List of Greek mythological figures
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| Ancient Greek name | |Description | |
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| (Áphroditē) | Aphrodite Aphrodite Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation.Her Roman equivalent is the goddess .Historically, her cult in Greece was imported from, or influenced by, the cult of Astarte in Phoenicia.... |
The goddess of love, beauty, and desire. Although married to Hephaestus Hephaestus Hephaestus was a Greek god whose Roman equivalent was Vulcan. He is the son of Zeus and Hera, the King and Queen of the Gods - or else, according to some accounts, of Hera alone. He was the god of technology, blacksmiths, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metals, metallurgy, fire and volcanoes... she had many lovers, most notably Ares Ares Ares is the Greek god of war. He is one of the Twelve Olympians, and the son of Zeus and Hera. In Greek literature, he often represents the physical or violent aspect of war, in contrast to the armored Athena, whose functions as a goddess of intelligence include military strategy and... . She was depicted as a beautiful woman usually accompanied by her son Eros Eros Eros , in Greek mythology, was the Greek god of love. His Roman counterpart was Cupid . Some myths make him a primordial god, while in other myths, he is the son of Aphrodite.... . Her symbols include the rose, scallop Scallop A scallop is a marine bivalve mollusk of the family Pectinidae. Scallops are a cosmopolitan family, found in all of the world's oceans. Many scallops are highly prized as a food source... shell, and myrtle wreath. Her sacred animal is the dove. |
| (Apóllō) | Apollo Apollo Apollo is one of the most important and complex of the Olympian deities in Greek and Roman mythology... |
The god of music, healing, plague, prophecies, poetry, and archery; associated with light, truth and the sun. He is Artemis Artemis Artemis was one of the most widely venerated of the Ancient Greek deities. Her Roman equivalent is Diana. Some scholars believe that the name and indeed the goddess herself was originally pre-Greek. Homer refers to her as Artemis Agrotera, Potnia Theron: "Artemis of the wildland, Mistress of Animals"... 's twin brother and Hermes' elder brother, and son of Zeus Zeus In the ancient Greek religion, Zeus was the "Father of Gods and men" who ruled the Olympians of Mount Olympus as a father ruled the family. He was the god of sky and thunder in Greek mythology. His Roman counterpart is Jupiter and his Etruscan counterpart is Tinia.Zeus was the child of Cronus... and Leto Leto In Greek mythology, Leto is a daughter of the Titans Coeus and Phoebe. The island of Kos is claimed as her birthplace. In the Olympian scheme, Zeus is the father of her twins, Apollo and Artemis, the Letoides, which Leto conceived after her hidden beauty accidentally caught the eyes of Zeus... . He was depicted as a handsome, beardless youth with long hair and various attributes including a laurel Bay Laurel The bay laurel , also known as sweet bay, bay tree, true laurel, Grecian laurel, laurel tree, or simply laurel, is an aromatic evergreen tree or large shrub with green, glossy leaves, native to the Mediterranean region. It is the source of the bay leaf used in cooking... wreath, bow and quiver, raven Raven Raven is the common name given to several larger-bodied members of the genus Corvus—but in Europe and North America the Common Raven is normally implied... , and lyre Lyre The lyre is a stringed musical instrument known for its use in Greek classical antiquity and later. The word comes from the Greek "λύρα" and the earliest reference to the word is the Mycenaean Greek ru-ra-ta-e, meaning "lyrists", written in Linear B syllabic script... . Animals sacred to Apollo include dolphins, roe deer Roe Deer The European Roe Deer , also known as the Western Roe Deer, chevreuil or just Roe Deer, is a Eurasian species of deer. It is relatively small, reddish and grey-brown, and well-adapted to cold environments. Roe Deer are widespread in Western Europe, from the Mediterranean to Scandinavia, and from... , swans, cicadas, hawks, ravens, crows and snakes. |
| (Árēs) | Ares Ares Ares is the Greek god of war. He is one of the Twelve Olympians, and the son of Zeus and Hera. In Greek literature, he often represents the physical or violent aspect of war, in contrast to the armored Athena, whose functions as a goddess of intelligence include military strategy and... |
The god of war, bloodlust, violence, manly courage, and civil order. The son of Zeus Zeus In the ancient Greek religion, Zeus was the "Father of Gods and men" who ruled the Olympians of Mount Olympus as a father ruled the family. He was the god of sky and thunder in Greek mythology. His Roman counterpart is Jupiter and his Etruscan counterpart is Tinia.Zeus was the child of Cronus... and Hera Hera Hera was the wife and one of three sisters of Zeus in the Olympian pantheon of Greek mythology and religion. Her chief function was as the goddess of women and marriage. Her counterpart in the religion of ancient Rome was Juno. The cow and the peacock were sacred to her... , he was depicted as either a mature, bearded warrior dressed in battle arms, or a nude beardless youth with helm and spear. His attributes are golden armour and a bronze-tipped spear. His sacred animals are the vulture, venomous snakes, alligators, and dogs. |
| (Ártemis) | Artemis Artemis Artemis was one of the most widely venerated of the Ancient Greek deities. Her Roman equivalent is Diana. Some scholars believe that the name and indeed the goddess herself was originally pre-Greek. Homer refers to her as Artemis Agrotera, Potnia Theron: "Artemis of the wildland, Mistress of Animals"... |
Virgin goddess of the hunt, wilderness, animals, childbirth and plague. In later times she became associated with the moon. She is the daughter of Zeus Zeus In the ancient Greek religion, Zeus was the "Father of Gods and men" who ruled the Olympians of Mount Olympus as a father ruled the family. He was the god of sky and thunder in Greek mythology. His Roman counterpart is Jupiter and his Etruscan counterpart is Tinia.Zeus was the child of Cronus... and Leto Leto In Greek mythology, Leto is a daughter of the Titans Coeus and Phoebe. The island of Kos is claimed as her birthplace. In the Olympian scheme, Zeus is the father of her twins, Apollo and Artemis, the Letoides, which Leto conceived after her hidden beauty accidentally caught the eyes of Zeus... , and twin sister of Apollo Apollo Apollo is one of the most important and complex of the Olympian deities in Greek and Roman mythology... . In art she was usually depicted as a young woman dressed in a short knee-length chiton Chiton (costume) A chiton was a form of clothing worn by men and women in Ancient Greece, from the Archaic period to the Hellenistic period .... and equipped with a hunting bow and a quiver of arrows. In addition to the bow, her attributes include hunting spears, animal pelts, deer Deer Deer are the ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. Species in the Cervidae family include white-tailed deer, elk, moose, red deer, reindeer, fallow deer, roe deer and chital. Male deer of all species and female reindeer grow and shed new antlers each year... and other wild animals. Her sacred animals are deer, bears, and wild boars. |
| (Athēnâ) | Athena Athena In Greek mythology, Athena, Athenê, or Athene , also referred to as Pallas Athena/Athene , is the goddess of wisdom, courage, inspiration, civilization, warfare, strength, strategy, the arts, crafts, justice, and skill. Minerva, Athena's Roman incarnation, embodies similar attributes. Athena is... |
The goddess of wisdom, warfare, battle strategy, heroic endeavour, handicrafts and reason. According to most traditions, she was born from Zeus's head fully formed and armored. She was depicted crowned with a crested helm, armed with shield and a spear. Her symbols include the olive Olive The olive , Olea europaea), is a species of a small tree in the family Oleaceae, native to the coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean Basin as well as northern Iran at the south end of the Caspian Sea.Its fruit, also called the olive, is of major agricultural importance in the... tree. She is commonly shown accompanied by her sacred animal, the owl. |
| (Dēmḗtēr) | Demeter Demeter In Greek mythology, Demeter is the goddess of the harvest, who presided over grains, the fertility of the earth, and the seasons . Her common surnames are Sito as the giver of food or corn/grain and Thesmophoros as a mark of the civilized existence of agricultural society... |
The goddess of agriculture, horticulture, grain and harvest. Demeter is a daughter of Cronus Cronus In Greek mythology, Cronus or Kronos was the leader and the youngest of the first generation of Titans, divine descendants of Gaia, the earth, and Uranus, the sky... and Rhea Rhea (mythology) Rhea was the Titaness daughter of Uranus, the sky, and Gaia, the earth, in Greek mythology. She was known as "the mother of gods". In earlier traditions, she was strongly associated with Gaia and Cybele, the Great Goddess, and was later seen by the classical Greeks as the mother of the Olympian... and sister of Zeus Zeus In the ancient Greek religion, Zeus was the "Father of Gods and men" who ruled the Olympians of Mount Olympus as a father ruled the family. He was the god of sky and thunder in Greek mythology. His Roman counterpart is Jupiter and his Etruscan counterpart is Tinia.Zeus was the child of Cronus... , by whom she bore Persephone Persephone In Greek mythology, Persephone , also called Kore , is the daughter of Zeus and the harvest-goddess Demeter, and queen of the underworld; she was abducted by Hades, the god-king of the underworld.... . She was depicted as a mature woman, often crowned and holding sheafs of wheat Wheat Wheat is a cereal grain, originally from the Levant region of the Near East, but now cultivated worldwide. In 2007 world production of wheat was 607 million tons, making it the third most-produced cereal after maize and rice... and a torch. Her symbols are the Cornucopia Cornucopia The cornucopia or horn of plenty is a symbol of abundance and nourishment, commonly a large horn-shaped container overflowing with produce, flowers, nuts, other edibles, or wealth in some form... (horn of plenty), wheat-ears, the winged serpent and the lotus staff. Her sacred animals are pigs and snakes. |
| (Diónysos) | Dionysus Dionysus Dionysus was the god of the grape harvest, winemaking and wine, of ritual madness and ecstasy in Greek mythology. His name in Linear B tablets shows he was worshipped from c. 1500—1100 BC by Mycenean Greeks: other traces of Dionysian-type cult have been found in ancient Minoan Crete... |
The god of wine, parties and festivals, madness, drunkenness and pleasure at forever young. He was depicted in art as either an older bearded god or a pretty effeminate, long-haired youth. His attributes include the thyrsus Thyrsus In Greek mythology, a thyrsus or thyrsos was a staff of giant fennel covered with ivy vines and leaves, sometimes wound with taeniae and always topped with a pine cone. These staffs were carried by Dionysus and his followers. Euripides wrote that honey dripped from the thyrsos staves that the... (a pinecone-tipped staff), drinking cup, grape vine, and a crown of ivy Ivy Ivy, plural ivies is a genus of 12–15 species of evergreen climbing or ground-creeping woody plants in the family Araliaceae, native to western, central and southern Europe, Macaronesia, northwestern Africa and across central-southern Asia east to Japan and Taiwan.-Description:On level ground they... . Animals sacred to him include dolphins, serpents, tigers, and donkeys. A later addition to the Olympians, in some accounts he replaced Hestia. |
| (Hádēs) or (Ploútón) | Hades Hades Hades , Hadēs, originally , Haidēs or , Aidēs , meaning "the unseen") was the ancient Greek god of the underworld. The genitive , Haidou, was an elision to denote locality: "[the house/dominion] of Hades". Eventually, the nominative came to designate the abode of the dead.In Greek mythology, Hades... or Pluto Pluto (mythology) In ancient Greek religion and myth, Pluto was a name for the ruler of the underworld; the god was also known as Hades, a name for the underworld itself... |
King of the Underworld and god of the dead and the hidden wealth of the Earth. His consort is Persephone Persephone In Greek mythology, Persephone , also called Kore , is the daughter of Zeus and the harvest-goddess Demeter, and queen of the underworld; she was abducted by Hades, the god-king of the underworld.... and his attributes are the key of Hades, the Helm of Darkness, and the three-headed dog, Cerberus Cerberus Cerberus , or Kerberos, in Greek and Roman mythology, is a multi-headed hound which guards the gates of the Underworld, to prevent those who have crossed the river Styx from ever escaping... . The screech owl was sacred to him. Despite being the son of Cronus Cronus In Greek mythology, Cronus or Kronos was the leader and the youngest of the first generation of Titans, divine descendants of Gaia, the earth, and Uranus, the sky... and Rhea Rhea (mythology) Rhea was the Titaness daughter of Uranus, the sky, and Gaia, the earth, in Greek mythology. She was known as "the mother of gods". In earlier traditions, she was strongly associated with Gaia and Cybele, the Great Goddess, and was later seen by the classical Greeks as the mother of the Olympian... and the elder brother of Zeus, as a chthonic Chthonic Chthonic designates, or pertains to, deities or spirits of the underworld, especially in relation to Greek religion. The Greek word khthon is one of several for "earth"; it typically refers to the interior of the soil, rather than the living surface of the land or the land as territory... god he is only rarely listed among the Olympians. The name Pluto became more common in the Classical period Classical Greece Classical Greece was a 200 year period in Greek culture lasting from the 5th through 4th centuries BC. This classical period had a powerful influence on the Roman Empire and greatly influenced the foundation of Western civilizations. Much of modern Western politics, artistic thought, such as... with the mystery religions and Athenian literature. |
| (Hḗphaistos) | Hephaestus Hephaestus Hephaestus was a Greek god whose Roman equivalent was Vulcan. He is the son of Zeus and Hera, the King and Queen of the Gods - or else, according to some accounts, of Hera alone. He was the god of technology, blacksmiths, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metals, metallurgy, fire and volcanoes... |
Crippled god of fire, metalworking, stonemasonry, sculpture and volcanism. The son of Hera Hera Hera was the wife and one of three sisters of Zeus in the Olympian pantheon of Greek mythology and religion. Her chief function was as the goddess of women and marriage. Her counterpart in the religion of ancient Rome was Juno. The cow and the peacock were sacred to her... by parthenogenesis Parthenogenesis Parthenogenesis is a form of asexual reproduction found in females, where growth and development of embryos occur without fertilization by a male... , he is the smith of the gods and the husband of the adulterous Aphrodite Aphrodite Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation.Her Roman equivalent is the goddess .Historically, her cult in Greece was imported from, or influenced by, the cult of Astarte in Phoenicia.... . He was usually depicted as a bearded man holding hammer and tongs—the tools of a smith—and riding a donkey. His symbols are the hammer, tongs, and anvil Anvil An anvil is a basic tool, a block with a hard surface on which another object is struck. The inertia of the anvil allows the energy of the striking tool to be transferred to the work piece. In most cases the anvil is used as a forging tool... . His sacred animals are the donkey, the guard dog and the crane. When he was born, he was thrown off of Mount Olympus by Hera as he was considered ugly. |
| (Hḗra) | Hera Hera Hera was the wife and one of three sisters of Zeus in the Olympian pantheon of Greek mythology and religion. Her chief function was as the goddess of women and marriage. Her counterpart in the religion of ancient Rome was Juno. The cow and the peacock were sacred to her... |
Queen of marriage, women, childbirth, heirs, kings and empires. She is the wife of Zeus and daughter of Cronus and Rhea. She was usually depicted as a beautiful woman wearing a crown and veil and holding a royal, lotus-tipped staff. Her sacred animals are the heifer, the lion, the peacock, and the cuckoo. |
| (Hērmē̂s) | Hermes Hermes Hermes is the great messenger of the gods in Greek mythology and a guide to the Underworld. Hermes was born on Mount Kyllini in Arcadia. An Olympian god, he is also the patron of boundaries and of the travelers who cross them, of shepherds and cowherds, of the cunning of thieves, of orators and... |
The god of travel, messengers, trade, thievery, cunning wiles, language, writing, diplomacy, athletics, and animal husbandry. He is the messenger of the gods, a psychopomp Psychopomp Psychopomps are creatures, spirits, angels, or deities in many religions whose responsibility is to escort newly deceased souls to the afterlife. Their role is not to judge the deceased, but simply provide safe passage... who leads the souls of the dead into Hades Hades Hades , Hadēs, originally , Haidēs or , Aidēs , meaning "the unseen") was the ancient Greek god of the underworld. The genitive , Haidou, was an elision to denote locality: "[the house/dominion] of Hades". Eventually, the nominative came to designate the abode of the dead.In Greek mythology, Hades... ' realm, and the son of Zeus Zeus In the ancient Greek religion, Zeus was the "Father of Gods and men" who ruled the Olympians of Mount Olympus as a father ruled the family. He was the god of sky and thunder in Greek mythology. His Roman counterpart is Jupiter and his Etruscan counterpart is Tinia.Zeus was the child of Cronus... and Maia Maia (mythology) In Greek mythology, Maia is one of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes. The goddess known as Maia among the Romans may have originated independently, but attracted the myths of Greek Maia because the two figures shared the same name.-Birth:... . He was depicted either as a handsome and athletic beardless youth, or as an older bearded man. His attributes include the herald's wand or caduceus Caduceus The caduceus is the staff carried by Hermes in Greek mythology. The same staff was also borne by heralds in general, for example by Iris, the messenger of Hera. It is a short staff entwined by two serpents, sometimes surmounted by wings... , winged sandals, and a traveler's cap. His sacred animals are the tortoise, the ram, and the hawk. |
| (Hestía) | Hestia Hestia In Greek mythology Hestia , first daughter of Cronus and Rhea , is the virgin goddess of the hearth, architecture, and of the right ordering of domesticity and the family. She received the first offering at every sacrifice in the household. In the public domain, the hearth of the prytaneum... |
Virgin goddess of the hearth, home and cooking. She is a daughter of Rhea Rhea (mythology) Rhea was the Titaness daughter of Uranus, the sky, and Gaia, the earth, in Greek mythology. She was known as "the mother of gods". In earlier traditions, she was strongly associated with Gaia and Cybele, the Great Goddess, and was later seen by the classical Greeks as the mother of the Olympian... and Cronus Cronus In Greek mythology, Cronus or Kronos was the leader and the youngest of the first generation of Titans, divine descendants of Gaia, the earth, and Uranus, the sky... and sister of Zeus. She was depicted as a modestly veiled woman, whose symbols are the hearth and kettle. In some accounts, she gave up her seat as one of the Twelve Olympians Twelve Olympians The Twelve Olympians, also known as the Dodekatheon , in Greek mythology, were the principal deities of the Greek pantheon, residing atop Mount Olympus. Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, Hestia, and Hades were siblings. Ares, Hermes, Hephaestus, Athena, Apollo, and Artemis were children of Zeus... in favor of Dionysus Dionysus Dionysus was the god of the grape harvest, winemaking and wine, of ritual madness and ecstasy in Greek mythology. His name in Linear B tablets shows he was worshipped from c. 1500—1100 BC by Mycenean Greeks: other traces of Dionysian-type cult have been found in ancient Minoan Crete... . |
| (Poseidō̂n) | Poseidon Poseidon Poseidon was the god of the sea, and, as "Earth-Shaker," of the earthquakes in Greek mythology. The name of the sea-god Nethuns in Etruscan was adopted in Latin for Neptune in Roman mythology: both were sea gods analogous to Poseidon... |
The god of the sea, rivers, floods, droughts, earthquakes, and the creator of horses; known as the "Earth Shaker". He is a son of Cronus Cronus In Greek mythology, Cronus or Kronos was the leader and the youngest of the first generation of Titans, divine descendants of Gaia, the earth, and Uranus, the sky... and Rhea Rhea (mythology) Rhea was the Titaness daughter of Uranus, the sky, and Gaia, the earth, in Greek mythology. She was known as "the mother of gods". In earlier traditions, she was strongly associated with Gaia and Cybele, the Great Goddess, and was later seen by the classical Greeks as the mother of the Olympian... and brother to Zeus Zeus In the ancient Greek religion, Zeus was the "Father of Gods and men" who ruled the Olympians of Mount Olympus as a father ruled the family. He was the god of sky and thunder in Greek mythology. His Roman counterpart is Jupiter and his Etruscan counterpart is Tinia.Zeus was the child of Cronus... and Hades Hades Hades , Hadēs, originally , Haidēs or , Aidēs , meaning "the unseen") was the ancient Greek god of the underworld. The genitive , Haidou, was an elision to denote locality: "[the house/dominion] of Hades". Eventually, the nominative came to designate the abode of the dead.In Greek mythology, Hades... . In classical artwork, he was depicted as a mature man of sturdy build with a dark beard, and holding a trident Trident A trident , also called a trishul or leister or gig, is a three-pronged spear. It is used for spear fishing and was also a military weapon. Tridents are featured widely in mythical, historical and modern culture. The major Hindu god, Shiva the Destroyer and the sea god Poseidon or Neptune are... . The horse and the dolphin are sacred to him. |
| (Zeús) | Zeus Zeus In the ancient Greek religion, Zeus was the "Father of Gods and men" who ruled the Olympians of Mount Olympus as a father ruled the family. He was the god of sky and thunder in Greek mythology. His Roman counterpart is Jupiter and his Etruscan counterpart is Tinia.Zeus was the child of Cronus... |
The king of the gods, the ruler of Mount Olympus and the god of the sky, weather, thunder, law, order, and fate. He is the youngest son of Cronus Cronus In Greek mythology, Cronus or Kronos was the leader and the youngest of the first generation of Titans, divine descendants of Gaia, the earth, and Uranus, the sky... and Rhea Rhea (mythology) Rhea was the Titaness daughter of Uranus, the sky, and Gaia, the earth, in Greek mythology. She was known as "the mother of gods". In earlier traditions, she was strongly associated with Gaia and Cybele, the Great Goddess, and was later seen by the classical Greeks as the mother of the Olympian... , whom he overthrew after Cronus Cronus In Greek mythology, Cronus or Kronos was the leader and the youngest of the first generation of Titans, divine descendants of Gaia, the earth, and Uranus, the sky... swallowed his brothers and sisters and he is brother-husband to Hera Hera Hera was the wife and one of three sisters of Zeus in the Olympian pantheon of Greek mythology and religion. Her chief function was as the goddess of women and marriage. Her counterpart in the religion of ancient Rome was Juno. The cow and the peacock were sacred to her... . In artwork, he was depicted as a regal, mature man with a sturdy figure and dark beard. His usual attributes are the royal scepter and the lightning bolt, and his sacred animals are the eagle and the bull. |
Protogenoi (primordial)
| Ancient Greek name | |Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Αἰθήρ (Aithḗr) | Aether Aether (mythology) Aether , in Greek mythology, is one of the Protogenoi, the first-born elementals. He is the personification of the upper sky, space, and heaven, and is the elemental god of the "Bright, Glowing, Upper Air." He is the pure upper air that the gods breathe, as opposed to the normal air that mortals... |
The god of the upper air and light. |
| Ἀνάγκη (Anánkē) | Ananke Ananke (mythology) In Greek mythology, Ananke, also spelled Anangke, Anance, or Anagke , was the personification of destiny, necessity and fate, depicted as holding a spindle. She marks the beginning of the cosmos, along with Chronos... |
The goddess of inevitability, compulsion and necessity. |
| Ἔρεβος (Érebos) | Erebos Erebus In Greek mythology, Erebus , also Erebos , was often conceived as a primordial deity, representing the personification of darkness; for instance, Hesiod's Theogony places him as the first five beings to come into existence from Chaos... or Erebus |
The god of darkness and shadow. |
| Γαῖα (Gaîa) | Gaia Gaia (mythology) Gaia was the primordial Earth-goddess in ancient Greek religion. Gaia was the great mother of all: the heavenly gods and Titans were descended from her union with Uranus , the sea-gods from her union with Pontus , the Giants from her mating with Tartarus and mortal creatures were sprung or born... or Gaea |
Personification of the Earth (Mother Earth); mother of the Titans Titan (mythology) In Greek mythology, the Titans were a race of powerful deities, descendants of Gaia and Uranus, that ruled during the legendary Golden Age.... . |
| Ἡμέρα (Hēméra) | Hemera Hemera In Greek mythology Hemera was the personification of day and one of the Protogenoi or primordial deities. She is the goddess of the daytime and, according to Hesiod, the daughter of Erebos and Nyx... |
Goddess of daylight. |
| Χάος (Cháos) | Chaos Chaos (mythology) Chaos refers to the formless or void state preceding the creation of the universe or cosmos in the Greek creation myths, more specifically the initial "gap" created by the original separation of heaven and earth.... |
The nothingness from which all else sprang |
| Χρόνος (Chrónos) | Chronos Chronos In Greek mythology, Chronos in pre-Socratic philosophical works is said to be the personification of time. His name in Greek means "time" and is alternatively spelled Chronus or Khronos.Chronos was imagined as an incorporeal god, serpentine in form, with three heads—those of a man, a bull, and... |
The Keeper of Time. Not to be confused with the Titan Titan (mythology) In Greek mythology, the Titans were a race of powerful deities, descendants of Gaia and Uranus, that ruled during the legendary Golden Age.... Cronus Cronus In Greek mythology, Cronus or Kronos was the leader and the youngest of the first generation of Titans, divine descendants of Gaia, the earth, and Uranus, the sky... , the father of Zeus Zeus In the ancient Greek religion, Zeus was the "Father of Gods and men" who ruled the Olympians of Mount Olympus as a father ruled the family. He was the god of sky and thunder in Greek mythology. His Roman counterpart is Jupiter and his Etruscan counterpart is Tinia.Zeus was the child of Cronus... . |
| Nῆσοι (Nē̂soi) | The Nesoi | The goddesses of the islands. |
| Νύξ (Nýx) | Nyx or Night | The goddess of night. |
| Οὐρανός (Ouranós) | Uranus Uranus (mythology) Uranus , was the primal Greek god personifying the sky. His equivalent in Roman mythology was Caelus. In Ancient Greek literature, according to Hesiod in his Theogony, Uranus or Father Sky was the son and husband of Gaia, Mother Earth... |
The god of the heavens (Father Sky); father of the Titans. |
| Οὔρεα (Oúrea) | The Ourea Ourea In Greek mythology, the ourea were progeny of Gaia, members of the Protogenoi, who were the first-born elemental gods and goddesses, children of Gaia:And she brought forth long hills, graceful haunts... |
The gods of mountains. |
| Φάνης (Phánēs) | Phanes Phanes (mythology) Phanes , or Protogonos , was the mystic primeval deity of procreation and the generation of new life, who was introduced into Greek mythology by the Orphic tradition; other names for this Classical Greek Orphic concept included Ericapaeus and Metis... |
The god of procreation in the Orphic tradition. |
| Πόντος (Póntos) | Pontus Pontus (mythology) In Greek mythology, Pontus or Pontos was an ancient, pre-Olympian sea-god, one of the protogenoi, the "first-born". Pontus was the son of Gaia and according to the Greek poet Hesiod brought forth without coupling... |
The god of the sea, father of the fish and other sea creatures. |
| Τάρταρος (Tártaros) | Tartarus Tartarus In classic mythology, below Uranus , Gaia , and Pontus is Tartarus, or Tartaros . It is a deep, gloomy place, a pit, or an abyss used as a dungeon of torment and suffering that resides beneath the underworld. In the Gorgias, Plato In classic mythology, below Uranus (sky), Gaia (earth), and Pontus... |
The darkest, deepest part of the underworld. |
| Θάλασσα (Thálassa) | Thalassa Thalassa (mythology) In Greek mythology, Thalassa is a primordial sea goddess, daughter of Aether and Hemera. With sea god Pontus, she was the mother of the nine Telchines and Halia. Sometimes, she was thought of as the mother of Aphrodite with Uranus or with Zeus. She is the personification of the Mediterranean Sea.... |
Spirit of the sea and consort of Pontos. |
TitansTitan (mythology)In Greek mythology, the Titans were a race of powerful deities, descendants of Gaia and Uranus, that ruled during the legendary Golden Age....
| Greek name | |Description | |
|---|---|---|
| The Twelve Titans | ||
| Ὑπερίων (Hyperíōn) | Hyperion Hyperion (mythology) Hyperion was one of the twelve Titans of Ancient Greece, the sons and daughters of Gaia and Ouranos , which were later supplanted by the Olympians. He was the brother of Cronus. He was also the lord of light, and the Titan of the east... |
Titan of light. With Theia, he is the father of Helios Helios Helios was the personification of the Sun in Greek mythology. Homer often calls him simply Titan or Hyperion, while Hesiod and the Homeric Hymn separate him as a son of the Titans Hyperion and Theia or Euryphaessa and brother of the goddesses Selene, the moon, and Eos, the dawn... (the sun), Selene Selene In Greek mythology, Selene was an archaic lunar deity and the daughter of the Titans Hyperion and Theia. In Roman mythology, the moon goddess is called Luna, Latin for "moon".... (the moon) and Eos Eos In Greek mythology, Eos is the Titan goddess of the dawn, who rose from her home at the edge of Oceanus, the ocean that surrounds the world, to herald her brother Helios, the Sun.- Greek literature :... (the dawn). |
| Ἰαπετός (Iapetós) | Iapetus Iapetus (mythology) In Greek mythology, Iapetus , also Iapetos or Japetus , was a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaia, and father of Atlas, Prometheus, Epimetheus, and Menoetius and through Prometheus, Epimetheus and Atlas an ancestor of the human race... |
Titan of mortality and father of Prometheus Prometheus In Greek mythology, Prometheus is a Titan, the son of Iapetus and Themis, and brother to Atlas, Epimetheus and Menoetius. He was a champion of mankind, known for his wily intelligence, who stole fire from Zeus and gave it to mortals... , Epimetheus Epimetheus (mythology) In Greek mythology, Epimetheus was the brother of Prometheus , a pair of Titans who "acted as representatives of mankind" . They were the inseparable sons of Iapetus, who in other contexts was the father of Atlas... and Atlas Atlas (mythology) In Greek mythology, Atlas was the primordial Titan who supported the heavens. Although associated with various places, he became commonly identified with the Atlas Mountains in north-west Africa... . |
| Κοῖος (Koîos) | Coeus Coeus In Greek mythology, Coeus was one of the Titans, the giant sons and daughters of Uranus and Gaia . His equivalent in Latin poetry—though he scarcely makes an appearance in Roman mythology— was Polus, the embodiment of the celestial axis around which the heavens revolve... |
Titan of intellect and the axis of heaven around which the constellations revolved. |
| Κρεῖος (Kreîōs) | Crius Crius In Greek mythology, Crius, Kreios or Krios was one of the Titans in the list given in Hesiod's Theogony, a son of Uranus and Gaia. The least individualized among them, he was overthrown in the Titanomachy. M.L... |
The least individualized of the Twelve Titans, he is the father of Astraios Astraeus In Greek mythology, Astraeus or Astraeos was an astrological deity and the Titan-god of the dusk. In Hesiod's Theogony and in the Bibliotheca, Astraeus is a second-generation Titan, descended from Crius and Eurybia. However, Hyginus wrote that he was descended directly from Tartarus and Gaia, and... , Pallas Pallas (son of Crius) Pallas is a Titan, associated with war, killed by Athena in the contest to fight for Zeus . Most sources indicate that he was the son of Crius and Eurybia, the brother of Astraeus and Perses, and the husband of Styx. He was the father of Zelus, Nike, Kratos, and Bia. In addition, he has been named... and Perses Perses (Titan) Perses was the son of Titan siblings, Kreios and Eurybia, and was the Titan god of destruction in mythology. He was wed to Asteria, his cousin, daughter of Titans Phoebe and Coeus. They had one child noted in mythology, Hecate, honoured by Zeus above all others as the goddess of wilderness,... . |
| Κρόνος (Kronos) | Kronos Kronos Kronos can refer to:*Cronus, a Titan, the father of Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hestia, Demeter, Hera, and Chiron.In business*Kronos Foods, the world's largest manufacturer of gyrosIn computing... |
The leader of the Titans, who overthrew his father Uranus only to be overthrown in turn by his son, Zeus. Not to be confused with Chronos Chronos In Greek mythology, Chronos in pre-Socratic philosophical works is said to be the personification of time. His name in Greek means "time" and is alternatively spelled Chronus or Khronos.Chronos was imagined as an incorporeal god, serpentine in form, with three heads—those of a man, a bull, and... , the god of time. |
| Mνημοσύνη (Mnēmosýnē) | Mnemosyne Mnemosyne Mnemosyne , source of the word mnemonic, was the personification of memory in Greek mythology. This titaness was the daughter of Gaia and Uranus and the mother of the nine Muses by Zeus:* Calliope * Clio * Erato... |
Titan of memory and remembrance, and mother of the Nine Muses Muse The Muses in Greek mythology, poetry, and literature, are the goddesses who inspire the creation of literature and the arts. They were considered the source of the knowledge, related orally for centuries in the ancient culture, that was contained in poetic lyrics and myths... . |
| Ὠκεανός (Ōceanós) | Oceanus Oceanus Oceanus ; , Ōkeanós) was a pseudo-geographical feature in classical antiquity, believed by the ancient Greeks and Romans to be the world-ocean, an enormous river encircling the world.... |
Titan of the all-encircling river Oceanus around the earth, the font of all the Earth's fresh-water. |
| Φοίβη (Phoíbē) | Phoebe Phoebe (mythology) In Greek mythology "radiant" Phoebe , was one of the original Titans, who were one set of sons and daughters of Uranus and Gaia. She was traditionally associated with the moon , as in Michael Drayton's Endimion and Phœbe, , the first extended treatment of the Endymion myth in English... |
Titan of the "bright" intellect and prophecy, and consort of Koios. |
| Ῥέα (Rhéa) | Rhea Rhea (mythology) Rhea was the Titaness daughter of Uranus, the sky, and Gaia, the earth, in Greek mythology. She was known as "the mother of gods". In earlier traditions, she was strongly associated with Gaia and Cybele, the Great Goddess, and was later seen by the classical Greeks as the mother of the Olympian... |
Titan of female fertility, motherhood, and generation. She is the sister and consort of Cronus, and mother of Zeus, Hades, Poseidon, Hera, Demeter and Hestia. |
| Τηθύς (Tēthýs) | Tethys Tethys (mythology) In Greek mythology, Tethys , daughter of Uranus and Gaia was an archaic Titaness and aquatic sea goddess, invoked in classical Greek poetry but not venerated in cult. Tethys was both sister and wife of Oceanus... |
Wife of Oceanus, and the mother of the rivers, springs, streams, fountains and clouds. |
| Θεία (Theía) | Theia Theia In Greek mythology, Theia "goddess" or "divine" , also called Euryphaessa "wide-shining," was a Titan... |
Titan of sight and the shining light of the clear blue sky. She is the consort of Hyperion, and mother of Helios, Selene and Eos. |
| Θέμις (Thémis) | Themis Themis Themis is an ancient Greek Titaness. She is described as "of good counsel", and is the embodiment of divine order, law, and custom. Themis means "divine law" rather than human ordinance, literally "that which is put in place", from the verb τίθημι, títhēmi, "to put"... |
Titan of divine law and order. |
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| Ἀστερία (Astería) | Asteria Asteria In Greek mythology, Asteria was a name attributed to the following eight individuals:-Daughter of Coeus:Asteria was the daughter of the Titans Coeus and Phoebe and sister of Leto... |
Titan of nocturnal oracles and falling stars. |
| Ἀστραῖος (Astraîos) | Astraeus Astraeus In Greek mythology, Astraeus or Astraeos was an astrological deity and the Titan-god of the dusk. In Hesiod's Theogony and in the Bibliotheca, Astraeus is a second-generation Titan, descended from Crius and Eurybia. However, Hyginus wrote that he was descended directly from Tartarus and Gaia, and... |
Titan of stars and planets, and the art of astrology. |
| Ἄτλας (Átlas) | Atlas Atlas (mythology) In Greek mythology, Atlas was the primordial Titan who supported the heavens. Although associated with various places, he became commonly identified with the Atlas Mountains in north-west Africa... |
Titan forced to carry the sky upon his shoulders. Also Son of Iapetus. |
| Αὔρα (Aúra) | Aura Aura (mythology) In Greek and Roman mythology, Aura is the divine personification of the breeze. The plural form, Aurae, "Breezes," is often found.The velificatio, a billowing garment that forms an arch overhead, is the primary attribute by which an Aura can be identified in art... |
Titan of the breeze and the fresh, cool air of early morning. |
| Διώνη (Diṓnē) | Dione Dione (mythology) Dione was a Greek goddess primarily known as the mother of Aphrodite in Book V of Homer's Iliad. Aphrodite journeys to Dione's side after she has been wounded in battle protecting her favorite son Aeneas. In this episode, Dione seems to be the equivalent of the earth goddess Gaia, whom Homer also... |
Titan of the oracle of Dodona. |
| Ἠώς (Ēṓs) | Eos Eos In Greek mythology, Eos is the Titan goddess of the dawn, who rose from her home at the edge of Oceanus, the ocean that surrounds the world, to herald her brother Helios, the Sun.- Greek literature :... |
Titan of the dawn. |
| Ἐπιμηθεύς (Epimētheús) | Epimetheus Epimetheus (mythology) In Greek mythology, Epimetheus was the brother of Prometheus , a pair of Titans who "acted as representatives of mankind" . They were the inseparable sons of Iapetus, who in other contexts was the father of Atlas... |
Titan of afterthought and the father of excuses. |
| Εὐρυβία (Eurybía) | Eurybia | Titan of the mastery of the seas and consort of Krios. |
| Εὐρυνόμη (Eurynómē) | Eurynome Eurynome Eurynomê was the Titan goddess of water-meadows and pasturelands, and one of the elder Oceanides, that is, a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys... |
Titan of water-meadows and pasturelands, and mother of the three Charites Charites In Greek mythology, a Charis is one of several Charites , goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity and fertility. They ordinarily numbered three, from youngest to oldest: Aglaea , Euphrosyne , and Thalia . In Roman mythology they were known as the Gratiae, the "Graces"... by Zeus. |
| Ἥλιος (Hḗlios) | Helios Helios Helios was the personification of the Sun in Greek mythology. Homer often calls him simply Titan or Hyperion, while Hesiod and the Homeric Hymn separate him as a son of the Titans Hyperion and Theia or Euryphaessa and brother of the goddesses Selene, the moon, and Eos, the dawn... |
Titan of the sun and guardian of oaths. |
| Κλυμένη (Clyménē) | Clymene Asia (mythology) Asia or Clymene in Greek mythology was a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, the wife of the Titan Iapetus, and mother of Atlas, Prometheus, Epimetheus and Menoetius. Hesiod gives the name as Clymene in his Theogony but Apollodorus gives instead the name Asia as does Lycophron... or Asia |
Titan of renown, fame and infamy, and wife of Iapetos. |
| Ληλαντος (Lēlantos) | Lelantos Lelantos Lelantos, or Lelantus, was the Titan father of Aura by Periboa. He was the son of Coeus and Phoebe and brother to Leto and Asteria.-References:* Davidson, James, The Greeks and Greek Love, Random House, Inc., 2009. ISBN 9780375505164.... |
Titan of air and the hunter's skill of stalking prey. He is the male counterpart of Leto. |
| Λητώ (Lētṓ) | Leto Leto In Greek mythology, Leto is a daughter of the Titans Coeus and Phoebe. The island of Kos is claimed as her birthplace. In the Olympian scheme, Zeus is the father of her twins, Apollo and Artemis, the Letoides, which Leto conceived after her hidden beauty accidentally caught the eyes of Zeus... |
Titan of motherhood and mother of Artemis and Apollo. |
| Μενοίτιος (Menoítios) | Menoetius | Titan of violent anger, rash action, and human mortality. Killed by Zeus. |
| Μῆτις (Mē̂tis) | Metis Metis (mythology) In Greek mythology, Metis was of the Titan generation and, like several primordial figures, an Oceanid, in the sense that Metis was born of Oceanus and Tethys, of an earlier age than Zeus and his siblings... |
Titan of good counsel, advice, planning, cunning, craftiness and wisdom, and mother of Athena. |
| Ὀφίων (Ophíōn) | Ophion Ophion In some versions of Greek mythology, Ophion , also called Ophioneus ruled the world with Eurynome before the two of them were cast down by Cronus and Rhea.-Sources:... |
An elder Titan, in some versions of the myth he ruled the Earth with his consort Eurynome before Cronus overthrew him. |
| Πάλλας (Pállas) | Pallas Pallas (son of Crius) Pallas is a Titan, associated with war, killed by Athena in the contest to fight for Zeus . Most sources indicate that he was the son of Crius and Eurybia, the brother of Astraeus and Perses, and the husband of Styx. He was the father of Zelus, Nike, Kratos, and Bia. In addition, he has been named... |
Titan of warcraft. He was killed by Athena during the Titanomachy. |
| Πέρσης (Pérsēs) | Perses Perses (Titan) Perses was the son of Titan siblings, Kreios and Eurybia, and was the Titan god of destruction in mythology. He was wed to Asteria, his cousin, daughter of Titans Phoebe and Coeus. They had one child noted in mythology, Hecate, honoured by Zeus above all others as the goddess of wilderness,... |
Titan of destruction. |
| Προμηθεύς (Promētheús) | Prometheus Prometheus In Greek mythology, Prometheus is a Titan, the son of Iapetus and Themis, and brother to Atlas, Epimetheus and Menoetius. He was a champion of mankind, known for his wily intelligence, who stole fire from Zeus and gave it to mortals... |
Titan of forethought and crafty counsel, and creator of mankind. |
| Σελήνη (Selḗnē) | Selene Selene In Greek mythology, Selene was an archaic lunar deity and the daughter of the Titans Hyperion and Theia. In Roman mythology, the moon goddess is called Luna, Latin for "moon".... |
Titan of the moon. |
| Στύξ (Stýx) | Styx Styx In Greek mythology the Styx is the river that forms the boundary between the underworld and the world of the living, as well as a goddess and a nymph that represents the river.Styx may also refer to:-Popular culture:... |
Titan of the Underworld river Styx and personification of hatred. |
GigantesGigantesIn Greek mythology, the Giants were the children of Gaia, who was fertilized by the blood of Uranus, after Uranus was castrated by his son Cronus...
(giants)
- The Hekatoncheires (Ἑκατόγχειρες), or Centimanes (Latin), the Hundred-Handed Ones, giant gods of violent storms and hurricanes. Three sons of Uranus and Gaea, each with their own distinct characters.
- Briareus or Aigaion (Βριάρεως), The Vigorous
- Cottus (Κόττος), The Furious
- Gyges (Γύγης), The Big-Limbed
- AgriusAgriusAgrius or Agrios , in Greek mythology, is a name that may refer to:*A son of Parthaon, king of Calydon in Aetolia, and Euryte; he was the brother of Oeneus , Alcathous, Melas, Leucopeus, and Sterope. He was father of six sons, including Melanippus and Thersites, who overthrew Oeneus and gave the...
(Ἄγριος), a man-eating Thracian giant who was half-man and half-bear - AlcyoneusAlcyoneusAlcyoneus or Alkyoneus is a name that refers to several distinct figures in Greek mythology.-The Giant:Alcyoneus was the eldest of the Thracian Gigantes of Greek mythology. He was born in full armor with a spear in his hand...
(Ἀλκυονεύς), the king of the Thracian giants, who was slain by Heracles - AloadaeAloadaeIn Greek mythology, the Aloadae were Otus and Ephialtes , sons of Iphimedia, queen of Aloeus, by Poseidon, whom she induced to make her pregnant by going to the seashore and disporting herself in the surf or scooping seawater into her bosom. From Aloeus they received their patronymic, the Aloadai...
(Αλοάδαι), twin giants who attempted to storm heaven- Otos (Ότος)
- Ephialtes (Εφιάλτης)
- AntaeusAntaeusAntaeus in Greek and Berber mythology was a half-giant, the son of Poseidon and Gaia, whose wife was Tinjis. Antaeus had a daughter named Alceis or Barce.-Mythology:...
(Ανταίος), a Libyan giant who wrestled all visitors to the death until he was slain by Heracles - Argus PanoptesArgus PanoptesIn Greek mythology, Argus Panoptes or Argos, guardian of the heifer-nymph Io and son of Arestor, was a primordial giant whose epithet "Panoptes", "all-seeing", led to his being described with multiple, often one hundred, eyes. The epithet Panoptes was applied to the Titan of the Sun, Helios, and...
(Ἄργος Πανόπτης), a hundred-eyed giant tasked with guarding over Io - CyclopesCyclopsA cyclops , in Greek mythology and later Roman mythology, was a member of a primordial race of giants, each with a single eye in the middle of his forehead...
(Elder), three one-eyed giants who forged the lightning-bolts of Zeus- Arges (Ἄργης)
- Brontes (Βρόντης)
- Steropes (Στερόπης)
- CyclopesCyclopsA cyclops , in Greek mythology and later Roman mythology, was a member of a primordial race of giants, each with a single eye in the middle of his forehead...
(Younger), a tribe of one-eyed, man-eating giants who shepherded flocks of sheep on the island of Sicily- PolyphemusPolyphemusPolyphemus is the gigantic one-eyed son of Poseidon and Thoosa in Greek mythology, one of the Cyclopes. His name means "much spoken of" or "famous". Polyphemus plays a pivotal role in Homer's Odyssey.-In Homer's Odyssey:...
(Πολύφημος), a cyclops who briefly captured OdysseusOdysseusOdysseus or Ulysses was a legendary Greek king of Ithaca and the hero of Homer's epic poem the Odyssey. Odysseus also plays a key role in Homer's Iliad and other works in the Epic Cycle....
and his men.
- Polyphemus
- EnceladusEnceladus (mythology)In Greek mythology, Enceladus was one of the Gigantes, the enormous children of Gaia fertilized by the blood of castrated Uranus...
(Εγκέλαδος), one of the Thracian giants who made war on the gods - The GegeneesGegeneesThe Gegenees were a race of six-armed giants who inhabited the same island as the Doliones in the ancient Greek epic Argonautica....
(Γεγενεες), a tribe of six-armed giants fought by the Argonauts on Bear Mountain in Mysia - GeryonGeryonIn Greek mythology, Geryon , son of Chrysaor and Callirrhoe and grandson of Medusa, was a fearsome giant who dwelt on the island Erytheia of the mythic Hesperides in the far west of the Mediterranean. A more literal-minded later generation of Greeks associated the region with Tartessos in southern...
(Γηρυών), a three-bodied, four-winged giant who dwelt on the red island of Erytheia - The LaestrygoniansLaestrygoniansThe Laestrygonians are a tribe of giant cannibals from ancient Greek mythology. Odysseus, the main character of Homer's Odyssey, visited them during his journey back home to Ithaca...
(Λαιστρυγόνες), a tribe of man-eating giants encountered by Odysseus on his travels - OrionOrion (mythology)Orion was a giant huntsman in Greek mythology whom Zeus placed among the stars as the constellation of Orion....
