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A listing of Greek mythological beings. Many of the gods and goddesses had Roman and Etruscan equivalents. See also family tree of the Greek gods and the list of Greek mythological creatures. For a list of the deities of many cultures (including this one), see list of deities.

Contents

Immortals

River gods

Giants

' Anemoi' (the winds)

Other deities

Mortals

A-B

C-G

H-L

M-P

R-Z

Immortals

===Olympian deities===

Greek name (''transliteration'')	English name	Description
Aφροδίτη (''Aphroditē'')	Aphrodite	Goddess of love and beauty, forced wife of Hephaestus.
Aπόλλων (''Apollōn'')	Apollo	God of the sun (light), music, healing, prophecy, and poetry.
Άρης (''Arēs'')	Ares	God of war, vengeance, anger
Άρτεμις (''Artemis'')	Artemis	Goddess of The Moon, hunting and archery. Twin sister of Apollo.
Αθηνά (''Athēna'')	Athena	Goddess of wisdom, crafts, defensive warfare, and the patron of Athens.
Δήμητρα (''Dēmētra'')	Demeter	Goddess of agriculture, grain, harvest and earth.
Άδης (''Hades'')	Hades	God of the Dead and lord of the Underworld and of the riches found within the earth. Brother of Poseidon and Zeus.
Ήφαιστος (''Hēphaistos'')	Hephaestus	God of fire and the forge (god of fire and smiths)with very weak legs. Makes armor for the gods and other heroes like Achilles. Son of Hera.
Ήρα (''Hēra'')	Hera	Goddess of marriage, family, motherhood and queen of the gods. Zeus' jealous wife.
Ερμής (''Hērmēs'')	Hermes	God of travel, thieves, and commerce. Messenger of the gods.He showed the way for the dead souls to Hades's realm.
Εστία (''Hestia'')	Hestia	Goddess of the hearth and domestic life. Eventually gave her place to Dionysus.
Ποσειδων (''Poseidōn'')	Poseidon	God of the sea, horses and earthquakes. Brother of ''Hades'' and ''Zeus'' and father of Polyphemus
Ζεύς (''Zeus'')	Zeus	King of the gods. God of thunder and lightning. Brother of ''Poseidon'' and ''Hades''. Husband of Hera. Destroyed his father (Cronus) with a sickle. Ruler of the titans. Loves women and has various relationships throughout Greek mythology, an idea which was not as frowned upon in Hellenistic society as it is today.

===Primordial deities===

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

===Titans===

★ Asteria

★ Astraeus

★ Atlas (Άτλας)

★ Clymene (Κλυμένη)

★ Coeus

★ Crius

★ Cronus (Cronos) (Cρόνος)(The father of Zeus)

★ Dione (Διόνη)

★ Epimetheus (Epithemeos) (Επιμηθεύς)

★ Helios (Helius) (Ἥλιος / ἥλιος)

★ Hyperion (Υπερίων)

★ Iapetus (Ιαπετός)

★ Leto (Λητώ)

★ Mnemosyne (Μνημοσύνη)

★ Oceanus (Oceanos) (Ωκεανός)

★ Ophion

★ Phoebe (Φοίβη)

★ Prometheus (Prometheos) (Προμηθεύς)

★ Rhea (Ρέα)

★ Tethys (Τηθύς)

★ Theia (Θεία)

★ Themis jvhbng
===The Hundred-Handed Ones (Hecatoncheires)===

★ Briareus (or Aegaeon) (Βριάρεως)

★ Gyes

★ Cottus
===Cyclopes===

★ Arges

★ Brontes

★ Steropes

★ Polyphemus (Πολύφημος)

River gods

★ Achelous (Αχέλους or Αχελώος in contemporary Greek)

★ Acheron (Αχέρων)

★ Acis

★ Alpheus (Αλφειός)

★ Asopus (Ασωπός)

★ Cladeus

★ Eurotas (Ευρώτας)

★ Peneus (Πηνειός)
===Nymphs===

★ Adrasteia (Αδράστεια)

