Who are all the gods and goddesses of greek mythology?

Answer 1

Answer:

Mythology knows hundreds, if not thousands of God's, making it fairly impossible to give all their names. They were figures of immense powers, often inspired by events in nature people could not (yet) clearly explain. The firsts God's date back thousands of years in history, as early as 10,000 B.C., and even Neanderthal people might have had their Gods and Goddesses. Mainly, early Gods and Goddesses were used for helping people with living a good and healthy life; meant for virility and health rites. Later, the number of gods increased and they got more and more sophisticated.

The Gods are split into three groups, demigods (half-human, half-God), Minor Gods (not quite as important as Major Gods), and Major Gods (very important Gods and there's only thirteen).

The Olympians:

[Greek Name (Roman Name) Duty; Symbol(s) Small amount of information]

Zeus (Jupiter, Jove) King of the Gods, Lord of the Sky; Thunderbolt, eagle, oak; Zeus was son of Rhea and Kronus, and married to his sister Hera. He was famous for having many affairs, and a bad temper. He was the father of many great heroes such as Heracles and Perseus.

Hera (Juno) Queen of the Gods, Protector of marriage and childbirth; Peacock, cow, diadem; Hera was the daughter of Rhea and Kronus, and was married to her brother Zeus. She was famously jealous of the many women that her husband had affairs with. She often made her husbands girlfriends' and children's lives very hard. Hera was often shown as horrible towards demigods, but she did show her good side, when she decided to help out the hero Jason. Hera had no children other than her children with Zeus, and was faithful to her husband because she was the goddess of marriage.

Poseidon (Neptune) Lord of the Sea, earthquakes, horses; Trident, horse; Poseidon was the son of Rhea and Kronus. He was often shown with a bad temper and a greed for land. He is most prominent in The Odyssey, where he does all he can to kill Odysseus and prevent him from reaching his home island Ithaca, in revenge for Odysseus not paying tribute to Poseidon, and for Odysseus blinding Poseidon's cyclops son, Polyphemus.

Hades (Pluto, Dis) Lord of Tartarus (the Underworld), wealth, precious metals; Narcissus, Helm of Invisibility Hades was the son of Rhea and Kronus. He is not featured in most of the Greek myths because he likes to keep to his own realm, Tartarus. The most famous myth in which he is involved in is his kidnap of Persephone, the daughter of Demeter. Hades was disliked by both mortals and his fellow Gods. Hades was one of the few Major Gods who did not reside on Olympus. [Note: Hades is not an Olympian. However, he is still one of the Major Gods.]

Demeter (Ceres) Goddess of Agriculture; Stalk of wheat;Demeter was the daughter of Rhea and Kronus. She is most prominent in the myth, in which her brother (Hades) kidnapped her daughter, Persephone. In retaliation, Demeter refused to let any plants grow on the earth. The humans had no food, and were dangerously close to extinction when Zeus finally ruled that Persephone could return home to Demeter for nine months out of the year. When Persephone is gone, the earth is a barren place, without any plants growing. This time is what is now called winter.

Hestia (Vesta) Goddess of the Hearth, or Home Fire; She is mentioned in very few myths. Hestia was a virgin Goddess and never had any affairs or children. She is most notably known for giving up her Olympian throne for Dionysus, because she was sick of the frequent jealous arguments between her fellow gods.

Ares (Mars) God of War; Spear, dog, vulture; Ares was the son of Hera and Zeus. He was disliked by a lot of Gods and mortals because of his aggressive personality. Ares was only liked by his sister, Eris, and his lover, Aphrodite. He famously had an affair with her (much to the displeasure of her husband, Hephaestus).

Hephaestus (Vulcan) God of Blacksmithing, fire, the forge; Forge, anvil; Hephaestus was the son of Hera and Zeus (though some accounts say that he was just the son of Hera, and had no father). Hephaestus was famously known as the crippled God, and no one wished to marry him because of his ugliness. Eventually, Aphrodite was forced to marry him by Zeus. Aphrodite, however, had many affairs, especially with Ares. A famous story of Hephaestus' punishment of his wife was when he caught them in a golden net that he had forged. He then invited all the gods to come and laugh at Ares and Aphrodite.

Phoebus Apollo (Apollo) God of the Sun, prophecy, healing, truth, music; oracle at Delphi, lyre, Sun Chariot; Apollo was the son of Zeus and Leto and was the twin brother of Artemis. Famously, four days after his birth, he killed the serpent, Python, which lived in Delphi. Because of this achievement, Apollo chose for his oracle to be positioned in Delphi.

