Lista de personajes mitológicos griegos

La siguiente es una lista de dioses , diosas y muchas otras figuras divinas y semidivinas de la mitología griega antigua y la religión griega antigua .

Inmortales

Los griegos creaban imágenes de sus deidades con diversos fines. Un templo albergaba la estatua de un dios o una diosa, o de varias deidades, y podía estar decorado con escenas en relieve que representaban mitos. Las imágenes divinas eran habituales en las monedas. Las copas y otros recipientes se pintaban con escenas de los mitos griegos.

Dioses y diosas principales

Deidades primordiales griegas

Titanes y titanesas

Los dioses y diosas titanes están representados en el arte griego con menos frecuencia que los olímpicos.

Eos (Amanecer) y el héroe Memnón (490-480 a. C.)
Helios en su carro de cuatro caballos (siglo III a.C.)
Temis, del Templo de Némesis (ca. 300 a. C.)
Océano con cuernos de garra de cangrejo, con Tetis ( mosaico de la época romana )
Atenea observa a Prometeo crear humanos (siglo III d.C.)

Gigantes

Los Gigantes eran los descendientes de Gea (Tierra), nacidos de la sangre que cayó cuando Urano (Cielo) fue castrado por su hijo Titán Cronos , quien luchó en la Gigantomaquia, su guerra con los dioses olímpicos por la supremacía del cosmos, incluyen:

Alcioneo (Ἀλκυονεύς), un gigante generalmente considerado uno de los Gigantes, asesinado por Hércules.
Ctonio (Χθόνιος).
Damysus (Δάμυσος), el más rápido de todos los gigantes de la mitología griega.
Encélado (Ἐγκέλαδος), generalmente asesinado por Atenea , se dice que está enterrado bajo el monte Etna en Sicilia .
Mimas (Μίμας), según Apolodoro , fue asesinado por Hefesto , o por otros Zeus o Ares .
Palas (Πάλλας), según Apolodoro , fue desollado por Atenea, quien utilizó su piel como escudo.
Picolo (Πικόλοος), que huyó de la batalla pero fue asesinado por Helios .
Polibotes (Πολυβώτης), típicamente asesinado por Poseidón .
Porfirión (Πορφυρίων), uno de los líderes de los Gigantes, generalmente asesinado por Zeus .
Thoas/Thoon (Θόων), fue asesinado por las Moiras .

Otros "gigantes"

Aloadae (Ἀλῳάδαι), gigantes gemelos que intentaron ascender al Olimpo apilando montañas una encima de otra.
- Otus u Otos (Ότος).
- Efialtes (Εφιάλτης).
Anax (Αναξ) era un gigante de la isla de Lade cerca de Mileto en Lidia, Anatolia.
Anteo (Ἀνταῖος), un gigante libio que luchó hasta la muerte con todos los visitantes hasta que fue asesinado por Hércules.
Antífates (Ἀντιφάτης), el rey de los gigantes devoradores de hombres conocidos como Lestrigones que Odiseo encontró en sus viajes.
Argus Panoptes (Ἄργος Πανόπτης), un gigante de cien ojos encargado de proteger a Ío .
Asterio (Αστεριος), un gigante de Lidia.
Caco (Κακος), un gigante latino que escupía fuego y fue asesinado por Hércules.
Cíclopes (Hesiódico), tres gigantes tuertos que forjaron los rayos de Zeus y el Casco y el Bidente de Hades .
- Arges (Ἄργης).
- Brontë (Brotes).
- Estéropos (Στερόπης).
Cíclopes (homéricos), una tribu de gigantes tuertos y devoradores de hombres que pastoreaban rebaños de ovejas en la isla de Sicilia.
- Polifemo (Πολύφημος), un cíclope que capturó brevemente a Odiseo y sus hombres, solo para ser vencido y cegado por el héroe.
Los gegenees (Γηγενέες), una tribu de gigantes de seis brazos contra los que lucharon los argonautas en el Monte del Oso en Misia.
Gerión (Γηρυων), un gigante de tres cuerpos que vivía en la isla del Poniente, en los confines de la tierra. Fue asesinado por Hércules cuando el héroe llegó para buscar el ganado del gigante como uno de sus doce trabajos.
Los Hecatónquiros (Ἑκατόγχειρες), o Centimanes (latín), los de las cien manos, dioses gigantes de violentas tormentas y huracanes. Tres hijos de Urano y Gea, cada uno con sus propias características distintivas. ^[12]
- Briareus (Βριάρεως) o Aigaion (Αἰγαίων), El Vigoroso.
- Cottus (Κόττος), El Furioso.
- Giges (Γύγης), El de Miembros Grandes.
Los lestrigones (Λαιστρυγόνες), una tribu de gigantes devoradores de hombres con los que se topó Odiseo en sus viajes.
Orión (Ὠρίων), un cazador gigante a quien Zeus colocó entre las estrellas como la constelación de Orión .
Talos (Τάλως), un gigante forjado en bronce por Hefesto y entregado por Zeus a su amante Europa como su protector personal.
Ticio (Τίτυος), un gigante asesinado por Apolo y Artemisa cuando intentó violar a su madre Leto.
Tifón (Τυφῶν), un monstruoso gigante inmortal de las tormentas que intentó lanzar un ataque al Monte Olimpo , pero fue derrotado por los Olímpicos y encarcelado en los pozos del Tártaro.

