This Page is on the Internet at http://www.mmdtkw.org/GR-Unit7-GreekGodsandGoddesses-Readings Ancient Greek Gods and Goddesses
1. The Greek Pantheon
The
following
chart lists the major Greek and Roman gods and goddesses,
their attributes, and concerns. The first twelve
entries correspond to the "Twelve Olympian Gods" of
ancient Greece and Rome. Dionysus often replaces Hestia in
the list, especially in Athens because of his connection
to tragedy.
Greek Name
Roman Name
Parentage
Concern
Attributes
Zeus
Jupiter
/ Jove
Cronus
- Rhea
Sky
god, weather, sovereignty
Beard,
thunderbolt, eagle, scepter, throne
Hera
Juno
Cronus
- Rhea
Marriage,
family
Matron,
peacock
Demeter
Ceres
Cronus
- Rhea
Harvest
Matron;
ears of corn; often w/ Persephone
Artemis
Diana
Zeus
- Leto
Wild
animals; maidenhood
Bow,
short skirt; often w/ animals
Aphrodite
Venus
Zeus
- Dione / Uranus' genitals
Love,
human fertility
Doves;
often w/ Cupid. Only nude goddess
Hermes
Mercury
Zeus
- Maia
Commerce,
travel, thieves
Hat,
caduceus (staff w/ snakes), winged sandals
Hephaestus
Vulcan
Hera
(alone)
Crafts,
metallurgy
Lame,
bald; hammer
Poseidon
Neptune
Cronus
- Rhea
Water,
sea; earthquakes
Beard,
trident; chariot over the sea
Apollo
Apollo
Zeus
- Leto
Healing,
music / poetry, prophecy
Young,
beardless, lyre, bow, coiffure
Ares
Mars
Zeus
- Hera
War,
violence
Beardless,
shield, sword
Athena
Minerva
Zeus
- Metis
Civilized
life / culture; maidenhood
Helmet,
spear, aegis, owl
Hestia
Vesta
Cronus
- Rhea
Household
Matron
(rarely pictured)
Dionysus
Liber
Zeus
- Semele
Ecstasy;
the vine
Ivy
in the hair; panther skin; often w/ Maenads and
Baachantes
Pan
Faunus
Hermes
- nymph
Wild
animals; shepherds
Goat
legs, pointed ears, horns, pipes
Heracles
Hercules
Zeus
- Alcmene
Civilizing
force
Club,
lion skin over head
Hades
Dis
Pater
Cronus
- Rhea
The
dead
Beard
(rarely pictured)
Persephone
Proserpina
Zeus
- Demeter
The
dead; agriculture
Young
women; often w/ Demeter
Asclepius
Aesculapius
Apollo
- Coronis
Medicine
Beard,
staff w/ snake, saucer
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Greek Gods
Olympian Gods
Aphrodite :: Apollo :: Aris :: Artemis :: Athena :: Hades :: Hephaestus :: Hera :: Hermes :: Hestia :: Poseidon :: Zeus
Titans
Asteria :: Astraeus :: Atlas :: Clymene :: Coeus :: Crius :: Cronus :: Dione :: Eos :: Epimetheus :: Eurybia :: Eurynome :: Hyperion :: Iapetus :: Lelantos :: Menoetius :: Metis :: Mnemosyne :: Oceanus :: Ophion :: Pallas :: Perses :: Phoebe :: Prometheus :: Rhea :: Selene :: Styx :: Tethys :: Thea :: Themis
Other Gods
Achelous :: Adonis :: Adrestia :: Aeolus :: Aether :: Agathodaemon :: Aglaea :: Algea :: Alpheus :: Amphitrite :: Ananke :: Androktasiai :: Anemoi :: Anteros :: Apate :: Aristaeus :: Asclepius :: Asopus :: Astraea :: Ate :: Atropos :: Aura :: Bia :: Britomartis :: Calypso :: Castalia :: Cephissus :: Chaos :: Circe :: Clotho :: Clytie :: Deimos :: Demeter :: Dionysus :: Dysnomia :: Echo :: Eileithyia :: Elpis :: Enyo :: Erebus :: Eris :: Eros :: Euphrosyne :: Gaea :: Geras :: Graeae :: Harmonia :: Hebe :: Hecate :: Heliadae :: Heliades :: Helios :: Hemera :: Hermaphroditus :: Hesperides :: Hesperus :: Horae :: Horkos :: Hyades :: Hyas :: Hypnos :: Iasion :: Iris :: Keres :: Keto :: Kratos :: Lachesis :: Lethe :: Limos :: Lyssa :: Makhai :: Maniae :: Melinoe :: Minor Gods :: Momus :: Moros :: Morpheus :: Nemesis :: Nephele :: Nike :: Nilus :: Nysiads :: Nyx :: Oizys :: Old Man of the Sea :: Oneiroi :: Ourea :: Paean :: Pan :: Peneus :: Persephone :: Pheme :: Philotes :: Phobos :: Phonoi :: Phorcys :: Phosphorus :: Phthonus :: Ploutos :: Ponos :: Pontus :: Primordial :: Pseudologoi :: Psyche :: Rhode :: Scamander :: Syrinx :: Tartarus :: Telesto :: Thalassa :: Thalia :: Thanatos :: Thaumas :: The Erinnyes :: The Fates :: The Graces :: The Muses :: Thetis :: Tyche :: Typhoeus :: Uranus :: Zagreus :: Zelus
