List of Greek mythological figures
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
| Greek name | English name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aφροδίτη | Aphrodite | Goddess of beauty and love. |
| Απόλλων (Apollōn) | Apollo | God of the light, music, healing, prophecy, and poetry. |
| Aρης | Ares | God of war, primarily violent war and bloodshed. |
| Άρτεμις | Artemis | Goddess of the hunt and the moon. |
| Aθηνά | Athena | Goddess of wisdom, strategy, and war. |
| Δήμητρα | Demeter | Goddess of agriculture. |
| Hφαιστος (Hēphaistos) | Hephaestus | God of fire and the forge. |
| Hρα | Hera | Goddess of marriage and the family, wife of Zeus. |
| Eρμής | Hermes | God of travel, thieves, and commerce. Messenger of the gods. |
| Εστία | Hestia | Goddess of the hearth and domestic life. Eventually replaced by Dionysus. |
| Ποσειδων | Poseidon | God of the sea. |
| Ζεύς | Zeus | King of the gods. God of thunder and lightning. |
| 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 | God of eternal time. |
| Έρεβος (Erebos) | Erebus | God of darkness. |
| 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
- Achelois
- Achelous
- Aeolus (Aiolos)
- Agdistis
- Alastor
- Alectrona
- Amphitrite
- Anakes
- Antheia
- Aphaea
- Aristaeus
- Asclepius
- Astraea
- Ate
- Attis
- Bia
- Boreas
- Brizo
- Cabiri
- Caerus
- Calypso
- Ceto
- Charon
- Circe (Kirkê)
- Cotys
- Cragus
- Cybele
- Dinlas
- Dionysus (Dionysos) or Bacchus
- Dioscuri
- Doris
- Efreisone
- Eileithyia
- Elpis
- Enyalius
- Enyo
- Eos
- Eosphorus
- The Erinyes, or "Furies"
- Eris
- Eros
- Ethehofos
- Eurus (Euros)
- Glaucus
- Hades
- Hêbê
- Hecate
- Hêlios
- Heracles
- Hespera
- Horae
or
- Hybris
- Hygeia
- Hypnos
- Iris
- Moira
- The three Moirae, or "Fates":
- Mania
- Metis
- Momus
- Morpheus (Morpheos)
- Muses
- Nemesis
- Nereus
- Nike
- Notus
- Pan
- Perséphonê
- Pleiades
- Phorcys
- Proteus (Proteos)
- Priapus
- Selene
- Thanatos
- Thetis
- Triton
- Typhon
- Zephyrus (Zephyros)
- Asteria
- Astraeus
- Atlas
- Clymene
- Coeus
- Jellis
- Crius
- Cronus (Cronos)
- Dione
- Epimetheus (Epithemeos)
- Hyperion
- Iapetus
- Leto
- Mnemosyne
- Oceanus (Oceanos)
- Phoebe
- Prometheus (Prometheos)
- Rhea
- Tethys
- Theia
- Themis