# List of Greek deities

Deities in ancient Greece were immortal, anthropomorphic, and powerful. They were conceived of as individual persons, rather than abstract concepts or ideas, and were described as being similar to humans in appearance, though they were considered larger and more beautiful. Though typically found in mythology and religion in an anthropomorphic visage, the gods were also capable of taking on the form of various animals. The emotions and actions of deities were largely the same as those of humans; they frequently engaged in sexual activity, and were fickle and amoral. Deities were considered far more knowledgeable than humans, and it was believed that they conversed in a language of their own. Their immortality, the most defining marker of their divinity, meant that, after having grown to a certain point, they did not age any further. In place of blood, their veins flowed with ichor, a substance which was a product of their diet, and conferred upon them their immortality. Divine power allowed the gods to intervene in mortal affairs in various ways; they could cause natural events such as rain, wind, the growing of crops, or epidemics, and were able to dictate the outcomes of complex human events, such as battles or political situations.
Ancient Greek religion was polytheistic, and a multiplicity of gods were venerated by the same groups and individuals. The identity of a deity is demarcated primarily by their name, though this name can also be accompanied by an epithet (or surname), which may refer to a specific function of the god, to an association with another deity, or to a local form of the divinity. Worship was the means by which the Greeks honoured their gods, as they believed deities had the power to bring to their lives various positive outcomes which were beyond their own control. Greek cult, or religious practice, consisted of activities such sacrifices, prayers, libations, festivals, and the building of temples. By the 8th century BC, most deities were honoured in sanctuaries (temenē), sacred areas which often included a temple and dining room, and which were typically dedicated to a single deity. The cult a of deity contributed to how they were viewed, based upon the kinds of sacrifices made in their honour, the relation of their rituals to the social order, and the location of their sanctuaries.
In addition to their name and cult, a god's character was determined by their mythology (the collection of stories told about them), and their iconography (how they were depicted in ancient Greek art). Mythological stories about a deity told of their deeds (which may have related to their functions) and linked them, through genealogical connections, to other gods with similar functions. The most important surviving accounts of Greek mythology can be found in Homeric epic, which tells of encounters between gods and mortals, and Hesiod's Theogony, which explicates a genealogy of the gods. Some myths attempted to explain the origins of certain cult practices, while others may have arisen from rituals; myths known throughout Greece can also have differing local versions. Artistic representations allow us to understand how deities were depicted over time from the early archaic period, and works such as vase paintings can significantly predate literary sources. Art contributed to how the Greeks conceived of the gods, and depictions would often assign them certain symbols, such as the thunderbolt of Zeus or the trident of Poseidon.
The principal gods of the Greek pantheon were the twelve Olympians, who lived on Mount Olympus, and were connected to each other as part of a single family. Zeus was the chief god of the pantheon, though Athena and Apollo were honoured in a greater number of sanctuaries in major cities, and Dionysus is the deity who has received the most attention from modern scholars. Beyond the central divinities of the pantheon, the Greek gods were numerous. Some parts of the natural world, such as the earth, sea, or sun, were held as divine throughout Greece, though other natural deities, such the various nymphs and river gods, were primarily of local significance. Personifications of abstract concepts appeared frequently in Greek art and poetry, though many were also venerated in cult, with some being worshipped as early as the 6th century BC. Groups or societies of deities could be purely mythological in importance, such as the Titans, or they could be the subject of significant worship, such as the Muses or Charites.

## Major deities in Greek religion

The following section is structured after Walter Burkert's Greek Religion, particularly his section "Chapter III: The Gods".

