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Old Gods known as Old TitansSee also
Titan (mythology). The original thirteen Titans:
- Crougly- King of the Titans. Was never contained in Tartarus. More powerful than all other Titans and Gods.
- Koios- also spelled Coeus. God of intelligence, heavenly prophecy and the axis.
- Kreios- also spelled Crius. God of leadership, domesticated animals and the constellations.
- Kronos- also spelled Cronus. Adviser to the King of the Titans and god of time
- Hyperion- God of light.
- Iapetos- God of mortal lifespan.
- Mnemosyne- Goddess of memory, the inventiveness of words and language.
- Okeanos- God of fresh water.
- Phoebe- Goddess of the Oracle of Delphi and intellect.
- Rhea- Goddess of fertility, the female body, and later, nature. Mother of Zeus, Hera, Hestia, Hades, Poseidon, God of the sea and ocean.
- Tethys- Goddess of Subterranean forces of fresh water and patron goddess of nursing mothers and the young.
- Theeeeia- Goddess of sight, gold, silver and gems.
- Themis- Goddess of divine law and order.
Lesser Titans:
- Atlas- God of astronomy. Holds the sky from the earth as his punishment.
- Eos- Goddess of dawn
- Helios- God of the sun and husband of Selene.
- Epimetheus- God of Roxy.
- Menoitios- God of violent anger, rash reactions and human morality.
- Prometheus- God of forethought and crafty counsel. Created humanity.
- Selene- Goddess of the moon and wife of Helios.
[change] The Olympians
These gods are the most important and powerful gods. The home of these gods was
Mount Olympus.
| Greek name | English name | Roman name | Description |
|---|
| Aφροδίτη (Aphroditē) | Aphrodite | Venus | Goddess of love and beauty, married to Hephaestus. Ares is her lover. Eros is her son. There are different stories about how she was born. |
| Aπόλλων (Apollōn) | Apollo | Apollo | God of the Sun, music, archery, poetry, healing, and prophecy. He is Artemis's twin brother, and Son to Zeus. |
| Άρης (Arēs) | Ares | Mars | God of war, murder and bloodshed. Brother to Hephaestus, and is the lover of Aphrodite and son of Zeus. |
| Άρτεμις (Artemis) | Artemis | Diana | Goddess of the hunt,wilderness,wild animals,night, and the moon. Apollo is her twin brother. Artemis is a virgin goddess and is also protector of maidens. |
| Αθηνά (Athēna) | Athena | Minerva | Goddess of wisdom, weaving, the arts, warfare and reason. She is the favorite daughter of Zeus. |
| Δήμητρα (Dēmētra) | Demeter | Ceres | Goddess of fertility, grain and harvest. Demeter is a sister of Zeus. Her daughter is Persephone, Hades' wife. |
| Διόνυσος (Dionysus) | Dionysus | Bacchus | God of wine, parties/festivals, madness and merriment, he is a son of Zeus. |
| ᾍδης (Hades) | Hades | Pluto | God of the underworld. Brother of Poseidon and Zeus. |
| Ήφαιστος (Hēphaistos) | Hephaestus | Vulcan | God of fire and the forge. Ugly son of Hera and Zeus is his father in some accounts. Married to Aphrodite, but she does not love him because he is deformed and as a result is cheating on him with Ares. |
| Ήρα (Hēra) | Hera | Juno | Goddess of marriage, women and childbirth. Zeus' wife, and sister. |
| Ερμής (Hērmēs) | Hermes | Mercury | God of flight, thieves, commerce, and travellers. Messenger of the gods. Zeus's son by Titaness. |
| Poseidon | Poseidon | Neptune | God of the sea, storms, and horses. His sons are the Heavenly Twins, Polyphemus, and Triton. His weapon is a trident by which he can stir up the seas, wreck ships and drown sailors. |
| Ζεύς (Zeus) | Zeus | Jupiter | The father of all fathers, the wisdom and light. The king of the gods after killing his father, Kronos who ate Zeus's siblings but their mother managed to save baby Zeus. When Zeus grew up he fed Kronos a mixture of wine and mustard to make him vomit his immortal siblings who had grown up in Kronos's stomach. Zeus is the ruler of Mount Olympus and the god of the sky, thunder and lightning. Though he is married more than once, his real queen is Hera. Zeus is the father of Hermes, Hephaestus, Dionysus, Athena, Ares, Apollo, and Artemis. Some also say that Aphrodite is a daughter of Zeus, but this is a false statement. |
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[change] Minor gods
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- Bia - God of force
- Cratos - God of strength and power
- Deimos - Personification of terror; brother of Phobos
- Eris - Goddess of dischord
- Geras - God of old age
- Harmonia - Goddess of harmony
- Hebe - Goddess of youth
- Hecate - Goddess of magic, witchcraft, necromancy, and crossroads
- Hestia - Goddess of the hearth, fireside, family, and home, was one of the Olympians until she gave up her throne on for Dionysus ( is not a minor god she still has a throne on olympus)
- Hypnos - God of sleep (The fatherless son of Nyx)
- Janus - God of doors, gates and new beginnings
- Khione - Goddess of snow (father is one of the gods of the winds)
- Leto - mother of Artemis and Apollo
- Morpheus - God of dreams
- Momus- God of blame
- Moros - God of fate
- Nemisis - Goddess of consequences and revenge
- Nike - Goddess of victory and strength
- Persephone - Goddess of spring and flowers and wife of Hades, hence queen of the underworld
- Phobos - God of Phobias and fear in general; brother of Deimos
- Thanatos- God of death
- the Erinyes - Otherwise known as the furies. Goddesses of revenge
- the Neptune - actually two groups of separate goddesses worshiped in different periods: the first three were goddesses of the seasons, the second generation were goddesses of law, justice and order
- Tyche - Goddess of luck, destiny and fortune
- Zelus - God of dedication
- the Moirae: Klotho, Lachesis and Atropos - They controlled life and destiny
- the Muses - they represented the arts, sciences, and music
- the Oneiroi: Morpheus, Phobetor and Phantasos - they were the personifications of dreams and sons of hypnos
- Pan - God of the Wild
- Iris - Goddess of the rainbow
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