Religion: Deities of Classical Mythology

Adonis

god of the cycle of vegetation; personification beautiful youth

Aeolus

god of the winds

Amphitrite

goddess of the oceans

Aphrodite

goddess of love and beauty

Apollo

god of youth, music, poetry, archery, and prophecy

Ares

god of war

Artemis

goddess of the hunt and the moon

Asclepius

god of medicine and healing

Athena

goddess of wisdom

Carpo

goddess of summer fruit

Chaos

personification of confusion

Chloris

goddess of flowers

Cronus

ruler of the Titans, after deposing his father, Uranus

Demeter

goddess of grains and harvest

Dionysus

god of wine

Enyo

goddess of war

Eos

goddess of the dawn

Eris

goddess of discord

Eros

god of love

Fates (or Moirai)

3 goddesses of human destiny (Atropos, Clotho, Lachesis)

Graces (or Charities)

personification of charm, grace, and beauty; 3 daughters of Zeus (Aglaia, Euphrosyne, Thalia)

Hades (or Pluto)

god of the underworld

Hebe

cupbearer of the gods

Hecate

goddess of dark places

Helios

god of the sun

Hephaestus

god of fire and the forge

Hera

queen of the goddesses; wife and sister of Zeus

Heracles

superhuman hero; performed 12 labors to win immortality

Hermaphroditus

a male-female deity, having been joined as one with the nymph Salmacis

Hermes

messenger of the gods

Hestia

goddess of the hearth

Hygeia

goddess of health

Hymen

god of marriage

Hypnos

god of sleep

Irene (or Eirene)

goddess of peace

Iris

goddess of the rainbow

Masyas

satyr flayed to death after losing flute-playing contest to Apollo

Metis

personification of prudence; first wife of Zeus

Morpheus

god of dreams

Muses

9 sisters; goddesses of arts/sciences:

Calliope

chief of the Muses

Clio

muse of history

Erato

muse of erotic poetry

Euterpe

muse of lyric poetry

Melpomene

muse of tragedy

Polyhymnia

muse of sacred poetry

Terpsichore

muse of dance

Thalia

muse of comedy

Urania

muse of astronomy

Nemesis

goddess of vengeance

Nereids

sea nymphs

Nereus

old sea god; father of the Nereids

Nike

goddess of victory

Nymphs

female spirits of nature

Nyx

goddess of night

Pan

god of shepherds, flocks, forests, and pastures

Persephone

queen of the underworld; goddess of spring

Pleiades

seven daughters of Atlas; changed into cluster of stars by Zeus

Plutus

god of wealth

Poseidon

god of the oceans

Priapus

god of fertility

Psyche

female personification of the soul

Rhea

wife of Cronus; mother of Zeus

Satyrs

gods of woodlands

Selene

goddess of the moon

Sirens

sea nymphs and enchantresses

Thanatos

god of death

Themis

personification of order and justice; daughter of Uranus and Gaia

Titans

children of Uranus, who helped, then defeated, Cronus

Triton

trumpeter of the sea; son of Poseidon

Tyche

goddess of fortune

Uranus

god of heaven; father of the Titans

Zeus

chief god of Olympus

Aesculapius

god of medicine and healing

Apollo

god of youth, music, poetry, archery, and prophecy

Aurora

goddess of the dawn

Bacchus (or Liber)

god of wine

Bellona

goddess of war

Ceres

goddess of grains and harvest

Coelus

god of heaven

Cupid (or Amor)

god of love

Diana

goddess of the hunt and the moon

Discordia

goddess of discord

Fauna

goddess of fields

Faunus (or Inuus)

god of shepherds and flocks

Flora

goddess of flowers

Fortuna

goddess of fortune

Graces (or Gratiae)

personification of charm, grace, and beauty; 3 daughters of Jupiter (Aglaia, Euphrosyne, Thalia)

Hercules

superhuman hero; performed 12 labors to win immortality

Janus

god of beginnings, especially of the year and the seasons

Juno

queen of the goddesses; wife of Jupiter

Jupiter (or Jove)

chief of all gods

Juturna

goddess of springs of water

Juventas

goddess of youth

Juventus

god of youth

Lares and Penates

household gods who watch over homes and cities

Lemures

spirits of the dead

Libitina

goddess of the underworld

Lucina

goddess of childbirth

Luna

goddess of the moon

Mars

god of war

Mercury

messenger of the gods

Minerva

goddess of wisdom

Mors

god of death

Neptune

god of the oceans

Nox

goddess of night

Orcus (or Pluto)

god of the underworld

Picus

god who could predict the future

Pomona

goddess of fruit trees and their fruit

Proserpina

queen of the underworld;

(Persipina)

goddess of spring

Psyche

female personification of the soul

Salacia

goddess of the oceans

Saturn

god of agriculture (equivalent of Greeks’ Cronus)

Sol

god of the sun

Somnus

god of sleep

Silvanus (Sylvanus)

god of forests and uncultivated land

Tartarus

primeval god of the underworld

Terminus

guardian of boundaries

Trivia

goddess of dark places

Venus

goddess of love and beauty

Vesta

goddess of the hearth

Victoria

goddess of victory

Voluptas

goddess of pleasure

Vulcan

god of fire and the forge