### Twelve Olympians

| Name | Description |
| Aphrodite Ἀφροδίτη | Goddess of sexual love and beauty. In Hesiod's Theogony she is born from the castrated genitals of Uranus, while in the Iliad she is the child of Zeus and Dione. She was worshipped throughout the Hellenic, and her best-known cults were located on the island of Cyprus. A number of scholars believe she was Near-Eastern in origin, though others argue she was derived from a Cypriot goddess who contained indigenous elements. In the Odyssey, she is married to Hephaestus, though she fornicates with Ares, and the two are caught in sexual embrace by an invisible net crafted by her husband. She also had affairs with mortals such as Adonis and Anchises, and would provide help to mortal lovers while punishing those who spurned love. In art, she was represented from the 7th century BC as a robed figure, though in the Hellenistic period various nude and semi-nude depictions were produced; among her symbols were various birds, especially doves. Her Roman counterpart is Venus. |
| Apollo Ἀπόλλων | Son of Zeus and Leto, and twin brother of Artemis. His various functions and associations include healing, music, archery and prophecy, and he has often been characterised as the "most Greek" of the gods. Apollo's cult existed throughout Greece, having been this widespread by the beginning of the 7th century BC, and was likely been brought to Greece during the Greek Dark Ages. By the 5th century BC, his worship had been introduced into Rome, where he was revered primarily as a god of healing. In mythology, he was said to have slain the dragon Python, who guarded an oracle of Themis at Delphi, before taking over the shrine for himself. He had numerous love affairs with nymphs and women such as Daphne and Cyrene, as well as with males such as Hyacinth, though he was often unsuccessful in his amorous pursuits. In art, he is depicted as a youth, usually without a beard, and can be found portrayed as a lyre player or archer. From the 5th century BC, he was often equated with the sun. |
| Ares Ἄρης | God of war. He is the son of Zeus and Hera, and the lover of Aphrodite, by whom, in the Theogony, he is the father of Deimos, Phobos and Harmonia. His cult was relatively limited, and his temples were located mostly on Crete and in the Peloponnese; he also often appeared alongside Aphrodite in cult. In the Iliad, he is depicted in a largely negative manner, as a brash and wild warrior; he supports the Trojan side of the war, and is frequently presented in opposition to Athena. In ancient art, he was depicted early on as a warrior, bearded and with a spear and shield, though from the classical period he can found as a beardless and more youthful figure. In Rome, his counterpart was Mars. |
| Artemis Ἄρτεμις | Daughter of Zeus and Leto, and twin sister of Apollo. She presided over transitions, and was associated with hunting and the wild. Her cult was the most far-reaching of any goddess, and she presided over female (as well as male) initiation rites. She is among the oldest of the Greek gods, and is closely linked with Asia Minor. In Homeric epic, she is described as a talented hunter who traverses the Arcadian mountains, accompanied by a retinue of nymphs. She remained a young maiden and virgin indefinitely, and men who attempted to violate her chastity generally faced severe consequences. She dispatches swift punishment against mortals who display arrogance towards her, or fail to honour her properly, and is also known for unexpectedly and suddenly killing mortal women. In art, she is often depicted as a hunter carrying a bow and arrow, and wearing a dress, though from the 7th century BC there exist depictions of her as Potnia Theron. Her Roman counterpart is Diana. |
| Athena Ἀθηνᾶ | Daughter of Zeus, who is born from his head after he swallows her mother, Metis. She was originally a Minoan or Mycenaean goddess, and her name is likely derived from that of Athens. Throughout Greece she was the foremost polis deity, and in Greek cities her temple was typically located on the citadel; the nexus of her worship was the Athenian Acropolis, upon which there was temple to her by the 8th or 7th century BC. She is both a virgin goddess and a warrior, and is the patroness of all forms of craftmanship. In mythology, she competes with Poseidon for the patronage of Athens, besting him by offering its inhabitants the olive tree. She is described as a provider of aid to male heroes, helping figures such as Heracles, Perseus, and Bellerophon in their quests. In the earliest known artistic depictions of Athena, she wears a helmet and carries a spear and lance, and around the early 6th century BC there begin appearing representations including the aegis and a shield adorned with a gorgoneion. Her Roman counterpart is Minerva. |
| Demeter Δημήτηρ | Goddess of agriculture. She is the daughter of Cronus and Rhea, and the mother of Persephone by Zeus. She and her daughter were intimately connected in cult, and the two goddesses were honoured in the Thesmophoria festival, which included only women. Demeter presided over the growing of grain, and she was responsible for the lives of married women. Her most important myth is that of her daughter's abduction, in which Persephone is stolen by Hades and taken into the underworld; hearing the cries of her daughter as she is taken, Demeter traverses the earth looking for her, and local versions of the story tell of her interactions with mortals during her search. This myth, which is first narrated in the Homeric Hymn to Demeter, was central to the Eleusinian Mysteries, the most ancient of the Greek mystery religions. In art, Demeter is typically depicted as a clothed figure, and features of her representations include the polos, calathus, sheaf, and torch. Her Roman counterpart is Ceres. |
| Dionysus Διόνυσος | Son of Zeus and the mortal woman Semele. He is the "most versatile and elusive" Greek deity, and is the god who has received the greatest attention in modern scholarship. He is the god of wine, intoxication, and ecstasy, and is associated with theatre, eroticism, masks, and madness. His name is attested in Mycenaean Greece, and there is evidence of him having been worshipped continuously from the 15th century BC. His cult was more far-reaching than that of any other Greek god; his festivals, which could be found across the Greek world, often featured drunkenness and revelry, and included the Anthesteria, the Agrionia, the Rural Dionysia, and the City Dionysia. His pregnant mother dies upon seeing Zeus in the form in which he appears to Hera, and Zeus stitches the unborn god into his thigh, from which he is then born. He is accompanied by a retinue of satyrs, maenads, and silenoi, and is said to have travelled with his followers to locations such as Egypt and India. His artistic depictions are more numerous than those of any other god; prior to 430 BC, he is portrayed as a bearded and clothed adult, often adorned with an animal skin, while later representations depict him as a beardless, effeminate youth. |
| Hephaestus Ἥφαιστος | God of fire and metalworking. He is the son of Hera, either on her own or by Zeus. He is non-Greek in origin, and his cult was likely imported from Asia Minor. He was worshipped on the island of Lemnos, and more famously at Athens, where he was linked with Athena. In Homeric epic he is the smith of the gods, who produces creations such as the shield of Achilles; he has crippled feet, and is an outcast among the Olympians. He is said to have been hurled from Olympus as an infant, either by Zeus, landing on Lemnos, or by Hera, landing in the sea. His wife is Aglaea, one of the Charites, or the unfaithful Aphrodite. In art, he is depicted wearing a pilos from the 5th century BC, and can be found holding an axe or hammer. His Roman counterpart is Vulcan. |
| Hera Ἥρα | Wife of Zeus, and daughter of Cronus and Rhea. She is associated with marriage in particular, and is the queen of the gods. She likely descends from a goddess who was worshipped in Mycenaean Greece. She has some of the oldest sanctuaries, which often contain immense temples, and her two most important locations of worship were the Heraion of Argos and Samos; she was venerated in her role as the wife of Zeus, and as a city goddess. By her husband she is the mother of Ares, Hebe, and Eileithyia, and in myth she is a jealous wife who torments Zeus's mistresses and other children. In artistic depictions of groups, she can sometimes be distinguished as a figure in bride's attire, accompanying Zeus, and in scenes of hieros gamos she is portrayed as a matronly figure; features of her depictions include clothing being pulled around her head like a veil, the patera, the sceptre, and pomegranate. Her Roman counterpart is Juno. |
| Hermes Ἑρμῆς | Son of Zeus and the nymph Maia. He is the messenger and herald of the gods, the god of boundaries and their crossing, and a trickster deity. He is likely derived from a god which existed in Mycenaean Greece, and the most ancient location of his cult was the region of Arcadia, where his worship was especially prevalent; his cult was spread through the Peloponnese, and existed in a particularly ancient in Athens. He was closely linked with herms, stone statues which marked various boundaries, and was the patron of shepherds, especially young men whose job it was to protect crops from cattle. He is said to have stolen the cattle of Apollo as a new-born, receiving the herd from the god by gifting him the lyre, which he had created from a tortoise's shell. In art, his symbols include the caduceus, the petasos (or pilos), and his winged sandals; he is a bearded figure prior to the 4th century BC, after which beardless begin appearing. His Roman counterpart is Mercury. |
| Hestia Ἑστία | Goddess of the hearth. She is the daughter of Cronus and Rhea. Her role in mythology is minimal, and she is never fully anthropomorphic. In cultic activity, she is always the deity who receives the first offering or prayer, and she was venerated in each city's communal hearth, or prytaneion. She is a virgin goddess, who forever retains her chastity, and rejects the advances of male deities such as Apollo and Poseidon. Her Roman counterpart is Vesta. |
| Poseidon Ποσειδῶν | God of the sea, earthquakes, and horses. He is the son of Cronus and Rhea, and the brother of Zeus and Hades. He was an important deity in Mycenaean Greece, and through the archaic period his position receded. He had sanctuaries in many coastal locations, though he was also worshipped in inland areas, where he was associated with bodies of water such as pools and streams. His epithets include Hippios (relating to horses), "Earth-Shaker", and "Embracer of Earth". In the Iliad, he and his brothers split the cosmos between themselves, with Poseidon receiving the sea. His wife is Amphitrite, with whom he lives below the ocean, though he has affairs with numerous women, producing sometimes dangerous or monstrous children. From the 7th century BC, Corinthian votive tablets show him with his trident in hand, wearing a diadem and chiton; it can be difficult to tell apart him apart from Zeus, and only from the Hellenistic period is he found in a chariot pulled by hippocampi. His Roman counterpart is Neptune. |
| Zeus Ζεύς | Chief god of the Greek pantheon. He is the king of the gods, and the most powerful deity. He is the son of the Titans Cronus and Rhea, and the husband of Hera. He is the only Greek god who is unquestionably Indo-European in origin, and he is attested already in Mycenaean Greece. His numerous functions and domains are more varied than those of any other god, and over 1000 of his epithets survive. According to Hesiod's Theogony, he attains his power by overthrowing his father and the other Titans in a ten-year war known as the Titanomachy. Through his innumerable sexual exploits with mortal women, he was the father of various heroes and progenitors of well-known family lines. Among his symbols are the thunderbolt, the sceptre, and the eagle. In art from the 6th century BC onwards, he was often shown sitting on a throne, or as an upright figure wielding a lightning bolt; Zeus's lusting after women is also frequently found on vase paintings from the 5th century BC. His Roman counterpart is Jupiter, also referred to as Jove. |

### Chthonic deities

| Name | Description |
| Hades Ἅιδης | Ruler of the underworld and the dead. He is the child of Cronus and Rhea, and the consort of Persephone. In the Iliad, Hades and his brothers, Poseidon and Zeus, split the world between themselves, with Hades receiving the underworld. He was referred to under names such as Plouton and "chthonian Zeus", and his epithets included Clymenus ('Renowned') and Eubouleus ('Good Counsellor'). In his best-known myth, he kidnaps Persephone, after receiving Zeus's assent, and takes her into the underworld; while there, she consumes some of his food, forcing her to henceforth spend part of each year in the underworld. He had virtually on role in cult, and was worshipped instead as Plouton, throughout Greece. In artistic depictions he often holds a sceptre or key, with his appearance being similar to that of Zeus. His name can also be used to denote to the underworld itself. |
| Persephone Περσεφόνη | Daughter of Zeus and Demeter. She is the wife of Hades, and queen of the underworld. In her central myth, first narrated in the Homeric Hymn to Demeter, she is seized by Hades while frolicking in a meadow, and carried her into the underworld; Zeus asks for her return, but Persephone, having consumed pomengranate seeds during her stay, is forced to from then on spend a part of each year there. She is frequently found alongside her mother in cult, and the two are honoured in the Thesmophoria festival, as well as the Eleusinian Mysteries; she can also be found closely linked in cult with Hades. She also appears in myth as the queen of the underworld, a realm over which she wields significant power, with her being described as helping certain mortals who visit. |
| Plouton Πλούτων | A name for the ruler of the underworld, who is also known as Hades. Plouton is attested from around 500 BC, before which he was a distinct deity from Hades; the name is a euphemistic title, which alludes to the riches that exist beneath the earth. Plouton appears in cult linked with Persephone and Demeter, and his worship is attested almost exclusively in Attica prior to the Hellenistic period, in relation to Eleusinian cult in particular. In art, he is depicted with a beard (which is sometimes white), and carrying a cornucopia or sceptre. |

