List of Greek mythological figures
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This is a list of Greek mythological figures.
Immortals
Olympian deities
Ancient Greek name | English name | Description |
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Ἀφροδίτη (Áphroditē) | Aphrodite | The goddess of love, beauty, and desire. Although married to Hephaestus she had many lovers, most notably Ares. She was depicted as a beautiful woman usually accompanied by her son Eros. Her symbols include the rose, scallop shell, and myrtle wreath. Her sacred animal is the dove. |
Ἀπόλλων (Apóllō) | Apollo | The god of music, healing, plague, prophecies, poetry, and archery; associated with light, truth and the sun. He is Artemis's twin brother and Hermes' elder brother, and son of Zeus and Leto. He was depicted as a handsome, beardless youth with long hair and various attributes including a laurel wreath, bow and quiver, raven, and lyre. Animals sacred to Apollo include dolphins, roe deer, swans, cicadas, hawks, ravens, crows and snakes. |
Ἄρης (Árēs) | Ares | The god of war, bloodlust, violence, manly courage, and civil order. The son of Zeus and Hera, he was depicted as either a mature, bearded warrior dressed in battle arms, or a nude beardless youth with helm and spear. His attributes are golden armour and a bronze-tipped spear. His sacred animals are the vulture, venomous snakes, alligators, and dogs. |
Ἄρτεμις (Ártemis) | Artemis | Virgin goddess of the hunt, wilderness, animals, childbirth and plague. In later times she became associated with the moon. She is the daughter of Zeus and Leto, and twin sister of Apollo. In art she was usually depicted as a young woman dressed in a short knee-length chiton and equipped with a hunting bow and a quiver of arrows. In addition to the bow, her attributes include hunting spears, animal pelts, deer and other wild animals. Her sacred animals are deer, bears, and wild boars. |
Ἀθηνᾶ (Athēnâ) | Athena | The goddess of wisdom, warfare, battle strategy, heroic endeavour, handicrafts and reason. According to most traditions, she was born from Zeus's head fully formed and armored. She was depicted crowned with a crested helm, armed with shield and a spear. Her symbols include the olive tree. She is commonly shown accompanied by her sacred animal, the owl. |
Δημήτηρ (Dēmḗtēr) | Demeter | The goddess of agriculture, horticulture, grain and harvest. Demeter is a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and sister of Zeus, by whom she bore Persephone. She was depicted as a mature woman, often crowned and holding sheafs of wheat and a torch. Her symbols are the Cornucopia (horn of plenty), wheat-ears, the winged serpent and the lotus staff. Her sacred animals are pigs and snakes. |
Διόνυσος (Diónysos) | Dionysus | The god of wine, parties and festivals, madness, drunkenness and pleasure at forever young. He was depicted in art as either an older bearded god or a pretty effeminate, long-haired youth. His attributes include the thyrsus (a pinecone-tipped staff), drinking cup, grape vine, and a crown of ivy. Animals sacred to him include dolphins, serpents, tigers, and donkeys. A later addition to the Olympians, in some accounts he replaced Hestia. |
ᾍδης (Hádēs) or Πλούτων (Ploútón) | Hades or Pluto | King of the Underworld and god of the dead and the hidden wealth of the Earth. His consort is Persephone and his attributes are the key of Hades, the Helm of Darkness, and the three-headed dog, Cerberus. The screech owl was sacred to him. Despite being the son of Cronus and Rhea and the elder brother of Zeus, as a chthonic god he is only rarely listed among the Olympians. The name Pluto became more common in the Classical period with the mystery religions and Athenian literature. |
Ἥφαιστος (Hḗphaistos) | Hephaestus | Crippled god of fire, metalworking, stonemasonry, sculpture and volcanism. The son of Hera by parthenogenesis, he is the smith of the gods and the husband of the adulterous Aphrodite. He was usually depicted as a bearded man holding hammer and tongs—the tools of a smith—and riding a donkey. His symbols are the hammer, tongs, and anvil. His sacred animals are the donkey, the guard dog and the crane. When he was born, he was thrown off of Mount Olympus by Hera as he was considered ugly. |
Ἥρα (Hḗra) | Hera | Queen of marriage, women, childbirth, heirs, kings and empires. She is the wife of Zeus and daughter of Cronus and Rhea. She was usually depicted as a beautiful woman wearing a crown and veil and holding a royal, lotus-tipped staff. Her sacred animals are the heifer, the lion, the peacock, and the cuckoo. |
Ἡρμῆς (Hērmē̂s) | Hermes | The god of travel, messengers, trade, thievery, cunning wiles, language, writing, diplomacy, athletics, and animal husbandry. He is the messenger of the gods, a psychopomp who leads the souls of the dead into Hades' realm, and the son of Zeus and Maia. He was depicted either as a handsome and athletic beardless youth, or as an older bearded man. His attributes include the herald's wand or caduceus, winged sandals, and a traveler's cap. His sacred animals are the tortoise, the ram, and the hawk. |
Ἑστία (Hestía) | Hestia | Virgin goddess of the hearth, home and cooking. She is a daughter of Rhea and Cronus and sister of Zeus. She was depicted as a modestly veiled woman, whose symbols are the hearth and kettle. In some accounts, she gave up her seat as one of the Twelve Olympians in favour of Dionysus. |
Ποσειδῶν (Poseidō̂n) | Poseidon | The god of the sea, rivers, floods, droughts, earthquakes, and the creator of horses; known as the "Earth Shaker". He is a son of Cronus and Rhea and brother to Zeus and Hades. In classical artwork, he was depicted as a mature man of sturdy build with a dark beard, and holding a trident. The horse and the dolphin are sacred to him. |
Ζεύς (Zeús) | Zeus | The king of the gods, the ruler of Mount Olympus and the god of the sky, weather, thunder, law, order, and fate. He is the youngest son of Cronus and Rhea, whom he overthrew after Cronus swallowed his brothers and sisters and he is brother-husband to Hera. In artwork, he was depicted as a regal, mature man with a sturdy figure and dark beard. His usual attributes are the royal scepter and the lightning bolt, and his sacred animals are the eagle and the bull. |
Ancient Greek name | English name | Description |
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Αἰθήρ (Aithḗr) | Aether | The god of the upper air and light. |
Ἀνάγκη (Anánkē) | Ananke | The goddess of inevitability, compulsion and necessity. |
Ἔρεβος (Érebos) | Erebos or Erebus | The god of darkness and shadow. |
Γαῖα (Gaîa) | Gaia or Gaea | Personification of the Earth (Mother Earth); mother of the Titans. |
Ἡμέρα (Hēméra) | Hemera | Goddess of daylight. |
Χάος (Cháos) | Chaos | The nothingness from which all else sprang |
Χρόνος (Chrónos) | Chronos | The Keeper of Time. Not to be confused with the Titan Cronus, the father of Zeus. |
Nῆσοι (Nē̂soi) | The Nesoi | The goddesses of the islands. |
Νύξ (Nýx) | Nyx or Night | The goddess of night. |
Οὐρανός (Ouranós) | Uranus | The god of the heavens (Father Sky); father of the Titans. |
Οὔρεα (Oúrea) | The Ourea | The gods of mountains. |
Φάνης (Phánēs) | Phanes | The god of procreation in the Orphic tradition. |
Πόντος (Póntos) | Pontus | The god of the sea, father of the fish and other sea creatures. |
Τάρταρος (Tártaros) | Tartarus | The darkest, deepest part of the underworld. |
Θάλασσα (Thálassa) | Thalassa | Spirit of the sea and consort of Pontos. |
Greek name | English name | Description |
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The Twelve Titans | ||
Ὑπερίων (Hyperíōn) | Hyperion | Titan of light. With Theia, he is the father of Helios (the sun), Selene (the moon) and Eos (the dawn). |
Ἰαπετός (Iapetós) | Iapetus | Titan of mortality and father of Prometheus, Epimetheus and Atlas. |
Κοῖος (Koîos) | Coeus | Titan of intellect and the axis of heaven around which the constellations revolved. |
Κρεῖος (Kreîōs) | Crius | The least individualized of the Twelve Titans, he is the father of Astraios, Pallas and Perses. |
Κρόνος (Crónos) | Cronus | The leader of the Titans, who overthrew his father Uranus only to be overthrown in turn by his son, Zeus. Not to be confused with Chronos, the god of time. |
Mνημοσύνη (Mnēmosýnē) | Mnemosyne | Titan of memory and remembrance, and mother of the Nine Muses. |
Ὠκεανός (Ōceanós) | Oceanus | Titan of the all-encircling river Oceanus around the earth, the font of all the Earth's fresh-water. |
Φοίβη (Phoíbē) | Phoebe | Titan of the "bright" intellect and prophecy, and consort of Koios. |
Ῥέα (Rhéa) | Rhea | Titan of female fertility, motherhood, and generation. She is the sister and consort of Cronus, and mother of Zeus, Hades, Poseidon, Hera, Demeter and Hestia. |
Τηθύς (Tēthýs) | Tethys | Wife of Oceanus, and the mother of the rivers, springs, streams, fountains and clouds. |
Θεία (Theía) | Theia | Titan of sight and the shining light of the clear blue sky. She is the consort of Hyperion, and mother of Helios, Selene and Eos. |
Θέμις (Thémis) | Themis | Titan of divine law and order. |
Other Titans | ||
Ἀστερία (Astería) | Asteria | Titan of nocturnal oracles and falling stars. |
Ἀστραῖος (Astraîos) | Astraeus | Titan of stars and planets, and the art of astrology. |
Ἄτλας (Átlas) | Atlas | Titan forced to carry the sky upon his shoulders. Also Son of Iapetus. |
Αὔρα (Aúra) | Aura | Titan of the breeze and the fresh, cool air of early morning. |
Διώνη (Diṓnē) | Dione | Titan of the oracle of Dodona. |
Ἠώς (Ēṓs) | Eos | Titan of the dawn. |
Ἐπιμηθεύς (Epimētheús) | Epimetheus | Titan of afterthought and the father of excuses. |
Εὐρυβία (Eurybía) | Eurybia | Titan of the mastery of the seas and consort of Krios. |
Εὐρυνόμη (Eurynómē) | Eurynome | Titan of water-meadows and pasturelands, and mother of the three Charites by Zeus. |
Ἥλιος (Hḗlios) | Helios | Titan of the sun and guardian of oaths. |
Κλυμένη (Clyménē) | Clymene or Asia | Titan of renown, fame and infamy, and wife of Iapetos. |
Ληλαντος (Lēlantos) | Lelantos | Titan of air and the hunter's skill of stalking prey. He is the male counterpart of Leto. |
Λητώ (Lētṓ) | Leto | Titan of motherhood and mother of Artemis and Apollo. |
Μενοίτιος (Menoítios) | Menoetius | Titan of violent anger, rash action, and human mortality. Killed by Zeus. |
Μῆτις (Mē̂tis) | Metis | Titan of good counsel, advice, planning, cunning, craftiness and wisdom, and mother of Athena. |
Ὀφίων (Ophíōn) | Ophion | An elder Titan, in some versions of the myth he ruled the Earth with his consort Eurynome before Cronus overthrew him. |
Πάλλας (Pállas) | Pallas | Titan of warcraft. He was killed by Athena during the Titanomachy. |
Πέρσης (Pérsēs) | Perses | Titan of destruction. |
Προμηθεύς (Promētheús) | Prometheus | Titan of forethought and crafty counsel, and creator of mankind. |
Σελήνη (Selḗnē) | Selene | Titan of the moon. |
Στύξ (Stýx) | Styx | Titan of the Underworld river Styx and personification of hatred. |
Gigantes (giants)
- The Hekatoncheires (Ἑκατόγχειρες), or Centimanes (Latin), the Hundred-Handed Ones, giant gods of violent storms and hurricanes. Three sons of Uranus and Gaea, each with their own distinct characters.[1]
- Briareus or Aigaion (Βριάρεως), The Vigorous
- Cottus (Κόττος), The Furious
- Gyges (Γύγης), The Big-Limbed
- Agrius (Ἄγριος), a man-eating Thracian giant who was half-man and half-bear
- Alcyoneus (Ἀλκυονεύς), the king of the Thracian giants, who was slain by Heracles
- Aloadae (Αλοάδαι), twin giants who attempted to storm heaven
- Otos (Ότος)
- Ephialtes (Εφιάλτης)
- Antaeus (Ανταίος), a Libyan giant who wrestled all visitors to the death until he was slain by Heracles
- Argus Panoptes (Ἄργος Πανόπτης), a hundred-eyed giant tasked with guarding over Io
- Cyclopes (Elder), three one-eyed giants who forged the lightning-bolts of Zeus
- Arges (Ἄργης)
- Brontes (Βρόντης)
- Steropes (Στερόπης)
- Cyclopes (Younger), a tribe of one-eyed, man-eating giants who shepherded flocks of sheep on the island of Sicily
- Polyphemus (Πολύφημος), a cyclops who briefly captured Odysseus and his men.