(Ωρίων), a giant handsome youthful huntsman whom Zeus placed among the stars as the constellation of OrionOrion (constellation)Orion, often referred to as The Hunter, is a prominent constellation located on the celestial equator and visible throughout the world. It is one of the most conspicuous, and most recognizable constellations in the night sky... - PorphyrionPorphyrionIn Greek mythology, Porphyrion was a giant, one of the sons of Uranus and Gaia. After the Olympian gods imprisoned the Titans in Tartarus, Porphyrion was one of twenty-four anguipede giants who made war on Olympus....
(Πορφυρίων), the king of the Gigantes who was struck down by Heracles and Zeus with arrows and lightning-bolts after he attempted to rape Hera - TalosTalosIn Greek mythology, Talos or Talon was a giant man of bronze who protected Europa in Crete from pirates and invaders by circling the island's shores three times daily while guarding it.- History :...
(Τάλως), a giant forged from bronze by Hephaestus, and gifted by Zeus to his lover Europa as her personal protector - TityosTityosTityos was a giant from Greek mythology.-Story:Tityos was the son of Elara; his father was Zeus. Zeus hid Elara from his wife, Hera, by placing her deep beneath the earth. Tityos grew so large that he split his mother's womb, and was carried to term by Gaia, the Earth. Once grown, Tityos...
(Τίτυος), a giant slain by Apollo and Artemis when he attempted to violate their mother Leto. - TyphonTyphonTyphon , also Typhoeus , Typhaon or Typhos was the last son of Gaia, fathered by Tartarus, and the most deadly monster of Greek mythology. He was known as the "Father of all monsters"; his wife Echidna was likewise the "Mother of All Monsters."Typhon was described in pseudo-Apollodorus,...
(Τυφῶν), a monstrous immortal storm-giant who was defeated and imprisoned by Zeus in the pit of Tartarus
Personified concepts
- AchlysAchlysIn Greek mythology, Achlys was, according to some ancient cosmogonies, the eternal Night , and the first created being which existed even before Chaos...
(Ἀχλύς), spirit of the death-mist - AdephagiaAdephagiaAdephagia in Greek mythology was the goddess and personification of gluttony. She is only mentioned in one source, as having a temple on the island of Sicily at which she was worshipped alongside of Demeter.- References :...
(Ἀδηφαγία), spirit of satiety and gluttony - AdikiaAdikiaIn Greek mythology, Adikia is the goddess and personification of injustice. She is an ugly figure who is depicted being throttled by Dike, the goddess of justice, on the Kypselos Chest....
(Ἀδικία), spirit of injustice and wrong-doing - AergiaAergiaAergia is a goddess in Greek mythology, a personification of sloth and laziness. She is the daughter of Aether and Gaia. She is said to guard the court of Hypnos in the Underworld. Aergia is simply the transliteration of Latin Socordia or Ignavia...
(Ἀεργία), spirit of idleness, laziness, indolence and sloth - AgonAgonAgon is an ancient Greek word with several meanings:*In one sense, it meant a contest, competition, especially the Olympic Games , or challenge that was held in connection with religious festivals....
(Ἀγών), spirit of contest, who possessed an altar at Olympia, site of the Olympic Games. - AidosAidosAidos was the Greek goddess of shame, modesty, and humility. Aidos, as a quality, was that feeling of reverence or shame which restrains men from wrong. It also encompassed the emotion that a rich person might feel in the presence of the impoverished, that wealth was more a matter of luck than...
(Αἰδώς), spirit of modesty, reverence and humility
- Aisa (Αἲσα), personification of lot and fate
- AlalaAlalaAlala, , was the female personification of the war cry in Greek mythology. She was the daughter of Polemos, the daemon of war. Her name means loud cry, esp. war-cry, from the onomatopoeic Greek word ἀλαλή [alalē], hence the verb ἀλαλάζω "raise the war-cry". She was an attendant of the war god...
(Ἀλαλά), spirit of the war cry - AlastorAlastorAlastor can refer to a number of people and concepts related to Greek mythology:...
(Ἀλάστωρ), spirit of blood feuds and vengeance - Aletheia (Ἀλήθεια), spirit of truth, truthfulness and sincerity
- The AlgeaAlgosAlgea is used by Hesiod in the plural as the personification of sorrows and griefs, which are there represented as the daughters of Eris, Greek goddess of strife. Algos in Greek is a neuter noun literally meaning "pain"...
(Ἄλγεα), spirits of pain and suffering- Achos (Άχος) "trouble, distress"
- Ania (Ἀνία) "ache, anguish"
- Lupe (Λύπη) "pain, grief, sorrow"
- AmechaniaAmechaniaAmechania was the ancient Greek spirit of helplessness. She was regarded as a close companion of Penia and Ptocheia. She was virtually identical to Aporia. Amechania was mentioned by ancient Greek authors such as Alcaeus and Herodotus....
(Ἀμηχανία), spirit of helplessness and want of means - The AmphilogiaiAmphilogiaiIn Greek mythology, the Amphilogiai were goddesses of disputes. Hesiod's Theogony identifies them as the daughters of Eris and sisters of Ponos , Lethe , the Algea , Limos , the Hysminai , the Makhai , the Phonoi , the Androktasiai , the Neikea , the...
(Αμφιλογίαι), spirits of disputes, debate and contention - AnaideiaAnaideiaAnaideia was a Greek Goddess or spirit of ruthlessness, shamelessness and unforgivness. She was the companion of Hybris. Her opposite partner was Eleos, the goddess of mercy....
(Ἀναίδεια), spirit of ruthlessness, shamelessness, and unforgivingness - The AndroktasiaiAndroktasiaiIn Greek mythology, the Androktasiai were the female personifications of manslaughter.Hesiod in Theogony names their mother as Eris and their siblings as Lethe , Ponos , Limos , the Algea , the Hysminai , the Makhai , the Phonoi , the Neikea , the Pseudologoi , the Amphilogiai...
(Ανδροκτασίαι), spirits of battlefield slaughter - AngeliaAngeliaIn Greek mythology, Angelia was a daughter of Hermes, the messenger of the gods. She personified messages, tidings and proclamations.-External links:*...
(Ἀγγελία), spirit of messages, tidings and proclamations - ApateApateApate was the daughter of Nyx in Greek mythology. She was the personification of deceit, and was one of the evil spirits released from Pandora's box. Her Roman equivalent was Fraus, which is where the word 'fraud' originated...
(Ἀπάτη), spirit of deceit, guile, fraud and deception - ApheleiaApheleiaIn Greek mythology, Apheleia was the spirit and personification of ease, simplicity and primitivity in the good sense, "the good old days". According to Eustathius, she had an altar at the Acropolis of Athens and was honored as a nurse of Athena....
(Ἀφέλεια), spirit of simplicity - AporiaAporiaAporia denotes, in philosophy, a philosophical puzzle or state of puzzlement, and, in rhetoric, a rhetorically useful expression of doubt.-Definitions:...
(Ἀπορία), spirit of difficulty, perplexity, powerlessness and want of means - The AraeAraeIn Greek mythology, the Arae were female spirits of curses, particularly of the curses placed by the dead upon those guilty of their death; they were associated with the underworld.They are sometimes identified with the Erinyes....
(Ἀραί), spirits of curses - Arete (Aρετή), spirit of virtue, excellence, goodness and valour
- AtëAteAtë or Aite a Greek word for "ruin, folly, delusion", is the action performed by the hero, usually because of hubris, that leads to his or her death or downfall. There is also a goddess by that name in Greek mythology, a personification of the same.In Homer's Iliad she is called eldest daughter...
(Άτη), spirit of delusion, infatuation, blind folly, recklessness and ruin - BiaBia (mythology)In Greek mythology, Bia was the personification of force, daughter of Pallas and Styx. She was the sister of Nike, Kratos, and Zelus; she and her siblings were constant companions of Zeus. They achieved this honour after supporting Zeus in the war against the Titans along with their mother...
(Βία), spirit of force, power, bodily strength and compulsion - CaerusCaerusIn Greek mythology, Caerus was the personification of opportunity, luck and favorable moments. He was depicted with only one lock of hair. His Roman equivalent was Occasio or Tempus. Caerus is called the youngest child of Zeus....
(Καιρός), spirit of opportunity - CorusCorus (mythology)In Greek mythology, Corus or Koros was the spirit and personification of surfeit and disdain.He was said to be the son of Hybris....
(Κόρος), spirit of surfeit - DeimosDeimos (mythology)In Greek mythology, Deimos was the personification of terror.He was the son of Ares and Aphrodite. He is the twin brother of Phobos and the goddess Enyo who accompanied Ares into battle, as well as his father's attendants, Trembling, Fear, Dread, and Panic...
(Δεῖμος), spirit of fear, dread and terror - Dikaiosyne (Δικαιοσύνη), spirit of justice and righteousness
- DikeDike (mythology)In ancient Greek culture, Dikē was the spirit of moral order and fair judgement based on immemorial custom, in the sense of socially enforced norms and conventional rules. According to Hesiod In ancient Greek culture, Dikē (Greek: Δίκη, English translation: "justice") was the spirit of moral...
(Δίκη), spirit of justice, fair judgements and the rights established by custom and law - DolosDolos (mythology)In Greek mythology, Dolos is the spirit of trickery and guile. He is also a master at cunning deception, craftiness, and treachery. He is apprentice of the titan Prometheus, and Pseudologi. His female counterpart is Apate who is the goddess spirit of fraud and deception...
(Δόλος), spirit of trickery, cunning deception, craftiness, treachery and guile - DysnomiaDysnomia (mythology)Dysnomia , imagined by Hesiod among the daughters of "abhorred Eris" , is the daemon of "lawlessness", who shares her nature with Atë ; she makes rare appearances among other personifications in poetical contexts that are marginal to Greek mythology but become central to Greek philosophy: see...
(Δυσνομία), spirit of lawlessness and poor civil constitution - DyssebeiaDyssebeiaIn Greek mythology, Dyssebeia was the spirit and personification of impiety, as opposed to Eusebeia.According to Aeschylus, Dyssebeia was the mother of Hybris.-External links:*...
(Δυσσέβεια), spirit of impiety - EireneEirene (Greek goddess)Eirene, or Irene |Pax]]), one of the Horae, was the personification of peace, and was depicted in art as a beautiful young woman carrying a cornucopia, sceptre and a torch or rhyton. She is said sometimes to be the daughter of Zeus and Themis....
(Εἰρήνη), goddess of peace - EkecheiriaEkecheiriaIn Greek mythology, Ekecheiria was the spirit and personification of truce, armistice, and cessation of hostilities. In Olympia there was a statue of her crowning Iphitos of Elis.-External links:*...
(Ἐκεχειρία), spirit of truce, armistice, and the cessation of all hostilities; honoured at the Olympic Games - EleosEleosIn Greek mythology, Eleos was the personification of pity and mercy.There was an altar in Athens dedicated to him, at which children of Heracles sought refuge from Eurystheus' prosecution...
(Ἔλεος), spirit of mercy, pity and compassion - ElpisElpisIn Greek mythology, Elpis was the personification of hope , perhaps a child of Nyx and mother of Pheme, the goddess of fame, renown and rumor. She was depicted as a young woman, usually carrying flowers or cornucopia in her hands...
(Ἐλπίς), spirit of hope and expectation - EpiphronEpiphronIn Greek mythology, Epiphron was the son of Erebus and Nyx; he was the daimon or spirit of prudence, shrewdness, thoughtfulness, carefulness and sagacity....
(Ἐπίφρων), spirit of prudence, shrewdness, thoughtfulness, carefulness and sagacity - ErisEris (mythology)Eris is the Greek goddess of strife and discord, her name being translated into Latin as Discordia. Her Greek opposite is Harmonia, whose Latin counterpart is Concordia. Homer equated her with the war-goddess Enyo, whose Roman counterpart is Bellona...
(Ἐρις), spirit of strife, discord, contention and rivalry - The ErotesErotes (mythology)The erotes are a group of winged gods and demi-gods from Classical mythology, associated with love and sex, and part of Aphrodite's retinue. The collective term ἔρωτες - erotes is simply the plural of ἔρως - eros, or "desire"....
(ἔρωτες)- AnterosAnterosIn Greek mythology, Anteros was the god of requited love, literally "love returned" or "counter-love" and also the punisher of those who scorn love and the advances of others, or the avenger of unrequited love....
(Ἀντέρως), god of requited love - Eros (Ἔρως), god of love and sexual intercourse
- Hedylogos (Ἡδύλογος), god of sweet talk and flattery
- Himeros (Ἵμερος), god of sexual desire
- Pothos (Πόθος), god of sexual longing, yearning and desire
- Anteros
- EucleiaEucleiaEucleia was the ancient Greek female spirit of glory and good repute. She was the sister of Eupheme, Philophrosyne and Euthenia. Along with her sisters, she was regarded as a member of the younger Charites...
(Εὔκλεια), spirit of good repute and glory - EulabeiaEulabeia (mythology)In Greek mythology, Eulabeia was the spirit and personification of discretion, caution and circumspection. She is mentioned once in Euripides' Phoenician Women, where Eteocles suggests that prayers should be directed to Eulabeia, "the most serviceable of gods", if Thebes are to be saved.-Sources:*...
(Εὐλάβεια), spirit of discretion, caution and circumspection - EunomiaEunomia (goddess)Eunomia was a minor Greek goddess of law and legislation, and one of the daughters of Themis and Zeus.-Mythology:...
(Εὐνομία), goddess of good order and lawful conduct - EuphemeEuphemeEupheme was the ancient Greek female spirit of words of good omen, praise, acclaims, shouts of triumph, and applause. Her opposite was Momus and her sisters were Euthenia, Eucleia, and Philophrosyne. Along with her sisters, she was regarded as a member of the younger Charites...
(Εὐφήμη), spirit of words of good omen, acclamation, praise, applause and shouts of triumph - EupraxiaEupraxia (mythology)In Greek mythology, Eupraxia was the personification of well-being.She is mentioned once by Aeschylus, who cites a proverb according to which Eupraxia is the daughter of another two personifications, Peitharchia and Soter.-External links:*...
(Eὐπραξία), spirit of well-being - EusebeiaEusebeiaEusebeia is a Greek word abundantly used in Greek philosophy as well as in the New Testament, meaning inner piety, spiritual maturity, or godliness...
(Eὐσέβεια), spirit of piety, loyalty, duty and filial respect - EutheniaEutheniaEuthenia was the ancient Greek female spirit of prosperity. Her opposite was Penia and her sisters entailed Eucleia, Philophrosyne, and Eupheme. Along with her siblings, she was regarded as a member of the younger Charites. According to the Orphic fragments, her parents were Hephaestus and Aglaea....
(Εὐθενία), spirit of prosperity, abundance and plenty - GerasGerasIn Greek mythology, Geras was the god of old age. It was considered a virtue whereby the more gēras a man acquired, the more kleos and arete he was considered to have. According to Hesiod, Gēras was a son of Nyx. Hyginus adds that his father was Erebus. He was depicted as a tiny shriveled-up old...
(Γῆρας), spirit of old age - HarmoniaHarmonia (mythology)In Greek mythology, Harmonia is the immortal goddess of harmony and concord. Her Roman counterpart is Concordia, and her Greek opposite is Eris, whose Roman counterpart is Discordia.-Origins:...
(Αρμονία), goddess of harmony and concord - HebeHebe (mythology)In Greek mythology, Hēbē is the goddess of youth . She is the daughter of Zeus and Hera. Hebe was the cupbearer for the gods and goddesses of Mount Olympus, serving their nectar and ambrosia, until she was married to Heracles ; her successor was the young Trojan prince Ganymede...
(Ήβη), goddess of youth - HedoneHêdonêHēdonē is an English transliteration of a Greek word meaning pleasure, and is the root of the English word "hedonism". In the philosophy of Epicurus, hēdonē was the quest for pleasure that would have only good consequences...
(Ἡδονή), spirit of pleasure, enjoyment and delight - HeimarmeneHeimarmeneHeimarmene is a goddess and personification of fate/destiny in Greek mythology...
(Εἵμαρμένη), personification of share destined by fate - HomadosHomadosIn Greek mythology, Homados was the personification of battle-noise. He is mentioned together with other personifications having to do with war. A figure similar to him is Kydoimos....
(Ὁμαδος), spirit of the din of battle - HomonoiaHomonoia (mythology)In Greek mythology Homonoia was a minor goddess of concord, unanimity, and oneness of mind. Her opposite number was Eris .Homonoia was believed to be the daughter of Soter, the saviour daimon, and Praxidike, the goddess of judicial punishment and vengeance. Her siblings were Arete and Ktesios,...
(Ὁμόνοια), spirit of concord, unanimity, and oneness of mind - HorkosHorkosIn Greek mythology, Horkos personifies the curse that will be inflicted on any person who swears a false oath. In his Works and Days, Hesiod states that the Erinyes assisted at the birth of Horkos, "whom Eris bore, to be a plague on those who take false oath".Hesiod's Theogony identifies him as...
(Ὁρκος), spirit of oaths - HormeHormeHorme is the Greek spirit personifying energetic activity, impulse or effort , eagerness, setting oneself in motion, and starting an action, and particularly onrush in battle. She had an altar at Athens, where mainly the divine servants and relations of Zeus had altars...
(Όρμη), spirit of impulse or effort (to do a thing), eagerness, setting oneself in motion, and starting an action - HybrisHubrisHubris , also hybris, means extreme haughtiness, pride or arrogance. Hubris often indicates a loss of contact with reality and an overestimation of one's own competence or capabilities, especially when the person exhibiting it is in a position of power....
(Ύβρις), spirit of outrageous behaviour - HypnosHypnosIn Greek mythology, Hypnos was the personification of sleep; the Roman equivalent was known as Somnus. His twin was Thánatos ; their mother was the primordial goddess Nyx . His palace was a dark cave where the sun never shines. At the entrance were a number of poppies and other hypnogogic plants...
(Ύπνος), god of sleep - The HysminaiHysminaiThe Hysminai are figures in Greek mythology. Descendants of Eris, they are personifications of battle. Quintus Smyrnaeus wrote of them in Book V of the Fall of Troy in a passage translated by Arthur Way:Around them hovered the relentless Fates;...
(Ηυσμιναι), spirits of fighting and combat - IokeIoke (mythology)In Greek mythology, Ioke was the spirit and personification of pursuit. In the Iliad, she is one of several warlike personifications portrayed on Athena's aegis, other ones being Phobos, Eris and Alke, alongside the head of Medusa....
(Ἰωκή), spirit of pursuit in battle - KakiaKakia (mythology)Kakia, the Greek goddess of vice and moral badness , was depicted as a vain, plump and heavily made-up woman dressed in revealing clothes. She tries to tempt many people to become evil, but her most famous temptation was that of Heracles, the famous immortal strongman.-References:*...
(Kακία), spirit of vice and moral badness - Kalokagathia (Καλοκαγαθία), spirit of nobility
- The KeresKeres (mythology)In Greek mythology, the Keres were female death-spirits. The Keres were daughters of Nyx, and as such the sisters of Fate , Doom , Death and Sleep , Strife , Old Age , Divine Retribution , Charon, and other personifications...
(Κῆρες), spirit of violent or cruel death - KoalemosKoalemosIn Greek mythology, Koalemos is the god of stupidity, mentioned once by Aristophanes. The word κοάλεμος was otherwise used in the sense "stupid person"....
(Κοάλεμος), spirit of stupidity and foolishness - Kratos (Κράτος), spirit of strength, might, power and sovereign rule
- KydoimosKydoimosKydoimos or Cydoemus was the personification of the din of battle, confusion, uproar and hubbub. He is mentioned together with other personifications having to do with war. A figure similar to him is Homados....
(Κυδοιμος), spirit of the din of battle, confusion, uproar and hubbub - LetheLetheIn Greek mythology, Lethe was one of the five rivers of Hades. Also known as the Ameles potamos , the Lethe flowed around the cave of Hypnos and through the Underworld, where all those who drank from it experienced complete forgetfulness...
(Λήθη), spirit of forgetfulness and oblivion, and of the river of the same name - LimosLimos (mythology)In Greek mythology, Limos was the goddess of starvation. She was opposed by Demeter, goddess of grain and the harvest with whom Ovid wrote Limos could never meet, and Plutus, the god of wealth and the bounty of rich harvests...
(Λιμός), spirit of hunger and starvation - The LitaeLitaeLitae are personifications in Greek mythology.They appear in Homer's Iliad in Book 9 as the lame and wrinkled daughters of Zeus who follow after Zeus' exiled daughter Ate as healers but who cannot keep up with the fast-running Ate...
(Λιταί), spirits of prayer - LyssaLyssaIn Greek mythology, Lyssa was the spirit of mad rage, frenzy and rabies in animals. She was closely related to the Maniae, the goddesses of madness and insanity. Her Roman equivalent was variously named Ira, Furor, or Rabies...
(Λύσσα), spirit of rage, fury and rabies in animals - The Machai (Μάχαι), spirits of fighting and combat
- ManiaManiae (mythology)In Greek mythology, the Maniae are a spirit or group of spirits personifying Insanity, madness and crazed frenzy. They operate closely with Lyssa, the spirit of mad rage, frenzy and rabies; and, like, Lyssa, are presumed to be daughters of Nyx...
(Μανία), spirit or spirits of madness, insanity and frenzy - The MoiraeMoiraeThe Moirae, Moerae or Moirai , in Greek mythology, were the white-robed incarnations of destiny . Their number became fixed at three...
, or "Fates" (Μοίραι)- ClothoClothoClotho is one of the Three Fates or Moirae, in ancient Greek mythology. Her Roman equivalent is Nona. Clotho was responsible for spinning the thread of human life. She also made major decisions, such as when a person was born, thus in effect controlling people's lives...
(Κλωθώ), the spinner of the life thread - LachesisLachesis (mythology)In Greek mythology, Lachesis was the second of the Three Fates, or Moirae, also known as the Triple Moon Goddesses or the Lunar Dieties. Each phase of the moon representing each of the fates - Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos...
(Λάχεσις), the measurer of the life thread - AtroposAtroposAtropos or Aisa , in Greek mythology, was one of the three Moirae, goddesses of fate and destiny. Her Roman equivalent was Morta.Atropos or Aisa was the oldest of the Three Fates, and was known as the "inflexible" or "inevitable." It was Atropos who chose the mechanism of death and ended the life...
(Άτροπος), the severer of the life thread
- Clotho
- MomusMomusMomus or Momos was in Greek mythology the god of satire, mockery, censure, writers, poets; a spirit of evil-spirited blame and unfair criticism. His name is related to , meaning 'blame' or 'censure'. He is depicted in classical art as lifting a mask from his face.-In classical literature:Hesiod...
(Μῶμος), spirit of mockery, blame, censure and stinging criticism - MorosMorosIn Greek mythology, Moros is the personification of impending doom, who drives mortals to their deadly fate. He is one of the offspring of Nyx , who had conceived him without male intervention, and brother of the Moirae ....
(Μόρος), spirit of doom - The NeikeaNeikeaIn Greek mythology, the Neikea were goddesses of arguments. Hesiod's Theogony identifies them as children of Eris through parthenogenesis and siblings Lethe , Ponos , Limos , the Algea , the Hysminai , the Makhai , the Phonoi , the Androktasiai , the Pseudologoi , the...
(τὰ Νείκη), spirits of quarrels, feuds and grievances - NemesisNemesis (mythology)In Greek mythology, Nemesis , also called Rhamnousia/Rhamnusia at her sanctuary at Rhamnous, north of Marathon, was the spirit of divine retribution against those who succumb to hubris . The Greeks personified vengeful fate as a remorseless goddess: the goddess of revenge...
(Νέμεσις), goddess of revenge, balance, righteous indignation and retribution - NikeNike (mythology)In Greek mythology, Nike was a goddess who personified victory, also known as the Winged Goddess of Victory. The Roman equivalent was Victoria. Depending upon the time of various myths, she was described as the daughter of Pallas and Styx and the sister of Kratos , Bia , and Zelus...
(Νίκη), goddess of victory - NomosNomos (mythology)In Greek mythology, Nomos is the daemon of laws, statutes, and ordinances. By one account, Nomos' wife is Eusebia , and their daughter is Dike ....
(Νόμος), spirit of law - OizysOizysIn Greek mythology, Oizys is the goddess of Misery. She is the daughter of Nyx, the goddess of night and the twin of the god Momos. Her Latin name is Miseria, from which the English word 'misery' is derived....
(Ὀϊζύς), spirit of woe and misery - The OneiroiOneiroiIn Greek mythology, the Oneiroi were, according to Hesiod, sons of Nyx , and were brothers of Hypnos , Thanatos , Geras and other beings, all produced via parthenogenesis...
(Όνειροι), spirits of dreams- EpialesEpialesIn Greek Mythology, Epiales was the spirit and personification of nightmares....
(Επιάλης), spirit of nightmares - Morpheus (Μορφεύς), god of dreams, who takes shape of humans
- PhantasosPhantasosIn Greek mythology, Phantasos was the son of Hypnos and one of the Oneiroi. He appeared in dreams in the form of inanimate objects.-Family:...
(Φάντασος) spirit of dreams of fantasy, who takes shape of inanimate objects - PhobetorPhobetorIn Greek mythology, Phobetor was one of the Oneiroi, the personifications of dreaming. According to Hesiod, Phobetor is the son of Nyx, the primordial goddess of the Night, produced parthenogenetically, or as Cicero claims, with Erebus, the embodiment of Darkness...
(Φοβήτωρ) or Icelos (Ίκελος), spirit of nightmares, who takes shape of animals
- Epiales
- PalioxisPalioxisIn Greek mythology, Palioxis was the personification of backrush in battle . She is mentioned together with other personifications having to do with war....
(Παλιοξις), spirit of backrush, flight and retreat from battle - PeitharchiaPeitharchiaIn Greek mythology, Peitharchia was the personification of obedience.She is mentioned once by Aeschylus, who cites a proverb according to which Peitharchia is the wife of Soter and mother of Eupraxia.-External links:*...
(Πειθαρχία), spirit of obedience - PeithoPeithoIn Greek mythology, Peitho is the goddess who personifies persuasion and seduction. Her Roman name is Suadela. Pausanias reports that after the unification of Athens, Theseus set up a cult of Aphrodite Pandemos and Peitho on the south slope of Acropolis at Athens. Peitho, in her role as an...
(Πειθώ), spirit of persuasion and seduction - PeniaPeniaIn Plato's Symposium, Penae or Penia - Πενία was the personification of poverty and need. She married Porus at Aphrodite's birthday and was sometimes considered the mother of Eros. Her sisters are Amechania and Ptocheia...
(Πενία), spirit of poverty and need - PenthusPenthusIn Greek mythology, Penthus was the personification of grief. When Zeus began passing out domains to the various gods, Penthus was not there. As such, he received the one domain no one wanted: grief and sadness. It is believed that he likes to torment the same individuals; he favors those who...
(Πένθος), spirit of grief, mourning and lamentation - PepromenePepromenePepromene is a goddess and personification of fate/destiny in Greek mythology . Her name seems to be a synonym to other Greek terms for destiny and fate Pepromene is a goddess and personification of fate/destiny in Greek mythology (personification of "the destined share", which implies a person's...
(Πεπρωμένη), personification of the destined share, similar to Heimarmene - PhemePhemeIn Greek mythology, Pheme was the personification of fame and renown, her favour being notability, her wrath being scandalous rumors. She was a daughter either of Gaia or of Hope, was described as "she who initiates and furthers communication" and had an altar at Athens...
(Φήμη), spirit of rumour, report and gossip - PhilophrosynePhilophrosynePhilophrosyne was the ancient Greek female spirit of welcome, friendliness, and kindness. Her sisters were Euthenia, Eupheme, and Eucleia. Along with her sisters, she was regarded as a member of the younger Charites...
(Φιλοφροσύνη), spirit of friendliness, kindness and welcome - PhilotesPhilotes (mythology)Philotes or Philote is a minor Greek goddess. She was a daughter of Nyx. She is the personification of affection, sexual intercourse and friendship.- External links :* http://www.theoi.com/Daimon/Philotes.html...
(Φιλότης), spirit of friendship, affection and sexual intercourse - PhobosPhobos (mythology)Phobos is the personification of horror in Greek mythology. He is the offspring of Ares and Aphrodite. He was known for accompanying Ares into battle along with his brother, Deimos, the goddess Enyo, and his father’s attendants. Timor is his Roman equivalent...
(Φόβος), spirit of panic fear, flight and battlefield rout - The PhonoiPhonoiIn Greek mythology, the Phonoi were the male spirits of murder, killing and slaughter. While their sisters, the Androktasiai , presided over the slaughter of battle, they were considered to be responsible for murder and killing outside the battlefield. They were sons of Eris, goddess of strife,...
(Φόνοι), spirits of murder, killing and slaughter - PhrikePhrikePhrike is the goddess of horror in Greek mythology. Her name literally means "tremor, shivering" , and has the same stem as the verb φρίττω "to tremble". The term "Phrike" is widely used in tragedy....
(Φρίκη), spirit of horror and trembling fear - PhthonusPhthonusIn Greek mythology, Phthonus was the personification of jealousy and envy, especially in matters of love. He was said to be the counterpart of Nemesis. The god had a great many wives but killed each one eventually, on suspicions of adultery. However, his power influenced not only him and mortals,...
(Φθόνος), spirit of envy and jealousy - PistisPistisIn Greek mythology, Pistis was the personification of good faith, trust and reliability. She is mentioned together with such other personifications as Elpis , Sophrosyne , and the Charites, who were all associated with honesty and harmony among people.Her Roman equivalent was Fides, a personified...
(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
- PolemosPolemosIn Greek mythology, Polemos the Daemon or god of war , brother of Enyo and the father of Alala, goddess of the war-cry.He was said to be a part of the company of war spirits which haunted the battlefield...
(Πόλεμος), personification of war - PonosPonosPonos was the god of hard labor and toil in Greek mythology. His mother was the goddess Eris , who was the daughter of Nyx . He was brother to Algos, Lethe, Limos, and Horcus....
(Πόνος), spirit of hard labour and toil - PorosPorus (mythology)There are two related mythological figures named Porus in Greek classical literature. In Plato's Symposium, Porus, or Poros, was the personification of plenty. He was seduced by Penia while drunk on more than his fill of nectar at Aphrodite's birthday. Penia gave birth to Eros from their...
(Πόρος), spirit of expediency, the means of accomplishing or providing, contrivance and device - PraxidikePraxidikeIn Greek mythology, Praxidike is the goddess of judicial punishment and the exactor of vengeance, which were two closely allied concepts in the classical Greek world-view....
(Πραξιδίκη), spirit of exacting justice - ProioxisProioxisIn Greek mythology, Proioxis was the personification of onrush in battle . She is mentioned together with other personifications having to do with war....
(Προίοξις), spirit of onrush and battlefield pursuit - ProphasisProphasisIn Greek mythology, Prophasis was the personification of excuse or plea. She was called the daughter of Epimetheus....
(Πρόφασις), spirit of excuses and pleas - The PseudologoiPseudologoiIn Greek mythology, the Pseudologoi were gods of lies. Hesiod's Theogony identifies them as the children of Eris and brothers of Ponos , Lethe , the Algea , Limos , the Hysminai , the Makhai , the Phonoi , the Androktasiai , the Neikea , the Amphilogiai...
, spirits of lies - PtocheiaPtocheiaPtocheia was the ancient Greek female spirit of beggary. She was regarded as a companion of Penia and Amechania. Her opposites were Euthenia and Ploutos. She was mentioned by Aristophanes in his work entitled Plutus ....
(Πτωχεία), spirit of beggary - SoterSoter (daimon)In Greek mythology, Soter was the spirit of safety, preservation and deliverance from harm. He was said to be the brother and husband of Praxidike and by her the father of Ktesios, Arete and Homonoia....
(Σωτήρ), male spirit of safety, preservation and deliverance from harm - SoteriaSoter (daimon)In Greek mythology, Soter was the spirit of safety, preservation and deliverance from harm. He was said to be the brother and husband of Praxidike and by her the father of Ktesios, Arete and Homonoia....
(Σωτηρία), female personification of safety, preservation and deliverance from harm - SophrosyneSophrosyneSophrosyne is a Greek philosophical term etymologically meaning healthy-mindedness and from there self-control or moderation guided by knowledge and balance....
(Σωφροσύνη), spirit of moderation, self-control, temperance, restraint, and discretion - TechneTechneTechne, or techné, as distinguished from episteme, is etymologically derived from the Greek word τέχνη which is often translated as craftsmanship, craft, or art. It is the rational method involved in producing an object or accomplishing a goal or objective...
(Τέχνη), personification of art and skill - ThanatosThanatosIn Greek mythology, Thanatos was the daemon personification of death. He was a minor figure in Greek mythology, often referred to but rarely appearing in person...
(Θάνατος), spirit of death and mortality - ThrasosThrasosIn Greek mythology, Thrasos is the personified concept of boldness.Although the word θράσος itself could be used both in the positive and the negative senses, in the only context where Thrasos appears as a personification , it is definitely a malicious being, mentioned together with Hybris and...
(Θράσος), spirit of boldness - TycheTycheIn ancient Greek city cults, Tyche was the presiding tutelary deity that governed the fortune and prosperity of a city, its destiny....
(Τύχη), goddess of fortune, chance, providence and fate - ZelosZelusIn Greek mythology, Zelus was the son of Pallas and Styx. Zelus and siblings Nike , Kratos and Bia were winged enforcers who stood in attendance at Zeus' throne and formed part of his retinue....
( Ζῆλος), spirit of eager rivalry, emulation, envy, jealousy and zeal
ChthonicChthonicChthonic designates, or pertains to, deities or spirits of the underworld, especially in relation to Greek religion. The Greek word khthon is one of several for "earth"; it typically refers to the interior of the soil, rather than the living surface of the land or the land as territory...
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- AmphiarausAmphiarausIn Greek mythology, Amphiaraus was the son of Oecles and Hypermnestra, and husband of Eriphyle. Amphiaraus was the King of Argos along with Adrastus— the brother of Amphiaraus' wife, Eriphyle— and Iphis. Amphiaraus was a seer, and greatly honored in his time...
(Αμφιαραύς), a hero of the war of the Seven Against Thebe who became an oracular spirit of the Underworld after his death - AskalaphosAscalaphusIn Greek mythology, two people share the name Ascalaphus/Askalaphos .#Son of Acheron and Orphne. Askalaphos was the orchardist of Hades. He told the other gods that Persephone had eaten a pomegranate in Hades. He was punished by being changed into an owl...
(Ἀσκάλαφος), the son of Acheron and Orphne who tended the Underworld orchards before being transformed into a screech owl by Demeter - CerberusCerberusCerberus , or Kerberos, in Greek and Roman mythology, is a multi-headed hound which guards the gates of the Underworld, to prevent those who have crossed the river Styx from ever escaping...
(Κέρβερος), the three-headed hound who guarded the gates of Hades - CharonCharon (mythology)In Greek mythology, Charon or Kharon is the ferryman of Hades who carries souls of the newly deceased across the rivers Styx and Acheron that divided the world of the living from the world of the dead. A coin to pay Charon for passage, usually an obolus or danake, was sometimes placed in or on...
(Χάρων), ferryman of Hades - EmpusaEmpusaEmpusa is a demigoddess of Greek mythology. In later incarnations she appeared as a species of monsters commanded by Hecate ....
(Έμπουσα), a monstrous underworld spirit or spirits with flaming hair, the leg of a goat and a leg of bronze. They are also servants of Hecate. - ErebosErebusIn Greek mythology, Erebus , also Erebos , was often conceived as a primordial deity, representing the personification of darkness; for instance, Hesiod's Theogony places him as the first five beings to come into existence from Chaos...
(Έρεβος), the primeval god of darkness, his mists encircled the underworld and filled the hollows of the earth - The ErinyesErinyesIn Greek mythology the Erinyes from Greek ἐρίνειν " pursue, persecute"--sometimes referred to as "infernal goddesses" -- were female chthonic deities of vengeance. A formulaic oath in the Iliad invokes them as "those who beneath the earth punish whosoever has sworn a false oath"...
(Ἐρινύες), the Furies, goddesses of retribution- AlectoAlectoAlecto is one of the Erinyes in Greek mythology. According to Hesiod, she was the daughter of Gaea fertilized by the blood spilled from Uranus when Cronus castrated him. She is the sister of Tisiphone and Megaera...
(Ἀληκτώ), the unceasing one - TisiphoneTisiphoneTisiphone is the name of two figures in Greek mythology.-Erinyes:Tisiphone was one of the Erinyes or Furies, and sister of Alecto and Megaera. She was the one who punished crimes of murder: parricide, fratricide and homicide...
(Τισιφόνη), avenger of murder - MegaeraMegaeraMegaera is one of the Erinyes, Eumenides or "Furies" in Greek mythology. Lamprière's Classical Dictionary states "According to the most received opinions, they were three in number, Tisiphone, Megara [sic] and Alecto" and "Megaera .....
(Μέγαιρα), the jealous one
- Alecto
- HecateHecateHecate or Hekate is a chthonic Greco-Roman goddess associated with magic, witchcraft, necromancy, and crossroads.She is attested in poetry as early as Hesiod's Theogony...
(Εκάτη), goddess of magic, witchcraft, the night, moon, ghosts and necromancy - Judges of the Dead
- AiakosAeacusAeacus was a mythological king of the island of Aegina in the Saronic Gulf.He was son of Zeus and Aegina, a daughter of the river-god Asopus. He was born on the island of Oenone or Oenopia, to which Aegina had been carried by Zeus to secure her from the anger of her parents, and whence this...
(Αιακός), former mortal king of Aegina, guardian of the keys of Hades and judge of the men of Europe - MinosMinosIn Greek mythology, Minos was a king of Crete, son of Zeus and Europa. Every year he made King Aegeus pick seven men and seven women to go to Daedalus' creation, the labyrinth, to be eaten by The Minotaur. After his death, Minos became a judge of the dead in Hades. The Minoan civilization of Crete...
(Μίνως), former mortal king of Crete and judge of the final vote - RhadamanthysRhadamanthusIn Greek mythology, Rhadamanthus was a wise king, the son of Zeus and Europa. Later accounts even make him out to be one of the judges of the dead. His brothers were Sarpedon and Minos . Rhadamanthus was raised by Asterion. He had two sons, Gortys and Erythrus. Other sources In Greek mythology,...
(Ῥαδάμανθυς), former mortal lawmaker and judge of the men of Asia
- Aiakos
- KeuthonymosKeuthonymosKeuthonymos is the an ancient Greek spirit in mythology who is the father of Menoites who guarded the oxen of Hades. Keuthonymos is a mysterious Daimon or spirit of the Underworld, who lives in the realm of Hades. Keuthonymos is possibly the same as Iapetos, a Titan, and father of a certain...
(Κευθόνυμος), an Underworld spirit and father of Menoetes - CronusCronusIn Greek mythology, Cronus or Kronos was the leader and the youngest of the first generation of Titans, divine descendants of Gaia, the earth, and Uranus, the sky...
(Κρόνος), deposed king of the Titans; after his release from Tartarus he was appointed king of the Island of the Blessed - LamiaLamia (mythology)In ancient Greek mythology, Lamia was a beautiful queen of Libya who became a child-eating daemon. Aristophanes claimed her name derived from the Greek word for gullet , referring to her habit of devouring children....
(Λάμια), a vampiric Underworld spirit or spirits in the train of Hecate - LampadLampadsThe Lampads or "Lampades" are the nymphs of the Underworld in Greek mythology. Companions of Hecate, the Greek titan goddess of witchcraft and crossroads, they were a gift from Zeus for Hecate's loyalty in the Titanomachy. They bear torches and accompany Hecate on her night-time travels and...
es (Λαμπάδες), torch-bearing Underworld nymphs- Gorgyra (Γοργύρα)
- OrphneOrphneIn Greek mythology, Orphne, also known as Styx and Gorgyra, was a nymph that lived in Hades. With Acheron, she mothered Ascalaphus.Orphne also seems to be one translation of the name of the Roman goddess Caligo ....
(Ορφνη), a Lampad nymph of Hades, mother of Askalaphos
- MacariaMacariaMacaria or Makaria is the name of two figures from ancient Greek religion and mythology. Although they are not said to be the same and are given different fathers, they are discussed together in a single entry in both the 10th-century Byzantine encyclopedia the Suda and by Zenobius.-Daughter of...
(Μακαρία), daughter of Hades and goddess of blessed death (not to be confused with the daughter of HeraclesHeraclesHeracles ,born Alcaeus or Alcides , was a divine hero in Greek mythology, the son of Zeus and Alcmene, foster son of Amphitryon and great-grandson of Perseus...
) - MelinoeMelinoeMelinoe was the ancient Greek goddess of propitiation-offerings made to the deceased. She wandered the earth every night with a train of ghosts, scaring anyone in their path. This was said to be the reason that dogs would bark at seemingly nothing at night...
(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
- MormoMormoIn Greek mythology, Mormo was a spirit who bit bad children, said to have been a companion of the goddess Hecate. The name was also used to signify a female vampire-like creature in stories told to Greek children by their nurses to keep them from misbehaving. This reference is primarily found in...
(Μορμώ), a fearsome Underworld spirit or spirits in the train of Hecate - Nyx (Νύξ), the primeval goddess of night
- PersephonePersephoneIn Greek mythology, Persephone , also called Kore , is the daughter of Zeus and the harvest-goddess Demeter, and queen of the underworld; she was abducted by Hades, the god-king of the underworld....
(Περσεφόνη), queen of the underworld, wife of Hades and goddess of spring growth - Rivers of the Underworld
- AcheronAcheronThe Acheron is a river located in the Epirus region of northwest Greece. It flows into the Ionian Sea in Ammoudia, near Parga.-In mythology:...
(Αχέρων), the river of pain - KokytosCocytusCocytus or Kokytos, meaning "the river of wailing" , is a river in the underworld in Greek mythology. Cocytus flows into the river Acheron, across which dwells the underworld, the mythological abode of the dead. There are five rivers encircling Hades...
(Kωκυτός), the river of wailing - LetheLetheIn Greek mythology, Lethe was one of the five rivers of Hades. Also known as the Ameles potamos , the Lethe flowed around the cave of Hypnos and through the Underworld, where all those who drank from it experienced complete forgetfulness...
(Λήθη), the river of forgetfulness - PhlegethonPhlegethonIn Greek mythology, the river Phlegethon or Pyriphlegethon was one of the five rivers in the infernal regions of the underworld, along with the rivers Styx, Lethe, Cocytus, and Acheron...
(Φλεγέθων), the river of fire - StyxStyxIn Greek mythology the Styx is the river that forms the boundary between the underworld and the world of the living, as well as a goddess and a nymph that represents the river.Styx may also refer to:-Popular culture:...
(Στύξ), the river of hate
- Acheron
- TartarusTartarusIn classic mythology, below Uranus , Gaia , and Pontus is Tartarus, or Tartaros . It is a deep, gloomy place, a pit, or an abyss used as a dungeon of torment and suffering that resides beneath the underworld. In the Gorgias, Plato In classic mythology, below Uranus (sky), Gaia (earth), and Pontus...
(Τάρταρος), the primeval god of the dark, stormy pit of Hades - ThanatosThanatosIn Greek mythology, Thanatos was the daemon personification of death. He was a minor figure in Greek mythology, often referred to but rarely appearing in person...
(Θάνατος), spirit of death and minister of Hades
Sea deities
- Aegaeon (Αιγαίων), god of violent sea storms and ally of the Titans
- Acheilos (Αχειλος), shark-shaped sea spirit
- AmphitriteAmphitriteIn ancient Greek mythology, Amphitrite was a sea-goddess and wife of Poseidon. Under the influence of the Olympian pantheon, she became merely the consort of Poseidon, and was further diminished by poets to a symbolic representation of the sea...
(Αμφιτρίτη), sea goddess and consort of Poseidon - BenthesikymeBenthesikymeBenthesikyme in Greek mythology, according to Apollodorus, was a daughter of Poseidon and Amphitrite and wife of Enalos, by whom she had two daughters. She raised Eumolpus, son of Chione and Poseidon....
(Βενθεσικύμη), daughter of Poseidon, who resided in EthiopiaEthiopia (mythology)Aethiopia first appears as a geographical term in classical sources, in reference to the Upper Nile region, as well as all the regions south of the Sahara desert. Its earliest mention is in the works of Homer: twice in the Iliad, and three times in the Odyssey... - BrizoBrizoBrizo is an ancient Greek goddess who was known as the protector of mariners, sailors, and fishermen. She was worshipped primarily by the women of Delos, who set out food offerings in small boats. Brizo was also known as a prophet specializing in the interpretation of dreams.-References:**...
(Βριζώ), patron goddess of sailors, who sent prophetic dreams - CetoCetoIn ancient Greek, the word ketos - Latinized as cetus - denotes a large fish, a whale, a shark, or a sea monster. The sea monsters slain by Perseus and Heracles were each referred to as a cetus by ancient sources. The term cetacean originates from cetus. In Greek art, cetea were depicted as...
(Κῆτώ), goddess of the dangers of the ocean and of sea monsters - CharybdisCharybdisCharybdis or Kharybdis was a sea monster, later rationalised as a whirlpool and considered a shipping hazard in the Strait of Messina.-The mythological background:...
(Χάρυβδις), a sea monster and spirit of whirlpools and the tide - CymopoleiaCymopoleiaIn Greek mythology, Cymopolea or Kymopoleia was a daughter of Poseidon. Her father married her to the giant Briareus, who expressed loyalty to the Olympian gods during the Titanomachy....
(Κυμοπόλεια), a daughter of Poseidon married to the Giant Briareus - Delphin (Δέλφιν), the leader of the dolphins, Poseidon placed him in the sky as the constellation Delphin
- Eidothea (Ειδοθέα), prophetic sea nymph and daughter of ProteusProteusIn Greek mythology, Proteus is an early sea-god, one of several deities whom Homer calls the "Old Man of the Sea", whose name suggests the "first" , as protogonos is the "primordial" or the "firstborn". He became the son of Poseidon in the Olympian theogony In Greek mythology, Proteus (Πρωτεύς)...
