Greek Gods and Goddesses

List of Greek Gods and Goddesses Classical Greek Mythology

List Lovers list of Greek gods, goddesses and deified mortals is compiled from the works of Hesiod’s Theogony (c700 BC) and Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey 760-710 BC) because these authority sources are credited by ancient authors with establishing Greek religious customs and we have referenced dozens of other sources. We’ve also included Greek gods and goddesses family trees.

List Lovers list of Greek gods and goddesses was last updated 17 Oct 2024.

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There were twelve Olympian gods and goddesses who ruled the universe from Mount Olympus, Greece. Some sources refer to 14 Olympians. In wider terms there were thousands of minor Greek deities, many with names lost in history.

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🔱Name	Roman Equivalent	Title	Group	Gender	Parents	Siblings	Consort/s	Offspring	Greek Gods and Goddesses Details
Greek Gods and Goddesses beginning with A
Achilles			Hero, deified mortal	Male	Peleus (mortal) and nymph *Thetis* (nymph, minor sea goddess).		(maybe) Patroclus.		In order to make Achilles immortal Thetis dipped him in the river Styx holding him by his heel which did not touch the water and his heel remained his mortal weakness (there are other stories). Achilles become a Trojan war^95* hero after slaying Hector, the Trojan prince, as revenge for killing his best friend the Trojan prince. Paris, Hector’s brother kills Achilles with an arrow to his “Achilles’ heel”. When Achilles was cremated his ashes were mixed with Patroclus‘ ashes. “Achilles’ heel” is a popular idiom based on Greek mythology: Achilles was dipped by his heel into the river Styx to make him immortal but the water did not touch his heel which remained mortal and he was killed by an arrow to his “Achilles’ heel”.
Adonis	Adonis	God of desire and beauty, vegetation and rebirth.	Mortal, minor god	Male	Cinyras and Metharme^6* Or Phoenix and Alphesiboea^1* Or Theias, King of Assyria, and his daughter *Myrrha* / Smyrna^23*	From Cinyras and Metharme: Braesia *Oxyporus* Orsedice Laogore Laodice (married King Elatus of Arcadia).	Aphrodite, Persephone		*Smyrna/Myrrha* was punished by Aphrodite to love her father. *Smyrna* tricked him into sleeping with her. he found out, she fled, was nearly caught but the gods changed her into a tree called “Smurna”. Nine months later Adonis burst from the tree. Aphrodite fell in love with Adonis and entrusted Persephone to raise him who later refused to give Adonis up. Zeus decided Adonis would spend four months each with Aphrodite and Persephone and could choose where to spend the other four months, Adonis chose Aphrodite. Adonis died of a wound from a wild boar, sent by Artemis (or Ares) and descended to the underworld but was allowed to spend six months each year in the upper world with Aphrodite^9*
Aether	Ether	God of Light and the upper atmosphere.	primordial	Male	Erebusand Nyx^1* or Chronos and Ananke^9* or Chaos^3*	From Erebus and Nyx: Agathyrnus Aethe Hemera the Keres the Hesperides the Oneiroi.	Hemera, Gaia	Gaia Thalassa Uranus Aergia Pontus Tartarus.	Aether is one of the elementary substances from which the Universe was formed. Aether is the personification of the upper air only breathed by gods. The air which encircles the mortal world that the rest of us breathe is called Aer (or Chaos).
Aeolus/Aiolos		One of the three keepers of the winds.	Sky God	Male	Hippotes and Arne.		*Melanippe* or Cyane^24*	With Cyane 6 sons: Agathyrnus Astyochus Androcles Iocastus Pheraemon Xuthus 6 unknown daughters.	This Aeolus lived on Aeolia, a floating island, visited by Odysseus in the Odyssey and provided a west wind to carry them home. There are other mythical Aeolus’ with plenty of confusion between them but this Aeolus is the only deity.
Ananke (Penia)	Necessitas	Goddess of inevitability, compulsion, and necessity.	primordial Orphic^9*	Female	Chronos (or Hydrus and Gaia^9*)	Phanes (hermaphroditic) Tartarus.	Chronos (husband)	The Moirai (Fates) and (Orphic^9) Chaos, Aether, Erebos, Phanes*.	According to the Orphic cosmogony^9* Ananke is one of the Protogenoi from which the cosmos began. She is the most powerful dictator of fate, with some influence/control over the Moirai (Fates).
*Anchiale*		Goddess of the warming heat of fire.	Titaness 2nd Gen.	Female	Iapetus and unknown mother.	Prometheus	Hecaterus (wife)	The Dactyls.	Probably founder of the town of Anchiale, Cilicia, South Anatolia.
Anteros		God of requited love.	minor god	Male	Ares and Aphrodite (or nymphs).	Eros twins Deimos and Phobos Himeros, Pothos half brother Hermaphroditus half brother Harmonia sister and half-sister.	Eros		Anteros used a golden club or arrows of lead to punish those uninterested in love or those who didn’t return the love of other people
Apate	Fraus (fraud)	Personification of deceit, deception, guile and fraud.	spirit / daimona	Female	Erebus and Nyx^3* or Nyx^1* alone by parthenogenesis^99*	From Erebus and Nyx: Aether Hemera the Keres the Hesperides the Oneiroi. From Nyx by parthenogenesis^99: Eris* Geras Hypnos Momus Moros Nemesis Oizys Philotes Thanatos the Hesperides the Keres the Moirai the Oneiroi.			When Pandora’s box was opened, Apate was one of the evil spirits that emerged. Apate’s male equivalent is Dolos (Trickery) and *Apate’s* opposite is Aletheia (Truth).
*Aphrodite* (Cytherea and Cypris)	Venus	Goddess of love, beauty, pleasure and procreation.	Olympian	Female	Zeus and Dione^2* or the sea foam where Uranus’^1* castrated genitals fell.	Apollo Ares *Artemis* *Athena* Dionysus Hebe Hermes Heracles Helen of Troy Hephaestus Perseus Minos the Muses the Graces the *Meliae* the Erinyes (Furies) the Gigantes.	Divine consorts: Hephaestus Ares Hermes Dionysus Adonis Mortal consorts: Prince Anchises Phaethon Boutes	Divine offspring: With Ares: Harmonia (goddess of harmony)³^,9,10* twins Deimos and Phobos (gods of fear & terror)^3* Eros^10* *Adrestia. With Dionysus: Priapus^11 Iacchus^9* With Adonis: Priapus^27* Beroe^10(Oceanid nymph). With Hermes: Pan* Hermaphroditus *Tyche* Abderus/Abderos Priapus. With Dionysus: The Charities (the Graces). With Perseidon: Rhode (goddess of Rhodes, nymph)^19* Mortal offspring: With Prince Anchises: Aeneas (Trojan hero) Lyros. With Phaethon: Astynous/Astynoos With Butes^6* (Argonaut): Eryx (King of Eryx). With unknown fathers: Peitho (goddess of persuasion) The Erotes.	Because *Aphrodite* was beautiful Zeus married her to ugly Hephaestus to avoid rivalry. One of the most famous of all Greek gods and goddesses.
Apollo	Apollo	God of music, prophecy, education, healing and disease.	Olympian	Male	Zeus and Leto.	*Artemis* (twin sister) Half-siblings: Ares Aphrodite *Athena,* Dionysus Hebe Hermes Heracles Helen of Troy Hephaestus Perseus Minos the Muses the Charities.	Daphne Leucothea Kyrene Marpesia Kastalia Hekuba Kassandra Coronis (Princess of the Lapiths) Thalia Calliope (muse) Hyacinth Cyparissus.	With *Coronis: Asclepius* With Hekuba: Troilus With Kyrene: Aristaeus With Calliope: Orpheus With Thalia: the Corybantes.	Apollo was the protecter of boys up to marriage age. As god of prophecy Apollo found a place called Pytho to dispense prophecies to mortals. Python, a giant snake lived in Pytho and terrorized all living creatures so Apollo killed the snake, built a temple, and renamed Pytho to Delphi. There are many other Apollo related myths. One of the most famous of all Greek gods and goddesses.
Ares	Mars	God of war, battle and manliness.	Olympian	Male	Zeus and Hera.	Athena Apollo *Artemis* Aphrodite Dionysus *Eris* Hebe Hermes Heracles Helen of Troy Hephaestus Perseus Minos the Muses the Charities *Eileithyia* Enyo.	maybe *Aphrodite* Chryse or *Dotis* Eos Pelopeia maybe Enyo sister and war-goddess Queen Otrera (mother of the Amazons).	With *Aphrodite: Eros* and Anteros (2 of the Erotes) twins Deimos and Phobos *Harmonia* *Adrestia* With Chryse or *Dotis: Phlegyas* (King of the Lapiths). With Otrera (Amazons): Hippolyta Antiope Melanippe Penthesileia With Pelopeia: Cycnus With unknown mothers: Asopis (Naiad nymph).	Least loved of the 12 Olympians. Ares supported the Trojans and spoilt, his cries of pain, reached Mount Olympus. The Aloadae locked Ares in a bronze jar for a lunar year (13 months) later Hermes released him only to learn his fellow Olympians had tricked the twins into killing each other some time ago.
*Arethusa*	Alpheias	Goddess of springs and fountains.	Nymph Nereid	Female	Nereus and *Demeter*.
*Artemis*	Diana	Virgin goddess of hunting, wild animals, children, choirs and disease.	Olympian	Female	Zeus and Leto or Demeter^11*	Apollo (twin brother) Half siblings: Ares Athena Aphrodite Dionysus Hebe Hermes Heracles Helen of Troy Hephaestus Perseus Minos the Muses the Graces.	Virgin		*Artemis* was the protectress of girls up to marriage age. Artemis loved Orion, her hunting companion, but Apollo was jealous and tricked her into accidentally killing him with a long range arrow shot. In her grief Artemis placed Orion in the stars and formed the constellation of Orion. Artemis sided with the Trojans during the Trojan war^95* and clashed with *Hera* who grabbed Artemis’ bow, beat her about the head and sent her fleeing back to Olympus in tears.
Asclepius (Asklepios, Hepius)	Aesculapius	God of healing and medicine.	deified mortal	Male	Apollo and *Coronis* (Triccaean princess) or Apollo and Arsinoe.	Troilus Aristaeus Orpheus the Corybantes.	*Epione* (goddess of soothing pain).	Makhaon Podaleirios Iaso Aigle Aceso Panakeia Hygieia / Hygeia.	*Coronis* was killed, while pregnant, for being unfaithful to Apollo. Before her body was burned Apollo saved Asclepius who was given the centaur Chiron, to be raised. Asclepius was taught medicine and eventually learned to raise the dead. Asclepius resurrected Hippolytus which angered Hades who complained to Zeus who killed Asclepius with a lightning bolt. Asklepios means “to cut open”.
*Asteria*		Goddess of nocturnal oracles and falling stars.	Titaness 2nd Gen.	Female	Coeus and Phoebe Asteria is a popular name in Greek mythology. This Asteria is: NOT one of the *Heliades* NOT one of the Danaids NOT one of the Alkyonides NOT the consort of Bellerophon NOT the consort of Phocus NOT the daughter of Coronus NOT the daughter of Teucer and Eune NOT the Athenian maiden that was one of the would-be sacrifices to the Minotaur. NOT the ninth Amazon killed by Heracles.	*Leto* Lelantus.	Perses	Hecate	*Asteria* took the form of a quail and threw herself into the Aegean Sea to escape the advances of Zeus and became the “quail island” of Ortygia. This became identified with the island of Delos, the place where Leto, pregnant with Zeus’s children, took refuge when she was pursued by Hera looking for vengeance.
Astraeus (Astraios)		Father/God of the stars, planets, dusk and the art of astrology.	Titan 2nd Gen.	Male	Crius and Eurybia maybe 1 of the 100 Gigantes born of Tartarus and Gaia^3. Another Astraeus* is one of the elderly Silens^10*.	Pallus, Perses.	Eos	Wind deities: Boreas (North wind, bringer of cold winter air) Notus (South wind, bringer of the storms of late summer and autumn) Eurus (East wind) Zephyrus (West wind, bringer of light spring and early summer breezes), five planets/Wandering. Five Planets / Wandering Stars: Phainon (Saturn) Phaethon (Jupiter) Pyroeis (Mars) Eosphoros (Venus) Stilbon (Mercury). Possibly Astraea (goddess of innocence and justice).	Because winds drop or swell at dusk Astraeus is sometimes associated with Aeolus, the keeper of the winds. The joining of Astraeus (Dusk) with Eos (Dawn) resulted in Eosphoros and the other stars and winds.