### Lesser deities

| Name | Description |
| Eileithyia Εἰλείθυια | Goddess associated with birth. In the Theogony, she is the daughter of Zeus and Hera. She is attested in the Bronze Age, and was worshipped at a cave in Amnisos on Crete as early as the Middle Minoan period. She was venerated mostly by women, and in the archaic period her worship was found most prominently on Crete, in the Peloponnese, and in the Cyclades; she is also worshipped in a number of locations as an aspect of Artemis. |
| Enyalius Ἐνυάλιος | A war god. He is associated in particular with close-quarters fighting, though the degree to which he is a separate deity from Ares has been debated since antiquity. He is mentioned as early as the Mycenaean period, and his worship is most clearly attested in the Peloponnese; he possessed a significant cult at Sparta, where there sat a statue of him bound in chains. In literature, he is little more than an epithet or byname for Ares. |
| Hecate Ἑκάτη | A goddess associated with ghosts and magic. In the Theogony, she is the daughter of Perses and Asteria. She was likely originally from Caria in Asia Minor, and her worship seems to have been taken up by the Greeks during the archaic period. She is attested in Athens in the sixth century BC, and statues of her stood guard throughout the city by the Classical period. She is absent from Homeric epic, and Hesiod celebrates her in a section of his Theogony, treating her as a mighty goddess who helps various members of society. She was said to have been accompanied by the ghosts of maidens and women who died childless, and was linked with dogs and their sacrifice. Beginning in the 5th century BC, she was assimilated with Artemis. In art, she is depicted with either one or three faces (and sometimes three bodies), and is frequently found wearing a polos and carrying torches. |
| Pan Πάν | God of shepherds and goatherds. He comes from the region of Arcadia, and was conceived of as partly human and partly goat. During the 5th century BC, his worship spread to Athens from Arcadia, before being dispersed across the Greek world; he was venerated in caves, sometimes in conjunction with Hermes and the nymphs. There were numerous conflicting versions of his parentage, and in myth he is a figure who roams the mountains and plays the syrinx; he is a lecherous figure who lusts after both nymphs and young men, though he is typically met with little success in his lustful pursuits. In art, he is portrayed as an ithyphallic figure. |
| Prometheus Προμηθεύς | Son of the Titan Iapetus. He was credited with the creation of mankind, producing the first human from a lump of clay. He was said to have brought fire to humanity, having covertly stolen it from Olympus; this action earned him the punishment of Zeus, who had him bound to a rock face in the Caucasus Mountains, where an eagle would tear apart his liver each day, before it regenerated over the following night. He is later set free from his punishment by Heracles. The image of his punishment is found in art as early as the 7th century BC, and he is typically found as a bearded figure with an unclothed body and arms bound, while the eagle hovers overhead. |
| Leto Λητώ | Mother of Apollo and Artemis by Zeus. She is the daughter of the Titans Coeus and Phoebe. When pregnant with her children, she travels to find somewhere give birth, but is rebuffed in each location (in some accounts due to the efforts of a jealous Hera), before arriving at Delos, where she eventually delivers both children (though in an early version Artemis is born instead on Ortygia). In cult, she was frequently linked with her children, though in Asia Minor she was more important as an individual, and from the 6th century BC she was worshipped at the Letoon in Lycia. |
| Leucothea Λευκοθέα | A sea goddess. In myth, she was originally a mortal women named Ino, who fled from her frenzied husband with her young son, Melicertes, in her arms; she jumped into the sea, taking her son with her, and the two were deified, becoming Leucothea and Palaemon, respectively. Leucothea was venerated across the Mediterranean world, and was linked with initiation rites, a connection which is likely responsible for her identification with Ino. |
| Thetis Θέτις | The mother of Achilles. She is one of the Nereids, the daughters of Nereus and Doris. She is courted by Poseidon and Zeus until they hear of a prophecy that any son she bears will overthrow his father, prompting Zeus to wed Thetis to the hero Peleus. Prior to their marriage, her future husband pursues her, with her transforming into different shapes as she flees. After the birth of Achilles, she burns her son in an attempt to make him immortal, an action which led to the end of her marriage. Her cult existed in Thessaly and Sparta, and she was a popular subject in vase paintings, particularly in the 6th and 5th centuries BC. |

### Nature deities

| Name | Description |
| Achelous Ἀχελώϊος | One of the river gods, sons of Oceanus and Tethys. He was the god of the Achelous River, the largest river in Greece. The oracle of Zeus at Dodona helped to spread his worship, and he was often venerated alongside the nymphs, though his cult began to recede in the 4th century BC. In myth, he fights the hero Heracles for the hand of Deianeira, assuming multiple forms in the battle, including that of a bull; he is beaten when Heracles snaps one of his horns from his head. |
| Anemoi Άνεμοι | Personifications of the winds. They are typically four in number – Zephyrus (West Wind), Boreas (North Wind), Notus (South Wind), and Eurus (East Wind) – though Hesiod, who describes them as children of Eos and Astraeus, omits Eurus. There survives a reference to a "Priestess of the Winds" from the Mycenaean period, and major deities, especially Zeus, were connected with winds. In myth, Boreas was said to have kidnapped the Athenian princess Orithyia. |
| Gaia Γαῖα | Personification and goddess of the earth. In Hesiod's Theogony, she is one of the earliest beings in existence, and the progenitor of an extensive genealogy, producing figures such as Uranus and Pontus on her own, and the Titans, Cyclopes, and Hecatoncheires by Uranus. She has the ability of prophecy, and was believed to have preceded Apollo at the oracle of Delphi. In cult, she is more commonly referred to as Ge, and is often venerated alongside Zeus; her worship existed primarily outside of the polis, though Gē Kourotrophos was venerated in Athens. |
| Helios Ἥλιος | The sun and its god. He is the son of the Titans Hyperion and Theia. It was believed that he travelled through the sky each day in a horse-pulled chariot, making his way from east to west; each night he drifted back to the east in a bowl, through Oceanus (the river which wrapped around the earth). Though the sun was universally viewed as divine in Classical Greece, it received relatively little worship; the most significant location of Helios's cult was the island of Rhodes, where he was the subject of the Colossus of Rhodes. He was commonly called upon in oaths, as it was believed he could witness everything across the earth. He was assimilated with Apollo by the 5th century BC, though their equation was not established until later on. |
| River gods ποταμοί | The 3000 male offspring of Oceanus and Tethys, and brothers of the Oceanids. River gods were often locally venerated in Greek cities, and they were seen as representations of a city's identity. Their worship was developed by the time of Homer; river gods were given a sanctuary in their city, and were given sacrifices of youths' hair. The only river god worshipped throughout Greece was Achelous. Their iconography includes the melding of the human form with bull-like features. Other river gods include Eridanos, Alpheus, and Scamander. |

