List of Greek Gods and Goddesses

The following list of Greek Gods and Goddesses is a complete list of the major and minor deities of Greek mythology. The list is presented in alphabetical order by Greek name, with commonly alternate names following, including both Roman and Etruscan versions. Some of the more famous heroes and demigods are also included for good measure.

If you would prefer to have your deities sorted by gender, there are also lists of Greek Gods Only and Greek Goddesses Only.


List of Greek Gods and Goddesses - A

  • Achelois - One of the moon goddesses.

  • Achelous - The patron god of the Achelous river.

  • Aeolus - (a.k.a. Aeolos, Aiolos, Aiolus, Eolus) God of air and the winds.

  • Aether - (a.k.a. Aither, Akmon, Ether) God of light and the atmosphere.

  • Alastor - God of family feuds.

  • Alcyone - One of the seven daughters of Atlas and Pleione.

  • Alectrona - Early Greek goddess of the sun.

  • Amphitrite - (a.k.a. Salacia) The wife of Poseidon and a Nereid.

  • Antheia - Goddess of gardens, flowers, swamps, and marshes.

  • Aphaea - (a.k.a. Aphaia) A Greek goddess who was worshipped exclusively at a single sanctuary on the island of Aegina in the Saronic Gulf.

  • Aphrodite - (a.k.a. Anadyomene, Turan, Venus) Goddess of love and beauty.

  • Apollo - (a.k.a. Apollon, Apulu, Phoebus) God of the sun, music, healing, and herding.

  • Ares - (a.k.a. Enyalius, Mars, Aries) God of chaotic war.

  • Aristaeus - (a.k.a. Aristaios) Patron god of animal husbandry, bee-keeping, and fruit trees.

  • Artemis - (a.k.a. Agrotora, Amarynthia, Cynthia, Kourotrophos, Locheia, Orthia, Phoebe, Potnia Theron) Goddess of the moon, hunting, and nursing.

  • Asclepius - (a.k.a. Aesculapius, Asklepios) God of health and medicine.

  • Astraea - The Star Maiden - a goddess of justice, included in Virgo and Libra mythologies.

  • Até - Goddess of mischief.

  • Athena - (a.k.a. Asana, Athene, Minerva, Menerva) Goddess of wisdom, poetry, art, and the strategic side of war.

  • Atlas - The Primordial Titan who carried the weight of the heavens on his back.

  • Atropos - (a.k.a. Aisa, Morta) One of The Fates - She cut the thread of life and chose the manner of a persons death.

  • Attis - The (minor) god of rebirth.

  • List of Greek Gods and Goddesses - B

  • Bia - The goddess of force.

  • Boreas - (a.k.a. Aquilo, Aquilon) The North Wind. One of the Anemoi (wind gods).

  • Brizo - Protector of Mariners.

  • List of Greek Gods and Goddesses - C

  • Caerus - (a.k.a. Kairos, Occasio, Tempus) The (minor) god of luck and opportunity.

  • Calliope - One of the Muses. Represented epic poetry.

  • Calypso - (a.k.a. Kalypso) The sea nymph who held Odysseus prisoner for seven years.

  • Castor - (a.k.a. Castore, Kastor) One of the twins who represent Gemini.

  • Celaeno - The name of a wife of Poseidon.

  • Cerus - The wild bull tamed by Persephone, made into the Taurus constellation.

  • Ceto - (a.k.a. Keto) a sea monster goddess who was also the mother of other sea monsters.

  • Chaos - (a.k.a. Khaos) The nothingness that all else sprung from.

  • Charon - (a.k.a. Charun) The Ferryman of Hades. He had to be paid to help one cross the river Styx.

  • Chronos - (a.k.a. Chronus, Khronos) God of time.

  • Circe - (a.k.a. Kirke) A goddess who transformed her enemies into beasts.

  • Clio - One of the Muses. She represented History.

  • Clotho - (a.k.a. Nona) One of the Fates - Spun the thread of life from her distaff onto her spindle.

  • Crios - The crab who protected the sea nymphs, made into the Cancer constellation.

  • Cronus - (a.k.a. Cronos, Kronos, Saturn) God of agriculture, father of the Titans.

  • Cybele - (a.k.a. Agdistis, Magna Mater, Meter, Meter Oreie) Goddess of caverns, mountains, nature and wild animals.

