List of Greek Mythological Figures: Immortals
List of Greek Mythological Figures: Immortals
List of Greek Mythological Figures: Immortals
The following is a list of gods, goddesses and many other divine and semi-divine figures from ancient
Greek mythology and ancient Greek religion.
Contents
Immortals
Major gods and goddesses
Primordial deities
Titans and Titanesses
Gigantes and other "giants"
Gigantes
Other "giants"
Personified concepts
Chthonic deities
Sea deities
Sky deities
Rustic deities
Agricultural deities
Health deities
Sleep deities
Other deities
Mortals
Deified mortals
Heroes
Notable women
Kings
Seers/oracles
Amazons
Inmates of Tartarus
Minor figures
See also
References
External links
Immortals
The Greeks created images of their deities for many purposes. A temple would house the statue of a god or
goddess, or multiple deities, and might be decorated with relief scenes depicting myths. Divine images were
common on coins. Drinking cups and other vessels were painted with scenes from Greek myths.
Primordial deities
Ancient Greek name English name Description
The goddess of poisons, and the personification of misery and
Ἀχλύς (Akhlús) Achlys
sadness. Said to have existed before Chaos itself.
Αἰθήρ (Aithḗr) Aether The god of light and the upper atmosphere.
The god of eternity, personifying cyclical and unbounded time.
Αἰών (Aiōn) Aion
Sometimes equated with Chronos.
Ἀνάγκη (Anánkē) Ananke The goddess of inevitability, compulsion, and necessity.
The personification of nothingness from which all of existence
Χάος (Kháos) Chaos sprang. Depicted as a void. Initially genderless, later on described
as female.
The god of empirical time, sometimes equated with Aion. Not to be
Χρόνος (Khrónos) Chronos
confused with the Titan Cronus (Kronos), the father of Zeus.
Ἔρεβος (Érebos) Erebus The god of darkness and shadow.
Ἔρως (Érōs) Eros The god of love and attraction.
Γαῖα (Gaîa) Gaia (Gaea) Personification of the Earth (Mother Earth); mother of the Titans.
Ἡμέρα (Hēméra) Hemera The goddess of day.
Ὕπνος (Húpnos) Hypnos The personification of sleep.
Νέμεσις (Némesis) Nemesis The goddess of retribution.
Νῆσοι (Nêsoi) The Nesoi The goddesses of islands.
Νύξ (Núx) Nyx The goddess of night.
Οὔρεα (Oúrea) The Ourea The gods of mountains.
Φάνης (Phánēs) Phanes The god of procreation in the Orphic tradition.
Πόντος (Póntos) Pontus The god of the sea, father of the fish and other sea creatures.
The god of the deepest, darkest part of the underworld, the Tartarean
Τάρταρος (Tártaros) Tartarus
pit (which is also referred to as Tartarus itself).
Θάλασσα (Thálassa) Thalassa Personification of the sea and consort of Pontus.
Θάνατος (Thánatos) Thanatos God of death. Brother to Hypnos (Sleep) and Moros (Doom).
Οὐρανός (Ouranós) Uranus The god of the heavens (Father Sky); father of the Titans.
The Titan gods and goddesses are depicted in Greek art less commonly than the Olympians.
Eos (Dawn) and the Helios in his four- Themis, from the Oceanus wearing
hero Memnon (490– horse chariot (3rd Temple of Nemesis crab-claw horns,
480 BC) century BC) (ca. 300 BC) with Tethys (Roman-
era mosaic)
Athena watches
Prometheus create
humans (3rd century
AD)
Greek name English name Description
The Twelve Titans
God of intellect and the axis of heaven around which the
Κοῖος (Koîos) Coeus
constellations revolved.
The least individualized of the Twelve Titans, he is the father of
Κρεῖος (Kreîos) Crius Astraeus, Pallas, and Perses. Implied to be the god of
constellations.
God of harvests and personification of destructive time. The leader
Κρόνος (Krónos) Cronus of the Titans, who overthrew his father Uranus only to be overthrown
in turn by his son, Zeus. Not to be confused with Chronos.
God of light. With Theia, he is the father of Helios (the sun), Selene
Ὑπερίων (Hyperíōn) Hyperion
(the moon), and Eos (the dawn).
God of mortality and father of Prometheus, Epimetheus, Menoetius,
Ἰαπετός (Iapetós) Iapetus
and Atlas.
Mνημοσύνη Goddess of memory and remembrance, and mother of the Nine
Mnemosyne
(Mnēmosýnē) Muses.
God of the all-encircling river Oceans around the earth, the fount of
Ὠκεανός (Ōceanós) Oceanus
all the Earth's fresh-water.
Goddess of the "bright" intellect and prophecy, and consort of
Φοίβη (Phoíbē) Phoebe
Coeus.
Goddess of fertility, motherhood and the mountain wilds. She is the
Ῥέα (Rhéa) Rhea sister and consort of Cronus, and mother of Zeus, Hades,
Poseidon, Hera, Demeter, and Hestia.
Goddess of fresh-water, and the mother of the rivers, springs,
Τηθύς (Tēthýs) Tethys
streams, fountains, and clouds.
Goddess of sight and the shining light of the clear blue sky. She is
Θεία (Theía) Theia
the consort of Hyperion, and mother of Helios, Selene, and Eos.
Θέμις (Thémis) Themis Goddess of divine law and order.
Other Titans
Ἀστερία (Astería) Asteria Goddess of nocturnal oracles and falling stars.
Ἀστραῖος (Astraîos) Astraeus God of dusk, stars, and planets, and the art of astrology.
God forced to carry the heavens upon his shoulders by Zeus.
Ἄτλας (Átlas) Atlas Presumed to be the god of endurance and astronomy. Also Son of
Iapetus.
Διώνη (Diṓnē) Dione Goddess of the oracle of Dodona.
Ἥλιος (Hḗlios) Helios God of the sun and guardian of oaths.
Σελήνη (Selḗnē) Selene Goddess of the moon.
Ἠώς (Ēṓs) Eos Goddess of the dawn.
Ἐπιμηθεύς
Epimetheus God of afterthought and the father of excuses.
(Epimētheús)
Λήλαντος (Lēlantos) Lelantos The father of the nymph Aura.
Goddess of motherhood and mother of the twin Olympians, Artemis
Λητώ (Lētṓ) Leto
and Apollo.
God of violent anger, rash action, and human mortality. Killed by
Μενοίτιος (Menoítios) Menoetius
Zeus.
Goddess of good counsel, advice, planning, cunning, craftiness,
Μῆτις (Mē̂tis) Metis
and wisdom. Mother of Athena.
Πάλλας (Pállas) Pallas God of warcraft. He was killed by Athena during the Titanomachy.
Πέρσης (Pérsēs) Perses God of destruction.
Προμηθεύς
Prometheus God of forethought and crafty counsel, and creator of mankind.
(Promētheús)
Στύξ (Stýx) Styx God of the Underworld river Styx and personification of hatred.
Gigantes
The Gigantes were the offspring of Gaia (Earth), born from the
blood that fell when Uranus (Sky) was castrated by their Titan son
Cronus, who fought the Gigantomachy, their war with the
Olympian gods for supremacy of the cosmos, they include:
Other "giants"
Aloadae (Ἀλῳάδαι), twin giants who attempted to climb to Olympus by piling mountains on
top of each other.
Otus or Otos (Ότος)
Ephialtes (Εφιάλτης)
Anax (Αναξ) was a giant of the island of Lade near Miletos in Lydia, Anatolia.
Antaeus (Ἀνταῖος), a Libyan giant who wrestled all visitors to the death until he was slain by
Heracles
Antiphates (Ἀντιφάτης), the king of the man-eating giants known as Laestrygones which
were encountered by Odysseus on his travels.
Argus Panoptes (Ἄργος Πανόπτης), a hundred-eyed giant tasked with guarding Io
Asterius (Αστεριος), a Lydian giant.
Cacus (Κακος), a fire-breathing Latin giant slain by Heracles.
