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. For a list of the deities of many cultures (including this one), see list of deities.

Olympian deities

Greek name (transliteration)	English name	Description
Aφροδίτη (Aphroditē)	Aphrodite	Goddess of lust, love, and beauty, forced wife of Hephaestus. Ares is her main lover. Known as the most beautiful of the goddesses.
Aπόλλων (Apollōn)	Apollo	God of the sun (light), music, prophecy, truth, archery, and poetry.
Άρης (Arēs)	Ares	God of savage war, vengeance, anger. Brother to Athena, and is the son of Zeus.
Άρτεμις (Artemis)	Artemis	Goddess of The Moon, hunting,young animals, maidens, childbirth, and archery. Twin sister of Apollo.
Αθηνά (Athēna)	Athena	Goddess of wisdom, crafts, strategic, warfare and heros. Sister of Ares, and is the daughter of Zeus
Δήμητρα (Dēmētra)	Demeter	Goddess of agriculture, grain, harvest and earth.
Διόνυσος (Dionysus)	Dionysus	God of wine, merriment, and drama. He represents not only the intoxicating power of wine, but also its social and beneficial influences.
Έρος (Eros)	Eros	God of love, lust, and intercourse. He took on the appearance of a present day Cupid.
Άδης (Hades)	Hades	Lord of the Underworld and god of the riches found within the earth. Brother of Poseidon and Zeus.
Ήφαιστος (Hēphaistos)	Hephaestus	God of fire and the forge (god of fire and smiths)with very weak legs. Makes armor for the gods and other heroes like Achilles. Son of Hera. Zeus is his father in some accounts.
Ήρα (Hēra)	Hera	Goddess of marriage, family, motherhood and queen of the gods. Zeus' sister and wife. Appears with peacock feathers a lot.
Ερμής (Hērmēs)	Hermes	God of travel, thieves, and commerce. Messenger of the gods. He showed the way for the dead souls to Hades's realm. He shows up in more myths than any other god or goddess. Likes to trick people and is very inventive. Hermes invented the lyre using a turtle shell and sinew.
Παν (Pan)	Pan	God of nature, shepherds and flocks, mountain wilds, hunting and rustic music. A god who takes the form of a faun or satyr. Son of Hermes.
Ποσειδων (Poseidōn)	Poseidon	God of the sea, horses and earthquakes. Brother of Hades and Zeus and father of Polyphemus. Created horses from sea foam.
Ζεύς (Zeus)	Zeus	King of the gods. Son of Kronos. God of thunder and lightning. Brother of Poseidon and Hades. Husband of Hera.

[edit] Primordial deities

Greek name	English name	Description
Αιθήρ (Aithēr)	Aether	God of the upper air.
Χάος (Khaos)	Chaos	Non-gendered deity of the nothingness from which all else sprang.
Χρόνος (Khronos)	Kronos	God of eternal time.
Έρεβος (Erebos)	Erebus	God of darkness and shadow.
Γαία (Gaia)	Gaia	Goddess of the Earth (Mother Earth).
Ημέρα (Émera)	Hemera	Goddess of daylight.
Νύξ (Nux)	Nyx	Goddess of darkness/night.
Τάρταρος (Tartaros)	Tartarus	Lives in the pit of tartarus in the darkest deepest part of the underworld controlled by Hades.
Ουρανός (Ouranos)	Uranus	God of the heavens (Father Sky).