*Atalanta* (Atlanta)			Heroine	Female	Her parentage is uncertain, best guesses are: King Iasus and Clymene (daughter of Minyas) Schoeneus and unknown Maenalus and unknown.		Ares Meleager Melanion Hippomenes.	With Melanion: Parthenopaeus.	King Iasus wanted a son so, when Atalanta was born, he left her in the woods or on a mountain to die. Stories relate Atalanta was suckled by a bear until hunters found and raised her. Atalanta learned to hunt and fight like a bear. Atalanta was later reunited with her father. Atalanta sailed with Jason and the Argonauts.
*Athena*	Minerva	Virgin goddess of: Warcraft, heroism, counsel, pottery, weaving, olives and oil.	Olympian	Female	Zeus and Metis.	Apollo Ares *Artemis* Aphrodite Dionysus Hebe Hermes Heracles Helen of Troy Hephaestus Perseus Minos the Muses the Graces.	Virgin		*Athena* was Zeus’ favorite daughter, born fully grown and clad in armor from Zeus’s forehead she was even allowed to use his thunderbolt. She was fierce and brave but only fought to defend her state/home. In a contest for Athens against Poseidon he created a salt water spring by striking the ground with his trident.Athena created an Olive tree, symbolizing peace and prosperity and Cecrops, the ruler of Athens accepted the tree and Athena became the patron goddess of Athens. One of the most famous of all Greek gods and goddesses.
Atlas	Atlas	God of endurance and astronomy.	Titan 2nd Gen.	Male	Iapetus and *Clymene* (Oceanid ) or Asia.	Menoetius twins Prometheus and Epimetheus.	*Pleione*	the Hesperides the *Hyades* the Pleiades Calypso (Ogygian nymph) Dione (Atlantid nymph) Maera (Atlantid nymph).	After the Titans lost the Titanomachy^96* Zeus condemned Atlas to hold up the sky for eternity, shouldering the weight of the heavens. One of the most famous of all Greek gods and goddesses.
Attis (Atus, Attus, or Attin)	Attis	God of vegetation.	deified mortal, Phrygian god	Male	Galaos and Nana (Naiad nymph of the River Sangarius).		*Cybele*		*Cybele* made Attis castrate himself as punishment for his infidelity.
*Aura*	Aura	Gentle early morning breeze.	Titaness 3rd Gen.	Female	Lelantos and Periboa^10* or Cybele^10*	–	Dionysus^10*	maybe Iacchus	Aura was a virgin huntress who in her hubris about her maidenhood dared to compare her body to the goddess Artemis claiming her form was too womanly to be a true virgin. Artemis asked Nemesis to punish Aura and she was violated by Dionysos and gave birth to twin sons. Aura swallowed one whole but Iacchus was rescued by Artemis. Aura went mad and became a ruthless, slayer of men. Zeus transformed Aura into a stream or breeze, Associated with the Aurai.
Greek Gods and Goddesses beginning with B
Bellerophon		Bellerophon was a monster slayer and Greek hero.	hero	Male	Glaucus and Eurymede Poseidon and *Eurynome* (daughter of King Nisus I of Megara).		*Philonoe* (wife, daughter of Iobates).	*Laodamia* Isander/Pisander Hippolochus (father of Glaucus) *Deidamia* (married Evander).	Bellerophon, born in Corinth, committed a murder as a youth and was sent to King Proetus for justice. The king’s wife Queen Anteia/Stheneboea fancied Bellerophon but when he spurned her attention she told Proetus he had attempted to ravish her. Proitos, fearing the wrath of the Erinyes if he killed a guest, sent Bellerophon to his father in law, King Iobates with a sealed message asking him to kill Bellerophon. Before reading the message Iobates feasted with Bellerophon for nine days so when he finally read the message he also feared the wrath of the Erinyes. Instead he sent Bellerophon on an impossible mission to kill the fire-breathing Chimera which was ravaging the land. Along the way Bellerophon met Polyeidos, a famous seer, who told him how to capture and tame a winged horse, called Pegasus, at the town fountain. Bellerophon and Pegasus managed to kill the Chimera only to be sent to subdue the barbarous Solymoi, then the Amazons. When he succeeded he was ambushed by pirate Cheirmarrhus and the palace guards but he killed them all. Finally Iobates relented and allowed Bellerophon to marry his daughter Philonoe and gave him half his kingdom. Bellerophon’s hubris prompted him to attempt to fly on Pegasus to join the gods on Mount Olympus. This angered Zeus who sent a gadfly to sting Pegasus causing Bellerophon to fall back to earth where he landed in a thorn bush. Blinded and crippled Bellerophon lived out his life in misery as a hermit. Pegasus did make it to Mount Olympus and was used to carry thunderbolts for Zeus.
Bia		Personification of force and raw energy.	minor god	Male	Pallas and Styx.	Zelus (Zeal) Nike (Victory) Cratos (Strengh).			Bia, along with Nike, Zelus and Cratos were the sentinels of Zeus‘ throne.
Boreas	Aquilo	God of the north wind and winter.	Sky God > Wind God.	Male	Astraeus and Eos.	Eurus Notus Zephyrus Apeliotes Lips Kaikias Skeiron.	*Oreithyia* (wife), Chione (lover) Tisiphone (one of the Erinyes).	With Oreithyia: Chione/Khione Cleopatra Zephyrus and Calaïs (the Boreads “Wind brothers”). With Tisiphone four immortal horses: Konabos Aithôn Phlogeus Phobos.	Boreas was a strong and bad-tempered purple-winged old man with a beard and shaggy hair wearing a cloak and holding a conch shell. Boreas was said to have fathered twelve colts after taking the form of a stallion. Boreas lived in a cave of mount Haemus in Thrace.
Greek Gods and Goddesses beginning with C
Castor and Pollux / Polydeuces (Dioscuri)	Castor and Pollux	Gods of sailors, horsemanship and travelers.	deified mortals	Male	Caster: Tyndareus (King of Sparta) and Leda (Spartan queen)^19* or Zeus and Leda^1* Pollux: Zeus and Leda^1*	Twin sisters and half sisters: Helen of Troy Clytemnestra.			Castor and Pollux were the twin sons of Leda and known together as the Dioscuri. Kind and generous Pollux was the divine son of Zeus, who seduced Leda in the guise of a swan. After Castor was killed Pollux prayed to Zeus to give Castor immortality so they could remain together. Zeus compromised changing them into the Gemini twins constellation and, to balance the cosmos, every year they had to spend six months on Olympus and the other six months in the Underworld.
*Ceto* (aka Keto)		Goddess of sea monsters and sea dangers.	Sea goddess	Female	Gaia and Pontus.	Nereus Thaumas Phorcys Eurybia.	Phorcys (her brother)..	the Hesperides the Gorgons the Graeae Thoosa (sea nymph) Echidna Ladon (serpent-like Dragon) and all sea monsters.	Giant sea goddess. Not the *Oceanid* or Nereid of the same name. Ketos is the generic plural term for sea monsters.
Chaos	Aer	Personification of nothingness.	primordial	Protogenoi*⁹⁸	Protogenoi*⁹⁸	Ketos Aithiopios all sea Monsters Siren.	Erebos	Nyx (Night) Aether (Light) Erebos (Darkness) Hemera (Day) possibly Thesis possibly Hydrus.	* The personification of nothingness from whom all of existence sprang. The void, the gap between Heaven and Earth. Originally genderless Chaos is described as female in some later accounts.
Charon		Ferryman of the dead.		Male	Erebos and Nyx				Charon is not a god, but the ferryman who brings the dead across the river of the dead Acheron (often also called Styx or Lethe) to the kingdom of the underworld (Hades) for a fee (obolus = coin that is placed under the dead person’s tongue). Charon is often depicted as a grim old man, sometimes as a hideous death demon in a sailor’s smock.
Clymene (aka Klymene)		Goddess of renown, fame, and infamy.	Titaness 2nd Gen.	Female	Oceanus and his sister Tethys.	the Oceanids the Potamoi.	Iapetus (husband) Helios Merops (King of Ethiopia maybe Prometheus.	With Iapetus: Prometheus Epimetheus Atlas Menoetius. With Helios: Phaëton the Heliades. (maybe) With Prometheus: Deucalion.	Her sister Asia is also cited as mother to Prometheus, Epimetheus, Atlas and Menoetius in the Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca.
Coeus	Polus	Intellect, intelligence and the axis of heaven.	Titan	Male	Uranus and Gaia.	Oceanus Hyperion Crius Iapetus Theia Rhea Themis Mnemosyne Phoebe Tethys Cronus.	Phoebe	Lelantos (father of Aura by Periboa) Leto (Goddess of Womanly Demure and Motherhood) Asteria.	Coeus and his brothers Oceanus, Hyperion, Crius, Iapetus, Cronus were banished to Tartarus, the lowest level of Hades by Zeus after they were overthrown in the Titanomachy^96* against the Olympians. Coeus went mad, tried to escape by was stopped by Cerberus. Coeus is one of four pillars which hold heaven and earth apart; Coeus: North pillar. Crius: South pillar. Hyperion: East pillar. Iapetus: West pillar.
Cratos / Kratos		Divine personification of strength.	minor god	Male	Pallas and *Styx*.	Zelus (Zeal) Nike (Victory) Bia (Force).			Cratos, along with Nike, Zelus and Bia were the sentinels of Zeus‘ throne.
Crius (Megamedes)		Constellations.	Titan (Elder)	Male	Uranus and Gaia	Oceanus Hyperion Coeus Iapetus Theia Rhea Themis Mnemosyne Phoebe Tethys Cronus.	*Eurybia* (wife)	Astraeus Pallas Perses	Crius seems to have been added to the Titan hierarchy to match the Twelve Olympians. Crius and his brothers Oceanus, Hyperion, Coeus, Iapetus, Cronus were banished to Tartarus, the lowest level of Hades by Zeus after they were overthrown in the Titanomachy^96* against the Olympians. Crius is one of four pillars which hold heaven and earth apart; Coeus: North pillar. Crius: South pillar. Hyperion: East pillar. Iapetus: West pillar.
Chronos (For Cronos, see below)		God of time.	primordial Orphic^9*	Male	Hydrus and Gaia or none (because Chronos was one of the Protogenoi*⁹⁸ that emerged at dawn of creation).		Ananke	Chaos Aether Erebus Phanes Ananke.	Chronos was a serpent like god with three heads; man, bull and lion. According to the Orphic cosmogony^9* Chronos is one of the Protogenoi⁹⁸ from which the cosmos began. With Ananke* (his daughter and consort) they circled and split open the primal world egg (cosmic egg) which formed the universe including Phanes, the heavens, earth, sea and sky. The English words; chronology, chronometer, chronic, chronicle, and anachronism are all derived from Chronos, the Greek god of time.
Cronos (Kronos, Porus, Poros) (For Chronos, see above)	Saturn	God of agriculture.	Titan (Elder)	Male	Uranus and Gaia or Aether and Gaia^3* or Uranus and Gaia^3*.	Rhea Oceanus Hyperion Theia Coeus Phoebe Iapetus Crius Mnemosyne *Tethys* Themis the Cyclopes the Hecatonchires.	Rhea (sister). *Philyra^20	With Rhea: Zeus Hera Poseidon Hades Hestia Demeter. With Philyra: Chiron (Centaur) the IchthyocentaursBythos (Sea-Depths) and Aphros (Sea-Foam).	Ruler of the Titans. Cronus plotted with Gaia to overthrow Uranus (he cut of his genitals) and become the Titan ruler. He married his sister Rhea and ruled during the first Golden age. Cronus swallowed his children as they were born but Rhea concealed her sixth child, Zeus. On reaching adulthood Zeus gave Cronus a drink which disgorged his siblings and together, as the Olympians, they overthrew the Titans in the Titanomachy^96. Cronus, along with his brothers Coeus, Oceanus, Crius, Hyperion* and Iapetus were banished to Tartarus, the lowest level of Hades by Zeus.
*Cybele*	Magna Mater	Goddess of the earth.	primordial	Female	Sky god (maybe Zeus) and Earth goddess (maybe Gaia)^12*		Attis, Iasion.	With Iasion: Corybas.	Phrygian import, equivalent of Gaia. Hermaphrodite. Magna Mater means “Great Mother”.