- GlaucusGlaucusGlaucus is a Greek name. In modern Greek usage, the name is usually transliterated Glafkos. It may refer to:*Glaucus, a sea-god in Greek mythology*Glaucus , a mythical Lycian captain in the Trojan War...
(Γλαῦκος), the fisherman's sea god - Gorgons (Γοργόνες), three monstrous sea spirits
- SthenoSthenoStheno , in Greek mythology, was the eldest of the Gorgons, vicious female monsters with brass hands, sharp fangs and "hair" made of living venomous snakes. The daughter of Phorcys and Ceto, she was born in the caverns beneath Mount Olympus...
(Σθεννώ) - EuryaleEuryaleEuryale , in Greek mythology, was the second eldest one of the Gorgons, three vicious sisters with brass hands, sharp fangs, and hair of living, venomous snakes. She and her sister Stheno, unlike their sister, Medusa, were not able to turn any creature to stone with her gaze...
(Εὐρυάλη) - MedusaMedusaIn Greek mythology Medusa , " guardian, protectress") was a Gorgon, a chthonic monster, and a daughter of Phorcys and Ceto. The author Hyginus, interposes a generation and gives Medusa another chthonic pair as parents. Gazing directly upon her would turn onlookers to stone...
(Μέδουσα), the only mortal of the three
- Stheno
- The GraeaeGraeaeThe Graeae , were three sisters who shared one eye and one tooth among them. They are one of several trios of archaic goddesses in Greek mythology. The Graeae were daughters of Phorcys and Ceto...
(Γραῖαι), three ancient sea spirits who personified the white foam of the sea; they shared one eye and one tooth between them- Deino (Δεινώ)
- Enyo (Ενυώ)
- Pemphredo (Πεμφρεδώ)
- The HarpiesHarpyIn Greek mythology, a harpy was one of the winged spirits best known for constantly stealing all food from Phineas...
(Ηάρπυιαι), winged spirits of sudden, sharp gusts of wind- AelloAelloAello in Greek mythology was one of the Harpy sisters who would abduct people and torture them on their way to Tartarus. Her names are:*Aello , "she of the whirlwind"*Aellopus , "whirlwind-footed"...
(Αελλώ) or Aellope (Αελλώπη) or Aellopous (Αελλόπους) - OcypeteOcypeteOcypete was one of the three harpies in Greek mythology. She was also known as Ocypode or Ocythoe . Ocypete was the swiftest of all the three harpies...
(Ωκυπέτη) or Ocypode (Ωκυπόδη) or Ocythoe (Ωκυθόη) - PodargePodargeIn Greek mythology, Podarge referred to several different beings.*One of the Harpies is named Podarge and, due to her union with Zephyrus, the god of the West Wind, was the mother of Balius and Xanthus, the horses of Achilles.*The rainbow/messenger goddess Iris is sometimes also referred to as...
(Ποδάργη) or Podarke (Ποδάρκη) - CelaenoCelaenoIn Greek mythology, Celaeno referred to several different figures.*Celaeno, one of the Harpies, whom Aeneas encountered at Strophades. She gave him prophecies of his coming journeys.*Celaeno, one of the Pleiades...
(Κελαινώ) - Nicothoe (Νικοθόη)
- Aello
- HippocampHippocampThe hippocamp or hippocampus , often called a sea-horse in English, is a mythological creature shared by Phoenician and Greek mythology, though the name by which it is recognised is purely Greek; it became part of Etruscan mythology...
i (ἱπποκαμπος), the horses of the sea they are half horse with the tail of a fish - The IchthyocentaursIchthyocentaursIn Greek mythology ichthyocentaurs were a pair of centaurine sea-gods with the upper body of a man, the lower front of a horse, and the tail of a fish. Also, they wore lobster-claw horns. The two sea-gods were named Bythos and Aphros...
(Ιχθυοκένταυροι), a pair of centaurine sea-gods with the upper bodies of men, the lower fore-parts of horses, ending in the serpentine tails of fish- Bythos (Βύθος) "sea depth"
- Aphros (Άφρος) "sea foam"
- Karkinos (Καρκίνος), a giant crab who allied itself with the Hydra against Heracles. When it died, Hera placed it in the sky as the constellation CancerCancer (constellation)Cancer is one of the twelve constellations of the zodiac. Its name is Latin for crab and it is commonly represented as such. Its symbol is . Cancer is small and its stars are faint...
. - LadonLadon (mythology)Ladon was the serpent-like dragon that twined and twisted around the tree in the Garden of the Hesperides and guarded the golden apples. He was overcome by Heracles...
(Λάδων), a hundred-headed sea serpent who guarded the western reaches of the sea, and the island and golden apples of the Hesperides - LeucotheaLeucotheaIn Greek mythology, Leucothea , "white goddess") was one of the aspects under which an ancient sea goddess was recognized, in this case as a transformed nymph....
(Λευκοθέα), a sea goddess who aided sailors in distress - Nereides (Νηρηίδες), sea nymphs
- ThetisThetisSilver-footed Thetis , disposer or "placer" , is encountered in Greek mythology mostly as a sea nymph or known as the goddess of water, one of the fifty Nereids, daughters of the ancient one of the seas with shape-shifting abilities who survives in the historical vestiges of most later Greek myths...
(Θέτις), leader of the Nereids who presided over the spawning of marine life in the sea - ArethusaArethusa (mythology)For other uses, see ArethusaArethusa means "the waterer". In Greek mythology, she was a nymph and daughter of Nereus , and later became a fountain on the island of Ortygia in Syracuse, Sicily....
(Αρετούσα), a daughter of NereusNereusIn Greek mythology, Nereus was the eldest son of Pontus and Gaia , a Titan who with Doris fathered the Nereids, with whom Nereus lived in the Aegean Sea. In the Iliad the Old Man of the Sea is the father of Nereids, though Nereus is not directly named...
who was transformed into a fountain - Galene (Γαλήνη), goddess of calm seas
- PsamathePsamathePsamathe was a Nereid in Greek mythology, i.e., one of the fifty daughters of Nereus and Doris. The goddess of sand beaches, Psamathe was the wife of Proteus and the mother of Phocus by Aeacus....
(Πσαμάθη), goddess of sand beaches
- Thetis
- NereusNereusIn Greek mythology, Nereus was the eldest son of Pontus and Gaia , a Titan who with Doris fathered the Nereids, with whom Nereus lived in the Aegean Sea. In the Iliad the Old Man of the Sea is the father of Nereids, though Nereus is not directly named...
(Νηρέας), the old man of the sea, and the god of the sea's rich bounty of fish - NeritesNerites (mythology)In Greek mythology, Nerites was a minor sea deity, son of Nereus and Doris and brother of the fifty Nereides. He is described as a young boy of stunning beauty....
(Νερίτης), a sea spirit who was transformed into a shell-fish by Aphrodite - OceanusOceanusOceanus ; , Ōkeanós) was a pseudo-geographical feature in classical antiquity, believed by the ancient Greeks and Romans to be the world-ocean, an enormous river encircling the world....
(Ὠκεανός), Titan god of the Earth-encircling river Oceanus, the font of all the Earth's fresh-water - PalaemonPalaemon (mythology)Palaemon , originally named Melicertes, was a minor, young sea god, son of Ino . He was deified by the gods when his mother threw herself from atop a cliff with Palaemon in her arms, arguably to escape insanity or to escape Athanas, King of Thebes at the time, and his father was driven to a...
(Παλαίμων), a young sea god who aided sailors in distress - PhorcysPhorcysIn Greek mythology, Phorcys , a primordial sea god, generally cited as the son of Pontus and Gaia. According to the Orphic hymns, Phorcys, Cronus and Rhea were the eldest offspring of Oceanus and Tethys. Classical scholar Karl Kerenyi conflated Phorcys with the similar sea gods Nereus and Proteus...
(Φόρκυς), god of the hidden dangers of the deep - PontosPontus (mythology)In Greek mythology, Pontus or Pontos was an ancient, pre-Olympian sea-god, one of the protogenoi, the "first-born". Pontus was the son of Gaia and according to the Greek poet Hesiod brought forth without coupling...
(Πόντος), primeval god of the sea, father of the fish and other sea creatures - PoseidonPoseidonPoseidon was the god of the sea, and, as "Earth-Shaker," of the earthquakes in Greek mythology. The name of the sea-god Nethuns in Etruscan was adopted in Latin for Neptune in Roman mythology: both were sea gods analogous to Poseidon...
(Ποσειδῶν), king of the sea and lord of the sea gods; also god of rivers, flood and drought, earthquakes, and horses - ProteusProteusIn Greek mythology, Proteus is an early sea-god, one of several deities whom Homer calls the "Old Man of the Sea", whose name suggests the "first" , as protogonos is the "primordial" or the "firstborn". He became the son of Poseidon in the Olympian theogony In Greek mythology, Proteus (Πρωτεύς)...
(Πρωτεύς), a shape-shifting, prophetic old sea god, and the herdsman of Poseidon's seals - ScyllaScyllaIn Greek mythology, Scylla was a monster that lived on one side of a narrow channel of water, opposite its counterpart Charybdis. The two sides of the strait were within an arrow's range of each other—so close that sailors attempting to avoid Charybdis would pass too close to Scylla and vice...
(Σκύλλα), monstrous sea goddess - The SirenSirenIn Greek mythology, the Sirens were three dangerous mermaid like creatures, portrayed as seductresses who lured nearby sailors with their enchanting music and voices to shipwreck on the rocky coast of their island. Roman poets placed them on an island called Sirenum scopuli...
s (Σειρῆνες), sea nymphs who lured sailors to their death with their song- Aglaope (Αγλαόπη) or Aglaophonos (Αγλαόφωνος) or Aglaopheme (Αγλαοφήμη)
- Himerope (Ίμερόπη)
- Leucosia (Λευκοσία)
- Ligeia (Λιγεία)
- Molpe (Μολπή)
- Parthenope (Παρθενόπη)
- Peisinoe (Πεισινόη) or Peisithoe (Πεισιθόη)
- Raidne (Ραίδνη)
- Teles (Τέλης)
- Thelchtereia (Θελχτήρεια)
- Thelxiope (Θελξιόπη) or Thelxiepeia (Θελξιέπεια)
- The TelchinesTelchinesIn Greek mythology, the Telchines were the original inhabitants of the island of Rhodes, and were known in Crete and Cyprus....
(Τελχινες), sea spirits native to the island of Rhodes; the gods killed them when they turned to evil magic- Actaeus (Ακταιος)
- Argyron (Αργυρών)
- Atabyrius (Αταβύριος)
- Chalcon (Χαλκών)
- Chryson (Χρυσών)
- Damon (Δαμων) or Demonax (Δημώναξ)
- Damnameneus (Δαμναμενεύς)
- Dexithea (Δεξιθέα), mother of Euxanthios by MinosMinosIn Greek mythology, Minos was a king of Crete, son of Zeus and Europa. Every year he made King Aegeus pick seven men and seven women to go to Daedalus' creation, the labyrinth, to be eaten by The Minotaur. After his death, Minos became a judge of the dead in Hades. The Minoan civilization of Crete...
- Lycos (Λύκος) or Lyktos (Λύκτος)
- Lysagora (Λυσαγόρα)?
- Makelo (Μακελώ)
- Megalesius (Μεγαλήσιος)
- Mylas (Μύλας)
- Nikon (Νίκων)
- Ormenos (Ορμενος)
- Simon (Σίμων)
- Skelmis (Σκελμις)
- TethysTethys (mythology)In Greek mythology, Tethys , daughter of Uranus and Gaia was an archaic Titaness and aquatic sea goddess, invoked in classical Greek poetry but not venerated in cult. Tethys was both sister and wife of Oceanus...
(Τηθύς), wife of Oceanus, and the mother of the rivers, springs, streams, fountains and clouds - ThalassaThalassa (mythology)In Greek mythology, Thalassa is a primordial sea goddess, daughter of Aether and Hemera. With sea god Pontus, she was the mother of the nine Telchines and Halia. Sometimes, she was thought of as the mother of Aphrodite with Uranus or with Zeus. She is the personification of the Mediterranean Sea....
(Θάλασσα), primeval spirit of the sea and consort of Pontos - ThaumasThaumasIn Greek mythology, Thaumas was a sea god, son of Pontus and Gaia. He married an Oceanid, Electra . The children of Thaumas and Electra were the Harpies and Iris, the goddess of rainbows and a messenger of the gods; according to some, also Arke.Thaumas was also the name of a centaur...
(Θαῦμας), god of the wonders of the sea - ThoosaThoosaIn Greek mythology, Thoosa or Thoösa was a sea nymph associated with swiftness, and the mother of the Cyclops Polyphemus by the god Poseidon . She was the daughter of Phorcys and most likely his wife Ceto, making her one of the Phorcydes....
(Θόοσα), goddess of swift currents - TriteiaTriteiaTriteia was, in Greek mythology, the daughter of the sea-god Triton and mother of Melanippus by Ares....
(Τριτεια), daughter of Triton and companion of Ares - TritonTriton (mythology)Triton is a mythological Greek god, the messenger of the big sea. He is the son of Poseidon, god of the sea, and Amphitrite, goddess of the sea, whose herald he is...
(Τρίτων), fish-tailed son and herald of Poseidon - Tritones (Τρίτωνες), fish-tailed spirits in Poseidon's retinue
Sky deities
- AcheloisAcheloisAchelois was a name attributed to several figures in Greek mythology.*Achelois was a minor Greek moon goddess...
(Ἀχελωΐς), "she who washes pain away", a minor moon goddess - AeolusAeolusAeolus was the ruler of the winds in Greek mythology. In fact this name was shared by three mythic characters. These three personages are often difficult to tell apart, and even the ancient mythographers appear to have been perplexed about which Aeolus was which...
(Aiolos) (Αίολος), god of the winds. - AetherAether (mythology)Aether , in Greek mythology, is one of the Protogenoi, the first-born elementals. He is the personification of the upper sky, space, and heaven, and is the elemental god of the "Bright, Glowing, Upper Air." He is the pure upper air that the gods breathe, as opposed to the normal air that mortals...
(Αιθήρ), primeval god of the upper air - Alectrona (Αλεκτρονα), solar goddess of the morning or waking up
- AnemoiAnemoiIn Greek mythology, the Anemoi were Greek wind gods who were each ascribed a cardinal direction from which their respective winds came , and were each associated with various seasons and weather conditions...
, gods of the winds- Boreas (Βορέας), god of the north wind and of winter
- Eurus (Εύρος), god of the unlucky east or southeast wind
- Notus (Νότος) god of the south wind
- Zephyrus (Ζέφυρος), god of the west wind
- Aparctias (Απαρκτίας), another name for the north wind (not identified with Boreas)
- Apheliotes (Αφηλιώτης), god of the east wind (when Eurus is considered southeast)
- Argestes (Αργέστης), another name for the west or northwest wind
- Caicias (Καικίας), god of the northeast wind
- Circios (Κίρκιος) or Thraskias (Θρασκίας), god of the north-northwest wind
- Euronotus (Ευρονότος), god of the southeast wind
- Lips (Λίψ), god of the southwest wind
- Skeiron (Σκείρων), god of the northwest wind
- ArkeArke (mythology)In Greek mythology, Arke or Arce was a daughter of Thaumas and sister of Iris. She is sometimes affiliated with the faded second rainbow. She is said to have more of an iridescent wings, compared to Iris's golden wings. During the Titanomachy, she betrayed the Olympian gods and joined the Titans...
(Άρκη), messenger of the Titans and twin sister of Iris - AstraiosAstraeusIn Greek mythology, Astraeus or Astraeos was an astrological deity and the Titan-god of the dusk. In Hesiod's Theogony and in the Bibliotheca, Astraeus is a second-generation Titan, descended from Crius and Eurybia. However, Hyginus wrote that he was descended directly from Tartarus and Gaia, and...
(Ἀστραῖος), Titan god of stars and planets, and the art of astrology - The Astra Planeti (Αστρα Πλανετοι), gods of the five wandering stars or planets
- Stilbon (Στιλβών), god of Hermaon, the planet MercuryMercury (planet)Mercury is the innermost and smallest planet in the Solar System, orbiting the Sun once every 87.969 Earth days. The orbit of Mercury has the highest eccentricity of all the Solar System planets, and it has the smallest axial tilt. It completes three rotations about its axis for every two orbits...
- Eosphorus (Ηωσφόρος), god of VenusVenusVenus is the second planet from the Sun, orbiting it every 224.7 Earth days. The planet is named after Venus, the Roman goddess of love and beauty. After the Moon, it is the brightest natural object in the night sky, reaching an apparent magnitude of −4.6, bright enough to cast shadows...
the morning star - HesperusHesperusIn Greek mythology, Hesperus is the Evening Star, the planet Venus in the evening. He is the son of the dawn goddess Eos and is the brother of Eosphorus , the Morning Star. Hesperus' Roman equivalent is Vesper...
(Ἓσπερος), god of Venus the evening star - Pyroeis (Πυρόεις), god of Areios, the planet MarsMarsMars is the fourth planet from the Sun in the Solar System. The planet is named after the Roman god of war, Mars. It is often described as the "Red Planet", as the iron oxide prevalent on its surface gives it a reddish appearance...
- Phaethon (Φαέθων), god of Dios, the planet JupiterJupiterJupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest planet within the Solar System. It is a gas giant with mass one-thousandth that of the Sun but is two and a half times the mass of all the other planets in our Solar System combined. Jupiter is classified as a gas giant along with Saturn,...
- Phaenon (Φαίνων), god of Kronion, the planet SaturnSaturnSaturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second largest planet in the Solar System, after Jupiter. Saturn is named after the Roman god Saturn, equated to the Greek Cronus , the Babylonian Ninurta and the Hindu Shani. Saturn's astronomical symbol represents the Roman god's sickle.Saturn,...
- Stilbon (Στιλβών), god of Hermaon, the planet Mercury
- AuraiAuraiIn Greek mythology, the Aurai are the winged nymphs of the breezes, daughters of Boreas, the god of the north wind, Eurus, the god of the east wind, Zephyrus, the god of the west wind, or Notus, the god of the south wind....
(Αὖραι), nymphs of the cooling breeze- AuraAura (mythology)In Greek and Roman mythology, Aura is the divine personification of the breeze. The plural form, Aurae, "Breezes," is often found.The velificatio, a billowing garment that forms an arch overhead, is the primary attribute by which an Aura can be identified in art...
(Αὖρα), goddess of the breeze and the fresh, cool air of early morning
- Aura
- ChaosChaos (mythology)Chaos refers to the formless or void state preceding the creation of the universe or cosmos in the Greek creation myths, more specifically the initial "gap" created by the original separation of heaven and earth....
(Χάος), the nothingness from which all else sprang, she also represented the lower atmosphere which surrounded the earth - ChioneChione (daughter of Boreas)In Greek mythology Chione, or Khione, , the nymph or minor goddess of snow, was the daughter of Boreas, the North Wind, and Oreithyia, an Athenian princess whom he abducted. Her siblings included Zetes, Calaides and Cleopatra. She was loved by Poseidon and had with him a son Eumolpus...
(Χιόνη), goddess of snow and daughter of Boreas - EosEosIn Greek mythology, Eos is the Titan goddess of the dawn, who rose from her home at the edge of Oceanus, the ocean that surrounds the world, to herald her brother Helios, the Sun.- Greek literature :...
(Ἠώς), Titan goddess of the dawn - HeliosHeliosHelios was the personification of the Sun in Greek mythology. Homer often calls him simply Titan or Hyperion, while Hesiod and the Homeric Hymn separate him as a son of the Titans Hyperion and Theia or Euryphaessa and brother of the goddesses Selene, the moon, and Eos, the dawn...
(Ἥλιος), Titan god of the sun and guardian of oaths - HemeraHemeraIn Greek mythology Hemera was the personification of day and one of the Protogenoi or primordial deities. She is the goddess of the daytime and, according to Hesiod, the daughter of Erebos and Nyx...
(Ημέρα), primeval goddess of daylight and the sun - HeraHeraHera was the wife and one of three sisters of Zeus in the Olympian pantheon of Greek mythology and religion. Her chief function was as the goddess of women and marriage. Her counterpart in the religion of ancient Rome was Juno. The cow and the peacock were sacred to her...
(Ήρα), Queen of Heaven and goddess of the air and starry constellations - HerseErsaIn Greek mythology, Ersa is the goddess of dew and the daughter of Zeus and the Moon , sister of Pandia and half-sister to Endymion's 50 daughters....
(Ἕρση), goddess of the morning dew - The HesperidesHesperidesIn Greek mythology, the Hesperides are nymphs who tend a blissful garden in a far western corner of the world, located near the Atlas mountains in North Africa at the edge of the encircling Oceanus, the world-ocean....
(Ἑσπερίδες) - The HyadesHyades (mythology)In Greek mythology, the Hyades , are a sisterhood of nymphs that bring rain.The Hyades were daughters of Atlas and sisters of Hyas in most tellings, although one version gives their parents as Hyas and Boeotia...
, nymphs that represented a star cluster in the constellation Taurus and were associated with rain - IrisIris (mythology)In Greek mythology, Iris is the personification of the rainbow and messenger of the gods. As the sun unites Earth and heaven, Iris links the gods to humanity...
(Ίρις), goddess of the rainbow and divine messenger - The MenaeMenaeIn Greek mythology, the Menae , 50 in number, were the goddesses of the lunar months. They were the daughters of the Moon goddess Selene and Endymion, a mortal king. Their individual names are not attested in any sources....
(Μήναι), fifty goddesses of phases of the moon and the fifty lunar months of the four-year Olympiad - Nephelai (Νεφήλαι), cloud nymphs
- Ouranos (Ουρανός), primeval god of the heavens
- PandiaPandiaIn Greek mythology, the goddess Pandia was the personification of brightness and a daughter of Zeus and Selene. She persumably was the goddess of the full moon. Her beauty was renowned among the gods....
(Πανδία), daughter of Selene and Zeus; goddess of the full moon and of the earth-nourishing dew - The PleiadesPleiades (Greek mythology)The Pleiades , companions of Artemis, were the seven daughters of the titan Atlas and the sea-nymph Pleione born on Mount Cyllene. They are the sisters of Calypso, Hyas, the Hyades, and the Hesperides...
(Πλειάδες), goddesses of the constellation PleiadesPleiades (star cluster)In astronomy, the Pleiades, or Seven Sisters , is an open star cluster containing middle-aged hot B-type stars located in the constellation of Taurus. It is among the nearest star clusters to Earth and is the cluster most obvious to the naked eye in the night sky...
- AlcyoneAlcyone (Pleiades)Alcyone in Greek mythology is the name of one of the Pleiades, daughters of Atlas and Pleione or, more rarely, Aethra. She attracted the attention of the god Poseidon and bore him several children, variously named in the sources: Hyrieus, Lycus, Hyperenor, and Aethusa; Hyperes and Anthas;...
(Αλκυόνη) - SteropeSterope (Pleiad)In Greek mythology, Sterope , also called Asterope , was one of the seven Pleiades and the wife of Oenomaus ....
(Στερόπη) - CelaenoCelaenoIn Greek mythology, Celaeno referred to several different figures.*Celaeno, one of the Harpies, whom Aeneas encountered at Strophades. She gave him prophecies of his coming journeys.*Celaeno, one of the Pleiades...
(Κελαινώ) - ElectraElectra (Pleiad)The Pleiad Electra of Greek mythology was one of the seven daughters of Atlas and Pleione. Electra was the wife of Corythus. She was raped by Zeus and gave birth to Dardanus, who became the founder of Troy, ancestor of Priam and his house. According to one legend, she was the lost Pleiad,...
(Ηλέκτρα) - MaiaMaia (mythology)In Greek mythology, Maia is one of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes. The goddess known as Maia among the Romans may have originated independently, but attracted the myths of Greek Maia because the two figures shared the same name.-Birth:...
(Μαία) - MeropeMerope (Pleiades)In Greek mythology, Merope is one of the seven Pleiades, daughters of Atlas and Pleione. Pleione, their mother, is the daughter of Oceanus and Tethyus and is the protector of sailors...
(Μερόπη) - TaygeteTaygeteIn Greek mythology, Taygete was a nymph, one of the Pleiades according to Apollodorus and a companion of Artemis, in her archaic role as potnia theron, "Mistress of the animals". Mount Taygetos in Laconia, dedicated to the Goddess, was her haunt....
(Ταϋγέτη)
- Alcyone
- SeleneSeleneIn Greek mythology, Selene was an archaic lunar deity and the daughter of the Titans Hyperion and Theia. In Roman mythology, the moon goddess is called Luna, Latin for "moon"....
(Σελήνη), Titan goddess of the moon - ZeusZeusIn the ancient Greek religion, Zeus was the "Father of Gods and men" who ruled the Olympians of Mount Olympus as a father ruled the family. He was the god of sky and thunder in Greek mythology. His Roman counterpart is Jupiter and his Etruscan counterpart is Tinia.Zeus was the child of Cronus...
(Ζεύς), King of Heaven and god of the sky, clouds, rain, thunder and lightning
Rustic deities
- AetnaAetna (nymph)Aetna was in Greek and Roman mythology a Sicilian nymph, and according to Alcimus, a daughter of Uranus and Gaea, or of Briareus. Simonides said that she had acted as arbitrator between Hephaestus and Demeter respecting the possession of Sicily. By Zeus or Hephaestus she became the mother of the...
(Αἴτνη), goddess of the volcanic Mount EtnaMount EtnaMount Etna is an active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily, close to Messina and Catania. It is the tallest active volcano in Europe, currently standing high, though this varies with summit eruptions; the mountain is 21 m higher than it was in 1981.. It is the highest mountain in...
in Sicily - AmphictyonisAmphictyonisAmphictyonis in Greek mythology is a goddess of wine and friendship between nations, a local form of Demeter. Demeter was worshiped under this name at Anthela, because it was a meeting place for the amphictyons of Thermopylae, who offered sacrifices to her at the start of every meeting.The general...
(Αμφικτυονίς), goddess of wine and friendship between nations, a local form of Demeter - AnthousaiAnthousaiAnthousai are nymphs of flowers in Greek mythology. They were described as having hair that resembles hyacinth flowers.-Sources:*...
(Ανθούσαι), flower nymphs - AristaeusAristaeusA minor god in Greek mythology, which we read largely through Athenian writers, Aristaeus or Aristaios , "ever close follower of the flocks", was the culture hero credited with the discovery of many useful arts, including bee-keeping; he was the son of Apollo and the huntress Cyrene...
(Ἀρισταῖος), god of bee-keeping, cheese-making, herding, olive-growing and hunting - AttisAttisAttis was the consort of Cybele in Phrygian and Greek mythology. His priests were eunuchs, as explained by origin myths pertaining to Attis and castration...
(Άττις), vegetation god and consort of Cybele - BritomartisBritomartisBritomartis , was the Minoan goddess of mountains and hunting. She is among the Minoan goddess figures that passed through the Mycenaeans' culture into classical Greek mythology, with transformations that are unclear in both transferrals...
(Βριτόμαρτις), Cretan goddess of hunting and nets used for fishing, fowling and the hunting of small game - CabeiriCabeiriIn Greek mythology, the Cabeiri, were a group of enigmatic chthonic deities. They were worshiped in a mystery cult closely associated with that of Hephaestus, centered in the north Aegean islands of Lemnos and possibly Samothrace —at the Samothrace temple complex— and at Thebes...
(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)
- CentaurCentaurIn Greek mythology, a centaur or hippocentaur is a member of a composite race of creatures, part human and part horse...
s (Κένταυροι), a race of half-man, half-horse beings- AsbolusAsbolusIn Greek mythology, Asbolus was a centaur. He was a diviner who read omens in the flight of birds. When Heracles came to visit the centaur Pholus, Pholus opened a jug of wine for him which belonged to all the Centaurs; Asbolus saw Pholus do this and brought the other Centaurs running...
(Άσβολος) - CharicloCharicloChariclo is the name of two nymphs in Greek mythology.Chariclo, daughter of Cychreus and Stilbe married Chiron and became the mother of Hippe, Endeis, Ocyrhoe, and Carystus....
(Χαρικλώ), wife of the centaur Chiron - ChironChironIn Greek mythology, Chiron was held to be the superlative centaur among his brethren.-History:Like the satyrs, centaurs were notorious for being wild and lusty, overly indulgent drinkers and carousers, given to violence when intoxicated, and generally uncultured delinquents...
(Χείρων), the eldest and wisest of the Centaurs - EurytionEurytionIn Greek mythology Eurytion , "widely-honoured", was a name attributed to six individuals....
(Ευρυτιων) - NessusNessus (mythology)In Greek mythology, Nessus was a famous centaur who was killed by Heracles, and whose tainted blood in turn killed Heracles. He was the son of Centauros. He fought in the battle with the Lapiths. He became a ferryman on the river Euenos....
(Νέσσος), a ferryman at the river EuenusEuenusEuenus of Paros, , was a 5th century BC philosopher and poet who was roughly contemporary with Socrates. Several fragments of his poetry exist in the Palatine Anthology and Euenus is mentioned several times in Plato's Phaedo, Phaedrus , and Apology of Socrates. He is quoted in the Nicomachean... - PholusPholus (mythology)In Greek mythology, Pholus was a wise centaur and friend of Heracles who lived in a cave on or near Mount Pelion.The differing accounts vary in details, but each story contains the following elements: Herakles visited his cave sometime before or after the completion of his fourth Labor, the capture...
(Φώλος)
- Asbolus
- The CercopesCercopesIn Greek mythology, the Cercopes kerkos "tail") were mischievous forest creatures who lived in Thermopylae or on Euboea but roamed the world and might turn up anywhere mischief was afoot...
(Κέρκοπες), a pair of monkey-like thieves who plagued the land of Lydia in western Anatolia- Akmon (Ακμών)
- Passalos (Πάσσαλος)
- Chloris (Χλωρίς), goddess of flowers and wife of Zephyrus
- ComusComusIn Greek mythology, Comus or Komos is the god of festivity, revels and nocturnal dalliances. He is a son and a cup-bearer of the god Bacchus. Comus represents anarchy and chaos. His mythology occurs in the later times of antiquity. During his festivals in Ancient Greece, men and women exchanged...
(Κόμος), god of revelry, merrymaking and festivity - Corymbus (Κόρυμβος), god of the fruit of the ivy
- The CuretesKorybantesThe Corybantes were the armed and crested dancers who worshipped the Phrygian goddess Cybele with drumming and dancing. They are also called the Kurbantes in Phrygia, and Corybants in an older English transcription. The Kuretes were the nine dancers who venerate Rhea, the Cretan counterpart of...
(Κουρέτες), guardians of infant Zeus on Mount Ida, barely distinguished from the Dactyls and the Corybantes - CybeleCybeleCybele , was a Phrygian form of the Earth Mother or Great Mother. As with Greek Gaia , her Minoan equivalent Rhea and some aspects of Demeter, Cybele embodies the fertile Earth...
(Κυβέλη), a Phrygian mountain goddess associated with Rhea - The DactylsDactyl (mythology)In Greek mythology, the Dactyls were the archaic mythical race of small phallic male beings associated with the Great Mother, whether as Cybele or Rhea. Their numbers vary, but often they were ten spirit-men so like the three Curetes, the Cabiri or the Korybantes that they were often interchangeable...
(Δάκτυλοι)"fingers", minor deities originally representing fingers of a hand- AcmonAcmon (Dactyl)Acmon in Greek mythology was one of the Dactyls, associated with the anvil, or perhaps the Corybantes. He was the son of Socus and Combie....
(Ακμών) - Damnameneus (Δαμναμενεύς)
- Delas (Δήλας)
- Epimedes (Επιμήδης)
- Heracles (not to be confused with the hero HeraclesHeraclesHeracles ,born Alcaeus or Alcides , was a divine hero in Greek mythology, the son of Zeus and Alcmene, foster son of Amphitryon and great-grandson of Perseus...
) - Iasios (Ιάσιος)
- Kelmis (Κελμις)
- Skythes (Σκύθης)
- Acmon
- DionysusDionysusDionysus was the god of the grape harvest, winemaking and wine, of ritual madness and ecstasy in Greek mythology. His name in Linear B tablets shows he was worshipped from c. 1500—1100 BC by Mycenean Greeks: other traces of Dionysian-type cult have been found in ancient Minoan Crete...
(Διόνυσος), god of wine, drunken orgies and wild vegetation - DryadDryadDryads are tree nymphs in Greek mythology. In Greek drys signifies 'oak,' from an Indo-European root *derew- 'tree' or 'wood'. Thus Dryads are specifically the nymphs of oak trees, though the term has come to be used for all tree nymphs in general...
es (Δρυάδες), tree and forest nymphs - GaiaGaia (mythology)Gaia was the primordial Earth-goddess in ancient Greek religion. Gaia was the great mother of all: the heavenly gods and Titans were descended from her union with Uranus , the sea-gods from her union with Pontus , the Giants from her mating with Tartarus and mortal creatures were sprung or born...
(Γαία), primeval goddess of the earth - EpimeliadEpimeliadIn Greek mythology, the Epimeliads or Epimelides are nymphs who are protectors of apple trees. However, the word for "apple" in ancient Greek texts is also the word for "sheep". This translation gives Epimeliads as protectors of sheep and goats. Their hair was white, like apple blossoms or undyed...
es (Επιμελίδες), nymphs of highland pastures and protectors of sheep flocks - HamadryadHamadryadHamadryads are Greek mythological beings that live in trees. They are a particular type of dryad, which in turn are a particular type of nymph. Hamadryads are born bonded to a particular tree. Some believe that hamadryads are the actual tree, while normal dryads are simply the entities, or...
es (Αμαδρυάδες), oak tree dryades - HecaterusHecaterusIn Greek mythology, Hecaterus or Hekateros was the father of five daughters by an unnamed daughter of Phoroneus, and through them grandfather of the Oreads, Satyrs, and Curetes....
(Ηεκατερος), minor god of the hekateris — a rustic dance of quickly moving hands — and perhaps of the skill of hands in general - HephaestusHephaestusHephaestus was a Greek god whose Roman equivalent was Vulcan. He is the son of Zeus and Hera, the King and Queen of the Gods - or else, according to some accounts, of Hera alone. He was the god of technology, blacksmiths, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metals, metallurgy, fire and volcanoes...
(Ήφαιστος), god of metalworking - HermesHermesHermes is the great messenger of the gods in Greek mythology and a guide to the Underworld. Hermes was born on Mount Kyllini in Arcadia. An Olympian god, he is also the patron of boundaries and of the travelers who cross them, of shepherds and cowherds, of the cunning of thieves, of orators and...
(Ερμής), god of herds and flocks, of roads and boundary stones - The HoraeHoraeIn Greek mythology the Horae or Hours were the goddesses of the seasons and the natural portions of time. They were originally the personifications of nature in its different seasonal aspects, but in later times they were regarded as goddessess of order in general and natural justice...
(Ώρες), The Hours- The goddesses of natural order
- EunomiaEunomia (goddess)Eunomia was a minor Greek goddess of law and legislation, and one of the daughters of Themis and Zeus.-Mythology:...
(Ευνομία), spirit of good order, and springtime goddess of green pastures - DikeDike (mythology)In ancient Greek culture, Dikē was the spirit of moral order and fair judgement based on immemorial custom, in the sense of socially enforced norms and conventional rules. According to Hesiod In ancient Greek culture, Dikē (Greek: Δίκη, English translation: "justice") was the spirit of moral...
(Δίκη), spirit of justice, may have represented springtime growth - EireneEirene (Greek goddess)Eirene, or Irene |Pax]]), one of the Horae, was the personification of peace, and was depicted in art as a beautiful young woman carrying a cornucopia, sceptre and a torch or rhyton. She is said sometimes to be the daughter of Zeus and Themis....
(Ειρήνη), spirit of peace and goddess of the springtime
- Eunomia
- The goddesses of springtime growth
- Thallo (Θαλλώ), goddess of spring buds and shoots, identified with Eirene
- Auxo (Αυξώ), goddess of spring growth
- KarpoHoraeIn Greek mythology the Horae or Hours were the goddesses of the seasons and the natural portions of time. They were originally the personifications of nature in its different seasonal aspects, but in later times they were regarded as goddessess of order in general and natural justice...
(Καρπώ), goddess of the fruits of the earth
- The goddesses of welfare
- Pherousa (Φέρουσα) "the bringer"
- EuporieEuporieIn Greek mythology, Euporie or Euporia is the goddess of abundance. She is one of the third generation of Horae....
(Ευπορίη) "abundance" - OrthosieHoraeIn Greek mythology the Horae or Hours were the goddesses of the seasons and the natural portions of time. They were originally the personifications of nature in its different seasonal aspects, but in later times they were regarded as goddessess of order in general and natural justice...
(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
- The goddesses of natural order
- KorybantesKorybantesThe Corybantes were the armed and crested dancers who worshipped the Phrygian goddess Cybele with drumming and dancing. They are also called the Kurbantes in Phrygia, and Corybants in an older English transcription. The Kuretes were the nine dancers who venerate Rhea, the Cretan counterpart of...
(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
- MaenadMaenadIn Greek mythology, maenads were the female followers of Dionysus , the most significant members of the Thiasus, the god's retinue. Their name literally translates as "raving ones"...
es (μαινάδες), crazed nymphs in the retinue of Dionysus- MetheMetheIn Greek mythology, Methe was the spirit and personification of drunkenness. She entered the retinue of Dionysus and was mentioned in association with the god or other companions of his.The Anacreontea thus describes the mythological connections of Methe:...
(Μέθη), nymph of drunkenness
- Methe
- MeliaeMeliaeIn Greek mythology, the Meliae or Meliai were nymphs of the ash tree, whose name they shared. They appeared from the drops of blood spilled when Cronus castrated Uranus, according to Hesiod, Theogony 187. From the same blood sprang the Erinyes, suggesting that the ash-tree nymphs represented the...
(Μελίαι), nymphs of honey and the ash tree - NaiadNaiadIn Greek mythology, the Naiads or Naiades were a type of nymph who presided over fountains, wells, springs, streams, and brooks....
es (Ναιάδες), fresh water nymphs- DaphneDaphneDaphne was a female minor nature deity. Pursued by Apollo, she fled and was chased. Daphne begged the gods for help, who then transformed her into Laurel.-Overview:...
(Δάφνη) - MetopeMetope (mythology)In Greek mythology, Metope was a river nymph, the daughter of the river Ladon. Her waters were near the town of Stymphalus in the Peloponnesus...
(Μετώπη)
- Daphne
- The Nymphai Hyperboreioi (Νύμφαι Υπερβόρειοι), who presided over aspects of archery
- Hekaerge (Εκαέργη), represented distancing
- Loxo (Λοξώ), represented trajectory
- Oupis (Ουπις), represented aim
- OreadOreadIn Greek mythology, an Oread or Orestiad was a type of nymph that lived in mountains, valleys, ravines. They differ from each other according to their dwelling: the Idae were from Mount Ida, Peliades from Mount Pelia, etc...
es (Ὀρεάδες), mountain nymphs- AdrasteiaAdrasteiaIn Greek mythology, Adrasteia was a nymph who was charged by Rhea with nurturing the infant Zeus, in secret in the Dictaean cave, to protect him from his father Cronus .-Zeus:Adrasteia and her sister Ida, the nymph of Mount Ida, who also...
(Αδράστεια), a nursemaid of the infant Zeus - EchoEcho (mythology)In Greek mythology, Ekho , "echo", itself from ἦχος , "sound") was an Oread who loved her own voice. Zeus loved consorting with beautiful nymphs and visited them on Earth often. Eventually, Zeus's wife, Hera, became suspicious, and came from Mt...
(Ηχώ), a nymph cursed never to speak except to repeat the words of others
- Adrasteia
- OceanidOceanidIn Greek mythology and, later, Roman mythology, the Oceanids were the three thousand daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys. Each was the patroness of a particular spring, river, sea, lake, pond, pasture, flower or cloud...
es (Ωκεανίδες), fresh water nymphs- Beroe (Βερόη), a nymph of Beirut, the daughter of Aphrodite and Adonis, who was wooed by both Dionysus and Poseidon
- CalypsoCalypso (mythology)Calypso was a nymph in Greek mythology, who lived on the island of Ogygia, where she detained Odysseus for a number of years. She is generally said to be the daughter of the Titan Atlas....
(Καλυψώ) - ClytieClytieIn Greek mythology, the name Clytie or Clytia may refer to:*Clytie , known for her unrequited love for Helios....
(Κλυτίη) - EidyiaEidyiaIn Greek mythology, Eidyia was a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, and queen to Aeetes, king of Colchis. Mother of Medea, Chalciope and Apsyrtus, she was also the youngest of the Oceanides. Some sources called her the goddess of knowledge....
(Ειδυια), the youngest of the Oceanides - for the complete list, see List of Oceanids
- The OureaOureaIn Greek mythology, the ourea were progeny of Gaia, members of the Protogenoi, who were the first-born elemental gods and goddesses, children of Gaia:And she brought forth long hills, graceful haunts...
(Ούρος), primeval gods of mountains - The PaliciPaliciThe Palici , or Palaci, were a pair of indigenous Sicilian chthonic deities in Roman mythology, and to a lesser extent in Greek mythology. They are mentioned in Ovid V, 406, and in Virgil IX, 585...
(Παλικοί), a pair of rustic gods who presided over the geysers and thermal springs in Sicily - PanPan (mythology)Pan , in Greek religion and mythology, is the god of the wild, shepherds and flocks, nature, of mountain wilds, hunting and rustic music, as well as the companion of the nymphs. His name originates within the Greek language, from the word paein , meaning "to pasture." He has the hindquarters, legs,...
(Πάν), god of shepherds, pastures, and fertility - Potamoi, river gods
- AchelousAchelousIn Greek mythology, Achelous was the patron deity of the "silver-swirling" Achelous River, which is the largest river of Greece, and thus the chief of all river deities, every river having its own river spirit. His name is pre-Greek, its meaning unknown...
(Αχέλους) - AcisACISThe 3D ACIS Modeler is a 3D modelling kernel owned by Spatial Corporation . ACIS is used by many software developers in industries such as computer-aided design , Computer-aided manufacturing , Computer-aided engineering , Architecture, engineering and construction , Coordinate-measuring machine...
(Άκις) - AcheronAcheronThe Acheron is a river located in the Epirus region of northwest Greece. It flows into the Ionian Sea in Ammoudia, near Parga.-In mythology:...
(Αχέρων) - Alpheus (Αλφειός)
- AsopusAsopusAsopus or Asôpos is the name of four different rivers in Greece and one in Turkey. In Greek mythology, it was the name of the gods of those rivers.-The rivers in Greece:...
(Ασωπός) - Cladeus (Κλάδεος)
- EurotasEurotasIn Greek mythology, Eurotas was a son of Myles and grandson of Lelex, eponymous ancestor of the Leleges, the pre-Greek people residing, in the myth, in the Eurotas Valley. He had no male heir, but he did have a daughter, Sparta. Eurotas bequeathed the kingdom to her husband, Lacedaemon, the son of...
(Ευρώτας) - CocytusCocytusCocytus or Kokytos, meaning "the river of wailing" , is a river in the underworld in Greek mythology. Cocytus flows into the river Acheron, across which dwells the underworld, the mythological abode of the dead. There are five rivers encircling Hades...
(Kωκυτός) - LetheLetheIn Greek mythology, Lethe was one of the five rivers of Hades. Also known as the Ameles potamos , the Lethe flowed around the cave of Hypnos and through the Underworld, where all those who drank from it experienced complete forgetfulness...
(λήθη) - PeneusPeneusIn Greek mythology, Peneus was a Thessalian river god, one of the three thousand Rivers , a child of Oceanus and Tethys. The nymph Creusa bore him one son, Hypseus, who was King of the Lapiths, and three daughters, Menippe , Daphne, and Stilbe. He also had a son Atrax with Bura, and Andreus with...
(Πηνειός) - PhlegethonPhlegethonIn Greek mythology, the river Phlegethon or Pyriphlegethon was one of the five rivers in the infernal regions of the underworld, along with the rivers Styx, Lethe, Cocytus, and Acheron...
(Φλεγέθων)) - StyxStyxIn Greek mythology the Styx is the river that forms the boundary between the underworld and the world of the living, as well as a goddess and a nymph that represents the river.Styx may also refer to:-Popular culture:...
(Στύξ) - ScamanderScamanderIn Greek mythology, Scamander was a river god, son of Oceanus and Tethys according to Hesiod. Scamander is also thought of as the river god, son of Zeus. By Idaea, he fathered King Teucer....
(Σκάμανδρος)
- Achelous
- PriapusPriapusIn Greek mythology, Priapus or Priapos , was a minor rustic fertility god, protector of livestock, fruit plants, gardens and male genitalia. Priapus is marked by his absurdly oversized, permanent erection, which gave rise to the medical term priapism...
(Πρίαπος), god of garden fertility - RheaRhea (mythology)Rhea was the Titaness daughter of Uranus, the sky, and Gaia, the earth, in Greek mythology. She was known as "the mother of gods". In earlier traditions, she was strongly associated with Gaia and Cybele, the Great Goddess, and was later seen by the classical Greeks as the mother of the Olympian...
(Ῥέα), the great mother and queen of the mountain wilds - SatyrSatyrIn Greek mythology, satyrs are a troop of male companions of Pan and Dionysus — "satyresses" were a late invention of poets — that roamed the woods and mountains. In myths they are often associated with pipe-playing....
s (Σάτυροι), rustic fertility spirits- KrotosKrotosIn Greek mythology, Krotos or Crotus was the son of Pan and Eupheme. He dwelt on Mount Helicon and kept company of the Muses, whom his mother had nursed....
(Κρότος), a great hunter and musician who kept the company of the Muses on Mount Helicon
- Krotos
- SilenusSilenusIn Greek mythology, Silenus was a companion and tutor to the wine god Dionysus.-Evolution of the character:The original Silenus resembled a folklore man of the forest with the ears of a horse and sometimes also the tail and legs of a horse...
(Σειληνός), an old rustic god of the dance of the wine-press - TeleteTeleteIn Greek mythology, Telete was the daughter of Dionysus and Nicaea.Concerning Telete's birth, it is related that Nicaea was ashamed of having been made pregnant by Dionysus, and even attempted to hang herself; nevertheless, in due time a daughter was born to her. The Horae were said to have served...
