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Key: Greek Name(Roman Name) | information on that character
Information off of loggia.com, and books on mythology: Greek Gods, Human Lives by Mary Lefkowitz, Myths of the Ancient Greeks by Richard P. Martin, Gods and Goddesses in Greek Mythology by
Michelle M. Houle, Dictionary of Classical Mythology by J. E. Zimmerman, Myths of Greece and Rome by Thomas Bulfinch, Library of the World's Myths and Legends: Greek Mythology by John Pinsent, The Complete World of Greek Mythology by Richard Buxton, and Greek Myths: Gods, Heroes, and Monsters by Ellen Switzer and Costas.
Olympians
Aphrodite (Venus) | goddess of love and beauty
Apollo (Apollo) | god of the arts (esp. poetry and music), archery, and divination
Ares (Mars) | god of war
Artemis (Diana) | goddess of the hunt and protector of children
Athena (Minerva) | goddess of wisdom, war, and crafts; patron of Athens
Demeter (Ceres) | goddess of agriculture and fertility
Dionysos (Bacchus) | god of wine, mysteries, and the theatre
Hephaistos (Vulcan) | god of smiths and metal-workers
Hera (Juno) | goddess of marriage; consort of Zeus
Hermes (Mercury) | god of merchants; messenger of Zeus
Poseidon (Neptune) | god of the sea and earthquakes
Zeus (Jupiter) | god of the sky; ruler of Olympus
Chthonians
Erinyes (Furiae) | also known as Furies, these were female spirits who exacted vengeance against those who committed specific crimes
There are three of them:
Alecto
Megaera
Tisiphone
Hades (Pluto) | god of the Underworld and ruler of the dead; husband of Persephone
Hekate (Trivia) | goddess of magic
Persephone (Proserpina) | goddess of the Underworld and wife of Hades)
Thanatos | god of death
Muses
Daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; They presided over song, and prompted the memory. They were nine in number, to each of whom presided over a particular department of literature, art, or science.
Calliope | Muse of Epic Poetry
Clio | Muse of History
Euterpe | Muse of Lyric Poetry
Melpomene | Muse of Tragedy
Terpsichore | Muse of Choral Dance and Song
Erato | Muse of Love Poetry
Polyhymnia | Muse of Sacred Poetry
Urania | Muse of Astronomy
Thalia | Muse of Comedy
Charites(Graces)
A trio of goddesses who personified grace; daughters of Zeus and the Oceanid Eurynome; the companions of Aphrodite
Aglaia | personified beauty and/or radiance
Euphrosyne | personified joy
Thalia | personified blooming or flowering
Fates/Moirai
A trio of goddesses who supervised fate; daughters of Nyx, the goddess of Night.
Clotho | the spinner
Lachesis | the drawer of lots
Atropos | represented the inevitable end to life
Horae
Trio of Seasonal goddesses; daughters of Zeus and Themis
Eunomia | goddess of law and order
Dice | goddess of justice
Eirene | goddess of peace
Sirens
three women with bird-like bodies; sirens were legendary for luring sailors by singing their enchanted songs
Leukosia
Ligeia
Parthenope
Nymphs
Female nature spirits
Dryads | wood-nymphs
Hamadryads | related to the Dryads, these nymphs were so closely part of the trees they inhabited that it was said that they died along with their trees
Limnades | Daugerous nymphs of lakes, marshes, and swamps whom lure travelers to destruction by singing and their false cries of help
Leimoniads | nymphs of the meadow
Meliae | these were nymphs of a particular kind of tree - the ash tree
Naiads | nymphs associated with water
Napaeae | nymphs presiding over dells, hills, and woods
Nereids | sea-nymphs; they were the daughters of Nereus and Doris
www.loggia.com/myth/nereids.html
Oceanids | the Titans Okeanos and Tethys were the parents of "three thousand slender-ankled daughters"
www.loggia.com/myth/oceanids.html
Oreads | nymphs of mountains
Free Spirits
Amphitrite | sea goddess; wife of Poseidon
Asklepios (Asclepius) | god of healing
Boreas | god of the north wind
Eileithyia (Lucina) | goddess of childbirth
Enyo (Bellona) | goddess of war
Eos (Aurora) | goddess of the dawn
Erebus | personification of darkness
Eris (Discordia) | goddess whose name means "discord" or "strife"
Eros (Cupid) | god of love and desire
Anteros | god of minor love
Hebe (Juventas) | goddess who was a cup-bearer for the Olympian gods
Helios (Sol) | god of the sun
Hesperus (Vesper) | the evening star
Hestia (Vesta) | goddess of the home and hearth
Himeros | god of sexual desire; companion of Aphrodite
Hygeia | goddess of health
Hypnos (Somnus) | god of Sleep; brother of Thanatos
Iris | goddess of the rainbow; messenger of Hera
Morpheus | god of dream
Nemesis | goddess of retribution
Nereus | sea god who fathered 50 daughters - the Nereids (sea-nymphs)
Nike (Victoria) | goddess of victory
Nyx | goddess who personifies night
Pan (Faunus) | god of the countryside
Peitho | goddess who personifies persuasion; Peitho often accompanies Aphrodite in myth
Selene (Luna) | goddess of the moon
Triton | water god; son of Amphitrite and Poseidon
Tyche (Fortuna) | goddess of fortune
Zephyrus | god of the west wind
Information off of loggia.com, and books on mythology: Greek Gods, Human Lives by Mary Lefkowitz, Myths of the Ancient Greeks by Richard P. Martin, Gods and Goddesses in Greek Mythology by
Michelle M. Houle, Dictionary of Classical Mythology by J. E. Zimmerman, Myths of Greece and Rome by Thomas Bulfinch, Library of the World's Myths and Legends: Greek Mythology by John Pinsent, The Complete World of Greek Mythology by Richard Buxton, and Greek Myths: Gods, Heroes, and Monsters by Ellen Switzer and Costas.