- Enceladus (Εγκέλαδος), one of the Thracian giants who made war on the gods
- The Gegenees (Γεγενεες), a tribe of six-armed giants fought by the Argonauts on Bear Mountain in Mysia
- Geryon (Γηρυών), a three-bodied, four-winged giant who dwelt on the red island of Erytheia
- The Laestrygonians (Λαιστρυγόνες), a tribe of man-eating giants encountered by Odysseus on his travels
- Orion (Ωρίων), a giant huntsman whom Zeus placed among the stars as the constellation of Orion
- Porphyrion (Πορφυρίων), the king of the Gigantes who was struck down by Heracles and Zeus with arrows and lightning-bolts after he attempted to rape Hera
- Talos (Τάλως), a giant forged from bronze by Hephaestus, and gifted by Zeus to his lover Europa as her personal protector
- Tityos (Τίτυος), a giant slain by Apollo and Artemis when he attempted to violate their mother Leto.
- Typhon (Τυφῶν), a monstrous immortal storm-giant who was defeated and imprisoned by Zeus in the pit of Tartarus
Personified concepts
- Achlys (Ἀχλύς), spirit of the death-mist
- Adephagia (Ἀδηφαγία), spirit of satiety and gluttony
- Adikia (Ἀδικία), spirit of injustice and wrong-doing
- Aergia (Ἀεργία), spirit of idleness, laziness, indolence and sloth
- Agon (Ἀγών), spirit of contest, who possessed an altar at Olympia, site of the Olympic Games.
- Aidos (Αἰδώς), spirit of modesty, reverence and respect
- Aisa (Αἲσα), personification of lot and fate
- Alala (Ἀλαλά), spirit of the war cry
- Alastor (Ἀλάστωρ), spirit of blood feuds and vengeance
- Aletheia (Ἀλήθεια), spirit of truth, truthfulness and sincerity
- The Algea (Ἄλγεα), spirits of pain and suffering
- Achos (Άχος) "trouble, distress"
- Ania (Ἀνία) "ache, anguish"
- Lupe (Λύπη) "pain, grief, sorrow"
- Amechania (Ἀμηχανία), spirit of helplessness and want of means
- The Amphilogiai (Αμφιλογίαι), spirits of disputes, debate and contention
- Anaideia (Ἀναίδεια), spirit of ruthlessness, shamelessness, and unforgivingness
- The Androktasiai (Ανδροκτασίαι), spirits of battlefield slaughter
- Angelia (Ἀγγελία), spirit of messages, tidings and proclamations
- Apate (Ἀπάτη), spirit of deceit, guile, fraud and deception
- Apheleia (Ἀφέλεια), spirit of simplicity
- Aporia (Ἀπορία), spirit of difficulty, perplexity, powerlessness and want of means
- The Arae (Ἀραί), spirits of curses
- Arete (Aρετή), spirit of virtue, excellence, goodness and valour
- Atë (Άτη), spirit of delusion, infatuation, blind folly, recklessness and ruin
- Bia (Βία), spirit of force, power, bodily strength and compulsion
- Caerus (Καιρός), spirit of opportunity
- Corus (Κόρος), spirit of surfeit
- Deimos (Δεῖμος), spirit of fear, dread and terror
- Dikaiosyne (Δικαιοσύνη), spirit of justice and righteousness
- Dike (Δίκη), spirit of justice, fair judgements and the rights established by custom and law
- Dolos (Δόλος), spirit of trickery, cunning deception, craftiness, treachery and guile
- Dysnomia (Δυσνομία), spirit of lawlessness and poor civil constitution
- Dyssebeia (Δυσσέβεια), spirit of impiety
- Eirene (Εἰρήνη), goddess of peace
- Ekecheiria (Ἐκεχειρία), spirit of truce, armistice, and the cessation of all hostilities; honoured at the Olympic Games
- Eleos (Ἔλεος), spirit of mercy, pity and compassion
- Elpis (Ἐλπίς), spirit of hope and expectation
- Epiphron (Ἐπίφρων), spirit of prudence, shrewdness, thoughtfulness, carefulness and sagacity
- Eris (Ἐρις), spirit of strife, discord, contention and rivalry
- The Erotes (ἔρωτες)
- Eucleia (Εὔκλεια), spirit of good repute and glory
- Eulabeia (Εὐλάβεια), spirit of discretion, caution and circumspection
- Eunomia (Εὐνομία), goddess of good order and lawful conduct
- Eupheme (Εὐφήμη), spirit of words of good omen, acclamation, praise, applause and shouts of triumph
- Eupraxia (Eὐπραξία), spirit of well-being
- Eusebeia (Eὐσέβεια), spirit of piety, loyalty, duty and filial respect
- Euthenia (Εὐθενία), spirit of prosperity, abundance and plenty
- Geras (Γῆρας), spirit of old age
- Harmonia (Αρμονία), goddess of harmony and concord
- Hebe (Ήβη), goddess of youth
- Hedone (Ἡδονή), spirit of pleasure, enjoyment and delight
- Heimarmene (Εἵμαρμένη), personification of share destined by fate
- Homados (Ὁμαδος), spirit of the din of battle
- Homonoia (Ὁμόνοια), spirit of concord, unanimity, and oneness of mind
- Horkos (Ὁρκος), spirit of oaths
- Horme (Όρμη), spirit of impulse or effort (to do a thing), eagerness, setting oneself in motion, and starting an action
- Hybris (Ύβρις), spirit of outrageous behaviour
- Hypnos (Ύπνος), god of sleep
- The Hysminai (Ηυσμιναι), spirits of fighting and combat
- Ioke (Ἰωκή), spirit of pursuit in battle
- Kakia (Kακία), spirit of vice and moral badness
- Kalokagathia (Καλοκαγαθία), spirit of nobility
- The Keres (Κῆρες), spirit of violent or cruel death
- Koalemos (Κοάλεμος), spirit of stupidity and foolishness
- Kratos (Κράτος), spirit of strength, might, power and sovereign rule
- Kydoimos (Κυδοιμος), spirit of the din of battle, confusion, uproar and hubbub
- Lethe (Λήθη), spirit of forgetfulness and oblivion, and of the river of the same name
- Limos (Λιμός), spirit of hunger and starvation
- The Litae (Λιταί), spirits of prayer
- Lyssa (Λύσσα), spirit of rage, fury and rabies in animals
- The Machai (Μάχαι), spirits of fighting and combat
- Mania (Μανία), spirit or spirits of madness, insanity and frenzy
- The Moirae, or "Fates" (Μοίραι)
- Momus (Μῶμος), spirit of mockery, blame, censure and stinging criticism
- Moros (Μόρος), spirit of doom
- The Neikea (τὰ Νείκη), spirits of quarrels, feuds and grievances
- Nemesis (Νέμεσις), goddess of revenge, balance, righteous indignation and retribution
- Nike (Νίκη), goddess of victory
- Nomos (Νόμος), spirit of law
- Oizys (Ὀϊζύς), spirit of woe and misery
- The Oneiroi (Όνειροι), spirits of dreams
- Palioxis (Παλιοξις), spirit of backrush, flight and retreat from battle
- Peitharchia (Πειθαρχία), spirit of obedience
- Peitho (Πειθώ), spirit of persuasion and seduction
- Penia (Πενία), spirit of poverty and need
- Penthus (Πένθος), spirit of grief, mourning and lamentation
- Pepromene (Πεπρωμένη), personification of the destined share, similar to Heimarmene
- Pheme (Φήμη), spirit of rumour, report and gossip
- Philophrosyne (Φιλοφροσύνη), spirit of friendliness, kindness and welcome
- Philotes (Φιλότης), spirit of friendship, affection and sexual intercourse
- Phobos (Φόβος), spirit of panic fear, flight and battlefield rout
- The Phonoi (Φόνοι), spirits of murder, killing and slaughter
- Phrike (Φρίκη), spirit of horror and trembling fear
- Phthonus (Φθόνος), spirit of envy and jealousy
- Pistis (Πίστις), spirit of trust, honesty and good faith
- Poine (Ποίνη), spirit of retribution, vengeance, recompense, punishment and penalty for the crime of murder and manslaughter
- Polemos (Πόλεμος), personification of war
- Ponos (Πόνος), spirit of hard labour and toil
- Poros (Πόρος), spirit of expediency, the means of accomplishing or providing, contrivance and device
- Praxidike (Πραξιδίκη), spirit of exacting justice
- Proioxis (Προίοξις), spirit of onrush and battlefield pursuit
- Prophasis (Πρόφασις), spirit of excuses and pleas
- The Pseudologoi, spirits of lies
- Ptocheia (Πτωχεία), spirit of beggary
- Soter (Σωτήρ), male spirit of safety, preservation and deliverance from harm
- Soteria (Σωτηρία), female personification of safety, preservation and deliverance from harm
- Sophrosyne (Σωφροσύνη), spirit of moderation, self-control, temperance, restraint, and discretion
- Techne (Τέχνη), personification of art and skill
- Thanatos (Θάνατος), spirit of death and mortality
- Thrasos (Θράσος), spirit of boldness
- Tyche (Τύχη), goddess of fortune, chance, providence and fate
- Zelos ( Ζῆλος), spirit of eager rivalry, emulation, envy, jealousy and zeal
Chthonic deities
- Amphiaraus (Αμφιαραύς), a hero of the war of the Seven Against Thebe who became an oracular spirit of the Underworld after his death
- Askalaphos (Ἀσκάλαφος), the son of Acheron and Orphne who tended the Underworld orchards before being transformed into a screech owl by Demeter
- Cerberus (Κέρβερος), the three-headed hound who guarded the gates of Hades
- Charon (Χάρων), ferryman of Hades
- Empusa (Έμπουσα), a monstrous underworld spirit or spirits with flaming hair, the leg of a goat and a leg of bronze. They are also servants of Hecate.
