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Revision as of 17:59, 15 September 2006

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.

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 (J Ellisinator) J Ellisinator God of the poop and Lord of the hot dogs. 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
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 that all else sprung from.
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.

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Other deities

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Titans

The Hundred-Handed (Hecatoncheires)

Cyclopes

River gods

Nymphs

Giants

Mortals

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