List of Greek mythological figures

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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. For a list of the deities of many cultures (including this one) see list of deities.

Contents

[edit] Immortals

[edit] Olympian deities

Greek name (transliteration) English name Description
Aφροδίτη (Aphroditē) Aphrodite Goddess of love and beauty, wife of Hephaestus.
Aπόλλων (Apollōn) Apollo God of the sun (light), music, healing, prophecy, and poetry.
Άρης (Arēs) Ares God of war, primarily violent war, revenge, anger, courage, fertility and bloodshed.
Άρτεμις (Artemis) Artemis Goddess of hunting and archery, twin sister of Apollo.
Αθηνά (Athēna) Athena Goddess of wisdom, crafts, defensive warfare.
Δήμητρα (Dēmētra) Demeter Goddess of agriculture, grain, harvest and earth.
Άδης (Hades) Hades God of the Dead and lord of the Underworld and of the riches found within the earth. Brother of Poseidon and Zeus.
Ήφαιστος (Hēphaistos) Hephaestus God of fire and the forge (god of fire and smiths). Makes armor for the gods and other heroes like Achilles.
Ήρα (Hēra) Hera Goddess of marriage, family, motherhood and queen of the gods. Zeus' jealous wife.
Ερμής (Hērmēs) Hermes God of travel, thieves, and commerce. Messenger of the gods.He showed the way for the dead souls to Hades's realm.
Εστία (Hestia) Hestia Goddess of the hearth and domestic life. Eventually replaced by Dionysus.
Ποσειδων (Poseidōn) Poseidon God of the sea and horses. Brother of Hades and Zeus and father of Polyphemus
Ζεύς (Zeus) Zeus King of the gods. God of thunder and lightning. Brother of Poseidon and Hades. Husband of Hera. Destroyed his father, Ruler of the titans (Cronos), with a sickle. Loves women and has various relationships throughout Greek mythology, an idea which was not as frowned upon in Hellenistic society as it is today.

[edit] 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 God of eternal time.
Έρεβος (Ivor) Erebus God of darkness and shadow.
Έρος Eros God of love.
Γαία (Gaia) Gaia Goddess of the Earth (Mother Earth).
Ημέρα Hemera Goddess of daylight.
Νύξ Nyx Goddess of darkness/night.
Τάρταρος (Tartaros) Tartarus The Titan (father of the Olympian gods) lives in the pit of tartaros in the darkest deepest part of the underworld controlled by Hades.
Ουρανός (Ouranos) Uranus God of the heavens (Father Sky).

[edit] Titans

[edit] The Hundred-Handed Ones (Hecatoncheires)

[edit] Cyclopes

[edit] River gods

[edit] Nymphs

[edit] Giants

[edit] Anemoi (the winds)

[edit] Other deities

[edit] Mortals

[edit] A-B

[edit] C-G

[edit] H-L

[edit] M-P

[edit] R-Z

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