Greek Gods and Goddesses beginning with D
*Demeter* (aka Sito, Thesmophoros)	Ceres	Goddess of agriculture, grain and bread. The afterlife.	Titaness 2nd Gen.	Female	Chronos and Rhea.	Zeus Hera Poseidon Hades Hestia Chiron.	Iasion Zeus Oceanus Carmanor Poseidon Triptolemus.	With Zeus: *Persephone^9 Eubuleus^9* With Poseiden: Despoina Arion (a stallion, while Demeter was “in the likeness of a Fury”^6). With Iasion: Plutus* Philomelus. With Carmanor: Chrysothemis With Triptolemus: Amphitheus.	*Demeter’s* daughter Persephone was abducted by Hades to be his wife so she cursed the world causing the land to become barren and plants to wither and die. Zeus tried to return Persephone from the underworld but unfortunately Persephone had eaten seeds of a pomegranate, given to her by Hades, so she was bound to the underworld for a third of each year. Demeter, grieving being apart from her daughter, withdraws her gifts from the world (Winter) until Persephone‘s return each Spring.
Dike (aka Dicé)	Justitia	Goddess of justice.	Olympian 2nd Gen.	Female	Zeus and Themis.	The Horae (2nd Triad): Eunomia (order) *Eirene* (peace).			*Dike* is often depicted beating her opposite Adicia (goddess of injustice) with a hammer. Aspects of both Dike and her mother, Themis, were both identified with the Roman goddess Justitia.
Dione		Goddess of springs and possibly the bright sky.	Titaness Elder	Female	Oceanus and Tethys (his sister) or Gaia and Uranus^6* or Gaia and Aether^3*	the Oceanids the Potamoi.	Zeus	*Aphrodite* possibly Bacchus.	Dione was the Oracle of Dodona. Described as beautiful, she was one of the goddesses gathered to witness the birth of Apollo. Dione was an Atlantid nymph, one of 3000 Oceanid water nymphs.
Dionysus (Dionysos)	Bacchus, Liber	God of wine, drunkenness, madness, parties, vegetation and the Afterlife.	Olympian	Male	Zeus and Semele Thyone (Princess) or Zeus and Dione.	Apollo Ares *Artemis* Aphrodite *Athena* Hebe Hermes Heracles Helen of Troy Hephaestus Perseus Minos the Muses the Graces.	*Ariadne*	Priapus, Hymen, Thaos, Staphylus, Oenopion, Comus and Phthonus.	Dionysus is included in some lists of the twelve Olympians, the youngest and last god to be accepted into Mount Olympus.
Greek Gods and Goddesses beginning with E
*Echo*	Echo	Goddess of nature.	Nymphn	Female	Unknown but possibly Penaeus or Uranus and a nymph.		Pan, Narcissus.		*Hera* cursed *Echo* so she could only repeat the last words she hears as punishment for distracting her with endless chatter.. *Echo* loved the youth Narcissus but, after her advances were spurned, she wasted away leaving just her echoing voice.
Eileithyia (Ilithyia)	Lucina	Goddess of childbirth.	Olympian 2nd Gen.	Female	Zeus and Hera.	Ares, Eris Hebe Hephaestus.		Eros and Sosipolis	When Alcmene was in labour Hera sent Eileithyia to stop the birth and kill both mother and baby but Galinthias, Alcmene’s handmaiden falsely announched the birth which distracted Eileithyia and Heracles was born. Eileithyia, furious at being outwitted by Galinthias, turned her into a weasel. *Hecate* took pity on Galinthias and made her an attendant.
Eirene (Irene)	Pax	Goddess of peace and the season of Spring.	Olympian 2nd Gen.	Female	Zeus and Themis	The *Horae* (2nd Triad): *Eunomia* (order) *Dike* (justice).			Eirene is often depicted holding the infant Pluto and often with her two sister Horae. Sometimes seen with seasonal fruits, palm and olive branches. Symbols include a cornucopia (horn of plenty), sceptre (and a heraldic staff), torch, rhyton (drinking vessel)
*Eos*	Aurora	Goddess of the dawn.	Titaness 2nd Gen.	Female	Hyperion and Theia.	Helios (Sun) Selene (Moon).	Astraeus Ares Tithonus.	With Astraeus: Astraea (virgin goddess of innocence and justice), the Anemoi Wind deities: Boreas (North wind, bringer of cold winter air) Notus (South wind, bringer of the storms of late summer and autumn) Eurus (East wind) Zephyrus (West wind, bringer of light spring and early summer breezes). Five planets/Wandering Stars: Phainon (Saturn) Phaethon (Jupiter) Pyroeis (Mars) Eosphoros/Hesperos (Venus) Stilbon (Mercury) With Tithonus: Memnon and Emathion.	Eos had large white feathered wings and wore a tiara and a pink gown woven with flowers. Eos consorted with Ares^6which caused Aphrodite* to curse her with insatiable sexual desire and she abducted a series of young men including Cephalus, Cleitus, Orion and Tithonus.
Epimetheus	Epimitheas	God of afterthought and the father of excuses.	Titan 2nd Gen.	Male	Iapetus and Clymene	Atlas Menoetius and his twin Prometheus.	*Pandora*	Pyrrha	Epimetheus received *Pandora* as a gift from the gods. Epimetheus, along with his twin brother Prometheus were given the task to assign traits to animals. Epimetheus had to give a positive trait but, lacking foresight, the didn’t save one for mankind.
Erebus (Erebos)		God of darkness and shadow.	primordial	Male	Chaos		Nyx	Aether, Hemera, the Keres: Anaplekte (Quick, painful death) Akhlys (Mist, of death) Nosos (Disease) Ker (Destruction) Stygere (Hateful) and other personifications.	Darkness (Erebus) and Night (Nyx) appeared out of Chaos. Erebus and Nyx or Nyx^1alone by parthenogenesis created the Keres* the death spirits
*Eris* (aka Discord, Strife)	Discordia	Goddess and personified spirit /daimona of strife, discord and chaos.	Olympian 2nd Gen.	Female	Zeus and Hera or Erebus and Nyx^3* or Nyx^1alone by parthenogenesis^99	From Zeus and Hera: Ares EnyoHephaestus Hebe or Thanatos Hypnos the Keres. From Erebus and Nyx: Aether Hemera the Keres the Hesperides the Oneiroi. From Nyx by parthenogenesis^99: Apate* Geras Hypnos Momus Moros Nemesis Oizys Philotes Thanatos the Hesperides the Keres the Moirai the Oneiroi.		*Eris* by ^99Parthenogenesis (alone): Dysnomia* (lawlessness) Atë (ruin) Lethe (forgetfulness), Naiad nymph Limos (starvation) Algos/Algea (pain) the Hysminai (battles) the Makhai the Phonoi (murders) the Androktasiai (manslaughter) the Neikea (arguments) Pseudea/Pseudo-Logoi (lies) the Amphilogiai (disputes) Ponos (toil).	*Eris* tried to gatecrash the wedding of Peleus and Thetis but was turned away so she tossed a golden apple of discord inscribed “To The Fairest” into the wedding guests. Hera, Aphrodite and Athena squabbled over the apple, Zeus appointed mortal Paris to resolve the dispute which led to the Trojan war^95. Eris’* opposite is Harmonia.
Eros	Cupid	Winged god of love, procreation, sexual desire and attraction.	primordial	Male	Ares and Aphrodite (or Nyx).	*Harmonia* (Roman Concordia) twins Deimos and Phobos *Adrestia* Anteros.	Psyche (wife)	*Hedone* (Roman Voluptas) goddess of pleasure, enjoyment, and delight.	Eros uses arrows to generate love in others. One of the Erotes winged love gods. One of the most famous of all Greek gods and goddesses.
*Europa*		Goddess of the night.		Female	Agenor and Telephassa or Agenor and Agriope.	Cadmus Phoenix Cilix.	Zeus	King Minos Sarpedon King Rhadamanthys (Judge of the dead).	Europa was a Phoenician princess who became the first queen of Crete. Zeus fell in love with Europa after being shot with an arrow from Eros. Zeus metamorphosed into a tame white bull, approached Europa and her handmaidens, who were afraid. To show her handmaidens the bull was tame she mounted the bull and Zeus promptly ran off and swam to Crete where he revealed his form to Europa then seduced/ravished her.
Eurybia		Goddess of mastery of the seas.	Titan 2nd Gen.	Female	Gaia and Pontus.	Nereus, Thaumas.	Crius	Astraeus Perses Pallas.	Eurybia was a minor sea goddess part of Poseidon’s retinae.
Eurynome (1 of 2)		Titaness of water meadows and pastures OR…	Titaness 2nd Gen.	Female	Oceanus and Tethys.	the Oceanids the Potamoi.	Zeus (third wife)	With Zeus: the Elder Charities (Graces): Thalia (Good cheer) Euphrosyne (Mirth) Aglaea (Splendor).	*Eurynome* caught Hephaestus after Hera threw him from Mount Olympus because he was crippled. She gave him refuge and, together with Thetis, helped raise him. He stayed in a cave by the sea for nine years making artefacts.
Eurynome(2 of 2)		Goddess of all things,	primordial	Female	Chaos		Orphin (First king of the Titans).	Orphin (in serpent form).	In some accounts^8&39* *Eurynome* was a primordial deity who ruled the Earth with Ophion. In the Greek Pelasgian creation myth recreated by Robert Graves in his book “The Greek Myths” Eurynome is the primordial “Goddess of All Things” which arises out of Chaos to part sea and sky and dance on the primordial waters. Eurynome creates Orphin in the form of a serpent and they mate. Eurynome, in the form of a dove, lays a “World egg” (Orphic egg, cosmic egg) on the waves and bids Ophion to hatch it by entwining around the egg seven times until it splits into two halves and hatches the world. Ophion and *Eurynome* ruled the earth^8* before they were overthrown by Cronus and *Rhea* (in wrestling matches) and cast down to Tartarus or Oceanus.
Greek Gods and Goddesses beginning with G (For Greek Gods and Goddesses beginning with F, replace F with Ph, for example “Phanus”
*Gaia(Gaea*)	Tellus, Terra	Mother of gods. Personification of the Earth (Mother Earth). Mother of the Titans.	primordial	Female	Chaos or Aether and Hemera.	*Nyx, Tartarus* and Erebos.	Uranus Pontus Aether Poseidon Oceanus Zeus Tartarus.	With Uranus: the Twelve Titans the *Muses* the Cyclopes the Hecatonchires the Meliae (blood of Uranus) The Erinyes (blood of Uranus) the Gigantes (blood of Uranus) Aphrodite (sea foam where Uranus‘ genitals fell). With Pontus: Ceto Phorcys *Eurybia* Nereus Thaumas. With Poseidon: Antaeus (half-giant) *Charybdis* (sea monster) Laistrygon (giant cannibals). With Oceanus: *Creusa* (one of the *Naiad* water nymphs) Triptolemos/Buzyges (threefold warrior). With Tartarus: Typhon Echidna^6(or Phorcys* and Ceto^1) Campe* (half woman, half Dragon). With Zeus: Manes (chthonic deities). With Hephaestus: Erichthonius (King of Athens). With Aether: Uranus (commonly thought to be a child of Gaia alone) Aergia Dolos. No father: Uranus Pontus Ourea Pheme Cecrops Python. Other offspring: the Muses (original Boeatian).	*Gaia’s* offspring were born in batches and with different species. First the elder Cylops, followed by the Hekatonkheires then the Titans. Uranus locked the elder Cylopes away in her womb and cast the Hekatonkheires into Tartarus so they could not overthrow him. Angry, Gaia, made a sickle from the hardest flint and plotted with Cronos to kill Uranus. Gaia told Cronus that Uranus had prophesied he would be overthrown by a son so, to prevent this, Cronus swallowed his children whole as they were born. Gaia persuaded Rhea to conceal the birth of baby Zeus. After growing up Zeus returned, forced his father to throw up his siblings, and become the first Olympian ruler. Zeus imprisoned the Titans which made Gaia mad. Gaia sent her last giant son Typhon, by Tartarus, to overthrow Zeus but Typhon was killed, after an epic battle, by Zeus with a thunderbolt.
Ganymede	Catamitus	God of rain.	hero, deified mortal	Male	Tros of Dardania and Callirrhoe.	Ilus Assaracus.	Zeus		Zeus’ male lover. Ganymede was granted eternal youth and immortality and the office of cupbearer to the gods.
Geras	Senectus	Personification of Old Age.	spirit / daimon	Male	Erebus and Nyx^3* or Nyx^1alone by parthenogenesis^99	From Erebus and Nyx: Aether Hemera the Keres the Hesperides the Oneiroi. From Nyx by parthenogenesis^99: Apate* Eris Hypnos Momus Moros Nemesis Oizys Philotes Thanatos the Hesperides the Keres the Moirai the Oneiroi.	–	–	Geras was depicted as a small, skinny, and wrinkled old man. His opposite was Hebe, the goddess of youth.
