The following is a list of gods, goddesses, and many other divine and semi-divine figures from ancient Greek mythology and ancient Greek religion.

Immortals

The Greeks created images of their deities for many purposes. A temple would house the statue of a god or goddess, or multiple deities, and might be decorated with relief scenes depicting myths. Divine images were common on coins. Drinking cups and other vessels were painted with scenes from Greek myths.

Major gods and goddesses

Greek primordial deities

Titans and Titanesses

The Titan gods and goddesses are depicted in Greek art less commonly than the Olympians.

Gigantes

The Gigantes were the offspring of Gaia (Earth), born from the blood that fell when Uranus (Sky) was castrated by their Titan son Cronus, who fought the Gigantomachy, their war with the Olympian gods for supremacy of the cosmos. They include:

Other "giants"

Personified concepts

• 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 • Agathodaemon (Ἀγαθοδαίμων), spirit of the vineyards and grainfields; ensuring good luck, health, and wisdom • Agon (Ἀγών), spirit of contest, who possessed an altar at Olympia, site of the Olympic Games • Aidos (Αἰδώς), spirit of modesty, reverence and respect • Aisa (Αἴσα), personification of lot and fate • 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 • *Achos (Ἄχος) "trouble, distress" • *Ania (Ἀνία) "ache, anguish" • *Lupe (Λύπη) "pain, grief, sadness" • 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 • 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 • Atë (Ἄτη), spirit of delusion, infatuation, blind folly, recklessness, and ruin • Bia (Βία "Violence"), the personification of force and raw energy • Caerus (Καιρός), spirit of opportunity • 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 • 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 • Hesychia spirit of quiet • 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 • 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 • Roma, a female deity who personified the city of Rome • 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 • Tekhne (Τεχνη) personification of art, craft and technical skill • 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

Chthonic deities

• Amphiaraus (Ἀμφιάραος), a seer, and one of the Seven against Thebes who became an oracular spirit of the Underworld after his death • Angelos (Ἄγγελος), a daughter of Zeus and Hera who became an underworld goddess • Askalaphos (Ἀσκάλαφος), the son of Acheron and Orphne who tended the Underworld orchards before being transformed into a screech owl by Demeter • Charon (Χάρων), ferryman of Hades • Cronus (Κρόνος), deposed king of the Titans; after his release from Tartarus he was appointed king of the Island of the Blessed • Erebos (Ἔρεβος), the primeval god of darkness, his mists encircled the underworld and filled the hollows of the earth • The Erinyes (Ἐρινύες), the Furies, goddesses of retribution, known as "The Kindly Ones" • *Alecto (Ἀληκτώ), the unceasing one • *Tisiphone (Τισιφόνη), avenger of murder • *Megaera (Μέγαιρα), the jealous one • Hades (¨Αδης) God of underworld and all things beneath the earth • Hecate (Ἑκάτη), goddess of magic, witchcraft, the night, the Moon, ghosts, and necromancy • Judges of the Dead • *Aiakos (Αἰακός), former mortal king of Aegina, guardian of the keys of Hades and judge of the men of Europe • *Minos (Μίνως), former mortal king of Crete and judge of the final vote • *Rhadamanthys (Ῥαδάμανθυς), former mortal lawmaker and judge of the men of Asia • Keuthonymos (Κευθόνυμος), an Underworld spirit and father of Menoetes • Lampades (Λαμπάδες), torch-bearing Underworld nymphs • *Gorgyra (Γοργύρα) • *Orphne (Ορφνη), a Lampad nymph of Hades, mother of Askalaphos • Melinoe (Μελινόη), daughter of Persephone and Zeus who presided over the propitiations offered to the ghosts of the dead • Menoetes (Μενοίτης), an Underworld spirit who herded the cattle of Hades • Nyx (Νύξ), the primeval goddess of night • Persephone (Περσεφόνη), queen of the underworld, wife of Hades and goddess of spring growth • Rivers of the Underworld • *Acheron (Αχέρων), the river of woe • *Alpheus (Ἀλφειός), the white river • *Eridanos (Ἠριδανός), the river of amber • *Kokytos (Kωκυτός), the river of wailing • *Lethe (Λήθη), the river of forgetfulness (its counterpart was the waters of Mnemosyne) • *Phlegethon (Φλεγέθων), the river of fire • *Styx (Στύξ), the river of hatred and oaths • Tartarus (Τάρταρος), the primeval god of the dark, stormy pit of Hades • Thanatos (Θάνατος), personification of death • Zagreus (Ζαγρεύς), an underworld god, possibly a son of Zeus and Persephone