### Other deities in cult

| Name | Description |
| Asclepius Ἀσκληπιός | God of healing and medicine. In mythology, he is described as a mortal hero, with the usual tradition calling him the son of Apollo and Coronis; while pregnant, Coronis weds the mortal Ischys, which leads Apollo to kill her, and he rescues the infant in the process. Asclepius grows up to become a skilled healer, capable even of bringing the deceased back to life, an activity which leads Zeus to strike him down with lightning. During the archaic era, his worship was likely centred in Tricca and Messenia, and towards the end of the period his cult seemingly spread further abroad. His veneration at Epidauros started around 500 BC, and in the late 5th century BC he possessed two sancturies in Athens; he was worshipped alongside family members, such as Hygieia, Machaon, and Podalirius. Artistic depictions of Asclepius often portray him as a figure sitting on a throne, or an upright figure holding a staff laden with a snake. |
| Cabeiri Κάβειροι | A group of divinities venerated in mysteries. Evidence of their worship is known primarily from the island of Lemnos and from Thebes, though they are attested through the northern Aegean, in Thrace, and at Anthedon. They originated from outside of Greece, though there is evidence of their worship in Thebes as early as the 7th century BC. The gods of the Samothracian mysteries are called Cabeiri by some sources, though in epigraphic evidence from the island there is mention only of Megaloi Theoi ('Great Gods') or Theoi ('Gods'). The Cabeiri are commonly associated with other groups of divinities – such as the Kouretes, Corybantes, and Idaean Dactyls – and their number varies according to the source. Some authors call them the offspring of Hephaestus. |
| Charites Χάριτες | Goddesses who embody beauty, charm, and grace. In the Theogony there are three Charites – Aglaea, Euphrosyne, and Thalia – who are the offspring of Zeus and Eurynome. They were associated with Aphrodite, and were said to be her attendants. The most famous location of their worship was Orchomenus, where they were venerated in the form of three stones; they were also worshipped in Athens and on the island of Paros. In the Iliad, the Charis Pasithea is the wife of Hypnos, while in the Theogony Aglaea is married to Hephaestus. |
| The Dioscuri Διόσκουροι | A pair of divine twins named Castor and Polydeuces. The Iliad places Helen of Troy as their sister and Tyndareus as their father, while in later sources Polydeuces is the son of Zeus. They are generally considered Indo-European in origin, and were venerated across Greece; Sparta was regarded as the primary location of their worship, though their cult was also very prominent in Attica. In myth, they are often described as being involved in disputes with other pairs of mythical figures, including battling Lynceus and Idas after stealing their wives; they were also said to have retrieved a kidnapped Helen from Attica. Artistic representations depict them with symbols such as horses, piloi, and stars. |
| Heracles Ἡρακλῆς | The mightiest of the Greek heroes. He is the son of Zeus and Alcmene, and was considered both a hero and a god. He was worshipped throughout the Greek world (though he received little veneration in Crete), and his cult resembled those of the gods. His cult on the island of Thasos was among his oldest, he was worshipped in numerous locations in Attica, and in Thebes his cult existed as early as the time of Homer. He was said to have completed twelve labours on the command of Eurystheus, though the canonical set of labours was established only by the early 5th century BC; most of these tasks involve him fighting monstrous beasts or humanoid creatures. In art, scenes from his labours can be found from the 8th century BC, and his attributes include his cape (made from the Nemean lion's fur), a club, and a bow. |
| Muses Μούσαι | Goddesses who were responsible for inspiring poets and other creative and intellectual figures. In the Theogony, they are the nine daughters of Zeus and the Titan Mnemosyne. Their earliest site of worship was on Mount Olympus, and they possessed a sanctuary at the foot of Mount Helicon. There were different sets of Muses said to come from different locations, and particular areas of creative activity were believed to have been governed by individual Muses. As a group, they are commonly associated with Apollo. |

### Foreign deities worshipped in Greece

| Name | Description |
| Adonis Άδωνις | A figure of Levantine origin. He is born of the incestuous union between a Phoenician king and his daughter, Myrrha. Though this genealogy places him as a mortal, in cult he was considered a god. He is known to have been worshipped on Lesbos by the beginning of the 6th century BC, and in Athens by the 5th century BC; he was venerated primarily by women, who were the participants in the Adonia festival. In myth, he is a young man of great beauty, who is loved by Aphrodite; because Persephone is also enchanted by his beauty, Zeus decrees he spend parts of the year with each goddess. |
| Ammon Ἄμμων | The principal deity of the Egyptian pantheon. Due to his position in the pantheon, he was equated by the Greeks with Zeus. He was worshipped at the Siwa Oasis from at least the 6th century BC, and his oracle began to be broadly known in that century. Greek attention towards Ammon was due primarily to the Greek colony of Cyrene in Libya, and by the 4th century BC he was venerated in Athens. |
| Cybele Κυβέλη | A mother goddess from Asia Minor. She is the Anatolian form of the Great Mother, and in Greece she was typically referred to as Meter. During the 6th century BC, her worship proliferated through the Greek world, and in the same century she was introduced in Athens. Upon the spread of her cult, she was identified with the Greek goddess Rhea, the mother of the first generation of Olympians, as well as other goddesses such as Gaia and Demeter; she may have also been equated with an indigenous mother goddess. In artistic depictions, she is found seated on a throne, accompanied by lions and holding a tambourine. Her cult was officially introduced in Rome around the end of the 3rd century AD. |
| Isis Ἶσις | An Egyptian goddess. In Egyptian mythology, she was the wife of Osiris, and the mother of Horus. She was known to the Greeks as early as the archaic period, and possessed a temple in Athens by the 4th century BC. In the Graeco-Roman world, she was a goddess who presided over the family, and was a healer and protective figure. Herodotus equates her with Demeter. |
| Men Μήν | A deity from western Asia Minor. He was a moon god, and his worship is most clearly documented in Lydia and Phrygia. He is attested from the 4th century BC, with the earliest evidence in the Hellenistic period originating from Greece, particularly Attica. In art, he is often found with crescent moons extending up from his shoulders, wearing a Phrygian cap and sleeved clothes, and holding a sceptre or rod. |
| Sabazios Σαβάζιος | A god from Phrygia in Asia Minor. His earliest literary attestion is from the 5th century BC, and his worship in Attica is mentioned in the 4th century BC. He was identified with Dionysus, and an Orphic myth of Dionysus's birth to Zeus and his daughter, Persephone, was linked with the mysteries of Sabazios. In artistic depictions, he is portrayed as a bearded figure in Phrygian garb, or as having the iconography of Zeus-Jupiter; there also exist votive hands dedicated to him, which hold objects such as snakes or pine cones. |
| Serapis Σέραπις | A god derived from the syncretic Egyptian figure Osiris-Apis. This Egyptian antecedent had a cult in Memphis, where he was a sacred bull figure. This cult was adapted by the Greeks into that of Serapis; the first three Ptolemies had a Serapeum constructed in Alexandria, and Ptolemy I Soter was said to have brought to the city a statue of Pluto, which was given the name of Serapis. The god was identified with Greeks deities such as Dionysus, Pluto, and Zeus, and in art he was depicted wearing a calathus atop his head. His worship propagated in the Mediterranean, and he possessed temples in Athens and Corinth. |

## Early deities

This section is structured after the chapter "1. The Early Gods" in Timothy Gantz's Early Greek Myth: A Guide to Literary and Artistic Sources.

### Primal elements

* Aether (right)
* Eros
* Nyx
| Name | Description |
| Aether | Personification of the brightness present in the upper sky. In the Theogony, he is the offspring of Nyx and Erebus, and the brother of Hemera. He appears a number of other early cosmogonies, while in an Orphic theogony, he is produced by Chronos, alongside Chaos and Erebus. |
| Chaos | The first being to exist in Hesiod's Theogony. The word means 'yawning' or 'gap', though the location of Chaos, or what it sits between, is not specified. After Chaos there came Gaia, Tartarus, and Eros, and from Chaos itself was born Erebus and Nyx. |
| Erebus | Personification of darkness. In the Theogony, he is the offspring of Chaos, and the brother of Nyx, with whom he produces Aether and Hemera. In an Orphic theogony, he is produced by Chronos. The word is often also used to refer to the underworld. |
| Eros | God of love. He is typically considered the son of Aphrodite, though in the Theogony he is among the earliest beings to exist. In other cosmogonies, he is similarly conceived of as a primordial figure, a depiction which can also be found in Orphic literature. He is absent from Homeric epic, and lyric poets of the archaic era present him as a representation of the subjective experience of love. He features as part of Aphrodite's retinue alongside figures such as Himeros and Pothos. In Thespiai, he was venerated in the form of a stone, and in cult he typically appears alongisde Aphrodite. The Romans referred to him as Cupid or Amor. |
| Gaia | See § Nature deities. |
| Hemera | The personification and goddess of the day. In the Theogony, she is the offspring of Nyx and Erebus, and the sister of Aether. Hemera and Eos are frequently identified in later works. |
| Nyx | The goddess and personification of the night. In the Theogony, she the is offspring of Chaos, and the sister of Erebus, by whom she becomes the mother of Aether and Hemera. Without the help of a father, she gives rise to a dismal brood of negative personifications. She is said to live at the extremes of the earth or in the underworld, and to drive a horse-pulled chariot. In the Iliad, even Zeus fears to upset her, and she figures prominently in early cosmogonies. In the oldest known Orphic theogonies, Nyx appears to have been the first deity, while in the Orphic Rhapsodies she is a ruler who supplants Phanes. |
| Tartarus | A region which sat far below the underworld, and its personification. In the Theogony, he is one of the first beings to come into existence, appearing after Gaia and prior to Eros. By Gaia, he becomes the father of the monstrous offspring Typhon and (in later sources) Echidna. |

