This is a list of the gods and goddesses of Greek mythology.

Roman Mythology uses different names, calling Zeus by the name of Jupiter, andAphrodite by the name of Venus, for example. The Roman names are often better known to English-speaking people than the Greek names. Greek name English name Primeval Goddess of air, Chaos is believed to be one of the first beings to exist in the universe. [1] Chaos is not really depicted as having a personality or physical form. Chaos is the lower atmosphere which surrounded the earth. Her name Khaos means the gap, or the space [2] between heaven and Earth. Mother or Grandmother of Nyx (night), Erebus (Darkness), Aither (Light), and Hemera (day). God of darkness. Son of Chaos. Husband of Nyx. Goddess of the Earth (Mother Earth), mother of Kronos, grandmother of Zeus, Hades, Poseidon, etc. Goddess of night Daughter of Chaos. Wife of Erebus and mother of Hemera (day). Goddess of Hellhounds. The darkest pit in the world at the edge of the world.

Chaos

Erebus Gaia

Nyx Tartarus

Ouranos (Father Sky) and father of the Titans. Roman name Uranus. Thesis Primordial God/Goddess of Creation. Thesis is sometimes thought to be a child of Chaos. Thesis is thought to have emerged with Hydros before Gaia. Primeval God of procreation and is referred as the primal generator of life. Phanes is Nxy's father and was the ruler of the universe before her.

Phanes

The Primeval Gods of winds. Boreas (north), Kaikias (NE), Apeliotes (E), Euros (SE), Notos (S), Anemois Lips (SW), Zephyrus (W) and Skirion (NW)p
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1 Titans 2 The Olympians 3 Minor gods 4 References 5 Other pages

Titans
See also Titan (mythology). The original twelve Titans: Koios - also spelled Coeus. God of intelligence, heavenly prophecy and the axis. Kreios - also spelled Crius. God of leadership, domesticated animals and the constellations.

Kronos - also spelled Cronus. God of time. King of the Titans. Roman name Saturn. Hyperion - God of light. Iapetos - God of mortal lifespan. Mnemosyne - Goddess of memory, the inventiveness of words and language. Oceanus - God of salt water. Phoebe - Goddess of the Oracle of Delphi and intellect. Rhea - Goddess of fertility, the female body, and later, nature. Mother of Zeus, Hera, Hestia, Hades, Poseidon and Demeter. Tethys - Goddess of Subterranean forces of fresh water and patron goddess of nursing mothers and the young. Theia - Goddess of sight, gold, silver, and gems. Themis - Goddess of divine law and order.

Other Titans: Atlas - God of astronomy. Holds the sky from the earth as his punishment. Epimetheus - God of afterthought and excuses. Menoitios - God of violent anger, rash reactions and human morality. Prometheus - God of forethought and crafty counsel. Gave humanity the gift of Fire. Asteria - mother of Hecate Perses - father of Hecate Asterious - father of the Anemoi Dione - goddess of the oracle Dodonna

Minor gods
Eos - Goddess of dawn and sister of Selene and Helios Helios - God of the sun and brother of Selene and Eos Selene - Goddess of the moon and sister of Helios and Eos Ariadne - goddess of passion and mazes (was a mortal princess engaged to Theseus but was abandoned and married to the god Dionysus and made Immortal.) Aeolus - god of winds (at birth was mortal made Immortal) Asclepius - god of medicine. Bia - Goddess of force. Cratos - God of strength and power. Deimos - Personification of terror; brother of Phobos. Eris - Goddess of discord. Eros - God of love Psyche goddess of compassion Geras - God of old age. Ganymede cupbearer of the Olympians. Harmonia - Goddess of harmony.

