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A Complete List of Greek Gods
A Complete List of Greek Gods
Realms of Influence
There have been many Greek gods mentioned across thousands of stories in
Greek mythology – from the OLYMPIAN GODS all the way down to the many
minor gods.
The gods, much like the GREEK GODDESSES of history, have very
exaggerated personalities and they are plagued with personal flaws and
negative emotions despite they immortality and superhero-like powers.
This page is a list of the names of Greek gods in ancient mythology and their
roles. It will be continually updated with additions, corrections and more
information on each of the gods.
Achelous
Aeolus
Aether
Primordial god of the upper air, light, the atmosphere, space and heaven.
Alastor
APOLLO
Olympian god of music, poetry, art, oracles, archery, plague, medicine, sun,
light and knowledge.
ARES
God of war. Represented the physical, violent and untamed aspect of war.
Aristaeus
Minor patron god of animal husbandry, bee-keeping, and fruit trees. Son of
Apollo.
Asclepius
ATLAS
Attis
Boreas
A wind god (Anemoi) and Greek god of the cold north wind and the bringer of
winter. Referred to as “The North Wind”.
Caerus
CASTOR
One of the twins, Castor and Pollux, known as Dioskouri. Zeus transformed
them into the constellation Gemini
Cerus
The large and powerful wild bull tamed by Persephone and turned into the
Taurus constellation.
CHAOS
The nothingness that all else sprung from. A god who filled the gap between
Heaven and Earth and created the first beings Gaia, Tartarus, Uranus, Nyx
and Erebos.
Charon
The Ferryman of Hades. Took the newly dead people across the rivers Styx
and Acheron to the Greek underworld if they paid him three obolus (a Greek
silver coin).
CRONOS
The god of time. Not to be confused with Cronus, the Titan father of Zeus.
Crios
The Titan god of the heavenly constellations and the measure of the year..
CRONUS
God of agriculture, leader and the youngest of the first generation of Titans
and father of the Titans. Not to be confused with Cronos, god of time.
Dinlas
Guardian god of the ancient city Lamark, where wounded heroes could find
comfort and heal after battle. He was the son of Aphrodite.
DEIMOS
DIONYSUS
Erebus
Primordial god of darkness.
EROS
Eurus
One of the wind god known as Anemoi and god of the unlucky east wind.
Referred to as “The East Wind”.
Glaucus
HADES
HELIOS
HEPHAESTUS
God of fire, metalworking, stone masonry, forges and the art of sculpture.
Created weapons for the gods and married to Aphrodite.
HERACLES
The greatest of the Greek heroes, he became god of heroes, sports, athletes,
health, agriculture, fertility, trade, oracles and divine protector of mankind.
Known as the strongest man on Earth.
HERMES
God of trade, thieves, travelers, sports, athletes, and border crossings, guide
to the Underworld and messenger of the gods.
Hesperus
Hymenaios
HYPNOS
Kratos
MOMUS
God of satire, mockery, censure, writers and poets and a spirit of evil-spirited
blame and unfair criticism.
MORPHEUS
God of dreams and sleep – has the ability to take any human form and appear
in dreams.
Nereus
The Titan god of the sea before Poseidon and father of the Nereids (nymphs
of the sea).
Notus
Another Anemoi (wind god) and Greek god of the south wind. Known as “The
South Wind”.
OCEANUS
Titan god of the ocean. Believed to be the personification of the World Ocean,
an enormous river encircling the world.
ONEIROI
PAEAN
Pallas
PAN
God of nature, the wild, shepherds, flocks, goats, mountain wilds, and is often
associated with sexuality. Also a satyr (half man, half-goat).
Phosphorus
PLUTUS
Pollux
Pontus
ancient, pre-Olympian sea-god of the deep sea, one of the Greek primordial
deities and son of Gaia.
POSEIDON
Priapus
Minor rustic fertility god, protector of flocks, fruit plants, bees and gardens and
known for having an enormous penis.
Pricus
Pricus
PROMETHEUS
Titan god of forethought and crafty counsel who was given the task of
moulding mankind out of clay.
PRIMORDIAL
Tartarus
The god of the deep abyss, a great pit in the depths of the underworld, and
father of Typhon.
THANATOS
TYPHON
URANUS
Primordial god of the sky and heavens, and father of the Titans.
ZELUS
The god of dedication, emulation, eager rivalry, envy, jealousy, and zeal.
Zephyrus
A wind god (Anemoi). God of the west wind and known as “The West Wind”.
ZEUS
God of the sky, lightning, thunder, law, order, justice, King of the Gods and the
“Father of Gods and men”.
Greek Goddesses
A Complete List of Greek Goddesses, Their Names &
Their Realms of Influence
Throughout the course of the history of Greek mythology their have been
many Greek goddesses. From the Olympian goddesses right down to the
many minor goddesses.