### Descendants of Gaia and Uranus

* Erinyes
* Uranus
| Name | Description |
| Aphrodite | See § Twelve Olympians. |
| Dione | A consort of Zeus in some sources. In the Bibliotheca of Apollodorus, she is one of the Titans. Homer places her as the mother of Aphrodite (presumably by Zeus), and in the Theogony she is listed as one of the Oceanids. She was possibly the wife of Zeus prior to the Mycenaean era, by which point Hera existed in this role. Dione was venerated as his consort at the oracle of Dodona, and the name "Dione" is a feminine version of "Zeus". |
| Erinyes | Figures that punish those who commit serious offences, particularly against family members. Their names are Alecto, Megaera, and Tisiphone. In the Theogony, they are produced from blood spilling onto the earth when Uranus is castrated by his son, Cronus; elsewhere they are offspring of Nyx. They are said to be inhabitants of the underworld, and to be capable of cursing mortals, or driving them mad. Erinys (the singular from of "Erinyes") was assimilated to Demeter in Arcadia, and was considered the mother of Arion by Poseidon. The counterparts of the Erinyes are the Furies. |
| Meliae | Considered by most scholars to be nymphs of ash trees. According to the Hesiod, they are born from drops of blood which are spilt when Uranus's genitals are severed. |
| Ourea | The mountains. In the Theogony, they are produced by Gaia without the aid of a father. |
| Pontus | Personification of the sea. In the Theogony, he is the offspring of the Gaia, who produces him without a father. By Gaia, he fathers Eurybia, Nereus, Thaumas, Phorcys, and Ceto. |
| Uranus | Personification of the sky. He is the offspring of Gaia, who produces him without the help of a partner. By Gaia, he fathers the Titans, the Cyclopes, and the Hecatoncheires; he imprisons his offspring within the earth, leading his Titan son Cronus to castrate him. He hurls the severed genitals into the ocean, and the blood spilt onto the earth in time produces the Erinyes, Giants, and Meliae. |

### Descendants of Gaia and Pontus

* Ceto
* Iris
* A Nereid
* Nereus
| Name | Description |
| Anemoi | See § Nature deities. |
| Astraeus | Son of Crius and Eurybia. He is the husband of Eos, by whom he becomes the father of the winds – Boreas, Zephyrus, and Notus – as well as the stars, including Eosphorus. |
| Ceto | Daughter of Gaia and Pontus. She is the wife of the sea god Phorcys, by whom she produces a brood of monstrous creatures, including the Gorgons, the Graeae, and Echidna. |
| Eosphorus | The morning star. He is one of the children of Eos and Astraeus, and his offspring across different sources include Stilbe, Philonis, and Leuconoe. His Roman counterpart is Lucifer. |
| Eurybia | Daughter of Gaia and Pontus. She is the wife of the Titan Crius, by whom she becomes the mother of Astraeus, Pallas, and Perses. |
| Hecate | See § Lesser deities. |
| Iris | Messenger of the gods and the personification of the rainbow. She is considered the daugher of Thaumas and Electra, and at times the wife of Zephyrus. In the Iliad, as divine messenger she acts mostly upon the orders of Zeus, though she also acts independently in some instances; in later works, she instead serves Hera. She sometimes transforms into another figure during a task, and her epithets in the Iliad emphasise her swiftness. In artistic depictions, she is commonly portrayed as a winged figure who carries a staff, and is often found accompanying more important deities. |
| Nereus | A sea god, and son of Gaia and Pontus. He is the husband of Doris, by whom he becomes the father of the fifty Nereids, who live with him beneath the sea. He is one of the deities referred to as an "Old Man of the Sea", and is described as having prophetic abilities and being capable of shapeshifting. He was said to battled the hero Heracles, changing himself into numerous forms during the struggle; this myth is a common subject in vase painting, with him having the tail of a fish in the earliest depictions, and having legs in later works. |
| Nereids | Sea nymphs, who are the fifty daughters of Nereus and Doris. Different enumerations of Nereids are given by different authors, and only a handful – such as Thetis, Galateia, Amphitrite, and Psamathe – have any meaningful role in myth. They live with their father at the bottom of the sea, and were said to partake in song and dance. In art, they are often found riding marine animals, accompanying a sea deity such as Poseidon; from the 4th century BC, they can be found partially or fully naked, and are occasionally found with fishtails. |
| Pallas | A Titan. In the Theogony he is the husband of Styx, and the father of Zelus, Nike, Kratos, and Bia. Elsewhere Eos is given as his daughter. |
| Perses | Son of Crius and Eurybia. With Asteria, he produces the goddess Hecate. Hesiod states that he is exceptionally wise. |
| Phorcys | An early sea god. He is most often considered the offspring of Gaia and Pontus. His wife is Ceto, with whom he produces a series of monsters, such as the Gorgons, the Graeae, and Echidna. He is referred to as an "Old Man of the Sea" in the Odyssey, and called the father of Thoosa; figures elsewhere given as his offspring include the Sirens, the Hesperides, and Scylla. |
| Thaumas | He is the offspring of Gaia and Pontus. His wife is Electra, by whom he becomes the father of the goddess Iris and the Harpies. |