[edit] Titans

• Asteria
• Astraeus
• Atlas (Άτλας)
• Clymene (Κλυμένη)
• Coeus
• Crius
• Kronus (Kronos) (Κρόνος)(The father of Zeus)
• Dione (Διόνη)
• Epimetheus (Epithemeos) (Επιμηθεύς)
• Gaia
• Helios (Helius) (Ἥλιος / ἥλιος)
• Hyperion (Υπερίων)
• Iapetus (Ιαπετός)
• Leto (Λητώ)
• Mnemosyne (Μνημοσύνη)
• Oceanus (Oceanos) (Ωκεανός)
• Ophion
• Phoebe (Φοίβη)
• Prometheus (Prometheos) (Προμηθεύς)
• Rhea (Ρέα)
• Tethys (Τηθύς)
• Theia (Θεία)
• Themis (Θεμις)

[edit] The Hundred-Handed Ones (Hecatoncheires)

• Briareus (or Aegaeon) (Βριάρεως)
• Gyes
• Cottus

[edit] Cyclopes

• Arges
• Brontes
• Steropes
• Polyphemus (Πολύφημος)

[edit] River gods

• Achelous (Αχέλους or Αχελώος in contemporary Greek)
• Acheron (Αχέρων)
• Acis
• Alpheus (Αλφειός)
• Asopus (Ασωπός)
• Cladeus
• Eurotas (Ευρώτας)
• Peneus (Πηνειός)

[edit] Nymphs

• Adrasteia (Αδράστεια)
• Clytie
• Crataeis
• Daphne (Δάφνη)
• Dryads (Δρυάς-Δρυάδες in plural)
• Hamadryads (Αμαδρυάς-Αμαδρυάδες in plural)
• Metope (Μετώπη)
• Naiads (Ναιάδες)
  • Cleochareia
• Nereids (Νηρηίδες)
  • Amphitrite (Αμφιτρίτη)
  • Arethusa (Αρετούσα)
• Oceanids (Ωκεανίδες)
  • Eidyia
• Oreads
  • Echo (Ηχώ)

[edit] Giants

• Agrius
• Alcyoneus
• Aloadae
  • Otus
  • Orion (Ωρίων)
  • Ephialtes (Εφιάλτης)
• Antaeus (Ανταίος)
• Argus (Άργος)
• Enceladus (Εγκέλαδος)
• Tityas

[edit] Anemoi (the winds)

• Boreas (Βορέας)
• Notus (Νότος)
• Eurus
• Zephyrus (Ζέφυρος)

[edit] Other deities

• Achelois
• Achelous
• Acheron (Αχέρων)
• Adephagia
• Aeolus (Aiolos) (Αίολος)
• Agdistis
• Alastor
• Alectrona
• Alexiares and Anicetus
• Amphitrite (Αμφιτρίτη)
• Anakes
• Antheia
• Aphaea
• Aristaeus
• Asclepius (Ασκληπιός)
• Aspasia
• Astraea (Αστραία)
• Ate
• Attis
• Bia
• Boreas (Βορέας)
• Brizo
• Cabiri
• Caerus
• Calypso (Καλυψώ)
• Ceto
• Charon
• Circe (Κίρκη)
• Cotys
• Cragus
• Cybele (Κυβέλη)
• Dioscuri (Διόσκουροι)
  • Castor (Κάστορ)
  • Polydeuces (Πολυδεύκης)
• Doris (Δωρίς)
• Efreisone (Ευφροσύνη)
• Eileithyia
• Elpis (Ελπίς)
• Enyalius
• Enyo
• Eos (Ηώς)
• Eosphorus
• The Erinyes, or "Furies"
• Eris (Έρις)
• Eros (Έρος)
• Eurynome, the god of Death. (Ευρυνόμη)
• Eurus (Euros)
• Glaucus
• Gorgons (Γοργόνες)
  • Stheno
  • Euryale
  • Medusa (a mortal) (Μέδουσα)
• Hêbê (Ήβη)
• Hecate (Εκάτη)
• Hêlios (Ήλιος)
• Heracles (Ηρακλής)
• Hespera
• Horae (Ώρες)
  • Thallo (Θαλλώ)
  • Auxo (Αυξώ)
  • Karpo (Καρπώ)
  • Eunomia (Ευνομία)
  • Dike (Δίκη)
  • Irene (Ειρήνη)
• Hybris (Ύβρις)
• Hygieia (Υγεία)
• Hypnos (Ύπνος)
• Iris (Ίρις)
• Moira (Μοίρα)
• The three Moirae, or "Fates": (Μοίρες)
  • Clotho (Κλωθώ)
  • Lachesis (Λάχεσις)
  • Atropos (Άτροπος)
• Mania (Μανία)
• Metis (Μέτις)
• Momus
• Morpheus (Μορφέας)
• Muses (Μούσες)
  • Calliope (Καλλιόπη)
  • Clio (Κλειώ)
  • Erato (Ερατώ)
  • Euterpe (Ευτέρπη)
  • Melpomene (Μελπομένη)
  • Polyhymnia (Πολυμνία) - (Πολύμνια)
  • Terpsichore (Τερψιχόρη)
  • Thalia (Θάλεια)
  • Urania (Ουρανία)
• Nemesis (Νέμεσις)
• Nereus (Νηρέας)
• Nike (Νίκη)
• Notus (Νότος)
• Perséphonê (Περσεφόνη)
• Peitho (Πειθώ)
• Pleiades (Πλειάδες)
  • Alcyone (Αλκυόνη)
  • Sterope (Στερόπη)
  • Celaeno (Κελαινώ)
  • Electra (Ηλέκτρα)
  • Maia (Μαία)
  • Merope (Μερόπη)
  • Taygete (Ταϋγέτη)
• Phorcys (Φόρκυς)
• Proteus (Πρωτεύς)
• Priapus (Πρίαπος)
• Selene (Σελήνη)
• Thanatos (Θάνατος)
• Thetis (Θέτις)
• Triton (Τρίτων)
• Typhon (Τυφών)
• Zephyrus (Ζέφυρος)

