| Greek Name |
Alternate
Spelling/(Name) |
Roman Equivalent
(Alternate) |
Etruscan Equivalent
(Alternate) |
Description |
| Achelois |
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("She who drives away pain") One of the moon goddesses |
| Achelous |
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The patron deity of the river by the same name |
| Aeolus |
Aeolos
Aiolos
Aiolus
Eolus |
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God of the Winds and Air |
| Aether |
Aither
Ether
(Akmon) |
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God of Light, God of the Upper Air |
| Alastor |
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Male personification of familial feuds. Also associated with sins that pass down from parent to child. As a spirit of the household in Roman mythology, he incited people to murder and other sins |
| Alectrona |
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Early Greek goddess of the Sun |
| Amphitrite |
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Salacia |
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One of the Nereids (Sea-Goddesses) - wife of Poseidon |
| Antheia |
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Cretan Goddess of Gardens, Marshes, Swamps, Love and Flowers |
| Aphaea |
Aphaia |
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(An Aeginian Goddess later associated with Athena and Artemis) |
| Aphrodite |
(Anadyomene) |
Venus |
Turan |
Goddess of Love and Beauty |
| Apollo |
(Apollon)
(Phoebus) |
Apollo |
Apulu |
God of Sun (Light), Truth, Music, Healing |
| Ares |
(Enyalius) |
Mars |
Mars |
God of War |
| Artemis |
(Agrotora)
(Amarynthia)
(Cynthia)
(Kourotrophos)
(Locheia)
(Orthia)
(Phoebe)
(Potnia Theron) |
Diana |
Artume |
As Artemis - Goddess of Wild Things, Hunter-in-Chief
As Agrotora - Patron Goddess of Hunters
As Kourotrophos - The Nurse of Youths
As Locheia - Goddess of Childbirth and Midwives |
| Aristaeus |
Aristaios |
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Minor God - Patron God of Cattle, Fruit Trees, Hunting, Husbandry and Bee-keeping |
| Asclepius |
Asklepios |
Aesculapius |
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God of Health and Medicine |
| Astraea |
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"Star Maiden" The Personification of Justice |
| Até |
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Goddess of Mischief |
| Athena |
Athene
(Asana) |
Minerva |
Menerva |
Goddess of wisdom, weaving, crafts, and war. |
| Atlas |
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One of the Primordial Titans (See Titans Page) |
| Attis |
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Attis |
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Minor Life-Death-Rebirth Deity |
| Bia |
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Minor Deity - Personification of Force |
| Boreas |
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Aquilo
(Aquilon) |
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One of the Anemoi (Wind Gods) - North Wind (See Anemoi Page) |
| Brizo |
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Protector of Mariners |
| Caerus |
Kairos |
Occasio
(Tempus) |
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Personification of Opportunity, Luck and Favorable Moments |
| Calypso |
Kalypso |
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A Sea Nymph |
Castor
and
Pollux |
Kastor
Polydeuces |
Castore
Polydeuces |
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Gemini - The Twins |
| Ceto |
Keto |
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Female Personification of the Dangers of the Sea, Unknown Terrors and Bizarre Creatures |
| Chaos |
Khaos |
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Non-gendered diety of the nothingness that all else sprung from. |
| Charites |
Kharites
(Graces) |
Gratiae |
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The Three Goddesses of Beauty, Charm, Glory, Magnificence, Mirth, Festivities, Banquets, Dancing and Song.