Cyclopes (Hesiodic), three one-eyed giants who forged the lightning-bolts of Zeus, Trident of
Poseidon and Helmet of Hades
Arges (Ἄργης)
Brontes (Βρόντης)
Steropes (Στερόπης)
Cyclopes (Homeric), a tribe of one-eyed, man-eating giants who herded flocks of sheep on
the island of Sicily
Polyphemus (Πολύφημος), a Cyclops who briefly captured Odysseus and his men, only
to be overcome and blinded by the hero
The Gegenees (Γηγενέες), a tribe of six-armed giants fought by the Argonauts on Bear
Mountain in Mysia
Geryon (Γηρυων), a three-bodied giant who dwelt on the sunset isle at the ends of the earth.
He was slain by Heracles when the hero arrived to fetch the giant's cattle as one of his
twelve labours.
The Hekatoncheires (Ἑκατόγχειρες), or Centimanes (Latin), the Hundred-Handed Ones,
giant gods of violent storms and hurricanes. Three sons of Uranus and Gaia, each with his
own distinct characters.[11]
Briareus (Βριάρεως) or Aigaion (Αἰγαίων), The Vigorous
Cottus (Κόττος), The Furious
Gyges (Γύγης), The Big-Limbed
The Laestrygonians (Λαιστρυγόνες), a tribe of man-eating giants encountered by Odysseus
on his travels
Orion (Ὠρίων), a giant huntsman whom Zeus placed among the stars as the constellation of
Orion
Talos (Τάλως), a giant forged from bronze by Hephaestus, and given by Zeus to his lover
Europa as her personal protector
Tityos (Τίτυος), a giant slain by Apollo and Artemis when he attempted to violate their mother
Leto.
Typhon (Τυφῶν), a monstrous immortal storm-giant who attempted to launch an attack on
Mount Olympus but was defeated by the Olympians and imprisoned in the pits of Tartarus
Personified concepts
Achlys (Ἀχλύς), spirit of the death-mist, personification of sadness, misery and poison
Adephagia (Ἀδηφαγία), spirit of satiety and gluttony
Adikia (Ἀδικία), spirit of injustice and wrongdoing
Aergia (Ἀεργία), spirit of idleness, laziness, indolence and sloth
Agathodaemon (Ἀγαθοδαίμων), spirit of the vineyards and grainfields. Ensuring good luck,
health, and wisdom.
Agon (Ἀγών), spirit of contest, who possessed an altar at Olympia, site of the Olympic
Games.
Aidos (Αἰδώς), spirit of modesty, reverence and respect
Aisa (Αἴσα), personification of lot and fate
Alala (Ἀλαλά), spirit of the war cry
Alastor (Ἀλάστωρ), spirit of blood feuds and vengeance
Aletheia (Ἀλήθεια), spirit of truth, truthfulness and sincerity
The Algea (Ἄλγεα), spirits of pain and suffering
Achos (Ἄχος) "trouble, distress"
Ania (Ἀνία) "ache, anguish"
Lupe (Λύπη) "pain, grief, sadness"
Alke (Ἀλκή), spirit of prowess and courage (one of the Machai)
Amechania (Ἀμηχανία), spirit of helplessness and want of means
The Amphilogiai (Ἀμφιλογίαι), spirits of disputes, debate, and contention
Anaideia (Ἀναίδεια), spirit of ruthlessness, shamelessness, and unforgivingness
The Androktasiai (Ἀνδροκτασίαι), spirits of battlefield slaughter
Angelia (Ἀγγελία), spirit of messages, tidings and proclamations
Apate (Ἀπάτη), spirit of deceit, guile, fraud and deception
Apheleia (Ἀφέλεια), spirit of simplicity
The Arae (Ἀραί), spirits of curses
Arete (Ἀρετή), spirit of virtue, excellence, goodness, and valour
Atë (Ἄτη), spirit of delusion, infatuation, blind folly, recklessness, and ruin
Bia (Βία "Violence"), the personification of force and raw energy
Caerus (Καιρός), spirit of opportunity
Corus (Κόρος), spirit of surfeit
Deimos (Δεῖμος), spirit of fear, dread, and terror
Dikaiosyne (Δικαιοσύνη), spirit of justice and righteousness
Dike (Δίκη), spirit of justice, fair judgement, and the rights established by custom and law
Dolos (Δόλος), spirit of trickery, cunning deception, craftiness, treachery, and guile
Dysnomia (Δυσνομία), spirit of lawlessness and poor civil constitution
Dyssebeia (Δυσσέβεια), spirit of impiety
Eirene (Εἰρήνη), goddess of peace
Eiresione (Ειρεσιώνη), personification of the olive branch
Ekecheiria (Ἐκεχειρία), spirit of truce, armistice, and the cessation of all hostilities; honoured
at the Olympic Games
Eleos (Ἔλεος), spirit of mercy, pity, and compassion
Elpis (Ἐλπίς), spirit of hope and expectation
Epiphron (Ἐπίφρων), spirit of prudence, shrewdness, thoughtfulness, carefulness, and
sagacity
Eris (Ἔρις), spirit of strife, discord, contention, and rivalry
The Erotes (ἔρωτες)
Anteros (Ἀντέρως), god of requited love
Eros (Ἔρως), god of love and sexual intercourse
Hedylogos (Ἡδύλογος), god of sweet talk and flattery
Hermaphroditus (Ἑρμαφρόδιτος), god of unions, androgyny, marriage, sexuality and
fertility
Himeros (Ἵμερος), god of sexual desire
Hymen (Ὑμήν) or Hymenaeus (Ὑμεναιος), god of marriage ceremonies, inspiring feasts
and song
Pothos (Πόθος), god of sexual longing, yearning, and desire
Eucleia (Εὔκλεια), spirit of good repute and glory
Eulabeia (Εὐλάβεια), spirit of discretion, caution, and
circumspection
Eunomia (Εὐνομία), goddess of good order and lawful conduct
Eupheme (Εὐφήμη), spirit of words of good omen, acclamation,
praise, applause, and shouts of triumph
Eupraxia (Eὐπραξία), spirit of well-being
Eusebeia (Eὐσέβεια), spirit of piety, loyalty, duty, and filial
respect
Euthenia (Εὐθενία), spirit of prosperity, abundance, and plenty
Gelos (Γέλως), spirit of laughter
Geras (Γῆρας), spirit of old age
Harmonia (Ἁρμονία), goddess of harmony and concord
Hedone (Ἡδονή), spirit of pleasure, enjoyment, and delight
Heimarmene (Εἵμαρμένη), personification of share destined by
fate
Homados (Ὅμαδος), spirit of the din of battle
Homonoia (Ὁμόνοια), spirit of concord, unanimity, and oneness Eros
of mind
Horkos (Ὅρκος), spirit of oaths
Horme (Ὁρμή), spirit of impulse or effort (to do a thing), eagerness, setting oneself in motion,
and starting an action
Hybris (Ὕβρις), spirit of outrageous behaviour
Hypnos (Ὕπνος), god of sleep
The Hysminai (Ὑσμῖναι), spirits of fighting
and combat
Ioke (Ἰωκή), spirit of pursuit in battle
Kakia (Kακία), spirit of vice and moral
badness
The Keres (Κῆρες), spirit of violent or cruel
death
Koalemos (Κοάλεμος), spirit of stupidity and
foolishness
Kratos (Κράτος), spirit of strength, might,
power, and sovereign rule Hermes watches Hypnos and Thanatos carry the
Kydoimos (Κυδοιμός), spirit of the din of dead Sarpedon from the battlefield at Troy
battle, confusion, uproar, and hubbub (Euphronios krater)
Lethe (Λήθη), spirit of forgetfulness and
oblivion, and of the river of the same name
Limos (Λιμός), spirit of hunger and starvation
The Litae (Λιταί), spirits of prayer
Lyssa (Λύσσα), spirit of rage, fury and rabies in animals
The Machai (Μάχαι), spirits of fighting and combat
Mania (Μανία), spirit or spirits of madness, insanity, and frenzy
The Moirai, or "Fates" (Μοίραι)
Clotho (Κλωθώ), the spinner of the life thread
Lachesis (Λάχεσις), the measurer of the life thread