Greek Gods and Goddesses beginning with H
Hades (Plouton and Ploutos).	Pluto, Di	King of the Underworld. God of the Dead, Death.	primordial	Male	Cronus and *Rhea*.	Zeus Hera Poseidon Hestia Demeter Chiron.	*Persephone*	Melinoe (Zeus disguised as Hades⁹^) Macaria* unknown mother^20* maybe Zagreus^21*	After the Olympians defeated the Titans they drew lots to share out the spoils, Hades received the underworld. Hades was never a titled Olympian and did not join feasts in Heaven. Hades was not death itself (that’s Thanatos) but he was greedy and wanted more people to die so he would rule more subjects and become wealthier. Hades had a helmet/cap of invisibility (a gift from the Cyclopes) and a pitchfork to cause earthquakes. Hades abducted *Persephone* to be his wife in the Underworld.
*Hebe*	Juventas	Goddess of youth.	Olympian 2nd Gen.	Female	Zeus and *Hera*.	Apollo Ares *Artemis* Aphrodite *Athena* Dionysus Hermes Heracles Helen of Troy Hephaestus Perseus Minos the Muses the Charities.	Heracles	Alexiares and Anicetus.	*Hebe* (from the Greek word for youth) is the keeper of the Fountain of Youth which has the power to restore youth. Heracles asked Hebe to make Iolaus, his aging charioteer, young for one day so he could challenge Eurystheus, king of the Tiryns. Themis, goddess of justice, said it was fair so Hebe made Iolaus young and Iolaus emerged victorious. As cupbearer Hebe served nectar and ambrosia to the Olympian gods but Apollo fired her when she tripped and her dress came undone exposing her breasts. Hebe was replaced by Ganymede, Zeus’ protege and male lover.
*Hecate(Hekate*)	Trivia, Hecata	Goddess of wilderness, childbirth, magic and witchcraft.	Titaness 2nd Gen.	Female	Perses and Asteria		Aietes/Aeetes Apollo Phorcus Hermes (maybe). Mormo (spirit).	With Phorcus (possibly): Scylla (nymph that turned into sea monster). With Aietes/Aeetes (King of Colchis): Medea Apsyrtus Circe.	*Hecate* was honored by Zeus above all others. *Hecate* is associated with the spiritual world and the dead so shrines were placed in households to protect them from evil spirits. *Hecate* helped Demeter search for her daughter Persephone after she was abducted by Hades. After it was decided Persephone would spend a third of a year in the underworld and the rest on earth Hecate would accompany Persephone to/from the underworld.
*Helen of Troy*		Queen of Laconia.	demigod	Female	Zeus and Leda (or Zeus and Nemesis^3&6*).	Apollo Ares *Artemis* Aphrodite *Athena* Dionysus Hebe Hermes Heracles Hephaestus Perseus Minos the Muses the Charities Castor and Pollux *Clytemnestra*.	King Menelaus Paris.	With King Menelaus: *Hermione*.	*Helen of Troy* was considered the most beautiful woman in the world. She was married to King Menelaus but she was abducted by (or eloped with) Paris, Prince of Troy. King Menelaus was outraged and, together with his brother Agamemnon and other kings, they eventually attacked the walled city of Troy starting the Trojan war^95* between Greece and the Trojans. After the Trojan Horse ruse helped end the war *Helen of Troy* was returned to Sparta and King Menelaus who, although he felt betrayed by Helen of Troy, found her beauty helped him forgive her.
Helios	Sol	Titan of the Sun. Personification of the Sun, guardian of oaths. Charioteer of the sun	Titan 2nd Gen.	Male.	Hyperion and Theia.	*Selene* Eos.	Rhode (wife) Selene (sister) Hecate Leucothea Oceanids: *Perse/Perseis* *Clymene* Klytie. *Aegle* (Naiad nymph) and others.	With wife Rhode: the Heliadae: Ochimus Cercaphus Macareus/Macar Actis Tenages Triopas Candalus Auges^10* Thrinax^10* With Selene: the Horae (Seasons): Eiar (Spring) Theros (Summer) *Phthinoporon* (Autumn/Fall) Cheimon (Winter). With Clymene: Phaethon the Heliades. With Perse/Perseis: Aeetes Circe Pasiphae. With *Aegle: The Charites*.	Helios took the side of the Olympians in the Titanmarchy. After Apollo was born Helios passed his duties as ruler of the sun to Apollo but remained the personification of the sun. Every day Helios bought daylight riding his chariot of the sun, drawn by four stallions (Pyrois, Aeos, Aethon and Phlegon) from East to West.
*Hemera*	Dies	Goddess of daytime.	primordial	Female	Erebus and Nyx or Chaos alone^3* or Chronos and Nyx^22*).	From Erebus and Nyx: Aether Hemera the Keres the Hesperides the Oneiroi.	Aether (brother)	*Gaia* Uranus *Thalassa* possibly Pontus.	Out of Chaos darkness (Erebus) and night (Nyx) appeared. Erebus and Nyx bore day (Hemera) and light (Aether). Day (and night) were imagined as real substances and separate from the sun in ancient Greek cosmogony. Although the Sun ruled the day it was not the source of light. Every day *Hemera* left Tartarus, just as Nyx entered and vice versa^1* Hemera was associated with Eos, the goddess of the dawn and Hera, the queen of heavens.
Hephaestus (Hephaistos)	Vulcan	God of metalworking, fire, building, fine arts, volcanism.	Olympian	Male	Hera alone or Zeus and Hera^6* or Talos^12*.	Apollo Ares *Artemis, Aphrodite* *Athena* Dionysus Hebe Hermes Heracles Helen of Troy Persephone Minos the Muses the Charities Eileithyia Enyo Iasion Perseus Minos Tantalas **Ersa/Pandia** Ate Caerusm.	Aphrodite (half wife) Aglaea (half wife) Cabeiro/Cabiro (Haliad nymph lover) Aitna (mountain goddess lover).	With Aphrodite (maybe): Eros. With Aglaea: the younger Charities: Eucleia (good repute) Eupheme (acclaim) Euthenia (prosperity) Philophrosyne (welcome). With Cabeiro: the Cabirus/ Cabeiri/Cabiri: Alcon Eurymedon^10* With Aitna: the Palici^21(twin boys). With unknown mother: Thaleia*.	Hephaestus is depicted as a bearded man holding a hammer and tongs, sometimes riding a donkey. In one story Hephaestus was *Hera’s* child by ^99Parthenogenesis. Hephaestus* was rejected by Hera because of his deformities and cast from Mount Olympus to Earth.
*Hera*	Juno	Queen of Heaven. Goddess of the Sky, women, marriage and impregnation.	Olympian	Female	Cronus and *Rhea*.	Zeus Poseidon Hades Hestia Demeter Chiron.	Zeus (his sister).	Ares Enyo Hebe Eileithyia Hephaestus Eris.	*Hera* was the wife and sister of Zeus and supreme goddess and patron of childbirth and marriage. Zeus courted Hera but she rejected his advances so he took the form of wet bedraggled cuckoo. Hera took the cuckoo to her bosom and Zeus changed back to his normal form and ravished her after which she marred him to cover her shame. Their wedding night lasted 300 years! Unsurprisingly their marriage was tempestuous and there are many stories about Hera dealing with her jealousy and plotting revenge for Zeus’s infidelities.
Heracles (born Alcaeus or Alcides)	Hercules	God of physical strength. Divine protector of mankind. Gatekeeper of Olympus.	divine hero	Male	Zeus and Alcmene. Amphitryon (foster father).	Apollo, Ares, *Artemis, Aphrodite, Athena,* Dionysus, Hebe, Hermes, Helen of Troy, Hephaestus, Iphicles, Perseus (half brother), Minos, the *Muses, the Graces*.	Heracles' Consorts Heracles Wives: Megara (first wife) *Omphale* (second wife) *Deianira* (third wife and half sister) *Hebe* (fourth and final wife) Heracles Lovers: *Astydameia, daughter of Ormenius Astyoche, daughter of Phylas Auge* *Autonoe, daughter of Piraeus/Iphinoe, daughter of Antaeus* *Baletia, daughter of Baletus Barge* *Bolbe* *Celtine* *Chalciope* *Chania, nymph* *Echidna* (half woman, half snake) or a Scythian Dracaena (dragon/serpent) *Epicaste* *Lavinia, daughter of Evander* *Malis, a slave of Omphale* *Meda* *Melite, heroine Melite, naiad Myrto* *Palantho* of Hyperborea *Parthenope, daughter of Stymphalus Phialo* *Psophis* *Pyrene* *Rhea, Italian priestess Thebe, daughter of Adramys Tinge, wife of Antaeus* 50 daughters of Thespius Celtic woman Slave of Omphale.	With *Megara: Therimachus* Creontiades Ophitus Deicoon and others. With *Omphale: Agelaus* Tyrsenus. With *Deianira:* Hyllus Glenus Oneites Macaria. With *Hebe: Alexiares* and Aniketos^6(eternally children). With Astydameia, daughter of Ormenius: Ctesippus^6 With *Astyoche, daughter of Phylas: Tlepolemus^6 With *Auge: Telephus* With *Autonoe, daughter of Piraeus/Iphinoe, daughter of Antaeus:* Palaemon With *Baletia, daughter of Baletus: Brettus. With Barge: Bargasus With Bolbe: Olynthus* With *Celtine: Celtus* With *Chalciope: Thessalus* With *Chania, nymph: Gelon* With Echidna/Dracaena: Agathyrsus Gelonus Skythes. With *Epicaste: Thestalus* With *Lavinia, daughter of Evander* of Pallene : Pallas With *Malis, a slave of Omphale: Acelus. With Meda: Antiochus* With *Melite, a Naiad: Hyllus* (maybe). With *Myrto: Eucleia* With *Palantho* of Hyperborea: Latinus. With *Parthenope, daughter of Stymphalus: Everes. With Phialo: Aechmagoras. With Psophis: Echephron* and Promachus. With *Rhea, Italian priestess: Aventinus. With Tinge, wife of Antaeus: Sophax* 50 daughters of Thespius: 50 sons Celtic woman: Galates Slave of Omphale: Alcaeus/Cleodaeus. With unknown mothers: Agylleus Amathous Azon Chromis Cyrnus Dexamenus Leucites Manto Pandaie Phaestus (or son of Rhopalus).	Heracles, driven temporarily mad by Hera, killed his children and (maybe) wife *Megara. As penance Heracles* had to serve his cruel uncle Eurystheus, king of Tiryns, and perform “the twelve labors of Heracles“: Slay the Nemean Lion Slay the nine-headed Lernaean Hydra Capture the Ceryneian Hind Capture the Erymanthian Boar Clean the Augean stables in a single day Slay the Stymphalian Birds Capture the Cretan Bull Steal the Mares of Diomedes Obtain the girdle of Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons Obtain the cattle of the monster Geryon Steal the apples of the Hesperides Capture and bring back Cerberus. After completing the labors Heracles may have sailed with the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece. Hercules was killed by the poisoned shirt of Nessus, which Deianeira naïvely gave to him, and he burnt to death. Zeus made Hercules immortal and he rose to Mount Olympus. One of the most famous of all Greek gods and goddesses.
Hermes (Argeiphontes)	Mercury	God of animal husbandry, travel, trade, athletics, Language, thievery, good luck, Guide of the dead. Herald of the Gods.	Olympian	Male	Zeus and Maia nymph or Dionysus and Aphrodite^9*.	Apollo Ares *Artemis* Aphrodite *Athena* Dionysus Hebe Heracles Helen of Troy Hephaestus Perseus Minos the Muses the *Charities*.	Hermes' Consorts Acalle/Acacallis (daughter of King Minos) Alcidamia, Agraulus^12* or Pandrosus^2* Antianeira Aphrodite Aptale Carmenta Chione Chthonophyle Erytheia *Merope* *Daira* Dryope Eupolemeia Herse Iphthime nymph *Ocyrrhoe* (Oceanid nymph) Phylodameia (minor Danaid) Peitho Hecate *Penelope* *Palaestra* *Polymele* Rhene (nymph) *Thronia/Thronie* (nymph).	With Acalle/Acacallis: Cydon With Alcidamia: Bounos/Bunus (King of Corinth) With Agraulus^12* or Pandrosus^2: Ceryx* (Lord of Attica and first Herald of the Eleusinian Mysteries) With Antianeira: Echiones and Eurytus (Argonauts) With *Aphrodite: Pan* Hermaphroditus *Tyche* Abderus/Abderos Priapus With Aptale: Eurestos With Carmenta: Evander of Pallene With: Chione: Autolycus With Chthonophyle: Polybus (King of Sicyon) With *Daira: Eleusis* With Herse: Cephalus (Lord of Attica) With Erytheia: Norax/Norace (Prince of Iberia) With Eupolemeia: Aethalides (herald of the Argonauts) With: Iphthime nymph: the Satyrs: Lycus Pherespondus Pronomus. With *Ocyrrhoe: Caicus* With Phylodameia: Pharis (founder of Pharae, Messene) With *Polymele: Eudoros* (Greek commander in the Trojan war^95) With Rhene: Saon* (first King of Samothrace island) With *Thronia/Thronie: Arabos* (first King of Arabia) With unknown mothers: Angelia *Palaestra* Phaunos Daphnis (mortal who invented pastoral or bucolic poetry).	Hermes could move freely between the mortal and divine worlds – ideal for passing messages and conducting souls into the afterlife. Hermes rescued Io from the primordial hundred eyed giant Argos Panoptes. Hermes helped create Pandora (the first human woman) and deliver her as a gift to Epimetheus. Hermes helped Perseus in his quest to slay the monster Medusa. Hermes guided Heracles to the underworld in his mission to fetch the Cerberos.