Conceptos personificados

Achlys (Ἀχλύς), espíritu de la niebla de la muerte, personificación de la tristeza, la miseria y el veneno.
Adefagia (Ἀδηφαγία), espíritu de saciedad y gula.
Adikia (Ἀδικία), espíritu de injusticia y maldad.
Aergia (Ἀεργία), espíritu de ociosidad, pereza, indolencia y desidia.
Agathodaemon (Ἀγαθοδαίμων), espíritu de los viñedos y los campos de cereales ; que asegura buena suerte , salud y sabiduría.
Agon (Ἀγών), espíritu de competición, que poseía un altar en Olimpia, sede de los Juegos Olímpicos.
Aidos (Αἰδώς), espíritu de modestia, reverencia y respeto.
Aisa (Αἴσα), personificación de la suerte y el destino
Alala (Ἀλαλά), espíritu del grito de guerra
Alastor (Ἀλάστωρ), espíritu de venganza y enemistades sangrientas
Aletheia (Ἀλήθεια), espíritu de verdad, veracidad y sinceridad.
Las Algea (Ἄλγεα), espíritus del dolor y el sufrimiento.
- Achos (Ἄχος) "problema, angustia"
- Ania (Ἀνία) "dolor, angustia"
- Lupe (Λύπη) "dolor, pena, tristeza"
Alke (Ἀλκή), espíritu de destreza y coraje (uno de los Machai )
Amechania (Ἀμηχανία), espíritu de impotencia y falta de medios.
Los Anfilogos (Ἀμφιλογίαι), espíritus de disputas, debates y contiendas.
Anaideia (Ἀναίδεια), espíritu de crueldad, desvergüenza e implacabilidad.
Los Androktasiai (Ἀνδροκτασίαι), espíritus de la matanza en el campo de batalla
Angelia (Ἀγγελία), espíritu de mensajes, noticias y proclamaciones.
Apate (Ἀπάτη), espíritu de engaño, astucia, fraude y decepción.
Apheleia (Ἀφέλεια), espíritu de sencillez
Los Arae (Ἀραί), espíritus de maldiciones
Arete (Ἀρετή), espíritu de virtud, excelencia, bondad y valor.
Atë (Ἄτη), espíritu de engaño, infatuación, locura ciega, imprudencia y ruina.
Bia (Βία "Violencia"), la personificación de la fuerza y la energía bruta.
Caerus (Καιρός), espíritu de oportunidad
Corus (Κόρος), espíritu de saciedad
Deimos (Δεῖμος), espíritu de miedo, pavor y terror.
Dikaiosyne (Δικαιοσύνη), espíritu de justicia y rectitud
Dike (Δίκη), espíritu de justicia, juicio justo y los derechos establecidos por la costumbre y la ley.
Disnomia (Δυσνομία), espíritu de anarquía y mala constitución civil.
Dyssebeia (Δυσσέβεια), espíritu de impiedad
Eirene (Εἰρήνη), diosa de la paz
Eiresione (Ειρεσιώνη), personificación de la rama de olivo
Ekecheiria (Ἐκεχειρία), espíritu de tregua, armisticio y cese de todas las hostilidades; honrado en los Juegos Olímpicos
Eleos (Ἔλεος), espíritu de misericordia, piedad y compasión.
Eleutheria (Ἐλευθερία), personificación de la libertad
Elpis (Ἐλπίς), espíritu de esperanza y expectativa
Epifrón (Ἐπίφρων), espíritu de prudencia, astucia, consideración, cuidado y sagacidad.
Eris (Ἔρις), espíritu de lucha, discordia, contienda y rivalidad.
Los Erotes (ἔρωτες)
- Anteros (Ἀντέρως), dios del amor correspondido
- Eros (Ἔρως), dios del amor y las relaciones sexuales
- Hedylogos (Ἡδύλογος), dios de la dulzura y la adulación
- Hermafrodito (Ἑρμαφρόδιτος), dios de las uniones, la androginia, el matrimonio, la sexualidad y la fertilidad.
- Himeros (Ἵμερος), dios del deseo sexual
- Himeneo (Ὑμήν) o Himeneo (Ὑμεναιος), dios de las ceremonias matrimoniales, de las fiestas inspiradoras y de las canciones.
- Pothos (Πόθος), dios del anhelo, el anhelo y el deseo sexual.
Eucleia (Εὔκλεια), espíritu de buena reputación y gloria.
Eulabeia (Εὐλάβεια), espíritu de discreción, cautela y circunspección.
Eunomia (Εὐνομία), diosa del buen orden y la conducta lícita
Eufema (Εὐφήμη), espíritu de palabras de buen augurio, aclamación, alabanza, aplausos y gritos de triunfo.
Eupraxia (Eὐπραξία), espíritu de bienestar
Eusebia (Eὐσέβεια), espíritu de piedad, lealtad, deber y respeto filial.
Euthenia (Εὐθενία), espíritu de prosperidad, abundancia y plenitud.
Gelos (Γέλως), espíritu de risa
Geras (Γῆρας), espíritu de la vejez
Harmonia (Ἁρμονία), diosa de la armonía y la concordia.
Hedone (Ἡδονή), espíritu del placer, el disfrute y el deleite.
Heimarmene (Εἵμαρμένη), personificación de la parte destinada por el destino
Espíritu de tranquilidad de Hesychia
Homados (Ὅμαδος), espíritu del estruendo de la batalla
Homonoia (Ὁμόνοια), espíritu de concordia, unanimidad y unidad de mente.
Horkos (Ὅρκος), espíritu de juramentos
Horme (Ὁρμή), espíritu de impulso o esfuerzo (para hacer una cosa), entusiasmo, ponerse en movimiento y comenzar una acción.
Hybris (Ὕβρις), espíritu de conducta escandalosa
Hipnos (Ὕπνος), dios del sueño
Los Hysminai (Ὑσμῖναι), espíritus de la lucha y el combate.
Ioke (Ἰωκή), espíritu de persecución en la batalla
Kairos (καιρός), dios de, significa un momento apropiado u oportuno para la acción.
Kakia (Kακία), espíritu del vicio y la maldad moral
Kallone (Καλλονή), espíritu de belleza
Kalokagathia (Καλοκαγαθια), espíritu de nobleza y bondad
El Keres (Κῆρες), espíritu de muerte violenta o cruel
Koalemos (Κοάλεμος), espíritu de estupidez y necedad
Kratos (Κράτος), espíritu de fuerza, poder, poder y gobierno soberano.
Kydoimos (Κυδοιμός), espíritu del estruendo de la batalla, la confusión, el alboroto y el bullicio.
Lethe (Λήθη), espíritu del olvido y del olvido, y del río del mismo nombre.
Limos (Λιμός), espíritu del hambre y la inanición
Las Litae (Λιταί), espíritus de la oración
Lyssa (Λύσσα), espíritu de ira, furia y rabia en los animales.
Los Machai (Μάχαι), espíritus de la lucha y el combate
Manía (Μανία), espíritu o espíritus de locura, demencia y frenesí.
Las Moirai , o "Destinos" (Μοίραι)
- Cloto (Κλωθώ), la hilandera del hilo de la vida
- Láquesis (Λάχεσις), la medidora del hilo de la vida
- Atropos (Άτροπος), el que corta el hilo de la vida
Momus (Μῶμος), espíritu de burla, culpa, censura y crítica mordaz.
Moros (Μόρος), espíritu de la perdición
Los Neikea (τὰ Νείκη), espíritus de peleas, disputas y agravios.
Némesis (Νέμεσις), diosa de la venganza, el equilibrio, la indignación justa y la retribución.
Nike (Νίκη), diosa de la victoria
Nomos (Νόμος), espíritu de ley
Oizys (Ὀϊζύς), espíritu de dolor y miseria.
El Oneiroi (Ὄνειροι), Sueños
Palioxis (Παλίωξις), espíritu de la huida, la retirada y la retirada de la batalla.
Peitharchia (Πειθαρχία), espíritu de disciplina
Peitho (Πειθώ), espíritu de persuasión y seducción
Penia (Πενία), espíritu de pobreza y necesidad
Penthus (Πένθος), espíritu de dolor, luto y lamentación.
Pepromene (Πεπρωμένη), personificación de la parte destinada, similar a Heimarmene
Pheme (Φήμη), espíritu del rumor, del informe y del chisme.
Philophrosyne (Φιλοφροσύνη), espíritu de amabilidad, bondad y bienvenida.
Filotes (Φιλότης), espíritu de amistad, afecto y relaciones sexuales.
Fobos (Φόβος), espíritu del pánico, el miedo, la huida y la derrota en el campo de batalla.
Los Phonoi (Φόνοι), espíritus del asesinato, la matanza y la matanza.
Phrike (Φρίκη), espíritu de horror y miedo tembloroso
Phthonus (Φθόνος), espíritu de envidia y celos
Pistis (Πίστις), espíritu de confianza, honestidad y buena fe.
Poine (Ποίνη), espíritu de retribución, venganza, recompensa, castigo y pena por el delito de asesinato y homicidio.
Polemos (Πόλεμος), personificación de la guerra
Ponos (Πόνος), espíritu de trabajo duro y esfuerzo.
Poros (Πόρος), espíritu de conveniencia, los medios para lograr o proporcionar, artificio y mecanismo.
Praxidike (Πραξιδίκη), espíritu de justicia exigente
Proioxis (Προίωξις), espíritu de embestida y persecución en el campo de batalla
Prophasis (Πρόφασις), espíritu de excusas y súplicas
Ptocheia (Πτωχεία), espíritu de la mendicidad
Roma , una deidad femenina que personificó la ciudad de Roma.
Soter (Σωτήρ), espíritu masculino de seguridad, preservación y liberación del daño.
Soteria (Σωτηρία), personificación femenina de la seguridad, la preservación y la liberación del daño.
Sophrosyne (Σωφροσύνη), espíritu de moderación, autocontrol, templanza, restricción y discreción.
Tekhne (Τεχνη) personificación del arte, la artesanía y la habilidad técnica
Tánatos (Θάνατος), personificación de la muerte y la mortalidad.
Thrasos (Θράσος), espíritu de audacia
Tyche (Τύχη), diosa de la fortuna, el azar, la providencia y el destino.
Zelos (Ζῆλος), espíritu de rivalidad entusiasta, emulación, envidia, celos y celo.