Atropos (Άτροπος), the severer of the life thread
Momus (Μῶμος), spirit of mockery, blame, censure and stinging criticism
Moros (Μόρος), spirit of doom
The Neikea (τὰ Νείκη), spirits of quarrels, feuds and grievances
Nemesis (Νέμεσις), goddess of revenge, balance, righteous indignation, and retribution
Nike (Νίκη), goddess of victory
Nomos (Νόμος), spirit of law
Oizys (Ὀϊζύς), spirit of woe and misery
The Oneiroi (Ὄνειροι), Dreams
Palioxis (Παλίωξις), spirit of backrush, flight and retreat from battle
Peitharchia (Πειθαρχία), spirit of discipline
Peitho (Πειθώ), spirit of persuasion and seduction
Penia (Πενία), spirit of poverty and need
Penthus (Πένθος), spirit of grief, mourning, and lamentation
Pepromene (Πεπρωμένη), personification of the destined share, similar to Heimarmene
Pheme (Φήμη), spirit of rumour, report, and gossip
Philophrosyne (Φιλοφροσύνη), spirit of friendliness, kindness, and welcome
Philotes (Φιλότης), spirit of friendship, affection, and sexual intercourse
Phobos (Φόβος), spirit of panic fear, flight, and battlefield rout
The Phonoi (Φόνοι), spirits of murder, killing, and slaughter
Phrike (Φρίκη), spirit of horror and trembling fear
Phthonus (Φθόνος), spirit of envy and jealousy
Pistis (Πίστις), spirit of trust, honesty, and good faith
Poine (Ποίνη), spirit of retribution, vengeance, recompense, punishment, and penalty for the
crime of murder and manslaughter
Polemos (Πόλεμος), personification of war
Ponos (Πόνος), spirit of hard labour and toil
Poros (Πόρος), spirit of expediency, the means of accomplishing or providing, contrivance
and device
Praxidike (Πραξιδίκη), spirit of exacting justice
Proioxis (Προίωξις), spirit of onrush and battlefield pursuit
Prophasis (Πρόφασις), spirit of excuses and pleas
Ptocheia (Πτωχεία), spirit of beggary
Roma, a female deity who personified the city of Rome
Soter (Σωτήρ), male spirit of safety, preservation, and deliverance from harm
Soteria (Σωτηρία), female personification of safety, preservation, and deliverance from harm
Sophrosyne (Σωφροσύνη), spirit of moderation, self-control, temperance, restraint, and
discretion
Thanatos (Θάνατος), spirit of death and mortality
Thrasos (Θράσος), spirit of boldness
Tyche (Τύχη), goddess of fortune, chance, providence, and fate
Zelos ( Ζῆλος), spirit of eager rivalry, emulation, envy, jealousy, and zeal
Chthonic deities
Amphiaraus (Ἀμφιάραος), a seer, and one of the Seven against Thebes who became an
oracular spirit of the Underworld after his death
Angelos (Ἄγγελος), a daughter of Zeus and Hera who became an underworld goddess
Askalaphos (Ἀσκάλαφος), the son of Acheron and Orphne who tended the Underworld
orchards before being transformed into a screech owl by Demeter
Charon (Χάρων), ferryman of Hades
Cronus (Κρόνος), deposed king of the Titans; after his release from Tartarus he was
appointed king of the Island of the Blessed
Erebos (Ἔρεβος), the primeval god of darkness, his mists encircled the underworld and filled
the hollows of the earth
The Erinyes (Ἐρινύες), the Furies, goddesses of retribution, known as "The Kindly Ones"
Alecto (Ἀληκτώ), the unceasing one
Tisiphone (Τισιφόνη), avenger of murder
Megaera (Μέγαιρα), the jealous one
Hades (¨Αδης) God of underworld and all things beneath the earth
Hecate (Ἑκάτη), goddess of magic, witchcraft, the night, moon, ghosts, and necromancy
Judges of the Dead
Aiakos (Αἰακός), former mortal king of Aegina, guardian of the keys of Hades and judge
of the men of Europe
Minos (Μίνως), former mortal king of Crete and judge of the final vote
Rhadamanthys (Ῥαδάμανθυς), former mortal lawmaker and judge of the men of Asia
Keuthonymos (Κευθόνυμος), an Underworld spirit and father of Menoetes
Lampades (Λαμπάδες), torch-bearing Underworld nymphs
Gorgyra (Γοργύρα)
Orphne (Ορφνη), a Lampad nymph of Hades, mother of Askalaphos
Macaria (Μακαρία), daughter of Hades and goddess of blessed death (not to be confused
with the daughter of Heracles)
Melinoe (Μελινόη), daughter of Persephone and Zeus who presided over the propitiations
offered to the ghosts of the dead
Menoetes (Μενοίτης), an Underworld spirit who herded the cattle of Hades
Nyx (Νύξ), the primeval goddess of night
Persephone (Περσεφόνη), queen of the underworld, wife of Hades and goddess of spring
growth
Rivers of the Underworld
Acheron (Αχέρων), the river of woe
Alpheus (Ἀλφειός), the white river
Eridanos (Ἠριδανός), the river of amber
Kokytos (Kωκυτός), the river of wailing
Lethe (Λήθη), the river of forgetfulness (its counterpart was the waters of Mnemosyne)
Phlegethon (Φλεγέθων), the river of fire
Styx (Στύξ), the river of hatred and oaths
Tartarus (Τάρταρος), the primeval god of the dark, stormy pit of Hades
Thanatos (Θάνατος), god of death
Zagreus (Ζαγρεύς), an underworld god, possibly a son of Zeus and Persephone
Sea deities
Aegaeon (Αιγαίων), god of violent sea storms and ally of the Titans
Amphitrite (Αμφιτρίτη), sea goddess and consort of Poseidon
Benthesikyme (Βενθεσικύμη), daughter of Poseidon, who resided in Ethiopia
Brizo (Βριζώ), patron goddess of sailors, who sent prophetic dreams
Ceto (Κῆτώ), goddess of the dangers of the ocean and of sea monsters
Cymopoleia (Κυμοπόλεια), a daughter of Poseidon married to the Giant Briareus
Delphin (Δελφιν), dolphin god or daimone
Eidothea (Ειδοθέα), prophetic sea nymph and daughter of Proteus
Glaucus (Γλαῦκος), the fisherman's sea god and oracle
Leucothea (Λευκοθέα), a sea goddess who aided sailors in distress
Nereides (Νηρηίδες), sea nymphs
Arethusa (Αρετούσα), a daughter of Nereus who was transformed into a fountain
Dynamene (Δυναμένη), associated with the might and power of great ocean swells
Galene (Γαλήνη), goddess of calm seas
Psamathe (Πσαμάθη), goddess of sand beaches
Thetis (Θέτις), leader of the Nereids who presided over the spawning of marine life in the
sea
Nereus (Νηρέας), the old man of the sea, and the god of the sea's rich bounty of fish
Nerites (Νερίτης), a sea spirit who was transformed into a shell-fish by Aphrodite
Oceanides (Ωκεανίδες), sea nymphs, and patronesses of bodies of fresh water
Some notable Oceanides include:
Oceanus (Ὠκεανός), god of the Earth-encircling river Oceanus (the ocean), the fountain of all
the Earth's fresh water
Potamoi (Ποταμοί), Gods of rivers and streams of the earth
Some notable river gods include:
Achelous, the god of the Achelous River, the largest river in Greece, who gave his
daughter in marriage to Alcmaeon.
Alpheus, who fell in love with the nymph Arethusa.
Inachus, the first king of Argos and progenitor of Argive line through his son grandson
Argus.
Nilus, Egyptian river god and the father of numerous daughters that mingled with the
descendants of Inachus.