*Hestia*	Vesta	Virgin Goddess of: home, hearth, family, meals, sacrificial offerings.	Olympian	Female	Cronus and Rhea.	Zeus Hera Poseidon Hades Demeter Chiron.	Virgin	None	*Hestia* is the eldest of the 12 Olympian gods, known for her kindness.
Hydrus (Hydros)		Primordial waters.	primordial Orphic^9*	Male	Protogenoi*⁹⁸	Chronos and Ananke^9*	*Gaia*	With *Gaia^9: Chronos^9* Ananke^9* Phanes^9*	In the Orphic cosmogony (Orphism^9) Hydrus* was the protogenos of the primordial waters and emerged alongside Creation (Thesis) and mud. The primordial mud solidified into Gaia (Earth) and with Hydrus created Chronos (time) and Ananke (compulsion). Chronos and Ananke circled and split open the primal world egg (cosmic egg) to form the god Phanes (creator of life) and the four elements of Heaven (fire), Earth, Air and Sea (water). The Orphic Rhapsodies later dropped Chronos and Ananke and Phanes was born directly from Hydrus and Gaia.
Hygieia (Hygeia)	Valetudo (Roman goddess of personal health) later Salus (ancient Italian goddess of social welfare).	Health, cleanliness and sanitation.	Asclepiadae	Female	Asclepius and Epione	Iaso (recuperation from illness) Panacea (universal remedy) Aceso (the healing process) *Aglaea* (beauty, splendor, glory, magnificence and adornment) Panacea (universal remedy) Meditrina (Roman) Machaon (King of Tricca, a surgeon) Podalirius (King of Tricca, a diagnostician) Telesphoros (dwarf) Aratus.			Hygieia and her 4 sisters each looked after specific aspects of healthcare while their father Asclepius looked directly after healing. All part of Apollo’s art. Hygieia is the origin of the word “Hygiene”.
Hyperion		Light, wisdom and watchfulness.	Titan	Male	Uranus and Gaia.	Oceanus Coeus Crius Iapetus Theia Rhea Themis Mnemosyne Phoebe Tethys Cronus.	Theia (sister).	Helios (the Sun) Eos (the Dawn) Selene (the Moon). possibly Titan^12*	Hyperion and his brothers Coeus, Oceanus, Crius, Iapetus, Cronus were banished to Tartarus, the lowest level of Hades by Zeus after they were overthrown in the Titanomachy^96* against the Olympians. Hyperion is one of four pillars which hold heaven and earth apart; Coeus: North pillar Crius: South pillar Hyperion: East pillar Iapetus: West pillar.
Hypnos (Hypnus)	Somnus	Personification of Sleep.	spirit / daimon	Male	Erebus and Nyx^3* or Nyx^1alone by parthenogenesis^99	From Erebus and Nyx: Aether Hemera the Keres the Hesperides the Oneiroi. From Nyx by parthenogenesis^99: Apate* Eris Geras Momus Moros Nemesis Oizys Philotes Thanatos (twin brother) the Hesperides the Keres the Moirai the Oneiroi.	Pasithea	the Oneiroi: Morpheus Phobetor Phantasos.	Hypnos lived in a cave, next to his twin brother Thanatos, in the underworld. The river Lethe (Forgetfulness) runs through the cave and outside there are poppies and other sleep-inducing plants. Hypnos tricked Zeus twice at the request of Hera. The first time Hypnos put Zeus to sleep while Hera caused a storm to send Heracles, Zeus’ son, off course when sailing home from Troy. Zeus tried to find Hypnos but he hid with his mother Nyx. The second time Hera offered Pasithea for this wife. Hypnos put Zeus to sleep at the moment Zeus embraced Hera, because Hera enchanted him using a charm from Aphrodite. Hynos immediately told Poseidon he could now help the Greeks and they won the Trojan war^95. Zeus* didn’t find out he had been tricked again.
Greek Gods and Goddesses beginning with I
Iapetus		God of mortality. The Piercer.	Titan	Male	Uranus and Gaia.	Oceanus Hyperion Coeus Crius Theia *Rhea* *Themis* *Mnemosyne* *Phoebe* *Tethys* Cronus.	Asia or Clymene.	With Asia or Clymene: Atlas Menoetius. With Clymene (an Oceanid): Prometheus Epimetheus.	Iapetus and his brothers Coeus, Oceanus, Crius, Hyperion, Cronus were banished to Tartarus, the lowest level of Hades by Zeus after they were overthrown in the Titanomachy^96* against the Olympians. Each of his children suffered moral faults which contributed to their downfall. Iapetus is one of four pillars which hold heaven and earth apart; Coeus: North pillar Crius: South pillar Hyperion: East pillar Iapetus: West pillar.
*Iris*	Arcus	Goddess of the rainbow. Messenger of the Gods.	Sky Goddess	Female	Thaumas (Wondrous) and *Electra* (Amber, a cloud nymph).	*Arce* (twin sister) the Harpies: *Aello* *Celaeno* *Ocypete*.	Zephyrus (West wind)	Pothos^10(one of Aphrodite’s Erotes* representing longing or yearning).	*Iris* travelled on a rainbow to carry divine messages to mortals. Iris was a cup-bearer of the gods. Iris is depicted as a beautiful young woman with golden wings often carrying a pitcher of water from the River Styx. In the Titanomachy^96* Iris fought with the Olympians as a messenger while Iris’ twin sister Arce sided with the Titans.
Greek Gods and Goddesses beginning with L
*Leto*	Latona	Goddess of womanly demure and motherhood.	Titan 2nd Gen.	Female	Coeus and Phoebe.	*Asteria* Lelantus.	Zeus	Twins (the Letoides): Artemis Apollo (nine days later).	Zeus loved Leto which made Hera jealous so she hunted Leto and forbade her to give birth on “terra firma” (land). Leto found Delos, an island not attached to the ocean floor, where she gave birth and her twins grew quickly and protected her.
*Lyssa*	Ira, Furor, Rabies	Personifcation of Rage, fury, crazed frenzy and (in animals) rabies.	spirit / daimona	Female	Nyx and the blood of Uranus^26* or Aether and Gaia^3*				*Lyssa* features twice in Athenian tragedy. In Aeschylus: Lyssa, is sent by Dionysos to drive the Minyades (Alcathoe/Alcithoe, Leucippe/Leuconoe and Arsippe/Aristippa/Arsinoë) mad. In Euripides: Lyssa is sent by Hera to inflict Heracles with madness. In a Greek vase painting Lyssa is shown standing beside Actaeon as he is torn apart by his own crazed hounds. Lyssa is crowned with a dog’s head cap representing rabies. Lyssa is closely related to the Maniae spirits, which personify madness, insanity and crazed frenzy, and with the Erinyes.
Greek Gods and Goddesses beginning with M
*Maia*	Maia	Goddess of nursing mothers.	Nymph, the Pleiades / Atlantides	Female.	Atlas and *Pleione*.	7 Pleiades sisters: Maia eldest Electra Taygete Alcyone Celaeno Sterope/Asterope Merope youngest. Calypso Hyas the Hyades the Hesperides.	Zeus	Hermes	Maia lived alone in a cave near the peaks of Mount Cyllene)in Arcadia where she secretly gave birth to her son Hermes by Zeus. She also raised Arcas in her cave, whose mother Callisto had been transformed into a bear.
Menoetius	Menoitios	God of violent anger, rash action, and human mortality.	Titan 2nd Gen.	Male	Iapetus and Clymene^1* or Iapetus and Asia^6*	Atlas twins Prometheus and Epimetheus.			Menoetius was self important and conceited. Zeus killed Menoetius with a flash of lightning during the Titanomachy^96* and he was banished to Tartarus.
Metis		Goddess of wisdom, good counsel, advice, prudence, planning, cunning, craftiness and deep thought.	Titaness 2nd Gen.	Female	Oceanus and Tethys.	The Oceanids the Potamoi.	Zeus (first wife)	Athena	*Metis* was one of the elder Oceanids. A prophecy that Metis would bear two children and that the second one would overthrow him caused Zeus to trick Metis into turning herself into a fly then he swallowed her whole. Metis was already pregnant with Athena who continued to grew inside his stomach. Zeus, in pain, asked Hephaestus to hit him on the forehead with an axe and out popped Athena fully grown and clad in armour.
Minos		First king of Crete. Judge of the dead in the underworld.	deified mortal	Male.	Zeus and Europa or Lycastus and Ide.	Apollo Ares *Artemis* Aphrodite *Athena* Dionysus Hebe Hermes Heracles Helen of Troy Hephaestus Perseus the *Muses* the *Charities* Sarpedon King Rhadamanthys.	*Pasiphae* or *Crete* *Dexithea/Dexinoe* *Pareia* *Androgenia*.	With Pasiphae: *Acalle* Androgeus Ariadne Catreus Glaucus Deucalion Phaedra Xenodice. With *Dexithea/Dexinoe: Euxantius. With Pareia: Eurymedon* Chryses Nephalion Philolaus. With Androgenia: Asterius.	Minos was given the kingdom of Crete from the gods. Every nine years, Minos made King Aegeus choose seven young boys and seven young girls to be sent to the labyrinth to be eaten by the Minotaur. Minos died chasing a fugitive in Sicily. Zeus appointed Minos to be one of the judges of the dead in Hades.
*Mnemosyne*	Moneta	Goddess of memory and remembrance.	Titaness Elder	Female.	Uranus and Gaia.	Oceanus Hyperion Coeus Iapetus Theia Rhea Themis Phoebe Tethys Cronus.	Zeus	the Muses (Olympian).	The word mnemonic was derived from her. Oracular goddess of the underground oracle of Trophonios, Boeotia.
Momus	Querella	God of mockery and censure, ridicule, scorn, complaint and harsh criticism.	Olympian	Male	Erebus and Nyx^3* or Nyx^1alone by parthenogenesis^99	From Erebus and Nyx: Aether Hemera the Keres the Hesperides the Oneiroi. From Nyx by parthenogenesis^99: Apate* Eris Geras Hypnos Moros Nemesis Oizys Philotes Thanatos the Hesperides the Keres the Moirai the Oneiroi.	–	–	Momus found fault with everything. In one Aesop’s Fable (Perry index 455), the only thing he could find wrong with the goddess Aphrodite was that her sandals squeaked. Momus was blamed for stirring up the Trojan war^95* to reduce the human population and was exiled from Mount Olympus. Momus’ name means “censure” or “blame” and is usually depicted lifting a mask from his face.
Moros (Morus)	Fatum	Doom, fate.	primordial	Male	Erebus and Nyx^3* or Nyx^1alone by parthenogenesis^99	From Erebus and Nyx: Aether Hemera the Keres the Hesperides the Oneiroi From Nyx by parthenogenesis^99: Apate* Eris Geras Hypnos Momus Nemesis Oizys Philotes Thanatos the Hesperides the Keres the Moirai the Oneiroi.	–	–	Moros was omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent and drives mortals to their deadly fate. Momus was feared by all the gods who feared what he would do to them and because once a decree had been made it was destiny and could not be changed. Prometheus is credited with saving mankind by taking foresight of his own doom away and replacing it with false hope^21* (elpis) from Pandora’s jar/box.
Morpheus	Morpheus	God of dreams.	minor god	Male	Hypnos	Morpheus had a thousand siblings^4* including the other Oneiroi, Phobetor and Phantasos	–	–	Morpheus was leader of the Oneiroi. The drug morphine is derived from the word Morpheus.
