List of Greek mythological

figures
A listing of Greek mythological figures. See also family tree of the Greek
gods and the list of Greek mythological creatures. For a list of the deities
of many cultures (including this one), see list of deities.

Immortals
Olympian deities

Greek English
Description
name name
Goddess of love, lust, beauty, wife of Hephaestus.
Aφροδίτη
Ares is her lover. Eros is her son. Known as the
(Aphroditē Aphrodite
most beautiful of the Greek goddesses. Her
)
symbols are the scepter, myrtle, and dove.
God of music, medicine, health, prophecies,
poetry, and archery. Also said to be the god of
Aπόλλων light and truth. Is associated with the sun. Also
Apollo
(Apollō) referred to as the most handsome of the gods. He
is Artemis's twin brother, and son of Zeus. His
symbols are the bow, lyre, and laurel.
God of war, murder and bloodshed. Brother to
Άρης Athena, and is the son of Zeus. Has an affair with
Ares
(Arēs) Aphrodite. His symbols are vultures, dogs, boars,
and a spear.
Goddess of the hunt, wild things, and the moon.
Protector of the young. She became associated
Άρτεμις
Artemis with the moon. Apollo is her twin brother. Artemis
(Artemis)
is a virgin goddess. Her symbols are the bow,
dogs, and deer.
Goddess of wisdom, warfare, strategy, handicrafts
and reason. Sister of Ares, and is the daughter of
Αθηνά
Athena Zeus. Sprung from Zeus's head in full body armor.
(Athēna)
She is the wisest of the gods. Her symbols are the
aegis, owl, and olive tree.
Δήμητρα Demeter Goddess of fertility, agriculture, grain and harvest.
(Dēmētra) Demeter is a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and
sister of Zeus. Her symbols are the scepter, torch,
 and corn.
God of wine, parties/festivals, madness and
merriment. He represents not only the intoxicating
Διόνυσος
Dionysus power of wine, but also its social and beneficial
(Dionysus)
influences. His symbols are the grape vine, ivy,
and thyrsus.
God of the underworld and wealth. Brother of
ᾍδης Poseidon, Zeus and Hera, and consort to
Hades
(Hades) Persephone. His symbols are the bident, the Helm
of Darkness, and the three-headed dog, Cerberus.
God of fire and the forge (god of fire and smiths)
with very weak legs. He was thrown off Mount
Olympus as a baby by his mother and in some
stories his father. He makes armor for the gods
Ήφαιστος
Hephaest and other heroes like Achilles. Son of Hera and
(Hēphaisto
us Zeus is his father in some accounts. Married to
s)
Aphrodite, but she does not love him because he
is deformed and, as a result, is cheating on him
with Ares. He had a daughter named Pandora. His
symbols are an axe, a hammer and a flame.
Goddess of marriage, women, and childbirth.
Ήρα Zeus' wife and sister. Appears with peacock
Hera
(Hēra) feathers often. Her symbols are the scepter,
diadem, and peacock.
God of flight, thieves, mischief, commerce, and
travelers. Messenger of the gods. He showed the
way for the dead souls to Hades's realm. He shows
Ερμής
Hermes up in more myths than any other god or goddess.
(Hērmēs)
Likes to trick people and is very inventive. Hermes
invented the lyre using a turtle shell and sinew.
His symbols are the caduceus and winged boots.
Goddess of the hearth and home, the focal point
of every household. Daughter of Rhea and Cronus.
Ἑστία
Hestia Gave up her seat as one of the Twelve Olympians
(Hestia)
to tend to the sacred flame on Mount Olympus for
Dionysus. Her symbol is the hearth.
God of the sea. He created horses from sea foam.
Ποσειδῶν God of earthquakes as well. Also called 'Earth
Poseidon
(Poseidon) Shaker' and 'Storm Bringer'. His symbols are
horses, sea foam, dolphins, and a trident.
The king of the gods, the ruler of Mount Olympus
Ζεύς
Zeus and the god of the sky and thunder. His symbols
(Zeus)
are the thunderbolt, eagle, bull, and oak.
Primordial deities