Deidades ctónicas

Anfiarao (Ἀμφιάραος), un vidente y uno de los Siete contra Tebas que se convirtió en un espíritu oracular del Inframundo después de su muerte.
Angelos (Ἄγγελος), hija de Zeus y Hera que se convirtió en diosa del inframundo.
Askalaphos (Ἀσκάλαφος), el hijo de Aqueronte y Orfne que cuidaba los huertos del inframundo antes de ser transformado en un búho por Deméter.
Caronte (Χάρων), barquero del Hades
Cronos (Κρόνος), rey depuesto de los Titanes; después de su liberación del Tártaro fue nombrado rey de la Isla de los Benditos.
Erebos (Ἔρεβος), el dios primigenio de la oscuridad, sus nieblas rodeaban el inframundo y llenaban los huecos de la tierra.
Las Erinias (Ἐρινύες), las Furias, diosas de la retribución, conocidas como "Las Bondadosas"
- Alecto (Ἀληκτώ), el incesante
- Tisífone (Τισιφόνη), vengadora del asesinato
- Megara (Μέγαιρα), la celosa
Hades (¨Αδης) Dios del inframundo y de todas las cosas debajo de la tierra.
Hécate (Ἑκάτη), diosa de la magia, la brujería, la noche, la luna, los fantasmas y la nigromancia.
Jueces de los muertos
- Aiakos (Αἰακός), antiguo rey mortal de Egina, guardián de las llaves del Hades y juez de los hombres de Europa.
- Minos (Μίνως), antiguo rey mortal de Creta y juez de la votación final.
- Rhadamanthys (Ῥαδάμανθυς), antiguo legislador mortal y juez de los hombres de Asia.
Keuthonymos (Κευθόνυμος), un espíritu del inframundo y padre de Menoetes
Lampades (Λαμπάδες), ninfas del inframundo que portaban antorchas
- Gorgira (Gorgira)
- Orfne (Ορφνη), una ninfa lampada de Hades, madre de Ascálafo
Melinoe (Μελινόη), hija de Perséfone y Zeus que presidía las propiciaciones ofrecidas a los fantasmas de los muertos.
Menoetes (Μενοίτης), un espíritu del inframundo que pastoreaba el ganado del Hades.
Nyx (Νύξ), la diosa primigenia de la noche
Perséfone (Περσεφόνη), reina del inframundo, esposa de Hades y diosa del crecimiento primaveral.
Ríos del inframundo
- Aqueronte (Αχέρων), el río de la aflicción
- Alfeo (Ἀλφειός), el río blanco
- Eridanos (Ἠριδανός), el río de ámbar
- Kokytos (Kωκυτός), el río de los lamentos
- Leteo (Λήθη), el río del olvido (su contraparte eran las aguas de Mnemosyne )
- Flegetonte (Φλεγέθων), el río de fuego
- Estigia (Στύξ), el río del odio y los juramentos
Tártaro (Τάρταρος), el dios primigenio del oscuro y tormentoso pozo del Hades
Thanatos (Θάνατος), personificación de la muerte
Zagreo (Ζαγρεύς), un dios del inframundo, posiblemente hijo de Zeus y Perséfone

Deidades del mar

Egeo (Αιγαίων), dios de las violentas tormentas marinas y aliado de los Titanes.
Anfitrite (Αμφιτρίτη), diosa del mar y consorte de Poseidón
Benthesikyme (Βενθεσικύμη), hija de Poseidón, que residía en Etiopía
Brizo (Βριζώ), diosa patrona de los marineros, que enviaba sueños proféticos.
Ceto (Κῆτώ), diosa de los peligros del océano y de los monstruos marinos.
Cimopoleia (Κυμοπόλεια), hija de Poseidón casada con el gigante Briareo
Delfín (Δελφιν), dios delfín o daimone ^[13]
Eidotea (Ειδοθέα), ninfa marina profética e hija de Proteo
Glauco (Γλαῦκος), dios del mar y oráculo de los pescadores
Leucothea (Λευκοθέα), una diosa del mar que ayudaba a los marineros en apuros.
Nereidas (Νηρηίδες), ninfas marinas
- Aretusa (Αρετούσα), hija de Nereo que se transformó en fuente
- Dinamene (Δυναμένη), asociada con el poder y la fuerza de las grandes olas oceánicas.
- Galena (Γαλήνη), diosa de los mares tranquilos
- Psámate (Ψαμάθη), madre de Foco y Éaco
- Tetis (Θέτις), líder de las nereidas que presidía el desove de la vida marina en el mar.
Nereo (Νηρέας), el anciano del mar y el dios de la rica abundancia de peces del mar.
Nerites (Νερίτης), un espíritu marino que fue transformado en un marisco por Afrodita.
Oceánides (Ωκεανίδες), ninfas marinas y patronas de cuerpos de agua dulce.
Algunas oceánides notables incluyen:
- Asia / Clímene , esposa de Jápeto
- Clímene , madre del semidiós Faetón
- Clytie , que se convirtió en heliotropio cuando Helios la abandonó.
- Doris , la esposa del dios del mar Nereo
- Idyia (Ίδυια), esposa del rey colquideo Eetes , madre de Medea
- Leuce , primera esposa de Hades, se convirtió en un álamo blanco.
- Metis , la primera esposa de Zeus , a quien Zeus embarazó con Atenea y luego se la tragó.
- Estigia , diosa del río Estigia
- Tea , madre de los Cercopes
Para una lista más completa, consulte Lista de oceánidas.
Océano (Ὠκεανός), dios del río que rodea la Tierra Océano (el océano), la fuente de toda el agua dulce de la Tierra
Potamoi (Ποταμοί), dioses de los ríos y arroyos de la tierra.
Algunos dioses fluviales notables incluyen:
- Aqueloo , el dios del río Aqueloo , el río más grande de Grecia, que entregó a su hija en matrimonio a Alcmeón.
- Alfeo , que se enamoró de la ninfa Aretusa.
- Inaco , el primer rey de Argos y progenitor de la línea argiva a través de su nieto y hijo Argos.
- Nilo , dios egipcio del río y padre de numerosas hijas que se mezclaron con los descendientes de Inaco.
- Peneo , dios del río de Tesalia que fluía desde el pie del Pindo; padre de Dafne y Estilbe
- Escamandro , que luchó del lado de los troyanos durante la Guerra de Troya.
Palemón (Παλαίμων), un joven dios del mar que ayudaba a los marineros en apuros.
Forcis (Φόρκυς), dios de los peligros ocultos de las profundidades.
Ponto (Πόντος), dios primordial del mar, padre de los peces y otras criaturas marinas, hijo exclusivo de Gea.
Proteo (Πρωτεύς), un antiguo dios del mar profético y cambiante, y pastor de las focas de Poseidón.
Poseidón (Ποσειδῶν), rey del mar y señor de los dioses del mar; también dios de los ríos, las inundaciones y las sequías, los terremotos y los caballos.
Sangarius (Σαγγάριος), un dios del río
Los Telquines (Τελχινες), espíritus del mar nativos de la isla de Rodas; los dioses los mataron cuando recurrieron a la magia maligna; construyeron el Tridente de Poseidón .
- Acteo (Ακταίος)
- Argyron (Argyrón)
- Atabirio (Αταβύριος)
- Chalcón (Χαλκών)
- Crisón (Χρυσών)
- Damon (Δαμων) o Demonax (Δημώναξ)
- Damnameneus (Δαμναμενεύς)
- Dexithea (Δεξιθέα), madre de Euxanthios con Minos
- Lycos (Λύκος) o Lyktos (Λύκτος)
- ¿Liságora (Λυσαγόρα)?
- Makelo (Makaze)
- Megalesio (Μεγαλήσιος)
- Mylas (Milas)
- Nikon (Nikolai)
- Ormeno (Ορμενος)
- Simón (Simon)
- Skelmis (Skelmis)
Tetis (Τηθύς), diosa de las fuentes de agua dulce y madre de los ríos, manantiales, arroyos, fuentes y nubes.
Thalassa (Θάλασσα), diosa primigenia del mar y consorte de Ponto
Thaumas (Θαῦμας), dios de las maravillas del mar
Thoosa (Θόοσα), diosa de las corrientes rápidas
Triteia (Τριτεια), hija de Tritón y compañera de Ares
Tritón (Τρίτων), hijo de cola de pez y heraldo de Poseidón
Tritones (Τρίτωνες), espíritus con cola de pez en el séquito de Poseidón