- Erebos (Έρεβος), the primeval god of darkness, his mists encircled the underworld and filled the hollows of the earth
- The Erinyes (Ἐρινύες), the Furies, goddesses of retribution
- Hecate (Εκάτη), goddess of magic, witchcraft, the night, moon, ghosts and necromancy
- Judges of the Dead
- Aiakos (Αιακός), former mortal king of Aegina, guardian of the keys of Hades and judge of the men of Europe
- Minos (Μίνως), former mortal king of Crete and judge of the final vote
- Rhadamanthys (Ῥαδάμανθυς), former mortal lawmaker and judge of the men of Asia
- Keuthonymos (Κευθόνυμος), an Underworld spirit and father of Menoetes
- Cronus (Κρόνος), deposed king of the Titans; after his release from Tartarus he was appointed king of the Island of the Blessed
- Lamia (Λάμια), a vampiric Underworld spirit or spirits in the train of Hecate
- Lampades (Λαμπάδες), torch-bearing Underworld nymphs
- Macaria (Μακαρία), daughter of Hades and goddess of blessed death (not to be confused with the daughter of Heracles)
- Melinoe (Μελινόη), daughter of Persephone and Zeus who presided over the propitiations offered to the ghosts of the dead
- Menoetes (Μενοίτης), an Underworld spirit who herded the cattle of Hades
- Mormo (Μορμώ), a fearsome Underworld spirit or spirits in the train of Hecate
- Nyx (Νύξ), the primeval goddess of night
- Persephone (Περσεφόνη), queen of the underworld, wife of Hades and goddess of spring growth
- Rivers of the Underworld
- Acheron (Αχέρων), the river of pain
- Kokytos (Kωκυτός), the river of wailing
- Lethe (Λήθη), the river of forgetfulness
- Phlegethon (Φλεγέθων), the river of fire
- Styx (Στύξ), the river of hate
- Tartarus (Τάρταρος), the primeval god of the dark, stormy pit of Hades
- Thanatos (Θάνατος), spirit of death and minister of Hades
Sea deities
- Aegaeon (Αιγαίων), god of violent sea storms and ally of the Titans
- Acheilos (Αχειλος), shark-shaped sea spirit
- Amphitrite (Αμφιτρίτη), sea goddess and consort of Poseidon
- Benthesikyme (Βενθεσικύμη), daughter of Poseidon, who resided in Ethiopia
- Brizo (Βριζώ), patron goddess of sailors, who sent prophetic dreams
- Ceto (Κῆτώ), goddess of the dangers of the ocean and of sea monsters
- Charybdis (Χάρυβδις), a sea monster and spirit of whirlpools and the tide
- Cymopoleia (Κυμοπόλεια), a daughter of Poseidon married to the Giant Briareus
- Delphin (Δέλφιν), the leader of the dolphins, Poseidon placed him in the sky as the constellation Delphin
- Eidothea (Ειδοθέα), prophetic sea nymph and daughter of Proteus
- Glaucus (Γλαῦκος), the fisherman's sea god
- Gorgons (Γοργόνες), three monstrous sea spirits
- The Graeae (Γραῖαι), three ancient sea spirits who personified the white foam of the sea; they shared one eye and one tooth between them
- Deino (Δεινώ)
- Enyo (Ενυώ)
- Pemphredo (Πεμφρεδώ)
- The Harpies (Ηάρπυιαι), winged spirits of sudden, sharp gusts of wind
- Hippocampi (ἱπποκαμπος), the horses of the sea they are half horse with the tail of a fish
- The Ichthyocentaurs (Ιχθυοκένταυροι), a pair of centaurine sea-gods with the upper bodies of men, the lower fore-parts of horses, ending in the serpentine tails of fish
- Bythos (Βύθος) "sea depth"
- Aphros (Άφρος) "sea foam"
- Karkinos (Καρκίνος), a giant crab who allied itself with the Hydra against Heracles. When it died, Hera placed it in the sky as the constellation Cancer.
- Ladon (Λάδων), a hundred-headed sea serpent who guarded the western reaches of the sea, and the island and golden apples of the Hesperides
- Leucothea (Λευκοθέα), a sea goddess who aided sailors in distress
- Nereides (Νηρηίδες), sea nymphs
- Nereus (Νηρέας), the old man of the sea, and the god of the sea's rich bounty of fish
- Nerites (Νερίτης), a sea spirit who was transformed into a shell-fish by Aphrodite
- Oceanus (Ὠκεανός), Titan god of the Earth-encircling river Oceanus, the font of all the Earth's fresh-water
- Palaemon (Παλαίμων), a young sea god who aided sailors in distress
- Phorcys (Φόρκυς), god of the hidden dangers of the deep
- Pontos (Πόντος), primeval god of the sea, father of the fish and other sea creatures
- Poseidon (Ποσειδῶν), king of the sea and lord of the sea gods; also god of rivers, flood and drought, earthquakes, and horses
- Proteus (Πρωτεύς), a shape-shifting, prophetic old sea god, and the herdsman of Poseidon's seals
- Scylla (Σκύλλα), monstrous sea goddess
- The Sirens (Σειρῆνες), sea nymphs who lured sailors to their death with their song
- Aglaope (Αγλαόπη) or Aglaophonos (Αγλαόφωνος) or Aglaopheme (Αγλαοφήμη)
- Himerope (Ίμερόπη)
- Leucosia (Λευκοσία)
- Ligeia (Λιγεία)
- Molpe (Μολπή)
- Parthenope (Παρθενόπη)
- Peisinoe (Πεισινόη) or Peisithoe (Πεισιθόη)
- Raidne (Ραίδνη)
- Teles (Τέλης)
- Thelchtereia (Θελχτήρεια)
- Thelxiope (Θελξιόπη) or Thelxiepeia (Θελξιέπεια)
- The Telchines (Τελχινες), sea spirits native to the island of Rhodes; the gods killed them when they turned to evil magic
- Actaeus (Ακταιος)
- Argyron (Αργυρών)
- Atabyrius (Αταβύριος)
- Chalcon (Χαλκών)
- Chryson (Χρυσών)
- Damon (Δαμων) or Demonax (Δημώναξ)
- Damnameneus (Δαμναμενεύς)
- Dexithea (Δεξιθέα), mother of Euxanthios by Minos
- Lycos (Λύκος) or Lyktos (Λύκτος)
- Lysagora (Λυσαγόρα)?
- Makelo (Μακελώ)
- Megalesius (Μεγαλήσιος)
- Mylas (Μύλας)
- Nikon (Νίκων)
- Ormenos (Ορμενος)
- Simon (Σίμων)
- Skelmis (Σκελμις)
- Tethys (Τηθύς), wife of Oceanus, and the mother of the rivers, springs, streams, fountains and clouds
- Thalassa (Θάλασσα), primeval spirit of the sea and consort of Pontos
- Thaumas (Θαῦμας), god of the wonders of the sea
- Thoosa (Θόοσα), goddess of swift currents
- Triteia (Τριτεια), daughter of Triton and companion of Ares
- Triton (Τρίτων), fish-tailed son and herald of Poseidon
- Tritones (Τρίτωνες), fish-tailed spirits in Poseidon's retinue
Sky deities
- Achelois (Ἀχελωΐς), "she who washes pain away", a minor moon goddess
- Aeolus (Aiolos) (Αίολος), god of the winds.
- Aether (Αιθήρ), primeval god of the upper air
- Alectrona (Αλεκτρονα), solar goddess of the morning or waking up
- Anemoi, gods of the winds
- Boreas (Βορέας), god of the north wind and of winter
- Eurus (Εύρος), god of the unlucky east or southeast wind
- Notus (Νότος) god of the south wind
- Zephyrus (Ζέφυρος), god of the west wind
- Aparctias (Απαρκτίας), another name for the north wind (not identified with Boreas)
- Apheliotes (Αφηλιώτης), god of the east wind (when Eurus is considered southeast)
- Argestes (Αργέστης), another name for the west or northwest wind
- Caicias (Καικίας), god of the northeast wind
- Circios (Κίρκιος) or Thraskias (Θρασκίας), god of the north-northwest wind
- Euronotus (Ευρονότος), god of the southeast wind
- Lips (Λίψ), god of the southwest wind
- Skeiron (Σκείρων), god of the northwest wind
- Arke (Άρκη), messenger of the Titans and twin sister of Iris
- Astraios (Ἀστραῖος), Titan god of stars and planets, and the art of astrology
- The Astra Planeti (Αστρα Πλανετοι), gods of the five wandering stars or planets
- Stilbon (Στιλβών), god of Hermaon, the planet Mercury
- Eosphorus (Ηωσφόρος), god of Venus the morning star
- Hesperus (Ἓσπερος), god of Venus the evening star
- Pyroeis (Πυρόεις), god of Areios, the planet Mars
- Phaethon (Φαέθων), god of Dios, the planet Jupiter
- Phaenon (Φαίνων), god of Kronion, the planet Saturn
- Aurai (Αὖραι), nymphs of the cooling breeze
- Aura (Αὖρα), goddess of the breeze and the fresh, cool air of early morning
- Chaos (Χάος), the nothingness from which all else sprang, she also represented the lower atmosphere which surrounded the earth
- Chione (Χιόνη), goddess of snow and daughter of Boreas
- Eos (Ἠώς), Titan goddess of the dawn
- Helios (Ἥλιος), Titan god of the sun and guardian of oaths
- Hemera (Ημέρα), primeval goddess of daylight and the sun
- Hera (Ήρα), Queen of Heaven and goddess of the air and starry constellations
- Herse (Ἕρση), goddess of the morning dew
- The Hesperides (Ἑσπερίδες)
- The Hyades, nymphs that represented a star cluster in the constellation Taurus and were associated with rain
- Iris (Ίρις), goddess of the rainbow and divine messenger
- The Menae (Μήναι), fifty goddesses of phases of the moon and the fifty lunar months of the four-year Olympiad
- Nephelai (Νεφήλαι), cloud nymphs
- Ouranos (Ουρανός), primeval god of the heavens
- Pandia (Πανδία), daughter of Selene and Zeus; goddess of the full moon and of the earth-nourishing dew
- The Pleiades (Πλειάδες), goddesses of the constellation Pleiades
- Selene (Σελήνη), Titan goddess of the moon
- Zeus (Ζεύς), King of Heaven and god of the sky, clouds, rain, thunder and lightning
Rustic deities
- Aetna (Αἴτνη), goddess of the volcanic Mount Etna in Sicily
- Amphictyonis (Αμφικτυονίς), goddess of wine and friendship between nations, a local form of Demeter
- Anthousai (Ανθούσαι), flower nymphs
- Aristaeus (Ἀρισταῖος), god of bee-keeping, cheese-making, herding, olive-growing and hunting
- Attis (Άττις), vegetation god and consort of Cybele
- Britomartis (Βριτόμαρτις), Cretan goddess of hunting and nets used for fishing, fowling and the hunting of small game
- Cabeiri (Κάβειροι), gods or spirits who presided over the Mysteries of the islands of Lemnos and Samothrace
- Aitnaios (Αιτναιος)
- Alkon (Αλκων)
- Eurymedon (Ευρυμεδών)
- Onnes (Όννης)
- Tonnes (Τόννης)
- Centaurs (Κένταυροι), a race of half-man, half-horse beings
- The Cercopes (Κέρκοπες), a pair of monkey-like thieves who plagued the land of Lydia in western Anatolia
- Akmon (Ακμών)
- Passalos (Πάσσαλος)
- Chloris (Χλωρίς), goddess of flowers and wife of Zephyrus
- Comus (Κόμος), god of revelry, merrymaking and festivity
- Corymbus (Κόρυμβος), god of the fruit of the ivy
- The Curetes (Κουρέτες), guardians of infant Zeus on Mount Ida, barely distinguished from the Dactyls and the Corybantes
- Cybele (Κυβέλη), a Phrygian mountain goddess associated with Rhea
- The Dactyls (Δάκτυλοι)"fingers", minor deities originally representing fingers of a hand
- Dionysus (Διόνυσος), god of wine, drunken orgies and wild vegetation
- Dryades (Δρυάδες), tree and forest nymphs
- Gaia (Γαία), primeval goddess of the earth
- Epimeliades (Επιμελίδες), nymphs of highland pastures and protectors of sheep flocks
- Hamadryades (Αμαδρυάδες), oak tree dryades
- Hecaterus (Ηεκατερος), minor god of the hekateris — a rustic dance of quickly moving hands — and perhaps of the skill of hands in general
- Hephaestus (Ήφαιστος), god of metalworking
- Hermes (Ερμής), god of herds and flocks, of roads and boundary stones
- The Horae (Ώρες), The Hours
- The goddesses of natural order
- The goddesses of springtime growth
- The goddesses of welfare
- The goddesses of the natural portions of time and the times of day
- Auge (Αυγή), first light of the morning
- Anatole (Ανατολή) or Anatolia (Ανατολία), sunrise
- Mousika or Musica (Μουσική), the morning hour of music and study
- Gymnastika, Gymnastica (Γυμναστίκή) or Gymnasia (Γυμνασία), the morning hour of gymnastics/exercise
- Nymphe (Νυμφή), the morning hour of ablutions (bathing, washing)
- Mesembria (Μεσημβρία), noon
- Sponde (Σπονδή), libations poured after lunch
- Elete, prayer, the first of the afternoon work hours
- Akte, Acte (Ακτή) or Cypris (Κυπρίς), eating and pleasure, the second of the afternoon work hours
- Hesperis (Έσπερίς), evening
- Dysis (Δύσις), sunset
- Arktos (Άρκτος), night sky, constellation
- The goddesses of seasons of the year
- Eiar (Είαρ), spring
- Theros (Θέρος), summer
- Pthinoporon (Φθινόπωρον), autumn
- Cheimon (Χειμών), winter
- Korybantes (Κορύβαντες), the crested dancers who worshipped Cybele
- Damneus (Δαμνεύς) "the one who tames(?)"