★ Clytie

★ Crataeis

★ Daphne (Δάφνη)

★ Dryads (Δρυάς-Δρυάδες in plural)

★ Hamadryads (Αμαδρυάς-Αμαδρυάδες in plural)

★ Metope (Μετώπη)

★ Naiads (Ναιάδες)

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★ Cleochareia

★ Nereids (Νηρηίδες)

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★ Amphitrite (Αμφιτρίτη)

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★ Arethusa (Αρετούσα)

★ Oceanids (Ωκεανίδες)

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★ Eidyia

★ Oreads

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★ Echo (Ηχώ)

Giants

★ Agrius

★ Alcyoneus

★ Aloadae

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★ Otus

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★ Orion (Ωρίων)

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★ Ephialtes (Εφιάλτης)

★ Antaeus (Ανταίος)

★ Argus (Άργος)

★ Enceladus (Εγκέλαδος)

★ Tityas

' Anemoi' (the winds)

★ Boreas (Βορέας)

★ Notus (Νότος)

★ Eurus

★ Zephyrus (Ζέφυρος)

Other deities

★ Achelois

★ Achelous

★ Acheron (Αχέρων)

★ Adephagia

★ Aeolus (Aiolos) (Αίολος)

★ Agdistis

★ Alastor

★ Alectrona

★ Alexiares and Anicetus

★ Amphitrite (Αμφιτρίτη)

★ Anakes

★ Antheia

★ Aphaea

★ Aristaeus

★ Asclepius (Ασκληπιός)

★ Aspasia

★ Astraea (Αστραία)

★ Ate

★ Attis

★ Bia

★ Boreas (Βορέας)

★ Brizo

★ Cabiri

★ Caerus

★ Calypso (Καλυψώ)

★ Ceto

★ Charon

★ Circe (Κίρκη)

★ Cotys

★ Cragus

★ Cybele (Κυβέλη)

★ Dionysus (Dionysos) or Bacchus (Διόνυσος)

★ Dioscuri (Διόσκουροι)

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★ Castor (Κάστορ)

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★ Polydeuces (Πολυδεύκης)

★ Doris (Δωρίς)

★ Efreisone (Ευφροσύνη)

★ Eileithyia

★ Elpis (Ελπίς)

★ Enyalius

★ Enyo

★ Eos (Ηώς)

★ Eosphorus

★ The Erinyes, or "Furies"

★ Eris (Έρις)

★ Eros (Έρος)

★ Eurynome, the god of Death. (Ευρυνόμη)

★ Eurus (Euros)

★ Glaucus

★ Gorgons (Γοργόνες)

★
★ Stheno

★
★ Euryale

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★ Medusa (a mortal) (Μέδουσα)

★ Hades (Άδης)

★ Hêbê (Ήβη)

★ Hecate (Εκάτη)

★ Hêlios (Ήλιος)

★ Heracles (Ηρακλής)

★ Hespera

★ Horae (Ώρες)

★
★ Thallo (Θαλλώ)

★
★ Auxo (Αυξώ)

★
★ Karpo (Καρπώ)

★
★ Eunomia (Ευνομία)

★
★ Dike (Δίκη)

★
★ Irene (Ειρήνη)

★ Hybris (Ύβρις)

★ Hygieia (Υγεία)

★ Hypnos (Ύπνος)

★ Iris (Ίρις)

★ Moira (Μοίρα)

★ The three Moirae, or "Fates": (Μοίρες)

★
★ Clotho (Κλωθώ)

★
★ Lachesis (Λάχεσις)

★
★ Atropos (Άτροπος)

★ Mania (Μανία)

★ Metis (Μέτις)

★ Momus

★ Morpheus (Μορφέας)

★ Muses (Μούσες)

★
★ Calliope (Καλλιόπη)

★
★ Clio (Κλειώ)

★
★ Erato (Ερατώ)

★
★ Euterpe (Ευτέρπη)

★
★ Melpomene (Μελπομένη)

★
★ Polyhymnia (Πολυμνία) - (Πολύμνια)