Deidades del cielo

Eolo (Aiolos) (Αίολος), dios de los vientos
Éter (Αιθήρ), dios primigenio del aire superior
Alectrona (Αλεκτρονα), diosa solar de la mañana o del despertar.
Anemoi , (Άνεμοι), dioses de los vientos
- Aparctias (Απαρκτίας), otro nombre para el viento del norte (no identificado con Boreas)
- Apheliotes (Αφηλιώτης), dios del viento del este (cuando a Euro se lo considera del sureste)
- Argestes (Αργέστης), otro nombre para el viento del oeste o noroeste
- Boreas (Βορέας), dios del viento del norte y del invierno.
- Caicias (Καικίας), dios del viento del noreste
- Circios (Κίρκιος) o Thraskias (Θρασκίας), dios del viento del norte-noroeste
- Euronoto (Ευρονότος), dios del viento del sureste
- Eurus (Εύρος), dios del desafortunado viento del este o del sureste
- Labios (Λίψ), dios del viento del suroeste
- Notus (Νότος) dios del viento del sur
- Skeiron (Σκείρων), dios del viento del noroeste
- Zephyrus (Ζέφυρος), dios del viento del oeste
Arke (Άρκη), mensajera de los Titanes y hermana de Iris
Astraios (Ἀστραῖος), dios de las estrellas y los planetas, y del arte de la astrología.
Los Astra Planeti (Αστρα Πλανετοι), dioses de las cinco estrellas errantes o planetas
- Stilbon (Στιλβών), dios de Hermaon, el planeta Mercurio
- Eosphorus (Ηωσφόρος), god of Venus the morning star
- Hesperus (Ἓσπερος), god of Venus the evening star
- Pyroeis (Πυρόεις), god of Areios, the planet Mars
- Phaethon (Φαέθων), god of Dios, the planet Jupiter
- Phaenon (Φαίνων), god of Kronion, the planet Saturn
Astrape and Bronte, goddesses of lightning and thunder respectively
Aurai (Αὖραι), nymphs of the cooling breeze
- Aura (Αὖρα), goddess of the breeze and the fresh, cool air of early morning
Chione (Χιόνη), goddess of snow and daughter of Boreas
Eos (Ἠώς), goddess of the Dawn
Ersa (Ἕρση), goddess of the morning dew
Helios (Ἥλιος), god of the Sun and guardian of oaths
Hemera (Ημέρα), primeval goddess of the day
Hera (Ήρα), queen of the gods
The Hesperides, (´Εσπερίδες), nymphs of the evening and sunset
Iris (Ίρις), goddess of the rainbow and divine messenger
Men (Μήν), a lunar deity worshiped in the western interior parts of Anatolia
Nephele (Νεφέλη), cloud nymph
Nyx, (Νύξ), goddess of night
Pandia (Πανδία), daughter of Selene and Zeus
The Pleiades (Πλειάδες), goddesses of the star cluster Pleiades and were associated with rain
- Alcyone (Αλκυόνη)
- Sterope (Στερόπη)
- Celaeno (Κελαινώ)
- Electra (Ηλέκτρα)
- Maia (Μαία)
- Merope (Μερώπη)
- Taygete (Ταϋγέτη)
Sabazios (Σαβάζιος), the nomadic horseman and sky father god of the Phrygians and Thracians
Selene (Σελήνη), goddess of the Moon
Uranus (Ουρανός), primeval god of the heavens
Zeus (Ζεύς), King of Heaven and god of the sky, clouds, thunder, and lightning