- Idaios (Ιδαίος) "of Mount Ida"
- Kyrbas (Κύρβας), whose name is probably a variant of Korybas, singular for "Korybantes"
- Okythoos (Ωκύθοος) "the one running swiftly"
- Prymneus (Πρυμνεύς) "of lower areas(?)"
- Pyrrhichos (Πυρῥιχος), god of the rustic dance
- Maenades (μαινάδες), crazed nymphs in the retinue of Dionysus
- Methe (Μέθη), nymph of drunkenness
- Meliae (Μελίαι), nymphs of honey and the ash tree
- Naiades (Ναιάδες), fresh water nymphs
- The Nymphai Hyperboreioi (Νύμφαι Υπερβόρειοι), who presided over aspects of archery
- Hekaerge (Εκαέργη), represented distancing
- Loxo (Λοξώ), represented trajectory
- Oupis (Ουπις), represented aim
- Oreades (Ὀρεάδες), mountain nymphs
- Oceanides (Ωκεανίδες), fresh water nymphs
- Beroe (Βερόη), a nymph of Beirut, the daughter of Aphrodite and Adonis, who was wooed by both Dionysus and Poseidon
- Calypso (Καλυψώ)
- Clytie (Κλυτίη)
- Eidyia (Ειδυια), the youngest of the Oceanides
- for the complete list, see List of Oceanids
- The Ourea (Ούρος), primeval gods of mountains
- The Palici (Παλικοί), a pair of rustic gods who presided over the geysers and thermal springs in Sicily
- Pan (Πάν), god of shepherds, pastures, and fertility
- Potamoi, river gods
- Priapus (Πρίαπος), god of garden fertility
- Rhea (Ῥέα), the great mother and queen of the mountain wilds
- Satyrs (Σάτυροι), rustic fertility spirits
- Krotos (Κρότος), a great hunter and musician who kept the company of the Muses on Mount Helicon
- Silenus (Σειληνός), an old rustic god of the dance of the wine-press
- Telete (Τελέτη), goddess of initiation into the Bacchic orgies
- Zagreus (Ζαγρεύς), in the Orphic mysteries, the first incarnation of Dionysus
Agricultural deities
- Adonis (Άδωνις), a life-death-rebirth deity
- Aphaea (Αφαία), minor goddess of agriculture and fertility
- Carme (Κάρμη), a Cretan spirit who presided over the harvest festival
- Carmanor (Καρμάνωρ), a Cretan harvest god
- Chrysothemis (Χρυσόθεμις), goddess of the "Golden Custom", a harvest festival, daughter of Demeter and Carmanor
- Cyamites (Κυαμίτης), demi-god of the bean
- Demeter (Δημήτηρ), goddess of fertility, agriculture, grain and harvest
- Despoina, daughter of Poseidon and Demeter, goddess of mysteries in Arcadia
- Dionysus (Διόνυσος), god of viticulture and wine
- Eunostus (Εύνοστος), goddess of the flour mill
- Hestia (Ἑστία), maiden goddess of the hearth who presided over the baking of bread, mankind's stable food
- Persephone (Περσεφόνη), queen of the underworld, wife of Hades and goddess of spring growth
- Philomelus (Φιλόμελος), agricultural demi-god inventor of the wagon and the plough
- Plutus (Πλοῦτος), god of wealth, including agricultural wealth, son of Demeter
Deified mortals
- Achilles (Ἀχιλλεύς), hero of the Trojan War
- Aiakos (Αἰακός), a king of Aegina, appointed as a Judge of the Dead in the Underworld after his death
- Aeolus (Aiolos) (Αἴολος), a king of Thessaly, made the immortal king of the winds by Zeus
- Amphiaraus (Ἀμφιάραος), a hero of the war of the Seven Against Thebe who became an oracular spirit of the Underworld after his death
- Ariadne (Αριάδνη), a Cretan princess who became the immortal wife of Dionysus
- Aristaeus (Ἀρισταῖος), a Thessalian hero, his inventions saw him immortalised as the god of bee-keeping, cheese-making, herding, olive-growing and hunting
- Asclepius (Ἀσκληπιός), a Thessalian physician who was struck down by Zeus, to be later recovered by his father Apollo
- Attis (Ἄττις), a consort of Cybele, granted immortality as one of her attendants
- Bolina (Βολίνα), a mortal woman transformed into an immortal nymph by Apollo
- The Dioscuri (Διόσκουροι), divine twins
- Castor (Κάστωρ)
- Polydeuces (Πολυδεύκης)
- Endymion (Ἐνδυμίων), lover of Selene, granted eternal sleep so as never to age or die
- Ganymede (Γανυμήδης), a handsome Trojan prince, abducted by Zeus and made cup-bearer of the gods
- Glaucus (Γλαῦκος), the fisherman's sea god, made immortal after eating a magical herb
- Hemithea (Ἡμιθέα) and Parthenos (Παρθένος), princesses of the Island of Naxos who leapt into the sea to escape their father's wrath; Apollo transformed them into demi-goddesses
- Heracles (Ηρακλής), ascended hero
- Minos (Μίνως), a king of Crete, appointed as a Judge of the Dead in the Underworld after his death
- Ino (Ἰνώ), a Theban princess who became the sea goddess Leucothea
- The Leucippides (Λευκιππίδες), wives of the Dioscuri
- Orithyia (Ὠρείθυια), an Athenian princess abducted by Boreas and made the goddess of cold, gusty mountain winds
- Palaemon (Παλαίμων), a Theban prince, made into a sea god along with his mother, Ino
- Phylonoe (Φυλονόη), daughter of Tyndareus and Leda, made immortal by Artemis
- Psyche (Ψυχή), goddess of the soul
Health deities
- Aceso (Ἀκεσώ), goddess of the healing of wounds and the curing of illnesses
- Aegle (Αἴγλη), goddess of radiant good health
- Asclepius (Ασκληπιός), god of healing
- Epione (Ἠπιόνη), goddess of the soothing of pain
- Hygieia (Υγεία), goddess of cleanliness and good health
- Iaso (Ἰασώ), goddess of cures, remedies and modes of healing
- Paeon (Παιάν, Παιήων, or Παιών), physician of the Olympian gods
- Panacea (Πανάκεια), goddess of healing
- Telesphorus (Τελεσφόρος), demi-god of convalescence, who "brought to fulfillment" recuperation from illness or injury
Other deities
- Aceso (Ἀκεσώ), goddess of the healing of wounds and the curing of illnesses
- Acratopotes (Ἀκρατοπότης), god of unmixed wine and incontinence
- Adrastea (Αδράστεια), a daughter of Ares and Aphrodite, or an epithet of Nemesis
- Agdistis (Ἄγδιστις), Phrygian hermaphroditic deity
- Alexiares and Anicetus (Αλεξιαρης and Ανικητος), twin sons of Heracles who presided over the defence of fortified towns and citadels
- Aphroditus (Ἀφρόδιτος), Cyprian hermaphroditic Aphrodite
- Astraea (Αστραία), virgin goddess of justice
- Auxesia (Αυξησία) and Damia (Δαμία), two local fertility goddesses
- Charites (Χάριτες), goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity and fertility
- Aglaea (Αγλαΐα), goddess of beauty, adornment, splendour and glory
- Euphrosyne (Εὐφροσύνη), goddess of good cheer, joy, mirth and merriment
- Thalia (Θάλεια), goddess of festive celebrations and rich and luxurious banquets
- Hegemone (Ηγεμόνη) "mastery"
- Antheia (Άνθεια), goddess of flowers and flowery wreaths
- Pasithea (Πασιθέα), goddess of rest and relaxation
- Cleta (Κλήτα) "the glorious"
- Phaenna (Φαέννα) "the shining"
- Eudaimonia (Ευδαιμονία) "happiness"
- Euthymia (Ευθυμία) "good mood"
- Calleis (Καλλείς) "beauty"
- Paidia (Παιδία) "play, amusement"
- Pandaisia (Πανδαισία) "banquet for everyone"
- Pannychis (Παννυχίς) "all-night (festivity)"
- Ceraon (Κεραων), demi-god of the meal, specifically the mixing of wine
- Chrysus (Χρύσος), spirit of gold
- Circe (Κίρκη), goddess-witch of Aeaea
- Daemones Ceramici (Δαίμονες Κεραμικοί), five malevolent spirits who plagued the craftsman potter
- Syntribos (Σύντριβος), the shatterer
- Smaragos (Σμάραγος), the smasher
- Asbetos (Ασβετος), the charrer
- Sabaktes (Σαβάκτης), the destroyer
- Omodamos (Ομόδαμος), crudebake
- Deipneus (Δειπνεύς), demi-god of the preparation of meals, specifically the making of bread
- Eiresione (Ειρεσιώνη), personification of the olive branch
- Eileithyia (Εἰλείθυια), goddess of childbirth
- Enyalius (Ενυάλιος), minor god of war
- Enyo (Ἐνυώ), goddess of destructive war
- Harpocrates (Ηαρποκρατης), god of silence
- Hermaphroditus (Ἑρμάφρόδιτός), god of hermaphrodites and effeminate men
- Hymenaios (Ὑμέναιος), god of marriage and marriage feasts
- Ichnaea (Ιχναία), goddess of tracking
- Iynx (Ιύνξ), goddess of the love charm
- Matton (Μάττων), demi-god of the meal, specifically the kneading of dough
- Muses (Μούσαι), goddesses of music, song and dance, and the source of inspiration to poets
- Titan Muses, daughters of Gaia and Ouranos
- Olympian Muses, daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne
- Calliope (Καλλιόπη), muse of epic poetry
- Clio (Κλειώ), muse of history
- Erato (Ερατώ), muse of erotic poetry
- Euterpe (Ευτέρπη), muse of lyric poetry
- Melpomene (Μελπομένη), muse of tragedy
- Polyhymnia (Πολυμνία) or (Πολύμνια), muse of sacred poetry
- Terpsichore (Τερψιχόρη), muse of dance and choral poetry
- Thalia (Θάλεια), muse of comedy and bucolic poetry
- Urania (Ουρανία), muse of astronomy
- Younger Muses, daughters of Apollo
- Polymatheia (Πολυμάθεια), muse of knowledge
- Rhapso (Ραψώ), minor goddess or nymph whose name apparently refers to sewing
Mortals
Heroes
- Abderus, aided Heracles during his eighth labour and was killed by the Mares of Diomedes
- Achilles (Αχιλλεύς or Αχιλλέας), hero of the Trojan War and a central character in Homer's Iliad
- Aeneas (Αινείας), a hero of the Trojan War and progenitor of the Roman people
- Ajax the Great (Αίας ο Μέγας), a hero of the Trojan War and king of Salamis
- Ajax the Lesser (Αίας ο Μικρός), a hero of the Trojan War and leader of the Locrian army
- Amphitryon (Αμφιτρύων), Theban general who rescued Thebes from the Teumessian Fox; his wife was Alcmene, mother of Heracles
- Bellerophon, hero who slew the Chimera
- Castor, the mortal Dioscuri twin; after Castor's death, his immortal brother Pollux shared his divinity with him in order that they might remain together
- Chrysippus, a divine hero of Elis
- Daedalus, creator of the labyrinth and great inventor, until King Minos trapped him in his own creation.