[edit] Mortals

[edit] A-B

• Abas
• Abderus
• Acacallis
• Acamas (Ακάμας)
• Acarnan (Ακαρνάν)
• Acastus
• Acestes
• Achaeus (Αχαιός)
• Achilles (Akhilleus) (Αχιλλεύς or Αχιλλέας)
• Acoetes
• Acrisius
• Actaeon (Aktaion)
• Actaeus
• Actor (Άκτωρ)
• Admetus (Άδμητος)
• Adonis (Άδωνις)
• Adrastus (Άδραστος)
• Aeacus (Aiakos) (Αιακός)
• Aeetes
• Aegeus (Αιγεύς)
• Aegialeia (Αιγιαλεία)
• Aegialeus
• Aegimius
• Aegina (Αίγινα)
• Aegisthus (Αίγισθος)
• Aegyptus (Αίγυπτος)
• Aeneas (Aineas) (Αινείας)
• Aeolus (Αίολος)
• Aepytus
• Aerope
• Aesacus
• Aeson (Aison)
• Aethalides
• Aethlius
• Aethra (Αίθρα)
• Aetolus (Αιτωλός)
• Agamedes
• Agamemnon (Αγαμέμνων)
• Agapenor
• Agasthenes
• Agave
• Agelaus (Ageláos)
• Agenor (Αγήνωρ)
• Aglaea (Αγλαΐα)
• Agraulus
• Agrius
• Agron
• Ajax the great (Aîas the great) (Αίας ο Μέγας)
• Ajax the lesser (Aîas the lesser) (Αίας ο Μικρός)
• Alcaeus (Alkaios) (Αλκαίος)
• Alcathous
• Alcestis (Άλκηστις)
• Alcidice
• Alcimede
• Alcinous (Αλκίνους or Αλκίνοος)
• Alcmaeon
• Alcmene (Alkmênê) (Αλκμήνη)
• Alcyone (Αλκυών or Αλκυόνη)
• Aleus
• Almus
• Aloeus
• Alope
• Althaea (Αλθαία)
• Althaemenes
• Amarynceus
• Amphiaraus (Αμφιάραος)
• Amphictyon (Αμφικτύων)
• Amphidamas (Αμφιδάμας)
• Amphilochus (Αμφίλοχος
• Amphimachus (Αμφίμαχος)
• Amphinomus (Amphínomos) (Αμφίνομος)
• Amphion
• Amphinomus
• Amphithea (Αμφιθέα)
• Amphitryon (Amphitrion) (Αμφιτρύων)
• Amyclas (Αμύκλας)
• Amycus
• Amymone
• Amyntor (Αμύντωρ)
• Amythaon
• Anaxagoras (Αναξαγόρας)
• Anaxibia
• Anaxo
• Ancaeus
• Anchialus (Αγχίαλος)
• Anchises (Αγχίσης)
• Andraemon
• Andreus
• Androgeus
• Andromache (Ανδρομάχη)
• Andromeda (Ανδρομέδα)
• Anius
• Antenor (Αντήνωρ)
• Anticlea (Antiklia)
• Antigone (Αντιγόνη)
• Antilochus (Αντίλοχος)
• Antimachus (Αντίμαχος)
• Antinous (Antinoös)
• Antion
• Antiope (Αντιόπη)
• Antiphates
• Antiphus
• Aphareus
• Apheidas
• Apis
• Apsyrtus
• Arachne (Arakhne) (Αράχνη)
• Arcas (Αρκάς)
• Arcesius (Arkêsios)
• Arete
• Argea
• Argeius
• Argos (Άργος)
• Ariadne (Αριάδνη)
• Arion (Αρίων)
• Aristodemus (Αριστόδημος)