Greek Gods and Goddesses beginning with N
*Nemesis*	Invidia	Goddess of Vengeance and Retribution, indignation, for evil and undeserved good fortune. Personification of resentment.	spirit / daimona	Female	Erebus and Nyx or Nyx alone by parthenogenesis^99* or a daughter of Oceanus or Zeus.	From Erebus and Nyx: Aether Hemera the Keres the Hesperides the Oneiroi. From Nyx by parthenogenesis^99: Apate* Eris Geras Hypnos Momus Moros Oizys Philotes Thanatos the Hesperides the Keres the Moirai the Oneiroi.	Zeus^3&6, Tartarus^22	With Zeus: Helen of Troy With Tartarus: The Telchines.	*Nemesis* bought sorrow to mortals who succumbed to hubris (arrogance before the gods) including Narcissus, a beautiful but arrogant hunter who disdained the ones who loved him. Nemesis lured him to a pool where Narcissus saw his own reflection and fell in love with it, unable to leave he eventually died.
Nereus	Nereus	God of rich bounty of fish.	God	Male	Pontus and Gaia.	Eurybia Thaumas.	*Doris*	Nerites, 50 *Nereid* daughters Glaucus (patron sea god of fishermen).	Nereus was the gentle and trustworthy “old man of the sea” who lived with his wife Doris and the Nereids in the Aegean Sea. Like many sea gods Nereus was a shapeshifter and could predict the future.
*Nike*	Victoria	Personification and Goddess of victory.	Olympian and spirit / daimona	Female	Pallas and Styx	Zelus (Zeal) Cratos (Strength) Bia (Force).	–	–	*Nike* was a winged goddess of victory in war and games and a divine charioteer. *Nike* flew over battlefields giving glory to the victors. Nike, along with Zelus, Cratos and Bia were the sentinels of Zeus’ throne.
Nyx	Nox	Night.	primordial	Female	Chaos^1&10, Phanes^9	Erebus, Gaia, Tartarus	Erebus (her brother).	With Erebus: Aether^1&7* Hemera^1&7* Eros^3* Eleos (Compassion), Sophrosyne (Moderation)^3, Epiphron* (Prudence) Styx^3* Dolos (Trickery)^3* *Eleos* (Pity, mercy)^3* *Hubris/Hybris* (Insolence)^3* *Nyx* by parthenogenesis^99: Moros* (Doom) Ker Brothers: Thanatos (Non-violent death) Hypnos (Sleep) Charon (Ferryman of Hades). the Oneiroi (Dream spirits) Momus (Ridicule) Oizys (Misery) the Hesperides the Moirai (Fates) the Keres the Erinyes^21* Nemesis (Retribution)^11* Apate Philotes (Friendship) Geras (Old age) Eris (Strife) Hecate (Magic, witchcraft, ghosts)^22* With Cronus: Hemera^22* From Orphic world egg: Eros Aether. In the Orphic cosmogony: Uranus *Nyx* alone (Orphic cosmogony): Astra Planeta / Five planets / Wandering Stars: Phainon (Saturn) Phaethon (Jupiter) Pyroeis (Mars) Eosphoros/Hesperos (Venus) Stilbon (Mercury).	Out of Chaos darkness (Erebus) and night (Nyx) appeared. Night (and day) were imagined as real substances and separate from the sun in ancient Greek cosmogony. Every day Nyx (night) left Tartarus just as *Hemera* (day) entered and vice versa^1*
Greek Gods and Goddesses beginning with O
Oceanus	Oceanus	God of the river.	Titan	Male	Uranus and Gaia or Aether and Gaia^3*	Coeus Crius Hyperion Iapetus Theia Rhea Themis Mnemosyne Phoebe Tethys Cronus the Cyclopes the Hekatonkheires.	Tethys Parthenope	With Tethys: the Oceanids the Potamoi Metis^3* the Nephelae (Oceanid-nymphs of clouds and rain). With Parthenope: Thrace (has sister Europa) With unknown mother: the Aurae (Breezes, nymphs).	Titan of the all-encircling river Oceans around the Earth. Source of all Earth’s fresh-water. Oceanus and his brothers Coeus, Hyperion, Crius, Iapetus and Cronus were banished to Tartarus, the lowest level of Hades by Zeus after they were overthrown in the Titanomachy^96* against the Olympians.
Oizys	Miseria	Personified spirit/daimon of Misery, woe, distress and suffering.	spirit /daimona	Female	Erebus and Nyx^3* or Nyx^1alone by parthenogenesis^99	From Erebus and Nyx: Aether Hemera the Keres the Hesperides the Oneiroi. From Nyx by parthenogenesis^99: Apate* Eris Geras Hypnos Momus Moros Nemesis Philotes Thanatos the Hesperides the Keres the Moirai the Oneiroi.	Nyx (alone)		Oizys was evil-minded and spiteful.
Ophion	Ophioneus	Ruler of Earth^8*	Titan (or primordial god).	Male	*Eurynome* alone speculatively Gaia and Uranus.		*Eurynome*		Ophion was the first Titan king of heaven until he was overthrown in a wrestling match by Cronus. Eurynome, Ophion’s wife, was also beaten by Rhea and they were both cast into Oceanus or Tartarus. In the Greek Pelasgian creation myth recreated by Robert Graves in his book “The Greek Myths” Eurynome is the primordial “Goddess of All Things” which arises out of Chaos to part sea and sky and dance on the primordial waters. Eurynome creates Orphin in the form of a serpent and they mate. Eurynome, in the form of a dove, lays a “World egg” (Orphic egg, cosmic egg) on the waves and bids Ophion to hatch it by entwining around the egg seven times until it splits into two halves and hatches the world. Ophion and *Eurynome* ruled the earth^8* before being overthrown by Cronus and *Rhea* and cast down to Tartarus or Oceanus.
Greek Gods and Goddesses beginning with P
Pallas		God of warcraft and of the springtime campaign season.	Titan 2nd Gen.	Male	Crius and Eurybia.	Astraeus Perses.	Styx	Zelus (Zeal) Nike (Victory) Kratos Bia (maybe) Scylla (maybe) Fontes (maybe) Lacus.	Pallus was killed by Athena during the Titanomachy^96*
Pan (aka Aegipan)	Faunus	God of fields, groves, wooded glens, the wild, forest, pasture, shepherds, flocks, goats, hunting and rustic music (pan-pipes), theatrical criticism and associated to fertility, Spring and male sexuality.		Male.	Hermes and Penelope³^,6,17,18* or Apollo and Penelope^19* or Hermes and Driope/Dryope, Aphrodite or Hecate. Other possible fathers are Zeus or Dionysus.	*Circe* Laertes the Maenads the Satyrs (hybrid creatures).	*Syrinx* Echo Peitho Pitys Eupheme.	With **Echo or Peitho: Iynx With Eupheme: Krotos Silenos (maybe) Xanthus and 11 other sons allied with Dionysus**.	Pan’s parentage is uncertain, so uncertain it’s possible there is more than one Pan. Pan lived in rustic Arcadia and had the hindquarters, legs, and horns of a goat. Pan tried to seduce Syrinx, a beautiful nymph, but she managed to escape to her sisters who turned her into a reed which, as the air blew through, produced a sad mournful melody. Unsure which reed she had become Pan took 7 (or 9) reeds, cut them into various lengths, and fashioned them into the first Syrinx (pan-pipes) and he was seldom seen without it. The word “panic” is derived from Pan‘s name and he claimed credit for the Athenians victory over the Persians in the Battle of Marathon (490 BC) because his angry shout/screech caused panic amongst his enemies.
Pasithea			one of the Graces/Charities	Female	Zeus and Eurynome (or Hera and Dionysus^10*).				Pasithea is one of the Graces/Charities
Pegasus	Pegasus		immortal creature	Horse	Poseidon and the Gorgon *Medusa*.	Chrysaor (married to Callirrhoe, daughter of Oceanus and Tethys) father to the triple-headed Geryon.			Immortal, winged horse that sprung from the Gorgon Medusa when she was beheaded – a product of intercourse with Poseidon. Flown to Mount Olympus by hero Bellerophon, and adopted by Zeus to carry lightning bolts.
*Persephone*	Proserpina	Queen of the Underworld. Goddess of the Afterlife, Spring Growth, Grain.		Female	Zeus and Demeter.	Areion (stallion) Athena Aphrodite Apollo Artemis Ares the Horae the Muses the Charites the Moirai Hermes Hephaestus Dionysos Heracles Helen of Troy Perseus Hebe Enyo* Eris Eileithyia Plutus.	Hades Zeus (by deception and as serpent in the Orphic cosmogony^9*).	With Zeus: *Melinoë* (Zeus disguised as Hades^9) With Zeus: Zagreus* (Zeus in serpent form^9*).	Persephone was abducted by Hades to be his wife and Queen of the underworld. Demeter cursed the world causing the land to become barren and plants to wither and die. Zeus tried to return Persephone from the underworld but unfortunately Persephone had eaten seeds of a pomegranate, given to her by Hades, so she was bound to the underword for a third of each year (Winter). Demeter, withdraws her gifts from the world until Persephone‘s return each Spring.
Perses		God of destruction.	Titan 2nd Gen.	Male	Crius and Eurybia.	Astraeus Pallus.	*Asteria* (his cousin).	*Hecate*	Hesiod describes Perses as “preeminent among all men in wisdom” without further explantion.
Phanes		God of procreation and the generation of new life.	primordial Orphic^9*	Male Female	Chronos (time) and Ananke (Inevitability)^9* or Hydrus and Gaia^9*			*Nyx^9	In the Orphic cosmogony (Orphism^9) Phanes* was hatched from the world egg (cosmic egg) entwined with a serpent. Phanes had a helmet and golden wings.and gives birth to the universe. In the Orphic cosmogony (Orphism^9) Hydrus* was the protogenos of the primordial waters and emerged alongside Creation (Thesis) and mud.The primordial mud solidified into Gaia (Earth) and with Hydrus created Chronos (time) and Ananke (compulsion). Chronos and Ananke circled and split open the primal world egg (cosmic egg) to form the god Phanes (creator of life) and the four elements of Heaven (fire), Earth, Air and Sea (water). The Orphic Rhapsodies later dropped Chronos and Ananke and Phanes was born directly from Hydrus and Gaia.
Philotes		Personification of friendship and affection.	spirit / daimona	Female	Erebus and Nyx^3* or Nyx^1alone by parthenogenesis^99	From Erebus and Nyx: Aether Hemera the Keres the Hesperides the Oneiroi. From Nyx by parthenogenesis^99: Apate* Eris Geras Hypnos Momus Moros Oizys Nemesis Thanatos the Hesperides the Keres the Moirai the Oneiroi.			Philotês in Greek is an alternative meaning for the spirit of sexual intercourse so Philotes may have been a goddess of sexual intercourse. The opposite goddess was Neikea (Arguments).
Phorcys (Phorkys)		God of sea dangers (the old man of the sea)	Sea god	Male	Pontos and Gaia.	Nereus Thaumas Ceto Eurybia.	Ceto (his sister)	the Hesperides the Gorgons the Graeae/Graiai/Phorkides (grey-haired old crones) Thoosa (sea nymph) Echidna Ladon (serpent-like Dragon) the Phorkides Skylla (sea monster) and all sea monsters.	Phorcys was a fish-tailed god, depicted as a grey-haired, with crab-like skin and crab-claw forelegs. his offspring were dangerous sea monsters. His attribute was a torch.
Phoebe (Phoibe)		Goddess of prophecy and oracular intellect.	Titaness Elder	Male	Uranus and Gaia.	Oceanus Hyperion Crius Coeus Iapetus Theia Rhea Themis Mnemosyne Tethys Cronus.	Coeus	Lelantos (father of Aura by Periboa) Leto (Goddess of Womanly Demure and Motherhood) Asteria^3* (a star-goddess. mother of Hecate, her only child).	According to some accounts Phoebe (after Daphnis and Themis) was the third preistess or “Pythia”, commonly known as the “Oracle of Delphi”, to serve as the oracle at the Temple of Apollo at Delphi. Phoebe eventually passed her seat to Apollo, her grandson, who was the last to hold it. Associated with the moon and the Endymion myth.
Phosphorous (Eosphorus and Hesperus)	Lucifer	The bringer of light (from Venus – the morning star).		Male	Astraeus and Eos.			Ceyx (King of Thessaly, married to Alcyone)^6* Daedalion^4* *Leuconoe* (mother of Philammon by Apollo)^3* the Hesperides.	Phosphorous (the planet Venus) was originally called Eosphorus (Dawn bringer) in the morning sky and Hesperus (Evening) in the evening sky.