Sea deities

• Aegaeon (Αιγαίων), god of violent sea storms and ally of the Titans • Amphitrite (Αμφιτρίτη), sea goddess and consort of Poseidon • Benthesikyme (Βενθεσικύμη), daughter of Poseidon, who resided in Ethiopia • Brizo (Βριζώ), patron goddess of sailors, who sent prophetic dreams • Ceto (Κῆτώ), goddess of the dangers of the ocean and of sea monsters • Cymopoleia (Κυμοπόλεια), a daughter of Poseidon married to the Giant Briareus • Delphin (Δελφιν), dolphin god or daimone • Eidothea (Ειδοθέα), prophetic sea nymph and daughter of Proteus • Glaucus (Γλαῦκος), the fisherman's sea god and oracle • Leucothea (Λευκοθέα), a sea goddess who aided sailors in distress • Nereids (Νηρηίδες), sea nymphs • *Arethusa (Αρετούσα), a daughter of Nereus who was transformed into a fountain • *Dynamene (Δυναμένη), associated with the might and power of great ocean swells • *Galene (Γαλήνη), goddess of calm seas • *Psamathe (Ψαμάθη), mother of Phocus by Aeacus • *Thetis (Θέτις), leader of the Nereids who presided over the spawning of marine life in the sea • Nereus (Νηρέας), the old man of the sea, and the god of the sea's rich bounty of fish • Nerites (Νερίτης), a sea spirit who was transformed into a shell-fish by Aphrodite • Oceanides (Ωκεανίδες), sea nymphs, and patronesses of bodies of fresh water Some notable Oceanides include: • *Asia/Clymene, wife of Iapetus • *Clymene, mother of the demigod Phaethon • *Clytie, who turned into a heliotropium when Helios left her • *Doris, the wife of the sea-god Nereus • *Idyia (Ίδυια), wife of the Colchian king Aeetes, mother of Medea • *Leuce, first wife of Hades, became a white poplar tree • *Metis, Zeus' first wife, whom Zeus impregnated with Athena and then swallowed • *Styx, goddess of the river Styx • *Theia, mother of the Cercopes • For a more complete list, see List of Oceanids • Oceanus (Ὠκεανός), god of the Earth-encircling river Oceanus (the ocean), the fountain of all the Earth's freshwater • Potamoi (Ποταμοί), Gods of rivers and streams of the earth Some notable river gods include: • *Achelous, the god of the Achelous River, the largest river in Greece, who gave his daughter in marriage to Alcmaeon • *Alpheus, who fell in love with the nymph Arethusa • *Inachus, the first king of Argos and progenitor of Argive line through his son grandson Argus • *Nilus, Egyptian river god and the father of numerous daughters that mingled with the descendants of Inachus • *Peneus, river god of Thessaly flowing from the foot of Pindus; father of Daphne and Stilbe • *Scamander, who fought on the side of the Trojans during the Trojan War • Palaemon (Παλαίμων), a young sea god who aided sailors in distress • Phorcys (Φόρκυς), god of the hidden dangers of the deep • Pontus (Πόντος), primordial god of the sea, father of the fish and other sea creatures, son of Gaia alone • Proteus (Πρωτεύς), a shape-shifting, prophetic old sea god, and the herdsman of Poseidon's seals • Poseidon (Ποσειδῶν), king of the sea and lord of the sea gods; also god of rivers, flood and drought, earthquakes, and horses • Sangarius (Σαγγάριος), a river-god • 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. • *Actaeus (Ακταίος) • *Argyron (Αργυρών) • *Atabyrius (Αταβύριος) • *Chalcon (Χαλκών) • *Chryson (Χρυσών) • *Damon (Δαμων) or Demonax (Δημώναξ) • *Damnameneus (Δαμναμενεύς) • *Dexithea (Δεξιθέα), mother of Euxanthios by Minos • *Lycos (Λύκος) or Lyktos (Λύκτος) • *Lysagora (Λυσαγόρα)? • *Makelo (Μακελώ) • *Megalesius (Μεγαλήσιος) • *Mylas (Μύλας) • *Nikon (Νίκων) • *Ormenos (Ορμενος) • *Simon (Σίμων) • *Skelmis (Σκελμις) • Tethys (Τηθύς), goddess of the sources of fresh water, and the mother of the rivers, springs, streams, fountains, and clouds • Thalassa (Θάλασσα), primeval goddess of the sea and consort of Pontos • Thaumas (Θαῦμας), god of the wonders of the sea • Thoosa (Θόοσα), goddess of swift currents • Triteia (Τριτεια), daughter of Triton and companion of Ares • Triton (Τρίτων), fish-tailed son and herald of Poseidon • Tritones (Τρίτωνες), fish-tailed spirits in Poseidon's retinue