Olympians
Aphrodite (Venus) | goddess of love and beauty
Apollo (Apollo) | god of the arts (esp. poetry and music), archery, and divination
Ares (Mars) | god of war
Artemis (Diana) | goddess of the hunt and protector of children
Athena (Minerva) | goddess of wisdom, war, and crafts; patron of Athens
Demeter (Ceres) | goddess of agriculture and fertility
Dionysos (Bacchus) | god of wine, mysteries, and the theatre
Hephaistos (Vulcan) | god of smiths and metal-workers
Hera (Juno) | goddess of marriage; consort of Zeus
Hermes (Mercury) | god of merchants; messenger of Zeus
Poseidon (Neptune) | god of the sea and earthquakes
Zeus (Jupiter) | god of the sky; ruler of Olympus
Chthonians
Erinyes (Furiae) | also known as Furies, these were female spirits who exacted vengeance against those who committed specific crimes
There are three of them:
Alecto
Megaera
Tisiphone
Hades (Pluto) | god of the Underworld and ruler of the dead; husband of Persephone
Hekate (Trivia) | goddess of magic
Persephone (Proserpina) | goddess of the Underworld and wife of Hades)
Thanatos | god of death
Muses
Daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; They presided over song, and prompted the memory. They were nine in number, to each of whom presided over a particular department of literature, art, or science.
Calliope | Muse of Epic Poetry
Clio | Muse of History
Euterpe | Muse of Lyric Poetry
Melpomene | Muse of Tragedy
Terpsichore | Muse of Choral Dance and Song
Erato | Muse of Love Poetry
Polyhymnia | Muse of Sacred Poetry
Urania | Muse of Astronomy
Thalia | Muse of Comedy
Charites(Graces)
A trio of goddesses who personified grace; daughters of Zeus and the Oceanid Eurynome; the companions of Aphrodite
Aglaia | personified beauty and/or radiance
Euphrosyne | personified joy
Thalia | personified blooming or flowering
Fates/Moirai
A trio of goddesses who supervised fate; daughters of Nyx, the goddess of Night.
Clotho | the spinner
Lachesis | the drawer of lots
Atropos | represented the inevitable end to life
Horae
Trio of Seasonal goddesses; daughters of Zeus and Themis
Eunomia | goddess of law and order
Dice | goddess of justice
Eirene | goddess of peace
Sirens
three women with bird-like bodies; sirens were legendary for luring sailors by singing their enchanted songs
Leukosia
Ligeia
Parthenope
Nymphs
Female nature spirits
Dryads | wood-nymphs
Hamadryads | related to the Dryads, these nymphs were so closely part of the trees they inhabited that it was said that they died along with their trees
Limnades | Daugerous nymphs of lakes, marshes, and swamps whom lure travelers to destruction by singing and their false cries of help
Leimoniads | nymphs of the meadow
Meliae | these were nymphs of a particular kind of tree - the ash tree
Naiads | nymphs associated with water
Napaeae | nymphs presiding over dells, hills, and woods
Nereids | sea-nymphs; they were the daughters of Nereus and Doris
www.loggia.com/myth/nereids.html
Oceanids | the Titans Okeanos and Tethys were the parents of "three thousand slender-ankled daughters"
www.loggia.com/myth/oceanids.html
Oreads | nymphs of mountains
Free Spirits
Amphitrite | sea goddess; wife of Poseidon
Asklepios (Asclepius) | god of healing
Boreas | god of the north wind
Eileithyia (Lucina) | goddess of childbirth
Enyo (Bellona) | goddess of war
Eos (Aurora) | goddess of the dawn
Erebus | personification of darkness
Eris (Discordia) | goddess whose name means "discord" or "strife"
Eros (Cupid) | god of love and desire
Anteros | god of minor love
Hebe (Juventas) | goddess who was a cup-bearer for the Olympian gods
Helios (Sol) | god of the sun
Hesperus (Vesper) | the evening star
Hestia (Vesta) | goddess of the home and hearth
Himeros | god of sexual desire; companion of Aphrodite
Hygeia | goddess of health
Hypnos (Somnus) | god of Sleep; brother of Thanatos
Iris | goddess of the rainbow; messenger of Hera
Morpheus | god of dream
Nemesis | goddess of retribution
Nereus | sea god who fathered 50 daughters - the Nereids (sea-nymphs)
Nike (Victoria) | goddess of victory
Nyx | goddess who personifies night
Pan (Faunus) | god of the countryside
Peitho | goddess who personifies persuasion; Peitho often accompanies Aphrodite in myth
Selene (Luna) | goddess of the moon
Triton | water god; son of Amphitrite and Poseidon
Tyche (Fortuna) | goddess of fortune
Zephyrus | god of the west wind