### The Titans and their descendants

* Atlas
* Cronus (right) and Rhea (left)
* Eos (winged)
* Oceanus and (immediately to his left) Tethys
* Selene
* Themis
| Name | Description |
| Asteria | Daughter of Coeus and Phoebe. In the Theogony, she marries Perses, and the two give rise to Hecate. It was said that when Zeus chased lustfully she ended up falling into sea, and was transformed into a quail; in the place she landed would rise the island, sometimes called Asteria, on which her sister Leto would later give birth. |
| Atlas | The offspring of the Titan Iapetus and an Oceanid, either Clymene or Asia. He was said to stand at the edge of the earth (in the far west or far north), and hold up the sky; the earliest sources for the punishment give no explicit reason as to why he was given this burden, though later authors believed it was due to his role in the Titanomachy. A story from the Metamorphoses tells that Perseus encounters Atlas and caused him to become a mountain, using the severed head of Medusa; it was also said that he was approached by Heracles, who tricked Atlas and stole the golden apples from the nearby garden of the Hesperides. |
| Coeus | One of the Titans, children of Uranus and Gaia. He marries Phoebe, with whom he produces Leto, the mother of Artemis and Apollo, and Asteria. |
| Crius | One of the Titans, offspring of Uranus and Gaia. His wife is Eurybia, by whom he becomes the father of Astraeus, Pallas, and Perses. |
| Cronus | The youngest of the Titans, the offspring of Uranus and Gaia. He was chief among the Titans, and was the ruler prior to Zeus. He is said to have castrated his father with a sickle, overthrowing him, and becoming a tyrant; he swallows each child he has by his sister Rhea, until she hands him a stone to swallow in place of their final child, Zeus. Once grown, Zeus forces Cronus to disgorge his other children, who side with Zeus in a battle against the Titans, with Cronus and his siblings being defeated and banished to Tartarus. In Hesiod's Works and Days, Cronus's reign is contrastingly described as an idyllic age in which a golden race of humans lived. He was honoured in the Kronia festival, which was associated with the harvest, and he possessed a temple in Olympia. His Roman counterpart is Saturn. |
| Dione | A consort of Zeus in some sources. In the Bibliotheca of Apollodorus, she is one of the Titans. Homer places her as the mother of Aphrodite (presumably by Zeus), and in the Theogony she is listed as one of the Oceanids. She was possibly the wife of Zeus prior to the Mycenaean era, by which point Hera existed in this role. Dione was venerated as his consort at the oracle of Dodona, and the name "Dione" is a feminine version of "Zeus". |
| Eos | Goddess of the dawn. She is the daughter of Hyperion and Theia. WIth Astraeus, she produces the winds – Boreas, Zephyrus, and Notus – as well as the stars, including Eosphorus. She is said to drive a chariot up from the horizon at the beginning of each day. In myth, she steals away a number of young mortal men with amarous intent, as in the stories of Tithonus, Orion, and Cleitus; she lived with Tithonus, who Zeus granted immortality (but not eternal youth), and the couple produced two children – Emathion and Memnon – before Tithonus slowly began to deteriorate. She is found in art from the 6th century BC, and is typically portrayed as a winged figure. |
| Epimetheus | Son of Iapetus and Clymene or Asia. His brother, Prometheus, cautions him to refuse all gifts from Zeus, but when the gods create Pandora, the first woman, and Zeus has her sent to Epimetheus, Prometheus's foolhardy brother accepts her; the two are married, and as a result she is brought among mortals, allowing her to unleash upon them the evils from her jar. |
| Helios | See § Nature deities. |
| Hyperion | One of the Titans, the offspring of Uranus and Gaia. His consort is Theia, by whom he becomes the father of Helios, Selene, and Eos. He was frequently equated with Helios, and Homer uses "Hyperion" as an epithet of the god. |
| Iapetus | One of the Titan offspring of Uranus and Gaia. In the Iliad, he is mentioned as a Titan who Zeus banishes to Tartarus. In Hesiod's Theogony, he is the father Prometheus, Epimetheus, Atlas, and Menoetius, and the husband of Clymene, though other sources give his consort as Asia. |
| Leto | See § Lesser deities. |
| Menoetius | Son of Iapetus and either Clyemene or Asia. Due to his hubris, he is struck with lightning by Zeus, and hurled down to Tartarus. |
| Metis | One of the Oceanids, offspring of Oceanus and Tethys. In the Theogony, she is the first goddess Zeus marries; when he hears that she is destined to bear a child who will overthrow him, he swallows her. Metis, pregnant with Athena, births her daughter inside Zeus, with her emerging from his head; Metis exists within him permanently, a position from which she provides him counsel. In Apollodorus's account, she aids Zeus against his father, Cronus, by delivering the latter an emetic, which frees Zeus's siblings from his father's stomach. |
| Mnemosyne | Personification of memory. She is the one of the Titan daughters of Uranus and Gaia. In the Theogony, she lies with Zeus for nine consecutive nights, resulting in the birth of the nine Muses. She had some existence in cult, and is known to have been venerated in conjunction with the Muses in particular. |
| Oceanids | Ocean nymphs, the 3000 female offspring of Oceanus and Tethys. The forty-one oldest Oceanids are enumerated in the Theogony, and other lists are given in later works. They are said to be protectors of the young, and a group of them features in the retinue of Artemis, while others are mentioned as companions of Persephone before her abduction. Individual Oceanids include Styx, Doris, Metis, and Peitho. |
| Oceanus | God of the river believed to encompass the earth and give rise to all other water bodies. He is one of the Titans, the offspring of Gaia and Uranus. His wife is Tethys, by whom he is the father of the 3000 Oceanids and the 3000 river gods. Homer appears to call him the forefather of the gods. A number of peoples and monsters were said to existed next to Oceanus, at the far extent of the world. Artistic depictions portray him as being part human and part marine creature. |
| Phoebe | A female Titan, one of the offspring of Uranus and Gaia. Her husband is her brother Coeus, by whom she becomes the mother of Leto and Asteria, and thereby the grandparent of Apollo and Artemis. In some accounts, she is credited as the founder of the Delphic oracle, who passes it on to Apollo. |
| Prometheus | See § Lesser deities. |
| Rhea | One of the female Titans, daughters of Uranus and Gaia. She was the wife of Cronus, and the mother of Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, and Zeus. Her husband swallows each child upon their birth, until Rhea hides away their final child, Zeus, instead delivering Cronus a stone to consume; once grown, Zeus wages war against Cronus, during which Rhea has Oceanus and Tethys look after Hera. As early as the 5th century BC, Rhea was identified with Cybele. |
| River gods | See § Nature deities. |
| Selene | Goddess and personification of the moon. In the Theogony, she is the offspring of Hyperion and Theia. She is said to have fallen for the beautiful Endymion, who slept permanently, and the two produced fifty daughters. She also has an affair with Pan, and births Pandia and Ersa to Zeus. She is found in art from the early 5th century BC, and is depicted flying her horse-pulled (or oxen-pulled) chariot through the sky, though she can also be found on horseback. |
| Styx | The goddess of the river Styx, the primary river of the underworld. She is the oldest of the Oceanids, the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys, and is the wife of Pallas, with whom she produces Zelus, Nike, Kratos, and Bia. She aids Zeus and the younger gods in the Titanomachy, for which Zeus makes swearing upon her waters the highest oath of the gods. She was said to reside in the underworld, and the river said to encircle that realm. |
| Tethys | One of the Titans, offspring of Uranus and Gaia. She is the wife of her brother Oceanus, by whom she becomes the mother of the 3000 river gods and 3000 Oceanids. In the Iliad, she and her husband are mentioned as progenitors of the gods. During Zeus's battle against the Titans, Hera is sent to stay in the abode of Oceanus and Tethys at the far extremes of the earth; the couple, who had become alienated, were brought together again by Hera. |
| Theia | One of the female Titans, offspring of Uranus and Gaia. She is the wife of Hyperion, by whom she becomes the mother of Helios, Selene, and Eos. |
| Themis | One of the Titans, a daughter of Uranus and Gaia. Hesiod names her as the second goddess married by Zeus, with their union producing the three Horae and three Moirai. She is the goddess who presides over "sacred ancient law", and is the figure who provides counsel to Zeus. Aeschylus names her as the mother of Prometheus, and equates her with Gaia. She possessed the power of prophecy, and delivers oracles (including that which stops Zeus from wedding Thetis); she is also said to been an owner of the Delphic oracle prior to Apollo. She was worshipped in a number of locations, including at Rhamnous, where she was venerated in conjunction with Nemesis. |

## Groups of divinities and nature spirits

* Eirene, one of the Horae
* Kouretes
* A maenad (left) and satyr (right)
* Three nymphs
* Cabeiri (Κάβειροι). See § Other deities in cult.
* Charites (Χάριτες). See § Other deities in cult.
* The Curetes (Κουρέτες), guardians of infant Zeus on Mount Ida, barely distinguished from the Dactyls and the Corybantes
* The Dactyls (Δάκτυλοι) "fingers", minor deities originally representing fingers of a hand
* The Horae (Ώρες), The Hours, the goddesses of natural order. According to Hesiod, their names were Eunomia (Ευνομία), Dike (Δίκη), and Eirene (Ειρήνη). Pausanias gives only two names, Thallo (Θαλλώ) and Karpo (Καρπώ).
* Korybantes (Κορύβαντες), the crested dancers who worshipped Cybele
* Maenads (μαινάδες), crazed nymphs in the retinue of Dionysus
* Muses (Μούσαι). See § Other deities in cult.
* Nymphs.
* Satyrs (Σάτυροι). rustic fertility spirits
* Silenoi.
* The Telchines (Τελχινες), sea spirits native to the island of Rhodes; the gods killed them when they turned to evil magic; They built the Trident of Poseidon.
* Thriae (Θριαί), three nymphs