(Τελέτη), goddess of initiation into the Bacchic orgies - ZagreusZagreusIn ancient Greek religion and myth, the obscure and ancient figure of Zagreus was identified with the god Dionysus and was worshipped by followers of Orphism, whose late Orphic hymns invoke his name....
(Ζαγρεύς), in the Orphic mysteries, the first incarnation of Dionysus
Agricultural deities
- AdonisAdonisAdonis , in Greek mythology, the god of beauty and desire, is a figure with Northwest Semitic antecedents, where he is a central figure in various mystery religions. The Greek , Adōnis is a variation of the Semitic word Adonai, "lord", which is also one of the names used to refer to God in the Old...
(Άδωνις), a life-death-rebirth deityLife-death-rebirth deityA dying god, also known as a dying-and-rising or resurrection deity, is a god who dies and is resurrected or reborn, in either a literal or symbolic sense. Male examples include the ancient Near Eastern and Greek deities Baal, Melqart, Adonis, Eshmun, Attis Tammuz, Asclepius, Orpheus, as well as... - AphaeaAphaeaAphaea was a Greek goddess who was worshipped almost exclusively at a single sanctuary on the island of Aegina in the Saronic Gulf. She originated as early as the 14th century BCE as a local deity associated with fertility and the agricultural cycle...
(Αφαία), minor goddess of agriculture and fertility - CarmeCarme (mythology)Carme, the Latinized form of Greek Karmê , was a female Cretan spirit who assisted the grain harvest of Demeter's Cretan predecessor. According to the Olympian mythology, she was the mother, by Zeus, of the virginal huntress Britomartis, also called Diktynna, whom she bore at Kaino...
(Κάρμη), a Cretan spirit who presided over the harvest festival - CarmanorCarmanorCarmanor or Karmanor was a Cretan demi-god related to the harvest; his name might derive from keiro, "to cut/shear" . He was the Lord of Tarrha, Crete and the Cretan consort to Demeter in Greek mythology , with whom he had a son, Euboulos, the patron of ploughing, and another son Chrysothemis, a...
(Καρμάνωρ), a Cretan harvest god - ChrysothemisChrysothemisChrysothemis or Khrysothemis , is a name ascribed to several characters in Greek mythology.Most prominently among these, Chrysothemis was a daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra...
(Χρυσόθεμις), goddess of the "Golden Custom", a harvest festival, daughter of Demeter and Carmanor - CyamitesCyamitesIn Greek mythology, Cyamites or Kyamites was a hero, worshiped locally in Athens. He had a sanctuary on the sacred road to Eleusis....
(Κυαμίτης), demi-god of the bean - DemeterDemeterIn Greek mythology, Demeter is the goddess of the harvest, who presided over grains, the fertility of the earth, and the seasons . Her common surnames are Sito as the giver of food or corn/grain and Thesmophoros as a mark of the civilized existence of agricultural society...
(Δημήτηρ), goddess of fertility, agriculture, grain and harvest - DespoinaDespoinaIn Greek mythology, Despoina, Despoena or Despoine, was the daughter of Demeter and Poseidon and sister of Arion. She was the goddess of mysteries of Arcadian cults worshipped under the title Despoina,"the mistress" alongside with her mother Demeter,one of the goddesses of the Eleusinian mysteries...
, daughter of Poseidon and Demeter, goddess of mysteries in ArcadiaArcadiaArcadia is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the administrative region of Peloponnese. It is situated in the central and eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. It takes its name from the mythological character Arcas. In Greek mythology, it was the home of the god Pan... - DionysusDionysusDionysus was the god of the grape harvest, winemaking and wine, of ritual madness and ecstasy in Greek mythology. His name in Linear B tablets shows he was worshipped from c. 1500—1100 BC by Mycenean Greeks: other traces of Dionysian-type cult have been found in ancient Minoan Crete...
(Διόνυσος), god of viticulture and wine - EunostusEunostusIn Greek mythology, Eunostus or Eunostos was a goddess whose image was set up in mills, and who was believed to keep watch over the just weight of flour....
(Εύνοστος), goddess of the flour mill - HestiaHestiaIn Greek mythology Hestia , first daughter of Cronus and Rhea , is the virgin goddess of the hearth, architecture, and of the right ordering of domesticity and the family. She received the first offering at every sacrifice in the household. In the public domain, the hearth of the prytaneum...
(Ἑστία), maiden goddess of the hearth who presided over the baking of bread, mankind's stable food - PersephonePersephoneIn Greek mythology, Persephone , also called Kore , is the daughter of Zeus and the harvest-goddess Demeter, and queen of the underworld; she was abducted by Hades, the god-king of the underworld....
(Περσεφόνη), queen of the underworld, wife of Hades and goddess of spring growth - PhilomelusPhilomelusPhilomelus or Philomenus was a minor Greek demi-god, the son of Demeter and Iasion, and the brother of Plutus. Plutus was very wealthy, but gave none of his riches to his brother. Out of necessity Philomenus bought two oxen, invented the wagon or plough, and supported himself by ploughing his...
(Φιλόμελος), agricultural demi-god inventor of the wagon and the plough - PlutusPlutusPloutos , usually Romanized as Plutus, was the god of wealth in ancient Greek religion and myth. He was the son of Demeter and the demigod Iasion, with whom she lay in a thrice-ploughed field. In the theology of the Eleusinian Mysteries he was regarded as the Divine Child...
(Πλοῦτος), god of wealth, including agricultural wealth, son of Demeter
Deified mortals
- AchillesAchillesIn Greek mythology, Achilles was a Greek hero of the Trojan War, the central character and the greatest warrior of Homer's Iliad.Plato named Achilles the handsomest of the heroes assembled against Troy....
, hero of the Trojan War - AiakosAeacusAeacus was a mythological king of the island of Aegina in the Saronic Gulf.He was son of Zeus and Aegina, a daughter of the river-god Asopus. He was born on the island of Oenone or Oenopia, to which Aegina had been carried by Zeus to secure her from the anger of her parents, and whence this...
, a king of Aegina, appointed as a Judge of the Dead in the Underworld after his death - AeolusAeolusAeolus was the ruler of the winds in Greek mythology. In fact this name was shared by three mythic characters. These three personages are often difficult to tell apart, and even the ancient mythographers appear to have been perplexed about which Aeolus was which...
(Aiolos) , a king of Thessaly, made the immortal king of the winds by Zeus - AmphiarausAmphiarausIn Greek mythology, Amphiaraus was the son of Oecles and Hypermnestra, and husband of Eriphyle. Amphiaraus was the King of Argos along with Adrastus— the brother of Amphiaraus' wife, Eriphyle— and Iphis. Amphiaraus was a seer, and greatly honored in his time...
, a hero of the war of the Seven Against Thebe who became an oracular spirit of the Underworld after his death - AriadneAriadneAriadne , in Greek mythology, was the daughter of King Minos of Crete, and his queen Pasiphaë, daughter of Helios, the Sun-titan. She aided Theseus in overcoming the Minotaur and was the bride of the god Dionysus.-Minos and Theseus:...
(Αριάδνη), a Cretan princess who became the immortal wife of Dionysus - AristaeusAristaeusA minor god in Greek mythology, which we read largely through Athenian writers, Aristaeus or Aristaios , "ever close follower of the flocks", was the culture hero credited with the discovery of many useful arts, including bee-keeping; he was the son of Apollo and the huntress Cyrene...
(Ἀρισταῖος), a Thessalian hero, his inventions saw him immortalised as the god of bee-keeping, cheese-making, herding, olive-growing and hunting - AsclepiusAsclepiusAsclepius is the God of Medicine and Healing in ancient Greek religion. Asclepius represents the healing aspect of the medical arts; his daughters are Hygieia , Iaso , Aceso , Aglæa/Ægle , and Panacea...
, a Thessalian physician who was struck down by Zeus, to be later recovered by his father Apollo - AttisAttisAttis was the consort of Cybele in Phrygian and Greek mythology. His priests were eunuchs, as explained by origin myths pertaining to Attis and castration...
, a consort of Cybele, granted immortality as one of her attendants - BolinaBolinaIn Greek mythology, Bolina or Boline was a nymph.According to Pausanias, Bolina was once a mortal maiden of Achaea. She was loved by the god Apollo, and when he attempted to approach her, Bolina fled from him and threw herself into the sea to escape his advances...
, a mortal woman transformed into an immortal nymph by Apollo - The Dioscuri , divine twins
- Castor
- PolydeucesCastor and PolluxIn Greek and Roman mythology, Castor and Pollux or Polydeuces were twin brothers, together known as the Dioscuri . Their mother was Leda, but Castor was the mortal son of Tyndareus, king of Sparta, and Pollux the divine son of Zeus, who visited Leda in the guise of a swan...
- EndymionEndymion (mythology)In Greek mythology, Endymion , was variously a handsome Aeolian shepherd or hunter or a king who ruled and was said to reside at Olympia in Elis, but he was also said to reside and was venerated on Mount Latmus in Caria, on the west coast of Asia Minor....
, lover of Selene, granted eternal sleep so as never to age or die - GanymedeGanymede (mythology)In Greek mythology, Ganymede is a divine hero whose homeland was Troy. Homer describes Ganymede as the most beautiful of mortals. In the best-known myth, he is abducted by Zeus, in the form of an eagle, to serve as cup-bearer in Olympus. Some interpretations of the myth treat it as an allegory of...
, a handsome Trojan prince, abducted by Zeus and made cup-bearer of the gods - GlaucusGlaucusGlaucus is a Greek name. In modern Greek usage, the name is usually transliterated Glafkos. It may refer to:*Glaucus, a sea-god in Greek mythology*Glaucus , a mythical Lycian captain in the Trojan War...
, the fisherman's sea god, made immortal after eating a magical herb - HemitheaHemithea (mythology)In Greek mythology, the name Hemithea refers to:* Originally named Molpadia, daughter of Staphylus and Chrysothemis, sister of Parthenos and Rhoeo...
and Parthenos , princesses of the Island of NaxosNaxos (island)Naxos is a Greek island, the largest island in the Cyclades island group in the Aegean. It was the centre of archaic Cycladic culture....
who leapt into the sea to escape their father's wrath; Apollo transformed them into demi-goddesses - HeraclesHeraclesHeracles ,born Alcaeus or Alcides , was a divine hero in Greek mythology, the son of Zeus and Alcmene, foster son of Amphitryon and great-grandson of Perseus...
, ascended hero - MinosMinosIn Greek mythology, Minos was a king of Crete, son of Zeus and Europa. Every year he made King Aegeus pick seven men and seven women to go to Daedalus' creation, the labyrinth, to be eaten by The Minotaur. After his death, Minos became a judge of the dead in Hades. The Minoan civilization of Crete...
, a king of Crete, appointed as a Judge of the Dead in the Underworld after his death - InoIno (Greek mythology)In Greek mythology Ino was a mortal queen of Thebes, who after her death and transfiguration was worshiped as a goddess under her epithet Leucothea, the "white goddess." Alcman called her "Queen of the Sea" , which, if not hyperbole, would make her a doublet of Amphitrite.In her mortal self, Ino,...
, a Theban princess who became the sea goddess Leucothea - The Leucippides , wives of the Dioscuri
- Phoebe , wife of Pollux
- HilaeiraHilaeiraIn Greek mythology, Hilaeira was a daughter of Leucippus and Philodice. She and her sister Phoebe are commonly referred to as Leucippides ....
, wife of Castor
- Orithyia , an Athenian princess abducted by Boreas and made the goddess of cold, gusty mountain winds
- PalaemonPalaemon (mythology)Palaemon , originally named Melicertes, was a minor, young sea god, son of Ino . He was deified by the gods when his mother threw herself from atop a cliff with Palaemon in her arms, arguably to escape insanity or to escape Athanas, King of Thebes at the time, and his father was driven to a...
, a Theban prince, made into a sea god along with his mother, Ino - Phylonoe , daughter of TyndareusTyndareusIn Greek mythology, Tyndareus or Tyndareos was a Spartan king, son of Oebalus and Gorgophone , husband of Leda and father of Helen, Castor and Polydeuces, Clytemnestra, Timandra, Phoebe and Philonoe.Tyndareus had a brother named Hippocoon , who seized power and exiled Tyndareus...
and LedaLeda (mythology)In Greek mythology, Leda was daughter of the Aetolian king Thestius, and wife of the king Tyndareus , of Sparta. Her myth gave rise to the popular motif in Renaissance and later art of Leda and the Swan...
, made immortal by Artemis - Psyche , goddess of the soul
Health deities
- AcesoAcesoAceso was the Greek goddess of the healing process. She was the daughter of Asclepius and Epione, sister of Iaso, Hygieia, Panacea, and Aegle....
(Ἀκεσώ), goddess of the healing of wounds and the curing of illnesses - Aegle (Αἴγλη), goddess of radiant good health
- AsclepiusAsclepiusAsclepius is the God of Medicine and Healing in ancient Greek religion. Asclepius represents the healing aspect of the medical arts; his daughters are Hygieia , Iaso , Aceso , Aglæa/Ægle , and Panacea...
(Ασκληπιός), god of healing - EpioneEpioneIn Greek mythology, Epione was the goddess of soothing of pain; in fact, her name actually means soothing. She was the wife of Asclepius and mother of Panacea, the goddess of medicines, and Hygieia, the goddess of health. She was probably also the mother of the famous physicians Machaon and...
(Ἠπιόνη), goddess of the soothing of pain - HygieiaHygieiaIn Greek and Roman mythology, Hygieia , was a daughter of the god of medicine, Asclepius. She was the goddess/personification of health , cleanliness and sanitation. She also played an important part in her father's cult...
(Υγεία), goddess of cleanliness and good health - IasoIasoIaso or Ieso was the Greek goddess of recuperation from illness. The daughter of Asclepius, she had five sisters: Aceso, Aglæa/Ægle, Hygieia, Panacea, and Meditrina . All six were associated with some aspect of health or healing.-Description:...
(Ἰασώ), goddess of cures, remedies and modes of healing - Paeon (Παιάν, Παιήων, or Παιών), physician of the Olympian gods
- PanaceaPanaceaIn Greek mythology, Panacea was a goddess of healing. She was the daughter of Asclepius and Epione. Panacea and her five sisters each performed a facet of Apollo's art: Panacea was the goddess of cures, Iaso was the goddess of recuperation, Hygieia was the goddess of disease prevention, Aceso was...
(Πανάκεια), goddess of healing - TelesphorusTelesphorus (mythology)In Greek mythology, Telesphorus was a son of Asclepius. He frequently accompanied his sister, Hygieia. He was a dwarf whose head was always covered with a hood or cap....
(Τελεσφόρος), demi-god of convalescence, who "brought to fulfillment" recuperation from illness or injury
Other deities
- AcesoAcesoAceso was the Greek goddess of the healing process. She was the daughter of Asclepius and Epione, sister of Iaso, Hygieia, Panacea, and Aegle....
(Ἀκεσώ), goddess of the healing of wounds and the curing of illnesses - AcratopotesAcratopotesIn Greek mythology, Acratopotes , the drinker of unmixed wine, was a hero worshiped in Munychia in Attica. According to Pausanias, who calls him simply Acratus, he was one of the divine companions of Dionysus, who was worshiped at Attica. Pausanias saw his image at Athens in the house of Polytion,...
(Ἀκρατοπότης), god of unmixed wine and incontinence - AdrasteaAdrasteia (goddess)Adrasteia is a goddess worshipped in hellenised Phrygia , probably derived from a local Anatolian mountain deity...
(Αδράστεια), a daughter of Ares and Aphrodite, or an epithet of Nemesis - AgdistisAgdistisAgdistis was a deity of Greek, Roman and Anatolian mythology, possessing both male and female sexual organs, connected with the Phrygian worship of Attis and Cybele...
(Ἄγδιστις), Phrygian hermaphroditic deity - Alexiares and AnicetusAlexiares and AnicetusAlexiares and Anicetus are minor twin gods in Greek Mythology. They are the sons of Heracles and Hebe, and along with their father, the guardians of Mount Olympus. Their names mean "he who wards off war" and "the unconquerable" respectively. They were worshipped the most in Thebes and Rhodes,...
(Αλεξιαρης and Ανικητος), twin sons of Heracles who presided over the defence of fortified towns and citadels - AphroditusAphroditusAphroditus or Aphroditos was a male Aphrodite originating from Amathus on the island of Cyprus and celebrated in Athens in a transvestite rite....
(Ἀφρόδιτος), Cyprian hermaphroditic Aphrodite - Astraea (Αστραία), virgin goddess of justice
- Auxesia (Αυξησία) and Damia (Δαμία), two local fertility goddesses
- CharitesCharitesIn Greek mythology, a Charis is one of several Charites , goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity and fertility. They ordinarily numbered three, from youngest to oldest: Aglaea , Euphrosyne , and Thalia . In Roman mythology they were known as the Gratiae, the "Graces"...
(Χάριτες), goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity and fertility- AglaeaAglaeaAglaea or Aglaïa is the name of several figures in Greek mythology.-Charis:The youngest of the Charites, Aglaea or Aglaia was one of three daughters of Zeus and the Oceanid Eurynome. Her other two sisters were Euphrosyne, and Thalia. Together they were known as the Three Graces, or the Charites...
(Αγλαΐα), goddess of beauty, adornment, splendour and glory - EuphrosyneEuphrosyne (mythology)In Greek mythology, Euphrosyne In Greek mythology, Euphrosyne In Greek mythology, Euphrosyne (Εὐφροσύνη; was one of the Charites, known in English also as the "Three Graces". Her best remembered representation in English is in Milton's poem of the active, joyful life, "L'Allegro". She is also the...
(Εὐφροσύνη), goddess of good cheer, joy, mirth and merriment - ThaliaThalia (grace)In Greek mythology, Thalia was one of the three Graces or Charites with her sisters Aglaea and Euphrosyne, and a daughter of Zeus and the Oceanid Eurynome or the hour Eunomia...
(Θάλεια), goddess of festive celebrations and rich and luxurious banquets - HegemoneHegemoneHegemone was a Greek goddess of plants, specifically making them bloom and bear fruit as they were supposed to. Her name means "mastery".According to Pausanias, Hegemone was a name given by the Athenians to one of the Graces....
(Ηγεμόνη) "mastery" - AntheiaAntheiaAntheia was one of the Charites, or Graces, of Greek mythology and "was the goddess of flowers and flowery wreaths worn at festivals and parties." Her name is derived from the Ancient Greek word anthos, meaning flower, and she was depicted on vases as an attendant of Aphrodite with other Charites....
(Άνθεια), goddess of flowers and flowery wreaths - PasitheaPasitheaIn Greek mythology, Pasithea or Pasithee was one of the Charites . The Charites are usually said to be the daughters of Zeus and Eurynome, but Pasithea's parentage is given as Hera and Dionysus. She was married to Hypnos, the god of sleep.-Family:Her sisters are Aglaea , Euphrosyne , and Thalia...
(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)"
- Aglaea
- Ceraon (Κεραων), demi-god of the meal, specifically the mixing of wine
- Chrysus (Χρύσος), spirit of gold
- CirceCirceIn Greek mythology, Circe is a minor goddess of magic , described in Homer's Odyssey as "The loveliest of all immortals", living on the island of Aeaea, famous for her part in the adventures of Odysseus.By most accounts, Circe was the daughter of Helios, the god of the sun, and Perse, an Oceanid...
(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 (Ομόδαμος), crudebake
- Deipneus (Δειπνεύς), demi-god of the preparation of meals, specifically the making of bread
- Eiresione (Ειρεσιώνη), personification of the olive branch
- Eileithyia (Εἰλείθυια), goddess of childbirth
- EnyaliusEnyaliusEnyalius or Enyalio in Greek mythology is generally a byname of Ares the god of war but in Mycenaean times is differentiated as a separate deity...
(Ενυάλιος), minor god of war - EnyoEnyoEnyo , was an ancient goddess of war, acting as a counterpart and companion to the war god Ares. She is also identified as his sister, and daughter of Zeus and Hera, in a role closely resembling that of Eris; with Homer representing the two as the same goddess...
(Ἐνυώ), goddess of destructive war - HarpocratesHarpocratesIn late Greek mythology as developed in Ptolemaic Alexandria, Harpocrates is the god of silence. Harpocrates was adapted by the Greeks from the Egyptian child god Horus. To the ancient Egyptians, Horus represented the new-born Sun, rising each day at dawn...
(Ηαρποκρατης), god of silence - HermaphroditusHermaphroditusIn Greek mythology, Hermaphroditus or Hermaphroditos was the child of Aphrodite and Hermes. He was a minor deity of bisexuality and effeminacy. According to Ovid, born a remarkably handsome boy, he was transformed into an androgynous being by union with the water nymph Salmacis...
(Ἑρμάφρόδιτός), god of hermaphrodites and effeminate men - HymenaiosHymenaiosIn Greek mythology, Hymen was a god of marriage ceremonies, inspiring feasts and song. Related to the god's name, a hymenaios is a genre of Greek lyric poetry sung during the procession of the bride to the groom's house in which the god is addressed, in contrast to the Epithalamium, which was sung...
(Ὑμέναιος), god of marriage and marriage feasts - IchnaeaIchnaeaIn Greek mythology, Ichnaea , "the tracker" was an epithet that could be applied to Themis, as in the Homeric Hymn to Delian Apollo , or to Nemesis, who was venerated at Ichnae, a Greek city in Macedon....
(Ιχναία), goddess of tracking - IynxIynxIn Greek mythology, Iynx was an Arkadian Oreiad nymph; a daughter of the god Pan and either Peitho or Echo. She cast a spell on Zeus which caused him to fall in love with Io...
(Ιύνξ), goddess of the love charm - Matton (Μάττων), demi-god of the meal, specifically the kneading of dough
- Muses (Μούσαι), goddesses of music, song and dance, and the source of inspiration to poets
- Titan Muses, daughters of Gaia and Ouranos
- AoideAoideIn Greek mythology, Aoide was one of the three original Muses, though there were later nine. Her sisters were Melete and Mneme. She was the muse of song. According to Greek mythology, she is the daughter of Zeus, the King of the Gods, and Mnemosyne, the goddess of memory...
(Ἀοιδή), muse of song - Arche (Αρχή), muse of origins
- MeleteMeleteIn Greek mythology, Melete was one of the three original Muses, though there were later nine. Her sisters were Aoide and Mneme. She was the muse of thought and meditation...
(Μελέτη), muse of meditation and practice - MnemeMnemeIn Greek mythology, Mneme was one of the three original Boeotian muses, though there were later nine. Her sisters were Aoide and Melete. She was the muse of memory....
(Μνήμη), muse of memory - ThelxinoeThelxinoëIn Greek mythology, Thelxinoë was a name attributed to three individuals.*Thelxinoë, one of the sirens. Also known as Thelxiope or Thelxiepia....
(Θελξινόη), muse "charmer of minds"
- Aoide
- Olympian Muses, daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne
- CalliopeCalliopeIn Greek mythology, Calliope was the muse of epic poetry, daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne, and is now best known as Homer's muse, the inspiration for the Odyssey and the Iliad....
(Καλλιόπη), muse of epic poetry - ClioCliothumb|Clio—detail from [[The Art of Painting|The Allegory of Painting]] by [[Johannes Vermeer]]In Greek mythology, Clio or Kleio, is the muse of history. Like all the muses, she is a daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne...
(Κλειώ), muse of history - EratoEratoIn Greek mythology, Erato is one of the Greek Muses. The name would mean "desired" or "lovely", if derived from the same root as Eros, as Apollonius of Rhodes playfully suggested in the invocation to Erato that begins Book III of his Argonautica....
(Ερατώ), muse of erotic poetry - EuterpeEuterpeIn Greek mythology, Euterpe + τέρπειν terpein ) was one of the Muses, the daughters of Mnemosyne, fathered by Zeus. Called the "Giver of delight", when later poets assigned roles to each of the Muses, she was the muse of music. In late Classical times she was named muse of lyric poetry and...
(Ευτέρπη), muse of lyric poetry - MelpomeneMelpomeneMelpomene , initially the Muse of Singing, she then became the Muse of Tragedy, for which she is best known now. Her name was derived from the Greek verb melpô or melpomai meaning "to celebrate with dance and song." She is often represented with a tragic mask and wearing the cothurnus, boots...
(Μελπομένη), muse of tragedy - PolyhymniaPolyhymniaPolyhymnia , was in Greek mythology the Muse of sacred poetry, sacred hymn and eloquence as well as agriculture and pantomime. She is depicted as very serious, pensive and meditative, and often holding a finger to her mouth, dressed in a long cloak and veil and resting her elbow on a pillar...
(Πολυμνία) or (Πολύμνια), muse of sacred poetry - TerpsichoreTerpsichoreIn Greek mythology, Terpsichore "delight of dancing" was one of the nine Muses, ruling over dance and the dramatic chorus. She lends her name to the word "terpsichorean" which means "of or relating to dance". She is usually depicted sitting down, holding a lyre, accompanying the dancers' choirs...
(Τερψιχόρη), muse of dance and choral poetry - Thalia (Θάλεια), muse of comedy and bucolic poetry
- UraniaUraniaUrania was, in Greek mythology, the muse of astronomy. Some accounts list her as the mother of the musician Linus. She is usually depicted with a globe in her left hand. She is able to foretell the future by the arrangement of the stars...
(Ουρανία), muse of astronomy
- Calliope
- Younger Muses, daughters of Apollo
- CephissoCephissoIn Greek mythology, Cephisso was one of the three Muses that were daughters of Apollo. Her sisters were Apollonis and Borysthenis....
(Κεφισσώ) - ApollonisApollonisIn Greek mythology, Apollonis was one of the three Muses that were daughters of Apollo. Her sisters were Cephisso and Borysthenis....
(Απολλωνίς) - BorysthenisBorysthenisIn Greek mythology, Borysthenis was one of the three Muses that were daughters of Apollo. Her sisters were Apollonis and Cephisso....
(Βορυσθενίς) - HypateHypateIn Greek mythology, Hypate was one of the three Muses of the lyre who were worshipped at Delphi, where the Temple of Apollo and the Oracle were located. Her name was also the highest of the seven notes of the lyre. Her sisters who were worshipped along with her were Nete and Mese. These three...
(Υπάτη) "the upper (chord of the lyre)" - MeseMese (mythology)In Greek mythology, Mese was one of the three Muses of the lyre that were worshipped at Delphi, where the Temple of Apollo and the Oracle were located. Her name was also the middle of the seven notes of the lyre. Her sisters that were worshipped along with her were Nete and Hypate. These three...
(Μέση) "the middle (chord of the lyre)" - NeteNete (mythology)In Greek mythology, Nete was one of the three Muses of the lyre that were worshipped at Delphi, where the Temple of Apollo and the Oracle were located. Her name was also the lowest of the seven notes of the lyre. Her sisters that were worshipped along with her were Hypate and Mese. These three...
(Νήτη) "the lower (chord of the lyre)"
- Cephisso
- Polymatheia (Πολυμάθεια), muse of knowledge
- Titan Muses, daughters of Gaia and Ouranos
- RhapsoRhapsoIn Greek mythology, Rhapso was a nymph or a minor goddess worshipped at Athens. According to some, she is associated with the Moirae and Eileithyia ; she somehow organized a man's thread of life, at birth, by some sort of stitching work...
(Ραψώ), minor goddess or nymph whose name apparently refers to sewing
Heroes
- AbderusAbderusIn Greek mythology Abderus or Abderos was a divine hero, reputed a son of Hermes by some accounts, and eponym of Abdera, Thrace....
, aided Heracles during his eighth labour and was killed by the Mares of DiomedesMares of DiomedesThe Mares of Diomedes, also called the Mares of Thrace, were four man-eating horses in Greek mythology. Magnificent, wild, and uncontrollable, they belonged to the giant Diomedes , king of Thrace, a son of Ares and Cyrene who lived on the shores of the Black Sea... - AchillesAchillesIn Greek mythology, Achilles was a Greek hero of the Trojan War, the central character and the greatest warrior of Homer's Iliad.Plato named Achilles the handsomest of the heroes assembled against Troy....
(Αχιλλεύς or Αχιλλέας), hero of the Trojan WarTrojan WarIn Greek mythology, the Trojan War was waged against the city of Troy by the Achaeans after Paris of Troy took Helen from her husband Menelaus, the king of Sparta. The war is among the most important events in Greek mythology and was narrated in many works of Greek literature, including the Iliad...
and a central character in HomerHomerIn the Western classical tradition Homer , is the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, and is revered as the greatest ancient Greek epic poet. These epics lie at the beginning of the Western canon of literature, and have had an enormous influence on the history of literature.When he lived is...
's IliadIliadThe Iliad is an epic poem in dactylic hexameters, traditionally attributed to Homer. Set during the Trojan War, the ten-year siege of the city of Troy by a coalition of Greek states, it tells of the battles and events during the weeks of a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles... - AeneasAeneasAeneas , in Greco-Roman mythology, was a Trojan hero, the son of the prince Anchises and the goddess Aphrodite. His father was the second cousin of King Priam of Troy, making Aeneas Priam's second cousin, once removed. The journey of Aeneas from Troy , which led to the founding a hamlet south of...
(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 SalamisSalamis IslandSalamis , is the largest Greek island in the Saronic Gulf, about 1 nautical mile off-coast from Piraeus and about 16 km west of Athens. The chief city, Salamina , lies in the west-facing core of the crescent on Salamis Bay, which opens into the Saronic Gulf...
- Ajax the LesserAjax the LesserAjax was a Greek mythological hero, son of Oileus, the king of Locris. He was called the "lesser" or "Locrian" Ajax, to distinguish him from Ajax the Great, son of Telamon. He was the leader of the Locrian contingent during the Trojan War. He is a significant figure in Homer's Iliad and is also...
(Αίας ο Μικρός), a hero of the Trojan War and leader of the LocrianLocriansThe Locrians were an ancient Greek tribe in Greece. The Locrians spoke the Locrian dialect, a Doric-Northwest dialect, which indicates that they may have been relatives of the Dorians. They inhabited the ancient region of Locris in Central Greece....
army - AmphitryonAmphitryonAmphitryon , in Greek mythology, was a son of Alcaeus, king of Tiryns in Argolis.Amphitryon was a Theban general, who was originally from Tiryns in the eastern part of the Peloponnese. He was friends with Panopeus....
(Αμφιτρύων), Theban general who rescued Thebes from the Teumessian FoxTeumessian foxIn Greek mythology, the Teumessian fox or Cadmean vixen, was a gigantic fox that was destined never to be caught. The fox was one of the children of Echidna. It was said that it had been sent by the gods to prey upon the children of Thebes as a punishment for some national crime...
; his wife was Alcmene, mother of Heracles - BellerophonBellerophonBellerophon or Bellerophontes is a hero of Greek mythology. He was "the greatest hero and slayer of monsters, alongside of Cadmus and Perseus, before the days of Heracles", and his greatest feat was killing the Chimera, a monster that Homer depicted with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a...
, hero who slew the ChimeraChimera (mythology)The Chimera or Chimaera was, according to Greek mythology, a monstrous fire-breathing female creature of Lycia in Asia Minor, composed of the parts of multiple animals: upon the body of a lioness with a tail that ended in a snake's head, the head of a goat arose on her back at the center of her... - 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
- ChrysippusChrysippus (mythology)In Greek mythology, Chrysippus was a divine hero of Elis in the Peloponnesus, the bastard son of Pelops king of Pisa in the Peloponnesus and the nymph Axioche. He was kidnapped by the Theban Laius, his tutor, who was escorting him to the Nemean Games, where the boy planned to compete...
, a divine hero of Elis - DaedalusDaedalusIn Greek mythology, Daedalus was a skillful craftsman and artisan.-Family:...
, creator of the labyrinthLabyrinthIn Greek mythology, the Labyrinth was an elaborate structure designed and built by the legendary artificer Daedalus for King Minos of Crete at Knossos...
and great inventor, until King MinosMinosIn Greek mythology, Minos was a king of Crete, son of Zeus and Europa. Every year he made King Aegeus pick seven men and seven women to go to Daedalus' creation, the labyrinth, to be eaten by The Minotaur. After his death, Minos became a judge of the dead in Hades. The Minoan civilization of Crete...
trapped him in his own creation. - DiomedesDiomedesDiomedes or Diomed is a hero in Greek mythology, known for his participation in the Trojan War.He was born to Tydeus and Deipyle and later became King of Argos, succeeding his maternal grandfather, Adrastus. In Homer's Iliad Diomedes is regarded alongside Ajax as one of the best warriors of all...
, a king of Argos and hero of the Trojan War - EleusisEleusis (mythology)In Greek mythology, Eleusis was the eponymous hero of the town of Eleusis. He was a son of Hermes and the Oceanid Daeira, or of Ogygus. Panyassis wrote of him as father of Triptolemus, adding that "Demeter came to him"; this version of the myth is found in the works of Hyginus and Servius...
, eponymous hero of the town of Eleusis - EunostusEunostus (hero)In Greek mythology, Eunostus was a hero of Tanagra, Boeotia. His parents were Elieus, son of Cephissus, and Scias. He was said to have received his name from the nymph Eunosta who reared him....
, a Boeotian hero - GanymedeGanymede (mythology)In Greek mythology, Ganymede is a divine hero whose homeland was Troy. Homer describes Ganymede as the most beautiful of mortals. In the best-known myth, he is abducted by Zeus, in the form of an eagle, to serve as cup-bearer in Olympus. Some interpretations of the myth treat it as an allegory of...
, Trojan hero and lover of Zeus, who was given immortality and appointed cup-bearer to the gods - HectorHectorIn Greek mythology, Hectōr , or Hektōr, is a Trojan prince and the greatest fighter for Troy in the Trojan War. As the first-born son of King Priam and Queen Hecuba, a descendant of Dardanus, who lived under Mount Ida, and of Tros, the founder of Troy, he was a prince of the royal house and the...
, hero of the Trojan War and champion of the Trojan people - IolausIolausIn Greek mythology, Iolaus was a Theban divine hero, son of Iphicles, Heracles's brother, and Automedusa.He was famed for being Heracles's nephew and for helping with some of his Labors, and also for being one of the Argonauts...
, nephew of Heracles who aided his uncle in one of his Labors - JasonJasonJason was a late ancient Greek mythological hero from the late 10th Century BC, famous as the leader of the Argonauts and their quest for the Golden Fleece. He was the son of Aeson, the rightful king of Iolcus...
, leader of the Argonauts - MeleagerMeleagerIn Greek mythology, Meleager was a hero venerated in his temenos at Calydon in Aetolia. He was already famed as the host of the Calydonian boar hunt in the epic tradition that was reworked by Homer....
, a hero who sailed with the Argonauts and killed the Calydonian Boar - OdysseusOdysseusOdysseus or Ulysses was a legendary Greek king of Ithaca and the hero of Homer's epic poem the Odyssey. Odysseus also plays a key role in Homer's Iliad and other works in the Epic Cycle....
, a hero and king of Ithaca whose adventures are the subject of Homer's OdysseyOdysseyThe Odyssey is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is, in part, a sequel to the Iliad, the other work ascribed to Homer. The poem is fundamental to the modern Western canon, and is the second—the Iliad being the first—extant work of Western literature...
; he also played a key role during the Trojan War - OrpheusOrpheusOrpheus was a legendary musician, poet, and prophet in ancient Greek religion and myth. The major stories about him are centered on his ability to charm all living things and even stones with his music; his attempt to retrieve his wife from the underworld; and his death at the hands of those who...
, a legendary musician and poet who attempted to retrieve his dead wife from the Underworld - Perseus (Περσεύς), founder-king of Mycenae and slayer of the Gorgon Medusa
- TheseusTheseusFor other uses, see Theseus Theseus was the mythical founder-king of Athens, son of Aethra, and fathered by Aegeus and Poseidon, both of whom Aethra had slept with in one night. Theseus was a founder-hero, like Perseus, Cadmus, or Heracles, all of whom battled and overcame foes that were...
, a king of Athens and slayer of the MinotaurMinotaurIn Greek mythology, the Minotaur , as the Greeks imagined him, was a creature with the head of a bull on the body of a man or, as described by Roman poet Ovid, "part man and part bull"...
Notable women
- AlcestisAlcestisAlcestis is a princess in Greek mythology, known for her love of her husband. Her story was popularised in Euripides's tragedy Alcestis. She was the daughter of Pelias, king of Iolcus, and either Anaxibia or Phylomache....
(Άλκηστις), daughter of Pelias and wife of Admetus, who was known for her devotion to her husband - AmymoneAmymoneIn Greek mythology, Amymone was a daughter of Danaus. As the "blameless" Danaid, her name identifies her as, perhaps, identical to Hypermnestra , also the one Danaid who did not assassinate her Egyptian husband on their wedding night, as her 49 sisters did...
, the one daughter of Danaus who refused to murder her husband, thus escaping her sisters' punishment - AndromacheAndromacheIn Greek mythology, Andromache was the wife of Hector and daughter of Eetion, and sister to Podes. She was born and raised in the city of Cilician Thebe, over which her father ruled...
(Ανδρομάχη), wife of Hector - AndromedaAndromeda (mythology)Andromeda is a princess from Greek mythology who, as divine punishment for her mother's bragging, the Boast of Cassiopeia, was chained to a rock as a sacrifice to a sea monster. She was saved from death by Perseus, her future husband. Her name is the Latinized form of the Greek Ἀνδρομέδη...
(Ανδρομέδα), wife of Perseus, who was placed among the constellations after her death - AntigoneAntigoneIn Greek mythology, Antigone is the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta, Oedipus' mother. The name may be taken to mean "unbending", coming from "anti-" and "-gon / -gony" , but has also been suggested to mean "opposed to motherhood", "in place of a mother", or "anti-generative", based from the root...
(Αντιγόνη), daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta - ArachneArachneIn Greco-Roman mythology, Arachne was a great mortal weaver who boasted that her skill was greater than that of Minerva, the Latin parallel of Pallas Athena, goddess of wisdom and crafts. Arachne refused to acknowledge that her knowledge came, in part at least, from the goddess. The offended...
(Αράχνη), a skilled weaver, transformed by Athena into a spider for her blasphemy - AriadneAriadneAriadne , in Greek mythology, was the daughter of King Minos of Crete, and his queen Pasiphaë, daughter of Helios, the Sun-titan. She aided Theseus in overcoming the Minotaur and was the bride of the god Dionysus.-Minos and Theseus:...
(Αριάδνη), daughter of Minos, king of Crete, who aided Theseus in overcoming the Minotaur and became the wife of Dionysus - AtalantaAtalantaAtalanta is a character in Greek mythology.-Legend:Atalanta was the daughter of Iasus , a Boeotian or an Arcadian princess . She is often described as a goddess. Apollodorus is the only one who gives an account of Atalanta’s birth and upbringing...
(Αταλάντη), fleet-footed heroine who participated in the Calydonian Boar hunt - BriseisBriseisBrisēís was a mythical queen in Asia Minor at the time of the Trojan War. Her character lies at the center of a dispute between Achilles and Agamemnon that drives the plot of Homer's Iliad.-Story:...
, a princess of LyrnessusLyrnessusIn Greek mythology Lyrnessus was a town or city in Dardania , inhabited by Cilicians. It was closely associated with the nearby Cilician Thebe. At the time of the Trojan War, it was said to have been ruled by a king named Mynes. His widowed wife is Briseis, who later became a prize of Achilles....
, taken by Achilles as a war prize - CaeneusCaeneusIn Greek mythology, Caeneus was a Lapith hero of Thessaly and, in Ovid's Metamorphoses— where the classical model of a hero is deconstructed and transformed— originally a woman, Caenis, daughter of Atrax...
, formerly Caenis, a woman who was transformed into a man and became a mighty warrior - CassandraCassandraIn Greek mythology, Cassandra was the daughter of King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy. Her beauty caused Apollo to grant her the gift of prophecy...
, a princess of Troy cursed to see the future but never to be believed - ClytemnestraClytemnestraClytemnestra or Clytaemnestra , in ancient Greek legend, was the wife of Agamemnon, king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Mycenae or Argos. In the Oresteia by Aeschylus, she was a femme fatale who murdered her husband, Agamemnon – said by Euripides to be her second husband – and the Trojan princess...
, sister of Helen and unfaithful wife of Agamemnon - DanaëDanaëIn Greek mythology, Danaë was a daughter of King Acrisius of Argos and Eurydice of Argos. She was the mother of Perseus by Zeus. She was sometimes credited with founding the city of Ardea in Latium....
, the mother of Perseus by Zeus - Deianeira, the third wife and unwitting killer of Heracles
- ElectraElectraIn Greek mythology, Electra was an Argive princess and daughter of King Agamemnon and Queen Clytemnestra. She and her brother Orestes plotted revenge against their mother Clytemnestra and stepfather Aegisthus for the murder of their father Agamemnon...
, daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, she aided her brother Orestes in plotting revenge against their mother for the murder of their father - EuropaEuropa (mythology)In Greek mythology Europa was a Phoenician woman of high lineage, from whom the name of the continent Europe has ultimately been taken. The name Europa occurs in Hesiod's long list of daughters of primordial Oceanus and Tethys...
, a Phoenician woman, abducted by Zeus - HecubaHecubaHecuba was a queen in Greek mythology, the wife of King Priam of Troy during the Trojan War, with whom she had 19 children. These children included several major characters of Homer's Iliad such as the warriors Hector and Paris, and the prophetess Cassandra...
(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
- HermioneHermione (mythology)In Greek mythology, Hermione was the only daughter of Menelaus and Helen; however, some sources state that her mother also had a daughter, Iphigenia, by Theseus, as well as three younger sons, one by Menelaus, the others by Paris, prince of Troy.Hermione was nine when her mother left with Paris...
(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
- IsmeneIsmeneIsmene is the name of two women of Greek mythology. The more famous is a daughter and half-sister of Oedipus, daughter and granddaughter of Jocasta, and sister of Antigone, Eteocles, and Polynices. She appears in several plays of Sophocles: at the end of Oedipus the King, in Oedipus at Colonus and...
, sister of Antigone - JocastaJocastaIn Greek mythology, Jocasta, also known as Jocaste , Epikastê, or Iokastê was a daughter of Menoeceus and Queen consort of Thebes, Greece. She was the wife of Laius. Wife and mother of Oedipus by Laius, and both mother and grandmother of Antigone, Eteocles, Polynices and Ismene by Oedipus...
, mother and wife of Oedipus - MedeaMedeaMedea is a woman in Greek mythology. She was the daughter of King Aeëtes of Colchis, niece of Circe, granddaughter of the sun god Helios, and later wife to the hero Jason, with whom she had two children, Mermeros and Pheres. In Euripides's play Medea, Jason leaves Medea when Creon, king of...
, a sorceress and wife of Jason, who killed her own children to punish Jason for his infidelity - MedusaMedusaIn Greek mythology Medusa , " guardian, protectress") was a Gorgon, a chthonic monster, and a daughter of Phorcys and Ceto. The author Hyginus, interposes a generation and gives Medusa another chthonic pair as parents. Gazing directly upon her would turn onlookers to stone...
, a mortal woman transformed into a hideous gorgon by Athena - NiobeNiobeNiobe was a daughter of Tantalus and of either Dione, the most frequently cited, or of Eurythemista or Euryanassa, and she was the sister of Pelops and Broteas, all of whom figure in Greek mythology....
, a daughter of Tantalus who declared herself to be superior to Leto, causing Artemis and Apollo to kill her fourteen children - PandoraPandoraIn Greek mythology, Pandora was the first woman. As Hesiod related it, each god helped create her by giving her unique gifts...
, the first woman - PenelopePenelopeIn Homer's Odyssey, Penelope is the faithful wife of Odysseus, who keeps her suitors at bay in his long absence and is eventually reunited with him....
, loyal wife of Odysseus - PhaedraPhaedra (mythology)In Greek mythology, Phaedra is the daughter of Minos and Pasiphaë, wife of Theseus and the mother of Demophon of Athens and Acamas. Phaedra's name derives from the Greek word φαιδρός , which meant "bright"....
, daughter of Minos and wife of Theseus - PolyxenaPolyxenaIn Greek mythology, Polyxena was the youngest daughter of King Priam of Troy and his queen, Hecuba. She is considered the Trojan version of Iphigenia, daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. Polyxena is not in Homer's Iliad, appearing in works by later poets, perhaps to add romance to Homer's...
, the youngest daughter of Priam, sacrificed to the ghost of Achilles - SemeleSemeleSemele , in Greek mythology, daughter of the Boeotian hero Cadmus and Harmonia, was the mortal mother of Dionysus by Zeus in one of his many origin myths. In another version of his mythic origin, he is the son of Persephone...
, mortal mother of Dionysus
Kings
- Abas, a king of ArgosArgosArgos is a city and a former municipality in Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Argos-Mykines, of which it is a municipal unit. It is 11 kilometres from Nafplion, which was its historic harbour...
- AcastusAcastusAcastus is a character in Greek mythology. He sailed with Jason and the Argonauts, and participated in the hunt for the Calydonian Boar.-Biography:Acastus was the son of Pelias, then king of Iolcus, and Anaxibia ....
, a king of Iolcus who sailed with the ArgonautsArgonautsThe Argonauts ) were a band of heroes in Greek mythology who, in the years before the Trojan War, accompanied Jason to Colchis in his quest to find the Golden Fleece. Their name comes from their ship, the Argo, which was named after its builder, Argus. "Argonauts", therefore, literally means...
and participated in the Calydonian BoarCalydonian BoarThe Calydonian Boar is one of the monsters of Greek mythology that had to be overcome by heroes of the Olympian age. Sent by Artemis to ravage the region of Calydon in Aetolia because its king failed to honor her in his rites to the gods, it was killed in the Calydonian Hunt, in which many male...
hunt - AcrisiusAcrisiusAcrisius was a mythical king of Argos, and a son of Abas and Aglaea , grandson of Lynceus, great-grandson of Danaus. His twin brother was Proetus, with whom he is said to have quarreled even in the womb of his mother...
, a king of ArgosArgosArgos is a city and a former municipality in Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Argos-Mykines, of which it is a municipal unit. It is 11 kilometres from Nafplion, which was its historic harbour... - ActaeusActaeusActaeus was the first king of Attica, according to Pausanias. He was the son of Erysichthon, father of Agraulus, and father-in-law to Cecrops, the first king of the city of Athens. Actaeus is said to have ruled over a city named Acte or Akte. The location of this city is uncertain...
