List of Greek Gods and Goddesses
This list of gods and goddesses in Greek mythology contains all figures from literary and
inscribed evidence. These include the primordial deities, ancient greek gods, and goddesses born from the
void that existed at the beginning of the universe. The primordial couple Gaia and Uranus gave birth to the
titans. The titans overthrew the primordial gods and ruled during a time known as the "Golden Age" in Greek
mythology. The titans Cronus and Rhea gave birth to the Olympians who overthrew the titans after a ten-year
war known as Titanomachy.
Name (Roman equivalent) | Gender | Group | God of |
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Achlys (Caligo) | Goddess | Primordial | poison |
Aether | God | Primordial | light |
Aion (Aeternitas, Anna Perenna, Janus, Saturn) | God | Primordial | eternity |
Ananke (Necessitas) | Goddess | Primordial | inevitability |
Aphrodite (Venus) | Goddess | Olympian | love and beauty |
Apollo | God | Olympian | light and the sun |
Ares (Mars) | God | Olympian | war |
Artemis (Diana) | Goddess | Olympian | hunting |
Asteria | Goddess | Titan | falling stars |
Astraeus | God | Titan | stars |
Athena (Minerva) | Goddess | Olympian | wisdom |
Atlas (Atlas) | God | Titan | astronomy |
Chronos | God | Primordial | time |
Coeus (Polus) | God | Titan | wisdom |
Crius | God | Titan | constellations |
Cronus | God | Titan | heaven |
Demeter (Ceres) | Goddess | Olympian | agriculture |
Dione | Goddess | Titan | oracle |
Dionysus (Liber) | God | Olympian | festivals |
Eos (Aurora) | Goddess | Titan | dawn |
Epimetheus | God | Titan | afterthought |
Erebus (Scotus) | God | Primordial | darkness |
Eros (Cupid, Amber) | God | Primordial | love |
Gaia (Terra) | Goddess | Primordial | earth |
Hades (Dis Pater, Orcus, Pluto) | God | Olympian | the dead |
Helios (Sol) | God | Titan | sun |
Hephaestus (Vulcan) | God | Olympian | fire |
Hera (Juno) | Goddess | Olympian | marriage and fidelity |
Hermera (Dies) | Goddess | Primordial | day |
Hermes (Mercury) | God | Olympian | messenger |
Hestia (Vesta) | Goddess | Olympian | health |
Hyperion | God | Titan | light |
Hypnos (Somnus) | God | Primordial | sleep |
Lapetus | God | Titan | mortality |
Lelantos | God | Titan | |
Leto (Latona) | Goddess | Titan | motherhood |
Menoetius | Goddess | Titan | anger |
Metis | Goddess | Titan | counsel |
Mnemosyne (Moneta) | God | Titan | memory |
Nemesis | Goddess | Primordial | retribution |
Nesoi | Goddess | Primordial | islands |
Nyx (Nott) | Goddess | Primordial | night |
Occeanus (Occeanus) | God | Titan | sea |
Pellas | God | Titan | warcraft |
Perses | Goddess | Titan | destruction |
Phanes | God | Primordial | procreation |
Phoebe | Goddess | Titan | wisdom |
Pontus | God | Primordial | sea |
Poseidon (Neptune) | God | Olympian | sea |
Prometheus | God | Titan | fire |
Rhea | Goddess | Titan | fertility |
Selene (Luna) | Goddess | Titan | moon |
Tethys | Goddess | Titan | rivers |
Thalassa | Goddess | Primordial | sea |
Thanatos (Mars) | God | Primordial | death |
Theia | Goddess | Titan | sight |
Themis | Goddess | Titan | law and order |
Uranus (Caelus) | God | Primordial | heaven |
Zeus (Jupiter) | God | Olympian | olympus |