★
★ Terpsichore (Τερψιχόρη)

★
★ Thalia (Θάλεια)

★
★ Urania (Ουρανία)

★ Nemesis (Νέμεσις)

★ Nereus (Νηρέας)

★ Nike (Νίκη)

★ Notus (Νότος)

★ Pan (Παν)

★ Perséphonê (Περσεφόνη)

★ Peitho (Πειθώ)

★ Pleiades (Πλειάδες)

★
★ Alcyone (Αλκυόνη)

★
★ Sterope (Στερόπη)

★
★ Celaeno (Κελαινώ)

★
★ Electra (Ηλέκτρα)

★
★ Maia (Μαία)

★
★ Merope (Μερόπη)

★
★ Taygete (Ταϋγέτη)

★ Phorcys (Φόρκυς)

★ Proteus (Πρωτεύς)

★ Priapus (Πρίαπος)

★ Selene (Σελήνη)

★ Thanatos (Θάνατος)

★ Thetis (Θέτις)

★ Triton (Τρίτων)

★ Typhon (Τυφών)

★ Zephyrus (Ζέφυρος)

Mortals

A-B

★ Abas

★ Abderus

★ Acacallis

★ Acamas (Ακάμας)

★ Acarnan (Ακαρνάν)

★ Acastus

★ Acestes

★ Achaeus (Αχαιός)

★ Achilles (Akhilleus) (Αχιλλεύς or Αχιλλέας)

★ Acoetes

★ Acrisius

★ Actaeon (Aktaion)

★ Actaeus

★ Actor (Άκτωρ)

★ Admetus (Άδμητος)

★ Adonis (Άδωνις)

★ Adrastus (Άδραστος)

★ Aeacus (Aiakos) (Αιακός)

★ Aeetes

★ Aegeus (Αιγεύς)

★ Aegialeia (Αιγιαλεία)

★ Aegialeus

★ Aegimius

★ Aegina (Αίγινα)

★ Aegisthus (Αίγισθος)

★ Aegyptus (Αίγυπτος)

★ Aeneas (Aineas) (Αινείας)

★ Aeolus (Αίολος)

★ Aepytus

★ Aerope

★ Aesacus

★ Aeson (Aison)

★ Aethalides

★ Aethlius

★ Aethra (Αίθρα)

★ Aetolus (Αιτωλός)

★ Agamedes

★ Agamemnon (Αγαμέμνων)

★ Agapenor

★ Agasthenes

★ Agave

★ Agelaus (Ageláos)

★ Agenor (Αγήνωρ)

★ Aglaea (Αγλαΐα)

★ Agraulus

★ Agrius

★ Agron

★ Ajax the great (Aîas the great) (Αίας ο Μέγας)

★ Ajax the lesser (Aîas the lesser) (Αίας ο Μικρός)

★ Alcaeus (Alkaios) (Αλκαίος)

★ Alcathous

★ Alcestis (Άλκηστις)

★ Alcidice

★ Alcimede

★ Alcinous (Αλκίνους or Αλκίνοος)

★ Alcmaeon

★ Alcmene (Alkmênê) (Αλκμήνη)

★ Alcyone (Αλκυών or Αλκυόνη)

★ Aleus

★ Almus

★ Aloeus

★ Alope

★ Althaea (Αλθαία)

★ Althaemenes

★ Amarynceus

★ Amphiaraus (Αμφιάραος)

★ Amphictyon (Αμφικτύων)

★ Amphidamas (Αμφιδάμας)

★ Amphilochus (Αμφίλοχος

★ Amphimachus (Αμφίμαχος)

★ Amphinomus (Amphínomos) (Αμφίνομος)

★ Amphion

★ Amphinomus

★ Amphithea (Αμφιθέα)

★ Amphitryon (Amphitrion) (Αμφιτρύων)

★ Amyclas (Αμύκλας)

★ Amycus

★ Amymone

★ Amyntor (Αμύντωρ)

★ Amythaon

★ Anaxagoras (Αναξαγόρας)