, first king of AtticaAtticaAttica is a historical region of Greece, containing Athens, the current capital of Greece. The historical region is centered on the Attic peninsula, which projects into the Aegean Sea... - AdmetusAdmetusIn Greek mythology, Admetus was a king of Pherae in Thessaly, succeeding his father Pheres after whom the city was named. Admetus was one of the Argonauts and took part in the Calydonian Boar hunt. His wife Alcestis offered to substitute her own death for his.-Mythology:Admetus was famed for his...
(Άδμητος), a king of PheraePheraePherae was an ancient Greek town in southeastern Thessaly. It bordered Lake Boebeïs. In mythology, it was the home of King Admetus, whose wife, Alcestis, Heracles went into Hades to rescue. In history, it was more famous as the home of the fourth-century B.C...
who sailed with the Argonauts and participated in the Calydonian Boar hunt - AdrastusAdrastusAdrastus or Adrestus , traditionally translated as "nonparticipant" or "uncooperative", was a legendary king of Argos during the war of the Seven Against Thebes.-Mythological tradition:...
(Άδραστος), a king of Argos and one of the Seven Against ThebesSeven Against ThebesThe Seven against Thebes is the third play in an Oedipus-themed trilogy produced by Aeschylus in 467 BC. The trilogy is sometimes referred to as the Oedipodea. It concerns the battle between an Argive army led by Polynices and the army of Thebes led by Eteocles and his supporters. The trilogy won... - AeacusAeacusAeacus was a mythological king of the island of Aegina in the Saronic Gulf.He was son of Zeus and Aegina, a daughter of the river-god Asopus. He was born on the island of Oenone or Oenopia, to which Aegina had been carried by Zeus to secure her from the anger of her parents, and whence this...
(Αιακός), a king of the island of AeginaAeginaAegina is one of the Saronic Islands of Greece in the Saronic Gulf, from Athens. Tradition derives the name from Aegina, the mother of Aeacus, who was born in and ruled the island. During ancient times, Aegina was a rival to Athens, the great sea power of the era.-Municipality:The municipality...
in the Saronic GulfSaronic GulfThe Saronic Gulf or Gulf of Aegina in Greece forms part of the Aegean Sea and defines the eastern side of the isthmus of Corinth. It is the eastern terminus of the Corinth Canal, which cuts across the isthmus.-Geography:The gulf includes the islands of; Aegina, Salamis, and Poros along with...
; after he died, he became one of the three judges of the dead in the Underworld - AeëtesAeëtesIn Greek mythology, Aeëtes , , , was a King of Colchis , son of the sun-god Helios and the Oceanid Perseis , brother of Circe and Pasiphae, and father of Medea, Chalciope and Apsyrtus...
, a king of ColchisColchisIn ancient geography, Colchis or Kolkhis was an ancient Georgian state kingdom and region in Western Georgia, which played an important role in the ethnic and cultural formation of the Georgian nation.The Kingdom of Colchis contributed significantly to the development of medieval Georgian...
and father of Medea - AegeusAegeusIn Greek mythology, Aegeus , also Aigeus, Aegeas or Aigeas , was an archaic figure in the founding myth of Athens. The "goat-man" who gave his name to the Aegean Sea was, next to Poseidon, the father of Theseus, the founder of Athenian institutions and one of the kings of Athens.-His reign:Upon the...
(Αιγεύς), a king of AthensAthensAthens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
and father of Theseus - AegimiusAegimiusAegimius was the Greek mythological ancestor of the Dorians, who is described as their king and lawgiver at the time when they were yet inhabiting the northern parts of Thessaly. He asked Heracles for help in a war against the Lapiths and, in gratitude, offered him one-third of his kingdom...
, a king of ThessalyThessalyThessaly is a traditional geographical region and an administrative region of Greece, comprising most of the ancient region of the same name. Before the Greek Dark Ages, Thessaly was known as Aeolia, and appears thus in Homer's Odyssey....
and progenitor of the Dorians - AegisthusAegisthusIn Greek mythology, Aegisthus was the son of Thyestes and of Thyestes' daughter, Pelopia....
(Αίγισθος), lover of Clytemnestra, with whom he plotted to murder Agamemnon and seized the kingship of MycenaeMycenaeMycenae is an archaeological site in Greece, located about 90 km south-west of Athens, in the north-eastern Peloponnese. Argos is 11 km to the south; Corinth, 48 km to the north... - AegyptusAegyptus- Aegyptus, King of Egypt and Arabia :In Greek mythology, Aegyptus is a descendant of the heifer maiden, Io, and the river-god Nilus, and was a king in Egypt. Aegyptos was the son of Belus and Achiroe, a naiad daughter of Nile. Aegyptus fathered fifty sons, who were all but one murdered by the...
(Αίγυπτος), a king of EgyptEgyptEgypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world... - AesonAesonIn Greek mythology, Aeson or Aison was the son of Cretheus and Tyro, who also had his brothers Pheres and Amythaon. Aeson was the father of Jason and Promachus with Polymede, the daughter of Autolycus. Other sources say the mother of his children was Alcimede or Amphinome...
, father of Jason and rightful king of Iolcus, whose throne was usurped by his half-brother Pelias - AëthliusAethliusAethlius was, in Greek mythology, the first king of Elis, father of Endymion. He was the son of either Zeus and Protogeneia , and was married to Calyce. According to some accounts, Endymion was himself a son of Zeus and first king of Elis. Other traditions again made Aethlius a son of Aeolus, who...
, first king of ElisElisElis, or Eleia is an ancient district that corresponds with the modern Elis peripheral unit... - Aetolus (Αιτωλός), a king of Elis
- AgamemnonAgamemnonIn Greek mythology, Agamemnon was the son of King Atreus and Queen Aerope of Mycenae, the brother of Menelaus, the husband of Clytemnestra, and the father of Electra and Orestes. Mythical legends make him the king of Mycenae or Argos, thought to be different names for the same area...
(Ἀγαμέμνων), a king of Mycenae and commander of the Greek armies during the Trojan War - AgasthenesAgasthenesAgasthenes was the son of Augeas, and his successor in the kingdom of Elis. The government was shared between Amphimachus, Thalpius and Agasthenes. With Peloris, he was the father of Polyxenus, one of the "suitors of Helen", who reunified the kingdom when he returned from Troy....
, a king of Elis - Agenor (Αγήνωρ), a king of PhoeniciaPhoeniciaPhoenicia , was an ancient civilization in Canaan which covered most of the western, coastal part of the Fertile Crescent. Several major Phoenician cities were built on the coastline of the Mediterranean. It was an enterprising maritime trading culture that spread across the Mediterranean from 1550...
- AlcinousAlcinousAlcinous or Alkínoös was, in Greek mythology, a son of Nausithous, or of Phaeax , and father of Nausicaa, Halius, Clytoneus and Laodamas with Arete. His name literally means "mighty mind"...
(Αλκίνους or Ἀλκίνοος), a king of Phaeacia - Alcmaeon, a king of Argos and one of the EpigoniEpigoniIn Greek mythology, Epigoni are the sons of the Argive heroes who had fought and been killed in the first Theban war, the subject of the Greek Thebaid, in which Polynices and six allies attacked Thebes because Polynices' brother, Eteocles, refused to give up the throne as promised...
- AleusAleusAleus was in Greek mythology a son of Apheidas, and grandson of Arcas. He was king of Tegea in Arcadia, and married to Neaera or Cleobule, and is said to have founded the town of Alea and the first temple of Athena Alea at Tegea. He had a son, Lycurgus, and two daughters, Auge and Alcidice. He...
, a king of TegeaTegeaTegea was a settlement in ancient Greece, and it is also a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Tripoli, of which it is a municipal unit. Its seat was the village Stadio.... - AmphiarausAmphiarausIn Greek mythology, Amphiaraus was the son of Oecles and Hypermnestra, and husband of Eriphyle. Amphiaraus was the King of Argos along with Adrastus— the brother of Amphiaraus' wife, Eriphyle— and Iphis. Amphiaraus was a seer, and greatly honored in his time...
(Ἀμφιάραος), a seer and king of Argos who participated in the Calydonian Boar hunt and the war of the Seven Against Thebes - AmphictyonAmphictyonAmphictyon , in Greek mythology, was the second son of Deucalion and Pyrrha, although there was also a tradition that he was autochthonous ; he is also said to be a son of Hellen son of Deucalion and Pyrrha. Amphictyon was king of Thermopylae and married a daughter of Cranaus of Athens...
(Ἀμφικτύων), a king of Athens - Amphion and ZethusAmphion and ZethusAmphion and Zethus , in ancient Greek mythology, were the twin sons of Zeus by Antiope. They are important characters in one of the two founding myths of the city of Thebes, because they constructed the city's walls....
, twin sons of Zeus and kings of Thebes, who constructed the city's walls - AmycusAmycusIn Greek mythology, Amycus was the son of Poseidon and Melia. He was a boxer and King of the Bebryces, a mythical people in Bithynia. Polydeuces beat him in a boxing match when the Argonauts passed through Bithynia. He was also a prominent Trojan during the Trojan War. He married Theona and had...
, son of Poseidon and king of the BebrycesBebrycesThe Bebryces were a tribe of people who lived in Bithynia. According to Strabo they were one of the many Thracian tribes that had crossed from Europe into Asia.... - AnaxagorasAnaxagoras (mythology)In Greek mythology, Anaxagoras was a king of Argos and son of either Megapenthes or his son Argeus. The prince, Anaxagoras' son, suffered from a strange malady and the king offered a reward for anybody that could heal him. Melampus, a local seer, killed an ox and talked to the vultures that came...
(Ἀναξαγόρας), a king of Argos - AnchisesAnchisesIn Greek mythology, Anchises was the son of Capys and Themiste . His major claim to fame in Greek mythology is that he was a mortal lover of the goddess Aphrodite . One version is that Aphrodite pretended to be a Phrygian princess and seduced him for nearly two weeks of lovemaking...
(Αγχίσης), a king of Dardania and father of Aeneas - ArcesiusArcesiusIn Greek mythology, Arcesius was the son of Cephalus, and king in Ithaca. Zeus made his line one of "only sons": his only son was Laertes, whose only son was Odysseus, whose only son was Telemachus...
, a king of IthacaIthacaIthaca or Ithaka is an island located in the Ionian Sea, in Greece, with an area of and a little more than three thousand inhabitants. It is also a separate regional unit of the Ionian Islands region, and the only municipality of the regional unit. It lies off the northeast coast of Kefalonia and...
and father of Laertes - ArgeusArgeus (king of Argos)Argeus was a mythological king of Argos in Ancient Greece, the son of Megapenthes, and possibly the father of Anaxagoras....
, a king of Argos - AssaracusAssaracusIn Greek mythology, Assaracus was the second son of Tros, King of Dardania. He inherited the throne when his elder brother Ilus preferred to reign instead over his newly founded city of Ilium . He married Hieromneme, daughter of Simoeis; others say his wife was Clytodora, daughter of Laomedon....
, a king of Dardania - AsterionAsterionIn Greek mythology, Asterion denotes two sacred kings of Crete. The first Asterion or Asterius , the son of Tectamus or son of Neleus and Chloris by the Greeks called "king" of Crete, was the consort of Europa and stepfather of her sons by Zeus, who had to assume the form of the Cretan bull of...
, a king of CreteCreteCrete is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, and one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It forms a significant part of the economy and cultural heritage of Greece while retaining its own local cultural traits... - AthamasAthamasThe king of Orchomenus in Greek mythology, Athamas , was married first to the goddess Nephele with whom he had the twins Phrixus or Frixos and Helle. He later divorced Nephele and married Ino, daughter of Cadmus. With Ino, he had two children: Learches and Melicertes...
(Ἀθάμας), a king of Orchomenus - AtreusAtreusIn Greek mythology, Atreus was a king of Mycenae, the son of Pelops and Hippodamia, and the father of Agamemnon and Menelaus. Collectively, his descendants are known as Atreidai or Atreidae....
(Ἀτρεύς), a king of Mycenae and father of Agamemnon and Menelaus - AugeasAugeasIn Greek mythology, Augeas , whose name means "bright", was king of Elis and father of Epicaste. Some say that Augeas was one of the Argonauts....
(Αυγείας), a king of Elis - AutesionAutesionIn Greek mythology, Autesion – the son of Tisamenus, the grandson of Thersander and Demonassa and the great-grandson of Polynices and Argea – was a king of Thebes....
, a king of Thebes - BiasBias (mythology)In Greek mythology, Bias was a brother of Melampus who received one third of Argos . Bias married his cousin Pero and had one child, Talaus, with her. When Pero died he remarried Iphianassa, daughter of Proetus, after Melampus had cured her from madness. He received one third of Proetus's kingdom...
, a king of Argos - BusirisBusiris (Greek mythology)Busiris is the Greek name of a place in Egypt, which in Egyptian, was named djed . The location was a centre for the cult of Osiris, thus the reason for the Greeks choosing the name...
, a king of Egypt - CadmusCadmusCadmus or Kadmos , in Greek mythology was a Phoenician prince, the son of king Agenor and queen Telephassa of Tyre and the brother of Phoenix, Cilix and Europa. He was originally sent by his royal parents to seek out and escort his sister Europa back to Tyre after she was abducted from the shores...
, founder-king of Thebes - CarCar (mythology)Car , according to Pausanias, was the king of Megara and the son of Phoroneus . The acropolis at Megara derived its name Caria from him.This name has nothing to do with a modern day car used for transportation....
, a king of MegaraMegaraMegara is an ancient city in Attica, Greece. It lies in the northern section of the Isthmus of Corinth opposite the island of Salamis, which belonged to Megara in archaic times, before being taken by Athens. Megara was one of the four districts of Attica, embodied in the four mythic sons of King... - CatreusCatreusIn Greek mythology, Catreus was a king of Crete and a son of Minos and Pasiphaë. He had one son, Althaemenes, and three daughters, Apemosyne, Aerope and Clymene. An oracle told Catreus that one of his children would murder him. Terrified he would do so, Althaemenes took Apemosyne and left Crete...
, a king of Crete, prophesied to die at the hands of his own son - CecropsCecrops ICecrops was a mythical king of Athens who is said to have reigned for fifty-six years. The name is not of Greek origin according to Strabo, or it might mean 'face with a tail': it is said that, born from the earth itself, he had his top half shaped like a man and the bottom half in serpent or...
, an autochthonous king of Athens - Ceisus, a king of Argos
- CeleusCeleusCeleus or Keleus was the king of Eleusis in Greek mythology, husband of Metaneira and father of several daughters, who are called Callidice, Demo, Cleisidice and Callithoe in the Homeric Hymn to Demeter, and Diogeneia, Pammerope and Saesara by Pausanias.In the Homeric Hymn to Demeter, Celeus was...
, a king of Eleusis - CephalusCephalusCephalus is an Ancient Greek name, used both for the hero-figure in Greek mythology and carried as a theophoric name by historical persons. The word kephalos is Greek for "head", perhaps used here because Cephalus was the founding "head" of a great family that includes Odysseus...
, a king of Phocis who accidentally killed his own wife - CepheusCepheus, King of AethiopiaIn Greek mythology, Cepheus is the name of two rulers of Ethiopia, grandfather and grandson.Cepheus son of Belus was the son of Belus and Achiroe, making him the brother of Danaus, King of Libya, and Aegyptus, King of Egypt. He had a wife named Iope and a son who he named Agenor after his paternal...
, a king of Ethiopia - CepheusCepheus, King of TegeaIn Greek mythology, Cepheus was the son of Aleus and Neaera or Cleobule, and brother of Amphidamas, Lycurgus of Arcadia, Auge and Alcidice. He and his brother Amphidamas are counted among the Argonauts....
, a king of TegeaTegeaTegea was a settlement in ancient Greece, and it is also a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Tripoli, of which it is a municipal unit. Its seat was the village Stadio....
and an Argonaut - CharnabonCharnabonCharnabon was a mythological king of the Getae, mentioned in Sophocles' tragedy Triptolemos as ruling the Getae, without a precise geographical location of his kingdom...
, a king of the GetaeGetaeThe Getae was the name given by the Greeks to several Thracian tribes that occupied the regions south of the Lower Danube, in what is today northern Bulgaria, and north of the Lower Danube, in Romania... - CinyrasCinyrasIn Greek mythology, Cinyras was a king of Cyprus. Accounts vary significantly as to his genealogy and provide a variety of stories concerning him; in many sources, however, he is associated with the cult of Aphrodite on Cyprus, and Adonis, a consort of Aphrodite, is mentioned as his son.In the...
, a king of CyprusCyprusCyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
and father of Adonis - CodrusCodrusCodrus was the last of the semi-mythical Kings of Athens . He was an ancient exemplar of patriotism and self-sacrifice. He was succeeded by his son Medon, who ruled not as king but as the first Archon of Athens....
, a king of Athens - CorinthusCorinthusIn Greek mythology, Corinthus was the eponymous founder of the city of Corinth and the adjacent land. According to the local Corinthian tradition, he was a son of Zeus, but this tradition was not followed elsewhere.He may or may not be the same figure as:...
, founder-king of Corinth - CranausCranausIn Greek mythology, Cranaus was the second King of Athens, son of river god Nile and Alkippe, succeeding Cecrops I. He is supposed to have reigned for either nine or ten years....
, a king of Athens - CreonCreonCreon is a figure in Greek mythology best known as the ruler of Thebes in the legend of Oedipus. He had two children with his wife, Eurydice: Megareus and Haemon...
, a king of Thebes, brother of Laius and uncle of Oedipus - CresphontesCresphontesIn Greek mythology, Cresphontes was a son of Aristomachus, husband of Merope, and brother of Temenus and Aristodemus. He was a great-great-grandson of Heracles and helped lead the fifth and final attack on Mycenae in the Peloponnesus...
, a king of MesseneMesseneMessene , officially Ancient Messene, is a Local Community of the Municipal Unit , Ithomi, of the municipality of Messini within the Regional Unit of Messenia in the Region of Peloponnēsos, one of 7 Regions into which the Hellenic Republic has been divided by the Kallikratis...
and descendent of Heracles - CretheusCretheusIn Greek mythology, Cretheus or Krētheus was the king and founder of Iolcus, the son of Aeolus and Enarete. His wives were Tyro and either Demodice or Biadice. With Tyro, he fathered Aeson, Pheres, and Amythaon...
, founder-king of Iolcus - CriasusCriasusIn Greek mythology, Criasus was a king of Argos. He was the son of Argus and Evadne or Peitho. He had five brothers who were named Ecbasus, Jasus, Peiranthus or Peiras, Epidaurus and Tiryns. Criasus is said to have reigned for fifty four years. During his reign Callithyia, daughter of Peiranthus,...
, a king of Argos - CylarabesCylarabesCylarabes, or Cylarabos, or Cylasabos, son of Sthenelus, was a mythological king of Argos.He succeeded to the throne upon the death of his father. During his reign Argos was finally reunited after having been divided into three parts since the reign of Anaxagoras...
, a king of Argos - CynortasCynortasIn Greek mythology, Cynortas or Cynortes was a king of Sparta. He was a son of Amyclas and Diomede, brother of Argalus and Hyacinthus and the father of Oebalus or of Perieres. His tomb was shown near Scias at Sparta.-External links:*...
, a king of SpartaSpartaSparta or Lacedaemon, was a prominent city-state in ancient Greece, situated on the banks of the River Eurotas in Laconia, in south-eastern Peloponnese. It emerged as a political entity around the 10th century BC, when the invading Dorians subjugated the local, non-Dorian population. From c... - Cyzicus, king of the Dolionians, mistakenly killed by the Argonauts
- DanausDanausIn Greek mythology Danaus, or Danaos , was the twin brother of Aegyptus and son of Achiroe and Belus, a mythical king of Egypt. The myth of Danaus is a foundation legend of Argos, one of the foremost Mycenaean cities of the Peloponnesus...
, a king of Egypt and father of the Danaides - DardanusDardanusIn Greek mythology, Dardanus was a son of Zeus and Electra, daughter of Atlas, and founder of the city of Dardania on Mount Ida in the Troad....
, founder-king of Dardania, and son of Zeus and Electra - DeiphontesDeiphontesDeiphontes was king of Argos. He was a son of Antimachus, and husband of Hyrnetho, the daughter of Temenus the Heracleide, by whom he became the father of Antimenes, Xanthippus, Argeius, and Orsobia...
, a king of Argos - Demophon of Athens, a king of Athens
- DiomedesDiomedesDiomedes or Diomed is a hero in Greek mythology, known for his participation in the Trojan War.He was born to Tydeus and Deipyle and later became King of Argos, succeeding his maternal grandfather, Adrastus. In Homer's Iliad Diomedes is regarded alongside Ajax as one of the best warriors of all...
, a king of Argos and hero of the Trojan War - EchemusEchemusIn Greek mythology, Echemus was the king of Arcadia. He succeeded Lycurgus, and married Timandra, daughter of Leda and Tyndareus of Sparta.Timandra bore him a son, Laodocus, before deserting Echemus for Phyleus, the king of Dulichium....
, a king of Arcadia - EchetusEchetusKing Echetus , in Greek mythology, was the son of Euchenor and Phlogea , and a king of Epirus.-Mention in the Odyssey:...
, a king of Epirus - EetionEetionIn Greek mythology, Eëtion was the king of the Cilician Thebe. He is the father of Andromache, wife of Hector , and of seven sons, including Podes....
, a king of Cilician Thebe and father of Andromache - ElectryonElectryonIn Greek mythology, Electryon was the son of Perseus and Andromeda, and king of Tiryns and Mycenae or Medea in Argolis. He married either Anaxo, daughter of his brother Alcaeus and sister of Amphitryon, or Eurydice daughter of Pelops...
, a king of TirynsTirynsTiryns is a Mycenaean archaeological site in the prefecture of Argolis in the Peloponnese, some kilometres north of Nauplion.-General information:...
and Mycenae; son of Perseus and Andromeda - ElephenorElephenorIn Greek mythology, Elephenor was the son of Chalcodon and king of the Abantes of Euboea. He received the sons of Theseus of Athens, Acamas and Demophon, when they fled the usurper Menestheus...
, a king of the Abantes of EuboeaEuboeaEuboea is the second largest Greek island in area and population, after Crete. The narrow Euripus Strait separates it from Boeotia in mainland Greece. In general outline it is a long and narrow, seahorse-shaped island; it is about long, and varies in breadth from to... - EleusisEleusis (mythology)In Greek mythology, Eleusis was the eponymous hero of the town of Eleusis. He was a son of Hermes and the Oceanid Daeira, or of Ogygus. Panyassis wrote of him as father of Triptolemus, adding that "Demeter came to him"; this version of the myth is found in the works of Hyginus and Servius...
, eponym and king of Eleusis, AtticaAtticaAttica is a historical region of Greece, containing Athens, the current capital of Greece. The historical region is centered on the Attic peninsula, which projects into the Aegean Sea... - EpaphusEpaphusIn Greek mythology, Epaphus , also called Apis, was the son of Zeus and Io and a king of Egypt.The name/word Epaphus means "Touch". This refers to the manner in which he was conceived, by the touch of Zeus' hand. He was born in Euboea or, according to others, in Egypt, on the river Nile, after...
, a king of Egypt and founder of Memphis - EpopeusEpopeusEpopeus was a mythical Greek king of Sicyon, with an archaic bird-name that linked him to epops , the hoopoe, the "watcher"...
, a king of SicyonSicyonSikyon was an ancient Greek city situated in the northern Peloponnesus between Corinth and Achaea on the territory of the present-day prefecture of Corinthia... - ErechtheusErechtheusErechtheus in Greek mythology was the name of an archaic king of Athens, the re-founder of the polis and a double at Athens for Poseidon, as "Poseidon Erechtheus"...
, a king of Athens - ErginusErginusIn Greek mythology, Erginus was king of Minyan Orchomenus in Boeotia. He was the son of Clymenus, his predecessor, and Buzyge . Erginus avenged his father's death at the hands of the Thebans; he made war against Thebes, inflicting a heavy defeat. The Thebans were compelled to pay King Erginus a...
, a king of Minyean Orchomenus in Boeotia - ErichthoniusErichthonius of AthensKing Erichthonius was a mythological early ruler of ancient Athens, Greece. He was, according to some legends, autochthonous and raised by the goddess Athena. Early Greek texts do not distinguish between him and Erectheus, his grandson, but by the fourth century B.C...
, a king of Athens, born of Hephaestus' attempt to rape Athena - EteoclesEteoclesIn Greek mythology, Eteocles was a king of Thebes, the son of Oedipus and either Jocasta or Euryganeia. The name is from earlier *Etewoklewes , meaning "truly glorious". Tawaglawas is thought to be the Hittite rendition of the name. Oedipus killed his father Laius and married his mother without...
, a king of Thebes and son of Oedipus; he and his brother Polynices killed each other - Eteocles, son of AndreusEteocles (son of Andreus)In Greek mythology, Eteocles was a king of Orchomenus. The local tradition concerning him is preserved in Pausanias' Description of Greece, and runs as follows....
, a king of Orchomenus - Eurotas, a king of Sparta
- EurystheusEurystheusIn Greek mythology, Eurystheus was king of Tiryns, one of three Mycenaean strongholds in the Argolid, although other authors including Homer and Euripides cast him as ruler of Argos: Sthenelus was his father and the "victorious horsewoman" Nicippe his mother, and he was a grandson of the hero...
, a king of Tiryns - GelanorGelanorIn Greek mythology, King Gelanor of Argos welcomed Danaus and his daughters. When an oracle told him to give Danaus his kingdom, he did so. He wanted to sell the Danaides into slavery following their murder of their husbands, but Danaus and the gods dissuaded him...
, a king of Argos - HaemusHaemusIn Greek mythology, King Haemus of Thrace was the son of Boreas. He was vain and haughty and compared himself and his wife, Queen Rhodope, to Zeus and Hera. The gods changed him and his wife into mountains...
, a king of Thrace - HelenusHelenusHelenus was a Trojan soldier and prophet in the Trojan War.In Greek mythology, Helenus was the son of King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy, and the twin brother of the prophetess Cassandra. He was also called Scamandrios. According to legend, Cassandra, having been given the power of prophecy by...
, seer and twin brother of Cassandra, who later became king of Epirus - HippothoönHippothoonHippothoon or Hippothous is a figure in Greek mythology, often described as the King of Eleusis after the death of Cercyon; however, Theseus was sometimes said to have taken the throne from Cercyon after his death....
, a king of Eleusis - HyrieusHyrieusIn Greek mythology, Hyrieus was the son of Alcyone and Poseidon, brother of Hyperenor and Aethusa. By the nymph Clonia, he became the father of Nycteus and Lycus.. One source calls him father of Crinacus...
, a king of Boeotia - IlusIlusIlus is the name of several mythological persons associated directly or indirectly with Troy.-Ilus :Homer's Iliad mentions at several points the tomb of Ilus son of Dardanus in the middle of the Trojan plain...
, founder-king of Troy - IxionIxionIn Greek mythology, Ixion was king of the Lapiths, the most ancient tribe of Thessaly, and a son of Ares, or Leonteus, or Antion and Perimele, or the notorious evildoer Phlegyas, whose name connotes "fiery". Peirithoös was his son...
, a king of the Lapiths who attempted to rape Hera and was bound to a flaming wheel in Tartarus - LaërtesLaertesIn Greek mythology, Laërtes was the son of Arcesius and Chalcomedusa. He was the father of Odysseus and Ctimene by his wife Anticlea, daughter of the thief Autolycus. Laërtes was an Argonaut and participated in the hunt for the Calydonian Boar...
, father of Odysseus and king of the Cephallenians; he sailed with the Argonauts and participated in the Calydonian Boar hunt - LaomedonLaomedonIn Greek mythology, Laomedon was a Trojan king, son of Ilus, brother of Ganymede and Assaracus, and father of Priam, Astyoche, Lampus, Hicetaon, Clytius, Cilla, Proclia, Aethilla, Medesicaste, Clytodora, and Hesione...
, 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 of NemeaLycurgus of NemeaLycurgus was the mythological king of Nemea, son of Pheres and Periclymene, brother of Admetus. He was the husband of Eurydice and father of Opheltes. His tomb was in the grove of the Nemean Zeus....
, a king of NemeaNemeaNemea is an ancient site near the head of the valley of the River Elissos in the northeastern part of the Peloponnese, in Greece. Formerly part of the territory of Cleonae in Argolis, it is today part of the prefecture of Corinthia... - Makedon, a king of Macedon
- Megareus of OnchestusMegareus of OnchestusIn Greek mythology, Megareus of Onchestus was king of Onchestus in Boeotia. He was either son of Poseidon and Oenope, daughter of Epopeus, or of Onchestus , or of Apollo, or of Aegeus, or of Hippomenes. He came with his army to the assistance of Nisos, husband of his sister Abrota, against Minos...
, a king of Onchestus in Boeotia - Megareus of ThebesMegareus of ThebesMegareus of Thebes was the son of Eurydice of Thebes and Creon, a king of Thebes, who appears in Antigone, a play by Sophocles....
, a king of Thebes - MelampusMelampusIn Greek mythology, Melampus, or Melampous , was a legendary soothsayer and healer, originally of Pylos, who ruled at Argos. He was the introducer of the worship of Dionysus, according to Herodotus, who asserted that his powers as a seer were derived from the Egyptians and that he could understand...
, a legendary soothsayer and healer, and king of Argos - MelanthusMelanthusIn Greek mythology, Melanthus was a king of Messenia. He was among the descendants of Neleus expelled from Messenia, by the descendants of Heracles, as part of the legendary "Return of the Heracleidae", later associated with the supposed "Dorian invasion". He fled to Athens, along with other...
, a king of MesseniaMesseniaMessenia is a regional unit in the southwestern part of the Peloponnese region, one of 13 regions into which Greece has been divided by the Kallikratis plan, implemented 1 January 2011... - MemnonMemnon (mythology)In Greek mythology, Memnon was an Ethiopian king and son of Tithonus and Eos. As a warrior he was considered to be almost Achilles' equal in skill. During the Trojan War, he brought an army to Troy's defense. The death of Memnon echoes that of Hector, another defender of Troy whom Achilles also...
, a king of Ethiopia who fought on the side of Troy during the Trojan War - MenelausMenelausMenelaus may refer to;*Menelaus, one of the two most known Atrides, a king of Sparta and son of Atreus and Aerope*Menelaus on the Moon, named after Menelaus of Alexandria.*Menelaus , brother of Ptolemy I Soter...
, a king of Sparta and the husband of Helen - MenestheusMenestheusMenestheus , the son of Peteus, son of Orneus, son of Erechtheus, was a legendary King of Athens during the Trojan War. He was set up as king by the Dioscuri when Theseus travelled to the underworld, and at his return Menestheus exiled him from the city.Menestheus was one of the suitors of Helen of...
, a king of Athens who fought on the side of the Greeks during the Trojan War - MidasMidasFor the legend of Gordias, a person who was taken by the people and made King, in obedience to the command of the oracle, see Gordias.Midas or King Midas is popularly remembered in Greek mythology for his ability to turn everything he touched into gold. This was called the Golden touch, or the...
, a king of Phrygia granted the power to turn anything to gold with a touch - MinosMinosIn Greek mythology, Minos was a king of Crete, son of Zeus and Europa. Every year he made King Aegeus pick seven men and seven women to go to Daedalus' creation, the labyrinth, to be eaten by The Minotaur. After his death, Minos became a judge of the dead in Hades. The Minoan civilization of Crete...
, a king of Crete; after his death, became one of the judges of the dead in the Underworld - MylesMylesIn Greek mythology, Myles was brother to Polycaon, and was the father of Eurotas who fathered Sparta after whom the city of Sparta was named. After his father died, Myles ruled Laconia. During Myles' life, he was often referred to and known as the Miller; hence he has been regarded as the inventor...
, a king of Laconia - NestorNestor (mythology)In Greek mythology, Nestor of Gerenia was the son of Neleus and Chloris and the King of Pylos. He became king after Heracles killed Neleus and all of Nestor's siblings...
, 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 - NycteusNycteusIn Greek mythology, Nycteus was a king of Thebes. His rule began after the death of Polydorus, and ended when he was succeeded by his brother Lycus.-Genealogy:...
, a king of Thebes - OdysseusOdysseusOdysseus or Ulysses was a legendary Greek king of Ithaca and the hero of Homer's epic poem the Odyssey. Odysseus also plays a key role in Homer's Iliad and other works in the Epic Cycle....
, a hero and king of Ithaca whose adventures are the subject of Homer's OdysseyOdysseyThe Odyssey is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is, in part, a sequel to the Iliad, the other work ascribed to Homer. The poem is fundamental to the modern Western canon, and is the second—the Iliad being the first—extant work of Western literature...
; he also played a key role during the Trojan War - OebalusOebalusIn Greek mythology, King Oebalus or Oibalos of Sparta, son of Cynortas, was the second husband of Gorgophone. With her, he fathered Tyndareus, Icarius and Hippocoon , as well as a daughter, Arene, who married her half-brother Aphareus...
, a king of Sparta - OedipusOedipusOedipus was a mythical Greek king of Thebes. He fulfilled a prophecy that said he would kill his father and marry his mother, and thus brought disaster on his city and family...
, a king of Thebes fated to kill his father and marry his mother - OeneusOeneusIn Greek mythology, Oeneus, or Oineus was a Calydonian king, son of Porthaon and Euryte, husband of Althaea and father of Deianeira, Meleager, Toxeus, Clymenus, Periphas, Agelaus, Thyreus , Gorge, Eurymede, Mothone, Perimede and Melanippe...
, a king of CalydonCalydonCalydon was an ancient Greek city in Aetolia, situated on the west bank of the river Evenus. According to Greek mythology, the city took its name from its founder Calydon, son of Aetolus. Close to the city stood Mount Zygos, the slopes of which provided the setting for the hunt of the Calydonian... - OenomausOenomausIn Greek mythology, King Oenomaus of Pisa, the father of Hippodamia, was the son of Ares, either by the naiad Harpina or by Sterope, one of the Pleiades, whom some identify as his consort instead...
, a king of Pisa - OenopionOenopionIn Greek mythology, Oenopion , son of Theseus or Dionysus and Ariadne, was a legendary king of Chios, which was assigned to him by Rhadamanthys, and was said to have brought winemaking to the island. By the nymph Helice, he had one daughter, called Merope in most sources, but "Haero" in Parthenius...
, a king of ChiosChiosChios is the fifth largest of the Greek islands, situated in the Aegean Sea, seven kilometres off the Asia Minor coast. The island is separated from Turkey by the Chios Strait. The island is noted for its strong merchant shipping community, its unique mastic gum and its medieval villages... - Ogygus, a king of Thebes
- OiclesOiclesIn Greek mythology, Oecles was an Argive king, father of Amphiaraus, son of Mantius or Antiphates and grandson of Melampus....
, a king of Argos - OileusOileusIn Greek mythology, Oileus was the king of Locris. His father was given as Hodoedocus and his mother as Agrianome , according to Hyginus's Fabulae. Oileus's wife was Eriopis, who bore him a son named Ajax...
, a king of Locris - OrestesOrestes (mythology)In Greek mythology, Orestes was the son of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon. He is the subject of several Ancient Greek plays and of various myths connected with his madness and purification, which retain obscure threads of much older ones....
, a king of Argos and a son of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon; he killed his mother in revenge for her murder of his father - OxyntesOxyntesOxyntes was a mythical king of Athens, son of Demophon . He had two sons, Apheidas and Thymoetes, who succeeded him, one another, in the throne. Thymoetes was the last descendant of Theseus on the Athenian throne....
, a king of Athens - Pandion IPandion IIn Greek mythology, Pandion I was a legendary king of Athens, the son and heir to Erichthonius of Athens and his wife, the naiad Praxithea. He married a naiad, Zeuxippe, and they had four children, Erechtheus, Butes, Procne, and Philomela. His rule was unremarkable...
, a king of Athens - Pandion IIPandion IIIn Greek mythology, Pandion II was son and heir of Cecrops II, King of Athens. and his wife Metiadusa. He was exiled from Athens by the sons of his uncle Metion who sought to put Metion on the throne. Pandion fled to Megara where he married Pylia, daughter of King Pylas. Later, Pylas went into...
, a king of Athens - PeleusPeleusIn Greek mythology, Pēleus was a hero whose myth was already known to the hearers of Homer in the late 8th century BCE. Peleus was the son of Aeacus, king of the island of Aegina, and Endeïs, the oread of Mount Pelion in Thessaly; he was the father of Achilles...
, king of the MyrmidonsMyrmidonsThe Myrmidons or Myrmidones were legendary people of Greek history. They were very brave and skilled warriors commanded by Achilles, as described in Homer's Iliad. Their eponymous ancestor was Myrmidon, a king of Thessalian Phthia, who was the son of Zeus and "wide-ruling" Eurymedousa, a...
and father of Achilles; he sailed the with Argonauts and participated in the Calydonian Boar hunt - PeliasPeliasPelias was king of Iolcus in Greek mythology, the son of Tyro and Poseidon. His wife is recorded as either Anaxibia, daughter of Bias, or Phylomache, daughter of Amphion. He was the father of Acastus, Pisidice, Alcestis, Pelopia, Hippothoe, Asteropia, and Antinoe.Tyro was married to Cretheus...
, a king of Iolcus and usurper of Aeson's rightful throne - PelopsPelopsIn Greek mythology, Pelops , was king of Pisa in the Peloponnesus. He was the founder of the House of Atreus through his son of that name....
, a king of Pisa and founder of the House of Atreus - PentheusPentheusIn Greek mythology, Pentheus was a king of Thebes, son of the strongest of the Spartes, Echion, and of Agave, daughter of Cadmus, the founder of Thebes, and the goddess Harmonia....
, a king of Thebes who banned the worship of Dionysus and was torn apart by Maenads - Perseus (Περσεύς), founder-king of Mycenae and slayer of the Gorgon Medusa
- PhineasPhineasIn Greek mythology, Phineas was a Phoenician King of Thrace.The name 'Phineas' or 'Phineus' may be associated with the ancient city of Phinea on the Thracian Bosphorus.-Phineas, Son of Agenor:...
, a king of Thrace - PhlegyasPhlegyasPhlegyas , son of Ares and Chryse or Dotis, was king of the Lapiths in Greek mythology. He was the father of Ixion and Coronis, one of Apollo's lovers. While pregnant with Asclepius, Coronis fell in love with Ischys, son of Elatus. When a crow informed Apollo of the affair, he sent his sister...
, a king of the Lapiths - Phoenix, son of AgenorPhoenix (son of Agenor)In Greek mythology, Phoenix was a son of Agenor and Telephassa , brother of Cadmus, Cilix and Europe.When Europa was carried off by Zeus, her three brothers were sent out by Agenor to find her, but the search was unsuccessful...
, founder-king of Phoenicia - PhoroneusPhoroneusIn Greek mythology, Phoroneus was a culture-hero of the Argolid, fire-bringer, primordial king of Argos and son of the river god Inachus and either Melia, the primordial ash-tree nymph or Argia, the embodiment of the Argolid itself: "Inachus, son of Oceanus, begat Phoroneus by his sister Argia,"...
, a king of Argos - PhyleusPhyleusIn Greek mythology, Phyleus was a son of King Augeas of Elis and father of Meges. He supported Heracles instead of his father and was exiled. After Heracles killed Augeas and his other sons, he gave Phyleus the kingdom. During the time of his exile, Phyleus led a colony of Epeans to the island of...
, a king of Elis - PirithoösPirithousIn Greek mythology, Pirithous - Πειρίθοος was the King of the Lapiths in Thessaly and husband of Hippodamia, at whose wedding the famous Battle of Lapiths and Centaurs occurred....
, king of the Lapiths and husband of Hippodamia, at whose wedding the Battle of Lapiths and Centaurs occurred - PittheusPittheusIn Greek mythology, Pittheus was a son of Pelops, father of Aethra, and grandfather of Theseus. He was the King of Troezen, which he had named after his brother Troezen...
, 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
- PolynicesPolynicesIn Greek mythology, Polynices or Polyneices was the son of Oedipus and Jocasta. His wife was Argea. His father, Oedipus, was discovered to have killed his father and married his mother, and was expelled from Thebes, leaving his sons Eteocles and Polynices to rule...
, a king of Thebes and son of Oedipus; he and his brother Eteocles killed each other - PriamPriamPriam was the king of Troy during the Trojan War and youngest son of Laomedon. Modern scholars derive his name from the Luwian compound Priimuua, which means "exceptionally courageous".- Marriage and issue :...
, king of Troy during the Trojan War - ProetusProetusProetus was a mythical king of Argos and Tiryns. His father Abas, son of the last surviving and died Danaid Hypermnestra, had ruled over Argos and married Ocalea. However, Proetus quarreled continually with his twin brother Acrisius, inventing shields or bucklers in the process...
, a king of Argos and Tiryns - PyladesPyladesIn Greek mythology, Pylades is the son of King Strophius of Phocis and of Anaxibia, daughter of Atreus and sister of Agamemnon and Menelaus. He is mostly known for his strong friendship with his cousin Orestes, son of Agamemnon.-Orestes and 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
- RhesusRhesus of ThraceRhesus or Rhêsos was a Thracian king who fought on the side of Trojans in Iliad, Book X, where Diomedes and Odysseus stole his team of fine horses during a night raid on the Trojan camp. Homer gives his father as Eioneus— a name otherwise given to the father of Dia, whom Ixion threw into the...
, a king of Thrace who sided with Troy in the Trojan War - SarpedonSarpedonIn Greek mythology, Sarpedon referred to at least three different people.-Son of Zeus and Europa:The first Sarpedon was a son of Zeus and Europa, and brother to Minos and Rhadamanthys. He was raised by the king Asterion and then, banished by Minos, his rival in love for the young Miletus, he...
, a king of Lycia and son of Zeus who fought on the side of the Greeks during the Trojan War - SisyphusSisyphusIn Greek mythology Sisyphus was a king punished by being compelled to roll an immense boulder up a hill, only to watch it roll back down, and to repeat this throughout eternity...
, 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 - SithonSithon (mythology)In Greek mythology, Sithon was a king of the Odomanti or Hadomanti in Thrace, son of either Poseidon and Ossa or of Ares and Anchiroe, daughter of the river god Neilus...
, a king of Thrace - TalausTalausIn Greek mythology, Talaus was the king of Argos and one of the Argonauts. He was the son of Bias and Pero. His wife was Lysimache, daughter of Abas . He was the father of Adrastus, Aristomachus, Astynome, Eriphyle, Mecisteus, Metidice, and Pronax.-Sources:**Barthall, Edward E...
, a king of Argos who sailed with the Argonauts - TegyriosTegyriosIn Greek mythology, King Tegyrios of Thrace welcomed the exiled Eumolpus and married his daughter to Eumolpus' son Ismarus. Eumolpus then planned to overthrow him. Tegyrios banished him, but later, after the death of Ismarus, Tegyrios forgave Eumolpus and pronounced him his successor....
, a king of Thrace - TelamonTelamonIn Greek mythology, Telamon , son of the king Aeacus, of Aegina, and Endeis and brother of Peleus, accompanied Jason as one of his Argonauts, and was present at the hunt for the Calydonian Boar. In the Iliad he was the father of Greek heroes Ajax the Great and Teucer the Archer by different...
, a king of Salamis and father of Ajax; he sailed with the Argonauts and participated in the Calydonian Boar hunt - TelephusTelephusA Greek mythological figure, Telephus or Telephos Telephus was one of the Heraclidae, the sons of Heracles, who were venerated as founders of cities...
, a king of MysiaMysiaMysia was a region in the northwest of ancient Asia Minor or Anatolia . It was located on the south coast of the Sea of Marmara. It was bounded by Bithynia on the east, Phrygia on the southeast, Lydia on the south, Aeolis on the southwest, Troad on the west and by the Propontis on the north...
and son of Heracles - TemenusTemenusIn Greek mythology, Temenus was a son of Aristomachus and brother of Cresphontes and Aristodemus. He was a great-great-grandson of Heracles and helped lead the fifth and final attack on Mycenae in the Peloponnese. He became King of Argos. He was the father of Ceisus, Káranos, Phalces, Agraeus,...
, a king of Argos and descendent of Heracles - TeucerTeucerIn Greek mythology Teucer, also Teucrus or Teucris , was the son of King Telamon of Salamis Island and his second wife Hesione, daughter of King Laomedon of Troy. He fought alongside his half-brother, Ajax, in the Trojan War and is the legendary founder of the city Salamis on Cyprus...
, founder-king of Salamis who fought alongside the Greeks in the Trojan War - TeutamidesTeutamidesIn Greek mythology, Teutamides was a king of Larissa, Thessaly. He was the son of Amyntor and a great-grandson of Pelasgus; his own son was Nanas. It was during the funerary games of Teutamides' father that Perseus accidentally killed Acrisius with a disk....
, a king of LarissaLarissaLarissa is the capital and biggest city of the Thessaly region of Greece and capital of the Larissa regional unit. It is a principal agricultural centre and a national transportation hub, linked by road and rail with the port of Volos, the city of Thessaloniki and Athens... - TeuthrasTeuthrasIn Greek mythology, Teuthras was a king of Mysia, and mythological eponym of the town of Teuthrania. He received Auge, the ill-fated mother of Telephus, and either married her or adopted her as his own daughter. Later on, Idas was attempting to dethrone Teuthras and take possession of his kingdom...
, a king of Mysia - ThersanderThersanderIn Homer's Iliad, Thersander was one of the Epigoni, who attacked the city of Thebes in retaliation for the deaths of their fathers, the Seven Against Thebes, who had attempted the same thing. He was the son of Polynices and Argea....
, a king of Thebes and one of the Epigoni - TheseusTheseusFor other uses, see Theseus Theseus was the mythical founder-king of Athens, son of Aethra, and fathered by Aegeus and Poseidon, both of whom Aethra had slept with in one night. Theseus was a founder-hero, like Perseus, Cadmus, or Heracles, all of whom battled and overcame foes that were...
