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GREEK GODS

The gods of the ancient Greek pantheon are divided into various categories on the following pages. The first of these--the Olympian gods, Titan gods, and primordial gods--represent the three generations of deities to rule the cosmos. The next five categories divide the gods by domain, namely the gods of sky, sea, earth (rustic and agrarian), and underworld. The final sections contain the daemones--minor deities or spirits representing abstract ideas, emotions and conditions--and apotheosed mortals.


SUMMARY (A SELECTION OF PAGES)

The following categories are designed for ease of reference and are not meant to be definitive.

REALMS OF THE GODS

Elysium, Erytheia, Hades (2 pages), Oceanus, Olympus, Tartarus (2 pages)

OLYMPIAN GODS, MAJOR

Aphrodite (18 pages), Apollo (9 pages), Ares (13 pages), Artemis (15 pages), Athena (9 pages), Demeter (15 pages), Dionysus (14 pages), Hephaestus (12 pages), Hera (6 pages), Hermes (13 pages), Hestia (1 page), Poseidon (6 pages), Zeus (8 pages)

OLYMPIAN GODS, MINOR

Charites, Eileithyia, Eros (4 pages), Erotes, Harmonia, Hebe, Horae, Hygeia, Hymenaeus, Moirae, Muses (3 + 9 pages), Nike, Paeon, Pothos, Tyche <<more>>

PRIMORDIAL GODS

Aether, Ananke, Chaos, Chronos, Erebus, Eros, Gaea (3 pages), Hemera, Nesoi, Nyx, Ourea, Phanes, Pontus, Tartarus, Thalassa, Thesis, Uranus <<more>>

TITAN GODS

Arce, Asteria, Astraeus, Atlas, Aura, Briareus, Clymene, Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Cyclopes, Dione, Epimetheus, Eurynome, Hecatoncheires, Hyperion, Iapetus, Lelantus, Leto, Menoetius, Metis, Mnemosyne, Oceanus, Ophion, Pallas, Perses, Phoebe, Prometheus, Rhea (6 pages), Tethys, Theia, Themis, Titanides Elder, Titans Elder <<more>>

SKY GODS

Aeolus, Anemoi, Astra, Aurae, Boreas, Eos, Eosphorus, Eurus, Harpies, Helius (6 pages), Hesperides, Hesperus, Iris, Nephelae, Notus, Nyx, Selene, Zephyrus, Zeus (8 pages) <<more>>

SEA GODS

Amphitrite, Ceto, Charybdis, Doris, Eurybia, Galatea, Glaucus, Ichthyocentaurs, Leucothea, Nereids, Nereus, Palaemon, Phorcys, Poseidon (6 pages), Proteus, Psamathe, Scylla, Sirens, Telchines, Thaumas, Thetis (4 pages), Triton <<more>>

UNDERWORLD GODS

Acheron, Ascalaphus, Cerberus, Charon, Erinyes (6 pages), Eurynomus, Hades (6 pages), Hecate (3 pages), Judges of the Dead, Macaria, Melinoe, Menoetes, Persephone (8 pages), Styx <<more>>

RUSTIC GODS

Britomartis, Cabeiri, Chiron, Curetes-Dactyls, Dionysus (14 pages), Dryads, Echo, Hermes (13 pages), Naiads, Nymphs (numerous pages), Oreads, Palici, Pan, Potami, Priapus, Satyrs, Silens, Silenus, Zagreus <<more>>

AGRARIAN GODS

Demeter (15 pages), Despoena, Eubouleus, Iacchus, Persephone (8 pages), Plutus, Triptolemus <<more>>

DAEMONES (SPIRITS)

Achlys, Adicia, Aedos, Aletheia, Amphilogiae, Androctasiae, Apate, Aporia, Arete, Ate, Bia, Cacia, Caerus, Coalemus, Cratus, Deimus, Dike, Dolus, Dysnomia, Eleus, Elpis, Enyo, Eris, Erotes, Eucleia, Eunomia, Geras, Horcus, Hybris, Hypnus, Hysminae, Irene, Keres, Lethe, Limus, Litae, Lyssa, Machae, Momus, Neicea, Nemesis, Nike, Oneiri, Peitho, Penia, Pheme, Philotes, Phobus, Phonoi, Poenae, Ponus, Porus, Pseudologi, Sophrosyne, Soteria, Thanatus, Zelus <<more>>

DEIFIED MORTALS

Amphiaraus, Ariadne, Aristaeus, Asclepius (2 pages), Dioscuri, Ganymedes, Heracles, Ino, Leucippides, Melicertes, Oreithyia, Psyche, Trophonius <<more>>

PHRYGIAN & THRACIAN GODS

Agdistis, Attis, Bendis, Cotys, Cybele


HESIOD'S FAMILY TREE OF THE GREEK GODS

Hesiod was the author of the Theogony, an ancient Greek poem describing the genealogy of the gods. A graphic chart of Hesiod's family tree can be found here.

A larger set of family trees including all the gods not mentioned by Hesiod is available here.


Poseidon God of the Sea
POSEIDON