Rustic deities

Aetna (Αἴτνη), goddess of the volcanic Mount Etna in Sicily
Agreus and Nomios two goat-legged daimones of hunting & herding
Amphictyonis (Αμφικτυονίς), goddess of wine and friendship between nations, a local form of Demeter
Anthousai (Ανθούσαι), flower nymphs
Aristaeus (Ἀρισταῖος), god of bee-keeping, cheese-making, herding, olive-growing, and hunting
Attis (Άττις), vegetation god and consort of Cybele
Britomartis (Βριτόμαρτις), Cretan goddess of hunting and nets used for fishing, fowling and the hunting of small game
Meliseus, god of bees and bee-keeping in Crete.
Cabeiri (Κάβειροι), gods or spirits who presided over the Mysteries of the islands of Lemnos and Samothrace
- Aitnaios (Αιτναιος)
- Alkon (Αλκων)
- Eurymedon (Ευρυμεδών)
- Onnes (Όννης)
- Tonnes (Τόννης)
Chloris (Χλωρίς), minor flower nymph and wife of Zephyrus
Comus (Κόμος), god of revelry, merrymaking, and festivity
Corymbus (Κόρυμβος), god of the fruit of the ivy
The Curetes (Κουρέτες), guardians of infant Zeus on Mount Ida, barely distinguished from the Dactyls and the Corybantes
Cybele (Κυβέλη), a Phrygian mountain goddess
The Dactyls (Δάκτυλοι) "fingers", minor deities originally representing fingers of a hand
- Acmon (Ακμών)
- Damnameneus (Δαμναμενεύς)
- Delas (Δήλας)
- Epimedes (Επιμήδης)
- Heracles (not to be confused with the hero Heracles)
- Iasios (Ιάσιος)
- Kelmis (Κελμις)
- Skythes (Σκύθης)
- companions of Cybele
  - Titias (Τιτίας)
  - Cyllenus (Κύλληνος)
Dionysus (Διόνυσος), god of wine, drunken orgies, and wild vegetation
Dryades (Δρυάδες), tree and forest nymphs
Gaia (Γαία), primeval goddess of the earth
Epimeliades (Επιμελίδες), nymphs of highland pastures and protectors of sheep flocks
Hamadryades (Αμαδρυάδες), oak tree dryades
Hecaterus (Ηεκατερος), minor god of the hekateris — a rustic dance of quickly moving hands — and perhaps of the skill of hands in general
Hermes (Ερμής), god of herds and flocks, of roads and boundary stones, and the god of thieves
Korybantes (Κορύβαντες), the crested dancers who worshipped Cybele
- Damneus (Δαμνεύς) "the one who tames(?)"
- Idaios (Ιδαίος) "of Mount Ida"
- Kyrbas (Κύρβας), whose name is probably a variant of Korybas, singular for "Korybantes"
- Okythoos (Ωκύθοος) "the one running swiftly"
- Prymneus (Πρυμνεύς) "of lower areas(?)"
- Pyrrhichos (Πυρῥιχος), god of the rustic dance
Ma, a local goddess at Comana in Cappadocia
Maenades (μαινάδες), crazed nymphs in the retinue of Dionysus
- Methe (Μέθη), nymph of drunkenness
Meliae (Μελίαι), nymphs of honey and the ash tree
Naiades (Ναιάδες), fresh water nymphs
- Daphne (Δάφνη)
- Metope (Μετώπη)
- Minthe (Μίνθη)
The Nymphai Hyperboreioi (Νύμφαι Υπερβόρειοι), who presided over aspects of archery
- Hekaerge (Εκαέργη), represented distancing
- Loxo (Λοξώ), represented trajectory
- Oupis (Ουπις), represented aim
Oreades (Ὀρεάδες), mountain nymphs
- Adrasteia (Αδράστεια), a nursemaid of the infant Zeus
- Cyllene, the mountain-nymph who nursed the infant Hermes
- Echo (Ηχώ), a nymph cursed never to speak except to repeat the words of others
The Ourea (Ούρος), primeval gods of mountains
The Palici (Παλικοί), a pair of rustic gods who presided over the geysers and thermal springs in Sicily
Pan (Πάν), god of shepherds, pastures, and fertility
Pan Sybarios (Παν Συβαριος) god of Woods and vales
Phaunos god of forests not identified with Faunus
Potamoi (Ποταμοί), river gods
- Achelous (Αχέλους)
- Acis (Άκις)
- Alpheus (Αλφειός)
- Asopus (Ασωπός)
- Cladeus (Κλάδεος)
- Eurotas (Ευρώτας)
- Nilus (Νείλος)
- Peneus (Πηνειός)
- Scamander (Σκάμανδρος)

For a more complete list, see Potamoi#List of potamoi

Priapus (Πρίαπος), god of garden fertility
Satyrs (Σάτυροι) / Satyress, rustic fertility spirits
- Krotos (Κρότος), a great hunter and musician who kept the company of the Muses on Mount Helicon
Silenus (Σειληνός), an old rustic god of the dance of the wine-press
Telete (Τελέτη), goddess of initiation into the Bacchic orgies
Zagreus (Ζαγρεύς), in the Orphic mysteries, the first incarnation of Dionysus

Agricultural deities

Adonis (Άδωνις), a life-death-rebirth deity
Aphaea (Αφαία), minor goddess of agriculture and fertility
Cyamites (Κυαμίτης), demi-god of the bean
Demeter (Δημήτηρ), goddess of fertility, agriculture, grain, and harvest
Despoina (Δέσποινη), daughter of Poseidon and Demeter, goddess of mysteries in Arcadia
Dionysus (Διόνυσος), god of viticulture and wine
Eunostus (Εύνοστος), goddess of the flour mill
Opora, goddess of autumn and wine
Persephone (Περσεφόνη), queen of the underworld, wife of Hades and goddess of spring growth
Philomelus (Φιλόμελος), agricultural demi-god inventor of the wagon and the plough
Plutus (Πλοῦτος), god of wealth, including agricultural wealth, son of Demeter
Promylaia (Προμυλαια) a goddess of the flower mill
Triptolemus (Τριπτόλεμος), god of farming and agriculture, he brought agriculture to Greece
Trokhilos (Τροχιλος) god of the mill stone

Health deities

Apollo (Ἀπόλλων), god of archery, music and dance, truth and prophecy, healing and diseases, the Sun and light, poetry, and more.
Asclepius (Ασκληπιός), god of medicine
Aceso (Ἀκεσώ), goddess of the healing of wounds and the curing of illnesses
Aegle (Αἴγλη), goddess of radiant good health
Chiron (Χείρων), god of healing (up for debate if it is a god)
Darrhon (Δάρρων), Macedonian god of health
Epione (Ἠπιόνη), goddess of the soothing of pain
Hygieia (Ὑγεία), goddess of cleanliness and good health
Iaso (Ἰασώ), goddess of cures, remedies, and modes of healing
Paean (Παιάν), physician of the gods
Panacea (Πανάκεια), goddess of healing
Telesphorus (Τελεσφόρος), demi-god of convalescence, who "brought to fulfillment" recuperation from illness or injury

Sleep deities

Empusa (Ἔμπουσα), goddess of shape-shifting
Epiales (Ἐφιάλτης), goddess of nightmares
Hypnos (Ὕπνος) god of sleep
Pasithea (Πασιθέα) goddess of relaxing meditation and hallucinations
Oneiroi (Ὀνείρων) god of dreams
Morpheus (μορφή) god of dreaming

Charities

Charites (Χάριτες), goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity, and fertility
- Aglaea (Αγλαΐα), goddess of beauty, adornment, splendor, and glory
- Euphrosyne (Εὐφροσύνη), goddess of good cheer, joy, mirth, and merriment
- Thalia (Θάλεια), goddess of festive celebrations and rich and luxurious banquets
- Hegemone (Ηγεμόνη) "mastery"
- Antheia (Άνθεια), goddess of flowers and flowery wreaths
- Pasithea (Πασιθέα), goddess of rest and relaxation
- Cleta (Κλήτα) "the glorious"
- Phaenna (Φαέννα) "the shining"
- Eudaimonia (Ευδαιμονία) "happiness"
- Euthymia (Ευθυμία) "good mood"
- Calleis (Καλλείς) "beauty"
- Paidia (Παιδία) "play, amusement"
- Pandaisia (Πανδαισία) "banquet for everyone"
- Pannychis (Παννυχίς) "all-night (festivity)"

Horae

The Horae (Ώρες), The Hours, the goddesses of natural order
- Eunomia (Ευνομία), spirit of good order, and springtime goddess of green pastures
- Dike (Δίκη), spirit of justice, may have represented springtime growth
- Eirene (Ειρήνη), spirit of peace and goddess of the springtime
- The goddesses of springtime growth
  - Thallo (Θαλλώ), goddess of spring buds and shoots, identified with Eirene
  - Auxo (Αυξώ), goddess of spring growth
  - Karpo (Καρπώ), goddess of the fruits of the earth
- The goddesses of welfare
  - Pherousa (Φέρουσα) "the bringer"
  - Euporie (Ευπορίη) "abundance"
  - Orthosie (Ορθοσίη) "prosperity"
- The goddesses of the natural portions of time and the times of day
  - Auge (Αυγή), first light of the morning
  - Anatole (Ανατολή) or Anatolia (Ανατολία), sunrise
  - Mousika or Musica (Μουσική), the morning hour of music and study
  - Gymnastika, Gymnastica (Γυμναστίκή) or Gymnasia (Γυμνασία), the morning hour of gymnastics/exercise
  - Nymphe (Νυμφή), the morning hour of ablutions (bathing, washing)
  - Mesembria (Μεσημβρία), noon
  - Sponde (Σπονδή), libations poured after lunch
  - Elete, prayer, the first of the afternoon work hours
  - Akte, Acte (Ακτή) or Cypris (Κυπρίς), eating and pleasure, the second of the afternoon work hours
  - Hesperis (Έσπερίς), evening
  - Dysis (Δύσις), sunset
  - Arktos (Άρκτος), night sky, constellation
- The goddesses of seasons of the year
  - Eiar (Είαρ), spring
  - Theros (Θέρος), summer
  - Pthinoporon (Φθινόπωρον), autumn
  - Cheimon (Χειμών), winter