• Aristomachus (Αριστόμαχος)
• Arsinoe (Αρσινόη)
• Asclepius (Ασκληπιός)
• Asius
• Assaracus
• Astacus
• Asterius
• Astyanax (Αστυάναξ)
• Astydameia (Αστυδάμεια)
• Astypalaea (Αστυπάλαια)
• Astyoche
• Atalanta (Αταλάντη)
• Athamas (Αθάμας)
• Atreus (Ατρέας)
• Atymnius
• Auge
• Augeas (Αυγείας)
• Autesion
• Autolycus
• Automedon (Αυτομέδων)
• Autonoe
• Bateia
• Battus
• Baucis
• Bellerophon
• Belus
• Bias
• Borus
• Briseis
• Briseus
• Britomartis
• Broteas
• Bunus
• Busiris
• Butes
• Byblis

[edit] C-G

• Cadmus

• Caeneus (Caenis when female)
• Calchas
• Callidice
• Callirhoe
• Callisto
• Calyce
• Calydon
• Canace
• Canthus
• Capaneus
• Capys
• Car
• Carme
• Carnabon
• Cassandra
• Cassiopeia
• Castor
• Catreus
• Caunus
• Cebriones
• Cecrops
• Ceisus
• Celeus
• Cephalus
• Cepheus, King of Aethiopia
• Cepheus, King of Tegea
• Cerdo
• Cestrinus
• Ceyx
• Chalciope
• Chalcodon
• Chione
• Chiron
• Chloris
• Chryseis
• Chryses
• Chrysippus
• Chrysothemis
• Chthonius
• Cilix
• Cinyras
• Cleite
• Cleodaeus
• Cleopatra
• Clymene
• Clymenus
• Clytemnestra
• Clytius
• Codrus
• Comaetho
• Copreus
• Corcyra
• Corinthus
• Coronis
• Coronus
• Cranaus
• Creon
• Cresphontes
• Crete
• Cretheus
• Creusa
• Crisus
• Croesus
• Cychreus
• Cycnus
• Cylla
• Cynortas
• Cyparissus
• Cypselus
• Cytisorus
• Cyzicus
• Daedalion
• Daedalus
• Danaë
• Danaus
• Dardanus
• Dascylus
• Deianeira
• Deimachus
• Deion
• Deiphobus
• Deiphontes
• Deipyle
• Demonassa
• Demonice
• Demophon
• Deucalion
• Dexamenus
• Dia
• Dictys
• Diomedes
• Diores
• Dioscuri (Castor and Polydeuces)
• Dirce
• Dius
• Dolius
• Dolon
• Dorus
• Dryope
• Echemus
• Echetus
• Echion
• Eetion
• Elatus (Élatos)
• Electra
• Electryon
• Eleius
• Elephenor
• Eleusis
• Elpenor
• Elymus (Elumos)
• Endeis
• Endymion
• Epaphus
• Epeius
• Epicasta
• Epidaurus
• Epopeus
• Erechtheus
• Erginus (Erginos)
• Erichthonius
• Eriphyle
• Eteocles
• Eumaeus (Eumaios)
• Eumelus
• Europa
• Eurotas
• Euryalus
• Euryclea (Eurýkleia)
• Eurylochus
• Eurymachus
• Eurypylus
• Eurystheus
• Eurytion
• Eurytus
• Ganymede