- Diomedes, a king of Argos and hero of the Trojan War
- Eleusis, eponymous hero of the town of Eleusis
- Eunostus, a Boeotian hero
- Ganymede, Trojan hero and lover of Zeus, who was given immortality and appointed cup-bearer to the gods
- Hector, hero of the Trojan War and champion of the Trojan people
- Iolaus, nephew of Heracles who aided his uncle in one of his Labors
- Jason, leader of the Argonauts
- Meleager, a hero who sailed with the Argonauts and killed the Calydonian Boar
- Odysseus, a hero and king of Ithaca whose adventures are the subject of Homer's Odyssey; he also played a key role during the Trojan War
- Orpheus, a legendary musician and poet who attempted to retrieve his dead wife from the Underworld
- Perseus (Περσεύς), founder-king of Mycenae and slayer of the Gorgon Medusa
- Theseus, a king of Athens and slayer of the Minotaur
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Notable women
- Alcestis (Άλκηστις), daughter of Pelias and wife of Admetus, who was known for her devotion to her husband
- Amymone, the one daughter of Danaus who refused to murder her husband, thus escaping her sisters' punishment
- Andromache (Ανδρομάχη), wife of Hector
- Andromeda (Ανδρομέδα), wife of Perseus, who was placed among the constellations after her death
- Antigone (Αντιγόνη), daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta
- Arachne (Αράχνη), a skilled weaver, transformed by Athena into a spider for her blasphemy
- Ariadne (Αριάδνη), daughter of Minos, king of Crete, who aided Theseus in overcoming the Minotaur and became the wife of Dionysus
- Atalanta (Αταλάντη), fleet-footed heroine who participated in the Calydonian Boar hunt
- Briseis, a princess of Lyrnessus, taken by Achilles as a war prize
- Caeneus, formerly Caenis, a woman who was transformed into a man and became a mighty warrior
- Cassandra, a princess of Troy cursed to see the future but never to be believed
- Clytemnestra, sister of Helen and unfaithful wife of Agamemnon
- Danaë, the mother of Perseus by Zeus
- Deianeira, the third wife and unwitting killer of Heracles
- Electra, daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, she aided her brother Orestes in plotting revenge against their mother for the murder of their father
- Europa, a Phoenician woman, abducted by Zeus
- Hecuba (Ἑκάβη), wife of Priam, king of Troy, and mother of nineteen of his children
- Helen, daughter of Zeus and Leda, whose abduction brought about the Trojan War
- Hermione (Ἑρμιόνη), daughter of Menelaus and Helen; wife of Neoptolemus, and later Orestes
- Iphigenia, daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; Agamemnon sacrificed her to Artemis in order to appease the goddess
- Ismene, sister of Antigone
- Jocasta, mother and wife of Oedipus
- Medea, a sorceress and wife of Jason, who killed her own children to punish Jason for his infidelity
- Medusa, a mortal woman transformed into a hideous gorgon by Athena
- Niobe, a daughter of Tantalus who declared herself to be superior to Leto, causing Artemis and Apollo to kill her fourteen children
- Pandora, the first woman
- Penelope, loyal wife of Odysseus
- Phaedra, daughter of Minos and wife of Theseus
- Polyxena, the youngest daughter of Priam, sacrificed to the ghost of Achilles
- Semele, mortal mother of Dionysus
Kings
- Abas, a king of Argos
- Acastus, a king of Iolcus who sailed with the Argonauts and participated in the Calydonian Boar hunt
- Acrisius, a king of Argos
- Actaeus, first king of Attica
- Admetus (Άδμητος), a king of Pherae who sailed with the Argonauts and participated in the Calydonian Boar hunt
- Adrastus (Άδραστος), a king of Argos and one of the Seven Against Thebes
- Aeacus (Αιακός), a king of the island of Aegina in the Saronic Gulf; after he died, he became one of the three judges of the dead in the Underworld
- Aeëtes, a king of Colchis and father of Medea
- Aegeus (Αιγεύς), a king of Athens and father of Theseus
- Aegimius, a king of Thessaly and progenitor of the Dorians
- Aegisthus (Αίγισθος), lover of Clytemnestra, with whom he plotted to murder Agamemnon and seized the kingship of Mycenae
- Aegyptus (Αίγυπτος), a king of Egypt
- Aeson, father of Jason and rightful king of Iolcus, whose throne was usurped by his half-brother Pelias
- Aëthlius, first king of Elis
- Aetolus (Αιτωλός), a king of Elis
- Agamemnon (Ἀγαμέμνων), a king of Mycenae and commander of the Greek armies during the Trojan War
- Agasthenes, a king of Elis
- Agenor (Αγήνωρ), a king of Phoenicia
- Alcinous (Αλκίνους or Ἀλκίνοος), a king of Phaeacia
- Alcmaeon, a king of Argos and one of the Epigoni
- Aleus, a king of Tegea
- Amphiaraus (Ἀμφιάραος), a seer and king of Argos who participated in the Calydonian Boar hunt and the war of the Seven Against Thebes
- Amphictyon (Ἀμφικτύων), a king of Athens
- Amphion and Zethus, twin sons of Zeus and kings of Thebes, who constructed the city's walls
- Amycus, son of Poseidon and king of the Bebryces
- Anaxagoras (Ἀναξαγόρας), a king of Argos
- Anchises (Αγχίσης), a king of Dardania and father of Aeneas
- Arcesius, a king of Ithaca and father of Laertes
- Argeus, a king of Argos
- Assaracus, a king of Dardania
- Asterion, a king of Crete
- Athamas (Ἀθάμας), a king of Orchomenus
- Atreus (Ἀτρεύς), a king of Mycenae and father of Agamemnon and Menelaus
- Augeas (Αυγείας), a king of Elis
- Autesion, a king of Thebes
- Bias, a king of Argos
- Busiris, a king of Egypt
- Cadmus, founder-king of Thebes
- Car, a king of Megara
- Catreus, a king of Crete, prophesied to die at the hands of his own son
- Cecrops, an autochthonous king of Athens
- Ceisus, a king of Argos
- Celeus, a king of Eleusis
- Cephalus, a king of Phocis who accidentally killed his own wife
- Cepheus, a king of Ethiopia
- Cepheus, a king of Tegea and an Argonaut
- Charnabon, a king of the Getae
- Cinyras, a king of Cyprus and father of Adonis
- Codrus, a king of Athens
- Corinthus, founder-king of Corinth
- Cranaus, a king of Athens
- Creon, a king of Thebes, brother of Laius and uncle of Oedipus
- Cresphontes, a king of Messene and descendent of Heracles
- Cretheus, founder-king of Iolcus
- Criasus, a king of Argos
- Cylarabes, a king of Argos
- Cynortas, a king of Sparta
- Cyzicus, king of the Dolionians, mistakenly killed by the Argonauts
- Danaus, a king of Egypt and father of the Danaides
- Dardanus, founder-king of Dardania, and son of Zeus and Electra
- Deiphontes, a king of Argos
- Demophon of Athens, a king of Athens
- Diomedes, a king of Argos and hero of the Trojan War
- Echemus, a king of Arcadia
- Echetus, a king of Epirus
- Eetion, a king of Cilician Thebe and father of Andromache
- Electryon, a king of Tiryns and Mycenae; son of Perseus and Andromeda
- Elephenor, a king of the Abantes of Euboea
- Eleusis, eponym and king of Eleusis, Attica
- Epaphus, a king of Egypt and founder of Memphis
- Epopeus, a king of Sicyon
- Erechtheus, a king of Athens
- Erginus, a king of Minyean Orchomenus in Boeotia
- Erichthonius, a king of Athens, born of Hephaestus' attempt to rape Athena
- Eteocles, a king of Thebes and son of Oedipus; he and his brother Polynices killed each other
- Eteocles, son of Andreus, a king of Orchomenus
- Eurotas, a king of Sparta
- Eurystheus, a king of Tiryns
- Gelanor, a king of Argos
- Haemus, a king of Thrace
- Helenus, seer and twin brother of Cassandra, who later became king of Epirus
- Hippothoön, a king of Eleusis
- Hyrieus, a king of Boeotia
- Ilus, founder-king of Troy
- Ixion, a king of the Lapiths who attempted to rape Hera and was bound to a flaming wheel in Tartarus
- Laërtes, father of Odysseus and king of the Cephallenians; he sailed with the Argonauts and participated in the Calydonian Boar hunt
- Laomedon, a king of Troy and father of Priam
- Lycaon of Arcadia, a deceitful Arcadian king who was transformed by Zeus into a wolf
- Lycurgus of Arcadia, a king of Arcadia
- Lycurgus of Nemea, a king of Nemea
- Makedon, a king of Macedon
- Megareus of Onchestus, a king of Onchestus in Boeotia
- Megareus of Thebes, a king of Thebes
- Melampus, a legendary soothsayer and healer, and king of Argos
- Melanthus, a king of Messenia
- Memnon, a king of Ethiopia who fought on the side of Troy during the Trojan War
- Menelaus, a king of Sparta and the husband of Helen
- Menestheus, a king of Athens who fought on the side of the Greeks during the Trojan War
- Midas, a king of Phrygia granted the power to turn anything to gold with a touch
- Minos, a king of Crete; after his death, became one of the judges of the dead in the Underworld
- Myles, a king of Laconia
- Nestor, a king of Pylos who sailed with the Argonauts, participated in the Calydonian Boar hunt and fought with the Greek armies in the Trojan War
- Nycteus, a king of Thebes
- Odysseus, a hero and king of Ithaca whose adventures are the subject of Homer's Odyssey; he also played a key role during the Trojan War
- Oebalus, a king of Sparta
- Oedipus, a king of Thebes fated to kill his father and marry his mother
- Oeneus, a king of Calydon
- Oenomaus, a king of Pisa
- Oenopion, a king of Chios
- Ogygus, a king of Thebes
- Oicles, a king of Argos
- Oileus, a king of Locris
- Orestes, a king of Argos and a son of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon; he killed his mother in revenge for her murder of his father
- Oxyntes, a king of Athens
- Pandion I, a king of Athens
- Pandion II, a king of Athens
- Peleus, king of the Myrmidons and father of Achilles; he sailed the with Argonauts and participated in the Calydonian Boar hunt
- Pelias, a king of Iolcus and usurper of Aeson's rightful throne
- Pelops, a king of Pisa and founder of the House of Atreus
- Pentheus, a king of Thebes who banned the worship of Dionysus and was torn apart by Maenads
- Perseus (Περσεύς), founder-king of Mycenae and slayer of the Gorgon Medusa
- Phineas, a king of Thrace
- Phlegyas, a king of the Lapiths
- Phoenix, son of Agenor, founder-king of Phoenicia
- Phoroneus, a king of Argos
- Phyleus, a king of Elis
- Pirithoös, king of the Lapiths and husband of Hippodamia, at whose wedding the Battle of Lapiths and Centaurs occurred
- Pittheus, a king of Troezen and grandfather of Theseus
- Polybus of Corinth, a king of Corinth
- Polybus of Sicyon, a king of Sicyon and son of Hermes
