This list of Greek deities does not contain all of them, especially since different people thought different things about the gods and their jobs. Some deities share the same job or are combined with others. Some also have different jobs depending on the version of Greek Myths. The categorization is also the best that these deities could be orgainzed into, considering how much they interact with one another and exchange roles.
OlympiansZeusHades
Hera
Poseidon
Demeter
Athena (Athene)
Apollo
Artemis
Ares
Aphrodite
Hephaestus
Hermes
Hestia
Gaia
Eros
Aether
Erebus (Erebos)
Ananke (Anangke, Anagke)
Chaos (goddess)
Hemera
Nyx
Phanes
Pontus
Tartarus (Tartaros)
Thalassa
Uranos (Uranus, Ouranos)
Persephone
Thanatos
Hypnos
Morpheus
Charon
Hecate (Hekate)
Cocytus (Kokytos)
Ephiales
Lethe
Macaria
Inacus-river
Proteus-seals, also a shapeshifter, "Old Man of the Sea"
Triton-seas
Achelous-river
Glaucus-sea
Ceto-sea
Oceanus-oceans
WindsAeolus-windsBoreas-north wind
Zephryos-west wind
Notos-south wind
Euros-east wind
MusesCalliope-heroic poetryClio-history
Erato-lyrics, erotic poetry
Euterpe-music
Melpomene-tragedy
Polyhymnia-songs to gods, hymns
Terpsicore-dance
Thalia-comedy
Urania-astronomy
Better Known Deities (that are not listed above)Pan-natureHelios-sun
Askelpios/Asclepios-medicine
Janus-beginnings, endings,choices,doorways
Deimos-terror
Phobos-fear
Nemesis-revenge,balance
Eris-strife,discord
Iris-rainbows, messenger goddess, sometimes attributed the sea and sky
Eos-dawn
Selene-night,moon
Hebe-youth
Nike-victory
Fates (Moirae)Clotho- the spinner (spun the thread of life)Lachesis- measures out the thread of life
Atropos- cutter of the life thread
Personified ConceptsCharis (The Charities)- 3 goddesses of grace, beauty, adornment, mirth, festivity, dance and songMomus-blame
Ponos-woe
Moros-fate
Nereus-fish
Cratos-strength and power
Pallas-warcraft
Perses-destruction
Menoitios-violent anger
Phanes-procreation
Anteros-mutual love
Himeros-longings of love
Aristaeus-cattle,fruit trees
Astraios-stars planets Astrology
Ourea- mountains
Lelantos-air, hunter's skill of tracking
Hymen-marriage,bride song
Phorcys-sea beasts
Bia-force
Apate-deception
Philotes-friendship
Geras-old age
Melia-spring
Maia-spring
Electra-storm, clouds
Alcyone-sea, moon, calmness
Tyche-fortune
Rhodos-island of Rhodes
Peitho-persuasion, myths
Eunomia-good order, lawful contact
Eurybia-sea forces
Erida-hate
Ananke-necesstiy, the nesoi-islands
Eilithya/Eileithyia-childbirth
Asteria-falling stars, nocturnal oracles
Aura-breeze, fresh cool air
Eurynome-sea meadows
Styx-river styx
Chloris-flowers
Ate-rashness,infatuation
Circe-women
Deianira-plenty
Karpo-fruits
Khione-winter
Melinoe-ghosts
Eleos, goddess of mercy and pity
Dike, goddess of Justice
Eutychia, goddess of happiness
Odyne, goddess of pain
Delphin, god of dolphins
Anteros, god of passion
TitansTartarus-tartarus
Uranus-heavens
Cronus-time, ages
Coeus-intelligence, north
Hyperion-light, east
Iapetus-mortality,west,pain,death
Oceanus-oceans
Prometheus-forethought, crafty counsel
Atlas-endurance
Epimetheus-afterthought
Crius-south, constellations
TitanessesGaia-earthMnemosyne-memory
Rhea-motherhood
Phoebe-moon
Tethys-sea
Leto- motherhood
Dione-oracle of dodona
Metis-wisdom
Themis-justice,order
Theia-sight
Clymene-fame, infamy
the major gods were zeus, hera, poesidon, hades, aphrodite, hermes, ares, hephaestus, demeter, athena, artemis, apollo, amd dionysius. ( took the spot of hestia, who decided to leave mt.olympus for the sake of humans.) and there are many minor gods as well.
This isn't all of them, but:
Athena- goddess of wisdom
Ares- God of War
Zeus- god of the sky
Poseidon- god of the ocean, horses, earth quakes
Hades- god of the underworld
Demeter- goddess of grain and wheat, agriculture
Persephone- goddess of springtime
Apollo- god of the sun
Artemis- goddess of the moon
Hera- queen of goddesses, marriage
Hestia- goddess of the hearth
Dionysus- god of wine, parties
Hecate- goddess of magic
Aphrodite- goddess of love and beauty
Pan- god of wildlife
Hermes- god of travelers, thiefs, jack of all trades
The twelve main gods and goddesses in Greek Society are: Zesus, Hera, Athena, Aries, Apollo, Artemis, Demeter, Dionysus, Hephaestus, Hermes, and Posiden. Their role was that they were somebody to look up to and worship. They myths that were told about them explained many things that the Greek people at the time couldn't answer.
There are lots of Greek gods. I will name the main gods and goddesses, called the Olympians.
Aphrodite- love and beauty
Apollo- sun, medicine, music, poetry, dance, math, herdsmen, and prophecy
Ares- war
Artemis- moon and hunting
Athena- wisdom and battle strategies
Demeter- agriculture
Dionysus- wine and parties
Hades- realm of the dead
Hephaestus- blacksmiths, craftsmen, and fire
Hera- women, motherhood, and marriage
Hermes- dreams, commerce, treaties, inventions, science, art, oratory, travelers, and thieves
Hestia- hearth and home
Poseidon- sea, horses, and earthquakes
Zeus- sky, weather, and lightning
There are 12 Olympian gods but millions of demi gods, heroes, and minor gods.
there were 14 gods: Zeus (god of the sky), Hera (goddess of marrigage), Hestia (goddess of the hearth), Posideon (god of sea), Ares (god of war), Demeter (goddess of crops) Pan (god of the wild), Disonyus (god of wine), Athena (goddess of wisdom), Artemis (goddess of the hunt and moon), Apollo (god of the sun and music), Hades (ruler of the underworld), and last but not least Aphrodite (goddess of love) my favorite goddess.
Some of the minor gods are:
Aeschylus
Helios
Eros (Cupid) Hestia
Janus
zeus and hera
Zeus was the god of all gods and goddesses
Basically he was a Messenger giving messages to other people(Gods mainly)
Greek gods played an important role in the lives of Athenians by giving the people advice when they went to their temples.
The Sunerians believed that kings and priests had a link to the gods so they had a great influence over people.
They new the will of the gods.
They new the will of the gods.
They new the will of the gods.
Temples in ancient Greece were something like churches in modern world. People there made their religious rites.
Hera was the Greek goddess of women and marriage. She was married to the king of the gods, Zeus. Her Roman equivalent was Juno.
He was god of the sky and lord of the gods.
The people in Ancient Egypt believed that everything that affected them and their lives was the result of a direct action of a god.
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