, a king of Athens and slayer of the MinotaurMinotaurIn Greek mythology, the Minotaur , as the Greeks imagined him, was a creature with the head of a bull on the body of a man or, as described by Roman poet Ovid, "part man and part bull"... - ThyestesThyestesIn Greek mythology, Thyestes was the son of Pelops and Hippodamia, King of Olympia, and father of Pelopia and Aegisthus. Thyestes and his twin brother, Atreus, were exiled by their father for having murdered their half-brother, Chrysippus, in their desire for the throne of Olympia...
, a king of Mycenae and brother of Atreus - TisamenusTisamenusTisamenus or Tissamenus in Greek mythology, was a son of Orestes and Hermione. He succeeded his father to the thrones of Argos, Mycenae and Sparta and was later killed in the final battle with the Heracleidae. The latter were led by Aristodemus, Cresphontes, Oxylus, Temenus and sought to retake...
, a king of Argos, Mycenae and Sparta - TyndareusTyndareusIn Greek mythology, Tyndareus or Tyndareos was a Spartan king, son of Oebalus and Gorgophone , husband of Leda and father of Helen, Castor and Polydeuces, Clytemnestra, Timandra, Phoebe and Philonoe.Tyndareus had a brother named Hippocoon , who seized power and exiled Tyndareus...
, a king of Sparta
Seers
- AmphilochusAmphilochus (brother of Alcmaeon)In Greek mythology, Amphilochus was the younger son of Amphiaraus and Eriphyle and the brother of Alcmaeon.Eriphyle persuaded Amphiaraus to take part in the Seven Against Thebes raid, though he knew he would die. She had been persuaded by Polynices, who offered her the necklace of Harmonia,...
(Αμφίλοχος), a seer and brother of Alcmaeon who died in the war of the Seven Against Thebes - AniusAniusIn Greek mythology, Anius was a king of Delos and priest of Apollo. He was the son of Apollo and Rhoeo, daughter of Staphylus and Chrysothemis....
, son of Apollo who prophesied that the Trojan War would be won in its tenth year - BranchusBranchusIn Greek mythology, the name Branchus refers to the following characters, who may or may not be identical:1. Branchus, son of Apollo ; his mother was a woman from Miletus, who, while she was pregnant with him, had a vision of being pierced with a ray of light...
, a seer and son of Apollo - CalchasCalchasIn Greek mythology, Calchas , son of Thestor, was an Argive seer, with a gift for interpreting the flight of birds that he received of Apollo: "as an augur, Calchas had no rival in the camp"...
, an Argive seer who aided the Greeks during the Trojan War - CarnusCarnusIn Greek mythology, Carnus was a seer from Acarnania. According to the poetess Praxilla, he was a son of Zeus and Europe. He was reared by Leto and Apollo, and is also known to have been a lover of Apollo....
, an AcarnaniaAcarnaniaAcarnania is a region of west-central Greece that lies along the Ionian Sea, west of Aetolia, with the Achelous River for a boundary, and north of the gulf of Calydon, which is the entrance to the Gulf of Corinth. Today it forms the western part of the prefecture of Aetolia-Acarnania. The capital...
n seer and lover of Apollo - CaryaCarya (daughter of Dion)In Greek mythology, Carya was a daughter of the Laconian king Dion and Amphithea, daughter of Pronax. Her sisters were Lyco and Orphe. Apollo, in reward for Dion and Amphithea receiving him with great reverence and hospitality, bestowed a gift of prophecy upon their daughters, but imposed a...
, a seer and lover of Dionysus - CassandraCassandraIn Greek mythology, Cassandra was the daughter of King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy. Her beauty caused Apollo to grant her the gift of prophecy...
, a princess of Troy cursed to see the future but never to be believed - EnnomusEnnomusIn Greek mythology, Ennomus was the name of two defenders of Troy during the Trojan War:* Ennomus, son of Arsinous. He was a Mysian ally of the Trojans, and was killed by Achilles. He was also said to have been a seer....
, a Mysian seer, killed by Achilles during the Trojan War - HalithersesHalithersesIn Greek mythology, Halithersês , son of Mastor, was an Ithacan prophet who warned the suitors of Odysseus's wife Penelope after interpreting the symbols that Zeus sent to "be wise in time, and put a stop to this wickedness before he comes." The suitors do not heed Halithérses' warning...
, an Ithacan seer who warned Penelope's suitors of Odysseus' return - HelenusHelenusHelenus was a Trojan soldier and prophet in the Trojan War.In Greek mythology, Helenus was the son of King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy, and the twin brother of the prophetess Cassandra. He was also called Scamandrios. According to legend, Cassandra, having been given the power of prophecy by...
, seer and twin brother of Cassandra, who later became king of Epirus - IamusIamusIn Greek mythology, Iamus was the son of Evadne, a daughter of Poseidon, sired by Apollo. Shamed by her pregnancy, Evadne exposed the child to the elements. He survived, as two snakes were feeding him with honey. He was then found alive lying among violets, and was named Iamus by Evadne...
, a son of Apollo possessing the gift of prophecy, he founded the IamidaiIamidaiIn Ancient Greece, the dynasty of Iamidai at Olympia were an extended family of seers, the "house of Iamos", one of the two clans from which the administrators of the Olympic Games were drawn, well into the 3rd century CE. At Olympia, they would interpret the entrails of burnt offerings... - IdmonIdmonIn Greek mythology, Idmon was an Argonaut seer. His father is said to have been Apollo but his mortal father was Abas . His mother was Asteria, daughter of Coronus, or Cyrene, or else Antianeira, daughter of Pheres. By Laothoe he had a son Thestor...
, a seer who sailed with the Argonauts - MantoManto (mythology)There are several distinct figures in Greek mythology named Manto, the most prominent being the daughter of Tiresias. The name Manto derives from Ancient Greek Mantis, "seer, prophet" .-Daughter of Tiresias:...
, seer and daughter of Tiresias - MelampusMelampusIn Greek mythology, Melampus, or Melampous , was a legendary soothsayer and healer, originally of Pylos, who ruled at Argos. He was the introducer of the worship of Dionysus, according to Herodotus, who asserted that his powers as a seer were derived from the Egyptians and that he could understand...
, a legendary soothsayer and healer, and king of Argos - MopsusMopsusMopsus or Mopsos was the name of two famous seers in Greek mythology. A historical/legendary Mopsus was the founder of a house in power at widespread sites in the coastal plains of Pamphylia and Cilicia during the early Iron Age.-Son of Manto and Rhacius or Apollo:Mopsus, a celebrated seer and...
, the name of two legendary seers - PolyeidosPolyeidosIn Greek mythology, Polyeidos or Polyidus , son of Coeranus, was a famous seer from Corinth.-Genealogy:Polyeidos was a descendant of another renowned seer, Melampus. Given that Melampus had two sons, Abas and Mantius, different sources made Coeranus, father of Polyeidos, son or grandson of either...
, a Corinthian seer who saved the life of Glaucus - TelemusTelemusTelemus was a figure of Greek mythology, a prophet, and the son of Eurymus. He warned the Cyclops Polyphemus that the giant would lose his sight to a man named Odysseus....
, a seer who foresaw that the Cyclops Polyphemus would be blinded by Odysseus - TheoclymenusTheoclymenusIn Greek mythology, Theoclymenus , son of Polypheides, was a prophet from Argos, who, in the Odyssey, had been taken from that city after killing one of his relatives being captured by pirates. He fled to Pylos and sought refuge aboard the ship of Telemachus, who had come to inquire about the fate...
, an Argive seer - TiresiasTiresiasIn Greek mythology, Tiresias was a blind prophet of Thebes, famous for clairvoyance and for being transformed into a woman for seven years. He was the son of the shepherd Everes and the nymph Chariclo; Tiresias participated fully in seven generations at Thebes, beginning as advisor to Cadmus...
, blind prophet of Thebes
Amazons
- AegeaAegeaAegea is a back-formation from "Aegean", the sea that was named for an eponymous Aegeus in early levels of Greek mythology. The Encyclopaedia Britannica mentioned an Aegea, queen of the Amazons, as an alternative eponym of the Aegean Sea, and Aegea was the name of the wife of the Roman proconsul...
, a queen of the Amazons - AellaAella (Amazon)Aella - Ἄελλα was one of Hippolyte's Amazons in Greek mythology. She was the first to attack Heracles when he came for Hippolyte's girdle. Unfortunately, Heracles was wearing the Nemean Lion skin from his first labor, making him invulnerable. Aella could not kill Heracles; thus, she was killed...
(Ἄελλα), an Amazon who was killed by Heracles - AlcibieAlcibieIn Greek Mythology Alcibie was an Amazon who fought with Penthesilea at Troy.Her name, broken down, means "strength; force" She was killed in battle by Diomedes ....
(Ἀλκιβίη), an Amazonian warrior, killed by Diomedes at Troy - AntandreAntandreIn Greek Mythology, Antandre was an Amazonian warrior. She was one of Penthesilea's twelve companions at Troy. Her name means, "She Who Precedes Men".She was killed in the Trojan War by Achilles, according to Quintus Smyrnaeus's The Fall of Troy:...
(Ἀντάνδρη), an Amazonian warrior, killed by Achilles at Troy - Antiope (Ἀντιόπη), a daughter of Ares and sister of Hippolyta
- AretoAretoIn Greek mythology, Areto was an Amazon.Her name is not attested in literary sources, and is known solely from an Attic black-figure vase painting.-Sources:...
(Ἀρετώ), an Amazon - Asteria (Ἀστερία), an Amazon who was killed by Heracles
- BremusaBremusaIn Greek Mythology, Bremusa was an Amazonian warrior. Her name means "Raging Female". She fought with Penthesilea at Troy and was killed by Idomeneus.-External links:**...
(Βρέμουσα), an Amazonian warrior, killed by Idomeneus at Troy - CelaenoCelaenoIn Greek mythology, Celaeno referred to several different figures.*Celaeno, one of the Harpies, whom Aeneas encountered at Strophades. She gave him prophecies of his coming journeys.*Celaeno, one of the Pleiades...
(Κελαινώ), an Amazonian warrior, killed by Heracles - EurypyleEurypyle (mythology)Eurypyle may refer to:# Eurypyle, one of the fifty daughters of Thespius and Megamede. She bore Heracles a son, Archedicus # Eurypyle, a maenad. She was a follower of Dionysus and was killed by Morrheus....
(Εὐρυπύλη), an Amazon leader who invaded Ninus and Babylonia - HippolytaHippolytaIn Greek mythology, Hippolyta or Hippolyte is the Amazonian queen who possessed a magical girdle she was given by her father Ares, the god of war. The girdle was a waist belt that signified her authority as queen of the Amazons....
(Ἱππολύτη), a daughter of Ares and queen of the Amazons - HippothoeHippothoeIn Greek mythology, Hippothoe is the name of five distinct characters.* Hippothoe, daughter of Mestor, son of Perseus, and of Lysidice, daughter of Pelops. Poseidon abducted Hippothoe from her family and took her to the Echinades islands. Upon her he sired Taphius who later founded the city of...
(Ἱπποθόη), an Amazonian warrior, killed by Achilles at Troy - IphitoIphitoIn Greek mythology, Iphito was an Amazon who served under Hippolyte. Her name is only known from inscriptions.-Sources:*Blok, Josine H. The early Amazons: modern and ancient perspectives on a persistent myth. BRILL, 1995;...
(Ἰφιτώ), an Amazon who served under Hippolyta - LampedoLampedoLampedo is an Amazon queen mentioned in Roman historiography. She ruled with her sister Marpesia...
(Λαμπεδώ), an Amazon queen who ruled with her sister Marpesia - MarpesiaMarpesiaIn ancient Greek and Roman legendary history, Marpesia was Queen of the Amazons with Lampedo , her sister, as a co-ruler. They ruled with Hippo after the death of Lysippe.Marpesia was one of the rulers who helped establish the Greek city of Ephesus...
(Μαρπεσία), an Amazon queen who ruled with her sister Lampedo - MelanippeMelanippeIn Greek mythology, Melanippe referred to several different people.* Daughter of the Centaur Chiron. Also known as Hippe or Euippe. She bore a daughter to Aeolus, Melanippe or Arne...
(Μελανίππη), a daughter of Ares and sister of Hippolyta and Antiope - MolpadiaMolpadiaIn Greek mythology, Molpadia was an Amazon who was said to have fought for both Antiope and Orithyia. She was a participant in the Attic War, where she witnessed her queen Antiope sustain heavy injuries. Antiope was hurt so seriously, she could not defend herself from Theseus and his retainers...
(Μολπαδία), an Amazon who killed Antiope - MyrinaMyrina (mythology)In Greek mythology, the name Myrina or Myrine may refer to the following individuals:* Myrina, a queen of the Amazons. According to Diodorus Siculus, she led a military expedition in Libya and won a victory over the people known as the Atlantians, but was less successful fighting the Gorgons In...
(Μύρινα), a queen of the Amazons - Orithyia (Ὠρείθυια), an Amazon queen
- OtreraOtreraIn Greek mythology, Otrera was a Queen of the Amazons, the consort of Ares, daughter of Eurus, and mother of Hippolyta, Antiope, Melanippe and Penthesilea....
(Ὀτρήρα), a queen of the Amazons, consort of Ares and mother of Hippolyta - PantaristePantaristeIn Greek mythology, Pantariste was an Amazon who fought on Hippolyte's side against Heracles and his troops.A black-figure vase painting of the 6th c. BCE depicts Pantariste defeating the Greek warrior Timiades. The same painting features two other similar "Greek hero vs...
(Πανταρίστη), an Amazon who fought with Hippolyta against Heracles - PenthesileaPenthesileaPenthesilea or Penthesileia was an Amazonian queen in Greek mythology, the daughter of Ares and Otrera and the sister of Hippolyta, Antiope and Melanippe...
(Πενθεσίλεια), a queen of the Amazons who fought in the Trojan War on the side of Troy
Inmates of Tartarus
- The DaiaidesDaughters of DanausIn Greek mythology, the Daughters of Danaus or Danaids were the fifty daughters of Danaus. They were to marry the fifty sons of Danaus's twin brother Aegyptus, a mythical king of Egypt...
, forty-nine daughters of Danaus who murdered their husbands and were condemned to an eternity of carrying water in leaky jugs - IxionIxionIn Greek mythology, Ixion was king of the Lapiths, the most ancient tribe of Thessaly, and a son of Ares, or Leonteus, or Antion and Perimele, or the notorious evildoer Phlegyas, whose name connotes "fiery". Peirithoös was his son...
, a king of the Lapiths who attempted to rape Hera and was bound to a flaming wheel in Tartarus - SisyphusSisyphusIn Greek mythology Sisyphus was a king punished by being compelled to roll an immense boulder up a hill, only to watch it roll back down, and to repeat this throughout eternity...
, 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 - TantalusTantalusTantalus was the ruler of an ancient western Anatolian city called either after his name, as "Tantalís", "the city of Tantalus", or as "Sipylus", in reference to Mount Sipylus, at the foot of which his city was located and whose ruins were reported to be still visible in the beginning of the...
, 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
- AbiaAbia (mythology)Abia was in Greek mythology, known as nursemaid of Glenus son of Heracles.She was honoured by Heraclid Cresphontes for having built a temple to Heracles in Ira, by the changing of the name of the town of Ira to Abia....
, nursemaid of Glenus, a son of Heracles - AbrotaAbrotaIn Greek mythology, Abrota was the daughter of Onchestus the Boeotian, sister of Megareus, and the wife of Nisos, king of Megara. On her death Nisos commanded all the Megarian women to wear a garment of the same kind as Abrota had worn, which was called aphabroma , and was still in use in the...
, wife of Nisos, king of Megara - AcacallisAcacallis (mythology)Acacallis in Greek mythology is the daughter of Minos, king of Crete, and Pasiphae. Apollodorus calls her Acalle . According to a Cretan mythological tradition, she bore a son to Hermes, Cydon, the founder of Cydonia. Other traditions describe Cydon as the offspring of Acacallis and Apollo...
, daughter of Minos, king of Crete - AcallarisAcallarisIn Greek mythology, Acallaris is the daughter of Eumedes. According to some accounts she married Tros....
, daughter of Eumedes - Acamas, son of AntenorAcamas (son of Antenor)Acamas , son of Antenor and Theano, was a participant in the Trojan War, and fought on the side of the Trojans. With his brother Archelochus and his cousin Aeneas, Acamas led the Dardanian contingent to assist King Priam. Along with Aeneas and Archelochus he led one of the five divisions...
(Ἀκάμας), a son of Antenor who fought in the Trojan war on the side of Troy - Acamas, son of Theseus (Ἀκάμας), a son of Theseus who fought with the Greeks during the Trojan War
- AcarnanAcarnanIn Greek mythology, Acarnan , one of the Epigones, was a son of Alcmaeon and Callirrhoe, and brother of Amphoterus. Their father was murdered by Phegeus , when they were yet very young, and Calirrhoe prayed to Zeus to make her sons grow quickly, that they might be able to avenge the death of their...
(Ἀκαρνάν), a son of Alcmaeon and Callirrhoe - AchaeusAchaeus, son of XuthusAchaeus was, according to nearly all traditions, a son of Xuthus and Creusa, and consequently a brother of Ion and grandson of Hellen. The Achaeans regarded him as the author of their race, and derived from him their own name as well as that of Achaia, which was formerly called Aegialus...
(Ἀχαιός), progenitor of the AchaeaAchaeaAchaea is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of West Greece. It is situated in the northwestern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. The capital is Patras. The population exceeds 300,000 since 2001.-Geography:...
ns - AcoetesAcoetesAcoetes was the name of two men in Greek and Roman mythology. The first Acoetes is known for helping the god Bacchus. Another, lesser-known Acoetes was father to Laocoon, who warned about the Trojan Horse.-Bacchic myth:...
, a priest of Dionysus - ActaeonActaeonActaeon , in Greek mythology, son of the priestly herdsman Aristaeus and Autonoe in Boeotia, was a famous Theban hero. Like Achilles in a later generation, he was trained by the centaur Chiron....
, a hunter transformed into a stag by Artemis and devoured by his own hounds - ActorActor (mythology)Actor is a very common name in Greek mythology. Here is a selection of characters that share this name :...
(Άκτωρ), the name of several mythological figures - AegialeAegiale (wife of Diomedes)Aegiale or Aegialeia was, in Greek mythology, a daughter of Adrastus and Amphithea, or of Aegialeus the son of Adrastus, whence she bears the surname of Adrastine. She was married to Diomedes, who, on his return from Troy, found her living in adultery with Cometes...
(Αἰγιαλεία), unfaithful wife of DiomedesDiomedesDiomedes or Diomed is a hero in Greek mythology, known for his participation in the Trojan War.He was born to Tydeus and Deipyle and later became King of Argos, succeeding his maternal grandfather, Adrastus. In Homer's Iliad Diomedes is regarded alongside Ajax as one of the best warriors of all... - AegialeusAegialeusIn Greek mythology, Aegialeus is a name attributed several individuals.* Aegialeus was the elder son of Adrastus, a king of Argos, and either Amphithea or Demonassa. Aegialeus was identified as one of the Epigoni, who avenged their fathers' disastrous attack on the city of Thebes by retaking the...
, the name of several mythological figures - AepytusAepytusAepytus can refer to several people in Classical mythology:*Aepytus was one of the mythical kings of Arcadia. He was the son of Eilatus, and originally ruled over Phaesana on the Alpheius in Arcadia. When Cleitor, the son of Azan, died without leaving any issue, Aepytus succeeded him and became...
, the name of several mythological figures - AëdonAedonAëdon is, in Greek mythology, the daughter of Pandareus of Ephesus. According to Homer she was the wife of Zethus, and the mother of Itylus....
, daughter of Pandareus, changed into a nightingale - AëropeAeropeAërope was a name attributed to two distinct figures in Greek mythology.-Wife of Atreus:Aërope was a daughter of Catreus, king of Crete, and granddaughter of Minos. Her father, who had received an oracle that he should lose his life by one of his children, gave her and her sister, Clymene, to...
, the name of several mythological figures - AesacusAesacusAesacus or Aisakos , in Greek mythology, was a son of King Priam of Troy. Aesacus sorrowed for the death of his wife or would-be lover, a daughter of the river Cebren, and was transformed into a bird....
, a son of Priam who was transformed into a bird - AethalidesAethalidesAethalides was a son of Hermes and Eupolemeia, a daughter of Myrmidon. He was the herald of the Argonauts, and had received from his father the faculty of remembering everything, even in Hades. He was further allowed to reside alternately in the upper and in the lower world...
, herald of the Argonauts - AethillaAethillaAethilla or Aethylla was a daughter of Laomedon and sister of Priam, Astyoche, and Medesicaste. After the fall of Troy she became the prisoner of Protesilaus, who took her, together with other captives, with him on his voyage home. He landed in Thrace in order to take in fresh water...
, sister of Priam, king of Troy - Aethra (Αἴθρα), mother of Theseus
- AgamedeAgamedeAgamede was a name attributed to two separate women in classical Greek mythology and legendary history:-Mythological:Agamede was, according to Homer, a Greek physician acquainted with the healing powers of all the plants that grow upon the earth...
, the name of several mythological figures - AgamedesAgamedesIn Greek mythology, Agamedes was a son of Erginus . He was father of Cercyon by Epicaste, who also brought to him a stepson, Trophonius, who was by some believed to be a son of Apollo. According to others, Agamedes was a son of Apollo and Epicaste, or of Zeus and Iocaste, and father of Trophonius...
, a famed architect - AgapenorAgapenorAgapenor was in Greek mythology a leader of the Arcadians in the Trojan war. He was a son of Ancaeus, and grandson of Lycurgus. As king of the Arcadians he received sixty ships from Agamemnon, in which he led his Arcadians to Troy. He also occurs among the suitors of Helen...
, leader of the Arcadians during the Trojan War - AgaveAgave (mythology)In Greek mythology, Agave was the daughter of Cadmus, the king and founder of the city of Thebes, Greece, and of the goddess Harmonia. Her sisters were Autonoë, Ino and Semele, and her brother was Polydorus. She married Echion, one of the five Spartoi, and was the mother of Pentheus, a king of...
, mother of Cadmus and worshipper of Dionysus - AgelausAgelausAgelaus or Agelaos is, in Greek mythology, the name of various individuals.#Agelaus, or Agelaos, son of Damastor was a suitor of Penelope, killed by Odysseus....
(Ageláos), the name of several mythological figures - AglaeaAglaeaAglaea or Aglaïa is the name of several figures in Greek mythology.-Charis:The youngest of the Charites, Aglaea or Aglaia was one of three daughters of Zeus and the Oceanid Eurynome. Her other two sisters were Euphrosyne, and Thalia. Together they were known as the Three Graces, or the Charites...
(Αγλαΐα), the name of several mythological figures - AglaulusAglaulusAglaulus or Agraulos is a name attributed to three figures in Greek mythology.*Aglaulus, daughter of Actaeus, king of Athens...
, the name of several mythological figures - AgriusAgriusAgrius or Agrios , in Greek mythology, is a name that may refer to:*A son of Parthaon, king of Calydon in Aetolia, and Euryte; he was the brother of Oeneus , Alcathous, Melas, Leucopeus, and Sterope. He was father of six sons, including Melanippus and Thersites, who overthrew Oeneus and gave the...
, the name of several mythological figures - AgronAgron (mythology)In Greek mythology, Agron was a son of Eumelus and brother of Byssa and Meropis. The family dwelt at Meropis in Kos and worshipped Gaia, who rewarded them with all kinds of goods. However, they were quite impious towards other gods and never participated in religious festivals...
, a son of Eumelus who was transformed into a ploverPloverPlovers are a widely distributed group of wading birds belonging to the subfamily Charadriinae. There are about 40 species in the subfamily, most of them called "plover" or "dotterel". The closely related lapwing subfamily, Vanellinae, comprises another 20-odd species.Plovers are found throughout...
for disrespecting Hermes, Athena and Artemis - AlcaeusAlcaeus (mythology)In Greek mythology, Alcaeus or Alkaios was the name of a number of different people:*Alcaeus, a son of Perseus and Andromeda, and married to Astydameia, the daughter of Pelops and Hippodamia, by whom he became the father of Amphitryon, Anaxo and Perimede.*Alcaeus, the original name of Heracles ,...
(Ἀλκαίος), the name of several mythological figures - AlcathousAlcathousAlcathous was the name of several people in Greek mythology:*Alcathous, son of Pelops, killed the Cithaeronian lion.*Alcathous, son of Aesyetes, husband of Hippodameia, the daughter of Anchises and sister of Aeneas, who was educated in the house of Alcathous. In the Trojan War, he was one of the...
, the name of several mythological figures - AlcidiceAlcidiceAlcidice was in Greek mythology the daughter of Aleus, king of Arcadia. She married Salmoneus, king of Elis and bore a daughter, Tyro. After her death Salmoneus married Sidero....
, wife of Salmoneus, king of Elis - AlcimedeAlcimedeIn Greek mythology, Alcimede was one of the matrilineal Minyan daughters, the daughter of Clymene, Minyas' daughter. She was the mother of Jason by Aeson, whom she met in the caves below Iolcus in Thessaly, a chthonic lair where the rightful king Aeson had been imprisoned by his evil...
, wife of Aeson and mother of Jason - AlcimedonAlcimedonAlcimedon can refer to a number of people in Greek mythology and history:*Alcimedon, an Arcadian hero, from whom the Arcadian plain Alcimedon derived its name...
, the name of several mythological figures - Alcimus, the name of several mythological figures
- AlcinoeAlcinoeAlcinoe is the name that is attributed to two women in Greek mythology:*Alcinoe, daughter of Polybus of Corinth and wife of Amphilochus, son of Dryas. She refused to pay the full wages to a weaver she had hired, and the woman prayed to Athena to avenge her. The goddess afflicted Alcinoe with a...
, the name of several mythological figures - AlcmeneAlcmeneIn Greek mythology, Alcmene or Alcmena was the mother of Heracles.-Background:Alcmene was born to Electryon, the son of Perseus and Andromeda, and king of Tiryns and Mycenae or Medea in Argolis. Her mother was Anaxo, daughter of Alcaeus and Astydamia, daughter of Pelops and Hippodameia...
(Ἀλκμήνη), mother of Heracles - AlcyoneAlcyoneIn Greek mythology, Alcyone was the daughter of Aeolus, either by Enarete or Aegiale. She married Ceyx, son of Eosphorus, the Morning Star....
(Ἀλκυών or Ἀλκυόνη), daughter of Aeolus and wife of Ceyx - AloeusAloeusAloeus can indicate one of two characters in Greek mythology:*Aloeus, the son of Poseidon and Canace, husband first of Iphimedeia and later of Eriboea , and father of Salmoneus , and the eponym of Otus and Ephialtes, collectively known as the Aloadae. These giants made war on the gods and...
, the name of several mythological figures - AlopeAlopeAlopê was in Greek mythology a mortal woman, the daughter of Cercyon, known for her great beauty. Poseidon, in the guise of a kingfisher, seduced Alope, his granddaughter through Cercyon, and from the union she gave birth to Hippothoon...
, a woman seduced by Poseidon in the form of a kingfisher - AlphesiboeaAlphesiboeaAlphesiboea was the name of several characters in Greek mythology:*Alphesiboea, the mother of Adonis with Phoenix .*Alphesiboea, a daughter of Phegeus, who married Alcmaeon. In some versions of this myth, she is called Arsinoe....
, the name of several mythological figures - Althaea (Ἀλθαία), mother of Meleager
- AlthaemenesAlthaemenesAlthaemenes or Althemenes was in Greek mythology a son of Catreus, the king of Crete. He was also the brother of Apemosyne, Aerope and Clymene. An oracle told Catreus that he would be murdered by one of his children...
, son of Catreus, king of Crete; it was prophesied he would be killed by his own son - AmarynceusAmarynceusAmarynceus was in Greek mythology a chief of the Eleans, and a son of Onesimachus or of Acetor. According to Hyginus, Amarynceus himself joined the expedition against Troy with nineteen ships...
, a chief of the Eleans - Amethystos, a maiden that was changed into amethyst
- AmphidamasAmphidamas-Mythology:Amphidamas is the name of six men in Greek mythology.1. Amphidamas, son of Aleus and Cleobule. He was one of the Argonauts, along with his brother Cepheus.2. Amphidamas, father of Nausidame. Nausidame bore Helios a son, Augeas....
(Ἀμφιδάμας), the name of several mythological figures - AmphimachusAmphimachusIn Greek mythology, Amphimachus is a name attributed to multiple individuals.-Son of Cteatus:Amphimachus was the son of Cteatus and Theronice, daughter of Dexamenus. He was one of the leaders of the Elean contingent at the Trojan War and was slain by Hector.-Son of Nomion:Amphimachus was the son...
(Ἀμφίμαχος), the name of several mythological figures - AmphinomeAmphinomeAmphinome may refer to:* Characters in Greek mythology:** Amphinome the Nereid** Amphinome, wife of Aeson and mother to Jason and Promachus. She and her husband were persecuted by king Pelias of Iolcus. Amphinome killed herself with a sword...
, the name of several mythological figures - AmphinomusAmphinomusIn Greek mythology, Amphinomus, also Amphínomos , was the son of King Nisos and one of the suitors of Penelope that was killed by Telemachus. Amphinomus was considered the best-behaved of the suitors. Despite Odysseus's warning, he was compelled by Athena to stay, as he had been a suitor...
(Ἀμφίνομος), a son of Nisos and one of Penelope's suitors during the Odyssey - AmphionAmphionThere are several characters named Amphion in Greek mythology:* Amphion, son of Zeus and Antiope, and twin brother of Zethus . Together they are famous for building Thebes. Amphion married Niobe, and killed himself after the loss of his wife and children at the hands of Apollo and Artemis...
, the name of several mythological figures - AmphitheaAmphitheaAmphithea is the name of four women in Greek mythology:1. Amphithea, wife of Lycurgus, king of Nemea, and mother of Opheltes . Also known as Eurydice....
(Ἀμφιθέα), the name of several mythological figures - AmyclasAmyclasIn Greek mythology, Amyclas refers to three individuals:*Amyclas was the son of Lacedemon and Sparta, and he was the brother of Eurydice . According to Pseudo-Apollodorus, he was the father of Hyacinth and Cynortas; according to Pausanias, he was also the father of Laodamia or Leaneira, wife of...
(Ἀμύκλας), the name of several mythological figures - AmyntorAmyntorAmyntor , was an ancient Greek name attributed to several people both mythological and historical.- Mythological :...
(Ἀμύντωρ), the name of several mythological figures - AmythaonAmythaonAmythaon is the Ancient Greek god of transportation.A son of Cretheus and Tyro and brother of Aeson and Pheres, he dwelt at Pylos in Messenia, and by Idomene, his niece, or by Aglaia became the father of Bias, Melampus, and Aeolia. According to Pindar, he and several other members of his family...
, a son of Cretheus, father of Melampus and Bias - AnaxareteAnaxareteIn Greek mythology, Anaxarete was a Cypriot maiden who refused the advances of a shepherd named Iphis. He cried in despair and killed himself on her doorstep, but Anaxarete was still unmoved, so Aphrodite turned her to stone....
, a Cypriot maiden turned to stone by Aphrodite for refusing her suitor's advances - AnaxibiaAnaxibiaAnaxibia is the name of five characters in Greek mythology.*Anaxibia, the daughter of Bias and Iphianassa, and niece of Melampus. She married Pelias, to whom she bore Acastus, Pisidice, Pelopia, Hippothoe, Alcestis, and Medusa...
, the name of several mythological figures - AnaxoAnaxoIn Greek mythology, Anaxo , daughter of Alcaeus and Astydameia, daughter of Pelops and Hippodamia. She married Electryon, king of Mycenae, and her father's brother, being the son of Perseus and Andromeda. Her children were Alcmena, Stratobates, Gorgophonus, Phylonomus, Celaeneus, Amphimachus,...
, mother of Alcmene - AncaeusAncaeusThe name Ancaeus or Ankaios is attributed to two heroes in Greek mythology. Both were among the Argonauts, and each met his death at the tusks of a boar. They are often confused with one another.-Ancaeus of Arcadia:...
, the name of two separate Argonauts, each of whom was killed by a boar - Anchialus (Ἀγχίαλος), the name of several mythological figures
- AndraemonAndraemonIn Greek mythology the name Andraemon, or Andraimôn may refer to:*Son of Oxylus and husband of Dryope.*Father of Oxylus and grandfather of the precedent....
, the name of several mythological figures - AndreusAndreusAndreus was the son of the river-god Peneus in Thessaly, from whom the district about Orchomenos in Boeotia was called Andreis. In another passage Pausanias speaks of Andreus as the person who first colonized the island of Andros...
, son of the river-god Peneus - Androgeus, a son of Minos, king of Crete
- AntenorAntenor (mythology)In Greek mythology, Anthenor was a son of the Dardanian noble Aesyetes by Cleomestra. He is a counselor to Priam during the Trojan War.-History:He was one of the wisest of the Trojan elders and counsellors...
(Ἀντήνωρ), a counsellor of Priam - AnticlusAnticlusIn Greek mythology, Anticlus , son of Ortyx, was one of the Greek warriors who hid inside the Trojan Horse during the siege of Troy....
, one of the Greek warriors who hid inside the Trojan Horse - AnticleaAnticleaIn Greek mythology, Anticlea was the daughter of Autolycus and Amphithea and mother of Odysseus by Laërtes . She was also the granddaughter of the trickster god Hermes Tiresias. In the underworld, he encounters many spirits, including that of his mother, Anticlea...
, mother of Odysseus - AntilochusAntilochusIn Greek mythology, Antilochus was the son of Nestor, king of Pylos. One of the suitors of Helen of Troy, he accompanied his father and his brother Thrasymedes to the Trojan War. He was distinguished for his beauty, swiftness of foot, and skill as a charioteer...
(Ἀντίλοχος), a son of Nestor who participated in the Trojan War - AntimachusAntimachus in Greek mythologyAntimachus may refer to these persons in Greek mythology:# Antimachus, son of Heracles and Nicippe, one of the fifty daughters of Thespius.# Antimachus, one of the Heraclides. He was the son of Thrasyanor and father of Deiphontes...
(Αντίμαχος), the name of several mythological figures - Antinoe, the name of several mythological figures
- AntinousAntinous son of EupeithesIn Greek mythology, Antinous , son of Eupeithes, is most known for his role in Homer’s Odyssey. One of two prominent suitors vying for Penelope’s hand in marriage, the other being Eurymachus, Antinous is presented as a violent, mean-spirited character who willfully defiles Odysseus’ home while the...
, one of the most prominent and disrespectful suitors of Penelope during the Odyssey - AntionAntion (mythology)Antion, in Greek mythology, was the eldest son of Periphas and Astyaguia , who were distantly related. According to legend, he was the great-grandson of Apollo, his paternal grandfather being Lapithus, the son of Apollo and Stilbe and patriot of the Lapith people.He married Perimele, and they...
, father of Ixion - AntiphatesAntiphatesIn Greek mythology, Antíphatês or Antiphátês is the name of five characters.# Antíphatês, King of the Laestrygones, a mythological tribe of gigantic cannibals. He was married and had a daughter...
, the name of several mythological figures - AntiphusAntiphusIn Greek mythology, Antiphus or Ántiphos is a name attributed to multiple individuals:*Antiphus, one of the 50 sons of Priam, and son of Hecuba. During the Trojan War, he was killed by Agamemnon....
, the name of several mythological figures - ApemosyneApemosyneIn Greek mythology, Apemosyne was a daughter of Catreus and sister of both Althaemenes, Aerope and Clymene. She was known for being fleet of foot. According to legend, an oracle told Catreus that he would be murdered by one of his children; to prevent this from happening, he sent his children away...
, a daughter of Catreus who was raped by Hermes - AphareusAphareusIn Greek mythology, Aphareus , son of Gorgophone and Perieres, was the husband of Arene, daughter of Oebalus, and father of Lynceus, Idas and Peisus, though some report that Idas' actual father was Poseidon. Some call his wife Polydora or Laocoosa...
, founder of the city Arene in Messenia - ApheidasApheidasIn Greek mythology, the name Apheidas may refer to:*Son of Arcas by either Erato, Leaneira, Meganeira or the nymph Chrysopeleia, brother of Elatus, Azan and others. After his father's death he became king of Tegea. His children were Aleus and Stheneboea.*Son of Polypemon, from Alybas...
, the name of several mythological figures - ApisApis (Greek mythology)-King of Argos:Apis was a king of Argos. He was a son of Phoroneus by the nymph Laodice, and brother of Niobe. During his reign he established a tyrannical government and called the Peloponnesus after his own name Apia: but he was killed in a conspiracy headed by Thelxion, king of Sparta, and Telchis...
, the name of several mythological figures - Apsyrtus, a son of Aeëtes, murdered by his sister Medea
- ArcasArcasIn Greek mythology, Arcas was the son of Zeus and Callisto. Callisto was a nymph in the retinue of the goddess Artemis. Zeus, being a flirtatious god, wanted Callisto for a lover. As she would not be with anyone but Artemis, Zeus cunningly disguised himself as Artemis and seduced Callisto...
(Αρκάς), son of Zeus and Callisto - ArceophonArceophonIn Greek mythology, Arceophon was a wealthy man of Salamis in Cyprus, son of Minnyrides, a Phoenician.Arceophon fell in love with Arsinoe, daughter of King Nicocreon of Salamis , and wooed her, but Nicocreon refused to give his daughter to Arceophon because of the latter's Phoenician descent...
, a Phoenician man who committed suicide after being spurned by his beloved - ArcesilausArcesilaus (mythology)In Greek mythology, Arcesilaus was one of the Greek leaders in the Trojan War, from Boeotia, commander of ten ships. He was son of Areilycus and Theobule, and brother of Prothoenor. He was killed by Hector. Leitus brought his remains back to Boeotia and buried them near Lebadea, on the banks of...
, one of the Greek leaders in the Trojan War - AreithousAreithousIn Greek mythology, the name Areithous may refer to:* Areithous, King of Arne in Boeotia, and husband of Philomedusa, by whom he had a son Menesthius. He is called in the Iliad the "club-bearer" , because he fought with no other weapon but a club. He fell by the hand of Lycurgus of Arcadia, who...
, the name of several mythological figures - AretaonAretaonIn Greek mythology, the name Aretaon refers to the following figures associated with the Trojan War, who may or may not be one and the same character:*Aretaon, father of the Phrygian leaders Ascanius and Phorcys....
, the name of several mythological figures - AreteArete (mythology)In Greek mythology, Queen Arete of Scheria was the wife of Alcinous and mother of Nausicaa and Laodamas. She welcomed Odysseus and treated him hospitably. Her name appears to be associated with the Ionic noun...
, wife of Alcinous - Arge, the name of several mythological figures
- ArgeaArgeaIn Greek mythology, Argea or Argia was a daughter of King Adrastus of Argos, and of Amphithea, daughter of Pronax. She was married to Polynices, the exiled king of Thebes, and bore him three sons: Thersander, Adrastus, and Timeas....
, daughter of Adrastus and wife of Polynices - ArgiaArgia (mythology)Argia or Argeia is a name borne by four minor characters in Greek mythology. These are:* Argia, one of the Oceanids. She was the mother of Phoroneus by her brother Inachus. She may also have been the mother of Io....
, the name of several mythological characters - AristodemusAristodemusIn Greek mythology, Aristodemus was an Heracleidae, son of Aristomachus and brother of Cresphontes and Temenus. He was a great-great-grandson of Heracles and helped lead the fifth and final attack on Mycenae in the Peloponnesus....
(Ἀριστόδημος), a descendent of Heracles who helped lead the Dorian Invasion - Aristomachus (Ἀριστόμαχος), the name of several mythological figures
- Argynnus, beloved of Agamemnon
- AsiusAsius (mythology)In Greek mythology, Asius refers to two people who fought during the Trojan War:* Asius son of Hyrtacus was the leader of the Trojan allies that hailed from, on, or near the Dardanelles. He was a son of Hyrtacus and Arisbe, the latter being first wife of King Priam and daughter of Merops...
, the name of two people who fought during the Trojan War - AsterodiaAsterodiaIn Greek mythology, the name Asterodia refers to:*A daughter of Deion and Diomede.*A Caucasian nymph, daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, mother of Absyrtus by Aeetes.*One of the possible wives of Endymion....
, the name of several mythological figures - AstyanassaAstyanassaAccording to late Greek sources on classical mythology, Astyanassa was Helen of Troy's maid. The 10th century scholar Photius, citing Ptolemy Chennus, mentions the story that Aphrodite lent her magical embroidered band to Helen, to ensure that Paris would fall in love with her, and that...
, Helen of Troy's maid - AstyanaxAstyanaxIn Greek mythology, Astyanax was the son of Hector, Crown Prince of Troy and Princess Andromache of Cilician Thebe. His birth name was Scamandrius , but the people of Troy nicknamed him Astyanax In Greek mythology, Astyanax was the son of Hector, Crown Prince of Troy and Princess Andromache of...
(Ἀστυάναξ), infant son of Hector and Andromache, killed during the Sack of Troy - AstydameiaAstydameiaIn Greek mythology, Astydameia is a name attributed to five individuals.-Queen of Iolcus:Astydameia, daughter of Cretheus , was the Queen of Iolcus and wife of Acastus. Her husband purified Peleus of the murder of King Eurytion of Phthia. Astydameia fell in love with Peleus but he scorned her...
(Ἀστυδάμεια), the name of several mythological figures - AstynomeAstynomeAstynome is a name that may refer to one of the following characters in Greek mythology:*Astynome, commonly referred to by the patronymic Chryseis*Astynome, one of the Niobids*Astynome, daughter of Talaus and mother of Capaneus by Hipponous...
, the name of several mythological figures - AstyocheAstyocheThe name Astyoche or Astyocheia was attributed to the following individuals in Greek mythology.*Daughter of the river god Simoeis, mother of Tros by Erichthonius....
, the name of several mythological figures - AstypalaeaAstypalaeaIn Greek mythology, Astypalaea was the daughter of Phoenix and Perimede and the sister of Europa. She was a lover of Poseidon who seduced her, and had two sons by him: Ancaeus, King of Samos, and Eurypylos, King of Kos....
(Ἀστυπάλαια), a lover of Poseidon - AtraxAtrax (mythology)In Greek mythology, Atrax was the son of the river god Peneus and Bura. He was believed to have been the founder and eponym of Atrax or Atracia, a city in Thessaly...
, founder of Atracia in Thessaly - AtymniusAtymniusIn Greek mythology, Atymnius is a name that may refer to:*Son of Zeus and Cassiopeia, a beautiful boy, who was beloved by Sarpedon. Others call him a son of Phoenix . He seems to have been worshipped at Gortyn in Crete together with Europa.*A Trojan warrior, son of Emathion and Pegasis. Was killed...
, the name of several mythological figures - AugeAugeIn Greek mythology, Auge a daughter of Aleus and Neaera and priestess of Athena Alea at Tegea, bore the hero Telephus to Heracles. Her father had been told by an oracle that he would be overthrown by his grandson. She secreted the baby in the temple of Athena...
, mother of the hero Telephus - AutolycusAutolycusIn Greek mythology, Autolycus was a son of Hermes and Chione. He was the husband of Neaera, or according to Homer, of Amphithea...
, a son of Hermes - AutomedonAutomedonIn Greek mythology, Automedon , son of Diores, was Achilles' charioteer. In Homer's Iliad, he rides into battle once Patroclus has donned Achilles's armor, commanding Achilles' horses Balius and Xanthos. After Patroclus's death, Automedon is driven to the rear of the battle, where he attempts to...
(Αυτομέδων), Achilles' charioteer - AutonoëAutonoeIn Greek mythology, Autonoë was a daughter of Cadmus, founder of Thebes, Greece, and the goddess Harmonia. She was the wife of Aristaeus and mother of Actaeon and possibly Macris...
, daughter of Cadmus and mother of Actaeon - AutonousAutonousIn Greek mythology, Autonous was the son of Melaneus, husband of Hippodamia, was father to Anthus, Erodius, Schoenous, Acanthus and Acanthis, and an owner of a large herd of horses. The land they lived in produced no crops, but only rushes and thistles, that's why all the children of Autonous were...
, man transformed by the gods into a Stone Curlew - AxylusAxylusAxylus is mentioned in Book VI of Homer's Iliad.Axylus is mentioned in Book VI of Homer's Iliad.Axylus is mentioned in Book VI of Homer's Iliad.:Diomedes, expert in war cries, killed Axylus,...
, a participant in the Trojan War who fought on the side of Troy - BateaBatea (mythology)In Greek mythology, the name Batea refers to the following individuals:* The daughter or the aunt of King Teucer. Her father was the ruler of a tribe known as the Teucrians . The Teucrians inhabited the area of northwest Asia Minor later called the Troad , and the term is sometimes used as...
, wife of Dardanus and mother of Ilus - BauboBauboBaubo is an old woman in Greek mythology who jested with Demeter when she was mourning the loss of her daughter Persephone.In his Greek Myths, Robert Graves writes that Demeter was the guest of King Celeus in Eleusis...
, an old woman who jested with Demeter while the goddess was mourning the loss of Persephone - BaucisBaucis and PhilemonIn Ovid's moralizing fable , which stands on the periphery of Greek mythology and Roman mythology, Baucis and Philemon were an old married couple in the region of Tyana, which Ovid places in Phrygia, and the only ones in their town to welcome disguised gods Zeus and Hermes , thus embodying the...
, a virtuous old woman whose hospitality the gods rewarded - BiannaBiannaBianna was a young unmarried woman from Biennus in Crete, according to Stephanus of Byzantium. After a famine forced a mass emigration, she was among those who fled to an area of Gaul along the Rhone river. During a dance, a chasm opened up in the earth and engulfed her...
, a Cretan woman who migrated to Gaul and disappeared in a chasm of the earth - BistonBistonIn Greek mythology, Biston was the son of Ares and Callirrhoe, daughter of Nestus; his two brothers were Odomas and Edonus . Alternately, he was called son of Paeon and grandson of Ares, or son of Terpsichorus.Biston built the city of Bistonia on the shores of Lake Bistonis in Thrace...