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.^[14]
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^[15]
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

Achilles (Ἀχιλλεύς), hero of the Trojan War
Aiakos (Αἰακός), a king of Aegina, appointed as a Judge of the Dead in the Underworld after his death
Aeolus (Αἴολος), a king of Thessaly, made the immortal king of all the winds by Zeus
Alabandus (Ἀλάβανδος), he was the founder of the town of Alabanda
Amphiaraus (Ἀμφιάραος), a hero of the war of the Seven against Thebes who became an oracular spirit of the Underworld after his death
Ariadne (Αριάδνη), a Cretan princess who became the immortal wife of Dionysus
Aristaeus (Ἀρισταῖος), a Thessalian hero, his inventions saw him immortalised as the god of bee-keeping, cheese-making, herding, olive-growing, and hunting
Asclepius (Ἀσκληπιός), a Thessalian physician who was struck down by Zeus for reviving the dead, to be later recovered by his father Apollo
Attis (Ἄττις), a consort of Cybele, granted immortality as one of her attendants
Bolina (Βολίνα), a mortal woman transformed into an immortal nymph by Apollo
The Dioscuri (Διόσκουροι), divine twins
- Castor (Κάστωρ)
- Pollux (Πολυδεύκης)
Endymion (Ἐνδυμίων), lover of Selene, granted eternal sleep so as never to age or die
Ganymede (Γανυμήδης), a handsome Trojan prince, abducted by Zeus and made cup-bearer of the gods
Glaucus (Γλαῦκος), the fisherman's sea god, made immortal after eating a magical herb
Hemithea (Ἡμιθέα) and Parthenos (Παρθένος), princesses of the Island of Naxos who leapt into the sea to escape their father's wrath; Apollo transformed them into demi-goddesses
Heracles (Ἡρακλῆς), ascended hero
Ino (Ἰνώ), a Theban princess who became the sea goddess Leucothea
Lampsace (Λαμψάκη), a semi-historical Bebrycian princess honored as goddess for her assistance to the Greeks
The Leucippides (Λευκιππίδες), wives of the Dioscuri
- Phoebe (Φοίβη), wife of Pollux
- Hilaera (Ἱλάειρα), wife of Castor
Minos (Μίνως), a king of Crete, appointed as a Judge of the Dead in the Underworld after his death
Orithyia (Ὠρείθυια), an Athenian princess abducted by Boreas and made the goddess of cold, gusty mountain winds
Palaemon (Παλαίμων), a Theban prince, made into a sea god along with his mother, Ino
Philoctetes (Ancient Greek: Φιλοκτήτης), was the son of King Poeas of Meliboea in Thessaly, a famous archer, fought at the Trojan War
Phylonoe (Φυλονόη), daughter of Tyndareus and Leda, made immortal by Artemis
Psyche (Ψυχή), goddess of the soul
Semele (Σεμελη), mortal mother of Dionysus, who later was made the goddess Thyone (Θυωνη)
Tenes (Τέννης), was a hero of the island of Tenedos

Mortals

Heroes

Abderus, aided Heracles during his eighth labour and was killed by the Mares of Diomedes
Achilles (Αχιλλεύς or Αχιλλέας), hero of the Trojan War and a central character in Homer's Iliad
Aeneas (Αινείας), a hero of the Trojan War and progenitor of the Roman people
Ajax the Great (Αίας ο Μέγας), a hero of the Trojan War and king of Salamis
Ajax the Lesser (Αίας ο Μικρός), a hero of the Trojan War and leader of the Locrian army
Amphitryon (Αμφιτρύων), Theban general who rescued Thebes from the Teumessian fox; his wife was Alcmene, mother of Heracles
Antilochus (Ἀντίλοχος), Son of Nestor sacrificed himself to save his father in the Trojan War along with other deeds of valor
Bellerophon (Βελλεροφῶν), hero who slew the Chimera
Bouzyges, a hero credited with inventing agricultural practices such as yoking oxen to a plough
Castor, the mortal Dioscuri twin; after Castor's death, his immortal brother Pollux shared his divinity with him in order that they might remain together
Chrysippus (Χρύσιππος), a divine hero of Elis
Daedalus (Δαίδαλος), creator of the labyrinth and great inventor, until King Minos trapped him in his own creation
Diomedes (Διομήδης), a king of Argos and hero of the Trojan War
Eleusis (Ἐλευσῖνι or Ἐλευσῖνα), eponymous hero of the town of Eleusis
Eunostus, a Boeotian hero
Ganymede (Γανυμήδης), Trojan hero and lover of Zeus, who was given immortality and appointed cup-bearer to the gods
Hector (Ἕκτωρ), hero of the Trojan War and champion of the Trojan people
Icarus (Ἴκαρος), the son of the master craftsman Daedalus
Iolaus (Ἰόλαος), nephew of Heracles who aided his uncle in one of his Labors
Jason (Ἰάσων), leader of the Argonauts
Meleager (Μελέαγρος), a hero who sailed with the Argonauts and killed the Calydonian boar
Odysseus (Ὀδυσσεύς or Ὀδυσεύς), a hero and king of Ithaca whose adventures are the subject of Homer's Odyssey; he also played a key role during the Trojan War
Orpheus (Ὀρφεύς), a legendary musician and poet who attempted to retrieve his dead wife from the Underworld
Pandion (Πανδίων), the eponymous hero of the Attic tribe Pandionis, usually assumed to be one of the legendary Athenian kings Pandion I or Pandion II
Perseus (Περσεύς), son of Zeus and the founder-king of Mycenae and slayer of the Gorgon Medusa
Talthybius (Ταλθύβιος), herald and friend to Agamemnon. He was worshipped as a hero at Sparta and Argos, where sacrifices were offered to him.^[16]
Theseus (Θησεύς), son of Poseidon and a king of Athens and slayer of the Minotaur