Artemis (Diana) Goddess of the Hunt, wild things, moon, childbirth, maidens; Bow/arrow, moon; Artemis was the daughter Zeus and Leto and the twin sister of Apollo. She was famous for being a virgin Goddess. She and her followers spent their time hunting. Artemis only let fellow virgins join her hunt. If one of Artemis' maidens was reveled to be a maiden no longer, she would be severely punished, then disbanded from the hunt, if she was still alive.

Pallas Athena (Minerva) Goddess of Wisdom, intelligence, handicrafts; Owl, olive branch, helmet; Athena was the daughter of Zeus and Metis. She was famous for being born fully grown and clothed from her father's head. She was also the patron goddess of Athens. She had a strong rivalry with Poseidon: she had once caught him in one of her temples with his girlfriend. Poseidon also disliked Athena because she was often his rival when attempting to gain more land. Athena had no children or affairs, because she was a virgin goddess.

Aphrodite (Venus) Love and beauty; Dove, rose; Aphrodite was born of the blood from Uranus' genitals when they were tossed by Kronos into the sea. She was very jealous and beautiful. She possessed a powerful corset which would make anyone fall in love with its wearer. Despite being married to Hephaestus, she had many affairs with mortals and Gods (especially Ares).

Hermes (Mercury) Messenger of the Gods, commerce, travelers messengers, laughter, thieves; Caduceus, winged sandals; Hermes was the son of Zeus and Maia. From the day he was born he was causing mischief. When he was just one day old, he stole all of Apollo's sacred cows. When Apollo found out that he had stolen his cattle, he was ready to incinerate Hermes. However, Hermes presented Apollo with a musical instrument which he had just made, called a lyre. Apollo was so pleased with the instrument that he forgot his anger and instead gave Hermes his caduceus in trade for the lyre.

Dionysus (Bacchus) God of Wine, life-giving fluids, vine, merriment, madness; Grape leaves, thyrsus (stick with pine-cone on top); Dionysus was the son Zeus and Semele. His mother was accidentally killed by Zeus while he was still in the womb, but though his mother died, Zeus managed to rescue him. Dionysus was raised by satyrs and nymphs. Dionysus' greatest achievement was making wine, which was praised by the Gods. For this, the gods granted him immortality, and he became one of the Olympians. He took the seat in the Pantheon previously occupied my Hestia.

Minor Gods:

[These are only two examples of Minor Gods.]
[Greek Name (Roman Name) Duty; Symbol(s) Small amount of information]

Persephone (Proserpina) Queen of Tartarus, Spring (the season); Pomegranate; Persephone was the daughter of Zeus and Demeter. She is most famously known for how she was won by her husband, Hades, who kidnapped her from her mother and took her to Tartarus. It was there that she was tricked into eating pomegranate seeds from the Underworld. The rule was that if you ate food from Tartarus, you must stay there forever. Zeus ruled that since Persephone had eaten only seven seeds (a forth of the fruit), she only had to spend three out of the twelve months of the year in Tartarus.

Eros (Cupid) God of lust; A heart with an arrow through it; Eros was the son of Aphrodite. There is lots of confusion over Eros' father. It is most likely that it is Ares, though some say Hephaestus, and others say it may be Hermes. No one truly knows for sure. Eros was often depicted with his mother, whom he was very devoted to and who he spent a lot of time with, seeing as their duties were interconnected.

Answer 2

The ruler of all gods is Zeus and his brothers are Poseidon and Hades who are the big 3.

The other god and goddesses are Ares, Aphrodite, Apollo, Artemis, Athena, Demeter, Dionysus, Hestia, Hera, Hephaestus, and Hermes

Answer 3

There were 12 primary Olympian Gods

• zeus
• poseidon
• hades
• dionysus
• hera
• ares
• athena
• apollo
• artemis
• aphrodite
• hermes
• hephaestus

Becasue the ancient GReek religion derived from an anamist religious view in which every natural feature and emotion had a spirit asscoaiated with this, there were many, many minor gods in the Greek pantheon once it was systematized and Greek culture was spread beyond its original narrow boundaries. They include:

• demeter
• persephone
• hestia
• eros
• hebe
• eris
• helios
• thanatos
• pan
• nemisis

In addition, there were the Titans, considered to be the previous generation of the Gods, and most likely derived from spirits of the indigenous peoples who where conquered when the Helenes invaded Greece. The Titans included:

• gaea
• uranus
• cronus
• rhea
• oceanus
• tethys
• hyperion
• mnemosyne
• themis
• iapetus
• coeus
• crius
• phoebe
• thea
• prometheus
• epimetheus
• atlas
• metis