Plutus (Ploutos)		God of wealth		Male	Iasion and Demeter (or Tyche and Demeter)	Persephone Despoina Arion (fast horse) Philomelus Eubuleus Iacchus			Plutus was blinded by Zeus so he would distribute wealth fairly. Plutus is associated with Plouton (Pluton) the god Hades (Haides).
Pontus		God of the sea, father of the fish and other sea creatures.	primordial	Male	Parthenogenetic offspring of Gaia^1* or Aether and Gaia^3* or Uranus and Gaia^3*	the Ourea (mountains).	*Thalassa*	With Gaia: Nereus Thaumas Phorcys *Ceto* *Eurybia. With Thalassa: the Telchines* Halia *Aphrodite*.	As the primordial god of the sea Pontus was the sea itself from the moment of creation, not merely its current deity.
Poseidon	Neptune	King of the Seas. God of rivers, earthquakes and horses.	Olympian	Male	Cronus and Rhea.	Zeus Hera Hades Hestia Demeter Chiron.	Divine consorts: Divine consorts: Amphitrite (wife and Queen of the sea) *Aphrodite* Demeter *Gaia* Halie/Halia (sea-goddess, daughter of Thalassa) *Helle^3/Athamantis (mortal deified as sea-goddess) *Keroessa/Ceroessa* (daughter of Zeus and Io) Nerites (lover, sea god). Giant consorts: Giant consorts: Thoosa. Nymph consorts: Nymph consorts: Aba Alcyone (Pleiades) *Amphimedusa* (Danaid) *Amymone* (Danaid) *Arethusa* (Nereid) Ascre *Beroe* (Oceanid, no offspring) *Callirrhoe/Callirhoe* (wife and Naiad) Celaeno (Pleiades) Celaeno (Danaid) *Diopatra* (no offspring) *Eidothea* *Euryte/Bathycleia* *Kleodora/Cleodora* (Thriai) *Khione/Chione* (daughter of Boreas) *Korkyra/Corcyra^24 (Naiad) *Larissa* (Princess of Argos) *Melia* (Ash tree) Mideia *Olbia* ^34* *Peirene* (Naiad, daughter of Asopus^23&24, Oebalus^12 or Achelous^12) Pero^6/Kelousa *Pitane^3/Lena *Rhode^27 *Salamis^24 (Daughter of Asopus) *Satyrion. Mortal consorts: Mortal consorts: Aethra/Aithra* (daughter of King Pittheus) *Agamede^2 (physcian) *Alistra^27 *Alope^3 *Arene* *Arne* (mortal) / Melanippe (foal) *Astydameia* (daughter of Phorbas, princess of Olenos) *Astypalaea^3(daughter of Phoenix) *Budeia/Boudeia/Buzyge* (daughter of Lycus^28&31) Caeneus* (no offspring) *Calchinia* (daughter of Leucippus^12) Calyce* / Harpale / Scamandrodice (daughter of Hecaton) *Canace^6 (daughter of Aiolos) *Cerebia^27 Cleito (daughter of Evenor and Leucippe) Coronis (no offspring) *Europa/Mecionice* (Lady of Hyria, daughter of Tityos) *Euryale^1&3 (daughter of Minos, King of Crete) *Eurycyda* (daughter of Endymion) *Eurynome/Eurymede* (daughter of Nisos, King of Megara) *Hermippe^28(daughter of Boeotus) *Hippothoe^3 Iphimedeia ^2,3&19(daughter of Triopas of Thessaly) Khrysogeneia* / Chrysogeneia (daughter of Almos, princess of Orchomenus^3) Laodice^33 (no offspring) *Leis* (Daughter of Orus, princess of Troezen^11) Libya* (daughter of King Epaphus of Egypt) *Lysianassa/Anippe* (Daughter of Epaphus) *Melantheia* (Daughter of Alpheus) *Melantho* (maid of Penelope) *Mestra* (a shapeshifter, gift from Poseidon^4* , no offspring) *Molione* *Mytilene* ^34(daughter of Pelops or Macareus) Tyro* (daughter of Salmoneus) *Oenope* (daughter of Epopeus and Lady of Onchestus) *Ossa* Patroclus^38* (King of Opus, lover) Pelops (King of Pisa, lover) *Periboea* (daughter of Giant Eurymedon^2) Phoenice* *Pronoe^34(Daughter of Asopus) *Rhodope(Daughter of Strymon, Queen Rhodope of Thrace) Syme^24 *Themisto* (Lady of Athamantia) *Theophane* ^3(Daughter of Bisaltes) Thyia^1 (Daughter of Deucalion, no offspring) Unnamed daughter of Amphictyon.	Divine offspring: With Amphitrite: Triton/Triden (merman messenger) Benthesikyme^6* Rhode¹⁶ (or with Aphrodite or Halia) *Cymopoleia, Haliad nymph With Aphrodite: (possibly) Herophile* the Sibyl, nymph Rhode (or with Amphitrite or Halia) With Demeter: Areion (immortal talking horse) Despoine (goddess) Pelasgos (King of Arcadia) Euadne (princess of Arcadia) With Gaia: Antaeus *Charybdis* (sea-monster) Laestrygon (founder of the Laestrygonians) With Keroessa/Ceroessa: Byzas (founder and ruler of Byzantium / Constantinople / Istanbul) With Halie/Halia: Rhode (or with Amphitrite or Aphrodite) the Daimones Proseoous (6 sea gods) With Gorgon Medusa: Chrysaor (married to Callirrhoe) Pegasus (winged horse) With *Pero^6or Kelousa: Asopus (river god, the most likely parents are Oceanus and Tethys) With unknown mother: Proteus (primordial god, “old man of the sea”) With unknown mother: *Ourea^3 (nymph). Giant offspring: With Thoosa: Polyphemus (Giant, Cyclops). Mortal offspring: With Aba: Ergiscus/Ergiskos^20* With Aethra/Aithra (and Aegeus): Theseus (King of Athens With Agamede^2: Dictys^3 (Prince of Elis) With Alcyone: Hyrieus (Lord of Hyria) Hyperenor, Lycus (Lord of Thebes) Aethusa (Lady of Eleutherai) Hyperes Anthas (Lord of Anthedon) Glaucus^14* (prophetic sea-god) With Alistra^27: Ogygus* (possibly) With Alope^3: Hippothoon* (King of Eleusis, Attic hero) With Amphimedusa: Erythras With Amymone: Nauplius (founder of Nauplia) With Arene: Idas^6* With Arne: twins Aeolus and Boeotus With Arethusa: Abas^3* (King of Euboea) With Ascre: Oeoclus^11* (Lord of Ascre) With Astydameia: Caucon^29* (Prince of Olenos or Messenia) With Astypalaea: Ancaeus (King of Samos, Argonaut helmsman^30) Eurypylus* of Kos^3* With Budeia/Boudeia/Buzyge: Erginus (King of Minyan Orchomenus)^28* With Calchinia: Peratus^12* (King of Sicyon) With Callirrhoe: Minyas^27* With *Calyce* / Harpale / Scamandrodice: Cycnus^3* (defender of Troy) With *Canace: (Kings of Thessalia^6) Aloeus Hopleus Nireus Triopas Epopeus (King of Sicyonia) With Celaeno (Pleiad or daughter of Ergeus): Lycus and Nycteus^6* (Co-Regents of Thebes) Lycaon Eurypylus/Eurytus^28* (King of Cyrene) With Celaeno (Danaid): Celaenus With Cerebia: Polydectes^27* (Ruler of Seriphos) With Cleito^25: (10 Co-Kings of Atlantis): Ampheres* Atlas Autochthon Azaes Diaprepes Elasippus Euaemon Eumelus (Gadeirus) Mestor Mneseus With Eidothea: Euseirus With *Europa* / Mecionice: Euphemus (Lord of Hyria or Boiotia or Psamathus. Argonaut) With Euryale: Orion^1&3* (giant Prince of Hyria) With Eurycyda: Eleius (King of the Epeans) With Eurynome/Eurymede : Bellerophon (hero) With Euryte/Bathycleia: Halirrhothius (killed by Ares) With Helle/Athamantis: Almops (King of Almopia) Edonus^3* (King of Edonia) Paion^3* (King of Paionia) With *Hippothoe: Taphius* (founder of Taphos) With Iphimedeia: The Aloadae: Otus and Ephialtes With Kleodora/Cleodora: Parnassus^12* (Lord of Parnassos) With Khione/Chione: Eumolpus^3* (Thracian king, founder of city of Eumolpias/Eumolpiada) With Khrysogeneia / Chrysogeneia: Khryses/Chryses (King of Orchomenus, one possible father of Minyas^3) With Korkyra/Corcyra: Phaeax/Phaiax^24 (King of the Phaeacians) With Hermippe: Minyas^3* (King of Orchomenus, possibly son of Poseidon and Callirhoe^27) With Larissa: Lords of Argos: Achaeus* Pelasgus (founder of the Thessalian Argos) Pythius. With Leis: Altephus^11* (King of Althepia) With Libya: Agenor Belus Lelex (King of Laconia, demigod). With Lysianassa/Anippe: Busiris (King of Egypt, killed by Heracles^6). With Melantheia: Eirene* With Melantho: Delphus^27* (or Apollo and Celaeno or unknown father and Thyia or Melanis). With Melia: Amycus (King of the Bebryces, a boxer^3&6) Mygdon* (King of the Bebryces, killed by Heracles⁶^). With Mideia: Aspledon* (Lord of Aspledon) With Molione: The Molionides: Eurytus Cteatus With Mytilene: Myton With Olbia: Astacus (founder of Astacus, Bithynia) With *Oenope: Megareus* (Lord of Onchestus) With Ossa: Sithon (or Ares and Anchiroe^35) With Peirene: Lords of Corinthia: Cenchrias* Leches With Periboea: Nausithous (King of the Phaeacians) With Pitane/Lena: Evadne/Euadne (raised by Aepytus of Arcadia, son Lamus “Boy of the Violets” founded the Iamidae seers) With Phoenice: Torone^34) With Pronoe: Phocus^34 (hero of Phocis) With Rhode^27: Cameirus Ialysus Lindus. With Rhodope: Athos^32 With Salamis: Cychreus (maybe King of Salamis) With Satyrion: Taras (founder of Taras) With Syme: Chthonius^24* (founder of colony on island of Syme, after his mother). With *Themisto: Leucon* (Prince of Athamantia). With Theophane: Ram of the Golden Fleece^3* (which carried Phrixus to Colchis). With Tyro: Neleus (King of Pylos) Pelias (King of Iolcus). With unnamed daughter of Amphictyon: Cercyon (King of Eleusis). With unnamed Nymph: Chios (founder of the island of Chios). With unnamed Nymph of Chios: Agelus (Lord of Chios) Malina Melas (Lord of Chios). Poseidon’s offspring from unknown consorts: Albion/Alebion and brother Dercynus/Bergion Amphimarus^11* Amyrus Aon (Boeotian hero) Calaurus^34* Dicaeus (founder of Dicaea in Thrace) Albion/Alebion, Dercynus/Bergion Messapus^36* (horse tamer) Onchestus^11&34* (founder of Onchestus) Palaestinus^37* (father of Haliacmon) Phorbas^20,31,38* (of Acarnania) Poltys^13&34* and Sarpedon^28(Thracian brothers) Procrustes/Damastes* (torturer) Sciron^4* (bandit) Syleus^6,24,27* (of Aulis, a villian) Taenarus^28*	According to some accounts Poseidon, like Zeus, was also hidden by Rhea at birth and entrusted to Caphira (an Oceanid) and the Telchines to raise but others say he was swallowed whole by Cronus at birth just as Hestia, Hera, Hades and Demeter were. Following the Olympians victory over the Titans Poseidon was given the Sea and received a trident from the Cyclopes. Poseiden built a fence with bronze gates around Tartarus to imprison the Titans. Poseiden had various land disputes with Helios over Corinth, Hera over Argos, Athena over Troezen and Attica and also with Zeus over Thetis. Themis (or the Morae or Proteus) prophesied the son born of Thetis would be mightier than his father so they both backed off. Zeus told his grandson Peleus to marry Thetis and they gave birth to Achilles who did turn out to be mightier than his father. When Poseidon decided to marry Amphitrite (an Oceanid, nymph) she fled to Atlas because she wanted to remain a virgin. Amphitrite was eventually found by Delphin (sea god and leader of the dolphins) who persuaded her to marry Poseidon and organized the wedding. Poseidon rewarded Delphin by placing the constellation Delphinus in the sky. Poseidon and Apollo were punished by Zeus for participating in one of Hera’s rebellious schemes. They were stripped of divine authority and sent to serve King Laomedon of Troy who made them build the walls of Troy for reward but when he refused to pay Poseidon sent a sea monster to destroy Troy which was slain by Heracles. Poseiden sent a sea monster against the Teucrians because Hierax was devoted to Demeter and would not honour him. When Queen Cassiopea boasted she was better than the Nereids he sent a flood and sea-monster to invade the land. Poseiden and Atlas were also connected to the legend of Atlantis where the first ten kings of Atlantis (five pairs of twins) were all sons of Poseidon and Cleito. Atlas was born first and appointed king over the rest and the island was named after him. Poseiden is one of the most famous of all Greek gods and goddesses.
