Who are the gods and what role do they play in greek society?

Answer 1

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.

OlympiansZeus

• Skies
• Thunder
• the king of gods
• one of the big three

Hades

• Lord of the Dead
• Underworld
• One of the big three

Hera

• Marriage
• Childbirth

Poseidon

• Seas
• Horses
• Earthquakes
• Hail
• Storms
• One of the big three

Demeter

• Agriculture
• Grain
• Harvest
• sometimes Crossroads
• Crops

Athena (Athene)

• Warfare
• Civilization
• Wisdom
• Strategy
• Crafts
• Justice
• patron goddess of Athens

Apollo

• Light
• Sun (sometimes it's Helios)
• Healing
• Archery
• Prophecy
• Arts
• Truth
• Plague
• Music
• Poetry
• patron god of Delphi

Artemis

• Hunt
• Moon (sometimes Selene)
• Virginity
• Wild Animals
• Young Girls

Ares

• War
• "Righteous Indignation"
• Courage
• Masculinity

Aphrodite

• Love
• Beauty
• Sexuality

Hephaestus

• Technology
• Blacksmiths
• Craftsmen/Artisans
• Sculptors
• Metals/Metallurgy
• Fire
• Forge
• Volcanoes

Hermes

• Messenger of the Gods
• Guide of the dead
• Boundaries
• Travelers
• Shepherds and Cowherds
• Cunning
• Thieves
• Orators
• Wit
• Invention
• Commerce

Sometimes Regarded as Olympians:Dionysus

• Wine
• Greek Stage
• Grapes

Hestia

• Hearth
• Architecture
• Domesticity
• Family Life
• warmth

Primordial Deities (Existed since beginning of Universe)These deities are often personifications of concepts or places.Chronos (Cronos, Kronos, Roman Only: Chronus)

• Personification of Time
• Sometimes confused with the Titan Cronus

Gaia

• Personification of Earth
• Mother Nature

Eros

• Personification of Love
• Sometimes categorized as son of Aphrodite

Aether

• Personification of Upper Sky
• Space
• Heaven

Erebus (Erebos)

• Darkness
• Shadows

Ananke (Anangke, Anagke)

• Personification of Destiny
• Necessity
• Fates (Mother of the Fates)

Chaos (goddess)

• Space between Heaven and Earth
• Invisible Air
• Gloomy Mist

Hemera

• Personification of Day

Nyx

• Personification of Night

Phanes

• Procreation
• Generation of New Life
• Sometimes known as the First Ruler of the Deities (passed on to his wife Nyx, than Uranus, Cronus, and ends up with Zeus)

Pontus

• Sea

Tartarus (Tartaros)

• Torment and Suffering

Thalassa

• Sea
• mainly personification of Mediterranean Sea

Uranos (Uranus, Ouranos)

• Father Sky

Cthonic Deities (Underworld)Hades

• Underworld
• Sometimes Personification of Death

Persephone

• Queen of the Underworld (wife of Hades)
• Spring
• Vegetation

Thanatos

• Non-violent Death
• Personification of Death

Hypnos

• Sleep

Morpheus

• Dreams

Charon

• Daemon (spririt) that serves as the Ferryman of the Dead

Hecate (Hekate)

• Magic
• Witchcraft
• Night (sometimes)
• Moon (sometimes)
• Necromancy
• Ghosts

Cocytus (Kokytos)

• God of Underworld River of tears and wailing

Ephiales

• Daemon of nightmares

Lethe

• Goddess of the Underworld River of Oblivion

Macaria

• Blessed Dead
• Daughter of Hades and Persephone

Aquatic Deities (having to do with water)Pontus-sea

Inacus-river

Proteus-seals, also a shapeshifter, "Old Man of the Sea"

Triton-seas

Achelous-river

Glaucus-sea

Ceto-sea

Oceanus-oceans

WindsAeolus-winds

Boreas-north wind

Zephryos-west wind

Notos-south wind

Euros-east wind

MusesCalliope-heroic poetry

Clio-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-nature

Helios-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 song

Momus-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

Titans

Tartarus-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-earth

Mnemosyne-memory

Rhea-motherhood

Phoebe-moon

Tethys-sea

Leto- motherhood

Dione-oracle of dodona

Metis-wisdom

Themis-justice,order

Theia-sight

Clymene-fame, infamy

Answer 2

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.

Answer 3

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

Answer 4

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.

Answer 5

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

Answer 6

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

Answer 7

zeus and hera