Hebe - Goddess of youth. Hecate - Goddess of magic, witchcraft, necromancy and crossroads. Hestia - Goddess of the hearth, fireside, family, and home, was one of the Olympians until she gave up her throne on for Dionysus, occupies fire on Olympus. Hypnos - God of sleep. Janus - God of doors, gates and new beginnings. Chione - Goddess of snow (her father is one of the gods of the winds). Leto - mother of Artemis and Apollo. Metis - mother of Athena Enyo - goddesses of war and peacekeeping Eileithyia - goddesses of childbirth Momus- God of blame. Moros - God of Doom. Nemisis - Goddess of consequences and revenge. Nike - Goddess of victory. Persephone - Goddess of spring and flowers and wife of Hades, hence queen of the Underworld. Phobos - God of Phobias and fear in general; brother of Deimos. Thanatos- God of peaceful death. The Erinyes - Otherwise known as The Furies. Goddesses of revenge. The Horae - Actually two groups of separate goddesses worshiped in different periods: the first three were goddesses of the seasons, the second generation were goddesses of law, justice and order. Tyche - Goddess of luck, destiny and fortune. Zelus - God of dedication. The Moirae: Klotho, Lachesis and Atropos - Controllers of life and destiny. The Muses - Representatives of the arts, sciences and songs. The Oneiroi: Morpheus, Phobetor and Phantasos - Personifications of dreams and sons of Hypnos. Pan - God of the Wild. Iris (goddess) - Goddess of the rainbow. Triton - god of ships, prince of Atlantis Paean - doctor of the gods. The Keres goddesses of violent Death. The Charites - goddesses of charm, beauty, human creativity, and fertility. Pallas - god of warfare Melinoe - goddess of ghosts.

The Olympians
These gods are the most important and powerful gods. The home of these gods was Mount Olympus, except for Hades who is only allowed on Olympus once a year. He lives in the Underworld the rest of the time.

Greek name A (Aphrodit) A (Apolln)

English name

Roman name

Description Goddess of love, beauty, and desire. She was married to Hephaestus. Ares is her lover and she loves him as well. Eros is her son. God of the Sun, music, archery, poetry, healing, and prophecy. He is Artemis' twin brother, and Son to Zeus. God of war, murder and bloodshed. Brother to Hephaestus, and is the lover of Aphrodite and son of Zeus. Goddess of the hunt, wilderness, wild animals,especially deer and fawns, night, and the moon. Apollo is her twin brother. Artemis is the virgin goddess and is also protector of maidens. Goddess of wisdom, weaving, the arts, warfare and reason. She is the favourite daughter of Zeus. Goddess of fertility, grain and harvest. Demeter is a sister of Zeus. Her daughter is Persephone, Hades' wife. God of wine, parties/festivals, madness and merriment. He is a son of Zeus. God of the Underworld. Brother of Poseidon and Zeus. God of fire and the forge. Ugly son of Hera and Zeus is his father in some accounts. Married to Aphrodite, but she does not love him because he is deformed and as a result is cheating on him with Ares. Goddess of marriage, women and childbirth. Zeus' wife and sister. God of flight, thieves, commerce and travellers. Messenger of the gods. Zeus's son by Titanness.

Aphrodite

Venus

Apollo

Apollo

(Ars) Ares (Artemis) (Athna) (Dmtra) (Dionysus) (Hades)

Mars

Artemis

Diana

Athena

Minerva

Demeter

Ceres

Dionysus

Bacchus

Hades

Pluto

Hephaestus Vulcan (Hphaistos) (Hra) (Hrms)

Hera Hermes

Juno Mercury

Poseidon

Poseidon

God of the sea, . His sons are the Heavenly Tripplets, Polyphemus Neptune and Triton and the Cyclops. His weapon is a trident by which he can stir up the seas, wreck ships and drown sailors. The father of all fathers, the wisdom and light. The king of the gods after killing his father, Kronos, who ate Zeus's siblings but their mother managed to save baby Zeus. When Zeus grew up, he fed Kronos a mixture of wine and mustard to make him vomit his immortal siblings who had grown up in Kronos's stomach. Zeus is the ruler of Mount Olympus and the god of the sky, thunder and lightning. Though he is married more than once, his real queen is Hera. Zeus is the father of Hermes, Hephaestus, Hercules, Dionysus, Athena, Ares, Apollo, Artemis and Persephone.

(Zeus) Zeus

Jupiter