Peneus, river god of Thessaly flowing from the foot of Pindus. He was the father of
Daphne and Stilbe.
Scamander, who fought on the side of the Trojans during the Trojan War.
Palaemon (Παλαίμων), a young sea god who aided sailors in distress
Phorcys (Φόρκυς), god of the hidden dangers of the deep
Pontos (Πόντος), primeval god of the sea, father of the fish and other sea creatures
Proteus (Πρωτεύς), a shape-shifting, prophetic old sea god, and the herdsman of Poseidon's
seals
Poseidon (Ποσειδῶν), king of the sea and lord of the sea gods; also god of rivers, flood and
drought, earthquakes, and horses
Sangarius (Σαγγάριος), a river-god
The Telchines (Τελχινες), sea spirits native to the island of Rhodes; the gods killed them
when they turned to evil magic
Actaeus (Ακταίος)
Argyron (Αργυρών)
Atabyrius (Αταβύριος)
Chalcon (Χαλκών)
Chryson (Χρυσών)
Damon (Δαμων) or Demonax (Δημώναξ)
Damnameneus (Δαμναμενεύς)
Dexithea (Δεξιθέα), mother of Euxanthios by Minos
Lycos (Λύκος) or Lyktos (Λύκτος)
Lysagora (Λυσαγόρα)?
Makelo (Μακελώ)
Megalesius (Μεγαλήσιος)
Mylas (Μύλας)
Nikon (Νίκων)
Ormenos (Ορμενος)
Simon (Σίμων)
Skelmis (Σκελμις)
Tethys (Τηθύς), goddess of the sources of fresh water, and the mother of the rivers, springs,
streams, fountains, and clouds
Thalassa (Θάλασσα), primeval goddess of the sea and consort of Pontos
Thaumas (Θαῦμας), god of the wonders of the sea
Thoosa (Θόοσα), goddess of swift currents
Triteia (Τριτεια), daughter of Triton and companion of Ares
Triton (Τρίτων), fish-tailed son and herald of Poseidon
Tritones (Τρίτωνες), fish-tailed spirits in Poseidon's retinue
Poseidon and Amphitrite framed by
erotes and riding in a chariot drawn
by hippocamps; below them are
fishermen at work, with nymphs and
creatures of the sea in the waters
(color-enhanced Roman-era mosaic)
Sky deities
Aeolus (Aiolos) (Αίολος), god of the winds.
Aether (Αιθήρ), primeval god of the upper air
Alectrona (Αλεκτρονα), solar goddess of the morning or waking up
Anemoi, (Άνεμοι), gods of the winds
Aparctias (Απαρκτίας), another name for the north wind (not identified with Boreas)
Apheliotes (Αφηλιώτης), god of the east wind (when Eurus is considered southeast)
Argestes (Αργέστης), another name for the west or northwest wind
Boreas (Βορέας), god of the north wind and of winter
Caicias (Καικίας), god of the northeast wind
Circios (Κίρκιος) or Thraskias (Θρασκίας), god of the north-northwest wind
Euronotus (Ευρονότος), god of the southeast wind
Eurus (Εύρος), god of the unlucky east or southeast wind
Lips (Λίψ), god of the southwest wind
Notus (Νότος) god of the south wind
Skeiron (Σκείρων), god of the northwest wind
Zephyrus (Ζέφυρος), god of the west wind
Arke (Άρκη), messenger of the Titans and twin sister of Iris
Astraios (Ἀστραῖος), god of stars and planets, and the art of astrology
The Astra Planeti (Αστρα Πλανετοι), gods of the five wandering stars or planets
Stilbon (Στιλβών), god of Hermaon, the planet Mercury
Eosphorus (Ηωσφόρος), god of Venus the morning star
Hesperus (Ἓσπερος), god of Venus the evening star
Pyroeis (Πυρόεις), god of Areios, the planet Mars
Phaethon (Φαέθων), god of Dios, the planet Jupiter
Phaenon (Φαίνων), god of Kronion, the planet Saturn
Aurai (Αὖραι), nymphs of the cooling breeze
Aura (Αὖρα), goddess of the breeze and the fresh, cool air of early morning
Chione (Χιόνη), goddess of snow and daughter of Boreas
Eos (Ἠώς), goddess of the dawn
Ersa (Ἕρση), goddess of the morning dew
Helios (Ἥλιος), god of the sun and guardian of oaths
Hemera (Ημέρα), primeval goddess of the day
Hera (Ήρα), queen of the gods
The Hesperides, (´Εσπερίδες), nymphs of the evening and sunset
Iris (Ίρις), goddess of the rainbow and divine messenger
Men (Μήν), a lunar deity worshiped in the western interior parts of Anatolia.
Nephele (Νεφέλη), cloud nymph
Nyx, (Νύξ), goddess of night
Pandia (Πανδία), daughter of Selene and Zeus
The Pleiades (Πλειάδες), goddesses of the star cluster Pleiades and were associated with
rain
Alcyone (Αλκυόνη)
Sterope (Στερόπη)
Celaeno (Κελαινώ)
Electra (Ηλέκτρα)
Maia (Μαία)
Merope (Μερώπη)
Taygete (Ταϋγέτη)
Sabazios (Σαβάζιος), the nomadic horseman and sky father god of the Phrygians and
Thracians
Selene (Σελήνη), goddess of the moon
Uranus (Ουρανός), primeval god of the heavens
Zeus (Ζεύς), King of Heaven and god of the sky, clouds, thunder, and lightning
Rustic deities
Aetna (Αἴτνη), goddess of the volcanic Mount Etna in Sicily
Amphictyonis (Αμφικτυονίς), goddess of wine and friendship between nations, a local form
of Demeter
Anthousai (Ανθούσαι), flower nymphs
Aristaeus (Ἀρισταῖος), god of bee-keeping, cheese-making, herding, olive-growing, and
hunting
Attis (Άττις), vegetation god and consort of Cybele
Britomartis (Βριτόμαρτις), Cretan goddess of hunting and nets used for fishing, fowling and
the hunting of small game
Cabeiri (Κάβειροι), gods or spirits who presided over the Mysteries of the islands of Lemnos
and Samothrace
Aitnaios (Αιτναιος)
Alkon (Αλκων)
Eurymedon (Ευρυμεδών)
Onnes (Όννης)
Tonnes (Τόννης)
Chloris (Χλωρίς), minor flower nymph and wife of Zephyrus
Comus (Κόμος), god of revelry, merrymaking, and festivity
Corymbus (Κόρυμβος), god of the fruit of the ivy
The Curetes (Κουρέτες), guardians of infant Zeus on Mount Ida, barely distinguished from
the Dactyls and the Corybantes
Cybele (Κυβέλη), a Phrygian mountain goddess
The Dactyls (Δάκτυλοι) "fingers", minor deities originally representing fingers of a hand
Acmon (Ακμών)
Damnameneus (Δαμναμενεύς)
Delas (Δήλας)
Epimedes (Επιμήδης)
Heracles (not to be confused with the hero Heracles)
Iasios (Ιάσιος)
Kelmis (Κελμις)
Skythes (Σκύθης)
companions of Cybele
Titias (Τιτίας)
Cyllenus (Κύλληνος)
Dionysus (Διόνυσος), god of wine, drunken orgies, and wild vegetation
Dryades (Δρυάδες), tree and forest nymphs
Gaia (Γαία), primeval goddess of the earth
Epimeliades (Επιμελίδες), nymphs of highland pastures and protectors of sheep flocks
Hamadryades (Αμαδρυάδες), oak tree dryades
Hecaterus (Ηεκατερος), minor god of the hekateris — a rustic dance of quickly moving hands
— and perhaps of the skill of hands in general
Hermes (Ερμής), god of herds and flocks, of roads and boundary stones, and the god of
thieves.
Korybantes (Κορύβαντες), the crested dancers who worshipped Cybele
Damneus (Δαμνεύς) "the one who tames(?)"