## Abstract personifications

* Eris
* Hypnos (left) and Thanatos (right)
* Lyssa
* Nike
* Peitho
* Tyche
* Achlys (Ἀχλύς), spirit of the death-mist, personification of sadness, misery and poison
* Adephagia (Ἀδηφαγία), spirit of satiety and gluttony
* Adikia (Ἀδικία), spirit of injustice and wrongdoing
* Aergia (Ἀεργία), spirit of idleness, laziness, indolence and sloth
* Agon (Ἀγών), spirit of contest, who possessed an altar at Olympia, site of the Olympic Games
* Aidos (Αἰδώς), spirit of modesty, reverence and respect
* Alala (Ἀλαλά), spirit of the war cry
* Alastor (Ἀλάστωρ), spirit of blood feuds and vengeance
* Aletheia (Ἀλήθεια), spirit of truth, truthfulness and sincerity
* The Algea (Ἄλγεα), spirits of pain and suffering
* Alke (Ἀλκή), spirit of prowess and courage (one of the Machai)
* Amechania (Ἀμηχανία), spirit of helplessness and want of means
* The Amphilogiai (Ἀμφιλογίαι), spirits of disputes, debate, and contention
* Anaideia (Ἀναίδεια), spirit of ruthlessness, shamelessness, and unforgivingness
* Ananke (Ἀνάγκη): the goddess of inevitability, compulsion, and necessity.
* The Androktasiai (Ἀνδροκτασίαι), spirits of battlefield slaughter
* Angelia (Ἀγγελία), spirit of messages, tidings and proclamations
* Apate (Ἀπάτη), spirit of deceit, guile, fraud and deception
* Apheleia (Ἀφέλεια), spirit of simplicity
* The Arae (Ἀραί), spirits of curses
* Arete (Ἀρετή), spirit of virtue, excellence, goodness, and valour
* Astrape, personification of lightning
* Atë (Ἄτη), spirit of delusion, infatuation, blind folly, recklessness, and ruin
* Bia (Βία "Violence"), the personification of force and raw energy
* Bronte, personification of thunder
* Caerus (Καιρός), spirit of opportunity
* Chronos (Χρόνος): the god of empirical time, sometimes equated with Aion. Not to be confused with the Titan Cronus (Kronos), the father of Zeus.
* Corus (Κόρος), spirit of surfeit
* Deimos (Δεῖμος), spirit of fear, dread, and terror
* Dikaiosyne (Δικαιοσύνη), spirit of justice and righteousness
* Dike (Δίκη), spirit of justice, fair judgement, and the rights established by custom and law
* Dysnomia (Δυσνομία), spirit of lawlessness and poor civil constitution
* Dyssebeia (Δυσσέβεια), spirit of impiety
* Eirene (Εἰρήνη), goddess of peace
* Eiresione (Ειρεσιώνη), personification of the olive branch
* Ekecheiria (Ἐκεχειρία), spirit of truce, armistice, and the cessation of all hostilities; honoured at the Olympic Games
* Eleos (Ἔλεος), spirit of mercy, pity, and compassion
* Eleutheria (Ἐλευθερία), personification of liberty
* Elpis (Ἐλπίς), spirit of hope and expectation
* Epiphron (Ἐπίφρων), spirit of prudence, shrewdness, thoughtfulness, carefulness, and sagacity
* Eris (Ἔρις), spirit of strife, discord, contention, and rivalry
* The Erotes (ἔρωτες)
** Anteros (Ἀντέρως), god of requited love
** Eros (Ἔρως), god of love and sexual intercourse
** Hedylogos (Ἡδύλογος), god of sweet talk and flattery
** Hermaphroditus (Ἑρμαφρόδιτος), god of unions, androgyny, marriage, sexuality and fertility
** Himeros (Ἵμερος), god of sexual desire
** Hymen (Ὑμήν) or Hymenaeus (Ὑμεναιος), god of marriage ceremonies, inspiring feasts and song
** Pothos (Πόθος), god of sexual longing, yearning, and desire
* Ersa (Ἕρση), goddess of the morning dew
* Eucleia (Εὔκλεια), spirit of good repute and glory
* Eulabeia (Εὐλάβεια), spirit of discretion, caution, and circumspection
* Eunomia (Εὐνομία), goddess of good order and lawful conduct
* Eupheme (Εὐφήμη), spirit of words of good omen, acclamation, praise, applause, and shouts of triumph
* Eupraxia (Eὐπραξία), spirit of well-being
* Eusebeia (Eὐσέβεια), spirit of piety, loyalty, duty, and filial respect
* Euthenia (Εὐθενία), spirit of prosperity, abundance, and plenty
* Gelos (Γέλως), spirit of laughter
* Geras (Γῆρας), spirit of old age
* Harmonia (Ἁρμονία), goddess of harmony and concord
* Hedone (Ἡδονή), spirit of pleasure, enjoyment, and delight
* Heimarmene (Εἵμαρμένη), personification of share destined by fate
* Homados (Ὅμαδος), spirit of the din of battle
* Homonoia (Ὁμόνοια), spirit of concord, unanimity, and oneness of mind
* Horkos (Ὅρκος), spirit of oaths
* Horme (Ὁρμή), spirit of impulse or effort (to do a thing), eagerness, setting oneself in motion, and starting an action
* Hybris (Ὕβρις), spirit of outrageous behaviour
* Hypnos (Ὕπνος), god of sleep
* The Hysminai (Ὑσμῖναι), spirits of fighting and combat
* Ioke (Ἰωκή), spirit of pursuit in battle
* Kairos (καιρός), god of signifies a proper or opportune time for action.
* Kakia (Kακία), spirit of vice and moral badness
* Kallone (Καλλονή), spirit of beauty
* Kalokagathia (Καλοκαγαθια), spirit of nobility and goodness
* The Keres (Κῆρες), spirit of violent or cruel death
* Koalemos (Κοάλεμος), spirit of stupidity and foolishness
* Kratos (Κράτος), spirit of strength, might, power, and sovereign rule
* Kydoimos (Κυδοιμός), spirit of the din of battle, confusion, uproar, and hubbub
* Lethe (Λήθη), spirit of forgetfulness and oblivion, and of the river of the same name
* Limos (Λιμός), spirit of hunger and starvation
* The Litae (Λιταί), spirits of prayer
* Lyssa (Λύσσα), spirit of rage, fury and rabies in animals
* The Machai (Μάχαι), spirits of fighting and combat
* Mania (Μανία), spirit or spirits of madness, insanity, and frenzy
* The Moirai, or "Fates" (Μοίραι)
** Clotho (Κλωθώ), the spinner of the life thread
** Lachesis (Λάχεσις), the measurer of the life thread
** Atropos (Άτροπος), the severer of the life thread
** Aisa (Αἴσα), personification of lot and fate
* Momus (Μῶμος), spirit of mockery, blame, censure and stinging criticism
* Moros (Μόρος), spirit of doom
* The Neikea (τὰ Νείκη), spirits of quarrels, feuds and grievances
* Nemesis (Νέμεσις), goddess of revenge, balance, righteous indignation, and retribution
* Nike (Νίκη), goddess of victory
* Nomos (Νόμος), spirit of law
* Oizys (Ὀϊζύς), spirit of woe and misery
* The Oneiroi (Ὄνειροι), Dreams
* Palioxis (Παλίωξις), spirit of backrush, flight and retreat from battle
* Peitharchia (Πειθαρχία), spirit of discipline
* Peitho (Πειθώ), spirit of persuasion and seduction
* Penia (Πενία), spirit of poverty and need
* Penthus (Πένθος), spirit of grief, mourning, and lamentation
* Pepromene (Πεπρωμένη), personification of the destined share, similar to Heimarmene
* Pheme (Φήμη), spirit of rumour, report, and gossip
* Philophrosyne (Φιλοφροσύνη), spirit of friendliness, kindness, and welcome
* Philotes (Φιλότης), spirit of friendship, affection, and sexual intercourse
* Phobos (Φόβος), spirit of panic fear, flight, and battlefield rout
* The Phonoi (Φόνοι), spirits of murder, killing, and slaughter
* Phrike (Φρίκη), spirit of horror and trembling fear
* Phthonus (Φθόνος), spirit of envy and jealousy
* Pistis (Πίστις), spirit of trust, honesty, and good faith
* Poine (Ποίνη), spirit of retribution, vengeance, recompense, punishment, and penalty for the crime of murder and manslaughter
* Polemos (Πόλεμος), personification of war
* Ponos (Πόνος), spirit of hard labour and toil
* Poros (Πόρος), spirit of expediency, the means of accomplishing or providing, contrivance and device
* Praxidike (Πραξιδίκη), spirit of exacting justice
* Proioxis (Προίωξις), spirit of onrush and battlefield pursuit
* Prophasis (Πρόφασις), spirit of excuses and pleas
* Ptocheia (Πτωχεία), spirit of beggary
* Soter (Σωτήρ), male spirit of safety, preservation, and deliverance from harm
* Soteria (Σωτηρία), female personification of safety, preservation, and deliverance from harm
* Sophrosyne (Σωφροσύνη), spirit of moderation, self-control, temperance, restraint, and discretion
* Thalassa (Θάλασσα), primeval goddess of the sea and consort of Pontos
* Thanatos (Θάνατος), personification of death and mortality
* Thrasos (Θράσος), spirit of boldness
* Tyche (Τύχη), goddess of fortune, chance, providence, and fate
* Zelos ( Ζῆλος), spirit of eager rivalry, emulation, envy, jealousy, and zeal