, a son of Ares and founder of Bistonia in Thrace - Borus, the name of several mythological figures
- BotresBotresIn Greek mythology, Botres was a Theban son of Eumelus and grandson of Eugnotus. His father venerated the god Apollo devotedly and honored him with generous offerings. One day, when Eumelus was sacrificing a ram to the god, Botres, who was helping around, tasted the victim's brain before the ritual...
, a son of Eumelus, transformed into a bee-eaterBee-eaterThe bee-eaters are a group of near-passerine birds in the family Meropidae. Most species are found in Africa and Asia but others occur in southern Europe, Australia, and New Guinea. They are characterised by richly coloured plumage, slender bodies, and usually elongated central tail feathers... - BudeiaBudeiaPrincess Budeia Princess Budeia Princess Budeia (of Boeotia raised an army and marched victoriously against Thebes in Greece. She was the wife of Clymenus. Βούδεια meant oxen-yoker and was also the name of a festival and a place. -Sources:...
, a Boeotian princess who led an army against Thebes - BriseusBriseusIn Greek mythology, Briseus is the father of Briseis , a maiden captured by the Greeks during the Trojan War, as recorded in the Iliad. Eustathius of Thessalonica, a commentator on Homer, says Briseus and Chryses were brothers, as sons of Ardys, with Briseus dwelling in Pedasus, and Chryses...
, father of Briseis - BroteasBroteasIn Greek mythology, Broteas, a hunter, was the ugly son of Tantalus , whose other offspring were Niobe and Pelops. He was said to have carved the most ancient image of the Great Mother of the Gods , an image that in Pausanias' day was still held sacred by the Magnesians...
, a son of Tantalus - BucolionBucolionIn Greek mythology, Bucolion was the eldest, but illegitimate, son of the Trojan king Laomedon and the nymph Calybe. His wife was the naiad Abarbarea, and they had at least two sons, Aesepus and Pedasus. Aesepus and Pedasus participated in the Trojan War, and the family is mentioned in the Iliad,...
, illegitimate son of the Trojan king Laomedon and half-brother of Priam - BuphagusBuphagus (mythology)In Greek mythology, Buphagus, son of Iapetus and Thornax, was an Arcadian hero and husband of Promne. He received the wounded Iphicles, the brother of Heracles, into his house, and took care of him until he died...
, a son of Iapetus - BuraBura (mythology)In Greek mythology, Bura was a daughter of Ion, son of Xuthus, and Helice. She was the eponym of the city Boura in Achaea.She is possibly the same as Bura, mother of Atrax by Peneus....
, a daughter of Ion - ButesButesIn Greek mythology, the name Butes referred to nine different people.*An Argonaut, son of Teleon and Zeuxippe . When the Argonauts were sailing past the Sirens, he was the only one to not resist the charm of their singing and swim off to them. But Aphrodite saved Butes by transferring him to...
, the name of several mythological figures - ByblisByblisIn Greek mythology, Byblis or Bublis was a daughter of Miletus. Her mother was either Tragasia, Cyanee, daughter of the river-god Meander, or Eidothea, daughter of King Eurytus of Caria. She fell in love with Caunus, her twin brother....
, a woman who fell in love with her twin brother - CalesiusCalesiusIn Greek mythology, Calesius was the attendant and charioteer of Axylus. He is mentioned in Book VI of Homer's Iliad where he is killed by Diomedes....
, Axylus' charioteer - CaletorCaletorIn Greek mythology, Caletor is a name that may refer to one of the following characters associated with the Trojan War:*Caletor, one of the defenders of Troy. He was the son of Clytius and brother of Procleia. Caletor was killed by Ajax while trying to set fire to the ship of Protesilaus.*Caletor,...
, the name of two men involved in the Trojan War - Callidice, queen of ThesprotiaThesprotiaThesprotia is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the Epirus region. Its capital is the town of Igoumenitsa. It is named after the Thesprotians, an ancient Greek tribe that inhabited the region in antiquity.-History:...
and wife of Odysseus - CallithyiaCallithyiaIn Greek mythology and legendary history, Callithyia , "the best among women as well as among men", was the daughter of Peiras or Peiranthus and the first priestess of Argive Hera in history...
, the first priestess of Hera - CalyceCalyce (mythology)In Greek mythology, Kalyke , Calyce or Calycia is the name of several characters.*A daughter of Aeolus and Enarete. Some sources state that she was the mother of Endymion, king of Elis, by her husband Aethlius, king of Elis or by Zeus...
, the name of several mythological figures - CalydonCalydon (son of Aetolus)In Greek mythology, Calydon was the eponym of the city Calydon. He was a son of Aetolus and Pronoe and brother of Pleuron. He was married to Aeolia, daughter of Amythaon, and had by her two daughters: Protogeneia, who consorted with Ares, and Epicaste, who married her cousin Agenor....
, eponym of CalydonCalydonCalydon was an ancient Greek city in Aetolia, situated on the west bank of the river Evenus. According to Greek mythology, the city took its name from its founder Calydon, son of Aetolus. Close to the city stood Mount Zygos, the slopes of which provided the setting for the hunt of the Calydonian...
, AetoliaAetoliaAetolia is a mountainous region of Greece on the north coast of the Gulf of Corinth, forming the eastern part of the modern prefecture of Aetolia-Acarnania.-Geography:... - CanaceCanaceIn Greek mythology, Canace was a daughter of Aeolus and Enarete, and lover of Poseidon.Canace had seven brothers and six sisters. Her brothers were Athamas, Cretheus, Deioneus, Macar , Perieres, Salmoneus and Sisyphus. Her sisters were Alcyone, Arne, Calyce, Peisidice, Perimele and Tanagra...
, a daughter of Aeolus and lover of Poseidon - Canthus, the name of several mythological figures
- CapaneusCapaneusIn Greek mythology, Capaneus was a son of Hipponous and either Astynome or Laodice , and husband of Evadne, with whom he fathered Sthenelus. Some call his wife Ianeira....
, an arrogant warrior who was struck down by Zeus - CapysCapysIn Greek mythology, Capys was a name attributed to three individuals:*A son of Assaracus and Hieromneme , and father of Anchises and so grandfather of Aeneas...
, the name of several mythological figures - CarystusCarystus (mythology)Carystus , in Greek mythology, was the son of Chiron and a nymph Chariclo, brother of Hippe, Endeis and Ocyrhoe, father of Zarex, and the eponym of the town of Carystus on Euboea....
, son of Chiron - CassiopeiaCassiopeia (mythology)Cassiopeia is the name of several figures in Greek mythology.-Wife of Cepheus:The Queen Cassiopeia, wife of king Cepheus of Æthiopia, was beautiful but also arrogant and vain; these latter two characteristics led to her downfall....
, a vain Ethiopian queen, punished by Poseidon for her hubris - CaunusKaunos (mythology)In Greek mythology, Caunus or Kaunos was a son of Miletus, grandson of Apollo and brother of Byblis.Caunus became the object of his own sister's passionate love. From some accounts it appears that Caunus was the first to develop the affection towards her; others describe Byblis' feelings as...
, a son of Miletus who fled from his twin sister's incestuous advances - Cebriones, an illegitimate son of Priam
- CeltineCeltineIn Greek mythology, Celtine was the daughter of Bretannus, king of the Celts. She is known for having been one of the consorts of Heracles. Her story, recorded by Parthenius of Nicaea, is as follows....
, a Celtic princess and lover of Heracles - CerambusCerambusIn Greek mythology, Cerambus, son of Eusiros and the nymph Eidothea, was a survivor of Deucalion's flood: he was said to have been raised above the water by the nymphs, thus escaping death...
, a talented yet arrogant singer who was transformed into a beetle - CerdoCerdo (mythology)Cerdo was the wife of Phoroneus in Greek mythology according to Pausanias....
, wife of Phoroneus - CestrinusCestrinusIn Greek mythology, Cestrinus was the only son of Helenus and Andromache. According to Pausanias, Cestrinus was upset when Andromache's son Molossus succeeded Helenus to the throne of Epirus. Taking a group of Epirotian volunteers, he claimed the region of Epirus north of the River Thyamis and it...
, son of Helenus and Andromache - Ceyx, husband of Alcyone
- ChaeresilausChaeresilausIn Greek mythology, Chaeresilaus is solely known for having been the son of Iasius and the father of Poemander by Stratonice....
, son of Iasius - ChalciopeChalciopeChalciope , in Greek mythology, is a name that may refer to several characters.* Chalciope, daughter of King Aeetes of Colchis, sister of Medea and wife of Phrixus, by whom she had four sons: Argus, Phrontis, Melas and Cytisorus...
, the name of several mythological figures - ChalcodonChalcodonIn Greek mythology, the name Chalcodon may refer to:*The son of Abas and the king of the Abantes. He and Telamon assisted Heracles in his campaign against Elis. While leading his people in an attack on Thebes, Greece he was killed by Amphitryon. His son was Elephenor...
, the name of several mythological figures - CharopsCharops (mythology)In Greek mythology, the name Charops or Charopus may refer to:*King of Syme, father of Nireus by Aglaea.*A Thracian, father of Oeagrus...
, the name of several mythological figures - Chione, daughter of ArcturusChione (daughter of Arcturus)In Greek mythology, Chione was a consort of Boreas. The account of Pseudo-Plutarch makes her a daughter of Arcturus; she is said to have been abducted by Boreas and brought by him to Mount Niphantes, where she bore him a son Hyrpax, who later inherited the throne of King Heniochus; the mountain was...
, a lover of Boreas - Chione, daughter of CallirrhoeChione (daughter of Callirrhoe)In Greek mythology, Chione was the daughter of the naiad Callirrhoe and Neilus. She was transformed into a snow cloud by Hermes at the order of Zeus; the Greek word for snow was thought to have come from her name.-Sources:...
, a woman transformed by Hermes into a snow cloud - Chione, daughter of DaedalionChione (daughter of Daedalion)In Greek mythology Chione was the daughter of Daedalion. She was very beautiful, and had countless suitors, including the gods Apollo and Hermes. Apollo waited for nightfall and then approached her in the guise of an old woman. Hermes put her to sleep and raped her...
, mother of Philammon and Autolycus by Apollo and Hermes respectively - ChlorisChloristhumb|250px|right| "As she talks, her lips breathe spring roses:I was Chloris, who am now called Flora." [[Ovid]]There are many stories in Greek mythology about figures named Chloris...
, the name of several mythological figures - ChromiaChromiaIn Greek mythology, Chromia is the daughter of Itonus , son of Amphictyon, himself son of Deucalion. She was also, in some traditions, the mother of Aetolus, Paeon, Epeius and Eurycyda by Endymion.-References:...
, daughter of Itonus - ChryseisChryseisIn Greek mythology, Chryseis was a Trojan woman, the daughter of Chryses. Chryseis, her apparent name in the Iliad, means simply "Chryses' daughter"; later writers give her real name as Astynome ....
, a woman enslaved as a war prize by Agamemnon, who was later forced to return her - ChrysesChrysesIn Greek mythology, Chryses was a priest of Apollo at Chryse, near the city of Troy.According to a tradition mentioned by Eustathius of Thessalonica, Chryses and Briseus were brothers, sons of a man named Ardys .During the Trojan War ,...
, a priest of Apollo and father of Chryseis - Chrysippe, the name of several mythological figures
- ChrysothemisChrysothemisChrysothemis or Khrysothemis , is a name ascribed to several characters in Greek mythology.Most prominently among these, Chrysothemis was a daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra...
, the name of several mythological figures - Chthonia, the name of several mythological figures
- ChthoniusChthoniusIn Greek mythology, the name Chthonius or Chthonios may refer to:*One of the five surviving Spartoi in Thebes, father of Lycus and Nycteus ....
, the name of several mythological figures - ChthonophyleChthonophyleIn Greek mythology, Chthonophyle was the daughter of King Sicyon and Zeuxippe. She and Hermes are the parents of Polybus, another king of Sicyon. She married Phlias, son of Dionysus and Araethyrea, and had by him another son, Androdamas. Other sources instead give her, and not Araethyrea, as the...
, a daughter of Sicyon and wife of Phlias - CilixCilixIn Greek mythology, Cilix was a son of Agenor and Telephassa or Argiope and brother of Cadmus, Phoenix and Europa.When Europa was carried off by Zeus, Agenor sent his three sons out to find her, telling them not to return until they find her. The search was unsuccessful. Cilix eventually settled...
, founder of CiliciaCiliciaIn antiquity, Cilicia was the south coastal region of Asia Minor, south of the central Anatolian plateau. It existed as a political entity from Hittite times into the Byzantine empire... - CillaCilla (mythology)Cilla in Greek mythology is a name that may refer to:*One of the two female characters associated with Troy:**Cilla, sister of Hecuba. She was married to Thymoetes, brother of Priam. On the same day that Hecuba bore Paris, Cilla bore Munippus, to Priam...
, the name of several mythological figures - Cleite, the name of several mythological figures
- Cleitus, the name of several mythological figures
- CleoboeaCleoboeaIn Greek mythology, the name Cleoboea refers to:*Cleoboea, mother of Eurythemis. Her daughter was married to Thestius. Cleoboea herself is otherwise unknown....
, the name of several mythological figures - CleobuleCleobuleIn Greek mythology, the name Cleobule refers to:*Wife of Aleus of Tegea, mother of Cepheus and Amphidamas.*Wife of Alector or Lacritus and mother of Leitus.*Daughter of Aeolus or Aeopolus, one of the possible mothers of Myrtilus by Hermes....
, the name of several mythological figures - CleodaeusCleodaeusIn Greek mythology, Cleodaeus was one of the Heracleidae, a grandson of Heracles. He was the son of Heracles's eldest son Hyllus and Iole of Oechalia. He became father of Aristomachus, who led the third attempt to capture Mycenae and failed. He also had a daughter Lanassa, who married Neoptolemus...
, a grandson of Heracles - CleopatraCleopatra AlcyoneCleopatra Alcyone was the daughter of Idas and Marpessa and the wife of Meleager; she died with grief when her husband was killed by Apollo. ...
, wife of Meleager - ClinisClinisIn Greek mythology, Clinis or Cleinis was a native of Babylon and father, by Harpe, of three sons, Harpasus, Lycius, and Ortygius, and of a daughter Artemiche...
, a Babylonian man, transformed into a bird - Clonius, the name of several mythological figures
- ClymenusClymenusIn Greek mythology, Clymenus may refer to any number of individuals:*Clymenus was the father of Eurydice.*Clymenus was the son of King Oeneus of Calydon and Althaea. He was killed while battling the Curetes....
, the name of several mythological figures - ClytieClytieIn Greek mythology, the name Clytie or Clytia may refer to:*Clytie , known for her unrequited love for Helios....
, the name of several mythological figures - ClytiusClytiusClytius is the name of many people in Greek mythology:# A son of Laomedon, brother of Priam, and an elder of Troy.# A young soldier in the army of Turnus who is loved by Cydon in Virgil's Aeneid, and was killed by Aeneas...
, the name of several mythological figures - Clytodora, the name of several mythological figures
- Coeranus, the name of several mythological figures
- ComaethoComaethoIn Greek mythology, Comaetho is a name that may refer to:*The daughter of Pterelaos and princess of the Taphians. The Taphians were at war with Thebes, led by Amphitryon, whom Comaetho fell in love with. The Taphians remained invincible until Comaetho out of love for Amphitryon cut off her...
, the name of several mythological figures - CopreusCopreusIn Greek mythology, Copreus was King Eurystheus' herald. He announced Heracles' Twelve Labors. Copreus was said to be a son of Pelops and Hippodameia. He was a fugitive from Elis where he had killed a man called Iphitus, but Eurystheus purified him of the murder...
, herald of Eurystheus - Coresus, the name of several mythological figures
- CoronisCoronis (Greek mythology)There are several characters in Greek mythology by the name Coronis . These include:*Coronis , daughter of Phlegyas, King of the Lapiths, was one of Apollo's lovers. While Apollo was away, Coronis, already pregnant with Asclepius, fell in love with Ischys, son of Elatus...
, the name of several mythological figures - CragaleusCragaleusIn Greek mythology, Cragaleus was a son of Dryops who dwelt in the land Dryopis next to a spring which was believed to have appeared at a place where Heracles hit the earth with his club...
, a man transformed into stone by Apollo - CreteCrete (mythology)In Greek mythology, the name Crete may refer to several figures, all of whom are associated with the homonymous island of Crete, and may have been considered its eponyms:*Daughter of Asterion, who married Minos.*Possible mother of Pasiphae by Helios....
, the name of several mythological figures - CreusaCreusaIn Greek mythology, four people had the name Creusa ; the name simply means "princess".-Naiad:According to Pindar's 9th Pythian Ode, Creusa was a naiad and daughter of Gaia who bore Hypseus, King of the Lapiths to the river god Peneus. Hypseus had one daughter, Cyrene. When a lion attacked her...
, the name of several mythological figures - Crino, the name of several mythological figures
- CrisusCrisusIn Greek mythology, Crisus or Crissus was a son of Phocus and brother of Panopaeus. With Antiphateia, daughter of Naubolus, he became father of Strophius; thus he was the grandfather of Pylades. He is also said to have founded the town of Crissa, which received its name from him.-External links:*...
, founder of the town of Crissa - Ctesippus, the name of several mythological figures
- CtesyllaCtesyllaIn Greek mythology, Ctesylla was a maiden of Ioulis in Ceos, daughter of Alcidamas.During the Pythian festival, an Athenian named Hermochares saw Ctesylla dancing in front of the altar of Apollo and fell in love with her...
, a maiden of Ioulis - CtimeneCtimeneIn Greek mythology, Ctimene was the younger sister of Odysseus, the In [[Greek mythology]], Ctimene was the younger sister of [[Odysseus]], the...
, younger sister of Odysseus - Cyanippus, the name of several mythological figures
- Cychreus, son of Poseidon and Salamis
- CycnusCycnusIn Greek mythology, four people were known as Cycnus or Cygnus. Most of them ended up being transformed into swans. The most famous Cycnus however, was the son of Ares.-Son of Ares:Cycnus was sired upon Pelopia or Pyrene...
, the name of several mythological figures, most of whom were transformed into swans - CydippeCydippeThe name Cydippe is attributed to four individuals in Greek mythology.*Cydippe was the mother of Cleobis and Biton. Cydippe, a priestess of Hera, was on her way to a festival in the goddess' honor. The oxen which were to pull her cart were overdue and her sons, Biton and Cleobis pulled the cart...
, the name of several mythological figures - Cydon, the name of several mythological figures
- CyparissusCyparissusIn Greek mythology, Cyparissus or Kyparissos was a boy beloved by Apollo, or in some versions by other deities. In the best-known version of the story, the favorite companion of Cyparissus was a tamed stag, which he accidentally killed with his hunting javelin as it lay sleeping in the woods...
, a boy beloved by Apollo and transformed into a cypress tree after his death - DaedalionDaedalionIn Greek mythology, Daedalion was a son of Hesperos and brother of Ceyx. He is described as a cruel and warlike man. His daughter Chione was so beautiful that both Apollo and Hermes impregnated her. She then became vain and boasted that she was more beautiful than Artemis. When Artemis killed her...
, a man transformed by Apollo into a hawk - DaedalusDaedalusIn Greek mythology, Daedalus was a skillful craftsman and artisan.-Family:...
, a skilled inventor and artisan - DascylusDascylusIn Greek mythology, Dascylus or Daskylos is a name that may refer to:*A king who ruled over Mysia or Mariandyne. He is presumably the eponym of the coastal city of Dascylaeum or Dascylium . The wife of Dascylus was Anthemoisia, daughter of Lycus, and he was the father of sons named Lycus,...
, the name of several mythological figures - DeileonDeileonIn Greek mythology, Deileon may refer to:# Son of Deimachus from Tricca in Thessaly. Along with his brothers, Autolycus and Phlogius, Deileon took part in the campaign of Hercules during the Amazon battles. These three brothers remained in Asia until the campaign ended. He in Sinope, in...
, the name of several mythological figures - DeioneusDeioneusIn Greek mythology, Deioneus or Deion is a name attributed to the following individuals:*Son of Aeolus, king of Phocis, and father of Cephalus, Actor, Aenetus, Phylacus, Nisus and Asterodia....
(Δηιονεύς) or Deion (Δηίων), the name of several mythological figures - DeiphobusDeiphobusIn Greek mythology, Deiphobus was a son of Priam and Hecuba. He was a prince of Troy, and the greatest of Priam's sons after Hector and Paris...
, a son of Priam and Hecuba who fought in the Trojan War - DeipyleDeipyleIn Greek mythology, Deipyle was the daughter of Adrastus and Amphithea, wife of Tydeus and mother of Diomedes. Her sister Argea married Polynices.-External links:*...
, wife of Tydeus and mother of Diomedes - DelphusDelphusFor other uses, see DelphosDelphus or Delphos was a son of Poseidon and Melantho, a daughter of Deucalion, from whom the town of Delphi was believed to have derived its name....
, the name of several mythological figures - DemonassaDemonassaIn Greek mythology, Demonassa was a name attributed to four women.*Demonassa, daughter of Amphiaraus, king of Argos and Eriphyle...
, the name of several mythological figures - DemoniceDemoniceIn Greek mythology, Demonice is the name of two women.*Demonice, a maiden of Ephesus. Brennus, king of the Gauls who was razing Asia Minor came to Ephesus and fell in love with Demonice. She promised to yield to him, and also to betray her country, if he would give her golden bracelets and the...
, the name of several mythological figures - Demophon of EleusisDemophon of EleusisIn Greek mythology, Demophon sometimes written in English as Demophoon, was a son of King Celeus and Queen Metanira. While Demeter was searching for her daughter Persephone, having taken the form of an old woman called Doso, she received a hospitable welcome from Celeus, the King of Eleusis in...
, a son of Celeus, king of Eleusis, whom Demeter attempted and failed to immortalise - DeucalionDeucalionIn Greek mythology Deucalion was a son of Prometheus and Pronoia. The anger of Zeus was ignited by the hubris of the Pelasgians, and he decided to put an end to the Bronze Age. Lycaon, the king of Arcadia, had sacrificed a boy to Zeus, who was appalled by this savage offering...
, survivor of the Deluge - DexamenusDexamenusDexamenus was a name attributed to at least three characters in Greek mythology.*Dexamenus, son of Oeceus, king of Olenus. The Centaur Eurytion forced him to betroth his daughter, Mnesimache, to him. Heracles rescued the girl, killing Eurytion when he showed up to claim his bride. In another...
, the name of several mythological figures - DiaDia (mythology)In Greek mythology, Dia was the daughter of Deioneus or Eion, sister of Callisto and mother of the Lapith Pirithous, whose marriage to Hippodameia was the occasion of the Lapiths' battle with the Centaurs...
, mother of Pirithoös - DictysDictysDictys was a name attributed to four men in Greek mythology.* Dictys was a fisherman and brother of King Polydectes of Seriphos, both being the sons of Magnes by a naiad. He discovered Danaë and Perseus inside a chest that had washed up on shore. He immediately fell in love with Danae and wanted to...
, the name of several mythological figures - DimoetesDimoetesIn Greek mythology, Dimoetes was a brother of Troezen, thus presumably a son of Pelops and Hippodamia. He was married to Evopis, daughter of Troezen....
, brother of Troezen - DiomedeDiomedeDiomede is the name of four women in Greek mythology.- Diomede of Lesbos :As written in Homer's Iliad, Diomede was a mistress of Achilles, taken up after the seizure of Briseis by King Agamemnon. Her father was Phorbas of Lesbos.- Diomede the Lapith :Diomede was a Lapith, and daughter of Lapithes...
, the name of several mythological figures - DirceDirceDirce was the wife of Lycus in Greek mythology, and aunt to Antiope whom Zeus impregnated. Antiope fled in shame to King Epopeus of Sicyon, but was brought back by Lycus through force, giving birth to the twins Amphion and Zethus on the way...
, wife of Lycus - Dius, the name of several mythological figures
- DoliusDoliusIn Greek mythology, more precisely in the epic tradition recounted in Homer's Odyssey, Dolius was a slave of Penelope whom she had received from her father Icarius on occasion of her marriage to Odysseus. He served as a gardener....
, a slave of Penelope - Dolon, a fast runner who fought for Troy in the Trojan War
- DorusDorus-People:*Dorus de Vries, Dutch footballer*Dorus Rijkers, Dutch lifeboat captain*Stage name of Dutch comedian Tom Manders-Greek mythology:*Dorus, son of Hellen and founder of the Dorian nation*Dorus, son of Apollo and Phthia, and the father of Xanthippe...
, progenitor of the Dorians - Dotis, the name of several mythological figures
- DryasDryasDryas is the name of nine characters in Greek mythology1. Dryas was the son of King Lycurgus, king of the Edoni in Thrace. He was killed when Lycurgus went insane and mistook him for a mature trunk of ivy, a plant holy to the god Dionysus, whose cult Lycurgus was attempting to extirpate.Resisting...
, the name of several mythological figures - DryopeDryopeIn Greek mythology, Dryope is the name attributed to several distinct figures.-Dryope, lover of Apollo:The most prominent Dryope was the daughter of Dryops, king of Oeta or of Eurytus . She was sometimes thought of as one of the Pleiades . There are two stories of her metamorphosis into a black...
, a woman transformed into a black poplarPoplarPopulus is a genus of 25–35 species of deciduous flowering plants in the family Salicaceae, native to most of the Northern Hemisphere. English names variously applied to different species include poplar , aspen, and cottonwood.... - DymasDymasIn Greek mythology, Dymas is the name attributed to at least four individuals.- Dymas :The first Dymas was a Phrygian king and father of Hecuba , wife to King Priam of Troy...
, the name of several mythological figures - EchionEchionIn Greek mythology, the name Echion "son of the viper", cf. ἔχις echis "viper") referred to five different beings.*One of the Gigantes.*One of the surviving Spartoi, the "sown men" that sprang up from the dragon's teeth sown by Cadmus; "it was Echion who, for his great valor, was preferred by...
, the name of several mythological figures - EioneusEioneusIn Greek mythology, Eioneus is a name attributed to the following individuals:*Father of Dia, see Deioneus.*The presumed mythological eponym of the Thracian city of Eion. This character was the father of Rhesus, according to Homer...
, the name of several mythological figures - ElectryoneElectryoneIn Greek mythology, Electyrone or Electryo or Alectrona was a daughter of Helios and Rhode, sister to the Heliadae. She died a virgin and was worshipped as a heroine on the island of Rhodes....
, a daughter of Helios and Rhode - Eleius, the name of several mythological figures
- EleutherEleutherIn Greek mythology, the name Eleuther may refer to:*Eleuther, son of Apollo and Aethusa. He is renowned for having an excellent singing voice, which earned him a victory at the Pythian games, and for having been the first to erect a statue of Dionysus, as well as for having given his name to...
, the name of several mythological figures - ElpenorElpenorIn Greek mythology, Elpenor was a comrade of Odysseus.-The story:Elpenor was not especially notable for his intelligence or strength, but he survived the Trojan War, and appears in the Odyssey. He is the youngest man to survive the Laestrygonians...
, a crew member of Odysseus, who died in an accident; his shade approached Odysseus in the Underworld to beg him for a proper burial - ElymusElymusIn Greek and Roman mythology, Elymus was the mythical ancestor of the Elymians, natives of Sicily. Elymus was a Trojan, a natural son of Anchises and a brother of Eryx....
, progenitor of the ElymiansElymiansThe Elymians were an ancient people who inhabited the western part of Sicily during the Bronze Age and Classical antiquity.-Origins:... - EmathionEmathion- Ethiopian king :Emathion was king of Aethiopia, the son of Tithonus and Eos, and brother of Memnon. Heracles killed him.- Samothracian :Emathion was king of Samothrace, was the son of Zeus and Electra , brother to Dardanus, Iasion, Eetion, and Harmonia...
, the name of several mythological figures - EnareteEnareteIn Greek mythology, Enarete , daughter of Deimachus, was the wife of Aeolus and ancestress of the Aeolians. Her children were Canace, Sisyphus, Deioneus, Salmoneus, Macar, Cretheus, Athamas, Perieres, Calyce, Peisidice, Perimede and in some myths, Alcyone. She may have been the mother of Arne, if...
, wife of Aeolus - EndeïsEndeisIn Greek mythology, Endeïs was the wife of Aeacus and mother of Telamon and Peleus. The name is a dialect variant of Engaios ....
, daughter of Chiron - EndymionEndymion (mythology)In Greek mythology, Endymion , was variously a handsome Aeolian shepherd or hunter or a king who ruled and was said to reside at Olympia in Elis, but he was also said to reside and was venerated on Mount Latmus in Caria, on the west coast of Asia Minor....
, eternally sleeping lover of the moon goddess Selene - EpeiusEpeiusThere were two characters named Epeius in Greek mythology.#A Greek soldier during the Trojan War. He was the son of Panopeus and had the reputation for being a coward. In the Iliad he participated in the boxing match at the funeral games for Patrocles against Euryalus and won...
, the name of several mythological figures - Epicasta, the name of several mythological figures
- EpidaurusEpidaurus (mythology)In Greek mythology, Epidaurus was the presumed eponym of the polis Epidaurus.His parentage varies from one local version of the myth to another: the Argive version gives him as the son of Argus and Evadne; people of Elis believed him to be a son of Pelops; finally, the Epidaurians themselves...
, eponymous hero of the city EpidaurusEpidaurusEpidaurus was a small city in ancient Greece, at the Saronic Gulf. Two modern towns bear the name Epidavros : Palaia Epidavros and Nea Epidavros. Since 2010 they belong to the new municipality of Epidavros, part of the peripheral unit of Argolis... - EpipoleEpipole of CarystusIn Greek mythology, Epipole was a daughter of Trachion, of Carystus in Euboea. In the disguise of a man she went with the Greeks against Troy. But when Palamedes discovered her sex, she was stoned to death by the Greek army....
, a woman that went to Trojan War in disguise of a man - EpirusEpirus (mythology)Epirus or Epeiros, in Greek mythology, is the daughter of Agave and Echion. She accompanied Cadmus and Harmonia while they were carrying the body of Pentheus. While in Epirus, she died and was buried in a thicket; this thicket was later considered sacred to her and the entire country was renamed...
, daughter of Agave and Echion, after whom the region of Epirus was named - Ereuthalion, the name of several mythological figures
- EribotesEribotesIn Greek mythology, Eribotes, son of Teleon, was counted among the Argonauts.. Eribotes appears to have had skills of a physician: in the Argonautica, he attends on Oileus when the latter is wounded by a feather of a Stymphalian bird....
, one of the Argonauts - Eriopis, the name of several mythological figures
- EriphyleEriphyleIn Greek mythology, Eriphyle , daughter of Talaus, was the mother of Alcmaeon and the wife of Amphiaraus. Eriphyle persuaded Amphiaraus to take part in the raid that initiated the mythic tale of the Seven Against Thebes, though she knew he would die...
, mother of Alcmaeon and wife of Amphiaraus - Erymanthus, the name of several mythological figures
- EuippeEuippeEuippe or Evippe is the name of six women in Greek mythology:*The daughter of Danaus and the naiad Polyxo. She married Imbrus, son of Aegyptus and Caliadne....
, the name of several mythological figures - Euchenor, the name of several mythological figures
- EulimeneEulimeneEulimene was the name of two characters in Greek mythology.1. Eulimene, one of the Nereids.2. Eulimene was a Cretan girl, daughter of Cydon, and betrothed to Apterus. In spite of this she had an affair with another man, Lycastus. When Cydon consulted the oracles to discover how to best his enemies...
, a Cretan girl who was put to death after having an affair with a man other than her betrothed - EumaeusEumaeusIn Greek mythology, Eumaeus was Odysseus's swineherd and friend before he left for the Trojan War. His father, Ktesios son of Ormenos, was king of an island called Syria. When he was a young child a Phoenician sailor seduced his nurse, a slave, who agreed to bring the child among other treasures...
, Odysseus' loyal swineherd - EuphorionEuphorion (mythology)In Greek mythology, Euphorion was the son of Achilles and Helen. He was born when his parents had already been dwelling in the Land of the Blessed, and was named "after the fertility of the land". He had a pair of wings....
, the son of Achilles and Helen - EuryalusEuryalusEuryalus refers to several different characters from Greek mythology and classical literature:#In the Aeneid by Virgil, Nisus and Euryalus are ideal friends and lovers, who died during a raid on the Rutulians.# Euryalus was the son of Mecisteus...
, the name of several mythological figures - EuryanassaEuryanassaIn Greek mythology, Euryanassa is a name that may refer to:*Daughter of the river-god Pactolus. She was the wife of Tantalus, and one of the possible mothers of Pelops, Broteas and Niobe.*Daughter of Hyperphas and mother of Clymene with Minyas....
, the name of several mythological figures - EurybatesEurybatesIn Greek mythology, Eurybates was the herald for the Greek armies during the Trojan War. He served as Odysseus's squire. He was described by Odysseus to Penelope as "round-shouldered, dark-skinned, and curly-haired." Odysseus is said to pay him greater regard than any other of his companions for...
, herald of the Greek armies and squire to Odysseus during the Trojan War - Eurycleia, the wet-nurse of Odysseus
- EurycydaEurycydaIn Greek mythology, Eurycyda was the daughter of Endymion and either Asterodia, Chromia or Hyperippe. Her brothers were Aetolus, Epeius and Paeon.With Poseidon, she mothered Eleius, after whom the region of Elis was named, as was its people, the Eleans....
, a lover of Poseidon - Eurydamas, the name of several mythological figures
- Eurylochus, the second-in-command of Odysseus' ship during the return to Ithaca after the Trojan War
- EurymachusEurymachusThe name Eurymachus, Evrimahos, or Eurýmakhos , is attributed to the following individuals:-Greek mythology:*In Homer’s Odyssey, Eurymachus, son of Polybus, is an Ithacan nobleman and one of the two leading suitors of Penelope, the other being Antinous...
, the name of several mythological figures - EurymedonEurymedonEurymedon was one of the Athenian generals during the Peloponnesian War.In 428 BC he was sent by the Athenians to intercept the Peloponnesian fleet which was on its way to attack Corcyra...
, the name of several mythological figures - EurymedousaEurymedousaEurymedousa is a name attributed to several women in Greek mythology.*Eurymedousa, daughter of Cletor or Achelous. Zeus had intercourse with her in the shape of an ant and she gave birth to Myrmidon.*Eurymedousa, an old woman from Apeire and the nanny and attendant of Nausicaa.*Eurymedousa,...
, the name of several mythological figures - Eurypyle, the name of several mythological figures
- EurypylusEurypylusIn Greek mythology, Eurypylus was the name of several different people.-Son of Thestius:One Eurypylus was a son of Thestius. He participated in the hunt for the Calydonian Boar, during which he insulted Atalanta and was killed by Meleager.-Son of Euaemon:Another Eurypylus was a Thessalian king,...
, the name of several mythological figures - Euryte, daughter of Hippodamas
- Eurythemis, the name of several mythological figures
- EurythemistaEurythemistaIn Greek mythology, the name Eurythemista or Eurythemiste may refer to:*Daughter of Xanthus. She is one of Pelops' and Niobe's possible mothers by Tantalus ....
, the name of several mythological figures - EurytionEurytionIn Greek mythology Eurytion , "widely-honoured", was a name attributed to six individuals....
, the name of several mythological figures - EurytusEurytusEurytus, Erytus , or Eurytos is the name of eleven characters in Greek mythology, and of at least one historical figure.-King of Oechalia:...
, the name of several mythological figures - Evaechme, the name of several mythological figures
- Evippus, the name of several mythological figures
- GalanthisGalanthisIn Greek mythology, Galanthis , daughter of Proetus, was the red-gold haired servant and playmate of Alcmene, who assisted her during the birth of Heracles. When Alcmene was in labor, she was having difficulty giving birth to a child so large. After seven days she called for assistance from Lucina,...
, servant and friend of Alcmene, who foiled Hera's plan to prevent Heracles' birth and was transformed into a weasel in punishment - GeranaGeranaGerana was a queen of the Pygmy folk in Greek mythology. She boasted to be more beautiful than the goddess Hera and was transformed by the angry goddess into a crane. The bird descendants of Gerana waged an eternal war on the Pygmies during their winter migration to the shores of the river Oceanus....
, a PygmyPygmyPygmy is a term used for various ethnic groups worldwide whose average height is unusually short; anthropologists define pygmy as any group whose adult men grow to less than 150 cm in average height. A member of a slightly taller group is termed "pygmoid." The best known pygmies are the Aka,...
queen changed into a crane - GorgeGorge (mythology)In Greek mythology, the name Gorge may refer to:*Gorge, a daughter of Oeneus and Althaea, and wife of Andraemon. Artemis changed her sisters into birds because of their constant mourning over the death of their brother Meleager, but spared Gorge and her sister Deianeira...
, the name of several mythological figures - GorgophoneGorgophoneIn Greek mythology, Gorgophone was a daughter of Perseus and Andromeda. Her name means "Gorgon Slayer", a tribute to her father who killed Medusa, the mortal Gorgon....
, daughter of Perseus and Andromeda - GuneusGuneusIn Greek mythology, the name Guneus may refer to:*Guneus, leader of the Aenianes and Perrhaebians during the Trojan War. According to Homer, "Guneus brought two and twenty ships from Cyphus, and he was followed by the Enienes and the valiant Peraebi, who dwelt about wintry Dodona." Guneus survived...
, the name of several mythological figures - HaemonHaemonAccording to Sophocles' play Antigone, Haemon or Haimon , was the son of Creon and Eurydice.When Oedipus stepped down as King of Thebes, he gave the kingdom to his two sons, Eteocles and Polynices, who both agreed to alternate the throne every year. However, they showed no concern for their...
, son of Creon and Eurydice - HalaesusHalaesusIn Greek mythology, the name Halaesus or Halesus may refer to:*A companion of Agamemnon during the Trojan War; some state that he was an illegitimate son of Agamemnon...
, the name of several mythological figures - Halirrhothius, a son of Poseidon who was murdered by Ares
- Harpalion, the name of several mythological figures
- HecamedeHecamedeAccording to the Iliad, Hecamede , daughter of Arsinoos, was captured from the isle of Tenedos and given as captive to King Nestor. Described as "skilled as a goddess", "fair" and "proud", Hecamede was not a concubine but a serving woman. In her most prolonged mention, she serves Nestor and Prince...
, daughter of Arsinoös who was captured and given to Nestor as a servant - HerippeHerippeIn Greek mythology, Herippe was a woman from Miletus, wife of Xanthus and mother of an unnamed two-year old child. During the celebration of Thesmophoria, she and many other women were carried off by the Gauls. Some of the captives were ransomed by their relatives, but Herippe was among those who...
, a woman from Miletus, abducted by the Gauls - HermippeHermippeIn Greek mythology, Hermippe was a daughter of Boeotus. She was married to Orchomenus, son of Zeus and the Danaid Isonoe, but had a son Minyas with Poseidon. Orchomenus became legal father of her son....
, wife of Orchomeus and mother of Minyas by Poseidon - Hero and LeanderHero and LeanderHero and Leander is a Byzantine myth, relating the story of Hērō and like "hero" in English), a priestess of Aphrodite who dwelt in a tower in Sestos on the European side of the Dardanelles, and Leander , a young man from Abydos on the opposite side of the strait. Leander fell in love with Hero...
, star-crossed lovers - HippocoönHippocoonIn Greek mythology, the name Hippocoön refers to several characters:*A son of the Spartan King Oebalus and Bateia. His brothers were Tyndareus and Icarius. When their father died, Tyndareus became king. Hippocoön, with the help of his sons, overthrew him, took the throne and expelled his...
, the name of several mythological figures - Hippodamas, the name of several mythological figures
- HippodamiaHippodamiaHippodamia was a daughter of King Oenomaus and wife of Pelops with whom her offspring were Thyestes, Atreus, Pittheus, Alcathous, Troezen, Hippalcimus, Copreus, Astydameia, Nicippe, Eurydice and others....
, wife of Pelops - HippolytusHippolytus (mythology)thumb|260px|The Death of Hippolytus, by [[Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema]] .In Greek mythology, Hippolytus was a son of Theseus and either Antiope or Hippolyte...
, a son of Theseus - HippotesHippotesHippotes can refer to a number of people from Greek mythology:*Hippotes, father of Aeolus, the keeper of the Winds in the Odyssey. He was a mortal king....
, the name of several mythological figures - HippothoeHippothoeIn Greek mythology, Hippothoe is the name of five distinct characters.* Hippothoe, daughter of Mestor, son of Perseus, and of Lysidice, daughter of Pelops. Poseidon abducted Hippothoe from her family and took her to the Echinades islands. Upon her he sired Taphius who later founded the city of...
, the name of several mythological figures - HippothousHippothousIn Greek mythology Hippothous is the name of seven men.1. Hippothous son of Cercyon. He was one of the hunters of the Calydonian Boar. He later inherited the kingdom of Arcadia when king Agapenor did not return from the Trojan War. His successor was his son, Aepytus.2. Hippothous, son of Lethus...
, the name of several mythological figures - HodoedocusHodoedocusIn Greek mythology, Hodoedocus was a son of Cynus and grandson of Opus. His father and sister, Larymna, were eponyms of the cites Cynus in Locris and Larymna in Boeotia respectively....
, son of Cynus, father of Oileus - HylasHylasIn Greek mythology, Hylas was the son of King Theiodamas of the Dryopians. Roman sources such as Ovid state that Hylas' father was Hercules and his mother was the nymph Melite, or that his mother was the wife of Theiodamas, whose adulterous affair with Heracles caused the war between him and her...
, arms bearer to Heracles - HyllusHyllusIn Greek mythology, Hyllus was the son of Heracles and Deianira, husband of Iole, nursed by Abia....
, son of Heracles and Deianira - Hyperenor, the name of several mythological figures
- Hyperippe, the name of several mythological figures
- HypermnestraHypermnestraHypermnestra , in Greek mythology, is a name that refers to several characters.-The Danaid:Hypermnestra was the daughter of Danaus. Danaus was the twin brother of Aegyptus and son of Belus. He had fifty daughters, the Danaides, and Aegyptus had fifty sons. Aegyptus commanded that his sons marry the...
, the name of several mythological figures - HyrmineHyrmineIn Greek mythology, Hyrmine was a daughter of Neleus, Nycteus, or, according to others, of Epeius and Anaxiroe, and sister of Alector . She was the wife of Phorbas and by him the mother of the Argonauts Augeas, Actor and Tiphys. The natural father of Augeas by her may have been Helios.-References:...
, the wife of Phorbas - HyrnethoHyrnethoIn Greek mythology, Hyrnetho was a daughter of Temenus, and the wife of Deiphontes, by whom she became mother of Antimenes, Xanthippus, Argeus and Orsobia....
, the wife of Deiphontes - IalmenusIalmenusIn Greek mythology, Ialmenus was a son of Ares and Astyoche, and twin brother of Ascalaphus. Together with his brother, he sailed with the Argonauts, was among the suitors of Helen and led the Orchomenian contingent in the Trojan War....
, a son of Ares who sailed with the Argonauts - IasusIasusIn Greek mythology, Iasus or Iasius was the name of several individuals:*Iasus, king of Argos. His genealogy is confused; according to different sources, he was:**Son of Phoroneus, brother of Agenor and Pelasgus...
, the name of several mythological figures - IcariusIcariusIn Greek mythology, there were two people named Icarius or Ikários .-Icarius of Sparta:One Icarius was the son of either Perieres and Gorgophone or of Oebalus and Bateia, brother of Hippocoon and Tyndareus and, through Periboea, father of Penelope, Perileos, Thoas, Damasippus, Imeusimus, Aletes...
, the name of several mythological figures - IcarusIcarus-Space and astronomy:* Icarus , on the Moon* Icarus , a planetary science journal* 1566 Icarus, an asteroid* IKAROS, a interplanetary unmanned spacecraft...
, the son of Daedalus, who fell to his death - IlioneIlioneIn Greek mythology, Ilione was the oldest daughter of King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy. Her husband was the Thracian king Polymestor. She is briefly mentioned in Virgil's Aeneid: Aeneas gives her scepter to Dido....
, daughter of Priam and wife of Polymestor - Ilioneus, the name of several mythological figures
- IodameIodameIn Greek mythology, Iodame was the daughter of Itonus and granddaughter of Amphictyon. She was a priestess at the temple of Athena Itonia built by her father. One night, Athena appeared in front of her; at the sight of Medusa's head which was worked in the goddess' garment, Iodame turned into stone...
, daughter of Itonus, turned to stone by Athena - IoleIoleIn Greek mythology, Iolë was the daughter of Eurytus, king of the city Oechalia. According to the brief epitome by the so-called Apollodorus, Eurytus had a beautiful young daughter named Iole who was eligible for marriage. Iole was claimed by Heracles for a bride, but Eurytus refused her hand in...
, daughter of Eurytus - IonIon (mythology)According to Greek mythology, Ion was the illegitimate child of Creüsa, daughter of Erechtheus and wife of Xuthus. Creusa conceived Ion with Apollo then she abandoned the child. Apollo asked Hermes to take Ion from his cradle. Ion was saved by a priestess of the Delphic Oracle...
, son of Apollo and Creusa, wife of Xuthus - IphianassaIphianassaIn Greek mythology, Iphianassa is a name that refers to several characters.-Daughter of Agamemnon:In the Iliad, Iphianassa is an obscure and controversial daughter of Agamemnon and Clytaemnestra, sister to Laodice and Chrysothemis, sometimes considered identical to Iphigeneia.Extant plays by...
, the name of several mythological figures - IphianeiraIphianeiraIn Greek mythology, the name Iphianeira may refer to two women, great-grandmother and great-granddaughter:*Daughter of Megapenthes and wife of Melampus, mother of Antiphates, Bias, Pronoe and Manto....
, the name of several mythological figures - IphiclesIphiclesIn Greek mythology, Iphicles is the name of three different people:*The half-brother of Heracles, being the son of Alcmene and her human husband Amphitryon, whereas Heracles was her son by Zeus. Iphicles was the father of Heracles' charioteer Iolaus by Automedusa, daughter of Alcathous...
, the name of several mythological figures - IphimedeiaIphimedeiaIn Greek mythology, Iphimedeia was the daughter of Triopas . Her brothers were Erysichthon and Phorbas. She was the wife of Aloeus, who was also her uncle, but fell in love with Poseidon and would often come to the sea shore and pour the sea water in her lap, until the god came and answered her...