Idaios (Ιδαίος) "of Mount Ida"
Kyrbas (Κύρβας), whose name is probably a variant of Korybas, singular for
"Korybantes"
Okythoos (Ωκύθοος) "the one running swiftly"
Prymneus (Πρυμνεύς) "of lower areas(?)"
Pyrrhichos (Πυρῥιχος), god of the rustic dance
Ma, a local goddess at Comana in Cappadocia
Maenades (μαινάδες), crazed nymphs in the retinue of Dionysus
Methe (Μέθη), nymph of drunkenness
Meliae (Μελίαι), nymphs of honey and the ash tree
Naiades (Ναιάδες), fresh water nymphs
Daphne (Δάφνη)
Metope (Μετώπη)
Minthe (Μίνθη)
The Nymphai Hyperboreioi (Νύμφαι Υπερβόρειοι), who presided over aspects of archery
Hekaerge (Εκαέργη), represented distancing
Loxo (Λοξώ), represented trajectory
Oupis (Ουπις), represented aim
Oreades (Ὀρεάδες), mountain nymphs
Adrasteia (Αδράστεια), a nursemaid of the infant Zeus
Echo (Ηχώ), a nymph cursed never to speak except to repeat the words of others
The Ourea (Ούρος), primeval gods of mountains
The Palici (Παλικοί), a pair of rustic gods who presided over the geysers and thermal springs
in Sicily
Pan (Πάν), god of shepherds, pastures, and fertility
Potamoi (Ποταμοί), river gods
Achelous (Αχέλους)
Acis (Άκις)
Alpheus (Αλφειός)
Asopus (Ασωπός)
Cladeus (Κλάδεος)
Eurotas (Ευρώτας)
Nilus (Νείλος)
Peneus (Πηνειός)
Scamander (Σκάμανδρος)
For a more complete list, see Potamoi#List of potamoi
Agricultural deities
Adonis (Άδωνις), a life-death-rebirth deity
Aphaea (Αφαία), minor goddess of agriculture and fertility
Cyamites (Κυαμίτης), demi-god of the bean
Demeter (Δημήτηρ), goddess of fertility, agriculture, grain, and harvest
Despoina (Δέσποινη), daughter of Poseidon and Demeter, goddess of mysteries in Arcadia
Dionysus (Διόνυσος), god of viticulture and wine
Eunostus (Εύνοστος), goddess of the flour mill
Persephone (Περσεφόνη), queen of the underworld, wife of Hades and goddess of spring
growth
Philomelus (Φιλόμελος), agricultural demi-god inventor of the wagon and the plough
Plutus (Πλοῦτος), god of wealth, including agricultural wealth, son of Demeter
Triptolemus (Τριπτόλεμος), god of farming and agriculture, he brought agriculture to Greece
Health deities
Apollo (Ἀπόλλων), god of disease and healing
Asclepius (Ασκληπιός), god of medicine
Aceso (Ἀκεσώ), goddess of the healing of wounds and the curing of illnesses
Aegle (Αἴγλη), goddess of radiant good health
Chiron (Χείρων). god of healing (up for debate if it is a god)
Epione (Ἠπιόνη), goddess of the soothing of pain
Hygieia (Ὑγεία), goddess of cleanliness and good health
Iaso (Ἰασώ), goddess of cures, remedies, and modes of healing
Paean (Παιάν), physician of the gods
Panacea (Πανάκεια), goddess of healing
Telesphorus (Τελεσφόρος), demi-god of convalescence, who "brought to fulfillment"
recuperation from illness or injury
Sleep deities
Empusa (Ἔμπουσα), goddess of shape-shifting
Epiales (Ἐφιάλτης), goddess of nightmares
Hypnos (Ὕπνος) god of sleep
Pasithea (Πασιθέα) goddess of relaxing meditation and hallucinations
Oneiroi (Ὀνείρων) god of dreams
Morpheus (μορφή) god of dreaming
Other deities
Acratopotes (Ἀκρατοπότης), god of unmixed wine
Agdistis (Ἄγδιστις), Phrygian hermaphroditic deity
Alexiares and Anicetus (Αλεξιαρης and Ανικητος), twin sons of Heracles who presided over
the defence of fortified towns and citadels
Aphroditus (Ἀφρόδιτος), Cyprian hermaphroditic Aphrodite
Astraea (Αστραία), virgin goddess of justice
Auxesia (Αυξησία) and Damia (Δαμία), two local fertility goddesses
Charites (Χάριτες), goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity, and fertility
Aglaea (Αγλαΐα), goddess of beauty, adornment, splendor and glory
Euphrosyne (Εὐφροσύνη), goddess of good cheer, joy, mirth, and merriment
Thalia (Θάλεια), goddess of festive celebrations and rich and luxurious banquets
Hegemone (Ηγεμόνη) "mastery"
Antheia (Άνθεια), goddess of flowers and flowery wreaths
Pasithea (Πασιθέα), goddess of rest and relaxation
Cleta (Κλήτα) "the glorious"
Phaenna (Φαέννα) "the shining"
Eudaimonia (Ευδαιμονία) "happiness"
Euthymia (Ευθυμία) "good mood"
Calleis (Καλλείς) "beauty"
Paidia (Παιδία) "play, amusement"
Pandaisia (Πανδαισία) "banquet for everyone"
Pannychis (Παννυχίς) "all-night (festivity)"
Ceraon (Κεραων), demi-god of the meal, specifically the mixing of wine
Chrysus (Χρύσος), spirit of gold
Circe (Κίρκη), goddess-witch of Aeaea
Daemones Ceramici (Δαίμονες Κεραμικοί), five malevolent spirits who plagued the
craftsman potter
Syntribos (Σύντριβος), the shatterer
Smaragos (Σμάραγος), the smasher
Asbetos (Ασβετος), the charrer
Sabaktes (Σαβάκτης), the destroyer
Omodamos (Ωμόδαμος), crudebake
Deipneus (Δειπνεύς), demi-god of the preparation of meals, specifically the making of bread
Eileithyia (Εἰλείθυια), goddess of childbirth
Enyalius (Ενυάλιος), minor god of war
Enyo (Ἐνυώ), goddess of destructive war
Epidotes (Ἐπιδώτης), a divinity who was worshipped at Lacedaemon[12]
Glycon (Γλύκων), a snake god
Harpocrates (Ἁρποκράτης), god of silence
Hebe (Ήβη), goddess of youth and cup-bearer to the Olympians
Hermaphroditus (Ἑρμάφρόδιτός), god of hermaphrodites and effeminate men
The Horae (Ώρες), The Hours, the goddesses of natural order
Eunomia (Ευνομία), spirit of good order, and springtime goddess of green pastures
Dike (Δίκη), spirit of justice, may have represented springtime growth
Eirene (Ειρήνη), spirit of peace and goddess of the springtime
The goddesses of springtime growth
Thallo (Θαλλώ), goddess of spring buds and shoots, identified with Eirene
Auxo (Αυξώ), goddess of spring growth
Karpo (Καρπώ), goddess of the fruits of the earth
The goddesses of welfare
Pherousa (Φέρουσα) "the bringer"
Euporie (Ευπορίη) "abundance"
Orthosie (Ορθοσίη) "prosperity"
The goddesses of the natural portions of time and the times of day
Auge (Αυγή), first light of the morning
Anatole (Ανατολή) or Anatolia (Ανατολία), sunrise
Mousika or Musica (Μουσική), the morning hour of music and study
Gymnastika, Gymnastica (Γυμναστίκή) or Gymnasia (Γυμνασία), the morning hour of
gymnastics/exercise
Nymphe (Νυμφή), the morning hour of ablutions (bathing, washing)
Mesembria (Μεσημβρία), noon
Sponde (Σπονδή), libations poured after lunch
Elete, prayer, the first of the afternoon work hours
Akte, Acte (Ακτή) or Cypris (Κυπρίς), eating and pleasure, the second of the
afternoon work hours
Hesperis (Έσπερίς), evening
Dysis (Δύσις), sunset
Arktos (Άρκτος), night sky, constellation