Greek
Myths
Figures
Abderus :: Aethra :: Agrius :: Amphion :: Amphitrite :: Callirrhoe :: Chloris :: Clytius :: Deucalion :: Doris :: Epaphus :: Eurytus :: Glaucus :: Iacchus :: Iasus :: Macaria :: Maera :: Minos :: Myrtilus :: Nereids :: Nereus :: Pleisthenes :: Rhadamanthus :: Teiresias :: Telchines :: The Pleiades :: Triton
Mortals
Achaeans :: Acrisius :: Actor :: Admetus :: Aeetes :: Aegeus :: Aegialeus :: Aegisthus :: Aerope :: Agamemnon :: Aglaurus :: Alcathous :: Alcestis :: Alcmaeon :: Althaea :: Amphiaraus :: Andromeda :: Antigone :: Arachne :: Astydameia :: Athamas :: Atreus :: Attis :: Autonoe :: Broteas :: Cadmus :: Calchas :: Capaneus :: Cassandra :: Cassiopeia :: Cecrops :: Celeus :: Cephalus :: Cepheus :: Clytemnestra :: Comaetho :: Copreus :: Creon :: Crocus :: Danae :: Deianira :: Demophon :: Electra :: Enarete :: Erechtheus :: Erichthonius :: Eteocles :: Eteoclus :: Eumolpus :: Eurydice :: Euryganeia :: Eurystheus :: Glauce :: Hector :: Hecuba :: Helen :: Helle :: Hellen :: Hermione :: Herse :: Hippodamia :: Hippolyta :: Hippolytus :: Hippomedon :: Hyacinthus :: Idas :: Inachus :: Ino :: Iobates :: Iole :: Iphigenia :: Ismene :: Ixion :: Jocasta :: Laertes :: Laius :: Learchus :: Leda :: Lichas :: Lynceus :: Lysidice :: Medea :: Megareus :: Melanippus :: Melicertes :: Memnon :: Menelaus :: Metanira :: Minyades :: Minyas :: Myrrha :: Narcissus :: Nicippe :: Niobe :: Oedipus :: Oeneus :: Oenomaus :: Orestes :: Orion :: Orpheus :: Pandion I :: Pandora :: Pandrosus :: Paris :: Parthenopeus :: Pasiphae :: Patroclus :: Pelias :: Pelopia :: Pelops :: Phaedra :: Phoroneus :: Phrixus :: Pierus :: Pittheus :: Polydectes :: Polynices :: Polyphontes :: Praxithea :: Priam :: Procris :: Proetus :: Pterelaus :: Pylades :: Pyrrha :: Spartoi :: Stheneboea :: Strophius :: Tantalus :: Theias :: Thyestes :: Tithonus :: Triptolemus :: Troezen :: Troilus :: Tydeus :: Tyndareus :: Zethus
Heroes
Achilles :: Actaeon :: Atlanta :: Bellerophon :: Dioscuri :: Heracles :: Jason :: Meleager :: Odysseus :: Peleus :: Perseus :: Theseus
The Myths
Adventures of Perseus :: Amalthea's Horn :: Argonauts :: Birth of Athena :: Creation of Man by Prometheus :: Gigantomachy :: Labours of Heracles :: Myth of Er :: Seven Against Thebes :: The Creation :: The Creation II :: The Wanderings of Dionysus :: Theseus Adventures :: Titanomachy :: Trojan War :: Zeus's Lovers
Elements
Aegis :: Ambrosia :: Ichor :: Necklace of Harmonia :: Nectar :: Shield of Achilles :: Shirt of Nessus
Gigantes
Alcyoneus :: Antaeus :: Enceladus :: Mimas :: Polybotes :: Porphyrion
Creatures
Argus Panoptes :: Ash Tree Nymphs :: Centaur :: Cerberus :: Ceryneian Hind :: Chimaera :: Chrysaor :: Cretan Bull :: Cyclopes :: Delphyne :: Echidna :: Erymanthian Boar :: Giants :: Gorgons :: Hecatoncheires :: Laelaps :: Medusa :: Nessus :: Pegasus :: Python :: Silenus :: Sirens :: Talos :: Teumessian fox
Monsters
Calydonian Boar :: Campe :: Cetus :: Crommyonian Sow :: Geryon :: Harpies :: Khalkotauroi :: Ladon :: Lernaean Hydra :: Mares of Diomedes :: Nemean Lion :: Orthrus :: Sphinx :: Stymphalian Birds
Places
Mount Olympus :: The Underworld
Greek Mythology Pictures
Olympians
Pictures
Titans
Pictures
Other Gods
Pictures
Myths
Pictures
Greek Literature
Greek
Mythology Books
1000 Mythological Characters
Briefly Described
A Book of Myths
A Wonder Book for Girls and
Boys
An Introduction to Mythology
Anabasis
Bible Myths and their
Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the
Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of
the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their
Origin and Meaning
Bulfinch's Mythology The Age