  • List of Greek Gods and Goddesses - D

  • Demeter - (a.k.a. Ceres, Demetra, Tvath) Goddess of the harvest.

  • Dinlas - Guardian of the ancient city of Lamark, where wounded heroes could heal after battle.

  • Dionysus - (a.k.a. Bacchus, Dionysos, Liber) God of wine and pleasure.

  • Doris - A Sea Nymph, mother of the Nereids.

  • List of Greek Gods and Goddesses - E

  • Eileithyia - (a.k.a. Eileithyiai, Eilithia, Eilythia, Eleuthia, Ilithia, Ilithyia, Lucina) Goddess of childbirth.

  • Eireisone - The deity who embodied the sacred ceremonial olive branch.

  • Electra - (a.k.a. Atlantis) One of the seven Pleiades.

  • Elpis - (a.k.a. Spes) The spirit of Hope.

  • Enyo - (a.k.a. Bellona) A (minor) goddess of war, connected to Eris.

  • Eos - (a.k.a. Aurora, Eosphorus, Mater Matuta, Thesan) Goddess of the Dawn.

  • Erato - One of the Muses - represents Lyrics/Love Poetry.

  • Erebus - (a.k.a. Erebos) God of darkness.

  • Eris - (a.k.a. Discordia) Goddess of strife, connected to Enyo.

  • Eros - (a.k.a. Amor, Cupid, Eleutherios) God of love, procreation and sexual desire.

  • Eurus - (a.k.a. Euros, Vulturnus) The East Wind - One of the Anemoi (wind gods).

  • Euterpe - One of the Muses - represents Music/Lyrics/Poetry.

  • List of Greek Gods and Goddesses - G

  • Gaia - (a.k.a. Celu, Gaea, Terra) Goddess of the Earth, also known as Mother Earth.

  • Glaucus - (a.k.a. Glacus, Glaukos) A fisherman turned immortal, turned Argonaut, turned a god of the sea.

  • List of Greek Gods and Goddesses - H

  • Hades - (a.k.a. Aita, Dis Pater, Haidou, Orcus, Plouton, Pluto) God of the Dead, King of the Underworld.

  • Harmonia - (a.k.a. Concordia) Goddess of Harmony and Concord.

  • Hebe - (a.k.a. Juventas) Goddess of youth.

  • Hecate - (a.k.a. Hekat, Hekate, Trivia) Goddess of magic, witchcraft, ghosts, and the undead.

  • Helios - (a.k.a. Sol) God of the Sun.

  • Hemera - (a.k.a. Amar, Dies, Hemere) Goddess of daylight.

  • Hephaestus - (a.k.a. Hephaistos, Vulcan, Sethlans, Mulciber) God of fire and blacksmithing who created weapons for the gods.

  • Hera - (a.k.a. Juno, Uni) Goddess of goddesses, women, and marriage and wife of Zeus.

  • Heracles - (a.k.a. Herakles, Hercules, Hercle) An immortal hero of many Greek legends, the strongest man on Earth.

  • Hermes - (a.k.a. Pyschopompus, Mercury, Turms) God of commerce and travel, and messenger of the gods.

  • Hesperus - (a.k.a. Hesperos, Vesper) The Evening Star.

  • Hestia - (a.k.a. Vesta) Greek goddess of the home and fertility. One of the Hesperides.

  • Hygea - (a.k.a. Hygieia, Salus) Goddess of cleanliness and hygeine.

  • Hymenaios - (a.k.a. Hymenaeus, Hymen) God of weddings.

  • Hypnos - (a.k.a. Somnus) God of sleep.

  • List of Greek Gods and Goddesses - I-L

  • Iris - Goddess of rainbows.

  • Khione - The goddess of snow and daughter of the North Wind (Boreas).

  • Kotys - (a.k.a. Cotys, Cottyto, Cottytus) A Dionysian goddess whose celebrations were wild and liscivious.

  • Kratos - A god of strength and power.

  • Lacheses - (a.k.a. Decima) One of the Fates. Measured the thread of life with her rod.

  • List of Greek Gods and Goddesses - M

  • Maia - (a.k.a. Mya, Fauna, Maia Maiestas, Bono Dea) One of the seven Pleiades, Goddess of fields.

  • Mania - (a.k.a. Mania, Manea) Goddess of insanity and the dead.