The goddesses of seasons of the year
Eiar (Είαρ), spring
Theros (Θέρος), summer
Pthinoporon (Φθινόπωρον), autumn
Cheimon (Χειμών), winter
Hymenaios (Ὑμέναιος), god of marriage and marriage feasts
Ichnaea (Ιχναία), goddess of tracking
Iynx (Ιύνξ), goddess of the love charm
Matton (Μάττων), demi-god of the meal, specifically the kneading of dough
Mene, goddess of the months
Muses (Μούσαι), goddesses of music, song and dance, and the source of inspiration to
poets
Titan Muses, daughters of Uranus and Gaia
Aoide (Ἀοιδή), muse of song
Arche (Αρχή), muse of origins
Melete (Μελέτη), muse of meditation and practice
Mneme (Μνήμη), muse of memory
Thelxinoe (Θελξινόη), muse "charmer of minds"
Olympian Muses, daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne
Calliope (Καλλιόπη), muse of epic poetry
Clio (Κλειώ), muse of history
Euterpe (Ευτέρπη), muse of musical poetry
Erato (Ερατώ), muse of lyric poetry
Melpomene (Μελπομένη), muse of tragedy
Polyhymnia (Πολυμνία) or (Πολύμνια), muse of sacred poetry
Terpsichore (Τερψιχόρη), muse of dance and choral poetry
Thalia (Θάλεια), muse of comedy and bucolic poetry
Urania (Ουρανία), muse of astronomy
Muses worshiped at Delphi, daughters of Apollo
Cephisso (Κεφισσώ)
Apollonis (Απολλωνίς)
Borysthenis (Βορυσθενίς)
Hypate (Υπάτη) "the upper (chord of the lyre)"
Mese (Μέση) "the middle (chord of the lyre)"
Nete (Νήτη) "the lowest (chord of the lyre)"
Muses worshiped at Sicyon
Polymatheia (Πολυμάθεια), muse of knowledge
Palaestra (Παλαίστρα), goddess of wrestling
Rhapso (Ραψώ), minor goddess or nymph whose name apparently refers to sewing
Mortals
Deified mortals
Achilles (Ἀχιλλεύς), hero of the Trojan War
Aiakos (Αἰακός), a king of Aegina, appointed as a Judge of the Dead in the Underworld after
his death
Aeolus (Αἴολος), a king of Thessaly, made the immortal king of all the winds by Zeus
Alabandus (Ἀλάβανδος), he was the founder of the town of Alabanda
Amphiaraus (Ἀμφιάραος), a hero of the war of the Seven against Thebes who became an
oracular spirit of the Underworld after his death
Ariadne (Αριάδνη), a Cretan princess who became the immortal wife of Dionysus
Aristaeus (Ἀρισταῖος), a Thessalian hero, his inventions saw him immortalised as the god of
bee-keeping, cheese-making, herding, olive-growing, and hunting
Asclepius (Ἀσκληπιός), a Thessalian physician who was struck down by Zeus, to be later
recovered by his father Apollo
Attis (Ἄττις), a consort of Cybele, granted immortality as one of her attendants
Bolina (Βολίνα), a mortal woman transformed into an immortal nymph by Apollo
The Dioscuri (Διόσκουροι), divine twins
Castor (Κάστωρ)
Pollux (Πολυδεύκης)
Endymion (Ἐνδυμίων), lover of Selene, granted eternal sleep so as never to age or die
Ganymede (Γανυμήδης), a handsome Trojan prince, abducted by Zeus and made cup-
bearer of the gods
Glaucus (Γλαῦκος), the fisherman's sea god, made immortal after eating a magical herb
Hemithea (Ἡμιθέα) and Parthenos (Παρθένος), princesses of the Island of Naxos who leapt
into the sea to escape their father's wrath; Apollo transformed them into demi-goddesses
Heracles (Ἡρακλῆς), ascended hero
Ino (Ἰνώ), a Theban princess who became the sea
goddess Leucothea
Lampsace (Λαμψάκη), a semi-historical Bebrycian
princess honored as goddess for her assistance to the
Greeks
The Leucippides (Λευκιππίδες), wives of the Dioscuri
Phoebe (Φοίβη), wife of Pollux
Hilaera (Ἱλάειρα), wife of Castor
Minos (Μίνως), a king of Crete, appointed as a Judge of
the Dead in the Underworld after his death
Orithyia (Ὠρείθυια), an Athenian princess abducted by
Boreas and made the goddess of cold, gusty mountain Athena pouring a drink for Heracles,
winds who wears the skin of the Nemean
Palaemon (Παλαίμων), a Theban prince, made into a Lion
sea god along with his mother, Ino
Philoctetes (Ancient Greek: Φιλοκτήτης), was the son of
King Poeas of Meliboea in Thessaly. He was a famous archer, fought at the Trojan War.
Phylonoe (Φυλονόη), daughter of Tyndareus and Leda, made immortal by Artemis
Psyche (Ψυχή), goddess of the soul
Semele (Σεμελη), mortal mother of Dionysus, who later was made the goddess Thyone
(Θυωνη)
Tenes (Τέννης), was a hero of the island of Tenedos
Heroes
Abderus, aided Heracles during his eighth labour and was killed by the Mares of Diomedes
Achilles (Αχιλλεύς or Αχιλλέας), hero of the Trojan War and a central character in Homer's
Iliad
Aeneas (Αινείας), a hero of the Trojan War and progenitor of the Roman people
Ajax the Great (Αίας ο Μέγας), a hero of the Trojan War and king of Salamis
Ajax the Lesser (Αίας ο Μικρός), a hero of the Trojan War and leader of the Locrian army
Amphitryon (Αμφιτρύων), Theban general who rescued Thebes from the Teumessian fox;
his wife was Alcmene, mother of Heracles
Antilochus (Ἀντίλοχος), Son of Nestor sacrificed himself to save his father in the Trojan War
along with other deeds of valor
Bellerophon (Βελλεροφῶν), hero who slew the Chimera
Bouzyges, a hero credited with inventing agricultural practices such as yoking oxen to a
plough
Castor, the mortal Dioscuri twin; after Castor's death, his immortal brother Pollux shared his
divinity with him in order that they might remain together
Chrysippus (Χρύσιππος), a divine hero of Elis
Daedalus (Δαίδαλος), creator of the labyrinth and great inventor, until King Minos trapped
him in his own creation.
Diomedes (Διομήδης), a king of Argos and hero of the Trojan War
Eleusis (Ἐλευσῖνι or Ἐλευσῖνα), eponymous hero of the town of Eleusis
Eunostus, a Boeotian hero
Ganymede (Γανυμήδης), Trojan hero and lover of Zeus, who was given immortality and
appointed cup-bearer to the gods
Hector (Ἕκτωρ), hero of the Trojan War and champion of the Trojan people
Icarus (Ἴκαρος), the son of the master craftsman Daedalus
Iolaus (Ἰόλαος), nephew of Heracles who aided his uncle in one of his Labors
Jason (Ἰάσων), leader of the Argonauts
Meleager (Μελέαγρος), a hero who sailed with the Argonauts and killed the Calydonian boar
Odysseus (Ὀδυσσεύς or Ὀδυσεύς), a hero and king of Ithaca whose adventures are the
subject of Homer's Odyssey; he also played a key role during the Trojan War
Orpheus (Ὀρφεύς), a legendary musician and poet who attempted to retrieve his dead wife
from the Underworld
Pandion (Πανδίων), the eponymous hero of the Attic tribe Pandionis, usually assumed to be
one of the legendary Athenian kings Pandion I or Pandion II.