They were attendants of the Goddesses Aphrodite and Hera. (See Charites/Graces Page) |
| Charon |
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Charun |
The Ferryman of Hades |
| Chronos |
Khronos
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Chronus |
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God of Time |
| Circe |
Kirke |
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A Goddess/Sorceress who Transformed her Enemies, or those who offended her, into Animals |
| Cronus |
Cronos
Kronos |
Saturn |
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God of Agriculture, Protector of the Sowers and the Seed |
| Cybele |
(Meter)
(Meter Oreie)
(Agdistis) |
Magna Mater |
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Goddess of caverns and mountains, walls and fortresses, nature and wild animals (especially lions and bees) |
| Demeter |
Demetra |
Ceres |
Tvath |
Goddess of the Corn, Earth, Harvest |
| Dinlas |
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Guardian of the Ancient City Lamark where wounded heroes could find comfort, after being injured in battle. |
| Dionysus |
Dionysos
(Bacchus) |
Bacchus
(Liber) |
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God of the Vine, Wine and Merriment |
| Doris |
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A Sea Nymph, Mother of the fifty Nereids including Thetis and Amphitrite |
| Dryads |
Dryades |
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Female Tree Spirits. There were several classes of Dryads, each associated with a particular type of tree (See Dryads Page)
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| Efreisone |
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Personification of an Olive Tree Branch |
| Eileithyia |
Eilithia
Eilythia
Eileithyiai
Eleuthia
Ilithia
Ilithyia |
Lucina |
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Goddess of Childbirth and Midwifery |
| Elpis |
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Spes |
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Female Personification of Hope |
| Enyo |
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Bellona |
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Goddess known as the "Waster of Cities", Lesser Goddess of War. |
| Eos |
(Eosphorus)See also Hesperus |
Aurora
(Mater Matuta) |
Thesan |
Titan Goddess of the Dawn |
| Erebus |
Erebos |
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God of darkness. |
| Eris |
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Discordia |
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Goddess of Strife or Discord |
| Eros |
(Eleutherios) |
Cupid
(Amor) |
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God of Love, Procreation and Sexual Desire |
| Eurus |
Euros |
Vulturnus |
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One of the Anemoi (Wind Gods) - East Wind (Note that many sources state Apeliotes as being the East wind |
| Gaia |
Gaea |
Terra |
Celu |
Goddess of the Earth (Mother Earth) |
| Glaucus |
Glaukos
Glacus |
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A Sea God |
| Hades |
Haidou
(Plouton) |
Pluto
(Dis Pater)
(Orcus) |
Aita |
God of the Underworld and Precious Metals |
| Hebe |
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Juventas |
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Goddess of Youth |
| Hecate |
Hekate
Hekat |
Trivia |
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Goddess of the Crossways, the Dark Side of the Moon, and Magic |
| Helios |
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Sol |
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God of the Sun |
| Hemera |
Hemere
(Amar)
(Dies) |
Dies |
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Goddess of daylight |
| Hephaestus |
Hephaistos |
Vulcan
(Mulciber) |
Sethlans |
God of the Forge and Fire, Workman to the immortals |
| Hera |
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Juno |
Uni |
Queen of Heaven Goddess of Women and Marriage |
| Heracles |
Herakles |
Hercules |
Hercle |
A Divine Hero, Patron and Protector of Gymnasia and palaestrae (The ancient Greek wrestling school) |
| Hermes |
(Pyschopompus) |
Mercury |
Turms |
God of Commerce and Market, Boundaries and the travellers who cross them.
Messenger of the Gods |
| Hesperides | |
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Goddesses of the Sunset/Dusk, Nymphs who tended a garden protecting the Golden Apple along with a Hundred-headed Dragon called Ladon
- Aegle (Aigle)
- Arethusa
- Erytheia (Erytheis)
- Hesperia (Hespereia)
- Hespera (Hespere)
- Hestia
- Hesperusa
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| Hesperus |
Hesperos
(Phosphorus - bringer of light)
(Eosphorus - Bringer of Dawn, see Eos) |
Vesper
(Lux Ferre - Lucifer) |
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The Evening Star, Personification of the Planet Venus |
| Hestia |
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Vesta |
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Goddess of the Hearth and Home; also Fertility(Greek only) |
| Horae |
Horai
Hora
(Helioio Thugateres) |
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Goddesses of the Hours (See Horae Page) |
| Hygea |
Hygieia |
Salus
(Salus Publica Populi Romani) |
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Goddess of Health, Cleanliness and Sanitation |
| Hypnos |
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Somnus |
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God of Sleep |
| Hymenaios |
Hymenaeus
Hymenaues
Hymen |
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God of Weddings and the Wedding Feast |
| Iris |
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Goddess of the Rainbow |
| Kotys |
Cotys
Cottyto
Cottytus |
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A Thracian Goddess Worshipped with Baccanalian Revelry |
| Maia |
Mya |
Fauna
(Maia Maiestas)
(Bono Dea) |
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Goddess of Fields, "Good Goddess". One of the Pleiades |
| Mania |
