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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.

Immortals


Olympian deities

Greek name (transliteration)English nameDescription
Aφροδίτη (Aphroditē) Aphrodite Goddess of beauty and love.
Απόλλων (Apollōn) Apollo God of the light, music, healing, prophecy, 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.
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.
Ζεύς (Zeus) Zeus King of the gods. God of thunder and lightning.

Primordial deities

Greek nameEnglish nameDescription
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 God 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.
Πόντος (Pontos) Pontus God of the sea.
Τάρταρος (Tartaros) Tartarus God of the depths of the underworld.
Ουρανός (Ouranos) Uranus God of the heavens.

Other deities

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Titans

The Hundred-Handed (Hecatoncheires)

Cyclopes

River gods

Nymphs

Giants

Mortals


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Greek mythology | Lists of mythical things

Græske guder | فهرست شخصیت‌های اسطوره‌های يونانی | Généalogie de la mythologie grecque | דמויות מהמיתולוגיה היוונית | Graikų dievai | ギリシア神話の固有名詞一覧 | List of Greek gods and goddesses

 

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