Prometheus	Promitheas	God of forethought.	Titan 2nd Gen.	Male	Iapetus and Clymene.	Atlas Menoetius and his twin Epimetheus maybe *Anchiale*.			Prometheus protected and looked after mankind. At Mecone he tricked Zeus into claiming the inedible parts of sacrificial animals leaving the nourishing parts for eternity to mankind. Zeus was furious and hid fire from mortals but Prometheus stole it back which caused Zeus to ask Hephaestus to create Pandora, the first woman, to bring troubles to mankind and condemned Prometheus to eternal punishment, from which he was saved by Hercules.
Greek Gods and Goddesses beginning with R
*Rhea*	Ops	Mother of gods. Goddess of fertility, motherhood and the mountain wilds.	Titaness Elder	Female	Uranus and Gaia.	Cronus Oceanus Coeus Crius Hyperion Iapetus Theia Themis Tethys Mnemosyne Phoebe.	Cronus (brother)	Poseidon Hera Hades Hestia Demeter Zeus.	*Rhea* hid Zeus from Cronus in a cave in Crete guarded by the Curetes. *Rhea* was skilled in wrestling and cast Queen Eurynome into the Underworld.
Greek Gods and Goddesses beginning with S
*Selene*	Luna	Goddess of the moon.	Titaness 2nd Gen.	Female	Hyperion and Theia.	Helios Eos.	Zeus Helios (brother) Pan Endymion.	With brother Helios: The Horae (Seasons): Eiar (Spring) Theros (Summer) *Phthinoporon* (Autumn/Fall) Cheimon (Winter).	Selene was associated with Artemis and Hecate – all three regarded as lunar goddesses. Selene drove a chariot across the heavens like Helios the Sun god.
*Styx*		Goddess of the River Styx.	Titaness 2nd Gen.	Female	Oceanus and Tethys or Erebus and Nyx^3* or Oceanus alone.	the Oceanids the Potamoi.	Pallus	With Pallus: Zelus (Zeal) Nike (Victory) Kratos Bia. Possible offspring from other accounts: Scylla Eos Fontes Lacus.	*Styx* was the first to side with Zeus and the Olympians in the Titanomachy^96* against the Titans. After victory she was honored by Zeus who added Styx to the binding oath sworn by the gods. The River Styx forms the boundary between the underworld and earth. Achilles was immersed in the River Styx by, his mother Thetis, to make him immortal. Holding him by the heel left his Achilles’ heel vulnerable.
Greek Gods and Goddesses beginning with T
Tartarus		God of the underworld.	primordial	Male	Aether and Gaia.		Gaia	Typhon, a monstrous giant.	The Tartarean pit is the deepest, darkest part of the underworld. It’s both a name and a place.
Tethys		Goddess of fresh-water, mother of the rivers, springs, streams, fountains and clouds.	Titaness Elder	Female	Uranus and Gaia.	Oceanus Coeus Crius Hyperion Iapetus Theia Rhea Themis Mnemosyne Phoebe Cronus.	Oceanus (brother).	With Oceanus: the Potamoi (3000 river gods) the Oceanids (3000 sea nymphs).	*Tethys* was mother of the Rivers and Springs.
Thanatos	Mors	Personification of Non-violent death.	spirit / daimon	Male	Erebus and Nyx^3* or Nyx^1alone by parthenogenesis^99	From Erebus and Nyx: Aether Hemera the Keres the Hesperides the Oneiroi. From Nyx by parthenogenesis^99: Apate* Eris Geras Hypnos Momus Moros Oizys Philotes *Nemesis* the Hesperides the Keres the Moirai the Oneiroi.			Thanatos was the twin brother of Hypnos.
Thalassa		Personification of the sea.	primordial	Female	Aether and Hemera^3*		Pontus		Thalassa spawned the tribes of fish with Pontus. Thalassa defends herself in Aesop’s fable “The Farmer and the Sea”. They were later replaced by other marine couples Oceanus and Tethys and Poseidon and *Amphitrite*.
Thaumas		Personification of the the wonders of the sea.	sea god	Male	Pontus and Gaia.	Nereus Eurybia	*Electra* (Amber tingd clouds, an *Oceanid*).	the *Harpies* *Iris* (goddess of rainbows and a messenger of the gods) and twin sister *Arce*.	Thaumas means “Miracle” or “Wonder” in Greek.
Theia		Mother of the Sun.	Titaness Elder	Female	Uranus and Gaia.	Oceanus Coeus Crius Hyperion Iapetus Rhea Themis Mnemosyne Phoebe Tethys Cronus.	Hyperion (brother).	Helios (the Sun) Eos (the Dawn) Selene (the Moon). possibly Titan^12*	In Pindar’s Fifth Isthmian ode he says “*Theia* of many names” which could include Euryphaessa and sun related goddesses Leto and Phoebe and Leto or mother figures Rhea and Cybele.
*Themis*	Themis	Personification of divine law and order, natural law and custom.	Titaness Elder	Female	Uranus and Gaia or Aether and Gaia^3*	Oceanus Coeus Crius Hyperion Iapetus Theia Rhea Tethys Mnemosyne Phoebe.	Zeus	The Horae^1&6* (2nd Gen. Triad) the Moirai^1&6* (Fates).	*Themis* established the rules of conduct for the gods and was a trusted advisor for Zeus. As the divine voice and oracle, including Delphi, *Themis* also laid down the laws of justice and morality for mankind. Themis was closely associated with Demeter.
*Thesis* (Thetis)		Goddess of creation.	primordial Orphic^9*	Female	Protogenoi*⁹⁸	Phanes		Chronos (time) Ananke (inevitability)^9*	Associated as mother of all figures with *Metis* and Tethys.
*Tyche*	Fortuna	Goddess of fortune, chance and luck.	Olympian	Female	Oceanus and Tethys.			Maybe Plutus.
Greek Gods and Goddesses beginning with U
Uranus (Ouranus)	Caelus	God of the heavens. Father of the Titans.	primordial	Male	Gaia or Aether and Gaia or Aether and Hemera or Nyx.		Gaia	the Twelve Titans the *Muses* the Cyclopes the Hecatonchires the Meliae (blood of Uranus) The Erinyes (blood of Uranus) the Gigantes (blood of Uranus) Aphrodite (sea foam where Uranus‘ genitals fell).	Eldest son of Gaia. Introduced maleness to the world.
Greek Gods and Goddesses beginning with Z
Zagreus			minor god	Male	Zeus (in serpent form^9) and Persephone* and then Semele.				Often combined with Dionysus but separate to followers of the prophet Orpheus, Orphism and the Orphic cosmogony. Zeus intended Zagreus to be his heir but Hera asked the Titans to kill him. Zagreus evaded them by turning into various animal forms before they finally killed and ate him as a bull. Zeus took revenge, killing the Titans with a thunderbolt. From the combined ashes of the good Zagreus and the evil Titans humans made from both good and evil arose. Persephone (or Athena, Rhea, or Hermes) found Zagreus‘ beating heart and Zeus placed it into the mortal body of Semele who gave birth to Zagreus again.
Zelus / Zelos		Zelus is the personification of zeal, dedication, emulation, keen rivalry, envy and jealousy.	minor god	Male	Pallas and *Styx*.	Nike (Victory) Cratos (Strength) Bia (Force).			Zelus, along with Nike, Cratos and Bia were the sentinels of Zeus‘ throne. The English word “zeal” is derived from Zelus‘ name.
Zeus	Jupiter, Jove	King of Heaven. God of Sky, weather, fate and kingship.	Olympian	Male	Cronos and Rhea.	Hera Poseidon Hades Hestia Demeter Chiron.	Zeus' Consorts Aega *Ananke* *Themis* *Aphrodite* *Demeter* *Dione* *Thalassa* *Eris* *Eurynome* *Gaia* *Hera* *Hebe* *Leto* *Maia* *Metis* *Mnemosyne* *Nemesis* *Persephone* *Selene* *Thalia* *Eos* *Callirhoe* *Aegina* *Alcmene* *Antiope* *Anaxithea* *Asterope* *Callisto* *Calyce* *Carme* *Cassiopeia* *Chaldene* *Danaë* *Dia* *Elara* *Electra* *Europa* *Eurymedousa* *Euryodeia* *Himalia* *Idaea* *Iodame* Io *Isonoe* *Lamia* *Lamia* *Laodamia* *Leda* *Maera* *Niobe* *Othreis* *Pandora* *Phthia* *Plouto* *Podarge* *Protogeneia* (first born daughter of Deucalion and Pyrrha^6) Pyrrha* *Semele* *Taygete* *Thyia* *Torrhebia* *African* *Samothracian* *Sithnid* Ganymede.	Divine offspring: With Aega: Aegipan With Ananke (or Themis): The Moirai With Aphrodite: maybe Tyche With Demeter: Persephone With Dione or Thalassa: Aphrodite With Eris: Limos With Eurynome: The Charities With Gaia: Manes With Hera: Ares Eileithyia Hebe Enyo Eris Hephaestus maybe Angelos. With Leto: Apollo Artemis. With Maia: Hermes With Metis: Athena With Mnemosyne (Titan/Boeatian): The Muses (Boeatian) The Muses (Olympian). With Nemesis: maybe Helen of Troy With Persephone: Zagreus^21* Melinoe (Zeus disguised as Hades^9). With Selene: Ersa* Nemean (Lion) Pandia. With Thalia: Palici (twins) With Themis: Astraea, Nymphs of Eridanos (river of Hades) Nemesis The Moirai The Horae (1st & 2nd generation triads). With Eos: Carae With unknown mothers: Aletheia (Roman: Veritas) Ate Caerus the Litae. Semi-divine/mortal children: With Aegina: Aeacus Damocrateia With Alcmene: Heracles With Antiope: twins Amphion & Zethus With Anaxithea: Olenus With Oceanid Asterope: Acragas With Callisto: Arcas With Calyce: maybe Aethlius With Carme: Britomartis With Cassiopeia: Atymnius With Chaldene: maybe Solymus Milye. With Danaë: Perseus With Dia: Pirithous (King of the Lapiths) With Elara: Tityos (a giant) With Electra: Dardanus Iasion Harmonia. With Europa: Minos (King of Crete) Rhadamanthus (King) Sarpedon Alagonia Carnus Dodon. With Eurymedousa: Myrmidon With Euryodeia: Arcesius With Himalia: Kronios Spartaios Kytos. With Idaea, nymph: Cres With Iodame: Thebe With Io: Epaphus Keroessa. With Isonoe: Orchomenus With Lamia: Acheilus Phemonoe daughter of Poseidon (Libyan Sibyl). With Laodamia: Sarpedon With Leda: Pollux Helen of Troy. With Maera: Locrus With Niobe: Argus (King of Argos) Pelasgus of Arcadia. With Othreis: Meliteus With Pandora: Graecus With Phthia (daughter of Phoroneus): maybe Achaeus With Plouto: Tantalus With Podarge: (immortal horses): Balius Xanthus. With Protogeneia: maybe Aethlius (first King of Elis) Opus (king of the Epeians). With Pyrrha: Hellen With Semele: Dionysus With Taygete: Lacedaemon (King of Laconia). With Thyia: Magnes Makednos. With Torrhebia: Carius With African nymph: Iarbas With Samothracian nymph: maybe Saon With Sithnid Sithnid nymph: Megarus With unknown mothers: Brothers Calabrus, Geraestus and Taenarus Corinthus (founder of Corinth) Crinacus.	Zeus, and his brothers, overthrew his Titan father Cronus to become the Olympian supreme ruler of cosmos, the gods, the spiritual world, and all mortals. Using Aegis, his shield, Zeus could summon storms, tempests, darkness, thunder and lightning, rain and sunshine. Zeus was god of regulated time, as marked by night and day and the changing seasons rather than eternity. Zeus took a paternal interest in the actions of mortals including their affairs of state, duties, disputes, misdeeds and punishments. On the one hand Zeus rewarded truth, fairness and charity and on the other he punished cruelty and perjury. Zeus was never faithful to Hera and had love affairs and offspring with goddesses, nymphs, and mortals much to her chagrin. Zeus was one of the most famous of all Greek gods and goddesses.

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