- Polybus of Thebes, a king of Thebes
- Polynices, a king of Thebes and son of Oedipus; he and his brother Eteocles killed each other
- Priam, king of Troy during the Trojan War
- Proetus, a king of Argos and Tiryns
- Pylades, a king of Phocis and friend of Orestes
- Rhadamanthys, a king of Crete; after his death, he became a judge of the dead in the Underworld
- Rhesus, a king of Thrace who sided with Troy in the Trojan War
- Sarpedon, a king of Lycia and son of Zeus who fought on the side of the Greeks during the Trojan War
- Sisyphus, a king of Thessaly who attempted to cheat death and was sentenced to an eternity of rolling a boulder up a hill, only to watch it roll back down
- Sithon, a king of Thrace
- Talaus, a king of Argos who sailed with the Argonauts
- Tegyrios, a king of Thrace
- Telamon, a king of Salamis and father of Ajax; he sailed with the Argonauts and participated in the Calydonian Boar hunt
- Telephus, a king of Mysia and son of Heracles
- Temenus, a king of Argos and descendent of Heracles
- Teucer, founder-king of Salamis who fought alongside the Greeks in the Trojan War
- Teutamides, a king of Larissa
- Teuthras, a king of Mysia
- Thersander, a king of Thebes and one of the Epigoni
- Theseus, a king of Athens and slayer of the Minotaur
- Thyestes, a king of Mycenae and brother of Atreus
- Tisamenus, a king of Argos, Mycenae and Sparta
- Tyndareus, a king of Sparta
Seers
- Amphilochus (Αμφίλοχος), a seer and brother of Alcmaeon who died in the war of the Seven Against Thebes
- Anius, son of Apollo who prophesied that the Trojan War would be won in its tenth year
- Branchus, a seer and son of Apollo
- Calchas, an Argive seer who aided the Greeks during the Trojan War
- Carnus, an Acarnanian seer and lover of Apollo
- Carya, a seer and lover of Dionysus
- Cassandra, a princess of Troy cursed to see the future but never to be believed
- Ennomus, a Mysian seer, killed by Achilles during the Trojan War
- Halitherses, an Ithacan seer who warned Penelope's suitors of Odysseus' return
- Helenus, seer and twin brother of Cassandra, who later became king of Epirus
- Iamus, a son of Apollo possessing the gift of prophecy, he founded the Iamidai
- Idmon, a seer who sailed with the Argonauts
- Manto, seer and daughter of Tiresias
- Melampus, a legendary soothsayer and healer, and king of Argos
- Mopsus, the name of two legendary seers
- Polyeidos, a Corinthian seer who saved the life of Glaucus
- Telemus, a seer who foresaw that the Cyclops Polyphemus would be blinded by Odysseus
- Theoclymenus, an Argive seer
- Tiresias, blind prophet of Thebes
Amazons
- Aegea, a queen of the Amazons
- Aella (Ἄελλα), an Amazon who was killed by Heracles
- Alcibie(Ἀλκιβίη), an Amazonian warrior, killed by Diomedes at Troy
- Antandre (Ἀντάνδρη), an Amazonian warrior, killed by Achilles at Troy
- Antiope (Ἀντιόπη), a daughter of Ares and sister of Hippolyta
- Areto (Ἀρετώ), an Amazon
- Asteria (Ἀστερία), an Amazon who was killed by Heracles
- Bremusa (Βρέμουσα), an Amazonian warrior, killed by Idomeneus at Troy
- Celaeno (Κελαινώ), an Amazonian warrior, killed by Heracles
- Eurypyle (Εὐρυπύλη), an Amazon leader who invaded Ninus and Babylonia
- Hippolyta (Ἱππολύτη), a daughter of Ares and queen of the Amazons
- Hippothoe (Ἱπποθόη), an Amazonian warrior, killed by Achilles at Troy
- Iphito (Ἰφιτώ), an Amazon who served under Hippolyta
- Lampedo (Λαμπεδώ), an Amazon queen who ruled with her sister Marpesia
- Marpesia (Μαρπεσία), an Amazon queen who ruled with her sister Lampedo
- Melanippe (Μελανίππη), a daughter of Ares and sister of Hippolyta and Antiope
- Molpadia (Μολπαδία), an Amazon who killed Antiope
- Myrina (Μύρινα), a queen of the Amazons
- Orithyia (Ὠρείθυια), an Amazon queen
- Otrera (Ὀτρήρα), a queen of the Amazons, consort of Ares and mother of Hippolyta
- Pantariste (Πανταρίστη), an Amazon who fought with Hippolyta against Heracles
- Penthesilea (Πενθεσίλεια), a queen of the Amazons who fought in the Trojan War on the side of Troy
Inmates of Tartarus
- The Daiaides, forty-nine daughters of Danaus who murdered their husbands and were condemned to an eternity of carrying water in leaky jugs
- Ixion, a king of the Lapiths who attempted to rape Hera and was bound to a flaming wheel in Tartarus
- Sisyphus, a king of Thessaly who attempted to cheat death and was sentenced to an eternity of rolling a boulder up a hill, only to watch it roll back down
- Tantalus, a king of Anatolia who butchered his son Pelops and served him as a meal to the gods; he was punished with the torment of starvation, food and drink eternally dangling just out of reach
Minor figures
- Abia, nursemaid of Glenus, a son of Heracles
- Abrota, wife of Nisos, king of Megara
- Acacallis, daughter of Minos, king of Crete
- Acallaris, daughter of Eumedes
- Acamas, son of Antenor (Ἀκάμας), a son of Antenor who fought in the Trojan war on the side of Troy
- Acamas, son of Theseus (Ἀκάμας), a son of Theseus who fought with the Greeks during the Trojan War
- Acarnan (Ἀκαρνάν), a son of Alcmaeon and Callirrhoe
- Achaeus (Ἀχαιός), progenitor of the Achaeans
- Acoetes, a priest of Dionysus
- Actaeon, a hunter transformed into a stag by Artemis and devoured by his own hounds
- Actor (Άκτωρ), the name of several mythological figures
- Aegiale (Αἰγιαλεία), unfaithful wife of Diomedes
- Aegialeus, the name of several mythological figures
- Aepytus, the name of several mythological figures
- Aëdon, daughter of Pandareus, changed into a nightingale
- Aërope, the name of several mythological figures
- Aesacus, a son of Priam who was transformed into a bird
- Aethalides, herald of the Argonauts
- Aethilla, sister of Priam, king of Troy
- Aethra (Αἴθρα), mother of Theseus
- Agamede, the name of several mythological figures
- Agamedes, a famed architect
- Agapenor, leader of the Arcadians during the Trojan War
- Agave, mother of Cadmus and worshipper of Dionysus
- Agelaus (Ageláos), the name of several mythological figures
- Aglaea (Αγλαΐα), the name of several mythological figures
- Aglaulus, the name of several mythological figures
- Agrius, the name of several mythological figures
- Agron, a son of Eumelus who was transformed into a plover for disrespecting Hermes, Athena and Artemis
- Alcaeus (Ἀλκαίος), the name of several mythological figures
- Alcathous, the name of several mythological figures
- Alcidice, wife of Salmoneus, king of Elis
- Alcimede, wife of Aeson and mother of Jason
- Alcimedon, the name of several mythological figures
- Alcimus, the name of several mythological figures
- Alcinoe, the name of several mythological figures
- Alcmene (Ἀλκμήνη), mother of Heracles
- Alcyone (Ἀλκυών or Ἀλκυόνη), daughter of Aeolus and wife of Ceyx
- Aloeus, the name of several mythological figures
- Alope, a woman seduced by Poseidon in the form of a kingfisher
- Alphesiboea, the name of several mythological figures
- Althaea (Ἀλθαία), mother of Meleager
- Althaemenes, son of Catreus, king of Crete; it was prophesied he would be killed by his own son
- Amarynceus, a chief of the Eleans
- Amethystos, a maiden that was changed into amethyst
- Amphidamas (Ἀμφιδάμας), the name of several mythological figures
- Amphimachus (Ἀμφίμαχος), the name of several mythological figures
- Amphinome, the name of several mythological figures
- Amphinomus (Ἀμφίνομος), a son of Nisos and one of Penelope's suitors during the Odyssey
- Amphion, the name of several mythological figures
- Amphithea (Ἀμφιθέα), the name of several mythological figures
- Amyclas (Ἀμύκλας), the name of several mythological figures
- Amyntor (Ἀμύντωρ), the name of several mythological figures
- Amythaon, a son of Cretheus, father of Melampus and Bias
- Anaxarete, a Cypriot maiden turned to stone by Aphrodite for refusing her suitor's advances
- Anaxibia, the name of several mythological figures
- Anaxo, mother of Alcmene
- Ancaeus, the name of two separate Argonauts, each of whom was killed by a boar
- Anchialus (Ἀγχίαλος), the name of several mythological figures
- Andraemon, the name of several mythological figures
- Andreus, son of the river-god Peneus
- Androgeus, a son of Minos, king of Crete
- Antenor (Ἀντήνωρ), a counsellor of Priam
- Anticlus, one of the Greek warriors who hid inside the Trojan Horse
- Anticlea, mother of Odysseus
- Antilochus (Ἀντίλοχος), a son of Nestor who participated in the Trojan War
- Antimachus (Αντίμαχος), the name of several mythological figures
- Antinoe, the name of several mythological figures
- Antinous, one of the most prominent and disrespectful suitors of Penelope during the Odyssey
- Antion, father of Ixion
- Antiphates, the name of several mythological figures
- Antiphus, the name of several mythological figures
- Apemosyne, a daughter of Catreus who was raped by Hermes
- Aphareus, founder of the city Arene in Messenia
- Apheidas, the name of several mythological figures
- Apis, the name of several mythological figures
- Apsyrtus, a son of Aeëtes, murdered by his sister Medea
- Arcas (Αρκάς), son of Zeus and Callisto
- Arceophon, a Phoenician man who committed suicide after being spurned by his beloved
- Arcesilaus, one of the Greek leaders in the Trojan War
- Areithous, the name of several mythological figures
- Aretaon, the name of several mythological figures
- Arete, wife of Alcinous
- Arge, the name of several mythological figures
- Argea, daughter of Adrastus and wife of Polynices
- Argia, the name of several mythological characters
- Aristodemus (Ἀριστόδημος), a descendent of Heracles who helped lead the Dorian Invasion
- Aristomachus (Ἀριστόμαχος), the name of several mythological figures
- Argynnus, beloved of Agamemnon
- Asius, the name of two people who fought during the Trojan War
- Asterodia, the name of several mythological figures
- Astyanassa, Helen of Troy's maid
- Astyanax (Ἀστυάναξ), infant son of Hector and Andromache, killed during the Sack of Troy
- Astydameia (Ἀστυδάμεια), the name of several mythological figures
- Astynome, the name of several mythological figures
- Astyoche, the name of several mythological figures
- Astypalaea (Ἀστυπάλαια), a lover of Poseidon
- Atrax, founder of Atracia in Thessaly
- Atymnius, the name of several mythological figures
- Auge, mother of the hero Telephus
- Autolycus, a son of Hermes