This page is a list of the Greek goddesses of ancient mythology and will be
continually updated with additions, corrections and more information on each
of the goddesses.
Achelois
A minor moon goddess whose name means “she who washes away pain”.
Alcyone
One of the seven, Pleiades and daughter of Atlas and Pleione. She bore
several children with the god Poseidon.
ALECTRONA
An early Greek goddess of the sun, daughter of Helios and Rhode, and
possibly goddess of the morning.
Amphitrite
Antheia
Goddess of gardens, flowers, swamps, and marshes.
APATE
Aphaea
APHRODITE
ARTEMIS
Astraea
Até
ATHENA
Goddess of wisdom, poetry, art, and war strategy. Daughter of Zeus and born
from his forehead fully grown, wearing battle armour.
Atropos
Eldest of the three Moirai, goddesses of fate and destiny (also known as The
Fates). Atropos chose the mechanism of death and ended the life of each
mortal by cutting their thread.
BIA
The goddess of force and raw energy, daughter of Pallas and Styx, and sister
of Nike, Kratos, and Zelus.
Brizo
Ancient Greek prophet goddess who was known as the protector of mariners,
sailors, and fishermen.
Calliope
One of the Muses, the muse of epic poetry, daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne
and the wisest of the Muses.
CALYPSO
Celaeno
One of the Pleiades, and a wife of Poseidon. Said to be the mother of the sea
god’s children Lycus and Nycteus
Ceto
Primordial sea monster goddess, the daughter of Gaia and Pontus and
mother of sea monsters.
Circe
A goddess of magic who transformed her enemies, or those that insulted her,
into beasts.
Clio
The muse of history and one of the nine muses known as “The Muses”. Like
all the muses, Clio is the daughter of Zeus and the Titaness Mnemosyne.
Clotho
Youngest of the Three Fates and responsible for spinning the thread of
human life.
Cybele
DEMETER
Doris
A sea nymph whose name represented the bounty of the sea. Mother of the
Nereids.
EILEITHYIA
Electra
One of the seven daughters of Atlas and Pleione, known as The Pleiades.
Elpis
The spirit and personification of hope. Hope was usually seen as an extension
to suffering by the Greek, not as a god.
ENYO
Minor goddess of war and destruction, the companion and lover of the war
god Ares and connected to Eris.
Eos
Erato
One of the Muses, the muse of lyric poetry, especially love and erotic poetry.
Eris
Greek goddess of chaos, strife and discord and connected to the war-goddess
Enyo.
Euterpe
GAIA
The primal Greek goddess of the Earth. Known as the great mother of all and
often referred to as “Mother Earth”.
Harmonia
HEBE
Hecate
Primordial goddess of the day, daytime and daylight. Daughter to Erebus and
Nyx (the goddess of night).
HERA
HESTIA
goddess of the hearth, home, architecture, domesticity, family, and the state.
Also one of the Hesperides.
Hygea
Goddess of good health, cleanliness, and sanitation. This is where the word
“hygiene” comes from.
Iris
Greek goddess of the rainbow and messenger of the gods. She is also known
as one of the goddesses of the sea and the sky.
KERES
The Keres were female spirits, the daughters of NYX, the goddess of night.
Kotys
Lachesis
Second of the Three Fates, the measurer of the thread of life woven by
Clotho’s spindle which determines Destiny.
Maia
Mania
Melpomene
One of the Muses. Originally the muse of singing, she then became the muse
of tragedy.
Merope
Metis
Titan goddess of wisdom, an Oceanid, and the first great spouse of Zeus.
NEMESIS
NIKE
Nyx
Peitho
Goddess of vegetation and spring and queen of the underworld. Lives off-
season in the underworld as the wife of HADES.
Pheme
The goddess of fame, gossip and renown. Her favour is notability, and her
wrath is scandalous rumors.
Polyhymnia
One of The Muses, the muse of sacred poetry, sacred hymn, dance, and
eloquence as well as agriculture, geometry and pantomime.
Rhea
Titaness and goddess of nature. Daughter of the earth goddess Gaia and the
sky god Uranus, and known as “the mother of gods”.
SELENE
Sterope
One of the seven Pleiades (the daughters of Atlas and Pleione) and the wife
of Oenomaus – although according to some accounts, she is his mother by
Ares.
Styx
Goddess of the river Styx and a Naiad who was the first to aid Zeus in the
Titan war.
Taygete
A mountain nymph and one of the seven Pleiades.
Terpsichore
Thalia
THE ERINNYES
Goddesses of retribution and vengeance whose job was to punish men who
committed heinous crimes.
THE GRACES
Goddesses of retribution and vengeance whose job was to punish men who
committed heinous crimes.
THE MUSES
Themis
Ancient Greek Titaness and goddess of divine order, law, natural law and
custom.
Thetis
Sea nymph, goddess of water and one of the fifty Nereids, daughters of the
ancient sea god Nereus. Also a shapeshifter and a prophet.
Tyche