## Other deities

* Attis
* Charon
* Phanes
* Priapus
* Triton
* Aceso (Ἀκεσώ), goddess of the healing of wounds and the curing of illnesses
* Acheron (Αχέρων), the river of woe
* Acratopotes (Ἀκρατοπότης), god of unmixed wine
* Aeolus (Aiolos) (Αίολος), god of the winds
* Agathos Daimon (Ἀγαθοδαίμων), spirit of the vineyards and grainfields; ensuring good luck, health, and wisdom
* Agdistis (Ἄγδιστις), Phrygian hermaphroditic deity
* Aion Αἰών: the god of eternity, personifying cyclical and unbounded time. Sometimes equated with Chronos.
* Alexiares and Anicetus (Αλεξιαρης and Ανικητος), twin sons of Heracles who presided over the defence of fortified towns and citadels
* Amphitrite (Αμφιτρίτη), sea goddess and consort of Poseidon
* Angelos (Ἄγγελος), a daughter of Zeus and Hera who became an underworld goddess
* Anytos (Ἄνυτος), god who reared the young goddess Despoina, the daughter of Demeter.
* Aphaea (Αφαία), minor goddess of agriculture and fertility
* Ariadne (Αριάδνη), a Cretan princess who became the immortal wife of Dionysus
* Aristaeus (Ἀρισταῖος), god of bee-keeping, cheese-making, herding, olive-growing, and hunting
* Arke (Άρκη), messenger of the Titans and sister of Iris
* Astraea (Αστραία), virgin goddess of justice
* Attis (Άττις), vegetation god and consort of Cybele
* Aura (Αὖρα), goddess of the breeze and the fresh, cool air of early morning
* Auxesia (Αὐξησία) and Damia (Δαμία), two local fertility goddesses
* Benthesikyme (Βενθεσικύμη), daughter of Poseidon, who resided in Ethiopia
* Britomartis (Βριτόμαρτις), Cretan goddess of hunting and nets used for fishing, fowling and the hunting of small game
* Brizo (Βριζώ), patron goddess of sailors, who sent prophetic dreams
* Charon (Χάρων), ferryman of Hades
* Chrysus (Χρύσος), spirit of gold
* Circe (Κίρκη), goddess-witch of Aeaea
* Comus (Κόμος), god of revelry, merrymaking, and festivity
* Despoina (Δέσποινη), daughter of Poseidon and Demeter, goddess of mysteries in Arcadia
* Empusa (Ἔμπουσα), goddess of shape-shifting
* Enodia, Thessalian goddess of crossroads
* Enyo (Ἐνυώ), goddess of destructive war
* Epiales (Ἐφιάλτης), goddess of nightmares
* Epidotes (Ἐπιδώτης), a divinity who was worshipped at Lacedaemon
* Epione (Ἠπιόνη), goddess of the soothing of pain
* Eunostus (Εύνοστος), goddess of the flour mill
* Glaucus (Γλαῦκος), the fisherman's sea god, made immortal after eating a magical herb
* Glycon (Γλύκων), a snake god
* Harpocrates (Ἁρποκράτης), god of silence
* Hebe (Ήβη), goddess of youth and cup-bearer to the Olympians
* Hecaterus (Ηεκατερος), minor god of the hekateris — a rustic dance of quickly moving hands — and perhaps of the skill of hands in general
* Hermaphroditus (Ἑρμάφρόδιτός), god of hermaphrodites and effeminate men
* Hygieia (Ὑγεία), goddess of cleanliness and good health
* Hymenaios (Ὑμέναιος), god of marriage and marriage feasts
* Iaso (Ἰασώ), goddess of cures, remedies, and modes of healing
* Ichnaea (Ἰχναία), goddess of tracking
* Lelantos (Λήλαντος), god of moving unseen and the father of the nymph Aura by Periboea.
* Meliseus, god of bees and bee-keeping in Crete.
* Mene (Μήνη), goddess of the months
* Morpheus (μορφή) god of dreaming
* Nerites (Νερίτης), a sea spirit who was transformed into a shell-fish by Aphrodite
* Opora (Όπώρα), goddess of autumn and wine
* Orthanes [de]
* Paean (Παιάν), physician of the gods
* Palaemon (Παλαίμων), a young sea god who aided sailors in distress
* Palaestra (Παλαίστρα), goddess of wrestling
* The Palici (Παλικοί), a pair of rustic gods who presided over the geysers and thermal springs in Sicily
* Panacea (Πανάκεια), goddess of healing
* Pandia (Πανδία), daughter of Selene and Zeus
* Phanes (Φάνης): the god of procreation in the Orphic tradition.
* The Pleiades (Πλειάδες), goddesses of the star cluster Pleiades and were associated with rain
* Priapus (Πρίαπος), god of garden fertility
* Promylaia (Προμυλαια) a goddess of the flour mill
* Proteus (Πρωτεύς), a shape-shifting, prophetic old sea god, and the herdsman of Poseidon's seals
* Rhapso (Ραψώ), minor goddess or nymph whose name apparently refers to sewing
* Silenus (Σειληνός), an old rustic god of the dance of the wine-press
* Sirius (Σείριος), god of the star Sirius
* Sosipolis, a native god at Elis, son of the goddess Eileithyia
* Syceus (Συκεύς), god whom Gaia turned into a fig tree to help him escape from Zeus.
* Telesphorus (Τελεσφόρος), god of convalescence, who "brought to fulfillment" recuperation from illness or injury
* Telete (Τελέτη), goddess of initiation into the Bacchic orgies
* Thyone (Σεμελη), mortal mother of Dionysus, who later was made the goddess Thyone (Θυωνη)
* Titan (Τιτὰν), god of the calendar of the seasons, brother of Helios, usually just Helios himself.
* Triteia (Τριτεια), daughter of Triton and companion of Ares
* Triton (Τρίτων), fish-tailed son and herald of Poseidon
* Tritopatores, wind and marriage ancestor-gods
* Tychon (Τύχων)
* Zagreus (Ζαγρεύς), an underworld god, possibly a son of Zeus and Persephone