Notable women

Alcestis (Άλκηστις), daughter of Pelias and wife of Admetus, who was known for her devotion to her husband
Amymone, the one daughter of Danaus who refused to murder her husband, thus escaping her sisters' punishment
Andromache (Ανδρομάχη), wife of Hector
Andromeda (Ανδρομέδα), wife of Perseus, who was placed among the constellations after her death
Antigone (Αντιγόνη), daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta
Apemosyne (Ἀπημοσύνη), a Cretan princess who ran faster than Hermes
Arachne (Αράχνη), a skilled weaver, transformed by Athena into a spider for her blasphemy
Ariadne (Αριάδνη), daughter of Minos, king of Crete, who aided Theseus in overcoming the Minotaur and became the wife of Dionysus
Atalanta (Αταλάντη), fleet-footed heroine who participated in the Calydonian boar hunt and the quest for the Golden Fleece
Briseis, a princess of Lyrnessus, taken and given to Achilles as a war prize
Caeneus, formerly Caenis, a woman who was transformed into a man and became a mighty warrior
Cassandra, a princess of Troy cursed to see the future but never to be believed
Cassiopeia (Κασσιόπεια), queen of Æthiopia and mother of Andromeda
Clytemnestra, sister of Helen and unfaithful wife of Agamemnon
Danaë, the mother of Perseus by Zeus
Deianeira, the third wife and unwitting killer of Heracles
Electra, daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, she aided her brother Orestes in plotting revenge against their mother for the murder of their father
Europa, a Phoenician woman, abducted by Zeus
Hecuba (Ἑκάβη), wife of Priam, king of Troy, and mother of nineteen of his children
Helen, daughter of Zeus and Leda, whose abduction brought about the Trojan War
Hermione (Ἑρμιόνη), daughter of Menelaus and Helen; wife of Neoptolemus, and later Orestes
Iphigenia, daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; Agamemnon sacrificed her to Artemis in order to appease the goddess
Ismene, sister of Antigone
Jocasta, mother and wife of Oedipus
Medea, a sorceress and wife of Jason, who killed her own children to punish Jason for his infidelity
Medusa, a mortal woman transformed into a hideous gorgon by Athena
Niobe, a daughter of Tantalus who declared herself to be superior to Leto, causing Artemis and Apollo to kill her fourteen children
Pandora, the first woman
Penelope, loyal wife of Odysseus
Phaedra, daughter of Minos and wife of Theseus
Polyxena, the youngest daughter of Priam, sacrificed to the ghost of Achilles
Semele, mortal mother of Dionysus
Thrace, the daughter of Oceanus and Parthenope, and sister of Europa

Kings

Abas, a king of Argos
Acastus, a king of Iolcus who sailed with the Argonauts and participated in the Calydonian boar hunt
Acrisius, a king of Argos
Actaeus, first king of Attica
Admetus (Άδμητος), a king of Pherae who sailed with the Argonauts and participated in the Calydonian boar hunt
Adrastus (Άδραστος), a king of Argos and one of the Seven against Thebes
Aeacus (Αιακός), a king of the island of Aegina in the Saronic Gulf; after he died, he became one of the three judges of the dead in the Underworld
Aeëtes, a king of Colchis and father of Medea
Aegeus (Αιγεύς), a king of Athens and father of Theseus
Aegimius, a king of Thessaly and progenitor of the Dorians
Aegisthus (Αίγισθος), lover of Clytemnestra, with whom he plotted to murder Agamemnon and seized the kingship of Mycenae
Aegyptus (Αίγυπτος), a king of Egypt
Aeson, father of Jason and rightful king of Iolcus, whose throne was usurped by his half-brother Pelias
Aëthlius, first king of Elis
Aetolus (Αιτωλός), a king of Elis
Agamemnon (Ἀγαμέμνων), a king of Mycenae and commander of the Greek armies during the Trojan War
Agasthenes, a king of Elis
Agenor (Αγήνωρ), a king of Phoenicia
Alcinous (Αλκίνους or Ἀλκίνοος), a king of Phaeacia
Alcmaeon, a king of Argos and one of the Epigoni
Aleus, a king of Tegea
Amphiaraus (Ἀμφιάραος), a seer and king of Argos who participated in the Calydonian boar hunt and the war of the Seven against Thebes
Amphictyon (Ἀμφικτύων), a king of Athens
Amphion and Zethus, twin sons of Zeus and kings of Thebes, who constructed the city's walls
Amycus, son of Poseidon and king of the Bebryces
Anaxagoras (Ἀναξαγόρας), a king of Argos
Anchises (Αγχίσης), a king of Dardania and father of Aeneas
Arcesius, a king of Ithaca and father of Laertes
Argeus, a king of Argos
Argus, a son of Zeus and king of Argos after Phoroneus
Assaracus, a king of Dardania
Asterion, a king of Crete
Athamas (Ἀθάμας), a king of Orchomenus
Atreus (Ἀτρεύς), a king of Mycenae and father of Agamemnon and Menelaus
Augeas (Αυγείας), a king of Elis
Autesion, a king of Thebes
Bias, a king of Argos
Busiris, a king of Egypt
Cadmus, founder-king of Thebes
Car, a king of Megara
Catreus, a king of Crete, prophesied to die at the hands of his own son
Cecrops, an autochthonous king of Athens
Ceisus, a king of Argos
Celeus, a king of Eleusis
Cephalus, a king of Phocis who accidentally killed his own wife
Cepheus, a king of Ethiopia
Cepheus, a king of Tegea and an Argonaut
Charnabon, a king of the Getae
Cinyras, a king of Cyprus and father of Adonis
Codrus, a king of Athens
Corinthus, founder-king of Corinth
Cranaus, a king of Athens
Creon, a king of Thebes, brother of Jocasta and uncle of Oedipus
Creon, a king of Corinth who was hospitable towards Jason and Medea
Cres, an early Cretan king
Cresphontes, a king of Messene and descendant of Heracles
Cretheus, founder-king of Iolcus
Criasus, a king of Argos
Cylarabes, a king of Argos
Cynortas, a king of Sparta
Cyzicus, king of the Dolionians, mistakenly killed by the Argonauts
Danaus, a king of Egypt and father of the Danaides
Dardanus, founder-king of Dardania, and son of Zeus and Electra
Deiphontes, a king of Argos
Demophon of Athens, a king of Athens
Diomedes, a king of Argos and hero of the Trojan War
Echemus, a king of Arcadia
Echetus, a king of Epirus
Eetion, a king of Cilician Thebe and father of Andromache
Electryon, a king of Tiryns and Mycenae; son of Perseus and Andromeda
Elephenor, a king of the Abantes of Euboea
Eleusis, eponym and king of Eleusis, Attica
Epaphus, a king of Egypt and founder of Memphis, Egypt
Epopeus, a king of Sicyon
Erechtheus, a king of Athens
Erginus, a king of Minyean Orchomenus in Boeotia
Erichthonius, a king of Athens, born of Hephaestus' attempt to rape Athena
Eteocles, a king of Thebes and son of Oedipus; he and his brother Polynices killed each other
Eteocles, son of Andreus, a king of Orchomenus
Eurotas, a king of Sparta
Eurystheus, a king of Tiryns
Euxantius, a king of Ceos, son of Minos and Dexithea
Gelanor, a king of Argos
Haemus, a king of Thrace
Helenus, seer and twin brother of Cassandra, who later became king of Epirus
Hippothoön, a king of Eleusis
Hyrieus, a king of Boeotia
Ilus, founder-king of Troy
Ixion, a king of the Lapiths who attempted to rape Hera and was bound to a flaming wheel in Tartarus
Laërtes, father of Odysseus and king of the Cephallenians; he sailed with the Argonauts and participated in the Calydonian boar hunt
Laomedon, a king of Troy and father of Priam
Lycaon of Arcadia, a deceitful Arcadian king who was transformed by Zeus into a wolf
Lycurgus of Arcadia, a king of Arcadia
Lycurgus, a king of Nemea, and/or a priest of Zeus at Nemea
Makedon, a king of Macedon
Megareus of Onchestus, a king of Onchestus in Boeotia
Megareus of Thebes, a king of Thebes
Melampus, a legendary soothsayer and healer, and king of Argos
Melanthus, a king of Messenia
Memnon, a king of Ethiopia who fought on the side of Troy during the Trojan War
Menelaus, a king of Sparta and the husband of Helen
Menestheus, a king of Athens who fought on the side of the Greeks during the Trojan War
Midas, a king of Phrygia granted the power to turn anything to gold with a touch
Minos, a king of Crete; after his death, became one of the judges of the dead in the Underworld
Myles, a king of Laconia
Nestor, a king of Pylos who sailed with the Argonauts, participated in the Calydonian boar hunt and fought with the Greek armies in the Trojan War
Nycteus, a king of Thebes
Odysseus, a hero and king of Ithaca whose adventures are the subject of Homer's Odyssey; he also played a key role during the Trojan War
Oebalus, a king of Sparta
Oedipus, a king of Thebes fated to kill his father and marry his mother
Oeneus, a king of Calydon
Oenomaus, a king of Pisa
Oenopion, a king of Chios
Ogygus, a king of Thebes
Oicles, a king of Argos
Oileus, a king of Locris
Orestes, a king of Argos and a son of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon; he killed his mother in revenge for her murder of his father
Oxyntes, a king of Athens
Pandion I, a king of Athens
Pandion II, a king of Athens
Peleus, king of the Myrmidons and father of Achilles; he sailed with the Argonauts and participated in the Calydonian boar hunt
Pelias, a king of Iolcus and usurper of Aeson's rightful throne
Pelops, a king of Pisa and founder of the House of Atreus
Pentheus, a king of Thebes who banned the worship of Dionysus and was torn apart by Maenads
Periphas, legendary king of Attica who Zeus turned into an eagle
Perseus (Περσεύς), founder-king of Mycenae and slayer of the Gorgon Medusa
Phineus, a king of Thrace
Phlegyas, a king of the Lapiths
Phoenix, son of Agenor, founder-king of Phoenicia
Phoroneus, a king of Argos
Phyleus, a king of Elis
Pirithoös, king of the Lapiths and husband of Hippodamia, at whose wedding the Battle of Lapiths and Centaurs occurred
Pittheus, a king of Troezen and grandfather of Theseus
Polybus of Corinth, a king of Corinth
Polybus of Sicyon, a king of Sicyon and son of Hermes
Polybus of Thebes, a king of Thebes
Polynices, a king of Thebes and son of Oedipus; he and his brother Eteocles killed each other
Priam, king of Troy during the Trojan War
Proetus, a king of Argos and Tiryns
Pylades, a king of Phocis and friend of Orestes
Rhadamanthys, a king of Crete; after his death, he became a judge of the dead in the Underworld
Rhesus, a king of Thrace who sided with Troy in the Trojan War
Sarpedon, a king of Lycia and son of Zeus who fought on the side of Troy during the Trojan War
Sisyphus, a king of Thessaly who attempted to cheat death and was sentenced to an eternity of rolling a boulder up a hill, only to watch it roll back down
Sithon, a king of Thrace
Talaus, a king of Argos who sailed with the Argonauts
Tegyrios, a king of Thrace
Telamon, a king of Salamis and father of Ajax; he sailed with the Argonauts and participated in the Calydonian boar hunt
Telephus, a king of Mysia and son of Heracles
Temenus, a king of Argos and descendant of Heracles
Teucer, founder-king of Salamis who fought alongside the Greeks in the Trojan War
Teutamides, a king of Larissa
Teuthras, a king of Mysia
Thersander, a king of Thebes and one of the Epigoni
Theseus, a king of Athens and slayer of the Minotaur
Thyestes, a king of Mycenae and brother of Atreus
Tisamenus, a king of Argos, Mycenae, and Sparta
Tyndareus, a king of Sparta