Perseus (Περσεύς), son of Zeus and the founder-king of Mycenae and slayer of the Gorgon
Medusa
Theseus (Θησεύς), son of Poseidon and a king of Athens and slayer of the Minotaur
Notable women
Alcestis (Άλκηστις), daughter of Pelias and wife of Admetus, who was known for her
devotion to her husband
Amymone, the one daughter of Danaus who refused to murder her husband, thus escaping
her sisters' punishment
Andromache (Ανδρομάχη), wife of Hector
Andromeda (Ανδρομέδα), wife of Perseus, who was placed among the constellations after
her death
Antigone (Αντιγόνη), daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta
Arachne (Αράχνη), a skilled weaver, transformed by Athena into a spider for her blasphemy
Ariadne (Αριάδνη), daughter of Minos, king of Crete, who aided Theseus in overcoming the
Minotaur and became the wife of Dionysus
Atalanta (Αταλάντη), fleet-footed heroine who participated in the Calydonian boar hunt and
the quest for the Golden Fleece
Briseis, a princess of Lyrnessus, taken by Achilles as a war prize
Caeneus, formerly Caenis, a woman who was transformed into a man and became a mighty
warrior
Cassandra, a princess of Troy cursed to see the future but never to be believed
Cassiopeia (Κασσιόπεια), queen of Æthiopia and mother of Andromeda
Clytemnestra, sister of Helen and unfaithful wife of Agamemnon
Danaë, the mother of Perseus by Zeus
Deianeira, the third wife and unwitting killer of Heracles
Electra, daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, she aided her brother Orestes in
plotting revenge against their mother for the murder of their father
Europa, a Phoenician woman, abducted by Zeus
Hecuba (Ἑκάβη), wife of Priam, king of Troy, and mother of nineteen of his children
Helen, daughter of Zeus and Leda, whose abduction brought about the Trojan War
Hermione (Ἑρμιόνη), daughter of Menelaus and Helen; wife of Neoptolemus, and later
Orestes
Iphigenia, daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; Agamemnon sacrificed her to Artemis
in order to appease the goddess
Ismene, sister of Antigone
Jocasta, mother and wife of Oedipus
Medea, a sorceress and wife of Jason, who killed her own children to punish Jason for his
infidelity
Medusa, a mortal woman transformed into a hideous gorgon by Athena
Niobe, a daughter of Tantalus who declared herself to be superior to Leto, causing Artemis
and Apollo to kill her fourteen children
Pandora, the first woman
Penelope, loyal wife of Odysseus
Phaedra, daughter of Minos and wife of Theseus
Polyxena, the youngest daughter of Priam, sacrificed to the ghost of Achilles
Semele, mortal mother of Dionysus
Thrace, the daughter of Oceanus and Parthenope, and sister of Europa
Kings
Abas, a king of Argos
Acastus, a king of Iolcus who sailed with the Argonauts and participated in the Calydonian
boar hunt
Acrisius, a king of Argos
Actaeus, first king of Attica
Admetus (Άδμητος), a king of Pherae who sailed with the Argonauts and participated in the
Calydonian boar hunt
Adrastus (Άδραστος), a king of Argos and one of the Seven against Thebes
Aeacus (Αιακός), a king of the island of Aegina in the Saronic Gulf; after he died, he became
one of the three judges of the dead in the Underworld
Aeëtes, a king of Colchis and father of Medea
Aegeus (Αιγεύς), a king of Athens and father of Theseus
Aegimius, a king of Thessaly and progenitor of the Dorians
Aegisthus (Αίγισθος), lover of Clytemnestra, with whom he plotted to murder Agamemnon
and seized the kingship of Mycenae
Aegyptus (Αίγυπτος), a king of Egypt
Aeson, father of Jason and rightful king of Iolcus, whose throne was usurped by his half-
brother Pelias
Aëthlius, first king of Elis
Aetolus (Αιτωλός), a king of Elis
Agamemnon (Ἀγαμέμνων), a king of Mycenae and commander of the Greek armies during
the Trojan War
Agasthenes, a king of Elis
Agenor (Αγήνωρ), a king of Phoenicia
Alcinous (Αλκίνους or Ἀλκίνοος), a king of Phaeacia
Alcmaeon, a king of Argos and one of the Epigoni
Aleus, a king of Tegea
Amphiaraus (Ἀμφιάραος), a seer and king of Argos who participated in the Calydonian boar
hunt and the war of the Seven against Thebes
Amphictyon (Ἀμφικτύων), a king of Athens
Amphion and Zethus, twin sons of Zeus and kings of Thebes, who constructed the city's
walls
Amycus, son of Poseidon and king of the Bebryces
Anaxagoras (Ἀναξαγόρας), a king of Argos
Anchises (Αγχίσης), a king of Dardania and father of Aeneas
Arcesius, a king of Ithaca and father of Laertes
Argeus, a king of Argos
Argus, a son of Zeus and king of Argos after Phoroneus
Assaracus, a king of Dardania
Asterion, a king of Crete
Athamas (Ἀθάμας), a king of Orchomenus
Atreus (Ἀτρεύς), a king of Mycenae and father of Agamemnon and Menelaus
Augeas (Αυγείας), a king of Elis
Autesion, a king of Thebes
Bias, a king of Argos
Busiris, a king of Egypt
Cadmus, founder-king of Thebes
Car, a king of Megara
Catreus, a king of Crete, prophesied to die at the hands of his own son
Cecrops, an autochthonous king of Athens
Ceisus, a king of Argos
Celeus, a king of Eleusis
Cephalus, a king of Phocis who accidentally killed his own wife
Cepheus, a king of Ethiopia
Cepheus, a king of Tegea and an Argonaut
Charnabon, a king of the Getae
Cinyras, a king of Cyprus and father of Adonis
Codrus, a king of Athens
Corinthus, founder-king of Corinth
Cranaus, a king of Athens
Creon, a king of Thebes, brother of Jocasta and uncle of Oedipus
Creon, a king of Corinth who was hospitable towards Jason and Medea
Cres, an early Cretan king
Cresphontes, a king of Messene and descendant of Heracles
Cretheus, founder-king of Iolcus
Criasus, a king of Argos
Cylarabes, a king of Argos
Cynortas, a king of Sparta
Cyzicus, king of the Dolionians, mistakenly killed by the Argonauts
Danaus, a king of Egypt and father of the Danaides
Dardanus, founder-king of Dardania, and son of Zeus and Electra
Deiphontes, a king of Argos
Demophon of Athens, a king of Athens
Diomedes, a king of Argos and hero of the Trojan War
Echemus, a king of Arcadia
Echetus, a king of Epirus
Eetion, a king of Cilician Thebe and father of Andromache
Electryon, a king of Tiryns and Mycenae; son of Perseus and Andromeda
Elephenor, a king of the Abantes of Euboea
Eleusis, eponym and king of Eleusis, Attica
Epaphus, a king of Egypt and founder of Memphis, Egypt
Epopeus, a king of Sicyon
Erechtheus, a king of Athens
Erginus, a king of Minyean Orchomenus in Boeotia
Erichthonius, a king of Athens, born of Hephaestus' attempt to rape Athena
Eteocles, a king of Thebes and son of Oedipus; he and his brother Polynices killed each
other
Eteocles, son of Andreus, a king of Orchomenus
Eurotas, a king of Sparta
Eurystheus, a king of Tiryns
Euxantius, a king of Ceos, son of Minos and Dexithea
Gelanor, a king of Argos
Haemus, a king of Thrace
Helenus, seer and twin brother of Cassandra, who later became king of Epirus
Hippothoön, a king of Eleusis
Hyrieus, a king of Boeotia
Ilus, founder-king of Troy
Ixion, a king of the Lapiths who attempted to rape Hera and was bound to a flaming wheel in
Tartarus
Laërtes, father of Odysseus and king of the Cephallenians; he sailed with the Argonauts and
participated in the Calydonian boar hunt
Laomedon, a king of Troy and father of Priam
Lycaon of Arcadia, a deceitful Arcadian king who was transformed by Zeus into a wolf
Lycurgus of Arcadia, a king of Arcadia
Lycurgus, a king of Nemea, and/or a priest of Zeus at Nemea
Makedon, a king of Macedon
Megareus of Onchestus, a king of Onchestus in Boeotia
Megareus of Thebes, a king of Thebes
Melampus, a legendary soothsayer and healer, and king of Argos
Melanthus, a king of Messenia
Memnon, a king of Ethiopia who fought on the side of Troy during the Trojan War
Menelaus, a king of Sparta and the husband of Helen
Menestheus, a king of Athens who fought on the side of the Greeks during the Trojan War
Midas, a king of Phrygia granted the power to turn anything to gold with a touch
Minos, a king of Crete; after his death, became one of the judges of the dead in the
Underworld
Myles, a king of Laconia
Nestor, a king of Pylos who sailed with the Argonauts, participated in the Calydonian boar
hunt and fought with the Greek armies in the Trojan War
Nycteus, a king of Thebes
Odysseus, a hero and king of Ithaca whose adventures are the subject of Homer's Odyssey;
he also played a key role during the Trojan War
Oebalus, a king of Sparta
Oedipus, a king of Thebes fated to kill his father and marry his mother
Oeneus, a king of Calydon
Oenomaus, a king of Pisa
Oenopion, a king of Chios
Ogygus, a king of Thebes
Oicles, a king of Argos
Oileus, a king of Locris
Orestes, a king of Argos and a son of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon; he killed his mother in
revenge for her murder of his father
Oxyntes, a king of Athens
Pandion I, a king of Athens
Pandion II, a king of Athens
Peleus, king of the Myrmidons and father of Achilles; he sailed with the Argonauts and
participated in the Calydonian boar hunt
Pelias, a king of Iolcus and usurper of Aeson's rightful throne
Pelops, a king of Pisa and founder of the House of Atreus
Pentheus, a king of Thebes who banned the worship of Dionysus and was torn apart by
Maenads
Periphas, legendary king of Attica who Zeus turned into an eagle.