Greek English
Description
name name
Αιθήρ
Aether God of the upper air.
(Aithēr)
Χάος
Chaos The nothingness from which all else sprang.
(Khaos)
Chronos
Χρόνος The Keeper of Time. Not to be confused with the
or
(Khronos) Titan Cronus, the father of Zeus.
Chronus
Έρεβος
Erebus God of darkness and shadow.
(Erebos)
Gaia or Goddess of the Earth (Mother Earth); mother of
Γαία (Gaia)
Gaea the Titans.
Ημέρα
Hemera Goddess of daylight and the sun.
(Émera)
Ζέφυρος
Zephyrus God of the west wind.
(Zephuros)
Goddess of night. She is also the only being from
Νύξ (Nux) Nyx which Zeus turned from when her son Hypnos,
who had angered Zeus, hid behind her.
Τάρταρος
Tartarus The darkest, deepest part of the underworld.
(Tartaros)
God of the heavens (Father Sky); father of the
Ουρανός Titans. He banished his children, the Cyclopes
Ouranos
(Ouranos) and the Hecatonchires, to the underworld
because they did not please him.

Titans

• Themis
• Atlas
• Oceanus
• Tethys
• Hyperion
• Theia
• Coeus
• Phoebe
• Rhea
• Crius
• Iapetus
 • Prometheus
• Helios
• Kronos

The Hecatonchires or Hekatonkheires (Hundred-Handed

Ones)

• Briareus or Aigaion (Βριάρεως)

• Cottus
• Gyes

Cyclopes

Elder Cyclopes

The sons of Ouranos and Gaia.

• Arges
• Brontes
• Steropes

Lesser Cyclopes

The sons of Poseidon.

• Polyphemus (Πολύφημος)

River gods

• Achelous (Αχέλους or Αχελώος in contemporary Greek)

• Acheron (Αχέρων)
• Acis
• Alpheus (Αλφειός)
• Asopus (Ασωπός)
• Cladeus
• Eurotas (Ευρώτας)
• Peneus (Πηνειός)
• Styx
• Scamander

Nymphs

• Adrasteia (Αδράστεια)
• Clytie
• Crataeis
• Daphne (Δάφνη)
• Dryads (Δρυάς-Δρυάδες in plural)
• Hamadryads (Αμαδρυάς-Αμαδρυάδες in plural)
• Metope (Μετώπη)
 • Naiads (Ναιάδες)
o Cleochareia
• Nereids (Νηρηίδες)
o Amphitrite (Αμφιτρίτη)
o Arethusa (Αρετούσα)
• Oceanids (Ωκεανίδες)
o Eidyia
• Oreads
o Echo (Ηχώ)

Giants

• Agrius
• Alcyoneus
• Aloadae
o Otus
o Orion (Ωρίων)
o Ephialtes (Εφιάλτης)
• Antaeus (Ανταίος)
• Argus (Άργος)
• Enceladus (Εγκέλαδος)
• Tityos