- Automedon (Αυτομέδων), Achilles' charioteer
- Autonoë, daughter of Cadmus and mother of Actaeon
- Autonous, man transformed by the gods into a Stone Curlew
- Axylus, a participant in the Trojan War who fought on the side of Troy
- Batea, wife of Dardanus and mother of Ilus
- Baubo, an old woman who jested with Demeter while the goddess was mourning the loss of Persephone
- Baucis, a virtuous old woman whose hospitality the gods rewarded
- Bianna, a Cretan woman who migrated to Gaul and disappeared in a chasm of the earth
- Biston, a son of Ares and founder of Bistonia in Thrace
- Borus, the name of several mythological figures
- Botres, a son of Eumelus, transformed into a bee-eater
- Budeia, a Boeotian princess who led an army against Thebes
- Briseus, father of Briseis
- Broteas, a son of Tantalus
- Bucolion, illegitimate son of the Trojan king Laomedon and half-brother of Priam
- Buphagus, a son of Iapetus
- Bura, a daughter of Ion
- Butes, the name of several mythological figures
- Byblis, a woman who fell in love with her twin brother
- Calesius, Axylus' charioteer
- Caletor, the name of two men involved in the Trojan War
- Callidice, queen of Thesprotia and wife of Odysseus
- Callithyia, the first priestess of Hera
- Calyce, the name of several mythological figures
- Calydon, eponym of Calydon, Aetolia
- Canace, a daughter of Aeolus and lover of Poseidon
- Canthus, the name of several mythological figures
- Capaneus, an arrogant warrior who was struck down by Zeus
- Capys, the name of several mythological figures
- Carystus, son of Chiron
- Cassiopeia, a vain Ethiopian queen, punished by Poseidon for her hubris
- Caunus, a son of Miletus who fled from his twin sister's incestuous advances
- Cebriones, an illegitimate son of Priam
- Celtine, a Celtic princess and lover of Heracles
- Cerambus, a talented yet arrogant singer who was transformed into a beetle
- Cerdo, wife of Phoroneus
- Cestrinus, son of Helenus and Andromache
- Ceyx, husband of Alcyone
- Chaeresilaus, son of Iasius
- Chalciope, the name of several mythological figures
- Chalcodon, the name of several mythological figures
- Charops, the name of several mythological figures
- Chione, daughter of Arcturus, a lover of Boreas
- Chione, daughter of Callirrhoe, a woman transformed by Hermes into a snow cloud
- Chione, daughter of Daedalion, mother of Philammon and Autolycus by Apollo and Hermes respectively
- Chloris, the name of several mythological figures
- Chromia, daughter of Itonus
- Chryseis, a woman enslaved as a war prize by Agamemnon, who was later forced to return her
- Chryses, a priest of Apollo and father of Chryseis
- Chrysippe, the name of several mythological figures
- Chrysothemis, the name of several mythological figures
- Chthonia, the name of several mythological figures
- Chthonius, the name of several mythological figures
- Chthonophyle, a daughter of Sicyon and wife of Phlias
- Cilix, founder of Cilicia
- Cilla, the name of several mythological figures
- Cleite, the name of several mythological figures
- Cleitus, the name of several mythological figures
- Cleoboea, the name of several mythological figures
- Cleobule, the name of several mythological figures
- Cleodaeus, a grandson of Heracles
- Cleopatra, wife of Meleager
- Clinis, a Babylonian man, transformed into a bird
- Clonius, the name of several mythological figures
- Clymenus, the name of several mythological figures
- Clytie, the name of several mythological figures
- Clytius, the name of several mythological figures
- Clytodora, the name of several mythological figures
- Coeranus, the name of several mythological figures
- Comaetho, the name of several mythological figures
- Copreus, herald of Eurystheus
- Coresus, the name of several mythological figures
- Coronis, the name of several mythological figures
- Cragaleus, a man transformed into stone by Apollo
- Crete, the name of several mythological figures
- Creusa, the name of several mythological figures
- Crino, the name of several mythological figures
- Crisus, founder of the town of Crissa
- Ctesippus, the name of several mythological figures
- Ctesylla, a maiden of Ioulis
- Ctimene, younger sister of Odysseus
- Cyanippus, the name of several mythological figures
- Cychreus, son of Poseidon and Salamis
- Cycnus, the name of several mythological figures, most of whom were transformed into swans
- Cydippe, the name of several mythological figures
- Cydon, the name of several mythological figures
- Cyparissus, a boy beloved by Apollo and transformed into a cypress tree after his death
- Daedalion, a man transformed by Apollo into a hawk
- Daedalus, a skilled inventor and artisan
- Dascylus, the name of several mythological figures
- Deileon, the name of several mythological figures
- Deioneus (Δηιονεύς) or Deion (Δηίων), the name of several mythological figures
- Deiphobus, a son of Priam and Hecuba who fought in the Trojan War
- Deipyle, wife of Tydeus and mother of Diomedes
- Delphus, the name of several mythological figures
- Demonassa, the name of several mythological figures
- Demonice, the name of several mythological figures
- Demophon of Eleusis, a son of Celeus, king of Eleusis, whom Demeter attempted and failed to immortalise
- Deucalion, survivor of the Deluge
- Dexamenus, the name of several mythological figures
- Dia, mother of Pirithoös
- Dictys, the name of several mythological figures
- Dimoetes, brother of Troezen
- Diomede, the name of several mythological figures
- Dirce, wife of Lycus
- Dius, the name of several mythological figures
- Dolius, a slave of Penelope
- Dolon, a fast runner who fought for Troy in the Trojan War
- Dorus, progenitor of the Dorians
- Dotis, the name of several mythological figures
- Dryas, the name of several mythological figures
- Dryope, a woman transformed into a black poplar
- Dymas, the name of several mythological figures
- Echion, the name of several mythological figures
- Eioneus, the name of several mythological figures
- Electryone, a daughter of Helios and Rhode
- Eleius, the name of several mythological figures
- Eleuther, the name of several mythological figures
- Elpenor, a crew member of Odysseus, who died in an accident; his shade approached Odysseus in the Underworld to beg him for a proper burial
- Elymus, progenitor of the Elymians
- Emathion, the name of several mythological figures
- Enarete, wife of Aeolus
- Endeïs, daughter of Chiron
- Endymion, eternally sleeping lover of the moon goddess Selene
- Epeius, the name of several mythological figures
- Epicasta, the name of several mythological figures
- Epidaurus, eponymous hero of the city Epidaurus
- Epipole, a woman that went to Trojan War in disguise of a man
- Epirus, daughter of Agave and Echion, after whom the region of Epirus was named
- Ereuthalion, the name of several mythological figures
- Eribotes, one of the Argonauts
- Eriopis, the name of several mythological figures
- Eriphyle, mother of Alcmaeon and wife of Amphiaraus
- Erymanthus, the name of several mythological figures
- Euippe, the name of several mythological figures
- Euchenor, the name of several mythological figures
- Eulimene, a Cretan girl who was put to death after having an affair with a man other than her betrothed
- Eumaeus, Odysseus' loyal swineherd
- Euphorion, the son of Achilles and Helen
- Euryalus, the name of several mythological figures
- Euryanassa, the name of several mythological figures
- Eurybates, herald of the Greek armies and squire to Odysseus during the Trojan War
- Eurycleia, the wet-nurse of Odysseus
- Eurycyda, a lover of Poseidon
- Eurydamas, the name of several mythological figures
- Eurylochus, the second-in-command of Odysseus' ship during the return to Ithaca after the Trojan War
- Eurymachus, the name of several mythological figures
- Eurymedon, the name of several mythological figures
- Eurymedousa, the name of several mythological figures
- Eurypyle, the name of several mythological figures
- Eurypylus, the name of several mythological figures
- Euryte, daughter of Hippodamas
- Eurythemis, the name of several mythological figures
- Eurythemista, the name of several mythological figures
- Eurytion, the name of several mythological figures
- Eurytus, the name of several mythological figures
- Evaechme, the name of several mythological figures
- Evippus, the name of several mythological figures
- Galanthis, servant and friend of Alcmene, who foiled Hera's plan to prevent Heracles' birth and was transformed into a weasel in punishment
- Gerana, a Pygmy queen changed into a crane
- Gorge, the name of several mythological figures
- Gorgophone, daughter of Perseus and Andromeda
- Guneus, the name of several mythological figures
- Haemon, son of Creon and Eurydice
- Halaesus, the name of several mythological figures
- Halirrhothius, a son of Poseidon who was murdered by Ares
- Harpalion, the name of several mythological figures
- Hecamede, daughter of Arsinoös who was captured and given to Nestor as a servant
- Herippe, a woman from Miletus, abducted by the Gauls
- Hermippe, wife of Orchomeus and mother of Minyas by Poseidon
- Hero and Leander, star-crossed lovers
- Hippocoön, the name of several mythological figures
- Hippodamas, the name of several mythological figures
- Hippodamia, wife of Pelops
- Hippolytus, a son of Theseus
- Hippotes, the name of several mythological figures
- Hippothoe, the name of several mythological figures
- Hippothous, the name of several mythological figures
- Hodoedocus, son of Cynus, father of Oileus
- Hylas, arms bearer to Heracles
- Hyllus, son of Heracles and Deianira
- Hyperenor, the name of several mythological figures
- Hyperippe, the name of several mythological figures
- Hypermnestra, the name of several mythological figures
- Hyrmine, the wife of Phorbas
- Hyrnetho, the wife of Deiphontes
- Ialmenus, a son of Ares who sailed with the Argonauts
- Iasus, the name of several mythological figures
- Icarius, the name of several mythological figures
- Icarus, the son of Daedalus, who fell to his death
- Ilione, daughter of Priam and wife of Polymestor
- Ilioneus, the name of several mythological figures
- Iodame, daughter of Itonus, turned to stone by Athena
- Iole, daughter of Eurytus
- Ion, son of Apollo and Creusa, wife of Xuthus