Perseus (Περσεύς), founder-king of Mycenae and slayer of the Gorgon Medusa
Phineus, a king of Thrace
Phlegyas, a king of the Lapiths
Phoenix, son of Agenor, founder-king of Phoenicia
Phoroneus, a king of Argos
Phyleus, a king of Elis
Pirithoös, king of the Lapiths and husband of Hippodamia, at whose wedding the Battle of
Lapiths and Centaurs occurred
Pittheus, a king of Troezen and grandfather of Theseus
Polybus of Corinth, a king of Corinth
Polybus of Sicyon, a king of Sicyon and son of Hermes
Polybus of Thebes, a king of Thebes
Polynices, a king of Thebes and son of Oedipus; he and his brother Eteocles killed each
other
Priam, king of Troy during the Trojan War
Proetus, a king of Argos and Tiryns
Pylades, a king of Phocis and friend of Orestes
Rhadamanthys, a king of Crete; after his death, he became a judge of the dead in the
Underworld
Rhesus, a king of Thrace who sided with Troy in the Trojan War
Sarpedon, a king of Lycia and son of Zeus who fought on the side of the Greeks during the
Trojan War
Sisyphus, a king of Thessaly who attempted to cheat death and was sentenced to an
eternity of rolling a boulder up a hill, only to watch it roll back down
Sithon, a king of Thrace
Talaus, a king of Argos who sailed with the Argonauts
Tegyrios, a king of Thrace
Telamon, a king of Salamis and father of Ajax; he sailed with the Argonauts and participated
in the Calydonian boar hunt
Telephus, a king of Mysia and son of Heracles
Temenus, a king of Argos and descendant of Heracles
Teucer, founder-king of Salamis who fought alongside the Greeks in the Trojan War
Teutamides, a king of Larissa
Teuthras, a king of Mysia
Thersander, a king of Thebes and one of the Epigoni
Theseus, a king of Athens and slayer of the Minotaur
Thyestes, a king of Mycenae and brother of Atreus
Tisamenus, a king of Argos, Mycenae, and Sparta
Tyndareus, a king of Sparta
Seers/oracles
Amphilochus (Ἀμφίλοχος), a seer and brother of Alcmaeon who died in the war of the Seven
against Thebes
Anius, son of Apollo who prophesied that the Trojan War would be won in its tenth year
Asbolus, a seer Centaur
Bakis
Branchus, a seer and son of Apollo
Calchas, an Argive seer who aided the Greeks during the Trojan War
Carnus, an Acarnanian seer and lover of Apollo
Carya, a seer and lover of Dionysus
Cassandra, a princess of Troy cursed to see the future but never to be believed
Ennomus, a Mysian seer, killed by Achilles during the Trojan War
Halitherses, an Ithacan seer who warned Penelope's suitors of Odysseus' return
Helenus, seer and twin brother of Cassandra, who later became king of Epirus
Iamus, a son of Apollo possessing the gift of prophecy, he founded the Iamidai
Idmon, a seer who sailed with the Argonauts
Manto, seer and daughter of Tiresias
Melampus, a legendary soothsayer and healer, and king of Argos
Mopsus, the name of two legendary seers
Polyeidos, a Corinthian seer who saved the life of Glaucus
Pythia, the oracle of Delphi
Telemus, a seer who foresaw that the Cyclops Polyphemus would be blinded by Odysseus
Theoclymenus, an Argive seer
Tiresias, blind prophet of Thebes
Amazons
Aegea, a queen of the Amazons
Aella (Ἄελλα), an Amazon who was killed by Heracles
Alcibie (Ἀλκιβίη), an Amazonian warrior, killed by
Diomedes at Troy
Antandre (Ἀντάνδρη), an Amazonian warrior, killed by
Achilles at Troy
Antiope (Ἀντιόπη), a daughter of Ares and sister of
Hippolyta
Areto (Ἀρετώ), an Amazon
Asteria (Ἀστερία), an Amazon who was killed by Achilles and Penthesileia (Lucanian
Heracles red-figure bell-krater, late 5th century
BC)
Bremusa (Βρέμουσα), an Amazonian warrior, killed by
Idomeneus at Troy
Celaeno (Κελαινώ), an Amazonian warrior, killed by
Heracles
Eurypyle (Εὐρυπύλη), an Amazon leader who invaded Ninus and Babylonia
Hippolyta (Ἱππολύτη), a queen of Amazons and daughter of Ares
Hippothoe (Ἱπποθόη), an Amazonian warrior, killed by Achilles at Troy
Iphito (Ἰφιτώ), an Amazon who served under Hippolyta
Lampedo (Λαμπεδώ), an Amazon queen who ruled with her sister Marpesia
Marpesia (Μαρπεσία), an Amazon queen who ruled with her sister Lampedo
Melanippe (Μελανίππη), a daughter of Ares and sister of Hippolyta and Antiope
Molpadia (Μολπαδία), an Amazon who killed Antiope
Myrina (Μύρινα), a queen of the Amazons
Orithyia (Ὠρείθυια), an Amazon queen
Otrera (Ὀτρήρα), an Amazon queen, consort of Ares and mother of Hippolyta
Pantariste (Πανταρίστη), an Amazon who fought with Hippolyta against Heracles
Penthesilea (Πενθεσίλεια), an Amazon queen who fought in the Trojan War on the side of
Troy
Thalestris (Θάληστρις), a queen of the Amazons
Inmates of Tartarus
The Danaides, forty-nine daughters of Danaus who murdered their husbands and were
condemned to an eternity of carrying water in leaky jugs
Ixion, a king of the Lapiths who attempted to rape Hera and was bound to a flaming wheel in
Tartarus
Sisyphus, a king of Thessaly who attempted to cheat death and was sentenced to an
eternity of rolling a boulder up a hill, only to watch it roll back down
Tantalus, a king of Anatolia who butchered his son Pelops and served him as a meal to the
gods; he was punished with the torment of starvation, food and drink eternally dangling just
out of reach
Minor figures
See List of minor Greek mythological figures
See also
Classical mythology
Family tree of the Greek gods
List of deities
List of Greek mythological creatures
List of Mycenaean deities
List of Philippine mythological figures
List of Philippine mythological creatures
List of Roman deities
List of Trojan War characters
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