list of greek goddesses and gods



greek gods and goddesses

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.

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

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)

or

    • 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
    • Cleochareia
  • Nereids
    • Amphitrite
    • Arethusa
  • Oceanids
    • Eidyia
  • Oreads
    • Echo

Giants

  • Agrius
  • Alcyoneus
  • Aloadae
    • Otus
    • Ephialtes
  • 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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