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| Aφροδίτη (''Aphroditē'') || [[Aphrodite]] || Goddess of love and beauty, wife of [[Hephaestus]]. [[Ares]] is her main lover. Known as the most beautiful of the goddesses.
| Aφροδίτη (''Aphroditē'') || [[Aphrodite]] all the gods loved Weird Al Yankovick&Micheal Jackson

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| Aπόλλων (''Apollōn'') || [[Apollo]] || God of music, prophecies, and archery. Also said to be the god of light and truth. Is associated with the sun. Also referred to as the most beautiful of the gods. Son of [[Zeus]].
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| Άρης (''Arēs'') || [[Ares]] || God of war and bloodshed. Brother to [[Athena]], and is the son of [[Zeus]].
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| Άρτεμις (''Artemis'') || [[Artemis]] || Goddess of the hunt and wild things. Protector of the dewy young. She became associated with the moon. [[Apollo]] is her twin brother. [[Artemis]] is a virgin goddess.

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| Αθηνά (''Athēna'') || [[Athena]] || Goddess of wisdom, warfare, handicrafts and reason. Sister of [[Ares]], and is the daughter of [[Zeus]]. She is the wisest of the gods.
| Αθηνά (''Athēna'') || [[Athena]] || Goddess of wisdom, warfare, handicrafts and reason. Sister of [[Ares]], and is the daughter of [[Zeus]]. She is the wisest of the gods.

Revision as of 15:49, 1 May 2008

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.

Immortals

Olympian deities

Greek name (transliteration) English name Description
Aφροδίτη (Aphroditē) Aphrodite all the gods loved Weird Al Yankovick&Micheal Jackson
Αθηνά (Athēna) Athena Goddess of wisdom, warfare, handicrafts and reason. Sister of Ares, and is the daughter of Zeus. She is the wisest of the gods.
Δήμητρα (Dēmētra) Demeter Goddess of fertility, grain, and harvest.
Διόνυσος (Dionysus) Dionysus God of wine, and merriment. He represents not only the intoxicating power of wine, but also its social and beneficial influences.
Ήφαιστος (Hēphaistos) Hephaestus God of fire and the forge (god of fire and smiths) with very weak legs. Makes armor for the gods and other heroes like Achilles. Son of Hera. Zeus is his father in some accounts.
Ήρα (Hēra) Hera Goddess of marriage. Zeus' wife. Appears with peacock feathers often.
Ερμής (Hērmēs) Hermes God of flight, thieves, and commerce. Messenger of the gods. He showed the way for the dead souls to Hades's realm. He shows up in more myths than any other god or goddess. Likes to trick people and is very inventive. Hermes invented the lyre using a turtle shell and sinew.
Ἑστία (Hestia) Hestia Goddess of the hearth and home, the focal point of every household. Daughter of Rhea and Cronus. Gave up her seat as one of the Twelve Olympians to tend to the sacred flame on Mt. Olympus for Dionysus.
Ποσειδων (Poseidōn) Poseidon God of the sea, horses and earthquakes. Brother of Hades and Zeus and father of Polyphemus. Created horses from sea foam.
Ζεύς (Zeus) Zeus King of the gods. Son of Cronus (Cronos, Kronos). God of the sky and thunder. Brother of Poseidon and Hades. Husband of Hera.

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 or Kronos God of eternal time and father of the Olympian gods.
Έρεβος (Erebos) Erebus God of darkness and shadow.
Γαία (Gaia) Gaia Goddess of the Earth (Mother Earth), mother of Uranus.
Ημέρα (Émera) Hemera Goddess of daylight.
Νύξ (Nux) Nyx Goddess of darkness/night.


Τάρταρος (Tartaros) Tartarus Is the darkest, deepest part of the underworld controlled by Hades.
Ουρανός (Ouranos) Uranus God of the heavens (Father Sky) and father of the Titans; banished the Cyclopes to the underworld because they did not please him.

Titans

The Hundred-Handed Ones (Hecatoncheires)

Cyclopes

River gods

Nymphs

Giants

Other deities

Mortals

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