselus
- Cytisorus
- Cyzicus
- Daedalion
- Daedalus
- Danae
- Danaus
- Dardanus
- Dascylus
- Deianeira
- Deimachus
- Deion
- Deiphobus
- Deiphontes
- Deipyle
- Demonassa
- Demonice
- Demophon
- Deucalion
- Dexamenus
- Dia
- Dictys
- Diomedes
- Diores
- Dioscuri (Castor and Polydeuces)
- Dirce
- Dius
- Dolius
- Dolon
- Dorus
- Dryope
- Echemus
- Echetus
- Echion
- Eetion
- Elatus (Élatos)
- Electra
- Electryon
- Eleius
- Elephenor
- Eleusis
- Elpenor
- Elymus (Elumos)
- Endeis
- Endymion
- Epaphus
- Epeius
- Epicasta
- Epidaurus
- Epopeus
- Erechtheus
- Erginus (Erginos)
- Erichthonius
- Eriphyle
- Eteocles
- Eumaeus (Eumaios)
- Eumelus
- Europa
- Eurotas
- Euryalus
- Euryclea (Eurýkleia)
- Eurylochus
- Eurymachus
- Eurypylus
- Eurystheus
- Eurytion
- Eurytus
- Ganymede
H-L
- Haemon
- Hector (Hektor)
- Hecuba (Hekuba)
- Helen
- Helenus
- Helle
- Heracles (Heraklês)
- Hermaphroditus
- Hermione
- Hippocoon
- Hippodamia
- Hippolyta
- Hippolytus
- Hippomedon
- Hylas
- Iambe
- Icarius
- Icarus
- Idomeneus
- Ino
- Io
- Iolaus
- Iole
- Iphicles
- Iphigenia
- Irus
- Ismene
- Ixion
- Jason
- Jocasta
- Labdacus
- Laërtês
- Laius
- Laodamas
- Laomedon
- Leda
- Lelex
- Lycaon
- Lycus
M-P
- Machaon
- Medea
- Medôn
- Melampus
- Melanthus
- Meleager
- Memnon
- Menelaus
- Menestheus
- Messene
- Midas
- Minos
- Munippus
- Myles
- Myrrha
- Myrtilus
- Narcissus
- Nausicaa
- Neleus
- Neoptolemus
- Nephele
- Nestor
- Niobe
- Nycteus
- Odysseus
- Oebalus
- Oedipus
- Oeneus
- Oenomaus
- Ogygus
- Oileus
- Olenus
- Orestes
- Orion
- Orpheus
- Oxyntes
- Pandion I
- Pandion II
- Pandarus
- Pandora
- Paris
- Parthenopeus
- Patroclus
- Peleus
- Pelias
- Pelopia
- Pelops
- Penélopê (Penelopeia)
- Peneus
- Penthesilea
- Pentheus
- Periphetes
- Perseus (Perseos)
- Phegeus
- Philemon
- Philoctetes
- Phineas
- Phineus
- Phocus
- Phoenix (Phoinix)
- Phrixus
- Phyleus
- Pirithous
- Pittheus
- Podalirius
- Polites
- Polycaon
- Polydorus
- Polynices
- Polyxena
- Priam
- Procrustes
- Proetus
- Protesilaus
- Psyche
- Pterelaos
- Pygmalion
- Pylades
- Pyramus
- Pyrrha
R-Z
- Rhadamanthys
- Rhesus
- Sarpedon
- Semele
- Sisyphus
- Sparta
- Sthenelus
- Tantalus
- Telamon
- Telemachus (Telémakhos, Telemachos)
- Telephus
- Teucer
- Theoclymenus
- Thersander
- Thersites
- Theseus (Theseos)
- Thisbe
- Thyestes
- Thymoetes
- Tithonus
- Tlepolemus
- Trophonius
- Tydeus
- Tyndareus
- Xuthus
- Zetes
- Zethus
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