★ Anaxibia

★ Anaxo

★ Ancaeus

★ Anchialus (Αγχίαλος)

★ Anchises (Αγχίσης)

★ Andraemon

★ Andreus

★ Androgeus

★ Andromache (Ανδρομάχη)

★ Andromeda (Ανδρομέδα)

★ Anius

★ Antenor (Αντήνωρ)

★ Anticlea (Antiklia)

★ Antigone (Αντιγόνη)

★ Antilochus (Αντίλοχος)

★ Antimachus (Αντίμαχος)

★ Antinous (Antinoös)

★ Antion

★ Antiope (Αντιόπη)

★ Antiphates

★ Antiphus

★ Aphareus

★ Apheidas

★ Apis

★ Apsyrtus

★ Arachne (Arakhne) (Αράχνη)

★ Arcas (Αρκάς)

★ Arcesius (Arkêsios)

★ Arete

★ Argea

★ Argeius

★ Argos (Άργος)

★ Ariadne (Αριάδνη)

★ Arion (Αρίων)

★ Aristodemus (Αριστόδημος)

★ Aristomachus (Αριστόμαχος)

★ Arsinoe (Αρσινόη)

★ Asclepius (Ασκληπιός)

★ Asius

★ Assaracus

★ Astacus

★ Asterius

★ Astyanax (Αστυάναξ)

★ Astydameia (Αστυδάμεια)

★ Astypalaea (Αστυπάλαια)

★ Astyoche

★ Atalanta (Αταλάντη)

★ Athamas (Αθάμας)

★ Atreus (Ατρέας)

★ Atymnius

★ Auge

★ Augeas (Αυγείας)

★ Autesion

★ Autolycus

★ Automedon (Αυτομέδων)

★ Autonoe

★ Bateia

★ Battus

★ Baucis

★ Bellerophon

★ Belus

★ Bias

★ Borus

★ Briseis

★ Briseus

★ Britomartis

★ Broteas

★ Bunus

★ Busiris

★ Butes

★ Byblis

C-G

★ Cadmus

★ Caeneus (Caenis when female)

★ Calchas

★ Callidice

★ Callirhoe

★ Callisto

★ Calyce

★ Calydon

★ Canace

★ Canthus

★ Capaneus

★ Capys

★ Car

★ Carme

★ Carnabon

★ Cassandra

★ Cassiopeia

★ Castor

★ Catreus

★ Caunus

★ Cebriones

★ Cecrops

★ Ceisus

★ Celeus

★ Cephalus

★ Cepheus, King of Aethiopia

★ Cepheus, King of Tegea

★ Cerdo

★ Cestrinus

★ Ceyx

★ Chalciope

★ Chalcodon

★ Chione

★ Chiron

★ Chloris

★ Chryseis

★ Chryses

★ Chrysippus

★ Chrysothemis

★ Chthonius

★ Cilix

★ Cinyras

★ Cleite

★ Cleodaeus

★ Cleopatra

★ Clymene

★ Clymenus

★ Clytemnestra

★ Clytius

★ Codrus

★ Comaetho

★ Copreus

★ Corcyra

★ Corinthus

★ Coronis

★ Coronus

★ Cranaus

★ Creon

★ Cresphontes

★ Crete

★ Cretheus

★ Creusa

★ Crisus

★ Croesus

★ Cychreus

★ Cycnus

★ Cylla

★ Cynortas

★ Cyparissus

★ Cypselus

★ Cytisorus

★ Cyzicus

★ Daedalion

★ Daedalus

★ Danae

★ Danaus

★ Dardanus

★ Dascylus

★ Deianeira

★ Deimachus

★ Deion

★ Deiphobus

★ Deiphontes

★ Deipyle

★ Demonassa

★ Demonice

★ Demophon

★ Deucalion

★ Dexamenus

★ Dia

★ Dictys

★ Diomedes

★ Diores

★ Dioscuri (Castor and Polydeuces)