Other deities

• Achilles Ascendant hero

• Adephagia Goddess of gluttony
• Aeolus (Aiolos) (Αίολος) God of the winds
• Agdistis hermaphroditic demon
• Alastor God/demon of family feuds
• Alectrona Goddess of the morning or waking up
• Alexiares and Anicetus Twin guardians of Mount Olympus
• Amphitrite (Αμφιτρίτη) Goddess of the sea, wife of Poseidon
• Anakes
• Antheia Goddess of flowers and flowery wreaths
• Aphaea Minor goddess of agriculture and fertility
• Aristaeus A good hunter and inventor
• Asclepius (Ασκληπιός) God of healing
• Astraea (Αστραία) Virgin Goddess of Justice
• Ate Goddess of foolish acts
• Attis
• Bia Goddess of violence
• Boreas (Βορέας) God of the north wind and of winter
• Brizo Goddess of sailors
• Cabiri
• Caerus God of luck and opportunity
• Calypso (Καλυψώ)
• Ceto Goddess of the dangers of the ocean and of sea monsters
• Charon Hades' ferryman
• Circe (Κίρκη)
• Cotys
• Cragus
• Cybele (Κυβέλη)
• Dike Goddess of Justice
• Dioscuri (Διόσκουροι)
o Castor (Κάστορ)
o Polydeuces (Πολυδεύκης)
• Doris (Δωρίς) Goddess of the sea's bounty
• Efreisone (Ευφροσύνη) Personification of the olive branch
• Eileithyia Goddess of childbirth
• Elpis (Ελπίς) Goddess of hope or expectation
• Enyalius Minor god of war
• Enyo Goddess of destructive war
• Eos (Ηώς) Goddess of the dawn
• Eosphorus God of the morning star
• The Erinyes, or "Furies"
• Eris (Έρις) Goddess of strife and discord
• Eros (Έρος) God of lust, love, and sex
• Eurynome (Ευρυνόμη)
• Eurus (Euros) God of the east wind
• Glaucus Minor sea god
• Gorgons (Γοργόνες)
o Stheno
o Euryale
o Medusa (a mortal) (Μέδουσα)
• Hêbê (Ήβη) Goddess of youth
• Hecate (Εκάτη)
• Hêlios (Ήλιος) Personification of the sun
• Heracles (Ηρακλής) Ascended hero
• Hespera
• Horae (Ώρες) (the hours)
o Thallo (Θαλλώ)
o Auxo (Αυξώ)
o Karpo (Καρπώ)
o Eunomia (Ευνομία)
o Dike (Δίκη)
o Eirene (Ειρήνη)
• Hybris (Ύβρις) God of hubris
• Hygieia (Υγεία) Goddess of cleanliness
• Hymen God of Marriage and Marriage Feasts
• Hypnos (Ύπνος) God of sleep
• Iris (Ίρις) Goddess of the rainbow and minor messenger
• Moira (Μοίρα)
• The three Moirae, or "Fates": (Μοίρες)
o Clotho (Κλωθώ)
o Lachesis (Λάχεσις)
o Atropos (Άτροπος)
• Mania (Μανία) Goddess of insanity
 • Metis (Μέτις) Goddess of wisdom and thought
• Momus God of satire and criticism
• Morpheus (Μορφέας) God of dreams
• Muses (Μούσες)
o Calliope (Καλλιόπη)
o Clio (Κλειώ)
o Erato (Ερατώ)
o Euterpe (Ευτέρπη)
o Melpomene (Μελπομένη)
o Polyhymnia (Πολυμνία) – (Πολύμνια)
o Terpsichore (Τερψιχόρη)
o Thalia (Θάλεια)
o Urania (Ουρανία)
• Nemesis (Νέμεσις) Goddess of retribution
• Nereus (Νηρέας)
• Nike (Νίκη) Goddess of victory
• Notus (Νότος) God of the south wind
• Pan (Πάν) God of shepherds, pastures, and fertility
• Phoebe Goddess of the moon: Bright
• Perséphonê (Περσεφόνη) Goddess of the Earth's fertility
• Peitho (Πειθώ) Goddess of persuasion and seduction
• Pleiades (Πλειάδες)
• Psyche Goddess of the Soul
o Alcyone (Αλκυόνη)
o Sterope (Στερόπη)
o Celaeno (Κελαινώ)
o Electra (Ηλέκτρα)
o Maia (Μαία)
o Merope (Μερόπη)
o Taygete (Ταϋγέτη)
• Phorcys (Φόρκυς)
• Proteus (Πρωτεύς) Minor sea god
• Priapus (Πρίαπος) God of male virility
• Satyr (Σάτυροι)
• Selene (Σελήνη) Goddess of the moon
• Thanatos (Θάνατος) God/demon of death and mortality
• Thetis (Θέτις)
• Triton (Τρίτων) Poseidon's messenger
• Typhon (Τυφών)
• Zephyrus (Ζέφυρος) God of the west wind