  • Melpomene - One of the Muses - represented Tragedy.

  • Merope - One of the seven Pleiades, married to king Sisyphos.

  • Metis - Titan goddess of wisdom.

  • Momus - (a.k.a. Momos) God of satire, writers, and poets.

  • Morpheus - God of dreams and sleep.

  • List of Greek Gods and Goddesses - N-O

  • Nemesis - (a.k.a. Rhamnousia, Invidia) Goddess of retribution (vengeance).

  • Nereus - (a.k.a. Phorcys, Phorkys) Titan God who Fathered the Nereids. God of the Sea before Poseidon.

  • Nike - (a.k.a. Victoria, Nice) Goddess of victory.

  • Notus - (a.k.a. Auster) The South Wind. One of the Anemoi (wind gods).

  • Nyx - (a.k.a. Nox) Goddess of night.

  • Oceanus - Titan god of the ocean.

  • List of Greek Gods and Goddesses - P

  • Pallas - A giant who was one of the ancient Titan gods of war.

  • Pan - (a.k.a. Faunus, Inuus) God of woods, fields, and flocks. Also a Satyr.

  • Peitha - (a.k.a. Peitho, Suadela) Goddess of persuasion.

  • Persephone - (a.k.a. Persephassa, Persipina, Persipnei, Persephatta, Proserpina, Kore, Kora, Libera) Goddess of the Spring who lives off-season in the Underworld.

  • Pheme - (a.k.a. Fama) Goddess of fame and gossip.

  • Phosphorus - (a.k.a. Phosphor, Lucifer) The Morning Star.

  • Plutus - God of wealth.

  • Pollux - (a.k.a. Polydeuces) One of the twins who represent Gemini.

  • Polyhymnia - One of the Muses - represents sacred poetry and geometry.

  • Pontus - (a.k.a. Pontos) Ancient god of the deep sea.

  • Poseidon - (a.k.a. Neptune, Nethuns, Neptunus) God of the sea and earthquakes.

  • Priapus - (a.k.a. Priapus, Mutinus, Mutunus) A (minor) god of gardens and fertility, best known for having an enormous penis.

  • Pricus - The immortal father of sea-goats, made into the Capricorn constellation.

  • Proteus - An early sea god before Poseidon.

  • List of Greek Gods and Goddesses - R-S

  • Rhea - (a.k.a. Cybele) Goddess of nature.

  • Selene - (a.k.a. Luna) Goddess of the Moon and the 'mother' of vampires.

  • Sterope - (a.k.a. Asterope) One of the seven Pleiades, who bore a child of Ares.

  • Styx - A Naiad who was the first to aid Zeus in the Titan war. (Not to be confused with the river Styx).

  • List of Greek Gods and Goddesses - T

  • Tartarus - (a.k.a. Tartaros, Tartarizo) God of the depths of the Underworld - a great storm pit - and the father of Typhon.

  • Taygete - (a.k.a. Taygeti, Taigeti) One of the seven Pleiades, a mountain nymph.

  • Terpsichore - One of the Muses - represented Dancing.

  • Thalia - One of the Muses - represented Comedy.

  • Thanatos - (a.k.a. Mors) God of death.

  • Themis - Ancient goddess of divine order, law, and custom.

  • Thetis - Leader of the Nereids, a shapeshifter, and a prophet.

  • Triton - Trumpeter of the sea and messenger of the deep.

  • Tyche - (a.k.a. Fortuna, Nortia) Goddess of fortune and prosperity.

  • Typhon - (a.k.a. Typhaon, Typhoeus, Typhus) God of monsters, storms, and volcanoes. Challenged Zeus for control of Mount Olympus.

  • List of Greek Gods and Goddesses - U-Z

  • Urania - One of the Muses - represented Astronomy and Astrology.

  • Uranus - (a.k.a. Ouranos, Caelus) God of the sky and the heavens. Father of the Titans.

  • Zelus - The god of zeal, rivalry, and jealousy.

  • Zephyrus - (a.k.a. Zephyros, Favonius, Zephyr) The West Wind. One of the Anemoi (wind gods).

  • Zeus - (a.k.a. Dias, Jupiter, Tinia, Jove, Jovis Pater) Leader of the Olympic gods, and god of lightning, thunder, and the heavens.


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