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Mania |
Manea |
Personification of Insanity. (In Roman and Etruscan mythology she was the goddess of the dead) |
| Metis |
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Titan Goddess of Wisdom |
| Moirae |
Moerae
(The Fates) |
Parcae
(Fata) |
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Goddesses of Destiny:
- Clotho - Spun the thread of life from her distaff onto her spindle (Roman equivalent Nona)
- Lacheses - Measured the thread of life with her rod. (Roman equivalent Decima)
- Atropos (Aisa) - Cut the thread of life, she chose the manner of a persons death (Roman Equivalent Morta)
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| Momus |
Momos |
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God of Satire, Mockery, Writers and Poets |
| Morpheus | |
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God of Dreams and Sleep |
| Muses |
Mousai
(Pierides) |
Camenae (The Romans only had 4) |
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Goddesses who embody the right Evocation of Myth. They were Water Nymphs: |
| Naiads |
Naiades
Nioades
Naodes
(Naoas)
(Naoas)
(Naos)
(Hydriades) |
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Freshwater Nymphs Who Inhabited Rivers, Lakes, Brooks, Springs, Fountains and Marshes:
- Eleionomai - Marshes
- Krinaiai - Fountains
- Limnades (Limnatides) - Lakes
- Pegaiai - Springs
- Potameides - Rivers and Streams
(See Naiads Page)
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| Nemesis |
(Rhamnousia) |
Invidia |
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Goddess of Retribution |
| Nereids |
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Blue-haired Sea Nymphs (See Nereids Page) |
| Nereus |
(Phorcys)
(Phorkys) |
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Titan God who Fathered the Nereids. God of the Sea before Poseidon. Known as the "Old Man of the Sea" |
| Nike |
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Victoria |
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Goddess of Victory and Triumph |
| Notus |
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Auster |
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One of the Anemoi (Wind Gods)- South Wind |
| Nyx |
Nox |
Nox |
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Goddess of Night |
| Oceanids |
Okeanides |
Oceanids |
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The 3000 children of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys. Nymph Goddesses of all sources of Fresh Water from Clouds to Subterranean Springs, Breezes, Pastures and Flowers. They Included:
- Anthousai - Flower Nymphs
- Aurai - Breeze Nymphs
- Leimonides - Pasture Nymphs
- Naiads - Fresh Water Nymphs
- Nephelai - Clouds Nymphs
See Also:
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| Pan |
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Faunus
(Inuus) |
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God of Woods and Fields, Flocks and Sheep |
| Peitha |
Peitho |
Suadela |
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Goddess of Persuasion |
| Persephone |
Persephassa
Persephatta
(Kore)
(Kora) |
Persipina
Proserpina
(Libera) |
Persipnei |
Goddess of Spring [Season], Underworld through Hades |
| Pheme |
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Fama |
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Goddess of Fame, Reknown and Rumour |
| Phosphorus |
Phosphor |
Lucifer |
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Light-bearer, Star that brings in the day (See Hesperus) |
| Pleiades |
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The seven daughters of the Titan Atlas and the sea-nymph Pleione |
| Plutus |
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God of Wealth |
| Pontus |
Pontos |
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Ancient Pre-Olympian Sea God. God of the Deep Sea |
| Poseidon |
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Neptune
Neptunus |
Nethuns |
God of the Sea and Horses |
| Proteus |
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An Early Sea God before Poseidon |
| Priapus |
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Priapus
(Mutinus)
(Mutunus) |
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Minor Rustic Fertility God and Protector of Livestock Fruit Plants, Gardens and Male Genitalia |
| Rhea |
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Magna Mater deorum Idaea
(Cybele) |
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Goddess of Nature |
| Selene |
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Luna |
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Goddess of the Moon |
| Tartarus |
Tartaros
Tartarizo |
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God of the Depths of the Underworld (below Hades) |
| Thanatos |
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Mors |
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God of Death |
| Themis |
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Ancient Goddess of Divine Order, Law and Custom. |
| Thetis |
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One of the Nereids |
| Triton |
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Triton |
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Trumpeter of the Sea and Messenger of the Deep |
| Tyche |
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Fortuna |
Nortia |
Goddess of Fortune and Prosperity of a City |
| Typhon |
Typhaon
Typhoeus
Typhus |
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Enemy of the Olympian Gods, God of the Hot Winds |
| Uranus |
Ouranos |
Uranus
(Caelus) |
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God of the Sky and Heavens. Father of the Titans (See Titans) |
| Zephyrus |
Zephyros
Zephyr |
Favonius |
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One of the Anemoi (Wind Gods) - West Wind |
| Zeus |
(Dias) |
Jupiter
(Jovis Pater)
(Jove) |
Tinia |
Lord of the Sky, Gods, and Thunder,
also Rain-god, Cloud-gatherer |
