Greek Gods and Goddesses

GODS &

GODDESSESGreek

Mythology

Demeter  Earth Mother and Goddess of Grain

ErosThe god of sexual love and beauty. 

PersephoneQueen of the Underworld 

Aeolus King of the winds, keeper of the Anemoi, master of the seasonalwinds.

Amphitrite Queen of the Sea, wife of Poseidon

AnemoiWind gods consisting of Boreas (north wind), Notus (south), Zephyrus (west), and Eurus (east).Boreas (north wind) Greek god of the cold north wind and the bringer of winter. His name meant "North Wind" or "Devouring One". Boreas is depicted as being very strong, with a violent temper to match.

Zephyrus (west) Greek god of the west wind. The gentlest of the winds, Zephyrus is known as the fructifying wind, the messenger of spring. It was thought that Zephyrus lived in a cave in Thrace

Eurus (east) Greek deity representing the unlucky east wind. He was thought to bring warmth and rain, and his symbol was an inverted vase, spilling water

Notus (south) Greek god of the south wind. He was associated with the desiccating hot wind of the rise of Sirius after midsummer, was thought to bring the storms of late summer and autumn, and was feared as a destroyer of crops

AGLAEA (Aglaia) The goddess of beauty and adornment. She was one of the three Charites and the wife of the god Hephaestus

AEGLE (Aigle) The goddess of the radiant glow of good health. She was a daughter of the medicine-god

Asclepius. 

ALEXIARESA son of the god Heracles, who with his brother Anicetus guarded the gates of Olympus. His name means "the unconquerable." 

ARIADNE The wife of the god Dionysos. She was granted a seat beside her husband amongst the gods of heavens

Circe minor goddess of magic, not to be confused with Hecate. 

CHARITES (Kharites) The goddesses of joy, pleasure, mirth, beauty, dancing, feasts and banquets. The three Graces were handmaidens of the goddesses Hera and Aphrodite, and attendants of Dionysus. They were numbered amongst the Theoi Gamelioi and Theoi Datioi .

CLYMENE (Klymene) The Titan goddess of fame and renown. She was a handmaiden of the goddess Hera

CRATUS The god of strength and power. He was one of four winged Daemones who stood attendant by the throne of Zeus

DEIMUS (Deimos) The god of fear. God of terror, brother of Phobos. He was a son of Ares who accompanied his father on the battlefield

DIONE The Titaness mother of the goddess Aphrodite. She was a prophetic goddess, associated with the great oracle of Zeus at Dodona

DIOSCURI (Dioskouroi)The gods of horsemen and gymnasia, patron gods of the Games, and protectors of sailors. Castor and Polydeuces, the Dioscuri twins, were originally a pair of mortal heroes. When Polydeuces was offered immortality by his father Zeus he insisted on sharing the benefaction with his brother. As a result the pair spent alternating days in heaven and the netherworld. 

ENYO The goddess of war, a companion of Ares

EPIONE The goddess of the soothing of pain. She was the wife of the medicine-god Asclepius

ERIS The goddess of strife. Goddess of discord. She was a sister and companion of the god Ares

HIMERUS (Himeros)The god of sexual desire. The Erotes Himerus, Pothus and Eros were minions of the goddess Aphrodite

EURYNOME The goddess of flowery pastures. Eurynome was mother of the Charites and a handmaiden of the goddess Hera

Hecate Goddess associated with magic, witches and crossroads 

Hypnos God of sleep, father of Morpheus and son of Nyx

HARMONIA The goddess of harmony. As a daughter of Ares and Aphrodite. Harmonia represented unity and harmonious action

HEBE The goddess of youth. She was one of the Theoi Gamelioi or gods of marriage, a daughter of Zeus and Hera, and wife of Heracles

HERACLES The greatest of the Greek heroes. Upon his death he was welcomed into Olympus, becoming the gatekeeper of heaven, and the god of strength and heroic endeavor and the averter of evil

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