Sky deities

Rustic deities

Agricultural deities

Health deities

Sleep deities

Charities

Horae

Muses

Other deities

• Acratopotes (Ἀκρατοπότης), god of unmixed wine • Agdistis (Ἄγδιστις), Phrygian hermaphroditic deity • Alexiares and Anicetus (Αλεξιαρης and Ανικητος), twin sons of Heracles who presided over the defence of fortified towns and citadels • Aphroditus (Ἀφρόδιτος), Cyprian hermaphroditic Aphrodite • Astraea (Αστραία), virgin goddess of justice • Auxesia (Αὐξησία) and Damia (Δαμία), two local fertility goddesses • Bendis (Βένδις), Thracian goddess of the hunt and the Moon. Her worship seems to have been introduced into Attica around 430 BC. • Ceraon (Κεραων), demi-god of the meal, specifically the mixing of wine • Chrysus (Χρύσος), spirit of gold • Circe (Κίρκη), goddess-witch of Aeaea • Daemones Ceramici (Δαίμονες Κεραμικοί), five malevolent spirits who plagued the craftsman potter • *Syntribos (Σύντριβος), the shatterer • *Smaragos (Σμάραγος), the smasher • *Asbetos (Ασβετος), the charrer • *Sabaktes (Σαβάκτης), the destroyer • *Omodamos (Ωμόδαμος), crudebake • Deipneus (Δειπνεύς), demi-god of the preparation of meals, specifically the making of bread • Eileithyia (Εἰλείθυια), goddess of childbirth • Enodia, Thessalian goddess of crossroads • Enyalius (Ενυάλιος), minor god of war • Enyo (Ἐνυώ), goddess of destructive war • Epidotes (Ἐπιδώτης), a divinity who was worshipped at Lacedaemon • Glycon (Γλύκων), a snake god • Harpocrates (Ἁρποκράτης), god of silence • Hebe (Ήβη), goddess of youth and cup-bearer to the Olympians • Hermaphroditus (Ἑρμάφρόδιτός), god of hermaphrodites and effeminate men • Hymenaios (Ὑμέναιος), god of marriage and marriage feasts • Ichnaea (Ἰχναία), goddess of tracking • Iynx (Ιύνξ), goddess of the love charm • Matton (Μάττων), demi-god of the meal, specifically the kneading of dough • Mene (Μήνη), goddess of the months • Palaestra (Παλαίστρα), goddess of wrestling • Pasiphaë (Πασιφάη), witch-goddess and queen of Crete • Rhapso (Ραψώ), minor goddess or nymph whose name apparently refers to sewing • Sosipolis (god), a native god at Elis, son of the goddess Eileithyia • Tritopatores, wind and marriage ancestor-gods

Deified mortals

Mortals

Heroes

Notable women

Kings

Seers/oracles

Amazons

• Aegea, a queen of the Amazons • Aella (Ἄελλα), an Amazon who was killed by Heracles • Alcibie (Ἀλκιβίη), an Amazonian warrior, killed by Diomedes at Troy • Antandre (Ἀντάνδρη), an Amazonian warrior, killed by Achilles at Troy • Antiope (Ἀντιόπη), a daughter of Ares and sister of Hippolyta • Areto (Ἀρετώ), an Amazon • Asteria (Ἀστερία), an Amazon who was killed by Heracles • Bremusa (Βρέμουσα), an Amazonian warrior, killed by Idomeneus at Troy • Celaeno (Κελαινώ), an Amazonian warrior, killed by Heracles • Eurypyle (Εὐρυπύλη), an Amazon leader who invaded Ninus and Babylonia • Hippolyta (Ἱππολύτη), a queen of Amazons and daughter of Ares • Hippothoe (Ἱπποθόη), an Amazonian warrior, killed by Achilles at Troy • Iphito (Ἰφιτώ), an Amazon who served under Hippolyta • Lampedo (Λαμπεδώ), an Amazon queen who ruled with her sister Marpesia • Marpesia (Μαρπεσία), an Amazon queen who ruled with her sister Lampedo • Melanippe (Μελανίππη), a daughter of Ares and sister of Hippolyta and Antiope • Molpadia (Μολπαδία), an Amazon who killed Antiope • Myrina (Μύρινα), a queen of the Amazons • Orithyia (Ὠρείθυια), an Amazon queen • Otrera (Ὀτρήρα), an Amazon queen, consort of Ares and mother of Hippolyta • Pantariste (Πανταρίστη), an Amazon who fought with Hippolyta against Heracles • Penthesilea (Πενθεσίλεια), an Amazon queen who fought in the Trojan War on the side of Troy • Thalestris (Θάληστρις), a queen of the Amazons

Inmates of Tartarus

Minor figures