[edit] H-L

• Haemon
• Hector (Hektor)
• Hecuba (Hekuba)
• Helen
• Helenus
• Helle
• Heracles (Heraklês)
• Hermaphroditus
• Hermione
• Hippocoon
• Hippodamia, wife of Pilops
• Hippodamia, wife of Pirithous
• Hippolyta
• Hippolytus
• Hippomedon
• Hylas
• Iambe
• Icarius
• Icarus
• Idomeneus
• Ino
• Io
• Iolaus
• Iole
• Iphicles
• Iphigenia
• Irus
• Ismene
• Ixion
• Jason
• Jocasta
• Kristi Dauma
• Labdacus
• Laërtês
• Laius
• Laodamas
• Laomedon
• Leda
• Lelex
• Lycaon
• Lycus

[edit] M-P

• Machaon
• Medea
• Medôn
• Medusa (the mortal gorgon)
• Melampus
• Melanthus
• Meleager
• Memnon
• Menelaus
• Menestheus
• Messene
• Midas
• Minos
• Munippus
• Myles
• Myrrha
• Myrtilus
• Narcissus
• Nausicaa
• Neleus
• Neoptolemus
• Nephele
• Nestor
• Nimrit/Maya
• Niobe
• Nycteus
• Odysseus
• Oebalus
• Oedipus
• Oeneus
• Oenomaus
• Ogygus
• Oileus
• Olenus
• Orestes
• Orion
• Orpheus
• Oxyntes
• Pandion I
• Pandion II
• Pandarus
• Pandora
• Paris
• Parthenopeus
• Patroclus
• Peleus
• Pelias
• Pelopia
• Pelops
• Penélopê (Penelopeia)
• Peneus
• Penthesilea
• Pentheus
• Periphetes
• Perseus (Perseos) (Περσεύς, Περσέως)
• Phegeus
• Philemon
• Philoctetes
• Phineas
• Phineus
• Phocus
• Phoenix (Phoinix)
• Phrixus
• Phyleus
• Pirithous
• Pittheus
• Podalirius
• Polites
• Polycaon
• Polydorus
• Polynices
• Polyxena
• Priam
• Procrustes
• Proetus
• Prosymnus
• Protesilaus
• Psyche
• Pterelaos
• Pygmalion
• Pylades
• Pyramus
• Pyrrha

[edit] R-Z

• Rhadamanthys
• Rhesus
• Sarpedon
• Semele
• Sisyphus
• Sparta
• Sthenelus
• Tantalus
• Telamon
• Telemachus (Telémakhos, Telemachos)
• Telephus
• Teucer
• Theoclymenus
• Thersander
• Thersites
• Theseus (Theseos)
• Thisbe
• Thyestes
• Thymoetes
• Tithonus
• Tlepolemus
• Trophonius
• Tydeus
• Tyndareus
• Xuthus
• Zetes
• Zethus
• Zeus

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