Mortals
A-B

• Abas
• Abderus
• Acacallis
• Acamas (Ακάμας)
• Acarnan (Ακαρνάν)
• Acastus
• Acestes
• Achaeus (Αχαιός)
• Achilles (Akhilleus) (Αχιλλεύς or Αχιλλέας)
• Acoetes
• Acrisius
• Actaeon (Aktaion)
• Actaeus
• Actor (Άκτωρ)
• Admetus (Άδμητος)
• Adonis (Άδωνις)
• Adrastus (Άδραστος)
• Aeacus (Aiakos) (Αιακός)
• Aeetes
• Aegeus (Αιγεύς)
• Aegialeia (Αιγιαλεία)
• Aegialeus
• Aegimius
• Aegina (Αίγινα)
• Aegisthus (Αίγισθος)
• Aegyptus (Αίγυπτος)
• Aeneas (Aineas) (Αινείας)
• Aeolus (Αίολος)
• Aepytus
• Aerope
• Aesacus
• Aeson (Aison)
• Aethalides
• Aethlius
• Aethra (Αίθρα)
• Aetolus (Αιτωλός)
• Agamedes
• Agamemnon (Αγαμέμνων)
• Agapenor
• Agasthenes
• Agave
• Agelaus (Ageláos)
• Agenor (Αγήνωρ)
• Aglaea (Αγλαΐα)
• Agraulus
• Agrius
• Agron
• Ajax the great (Aîas the great) (Αίας ο Μέγας)
• Ajax the lesser (Aîas the lesser) (Αίας ο Μικρός)
• Alcaeus (Alkaios) (Αλκαίος)
• Alcathous
• Alcestis (Άλκηστις)
• Alcidice
• Alcimede
• Alcinous (Αλκίνους or Αλκίνοος)
• Alcmaeon
• Alcmene (Alkmênê) (Αλκμήνη)
• Alcyone (Αλκυών or Αλκυόνη)
• Aleus
• Almus
• Aloeus
• Alope
• Althaea (Αλθαία)
• Althaemenes
• Amarynceus
• Amphiaraus (Αμφιάραος)
• Amphictyon (Αμφικτύων)
• Amphidamas (Αμφιδάμας)
• Amphilochus (Αμφίλοχος)
• Amphimachus (Αμφίμαχος)
• Amphinomus (Amphínomos) (Αμφίνομος)
• Amphion
• Amphithea (Αμφιθέα)
• Amphitryon (Amphitrion) (Αμφιτρύων)
• Amyclas (Αμύκλας)
• Amycus
• Amymone
• Amyntor (Αμύντωρ)
• Amythaon
• Anaxagoras (Αναξαγόρας)
• Anaxibia
• Anaxo
• Ancaeus
• Anchialus (Αγχίαλος)
• Anchises (Αγχίσης)
• Andraemon
• Andreus
• Androgeus
• Andromache (Ανδρομάχη)
• Andromeda (Ανδρομέδα)
• Anius
• Antenor (Αντήνωρ)
• Anticlea (Antiklia)
• Antigone (Αντιγόνη)
• Antilochus (Αντίλοχος)
• Antimachus (Αντίμαχος)
• Antinous (Antinoös)
• Antion
• Antiope (Αντιόπη)
• Antiphates
• Antiphus
• Aphareus
• Apheidas
• Apis
• Apsyrtus
• Arachne (Arakhne) (Αράχνη)
• Arcas (Αρκάς)
• Arcesius (Arkêsios)
• Arete
• Argea
• Argeius
• Argos (Άργος)
• Ariadne (Αριάδνη)
• Arion (Αρίων)
• Aristodemus (Αριστόδημος)
• Aristomachus (Αριστόμαχος)
• Arsinoe (Αρσινόη)
• Asclepius (Ασκληπιός)
• Asius
• Assaracus
• Astacus
• Asterius
• Astyanax (Αστυάναξ)
• Astydameia (Αστυδάμεια)
• Astyoche
• Astypalaea (Αστυπάλαια)
• Atalanta (Αταλάντη)
• Athamas (Αθάμας)
• Atreus (Ατρέας)
• Atymnius
• Auge
• Augeas (Αυγείας)
• Autesion
• Autolycus
• Automedon (Αυτομέδων)
• Autonoe
• Bateia
• Battus
• Baucis
• Bellerophon
• Belus
• Bias
• Borus
• Briseis
• Briseus
• Britomartis
• Broteas
• Bunus
• Busiris
• Butes
• Byblis
C-G