Seers/oracles

Amphilochus (Ἀμφίλοχος), a seer and brother of Alcmaeon who died in the war of the Seven against Thebes
Anius, son of Apollo who prophesied that the Trojan War would be won in its tenth year
Asbolus, a seer Centaur
Bakis
Branchus, a seer and son of Apollo
Calchas, an Argive seer who aided the Greeks during the Trojan War
Carnus, an Acarnanian seer and lover of Apollo
Carya, a seer and lover of Dionysus
Cassandra, a princess of Troy cursed to see the future but never to be believed
Ennomus, a Mysian seer, killed by Achilles during the Trojan War
Halitherses, an Ithacan seer who warned Penelope's suitors of Odysseus' return
Helenus, seer and twin brother of Cassandra, who later became king of Epirus
Iamus, a son of Apollo possessing the gift of prophecy, he founded the Iamidai
Idmon, a seer who sailed with the Argonauts
Manto, seer and daughter of Tiresias
Melampus, a legendary soothsayer and healer, and king of Argos
Mopsus, the name of two legendary seers
Polyeidos, a Corinthian seer who saved the life of Glaucus
Pythia, the oracle of Delphi
Telemus, a seer who foresaw that the Cyclops Polyphemus would be blinded by Odysseus
Theoclymenus, an Argive seer
Tiresias, blind prophet of Thebes

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

The Danaides, forty-nine daughters of Danaus who murdered their husbands and were condemned to an eternity of carrying water in leaky jugs
Ixion, a king of the Lapiths who attempted to rape Hera and was bound to a flaming wheel in Tartarus
Sisyphus, a king of Thessaly who attempted to cheat death and was sentenced to an eternity of rolling a boulder up a hill, only to watch it roll back down
Tantalus, a king of Anatolia who butchered his son Pelops and served him as a meal to the gods; he was punished with the torment of starvation, food and drink eternally dangling just out of reach

Minor figures

References

^ March, Jennifer (2014). Dictionary of classical mythology. "Aphrodite". ISBN 9781782976356.
^ March, Jennifer (2014). Dictionary of classical mythology. "Apollo". ISBN 9781782976356.
^ March, Jennifer (2014). Dictionary of classical mythology. "Ares". ISBN 9781782976356.
^ March, Jennifer (2014). Dictionary of classical mythology. "Artemis". ISBN 9781782976356.
^ March, Jennifer (2014). Dictionary of classical mythology. "Athena". ISBN 9781782976356.
^ March, Jennifer (2014). Dictionary of classical mythology. "Demeter". ISBN 9781782976356.
^ March, Jennifer (2014). Dictionary of classical mythology. "Dionysus". ISBN 9781782976356.
^ March, Jennifer (2014). Dictionary of classical mythology. "Hades". ISBN 9781782976356.
^ "12 Greek Gods and Goddesses". Encyclopedia Britannica. Archived from the original on Jan 26, 2024.
^ Kereny, p. 92: "There is no story of Hestia's ever having taken a husband or ever having been removed from her fixed abode."
^ Beazley Archive 200059, LIMC Gigantes 342 Archived 2015-12-27 at the Wayback Machine.
^ Guirand, Felix, ed. (16 December 1987). New Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology. Crescent Books. ISBN 978-0-517-00404-3.
^ Oppian, Halieutica 1. 383 ff (trans. Mair) (Greek poet C3rd A.D.) : "The Delphines (Dolphins) both rejoice in the echoing shores and dwell in the deep seas, and there is no sea without Delphines (Dophins); for Poseidon loves them exceedingly, inasmuch as when he was seeking Amphitrite the dark-eyed daughter of Nereus who fled from his embraces, Delphines (the Dolphins) marked her hiding in the halls of Okeanos (Oceanus) and told Poseidon; and the god of the dark hair straightway carried off the maiden and overcame her against her will. Her he made his bride, queen of the sea, and for their tidings he commended his kindly attendants and bestowed on them exceeding honour for their portion."
^ A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities (1890), BENDIDEIA
^ Leonhard Schmitz (1870). "Epidotes". In Smith, William (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.
^ Harry Thurston Peck, Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898), Talthybius

External links

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