★ Dirce

★ Dius

★ Dolius

★ Dolon

★ Dorus

★ Dryope

★ Echemus

★ Echetus

★ Echion

★ Eetion

★ Elatus (Élatos)

★ Electra

★ Electryon

★ Eleius

★ Elephenor

★ Eleusis

★ Elpenor

★ Elymus (Elumos)

★ Endeis

★ Endymion

★ Epaphus

★ Epeius

★ Epicasta

★ Epidaurus

★ Epopeus

★ Erechtheus

★ Erginus (Erginos)

★ Erichthonius

★ Eriphyle

★ Eteocles

★ Eumaeus (Eumaios)

★ Eumelus

★ Europa

★ Eurotas

★ Euryalus

★ Euryclea (Eurýkleia)

★ Eurylochus

★ Eurymachus

★ Eurypylus

★ Eurystheus

★ Eurytion

★ Eurytus

★ Ganymede

H-L

★ Haemon

★ Hector (Hektor)

★ Hecuba (Hekuba)

★ Helen

★ Helenus

★ Helle

★ Heracles (Heraklês)

★ Hermaphroditus

★ Hermione

★ Hippocoon

★ Hippodamia, wife of Pilops

★ Hippodamia, wife of Pirithous

★ Hippolyta

★ Hippolytus

★ Hippomedon

★ Hylas

★ Iambe

★ Icarius

★ Icarus

★ Idomeneus

★ Ino

★ Io

★ Iolaus

★ Iole

★ Iphicles

★ Iphigenia

★ Irus

★ Ismene

★ Ixion

★ Jason

★ Jocasta

★ Labdacus

★ Laërtês

★ Laius

★ Laodamas

★ Laomedon

★ Leda

★ Lelex

★ Lycaon

★ Lycus

★ Briscoe

M-P

★ Machaon

★ Medea

★ Medôn

★ Medusa (the mortal gorgon)

★ Melampus

★ Melanthus

★ Meleager

★ Memnon

★ Menelaus

★ Menestheus

★ Messene

★ Midas

★ Minos

★ Munippus

★ Myles

★ Myrrha

★ Myrtilus

★ Narcissus

★ Nausicaa

★ Neleus

★ Neoptolemus

★ Nephele

★ Nestor

★ Niobe

★ Nycteus

★ Odysseus

★ Oebalus

★ Oedipus

★ Oeneus

★ Oenomaus

★ Ogygus

★ Oileus

★ Olenus

★ Orestes

★ Orion

★ Orpheus

★ Oxyntes

★ Pandion I

★ Pandion II

★ Pandarus

★ Pandora

★ Paris

★ Parthenopeus

★ Patroclus

★ Peleus

★ Pelias

★ Pelopia

★ Pelops

★ Penélopê (Penelopeia)

★ Peneus

★ Penthesilea

★ Pentheus

★ Periphetes

★ Perseus (Perseos) (Περσεύς, Περσέως)

★ Phegeus

★ Philemon

★ Philoctetes

★ Phineas

★ Phineus

★ Phocus

★ Phoenix (Phoinix)

★ Phrixus

★ Phyleus

★ Pirithous

★ Pittheus

★ Podalirius

★ Polites

★ Polycaon

★ Polydorus

★ Polynices

★ Polyxena

★ Priam

★ Procrustes

★ Proetus

★ Prosymnus

★ Protesilaus

★ Psyche

★ Pterelaos

★ Pygmalion

★ Pylades

★ Pyramus

★ Pyrrha

R-Z

★ Rhadamanthys

★ Rhesus

★ Sarpedon

★ Semele

★ Sisyphus

★ Sparta

★ Sthenelus

★ Tantalus

★ Telamon

★ Telemachus (Telémakhos, Telemachos)

★ Telephus

★ Teucer

★ Theoclymenus

★ Thersander

★ Thersites

★ Theseus (Theseos)

★ Thisbe

★ Thyestes

★ Thymoetes

★ Tithonus

★ Tlepolemus

★ Trophonius

★ Tydeus

★ Tyndareus

★ Xuthus

★ Zetes

★ Zethus

★ Zoo's