, a lover of Poseidon - Iphinoe, the name of several mythological figures
- Iphitus, the name of several mythological figures
- IphthimeIphthimeIn Greek mythology, the name Iphthime refers to:*Iphthime, daughter of Icarius, a sister of Penelope and Perileos, wife of Eumelus from Pherae. In Homer's Odyssey, Athena creates an image in Iphthime's likeness and sends this to a sleeping Penelope...
, the name of several mythological figures - ItonusItonusIn Greek mythology, Itonus was the son of Amphictyon. He was married to Melanippe, a nymph, and had a son Boeotus and two daughters, Chromia and Iodame.He founded a sanctuary of Athena, where his daughter Iodame served as priestess...
, son of Amphictyon and founder of a shrine to Athena - LaodamasLaodamasIn Greek mythology, Laódamas referred to five different people.-Laódamas, son of Eteocles:Laodamas, son of Eteocles, inherited Thebes from his father...
, the name of several mythological figures - LaodamiaLaodamiaIn Greek mythology, the name Laodamia referred to:* Laodamia or Deidamia, daughter of Bellerophon and Philonoe, sister of Hippolochus and Isander and the mother of Sarpedon by Zeus. She was shot by Artemis one day when she was weaving...
, the name of several mythological figures - LaodiceLaodice (mythology)Laodice was the daughter of Priam of Troy and Hecuba. She is described as the most beautiful of Priam's daughters. Laodice refers to Helen as her junior even though Helen is probably 34 years old and yet she is more beautiful than her sister Cassandra, who might be eighteen at the same time and who...
, a daughter of Priam - Laonome, the name of several mythological figures
- LaothoeLaothoeIn Greek mythology, Laothoe can refer to five women:*Laothoe, a wife of Priam, king of Troy, and mother of Lycaon. Her father was Altes, king of the Leleges.*Laothoe, one of the daughters of Thespius and Megamede...
, the name of several mythological figures - LapithesLapithes (hero)In Greek mythology, Lapithes was a son of Apollo and Stilbe. He and his full brother Centaurus were believed to have given their names to the legendary races of Lapiths and Centaurs respectively....
, eponym of the Lapiths - LeitusLeitusIn Greek mythology, Leitus was the son of Alector or Lacritus and Cleobule, brother of Clonius, from Boeotia. He sailed with the Argonauts and afterwards, as one of the suitors of Helen, fought in the Trojan War, where he killed twenty enemies, including Phylacus...
, a leader of the Achaean forces during the Trojan War - LepreusLepreus (mythology)In Greek mythology, Lepreus was a son of Caucon or Pyrgeus, and grandson of Poseidon; one account calls him son of Poseidon. His mother was Astydameia, daughter of Phorbas....
, a grandson of Poseidon and an enemy of Heracles - LeucippusLeucippus (mythology)In Greek mythology, Leucippus, son of Gorgophone and Perieres, was the father of Phoebe and Hilaeira, and also of Arsinoe, mother of Asclepius, by his wife Philodice, daughter of Inachus....
, the name of several mythological figures - Leucon, the name of several mythological figures
- Leuconoe, the name of several mythological figures
- LeucophryeLeucophryeIn Greek mythology, Leucophrye was the daughter of Mandrolytus, a resident of a city in Asia Minor.Leucippus, son of Xanthius, was chosen by the oracle as leader of a colony of one in ten sent out of Pherae by Admetus...
, daughter of Mandrolytus; she betrayed her city for the love of a man - Leucus, the name of several mythological figures
- LophisLophisIn Greek mythology, Lophis was the young son of a ruler of Haliartus, Boeotia.Legend has it that Haliartus was once an arid land lacking fresh water sources...
, the young son of a Boeotian king - Lycaon of Troy, a son of Priam, killed by Achilles
- Lycastus, the name of several mythological figures
- LycorusLycorusIn Greek mythology, Lycorus or Lycoreus was a son of Apollo and the nymph Corycia. After him a city was named Lycoreia .The name Lycoreus may also refer to:*A companion of Amycus....
, the name of several mythological figures - Lycurgus of Thrace, a king of the EdoniEdoniThe Edoni were a Thracian people who dwelt mostly between the Nestus and the Strymon rivers in southern Thrace, but also once dwelt west of the Strymon at least as far as the Axios. They inhabited the region of Mygdonia before the Macedonians drove them out...
in Thrace - LysianassaLysianassaLysianassa is the name of four characters in Greek mythology:*Lysianassa, one of the Nereids.*Lysianassa, daughter of Epaphus. She bore Poseidon a son, Busiris, king of Egypt. He was killed by Heracles....
, the name of several mythological figures - LysimacheLysimacheLysimache is the name of two characters in Greek mythology:*Lysimache, daughter of Abas and Cyrene. She married king Talaus of Argos and bore him these children: Adrastus, Parthenopaeus, Mecisteus, Hippomedon, Pronax, Aristomachus, and Eriphyle....
, the name of several mythological figures - LysippeLysippeLysippe is the name of several different women in Greek mythology:* Lysippe, daughter of Thespius and Megamede. She bore Heracles a son, Erasippus.* Lysippe, the Amazon mother of the river god Tanais....
, the name of several mythological figures - Machaon, a physician and son of Asclepius who fought on the side of the Greeks in the Trojan War
- Maeon, the name of several mythological figures
- MagnesMagnes (mythology)In Greek mythology, Magnes was a name attributed to two men.*Magnes, son of Zeus and Thyia, daughter of Deucalion, or of Aeolus and Enarete, or of Argus and Perimele, eponym and first king of Magnesia, and brother of Makednos...
, the name of several mythological figures - MecisteusMecisteusIn Greek mythology, Mecisteus was the son of Talaus and Lysimache. He participated in the attack on the city of Thebes with the Seven Against Thebes, along with his brother Adrastus. In Aeschylus' tragedy Seven Against Thebes, Mecisteus is not among the seven champions who attack the seven gates...
, son of Talaus who participated in the war of the Seven Against Thebes - Meda, the name of several mythological figures
- MedônMedônIn Greek mythology, there were four people called Medon .#Medon is the faithful herald of Odysseus in Homer’s Odyssey. Following the advice of his son Telemachus, Odysseus spares Medon’s life after murdering the suitors who had been plaguing his halls in his homeland of Ithaca...
, the name of several mythological figures - MegapenthesMegapenthesIn Greek mythology, Megapénthês is a name that refers to:* A son of Proetus. He exchanged kingdoms with his cousin Perseus, whom he killed much later. He was the father of Argeus and possibly Anaxagoras...
, the name of several mythological figures - MelanippusMelanippusIn Greek mythology, there were nine people named Melanippus :#One of the sons of Agrius, killed by Diomedes.#Son of Perigune and Theseus, the father of Ioxus who, together with Ornytus, led a colony to Caria and became the ancestor of the family Ioxides.#Son of Astacus, defended Thebes in Seven...
, the name of several mythological figures - MelanthoMelanthoMelantho, also known as Melántho or Melanthó , is one of the minor characters in The Odyssey. Described as having a "sharp tongue", she is sister to Melanthios, a goatherd in Ithaca, and the daughter of Dolios...
, a disloyal servant of Penelope - MelasMelas (mythology)In Greek mythology, the name Melas refers to a number of characters.*Melas, son of Poseidon and an unnamed nymph of Chios, brother of Agelus. He may or may not be identical to Melas, son of Poseidon, who was said to have given his name to the river Melas in Egypt, which was later renamed...
, the name of several mythological figures - MeliboeaMeliboeaIn Greek mythology, Meliboea was a name attributed to the following individuals:*The wife of Magnes, who named the town of Meliboea in Thessaly after her. The town of Meliboea became a kingdom in eastern Thessalia . Nowadays, Meliboea is a municipality of Larissa prefecture...
, the name of several mythological figures - MelicertesMelicertesIn Greek mythology, Melicertes is the son of the Boeotian prince Athamas and Ino, daughter of Cadmus....
, son of Athamas and Ino who was transformed into the marine god Palaemon - MenippeMenippe and MetiocheIn Greek mythology, Menippe and Metioche were daughters of Orion. After Orion was killed they were brought up by their mother, and Athena taught them the art of weaving and Aphrodite gave them beauty. Once their homeland Aonia at the base of Mt...
, a daughter of Orion who was transformed into a comet - MesseneMessene (mythology)In Greek mythology, Messene was the daughter of Triopas, king of Argos. She was married to Polycaon, son of king Lelex, of Laconia. Messene was said to have been very ambitious. After her father-in-law died, her husband's brother Myles inherited the throne to Laconia...
, an ambitious Argive princess for whom Messenia was named - Metaneira, wife of Celeus, king of Eleusis
- MetiocheMenippe and MetiocheIn Greek mythology, Menippe and Metioche were daughters of Orion. After Orion was killed they were brought up by their mother, and Athena taught them the art of weaving and Aphrodite gave them beauty. Once their homeland Aonia at the base of Mt...
, a daughter of Orion who was transformed into a comet - MiletusMiletus (mythology)Miletus was a character from Greek mythology.Miletus was son of Apollo and Areia, daughter of Cleochus, of Crete. When Areia gave birth to her son she hid him at a place where the plant milax was growing; Cleochus found the child there and named him Miletus after the plant...
, a son of Apollo and founder of the city MiletusMiletusMiletus was an ancient Greek city on the western coast of Anatolia , near the mouth of the Maeander River in ancient Caria... - MinyasMinyas (mythology)In Greek mythology, Minyas was the founder of Orchomenus, Boetia. As the ancestor of the Minyans, a number of Boeotian genealogies lead back to him, according to the classicist H.J. Rose...
, founder of Orchomenus in Boeotia - MestraMestraIn Greek mythology, Mestra She is also occasionally referred to as Mnestra in modern sources, though the form is not anciently attested; cf. Clytemnestra, whose name does appear with and without the n in ancient authors...
, daughter of ErysichthonErysichthonIn Greek mythology, Erysichthon can refer to two different personages:-Erysichthon of Thessaly:...
who possessed the gift of shape-shifting - MyrinaMyrina (mythology)In Greek mythology, the name Myrina or Myrine may refer to the following individuals:* Myrina, a queen of the Amazons. According to Diodorus Siculus, she led a military expedition in Libya and won a victory over the people known as the Atlantians, but was less successful fighting the Gorgons In...
, the name of several mythological figures - MyrmidonMyrmidon (hero)In Greek mythology, Myrmidon was the eponymous ancestor of the Myrmidons.He was the son of Zeus and Eurymedusa, daughter of Cleitor of Arcadia or of the river god Achelous...
, eponymous progenitor of the MyrmidonsMyrmidonsThe Myrmidons or Myrmidones were legendary people of Greek history. They were very brave and skilled warriors commanded by Achilles, as described in Homer's Iliad. Their eponymous ancestor was Myrmidon, a king of Thessalian Phthia, who was the son of Zeus and "wide-ruling" Eurymedousa, a... - MyrrhaMyrrhaMyrrha , also known as Smyrna , is the mother of Adonis in Greek mythology. She was transformed into a myrrh tree after having had intercourse with her father and gave birth to Adonis as a tree...
, the mother of Adonis - MyrtilusMyrtilusIn Greek mythology, Myrtilus was a divine hero, a son of Hermes on Theobule , and charioteer of King Oenomaus of Pisa in Elis, on the northwest coast of the Peloponnesus....
, charioteer of Oenomaus - MyrtoMyrto (mythology)In Greek mythology, the name Myrto may refer to one of the following characters:* Myrto, one of the Maenads* Myrto, a possible eponym for the Myrtoan Sea* Myrto, an Amazon and one of the possible mothers of Myrtilus by Hermes....
, the name of several mythological figures - MytileneMytilene (mythology)In Greek mythology, the name Mytilene may refer to one of the following figures, all of whom are counted among possible eponyms of the city Mytilene:*Mytilene, sister of the Amazon Myrina...
, the name of several mythological figures - NarcissusNarcissus (mythology)Narcissus or Narkissos , possibly derived from ναρκη meaning "sleep, numbness," in Greek mythology was a hunter from the territory of Thespiae in Boeotia who was renowned for his beauty. He was exceptionally proud, in that he disdained those who loved him...
, a young man who fell in love with his own reflection - Naubolus, the name of several mythological figures
- NausicaaNausicaaNausicaa is a character in Homer's Odyssey . She is the daughter of King Alcinous and Queen Arete of Phaeacia. Her name, in Greek, means "burner of ships".-Role in the Odyssey:...
, a Phaeacian princess who aided Odysseus - NausithousNausithousNausithous or Nausithoös is a name that refers to the following characters in Greek mythology:*The king of the Phaeacians in the generation before Odysseus washed ashore on their home island of Scheria. He was the son of the god Poseidon and a Phaeacian woman named Periboia...
, the name of several mythological figures - NeoptolemusNeoptolemusNeoptolemus was the son of the warrior Achilles and the princess Deidamia in Greek mythology. Achilles' mother foretold many years before Achilles' birth that there would be a great war. She saw that her only son was to die if he fought in the war...
, a son of Achilles - NicippeNicippeNicippe is a name attributed to several women in Greek mythology.*Nicippe, one of the fifty daughters of Thespius and Megamede. She bore Heracles a son, Antimachus....
, the name of several mythological figures - NireusNireusNireus is a name that may refer to:*Nireus , in Greek mythology:**Nireus, king of Syme**Nireus, a son of Poseidon and Canace**Nireus, a companion of Heracles*173086 Nireus, an asteroid*Papilio nireus, a species of butterfly...
, an Achaean leader during the Trojan War, renowned for his beauty - Nyctimene, a woman transformed by Athena into an owl
- NyctimusNyctimusIn Greek mythology, Nyctimus was the son of Lycaon who was killed and served up as part of a feast to Zeus.Some scholars identify Lycaon with Zeus Lycaeus, Zeus in his role as god of light, who slays Nyctimus , or is succeeded by him, in allusion to the perpetual succession of night and day....
, a son of Lycaon who was killed and served up as a meal to Zeus - OenoneOenoneIn Greek mythology, Oenone was the first wife of Paris of Troy, whom he abandoned for the queen Helen of Sparta.Oenone was a mountain nymph on Mount Ida in Phrygia, a mountain associated with the Mother Goddess Cybele, alternatively Rhea. Her father was Cebren, a river-god...
, the first wife of Paris, whom he abandoned in favour of Helen - OlenusOlenusIn Greek mythology, Olenus was the name of several individuals:#Olenus, son of Hephaestus and father of Helice and Aex, two nurses of infant Zeus. A city in Aulis was named for him....
, the name of several mythological figures - OmphaleOmphaleIn Greek mythology, Omphale was a daughter of Iardanus, either a king of Lydia, or a river-god. Omphale was queen of the kingdom of Lydia in Asia Minor; according to Bibliotheke she was the wife of Tmolus, the oak-clad mountain king of Lydia; after he was gored to death by a bull, she continued...
, a queen of Lydia to whom Heracles was required to become a slave for the period of a year - OrionOrion (mythology)Orion was a giant huntsman in Greek mythology whom Zeus placed among the stars as the constellation of Orion....
, a hunter whom Zeus placed among the stars as the constellation of OrionOrion (constellation)Orion, often referred to as The Hunter, is a prominent constellation located on the celestial equator and visible throughout the world. It is one of the most conspicuous, and most recognizable constellations in the night sky... - Ornytus, the name of several mythological figures
- OxylusOxylusIn Greek mythology, Oxylus may refer to:*A son of Ares and Protogeneia, daughter of Calydon.*An one-eyed man from Aetolia, son of Haemon or of Andraemon. He was exiled from Aetolia on account of unintentional homicide; his victim was either his own brother Therimus or a certain Alcidocus, son of...
, the name of several mythological figures - Pallene, the name of several mythological figures
- PandareusPandareusIn Greek mythology, Pandareus was the son of Merops and a nymph. His residence was given as either Ephesus or Miletus. He was said to have been favored by Demeter, who conferred upon him the benefit of never suffering from indigestion, however much food he should eat...
, a friend of Tantalus who got involved into the latter's impious deeds - PandarusPandarusPandarus is a Trojan aristocrat who appears in stories about the Trojan War. In Homer's Iliad he is portrayed as an energetic and impetuous warrior, but in medieval literature he becomes a witty and licentious figure who facilitates the affair between Troilus and Cressida...
, a Trojan archer who fought in the Trojan War - Pandora IIPandora IIPandora II was a daughter of Deucalion and Pyrra. She was the mother of Graecus by Zeus.-References:*...
, a daughter of Deucalion and Pyrrha - PanthousPanthousIn Greek mythology, Panthous , son of Othryas, was an elder of Troy, husband of the "queenly" Phrontis and father of Euphorbus, Polydamas and Hyperenor.Panthous was originally a priest of Apollo at Delphi...
, an elder of Troy - ParisParis (mythology)Paris , the son of Priam, king of Troy, appears in a number of Greek legends. Probably the best-known was his elopement with Helen, queen of Sparta, this being one of the immediate causes of the Trojan War...
, a son of Priam whose abduction of Helen resulted in the Trojan War - ParthenopeusParthenopeusFor the hero of mediaeval romance, see Partonopeus de BloisIn Greek mythology, Parthenopeus was one of the Seven Against Thebes and the son of Atalanta and Hippomenes, Meleager, or Ares, or perhaps the son of Talaus. Promachus was his son...
, one of the Seven Against Thebes - PatroclusPatroclusIn Greek mythology, as recorded in the Iliad by Homer, Patroclus, or Patroklos , was the son of Menoetius, grandson of Actor, King of Opus, and was Achilles' beloved comrade and brother-in-arms....
, a comrade of Achilles who was killed by Hector during the Trojan War - Peisenor, the name of several mythological figures
- PelopiaPelopiaIn Greek mythology, Pelopia was a name attributed to four individuals:- Daughter of Thyestes :Pelopia, less commonly known as Mnesiphae, was the daughter of Thyestes. Thyestes had been fighting with his brother, Atreus, for the throne of Mycenae for some time, as well as having an affair with...
, the name of several mythological figures - PeneleusPeneleusIn Greek mythology, Peneleus, son of Hippalcimus and Asterope, was an Achaean soldier in the Trojan War.Prior to the beginning of the war, he was said to have sailed with the Argonauts; he also was one of the suitors of Helen, which obliged him to join in the campaign against Troy. He came from...
, an Achaean soldier in the Trojan War - PenthilusPenthilus- Son of Orestes and Erigone :Penthilus was the illegitimate son of half-siblings Orestes and Erigone. Erigone was the daughter of Clytemnestra and Aigisthos , while Orestes was the son of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon. Erigone is said to have hanged herself. Orestes was ruler over much of the...
, the name of several mythological figures - PeriboeaPeriboeaIn Greek mythology, nine people shared the name Periboea .#Periboea was the daughter of either King Cychreus of Salamis or of Alcathous, her mother in the latter case being either Pyrgo or Evaechme, daughter of Megareus. She married Telamon and became and mother of Ajax...
, the name of several mythological figures - PerileosPerileosIn Greek mythology, Perileos or Perilaus is a name that may refer to:*Son of Icarius and Periboea. He accused Orestes of the murder of his cousin Clytemnestra....
, the name of several mythological figures - PeriphetesPeriphetesPeriphetes is the name of several characters from Greek mythology.The most prominent Periphetes, also known as Corynetes or the Club-Bearer, was a son of Hephaestus and Anticleia. Like his father, he was lame in one leg with only one eye as a Cyclopes would have...
, the name of several mythological figures - PerimedePerimede (mythology)In Greek mythology, the name Perimede refers to:*A daughter of Oeneus, mother of Astypalaea and Europe by Phoenix .*Sister of Amphitryon and wife of Licymnius....
, the name of several mythological figures - PhaenopsPhaenopsIn Greek mythology, the name Phaenops refers to three characters who are all associated with Troy and the Trojan War:* Father of Xanthus and Thoon, who were slain by Diomedes. He was an old man by the time the Trojan War began, and had no other sons and heirs except these two.* Father of Phorcys,...
, the name of several mythological figures - PhaëtonPhaëtonIn Greek mythology, Phaëton or Phaethon was the son of Helios and the Oceanid Clymene. Alternate, less common genealogies make him a son of Clymenus by Merope, of Helios and Rhode or of Helios and Prote....
, a son of Helios who lost control of his father's sun chariot and was struck down by Zeus to prevent disaster - PhalerusPhalerusIn Greek mythology, Phalerus was the son of Alcon and grandson of Erechtheus, from Athens. He is counted among the Argonauts. He also attended the wedding of Pirithous and Hippodamia...
, a son of Alcon who sailed with the Argonauts - PharisPharis (mythology)In Greek mythology, Pharis was the son of Hermes and the Danaid Phylodameia, and founder of Pharae in Messene. He had one daughter, Telegone, who consorted with the river god Alpheius and had by him a son Ortilochus , who in his turn became father of Diocles, and Diocles had twin sons Crethon and...
, a son of Hermes and founder of Pharae in Messene - PhemiusPhemiusIn Homer's epic poem, the Odyssey Phemius is an Ithacan poet who performs narrative songs in the house of the absent Odysseus. His audience is made up largely of the "Suitors" , who live in the house while attempting to persuade Penelope to marry one of them...
, an Ithacan poet who performs in the house of Odysseus - PhialoPhialoPhialo was one of the lovers of the Greek mythological demigod Heracles. She was the daughter of the Arcadian hero Alcimedon and the mother, by Heracles, of Aechmagoras.-Story:...
, a lover of Heracles - PhilemonBaucis and PhilemonIn Ovid's moralizing fable , which stands on the periphery of Greek mythology and Roman mythology, Baucis and Philemon were an old married couple in the region of Tyana, which Ovid places in Phrygia, and the only ones in their town to welcome disguised gods Zeus and Hermes , thus embodying the...
, a virtuous old man who was rewarded by Zeus - PhiloctetesPhiloctetesPhiloctetes or Philocthetes according to Greek mythology, the son of King Poeas of Meliboea in Thessaly. He was a Greek hero, famed as an archer, and was a participant in the Trojan War. He was the subject of at least two plays by Sophocles, one of which is named after him, and one each by both...
, a famed archer who participated in the Trojan War - PhliasPhliasPhlias, Phlius, or Phliasus, was the son of Dionysus and Chthonophyle in Greek mythology. A native of Araithyrea in Argolis, he is mentioned as one of the Argonauts...
, a son of Dionysus who sailed with the Argonauts - PhocusPhocusPhocus was the son of Aeacus and Psamathe in Greek mythology. His mother, the Nereid goddess of sand beaches, transformed herself into a seal when she was ambushed by Aeacus, and was raped as a seal; conceived in the rape, Phocus' name means "seal". He had two sons, Crisus and Panopaeus.Aeacus...
, a son of Aeacus, killed by his brothers Peleus and Telemon - PhoenixPhoenix (Iliad)In Greek mythology, Phoenix , son of Amyntor and Cleobule, is one of the Myrmidons led by Achilles in the Trojan War...
, one of the Myrmidons who participated in the Trojan War - PhorbasPhorbasIn Greek mythology, Phorbas or Phorbaceus may refer to:*Phorbas, a prince of the Thessalian Phlegyes who emigrated to Elis in the Peloponnesos. Phorbas was the son of Lapithes and Orsinome, and a brother of Periphas. He assisted Alector, king of Elis, in the war against Pelops, and shared the...
, the name of several mythological figures - PhorcysPhorcys (Trojan War)In Greek mythology, Phorcys was a Phrygian ally of King Priam in the Trojan War. Phorcys appears in The Iliad as the leader of the Phrygians, a son of Phaenops. Apollodorus, however, refers to him as a son of Aretaon and brother of Ascanius, another Phrygian leader. Phorcys is mentioned among the...
, a Phrygian ally of Priam in the Trojan War - Phrastor, the name of several mythological figures
- PhrixusPhrixusIn Greek mythology, Phrixus or Frixos or Phryxus was the son of Athamas, king of Boiotia, and Nephele . His twin sister Helle and he were hated by their stepmother, Ino. Ino hatched a devious plot to get rid of the twins, roasting all of Boeotia's crop seeds so they would not grow. The local...
, a son of Athamas and Nephele, rescued by Chrysomallus, the ram with the golden fleece - PhrontisPhrontisPhrontis was one of four sons of Phrixus and Chalciope. He was also a grandson of King Aeëtes of Colchis .Phrontis and his brothers were raised in Colchis, but after their father died, he and his brothers set out to avenge their father’s ill treatment in the hands of king Athamas of Orchomenus...
, a son of Phrixus who sailed with the Argonauts - Phylas, the name of several mythological figures
- PhyllisPhyllisPhyllis is a character in Greek mythology, daughter of a Thracian king . She married Demophon, King of Athens and son of Theseus, while he stopped in Thrace on his journey home from the Trojan War....
, wife of Demophon of Athens - Physadeia, the name of several mythological figures
- PhyscoaPhyscoaIn Greek mythology, Physcoa was a woman from the deme Orthia of Elis. She was credited with a variety of notable deeds, which are recorded in Pausanias' Description of Greece....
, member of the Sixteen WomenSixteen WomenPausanias, in his Description of Greece , refers to "the Sixteen Women." It's unclear how "the Sixteen Women" became a group. Several interpretations exist, including that they were selected as negotiators from 16 cities, for the purpose of making peace between Elis and Pisa....
and lover of Dionysus - PleuronPleuron (son of Aetolus)Pleuron, a son of Aetolus and Pronoe, and brother of Calydon, was married to Xanthippe, daughter of Dorus, by whom he became the father of Agenor, Sterope, Stratonice, and Laophonte. He is said to have founded the town of Pleuron in Aetolia , but he had also a heroon at Sparta, erected by his...
, eponym of PleuronPleuron, AetoliaPleuron was an ancient city in Aetolia, Greece. The town is said to have been founded by Pleuron, son of Aetolus. It was the birthplace of the ancient Greek poet Alexander Aetolus....
, AetoliaAetoliaAetolia is a mountainous region of Greece on the north coast of the Gulf of Corinth, forming the eastern part of the modern prefecture of Aetolia-Acarnania.-Geography:... - PodaliriusPodaliriusIn Greek mythology, Podalirius or Podalarius was a son of Asclepius. With Machaon, his brother, he led thirty ships from Thessaly in the Trojan War on the side of the Greeks. Like Machaon, he was a legendary healer. He healed Philoctetes, holder of the bow and arrows of Heracles required to end...
, a healer and son of Asclepius who participated in the Trojan War - PolitesPolitesIn Greek mythology, Polites referred to two different people, both of whom feature as minor characters in the epics by Homer.*Polites was a member of Odysseus's crew...
, the name of several mythological figures - PolyboeaPolyboeaIn Greek mythology, Polyboea is a name that refers to:*A sister of Hyacinthus who died a virgin and was believed to have been taken to heaven by Aphrodite, Athena and Artemis, together with her brother.*The first wife of Actor....
, the name of several mythological figures - PolycaonPolycaonIn Greek mythology, the name Polycaon may refer to:*Son of Lelex, king of Laconia, by the Naiad nymph, Cleochareia. Polycaon married an ambitious woman named Messene, daughter of King Triopas, of Argos. After his father's passing, his brother Myles inherited the throne of Laconia...
, the name of several mythological figures - PolycastePolycastePolycaste is the name of two separate women in Greek mythology:*Polycaste is the daughter of Nestor and Eurydice . She bathed Telemachus on his way to Pylos and later married him. They had a son, Persepolis....
, the name of several mythological figures - PolydorusPolydorusIn Greek mythology, Polydorus referred to several different people.*An Argive, son of Hippomedon...
, the name of several mythological figures - Polymele, the name of several mythological figures
- Polypheides, the name of several mythological figures
- PolyxenusPolyxenusIn Greek mythology, Polyxenus is a name that may refer to:*One of the first priests of Demeter and one of the first to learn the secrets of the Eleusinian Mysteries....
, the name of several mythological figures - PolyxoPolyxoPolyxo is the name of several figures in Greek mythology:*One of the Hyades.*A Naiad of the river Nile, presumably one of the daughters of the river-god Nilus. She was one of the wives of Danaus and bore him twelve daughters: Autonoe, Theano, Electra, Cleopatra, Eurydice, Glaucippe, Anthelea,...
, the name of several mythological figures - PraxitheaPraxithea- Wife of Erichthonius :Praxithea was a Naiad nymph. According to Apollodorus Praxithea married Erichthonius of Athens and by him had a son named Pandion I...
, the name of several mythological figures - ProcliaProcliaIn Greek mythology Proclia or Proclea is the daughter of Laomedon, king of Troy, or Clytius, son of Laomedon . She married Cycnus, king of Colonae, and bore him two children, Tenes and Hemithea....
, daughter of Laomedon, sister of Priam and wife of Cycnus - ProcrustesProcrustesIn Greek mythology Procrustes or "the stretcher [who hammers out the metal]", also known as Prokoptas or Damastes "subduer", was a rogue smith and bandit from Attica who physically attacked people by stretching them or cutting off their legs, so as to force them to fit the size of an iron bed...
, a rogue smith and bandit from Attica who attacked people - PronaxPronaxIn Greek mythology, Pronax is the son of Talaus and Lysimache, and brother of Adrastus. The Nemean Games are supposed to have been instituted in his honour....
, a brother of Adrastus - ProsymnusProsymnusProsymnus or Polymnus , in Greek mythology, was a shepherd living near the reputedly bottomless Alcyonian Lake, hazardous to swimmers, which lay in the Argolid, on the coast of the Gulf of Argos, near the prehistoric site of Lerna....
, a shepherd who aided Dionysus in rescuing Semele from Hades - ProtesilausProtesilausIn Greek mythology, Protesilaus , was a hero in the Iliad who was venerated at cult sites in Thessaly and Thrace. Protesilaus was the son of Iphicles, a "lord of many sheep"; as grandson of the eponymous Phylacos, he was the leader of the Phylaceans...
, the first Greek soldier to die at Troy - ProthoenorProthoenorIn Greek mythology, Prothoenor was one of the Greek leaders in the Trojan War, from Thespiae in Boeotia, son of Areilycus and Theobule, brother of Arcesilaus; he commanded eight ships. He was killed by Polydamas, who immediately began to boast about it....
, one of the Greek leaders in the Trojan War - PsophisPsophis (mythology)In Greek mythology, Psophis was the name of three characters , all of whom were considered possible eponyms for the city of Psophis. They are enlisted in one passage of Pausanias' Description of Greece.Male:...
, the name of several mythological figures - Pterelaos, the name of several mythological figures
- PygmalionPygmalion (mythology)Pygmalion is a legendary figure of Cyprus. Though Pygmalion is the Greek version of the Phoenician royal name Pumayyaton, he is most familiar from Ovid's Metamorphoses, X, in which Pygmalion was a sculptor who fell in love with a statue he had carved.-In Ovid:In Ovid's narrative, Pygmalion was a...
, a sculptor who fell in love with his own creation - PyramusPyramus and ThisbePyramus and Thisbe are two characters of Roman mythology, whose love story of ill-fated lovers is also a sentimental romance.The tale is told by Ovid in his Metamorphoses.-Plot:...
, tragic lover of Thisbe, on whom Shakespeare's Romeo is based - PyrrhaPyrrhaIn Greek mythology, Pyrrha was the daughter of Epimetheus and Pandora and wife of Deucalion.When Zeus decided to end the Bronze Age with the great deluge, Deucalion and his wife, Pyrrha, were the only survivors...
, wife of Deucalion - Rhadine and LeontichusRhadine and LeontichusIn Greek mythology, Rhadine and Leontichus were star-crossed lovers from the town of Samus in Triphylia ....
, star-crossed lovers - RhoeoRhoeoIn Greek mythology, Rhoeo was a daughter of Staphylus and Chrysothemis, sister to Parthenos and Molpadia or Hemithea. Parthenius relates that she once experienced a great jealosy of her sister Hemithea when Staphylus arranged for the latter to spend a night with Lyrcus, his guest, whom both...
, a lover of Apollo - Saon, the name of several mythological figures
- Selemnus, a man who loved the sea nymph Argyra
- SideroSideroIn Greek mythology, Sidero was the second wife of Salmoneus and stepmother of Tyro. Sidero mistreated Tyro. When Pelias and Neleus, Tyro's twin sons, reached adulthood they sought revenge. Although Sidero fled from them into Hera's district, Pelias nevertheless murdered her atop the altar to Hera....
, stepmother of Tyro - SolymusSolymusIn Greek mythology, Solymus was the ancestral hero and eponym of the tribe Solymi in Pisidia, Lycia. He was a son of either Zeus or Ares; his mother's name is variously given as Chaldene, Caldene "daughter of Pisidus", Calchedonia or Chalcea "the nymph".Solymus is known to have been married to his...
, ancestral hero of the Solymi tribe in Lycia - SpartaSparta (mythology)In Greek mythology, Sparta was the daughter of Eurotas by Clete. She was wife of Lacedaemon by whom she became the mother of Amyclas and Eurydice of Argos . The city of Sparta is said to have been named after her; however, the city was often called Lacedaemon as well. The two names were used...
, wife of Lacedaemon for whom the city of Sparta was named - StaphylusStaphylusStaphylus is almost always associated with grapes or wine. In Greek mythology, he was:# The son of wine-god Dionysus and Ariadne. His brothers include Oenopion , Thoas, Peparethus, Phanus and Euanthes . Both Staphylus and Phanus are counted among the Argonauts...
, the name of several mythological figures - StentorStentorIn Greek mythology, Stentor was a herald of the Greek forces during the Trojan War. Although he is mentioned only briefly in Homer's Iliad, in which Hera takes Stentor's character to encourage the Greeks to fight, his name has been living in the term "stentorian" voice, meaning loud-voiced, for...
, a herald of the Greek forces during the Trojan War - StheneboeaStheneboeaIn Greek mythology Stheneboea or Stheneboia was the daughter of Iobates, king in Lycia, and consort of Proetus, joint-king in the Argolid with Acrisius, having his seat at Tiryns; she took a fancy to Bellerophon but was repulsed...
, daughter of Iobates and consort of Proteus - Sthenele, the name of several mythological figures
- SthenelusSthenelusIn Greek mythology, Sthenelus was a name attributed to several different individuals.*Son of Perseus and Andromeda, and king of Mycenae.*Son of Capaneus and Evadne, he fought alongside Diomedes and the other Argives in the Trojan War and was one of the men who hid in the Trojan horse...
, the name of several mythological figures - StratoniceStratonice (mythology)Stratonice is the name of four women in Greek mythology.1. Stratonice, one of the fifty daughters of Thespius and Megamede. She bore Heracles a son, Atromus.2. Stratonice, the daughter of Pleuron and Xanthippe....
, the name of several mythological figures - StrophiusStrophiusIn Greek mythology, Strophius, son of Crisus, was a King of Phocis, husband of the sister of Agamemnon and by her father of Pylades and Astydameia. When Orestes was hiding from his murderous mother, Clytemnestra, Strophius hid him...
, the name of several mythological figures - SymeSyme (mythology)In Greek mythology, Syme was the eponym of the island Syme.According to Athenaeus, Syme was the daughter of Ialysus and Dotis. She was carried off by the sea god Glaucus on his way back from Asia. Glaucus named a deserted island he landed on after Syme...
, eponym of the island SymeSymiSymi also transliterated Syme or Simi is a Greek island and municipality. It is mountainous and includes the harbor town of Symi and its adjacent upper town Ano Symi, as well as several smaller localities, beaches, and areas of significance in history and mythology... - TecmessaTecmessaThe name Tecmessa refers to the following characters in Greek mythology:*Tecmessa was the daughter of Teuthras, king of Teuthrania in Mysia, or Teleutas, king of Phrygia. During the Trojan War, Telamonian Ajax kills Tecmessa's father and takes her captive; his reason for doing so may have been, as...
, the name of several mythological figures - TegeatesTegeatesIn Greek mythology, Tegeates was a son of Lycaon, and the reputed founder and eponym of Tegea in Arcadia.Tegeates was married to Maera, daughter of Atlas, by whom he had five sons: Archedius, Gortys, Cydon, Leimon and Scephrus; Tegeates' and Maera's tombs were shown at Tegea...
, founder of Tegea - TelecleiaTelecleiaIn Greek mythology, Telecleia was a daughter of King Ilus of Troy, and the wife of King Cisseus of Thrace. She is therefore the mother of Theano, wife to Antenor, and also a possible mother of Hecuba....
, a daughter of Ilus and wife of Cisseus - TelegonusTelegonusTelegonus is the name of three different characters in Greek mythology.-Son of Odysseus:In Greek mythology, Telegonus was the youngest son of Circe and Odysseus....
, son of Circe and Odysseus - TelemachusTelemachusTelemachus is a figure in Greek mythology, the son of Odysseus and Penelope, and a central character in Homer's Odyssey. The first four books in particular focus on Telemachus' journeys in search of news about his father, who has been away at war...
, son of Odysseus and Penelope, and a central character in the Odyssey - TeleonTeleonIn Greek mythology, Teleon was known as the father of two of the Argonauts, Butes and Eribotes. Hyginus names Zeuxippe, daughter of the river god Eridanos, as his spouse and mother of Butes...
, father of Butes and Eribotes - TelephassaTelephassaIn Greek mythology, Telephassa is a lunar epithet like Telephae that is sometimes substituted for Argiope, the wife of Agenor, according to his name a "leader of men" in Phoenicia, and mother of Cadmus. In some versions she is the daughter of Nilus, god of the Nile and Nephele, a soft cloud oceanid...
, wife of Agenor and mother of Cadmus - TenesTenesIn Greek mythology, Tenes was the eponymous hero of the island of Tenedos. He was the son either of Apollo or of King Cycnus of Colonae by Proclia, daughter or granddaughter of Laomedon. Cycnus' second wife Philonome, daughter of Tragasus or Cragasus, falsely accused Tenes of rape, bringing in a...
, eponymous hero of Tenedos - Theiodamas, the name of several mythological characters
- ThemisteThemisteIn Greek mythology, Themiste was the daughter of Ilus and Eurydice, sister of Laomedon and mother of Anchises by her husband Capys, son of Assaracus....
, a daughter of Ilus and mother of Anchises - ThemistoThemistoIn Greek mythology, Themisto , daughter of Hypseus, was the third and last wife of Athamas. According to Apollodorus, she had five children by him: Leucon, Erythrius, Schoeneus, Ptous, and Porphyrion. In other sources there were but two: Sphincius and Orchomenus, or else Schoeneus and Leucon...
, third wife of Athamas - TheobuleTheobuleIn Greek mythology, the name Theobule refers to:*Mother of Myrtilus by Hermes.*Mother of Arcesilaus and Prothoenor by Areilycus....
, the name of several mythological figures - TheonoeTheonoeIn Greek mythology, Theonoe is a name that may refer to:*A daughter of the prophet Thestor, sister to Calchas and Leucippe. Her story, told by Hyginus, is as follows....
, the name of several mythological figures - TheophaneTheophaneTheophane was a daughter of Bisaltes, who, in consequence of her extraordinary beauty, was beleaguered by lovers, but was carried off by Poseidon to the isle of Crinissa. As the lovers followed her even there, Poseidon metamorphosed the maiden into a sheep and himself into a ram, and all the...
, a lover of Poseidon, changed into an ewe - Thero, the name of several mythological figures
- ThersitesThersitesIn Greek mythology, Thersites was a soldier of the Greek army during the Trojan War. In the Iliad, he does not have a father's name, which may suggest that he should be viewed as a commoner rather than an aristocratic hero...
, a soldier of the Greek army during the Trojan War - ThespiusThespiusThespius was a legendary founder and king of Thespiae, Boeotia. His life account is considered part of Greek mythology.-Life account:...
, founder-king of ThespiaeThespiaeThespiae was an ancient Greek city in Boeotia. It stood on level ground commanded by the low range of hills which runs eastward from the foot of Mount Helicon to Thebes, near modern Thespies.-History:...
, Boeotia - ThestiusThestiusIn Greek mythology, Thestius was the son of either Ares and Demonice, or Agenor and Epicasta. He was the father of Iphicles with Leucippe, or Deidameia, daughter of Perieres, or else with Eurythemis, daughter of Cleoboea and mother of his other children, Althaea, Eurypylus, Evippus, Hypermnestra,...
, father of Iphicles - Thestor, the name of several mythological figures
- ThisbePyramus and ThisbePyramus and Thisbe are two characters of Roman mythology, whose love story of ill-fated lovers is also a sentimental romance.The tale is told by Ovid in his Metamorphoses.-Plot:...
, tragic lover of Pyramus, on whom Shakespeare's Juliet is based - ThoasThoasThoas , son of Andraemon and Gorge, was one of the heroes who fought for the Greeks in the Trojan War. He was a former suitor of Helen of Troy and led a group of forty ships for the Aetolians, one of the larger contingents. In the Iliad it states that he received his lordship because the previous...
, a leader of the Aetolian armies during the Trojan War - ThoönThoon (mythology)In Greek mythology, Thoon is a name that refers to:* One of the Gigantes, who, together with Agrios, was clubbed to death by the Moirae during the Gigantomachy.* One of the Trojans, son of Phaenops and twin brother of Xanthus...
, the name of several mythological figures - ThrasymedesThrasymedesThis page is on the sculptor Thrasymedes of Paros. For the mythological Greek captain of the Trojan Wars, see Thrasymedes .Thrasymedes of Paros was an ancient Greek sculptor...
, soldier who fought on the side of the Greeks in the Trojan War - ThymoetesThymoetesIn Greek mythology, there were at least three different people named Thymoetes .*Thymoetes, one of the elders of Troy , son of Laomedon. A soothsayer had predicted, that on a certain day a boy should be born, by whom Troy should be destroyed. On that very day Paris was born to Priam, king of Troy,...
, the name of several mythological figures - TimandraTimandra (mythology)In Greek mythology, Timandra was one of the daughters of Leda and Tyndareus. Timandra married Echemus, the king of Arcadia, and with him had a son named Ladocus. Like her sisters Helen and Clytemnestra, she was also unfaithful and deserted Echemus for Phyleus, the king of...
, daughter of Leda and Tyndareus - TithonusTithonusIn Greek mythology, Tithonus or Tithonos was the lover of Eos, Titan of the dawn. He was a Trojan by birth, the son of King Laomedon of Troy by a water nymph named Strymo . The mythology reflected by the fifth-century vase-painters of Athens envisaged Tithonus as a rhapsode, as the lyre in his...
, lover of Eos, granted immortality but not eternal youth - TlepolemusTlepolemusFor others of this name see Tlepolemus In Greek mythology, Tlepolemus is the son of Heracles by Astyocheia, daughter of the King of Ephyra. Either that or he was the son of Melite and the second of the two sons of Hercules who goes by the name of Hyllus...
, a son of Heracles who fought in the Trojan War of the side of the Greeks - TrambelusTrambelusIn Greek mythology, Trambelus was a son of Telamon . His mother was the Trojan captive, Hesione or Theaneira: when she had already been made pregnant by Telamon, she escaped by jumping off his ship and swimming until she reached the land of Miletus...
, a son of Telamon and half-brother of Ajax - TroezenTroezen (mythology)In Greek mythology, Troezen was one of the children of Pelops and Hippodamia, eponym of the city Troezen.Troezen and his brother Pittheus were said to have come from Pisatis to King Aetius, son of Anthas and grandson of Poseidon and Alcyone, who reigned over the cities of Hyperea and Anthea, and to...
, a son of Pelops and eponym of the city Troezen - TrophoniusTrophoniusTrophonius or Trophonios was a Greek hero or daimon or god - it was never certain which one - with a rich mythological tradition and an oracular cult at Lebadaea in Boeotia....
, an architect, brother of Agamedes - TydeusTydeusIn Greek mythology, Tydeus was an Aeolian hero of the generation before the Trojan War. He was one of the Seven Against Thebes and was mortally wounded by Melanippus before the walls of the city. The goddess Athena had planned to make him immortal but refused after Tydeus in a rage devoured the...
, father of Diomedes and one of the Seven Against Thebes - TyresTyres (mythology)In Greek mythology, the name Tyres refers to two minor figures:*Tyres, a companion of Aeneas along with his brother Teuthras.*Tyres, a warrior in the army of Perses who fought and died in the war between Perses and Aeetes....
, the name of several mythological figures - TyroTyroIn Greek mythology, Tyro was the daughter of Salmoneus and married Cretheus, but loved Enipeus. She gave birth to Pelias and Neleus, the twin sons of Poseidon. With Cretheus she had Aeson, Pheres, and Amythaon....
, daughter of Salmoneus - UcalegonUcalegonUcalegon was one of the Elders of Troy, whose house was set afire by the Achaeans when they sacked the city. He is one of Priam's friends in the Iliad, and the destruction of his house is referred to in the Aeneid....
, an elder of Troy - Xanthippe, the name of several mythological figures
- XanthiusXanthiusIn Greek mythology, Xanthius was a descendant of Bellerophon, and father of Leucippus and an unnamed daughter.Through the wrath of Aphrodite, Leucippus fell in love with his own sister. The passion turned out too strong for him to suppress, so he addressed his mother, imploring her to help him and...
, a descendent of Bellerophon and father of Leucippus - XuthusXuthusIn Greek mythology, Xuthus was a son of Hellen and Orseis and founder of the Achaean and Ionian nations. He had two sons by Creusa: Ion and Achaeus and a daughter named Diomede.- Hesiod :...
, a son of Hellen and Orseis and father of Ion and Achaeus - ZarexZarexZarex is the name of a hero of Ancient Greek mythology, son of Carystus or Carycus, grandson of Chiron. He is credited with having learned the music of Apollo, and having founded the town of Zarex in Laconia; he also had a heroon at EleusisPausanias, Description of Greece, 1. 38. 4 =...
, a son of Carystus and founder of the town Zarex in Laconia - Zetes, an Argonaut and son of Boreas
- ZeuxippeZeuxippeIn Greek mythology, Zeuxippe was the name of several women. The name means "she who yokes horses," from zeugos, "yoke of beasts" / "pair of horses," and hippos, "horse."...
, the name of several mythological figures - Zeuxippus, the name of several mythological figures
See also
- Family tree of the Greek godsFamily tree of the Greek godsKey: The essential Olympians' names are given in bold font.Key: The Names marked in green are the titans...
- List of deities
- List of Greek mythological creatures
- List of Trojan War characters