List of Greek mythological figures
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - Cite This SourceA 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.
Immortals
Olympian deities
| Greek name (transliteration) | English name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aφροδίτη (Aphroditē) | Aphrodite | Goddess of 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 music, prophecies and archery. Also said to be the god of light and truth. Is associated with the sun. Also referred to as the most beautiful of the gods. Son of Zeus. |
| Άρης (Arēs) | Ares | God of war and bloodshed. Brother to Athena, and is the son of Zeus. |
| Άρτεμις (Artemis) | Artemis | Goddess of the hunt and wild things. Protector of the dewy young. She became associated with the moon. Apollo is her twin brother. Artemis is a virgin goddess. |
| Αθηνά (Athēna) | Athena | Goddess of wisdom, handicrafts, agriculture and reason. Sister of Ares, and is the daughter of Zeus. She is a virgin goddess as well. |
| Δήμητρα (Dēmētra) | Demeter | Goddess of fertility, grain, and harvest. |
| Διόνυσος (Dionysus) | Dionysus | God of wine, and merriment. He represents not only the intoxicating power of wine, but also its social and beneficial influences. |
| 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. Zeus' sister and wife. Appears with peacock feathers often. |
| Ερμής (Hērmēs) | Hermes | God of flight, 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. |
| 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 Cronus (Cronos, Kronos). God of the sky and thunder. Brother of Poseidon and Hades. Husband of Hera. |
Primordial deities
| Greek name | English name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Αιθήρ (Aithēr) | Aether | God of the upper air. |
| Χάος (Khaos) | Chaos | God of darkness/night. |
| Χρόνος (Khronos) | Chronos or 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 | Non-gendered deity of the nothingness from which all else sprang. |
| 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). |
Titans
- Asteria
- Astraeus
- Atlas (Άτλας)
- Clymene (Κλυμένη)
- Coeus
- Crius
- Cronus (Cronos, 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)
The Hundred-Handed Ones (Hecatoncheires)
Cyclopes
- Arges
- Brontes
- Steropes
- Polyphemus (Πολύφημος)
River gods
- Achelous (Αχέλους or Αχελώος in contemporary Greek)
- Acheron (Αχέρων)
- Acis
- Alpheus (Αλφειός)
- Asopus (Ασωπός)
- Cladeus
- Eurotas (Ευρώτας)
- Peneus (Πηνειός)
Nymphs
- Adrasteia (Αδράστεια)
- Clytie
- Crataeis
- Daphne (Δάφνη)
- Dryads (Δρυάς-Δρυάδες in plural)
- Hamadryads (Αμαδρυάς-Αμαδρυάδες in plural)
- Metope (Μετώπη)
- Naiads (Ναιάδες)
- Nereids (Νηρηίδες)
- Amphitrite (Αμφιτρίτη)
- Arethusa (Αρετούσα)
- Oceanids (Ωκεανίδες)
- Oreads
- Echo (Ηχώ)
Giants
- Agrius
- Alcyoneus
- Aloadae
- Otus
- Orion (Ωρίων)
- Ephialtes (Εφιάλτης)
- Antaeus (Ανταίος)
- Argus (Άργος)
- Enceladus (Εγκέλαδος)
- Tityos
Anemoi (the winds)
Other deities
- Achilles
- 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)
- Hêbê (Ήβη)
- Hecate (Εκάτη)
- Hêlios (Ήλιος)
- Heracles (Ηρακλής)
- Hespera
- Horae (Ώρες)
- Hybris (Ύβρις)
- Hygieia (Υγεία)
- Hypnos (Ύπνος)
- Iris (Ίρις)
- Moira (Μοίρα)
- The three Moirae, or "Fates": (Μοίρες)
- 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)
- Pan (Πάν)
- 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)
- Satyr (Σάτυροι)
- Selene (Σελήνη)
- Thanatos (Θάνατος)
- Thetis (Θέτις)
- Triton (Τρίτων)
- Typhon (Τυφών)
- Zephyrus (Ζέφυρος)
Mortals
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
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
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
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)
- Phaethon (Phaëton)
- 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
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
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