• Cadmus
• Caeneus (Caenis when female)
• Calchas
• Callidice
• Callirhoe
• Callisto
• Calyce
• Calydon
• Canace
• Canthus
• Capaneus
• Capys
• Car
• Carme
• Carnabon
• Cassandra
• Cassiopeia
• Castor
• Catreus
• Caunus
• Cebriones
• Cecrops
• Ceisus
• Celeus
• Cephalus
• Cepheus, King of Aethiopia
• Cepheus, King of Tegea
• Cerdo
• Cestrinus
• Ceyx
• Chalciope
• Chalcodon
• Chione
• Chiron
• Chloris
• Chryseis
• Chryses
• Chrysippus
• Chrysothemis
• Chthonius
• Cilix
• Cinyras
• Cleite
• Cleodaeus
• Cleopatra
• Clymene
• Clymenus
• Clytemnestra
• Clytius
• Codrus
• Comaetho
• Copreus
• Corcyra
• Corinthus
• Coronis
• Coronus
• Cranaus
• Creon
• Cresphontes
• Crete
• Cretheus
• Creusa
• Crisus
• Croesus
• Cychreus
• Cycnus
• Cylla
• Cynortas
• Cyparissus
• Cypselus
• Cytisorus
• Cyzicus
• Daedalion
• Daedalus
• Damocles
• Danaë
• Danaus
• Dardanus
• Dascylus
• Deianeira
• Deimachus
• Deioneus (Δηιονεύς) or Deion (Δηίων)
• Deiphobus
• Deiphontes
• Deipyle
• Demonassa
• Demonice
• Demophon
• Deucalion
• Dexamenus
• Dia
• Dictys
• Diomedes
• Diores
• Dioscuri (Castor and Polydeuces)
• Dirce
 • Dius
• Dolius
• Dolon
• Dorus
• Dryope
• Echemus
• Echetus
• Echion
• Eetion
• Elatus (Élatos)
• Electra
• Electryon
• Eleius
• Elephenor
• Eleusis
• Elpenor
• Elymus (Elumos)
• Endeis
• Endymion
• Epaphus
• Epeius
• Epicasta
• Epidaurus
• Epopeus
• Erechtheus
• Erginus (Erginos)
• Erichthonius
• Eriphyle
• Eteocles
• Eumaeus (Eumaios)
• Eumelus
• Europa
• Eurotas
• Euryalus
• Eurycleia (also Eurýkleia, Euryclea)
• Eurylochus
• Eurymachus
• Eurypylus
• Eurystheus
• Eurytion
• Eurytus
• Ganymede

H-L

• Haemon
• Hector (Hektor)
• Hecuba (Hekuba)
• Helen
 • Helenus
• Helios
• Helle
• Heracles (Heraklês)
• Hermaphroditus
• Hermione
• Hippocoon
• Hippodamia, wife of Pilops
• Hippodamia, wife of Pirithous
• Hippolyta
• Hippolytus
• Hippomedon
• Hippomenes
• Hylas
• Iambe
• Icarius
• Icarus
• Idomeneus
• Ino
• Io
• Iolaus
• Iole
• Iphicles
• Iphigenia
• Iphthime
• Irus
• Ismene
• Ixion
• Jason
• Jocasta
• Labdacus
• Laërtês
• Laius
• Laodamas
• Laomedon
• Leda
• Lelex
• Lycaon
• Lycus

M-P

• Machaon
• Marsyas
• Medea
• Medôn
• Medusa (the mortal gorgon)
• Melampus
• Melanthus
• Meleager
• Memnon
• Menelaus
• Menestheus
• Messene
• Midas
• Minos
• Munippus
• Myles
• Myrrha
• Myrtilus
• Narcissus
• Nausicaa
• Neleus
• Neoptolemus
• Nephele
• Nestor
• Nimrit/Maya
• Niobe
• Nycteus
• Odysseus
• Oebalus
• Oedipus
• Oeneus
• Oenomaus
• Ogygus
• Oileus
• Olenus
• Orestes
• Orion
• Orpheus
• Oxyntes
• Pandarus
• Pandion I
• Pandion II
• Pandora
• Pandora II
• Paris
• Parthenopeus
• Patroclus
• Peleus
• Pelias
• Pelopia
• Pelops
• Penélopê (Penelopeia)
• Peneus
• Penthesilea
• Pentheus
• Periphetes
 • Perseus (Perseos) (Περσεύς, Περσέως)
• Phaethon (Phaëton)
• Phegeus
• Philemon
• Philoctetes
• Phineas
• Phineus
• Phocus
• Phoenix (Phoinix)
• Phrixus
• Phyleus
• Pirithous
• Pittheus
• Podalirius
• Polites
• Polycaon
• Polydorus
• Polynices
• Polyxena
• Priam
• Procrustes (Prokrustes)
• Proetus
• Prosymnus
• Protesilaus
• Psyche
• Pterelaos
• Pygmalion
• Pylades
• Pyramus
• Pyrrhag

R-Z

• Rhadamanthys
• Rhesus
• Sarpedon
• Semele
• Sisyphus
• Sparta
• Sthenelus
• Tantalus
• Telamon
• Telemachus (Telémakhos, Telemachos)
• Telephus
• Teucer
• Theoclymenus
• Thersander
• Thersites
• Theseus (Theseos)
• Thisbe
• Thyestes
• Thymoetes
• Tithonus
• Tlepolemus
• Trophonius
• Tydeus
• Tyndareus
• Xuthus
• Zetes
• Zethus