of Fable
Classic
Myths
Custom and Myth
Hero Tales
Hero-Myths and Legends of the
British Race
Hesiod, The Homeric Hymns, and
Homerica
In The Days of Giants A Book
of Norse Tales
Legends Of The Gods The
Egyptian Texts, edited with Translations
Myths and Legends of All
Nations Famous Stories from the Greek, German, English,
Spanish, Scandinavian, Danish, French, Russian,
Bohemian, Italian and other sources
Myths and Legends of Ancient
Egypt
Myths and Legends of Ancient
Greece and Rome
Myths and Legends of Babylonia
and Assyria
Myths and Legends of China
Myths And Legends Of Our Own
Land, Complete
Myths and Legends of the
Celtic Race
Myths and Legends of the Great
Plains
Myths and Legends of the
Mississippi Valley and the Great Lakes
Myths of Babylonia and Assyria
Myths of Greece and Rome
Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art
Myths of the Norsemen From the
Eddas and Sagas
Myths That Every Child Should
Know A Selection Of The Classic Myths Of All Times For
Young People
Old Greek Stories
Tales of Troy Ulysses the
Sacker of Cities
The Adventures of Odysseus and
The Tales of Troy
The Argonautica
The Babylonian Legends of the
Creation
The Children of Odin The Book
of Northern Myths
The Fall of Troy
The Golden Bough A study of
magic and religion
The Heroes or Greek Fairy
Tales for my Children
The History Of Herodotus
Volume 1 of 2
The History Of Herodotus
Volume 2 of 2
The History of the
Peloponnesian War
The Homeric Hymns A New Prose
translation and Essays, Literary and Mythological
The Iliad of Homer
The
Odyssey
The Religion of the Ancient
Celts
The Story of the Greeks
The Student's Mythology A
Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian,
Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec,
and Peruvian Mythologies
The Twelve Labours of
Hercules, Son of Jupiter and Alcmena Greek
Mythology News
3 Ancient Greek Temples
Go to: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek_temple
4 Temple of Athena/Siragusa
Cathedral
Go
to: http://www.bestofsicily.com/mag/art423.htm
5 External
Links for Unit 7 –
Greek Gods and
Goddesses
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Greek_mythological_figures
http://greekgodsandgoddesses.net
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hestia
http://www.theoi.com/Ouranios/Hestia.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermes
http://www.theoi.com/Olympios/Hermes.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphrodite
http://www.theoi.com/Olympios/Aphrodite.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ares
http://www.theoi.com/Olympios/Ares.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demeter
http://www.theoi.com/Olympios/Demeter.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hephaestus
http://www.theoi.com/Olympios/Hephaistos.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hera
http://www.theoi.com/Olympios/Hera.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poseidon
http://www.theoi.com/Olympios/Poseidon.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athena
http://www.theoi.com/Olympios/Athena.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeus
http://www.theoi.com/Olympios/Zeus.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis
http://www.theoi.com/Olympios/Artemis.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo
http://www.theoi.com/Olympios/Apollon.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dionysus
http://www.theoi.com/Olympios/Dionysos.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult_of_Dionysus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek_temple
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giants_(Greek_mythology )
http://www.bestofsicily.com/mag/art423.htm
End of Readings for Greek
gods and goddesses