- Iphianassa, the name of several mythological figures
- Iphianeira, the name of several mythological figures
- Iphicles, the name of several mythological figures
- Iphimedeia, a lover of Poseidon
- Iphinoe, the name of several mythological figures
- Iphitus, the name of several mythological figures
- Iphthime, the name of several mythological figures
- Itonus, son of Amphictyon and founder of a shrine to Athena
- Laodamas, the name of several mythological figures
- Laodamia, the name of several mythological figures
- Laodice, a daughter of Priam
- Laonome, the name of several mythological figures
- Laothoe, the name of several mythological figures
- Lapithes, eponym of the Lapiths
- Leitus, a leader of the Achaean forces during the Trojan War
- Lepreus, a grandson of Poseidon and an enemy of Heracles
- Leucippus, the name of several mythological figures
- Leucon, the name of several mythological figures
- Leuconoe, the name of several mythological figures
- Leucophrye, daughter of Mandrolytus; she betrayed her city for the love of a man
- Leucus, the name of several mythological figures
- Lophis, the young son of a Boeotian king
- Lycaon of Troy, a son of Priam, killed by Achilles
- Lycastus, the name of several mythological figures
- Lycorus, the name of several mythological figures
- Lycurgus of Thrace, a king of the Edoni in Thrace
- Lysianassa, the name of several mythological figures
- Lysimache, the name of several mythological figures
- Lysippe, the name of several mythological figures
- Machaon, a physician and son of Asclepius who fought on the side of the Greeks in the Trojan War
- Maeon, the name of several mythological figures
- Magnes, the name of several mythological figures
- Mecisteus, son of Talaus who participated in the war of the Seven Against Thebes
- Meda, the name of several mythological figures
- Medôn, the name of several mythological figures
- Megapenthes, the name of several mythological figures
- Melanippus, the name of several mythological figures
- Melantho, a disloyal servant of Penelope
- Melas, the name of several mythological figures
- Meliboea, the name of several mythological figures
- Melicertes, son of Athamas and Ino who was transformed into the marine god Palaemon
- Menippe, a daughter of Orion who was transformed into a comet
- Messene, an ambitious Argive princess for whom Messenia was named
- Metaneira, wife of Celeus, king of Eleusis
- Metioche, a daughter of Orion who was transformed into a comet
- Miletus, a son of Apollo and founder of the city Miletus
- Minyas, founder of Orchomenus in Boeotia
- Mestra, daughter of Erysichthon who possessed the gift of shape-shifting
- Myrina, the name of several mythological figures
- Myrmidon, eponymous progenitor of the Myrmidons
- Myrrha, the mother of Adonis
- Myrtilus, charioteer of Oenomaus
- Myrto, the name of several mythological figures
- Mytilene, the name of several mythological figures
- Narcissus, a young man who fell in love with his own reflection
- Naubolus, the name of several mythological figures
- Nausicaa, a Phaeacian princess who aided Odysseus
- Nausithous, the name of several mythological figures
- Neoptolemus, a son of Achilles
- Nicippe, the name of several mythological figures
- Nireus, an Achaean leader during the Trojan War, renowned for his beauty
- Nyctimene, a woman transformed by Athena into an owl
- Nyctimus, a son of Lycaon who was killed and served up as a meal to Zeus
- Oenone, the first wife of Paris, whom he abandoned in favour of Helen
- Olenus, the name of several mythological figures
- Omphale, a queen of Lydia to whom Heracles was required to become a slave for the period of a year
- Orion, a hunter whom Zeus placed among the stars as the constellation of Orion
- Ornytus, the name of several mythological figures
- Oxylus, the name of several mythological figures
- Pallene, the name of several mythological figures
- Pandareus, a friend of Tantalus who got involved into the latter's impious deeds
- Pandarus, a Trojan archer who fought in the Trojan War
- Pandora II, a daughter of Deucalion and Pyrrha
- Panthous, an elder of Troy
- Paris, a son of Priam whose abduction of Helen resulted in the Trojan War
- Parthenopeus, one of the Seven Against Thebes
- Patroclus, a comrade of Achilles who was killed by Hector during the Trojan War
- Peisenor, the name of several mythological figures
- Pelopia, the name of several mythological figures
- Peneleus, an Achaean soldier in the Trojan War
- Penthilus, the name of several mythological figures
- Periboea, the name of several mythological figures
- Perileos, the name of several mythological figures
- Periphetes, the name of several mythological figures
- Perimede, the name of several mythological figures
- Phaenops, the name of several mythological figures
- Phaëton, a son of Helios who lost control of his father's sun chariot and was struck down by Zeus to prevent disaster
- Phalerus, a son of Alcon who sailed with the Argonauts
- Pharis, a son of Hermes and founder of Pharae in Messene
- Phemius, an Ithacan poet who performs in the house of Odysseus
- Phialo, a lover of Heracles
- Philemon, a virtuous old man who was rewarded by Zeus
- Philoctetes, a famed archer who participated in the Trojan War
- Phlias, a son of Dionysus who sailed with the Argonauts
- Phocus, a son of Aeacus, killed by his brothers Peleus and Telemon
- Phoenix, one of the Myrmidons who participated in the Trojan War
- Phorbas, the name of several mythological figures
- Phorcys, a Phrygian ally of Priam in the Trojan War
- Phrastor, the name of several mythological figures
- Phrixus, a son of Athamas and Nephele, rescued by Chrysomallus, the ram with the golden fleece
- Phrontis, a son of Phrixus who sailed with the Argonauts
- Phylas, the name of several mythological figures
- Phyllis, wife of Demophon of Athens
- Physadeia, the name of several mythological figures
- Physcoa, member of the Sixteen Women and lover of Dionysus
- Pleuron, eponym of Pleuron, Aetolia
- Podalirius, a healer and son of Asclepius who participated in the Trojan War
- Polites, the name of several mythological figures
- Polyboea, the name of several mythological figures
- Polycaon, the name of several mythological figures
- Polycaste, the name of several mythological figures
- Polydorus, the name of several mythological figures
- Polymele, the name of several mythological figures
- Polypheides, the name of several mythological figures
- Polyxenus, the name of several mythological figures
- Polyxo, the name of several mythological figures
- Praxithea, the name of several mythological figures
- Proclia, daughter of Laomedon, sister of Priam and wife of Cycnus
- Procrustes, a rogue smith and bandit from Attica who attacked people
- Pronax, a brother of Adrastus
- Prosymnus, a shepherd who aided Dionysus in rescuing Semele from Hades
- Protesilaus, the first Greek soldier to die at Troy
- Prothoenor, one of the Greek leaders in the Trojan War
- Psophis, the name of several mythological figures
- Pterelaos, the name of several mythological figures
- Pygmalion, a sculptor who fell in love with his own creation
- Pyramus, tragic lover of Thisbe, on whom Shakespeare's Romeo is based
- Pyrrha, wife of Deucalion
- Rhadine and Leontichus, star-crossed lovers
- Rhoeo, a lover of Apollo
- Saon, the name of several mythological figures
- Selemnus, a man who loved the sea nymph Argyra
- Sidero, stepmother of Tyro
- Solymus, ancestral hero of the Solymi tribe in Lycia
- Sparta, wife of Lacedaemon for whom the city of Sparta was named
- Staphylus, the name of several mythological figures
- Stentor, a herald of the Greek forces during the Trojan War
- Stheneboea, daughter of Iobates and consort of Proteus
- Sthenele, the name of several mythological figures
- Sthenelus, the name of several mythological figures
- Stratonice, the name of several mythological figures
- Strophius, the name of several mythological figures
- Syme, eponym of the island Syme
- Tecmessa, the name of several mythological figures
- Tegeates, founder of Tegea
- Telecleia, a daughter of Ilus and wife of Cisseus
- Telegonus, son of Circe and Odysseus
- Telemachus, son of Odysseus and Penelope, and a central character in the Odyssey
- Teleon, father of Butes and Eribotes
- Telephassa, wife of Agenor and mother of Cadmus
- Tenes, eponymous hero of Tenedos
- Theiodamas, the name of several mythological characters
- Themiste, a daughter of Ilus and mother of Anchises
- Themisto, third wife of Athamas
- Theobule, the name of several mythological figures
- Theonoe, the name of several mythological figures
- Theophane, a lover of Poseidon, changed into an ewe
- Thero, the name of several mythological figures
- Thersites, a soldier of the Greek army during the Trojan War
- Thespius, founder-king of Thespiae, Boeotia
- Thestius, father of Iphicles
- Thestor, the name of several mythological figures
- Thisbe, tragic lover of Pyramus, on whom Shakespeare's Juliet is based
- Thoas, a leader of the Aetolian armies during the Trojan War
- Thoön, the name of several mythological figures
- Thrasymedes, soldier who fought on the side of the Greeks in the Trojan War
- Thymoetes, the name of several mythological figures
- Timandra, daughter of Leda and Tyndareus
- Tithonus, lover of Eos, granted immortality but not eternal youth
- Tlepolemus, a son of Heracles who fought in the Trojan War of the side of the Greeks
- Trambelus, a son of Telamon and half-brother of Ajax
- Troezen, a son of Pelops and eponym of the city Troezen
- Trophonius, an architect, brother of Agamedes
- Tydeus, father of Diomedes and one of the Seven Against Thebes
- Tyres, the name of several mythological figures
- Tyro, daughter of Salmoneus
- Ucalegon, an elder of Troy
- Xanthippe, the name of several mythological figures
- Xanthius, a descendent of Bellerophon and father of Leucippus
- Xuthus, a son of Hellen and Orseis and father of Ion and Achaeus
- Zarex, a son of Carystus and founder of the town Zarex in Laconia
- Zetes, an Argonaut and son of Boreas
- Zeuxippe, the name of several mythological figures
- Zeuxippus, the name of several mythological figures
See also
References
- ^ New Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology