The following is a list of gods,

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, and many other divine and semi-divine figures from ancient Greek mythology and

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Immortals

The Greeks created images of their deities for many purposes. A temple would house the statue of a god or goddess, or multiple deities, and might be decorated with relief scenes depicting myths. Divine images were common on coins. Drinking cups and other

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were painted with scenes from Greek myths.

Major gods and goddesses

Greek primordial deities

Titans and Titanesses

The Titan gods and goddesses are depicted in Greek art less commonly than the Olympians. File:Eos Memnon Louvre G115.jpg, Eos (Dawn) and the hero

Memnon In Greek mythology, Memnon (; Ancient Greek: Μέμνων means 'resolute') was a king of Aethiopia 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 ...

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Gigantes

The Gigantes were the offspring of

Gaia In Greek mythology, Gaia (; from Ancient Greek , a poetical form of , 'land' or 'earth'),, , . also spelled Gaea , is the personification of the Earth and one of the Greek primordial deities. Gaia is the ancestral mother—sometimes parth ...

(Earth), born from the blood that fell when Uranus (Sky) was castrated by their

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son

Cronus In Ancient Greek religion and mythology, Cronus, Cronos, or Kronos ( or , from el, Κρόνος, ''Krónos'') was the leader and youngest of the first generation of Titans, the divine descendants of the primordial Gaia (Mother Earth) an ...

, who fought the Gigantomachy, their war with the Olympian gods for supremacy of the cosmos, they include: *

Alcyoneus In Greek mythology, Alcyoneus or Alkyoneus (; Ancient Greek: Ἀλκυονεύς ''Alkuoneus'') was a traditional opponent of the hero Heracles. He was usually considered to be one of the Gigantes ( Giants), the offspring of Gaia born from the blo ...

(Ἀλκυονεύς), a giant usually considered to be one of the Gigantes, slain by Heracles. *

Chthonius In Greek mythology, the name Chthonius or Chthonios (, , "of the earth or underworld") may refer to: *Chthonius, an Egyptian prince as one of the sons of King Aegyptus. Apollodorus, 2.1.5 His mother was the naiad Caliadne and thus full brother ...

(Χθόνιος). * Damysus (Δάμυσος), the fastest of all the Giants in Greek mythology. * Enceladus (Ἐγκέλαδος), typically slain by

Athena Athena or Athene, often given the epithet Pallas, is an ancient Greek goddess associated with wisdom, warfare, and handicraft who was later syncretized with the Roman goddess Minerva. Athena was regarded as the patron and protectress of ...

, said to be buried under Mount Etna in Sicily. * Mimas (Μίμας), according to

Apollodorus Apollodorus (Greek: Ἀπολλόδωρος ''Apollodoros'') was a popular name in ancient Greece. It is the masculine gender of a noun compounded from Apollo, the deity, and doron, "gift"; that is, "Gift of Apollo." It may refer to: :''Note: A f ...

, he was killed by

Hephaestus Hephaestus (; eight spellings; grc-gre, Ἥφαιστος, Hḗphaistos) is the Greek god of blacksmiths, metalworking, carpenters, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metallurgy, fire (compare, however, with Hestia), and volcanoes.Walter B ...

, or by others Zeus or

Ares Ares (; grc, Ἄρης, ''Árēs'' ) is the Greek god of war and courage. He is one of the Twelve Olympians, and the son of Zeus and Hera. The Greeks were ambivalent towards him. He embodies the physical valor necessary for success in war b ...

. *

Pallas Pallas may refer to: Astronomy * 2 Pallas asteroid ** Pallas family, a group of asteroids that includes 2 Pallas * Pallas (crater), a crater on Earth's moon Mythology * Pallas (Giant), a son of Uranus and Gaia, killed and flayed by Athena * Pal ...

(Πάλλας), according to

, he was flayed by Athena, who used his skin as a shield. *

Picolous In Greek mythology, Picolous ( grc, Πικόλοος, ) is the name of one of the Gigantes, the offspring of the earth goddess Gaia and the sky god Uranus. Picolous fought against the Olympian gods during the Gigantomachy. He fled the battle, only ...

(Πικόλοος), who fled the battle but was slain by Helios. *

Polybotes In Greek mythology, Polybotes () ( grc-gre, Πολυβώτης) was one of the Giants, the offspring of Gaia (Earth), and Uranus (Sky). He fought Poseidon during the Gigantomachy, the war between the Giants and the gods. Mythology Polybotes was ...

(Πολυβώτης), typically slain by Poseidon. *

Porphyrion In Greek mythology, Porphyrion ( grc-gre, Πορφυρίων) was one of the Gigantes (Giants), who according to Hesiod, were the offspring of Gaia, born from the blood that fell when Uranus (Sky) was castrated by their son Cronus. In some other ...

(Πορφυρίων), one of the leaders of the Gigantes, typically slain by Zeus. * Thoas/Thoon (Θόων), he was killed by the Moirai.

Other "giants"

Aloadae __NOTOC__ In Greek mythology, the Aloadae () or Aloads ( Ancient Greek: Ἀλωάδαι ''Aloadai'') were Otus or Otos (Ὦτος means "insatiate") and Ephialtes (Ἐφιάλτης "nightmare"), Thessalian sons of Princess Iphimedia, wife of Al ...

(Ἀλῳάδαι), twin giants who attempted to climb to Olympus by piling mountains on top of each other. **Otus or Otos (Ότος). **Ephialtes (Εφιάλτης). *

Anax (Greek: ; from earlier , ') is an ancient Greek word for "tribal chief, lord, (military) leader".. It is one of the two Greek titles traditionally translated as "king", the other being basileus, and is inherited from Mycenaean Greece. It is no ...

(Αναξ) was a giant of the island of Lade near Miletos in Lydia, Anatolia. *

Antaeus Antaeus (; Ancient Greek: Ἀνταῖος ''Antaîos'', "opponent", derived from , ''antao'' – 'I face, I oppose'), known to the Berbers as Anti, was a figure in Berber and Greek mythology. He was famed for his defeat by Heracles as part of ...

(Ἀνταῖος), a Libyan giant who wrestled all visitors to the death until he was slain by Heracles. *

Antiphates In Greek mythology, Antiphates (; Ancient Greek: Ἀντιφάτης) is the name of five characters. * Antiphatês, son of Melampus and Iphianeira, the daughter of Megapenthes. He married Zeuxippe, the daughter of Hippocoon. Their children wer ...

(Ἀντιφάτης), the king of the man-eating giants known as Laestrygones which were encountered by Odysseus on his travels. *

Argus Panoptes Argus or Argos Panoptes ( grc, Ἄργος Πανόπτης, All-seeing Argos) is a many-eyed giant in Greek mythology. Mythology Argus Panoptes (), guardian of the heifer-nymph Io and son of Arestor and probably Mycene (in other version so ...

(Ἄργος Πανόπτης), a hundred-eyed giant tasked with guarding Io. * Asterius (Αστεριος), a Lydian giant. *

Cacus In Roman mythology, Cacus ( grc, Κάκος, derived from κακός, meaning bad) was a fire-breathing giant and the son of Vulcan (Plutarch called him son of Hephaestus). He was killed by Hercules after terrorizing the Aventine Hill before the ...

(Κακος), a fire-breathing Latin giant slain by Heracles. *

Cyclopes In Greek mythology and later Roman mythology, the Cyclopes ( ; el, Κύκλωπες, ''Kýklōpes'', "Circle-eyes" or "Round-eyes"; singular Cyclops ; , ''Kýklōps'') are giant one-eyed creatures. Three groups of Cyclopes can be distinguish ...

(Hesiodic), three one-eyed giants who forged the lightning bolts of Zeus, Trident of Poseidon, and Helmet of Hades. **Arges (Ἄργης). **Brontes (Βρόντης). **Steropes (Στερόπης). *

(Homeric), a tribe of one-eyed, man-eating giants who herded flocks of sheep on the island of Sicily. **

Polyphemus Polyphemus (; grc-gre, Πολύφημος, Polyphēmos, ; la, Polyphēmus ) is the one-eyed giant son of Poseidon and Thoosa in Greek mythology, one of the Cyclopes described in Homer's ''Odyssey''. His name means "abounding in songs and leg ...

(Πολύφημος), a Cyclops who briefly captured Odysseus and his men, only to be overcome and blinded by the hero. *The

Gegenees The Gegenees (from Greek: Γηγενεής ''Gēgeneēs''; Γηγενής ''Gēgenēs'', "earth-born") were a race of six-armed giants who inhabited the same island as the Doliones in the ancient Greek epic ''Argonautica''.Apollonius Rhodius, '' ...

(Γηγενέες), a tribe of six-armed giants fought by the Argonauts on Bear Mountain in Mysia. *

Geryon In Greek mythology, Geryon ( or ;"Geryon"
'' Hekatoncheires In Greek mythology, the Hecatoncheires ( grc-gre, Ἑκατόγχειρες, , Hundred-Handed Ones), or Hundred-Handers, also called the Centimanes, (; la, Centimani), named Cottus, Briareus (or Aegaeon) and Gyges (or Gyes), were three monstrous ...

(Ἑκατόγχειρες), or Centimanes (Latin), the Hundred-Handed Ones, giant gods of violent storms and hurricanes. Three sons of Uranus and Gaia, each with his own distinct characters. **Briareus (Βριάρεως) or Aigaion (Αἰγαίων), The Vigorous. **Cottus (Κόττος), The Furious. **Gyges (Γύγης), The Big-Limbed. *The

Laestrygonians In Greek mythology, the Laestrygonians or Laestrygones ( el, Λαιστρυγόνες) were a tribe of man-eating giants. They were said to have sprung from Laestrygon, son of Poseidon.Hesiod, '' Ehoiai'' fr. 40a as cited in ''Oxyrhynchus Pap ...

(Λαιστρυγόνες), a tribe of man-eating giants encountered by Odysseus on his travels. * Orion (Ὠρίων), a giant huntsman whom Zeus placed among the stars as the constellation of Orion. *

Talos In Greek mythology, Talos — also spelled Talus (; el, Τάλως, ''Tálōs'') or Talon (; el, Τάλων, ''Tálōn'') — was a giant automaton made of bronze to protect Europa in Crete from pirates and invaders. He circled the island's s ...

(Τάλως), a giant forged from bronze by Hephaestus, and given by Zeus to his lover Europa as her personal protector. *

Tityos Tityos or Tityus ( Ancient Greek: Τιτυός) was a giant from Greek mythology. Family Tityos was the son of Elara; his father was Zeus. He had a daughter named Europa who coupled with Poseidon and gave birth to Euphemus, one of the Argo ...

(Τίτυος), a giant slain by Apollo and Artemis when he attempted to violate their mother Leto. * Typhon (Τυφῶν), a monstrous immortal storm-giant who attempted to launch an attack on Mount Olympus but was defeated by the Olympians and imprisoned in the pits of Tartarus.

Personified concepts

Chthonic deities

Sea deities

Sky deities

Aeolus In Greek mythology, Aeolus or Aiolos (; grc, Αἴολος , ) is a name shared by three mythical characters. These three personages are often difficult to tell apart, and even the ancient mythographers appear to have been perplexed about which A ...

(Aiolos) (Αίολος), god of the winds * Aether (Αιθήρ), primeval god of the upper air * Alectrona (Αλεκτρονα), solar goddess of the morning or waking up *

Anemoi In ancient Greek religion and myth, the Anemoi (Greek: , 'Winds') were wind gods who were each ascribed a cardinal direction from which their respective winds came (see Classical compass winds), and were each associated with various seasons and ...

, (Άνεμοι), gods of the winds **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 ** Boreas (Βορέας), god of the north wind and of winter **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 **

Eurus In ancient Greek religion and myth, the Anemoi (Greek: , 'Winds') were wind gods who were each ascribed a cardinal direction from which their respective winds came (see Classical compass winds), and were each associated with various seasons and ...

(Εύρος), god of the unlucky east or southeast wind **Lips (Λίψ), god of the southwest wind ** Notus (Νότος) god of the south wind **Skeiron (Σκείρων), god of the northwest wind **

Zephyrus In ancient Greek religion and myth, the Anemoi (Greek: , 'Winds') were wind gods who were each ascribed a cardinal direction from which their respective winds came (see Classical compass winds), and were each associated with various seasons and ...

(Ζέφυρος), god of the west wind *

Arke In Greek mythology, Arke or Arce ( grc-gre, Ἄρκη, ''Árkē'', meaning "swift") is one of the daughters of Thaumas and sister to Iris. During the Titanomachy, Arke fled from the Olympians' camp and joined the Titans, unlike Iris who remained ...

(Άρκη), messenger of the Titans and sister of Iris *

Astraios In Greek mythology, Astraeus () or Astraios ( Ancient Greek: Ἀστραῖος means "starry"') was an astrological deity. Some also associate him with the winds, as he is the father of the four Anemoi (wind deities), by his wife, Eos. Etymolo ...

(Ἀστραῖος), 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 Mercury **

Eosphorus Phosphorus () is one of the ''Astra Planeta'', specifically the god of the planet Venus in its appearance as the Morning Star. Another Greek name for the Morning Star is "Eosphorus" ( grc, Ἑωσφόρος, Heōsphoros, link=no), which means ...

(Ηωσφόρος), god of Venus the morning star **

Hesperus In Greek mythology, Hesperus (; grc, Ἕσπερος, Hésperos) is the Evening Star, the planet Venus in the evening. He is one of the '' Astra Planeta''. A son of the dawn goddess Eos (Roman Aurora), he is the half-brother of her other son, Ph ...

(Ἓσπερος), god of Venus the evening star **

Pyroeis Pyroeis ( grc, Πυρόεις) in ancient Greek religion is the god of the wandering star (''Aster Planetos'' / ''Astra Planeta'') Areios, the planet Mars. He is also known as Mesonyx (Μεσονυξ; "midnight"). His parents are Astraeus and Eos ...

(Πυρόεις), god of Areios, the planet Mars **

Phaethon Phaethon (; grc, Φαέθων, Phaéthōn, ), also spelled Phaëthon, was the son of the Oceanid Clymene and the sun-god Helios in Greek mythology. According to most authors, Phaethon is the son of Helios, and out of desire to have his paren ...

(Φαέθων), god of Dios, the planet Jupiter **

Phaenon Phaenon (Greek: Φαίνων) in Greek mythology is the sky god of Kronion, the planet Saturn. See also * List of Greek mythological figures The following is a list of gods, goddesses, and many other divine and semi-divine figures from anci ...

(Φαίνων), god of Kronion, the planet Saturn *

Astrape and Bronte Astrape and Bronte ( Ancient Greek: Astrapē", lit. "Lightning" Brontē", lit. "Thunder" are, in Greek mythology, the goddesses of lightning and thunder. As members of Zeus' entourage, they were his shield bearers, given the task of carrying his ...

, goddesses of lightning and thunder respectively * Aurai (Αὖραι), nymphs of the cooling breeze ** Aura (Αὖρα), goddess of the breeze and the fresh, cool air of early morning * Chione (Χιόνη), goddess of snow and daughter of Boreas *

Eos In ancient Greek mythology and religion, Eos (; Ionic and Homeric Greek ''Ēṓs'', Attic ''Héōs'', "dawn", or ; Aeolic ''Aúōs'', Doric ''Āṓs'') is the goddess and personification of the dawn, who rose each morning from her home a ...

(Ἠώς), goddess of the Dawn * Ersa (Ἕρση), goddess of the morning dew * Helios (Ἥλιος), god of the Sun and guardian of oaths * Hemera (Ημέρα), primeval goddess of the day * Hera (Ήρα), queen of the gods *The Hesperides, (´Εσπερίδες), nymphs of the evening and sunset *

Iris Iris most often refers to: *Iris (anatomy), part of the eye *Iris (mythology), a Greek goddess * ''Iris'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants * Iris (color), an ambiguous color term Iris or IRIS may also refer to: Arts and media Fictional ent ...

(Ίρις), goddess of the rainbow and divine messenger *

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(Μήν), a lunar deity worshiped in the western interior parts of Anatolia * Nephele (Νεφέλη), cloud nymph * Nyx, (Νύξ), goddess of night *

Pandia In Greek mythology, the goddess Pandia or Pandeia ( grc-gre, Πανδία, Πανδεία, meaning "all brightness") was a daughter of Zeus and the goddess Selene, the Greek personification of the moon. From the ''Homeric Hymn to Selene'', we ha ...

(Πανδία), daughter of Selene and Zeus *The Pleiades (Πλειάδες), goddesses of the star cluster Pleiades and were associated with rain **

Alcyone In Greek mythology, Alcyone or Halcyone (; grc, Ἀλκυόνη, Alkyónē derived from grc, ἀλκυών, alkyṓn, kingfisher, label=none) and Ceyx (; grc, Κήϋξ, Kḗÿx) were a wife and husband who incurred the wrath of the god Zeus ...

(Αλκυόνη) ** Sterope (Στερόπη) ** Celaeno (Κελαινώ) ** Electra (Ηλέκτρα) ** Maia (Μαία) ** Merope (Μερώπη) **

Taygete In Classical Greek mythology, Taygete el, Ταϋγέτη, , ) was a nymph, one of the Pleiades according to the '' Bibliotheca'' (3.10.1) and a companion of Artemis, in her archaic role as '' potnia theron'', "Mistress of the animals", with its ...

(Ταϋγέτη) * Sabazios (Σαβάζιος), the nomadic horseman and sky father god of the Phrygians and Thracians * Selene (Σελήνη), goddess of the Moon * Uranus (Ουρανός), primeval god of the heavens * Zeus (Ζεύς), King of Heaven and god of the sky, clouds, thunder, and lightning

Rustic deities

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(Αἴτνη), goddess of the volcanic Mount Etna in Sicily *

Agreus and Nomios In Greek mythology Agreus or Argeus ( Ancient Greek: Ἀγρεύς, Ἀργεύς means 'hunter' or 'wild') and his brother Nomios (Νόμιος means "shepherd") are two of the Pans, creatures multiplied from the god Pan. Mythology They are hu ...

two goat-legged daimones of hunting & hurding *

Amphictyonis Amphictyonis ( grc-gre, Ἀμφικτυονίς, Amphiktuonís) 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 t ...

(Αμφικτυονίς), goddess of wine and friendship between nations, a local form of Demeter *

Anthousai Anthousai ( grc, Ανθούσαι from ἄνθος ''ánthos'', meaning "flower, blossom") are nymphs of flowers in Greek mythology. They were described as having hair that resembled hyacinth flowers.Philostratus the Elder Philostratus of Lemnos ...

(Ανθούσαι), flower

nymphs A nymph ( grc, νύμφη, nýmphē, el, script=Latn, nímfi, label=Modern Greek; , ) in ancient Greek folklore is a minor female nature deity. Different from Greek goddesses, nymphs are generally regarded as personifications of nature, are typ ...

Aristaeus A minor god in Greek mythology, attested mainly by Athenian writers, Aristaeus (; ''Aristaios'' (Aristaîos); lit. “Most Excellent, Most Useful”), was the culture hero credited with the discovery of many useful arts, including bee-keeping ...

(Ἀρισταῖος), god of bee-keeping, cheese-making, herding, olive-growing, and hunting *

Attis Attis (; grc-gre, Ἄττις, also , , ) was the consort of Cybele, in Phrygian and Greek mythology. His priests were eunuchs, the ''Galli'', as explained by origin myths pertaining to Attis castrating himself. Attis was also a Phrygian v ...

(Άττις), vegetation god and consort of Cybele *

Britomartis Britomartis (; grc-gre, Βριτόμαρτις) was a Greek goddess of mountains and hunting, who was primarily worshipped on the island of Crete. She was sometimes believed to be an oread, or a mountain nymph, but she was often conflated or sy ...

(Βριτόμαρτις), Cretan goddess of hunting and nets used for fishing, fowling and the hunting of small game *

Meliseus In Greek mythology, Melisseus ( Ancient Greek: Μελισσεύς means 'bee-man' or 'honey-man'), the father of the nymphs Adrasteia, Ida and Althaea who were nurses of the infant Zeus on Crete. His parentage differs from telling to telling, ran ...

, god of bees and bee-keeping in Crete. *

Cabeiri In Greek mythology, the Cabeiri or Cabiri ( grc, Κάβειροι, ''Kábeiroi''), also transliterated Kabeiri or Kabiri, were a group of enigmatic chthonic deities. They were worshiped in a mystery cult closely associated with that of Hephaest ...

(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) *

Chloris In Greek mythology, the name Chloris (; Greek Χλωρίς ''Chlōrís'', from χλωρός ''chlōrós'', meaning "greenish-yellow", "pale green", "pale", "pallid", or "fresh") appears in a variety of contexts. Some clearly refer to different char ...

(Χλωρίς), minor flower nymph and wife of Zephyrus *

Comus In Greek mythology, Comus (; grc, Κῶμος, ''Kōmos'') is the god of festivity, revels and nocturnal dalliances. He is a son and a cup-bearer of the god Dionysus. He was represented as a winged youth or a child-like satyr and represents ana ...

(Κόμος), god of revelry, merrymaking, and festivity *

Corymbus The following is a list of gods, goddesses, and many other divine and semi-divine figures from ancient Greek mythology and ancient Greek religion. Immortals The Greeks created images of their deities for many purposes. A temple would house th ...

(Κόρυμβος), god of the fruit of the ivy *The Curetes (Κουρέτες), guardians of infant Zeus on Mount Ida, barely distinguished from the Dactyls and the Corybantes *

Cybele Cybele ( ; Phrygian: ''Matar Kubileya/Kubeleya'' "Kubileya/Kubeleya Mother", perhaps "Mountain Mother"; Lydian ''Kuvava''; el, Κυβέλη ''Kybele'', ''Kybebe'', ''Kybelis'') is an Anatolian mother goddess; she may have a possible forer ...

(Κυβέλη), a Phrygian mountain goddess *The Dactyls (Δάκτυλοι) "fingers", minor deities originally representing fingers of a hand ** Acmon (Ακμών) **Damnameneus (Δαμναμενεύς) **Delas (Δήλας) **Epimedes (Επιμήδης) **Heracles (not to be confused with the hero Heracles) **Iasios (Ιάσιος) **Kelmis (Κελμις) **Skythes (Σκύθης) **companions of Cybele ***

Titias In Greek mythology, Titias (Τιτίας) or Titius (Τίτιος) was one of the Idaean Dactyls. Mythology Titias and his brother Cyllenus were said to have been venerated in Phrygia as companions of Cybele and "guides of fate of cities". T ...

(Τιτίας) ***Cyllenus (Κύλληνος) * Dionysus (Διόνυσος), god of wine, drunken orgies, and wild vegetation * Dryades (Δρυάδες), tree and forest nymphs *

(Γαία), primeval goddess of the earth *

Epimeliad In Greek mythology, the Epimēliads or Epimēlides ( Ancient Greek: Επιμηλιδες means "those who care for flocks") are dryad nymphs who are protectors of apple trees. However, the word for "apple" (μηλον) in ancient Greek texts is ...

es (Επιμελίδες), nymphs of highland pastures and protectors of sheep flocks * Hamadryades (Αμαδρυάδες), oak tree dryades * Hecaterus (Ηεκατερος), minor god of the ''hekateris'' — a rustic dance of quickly moving hands — and perhaps of the skill of hands in general *

Hermes Hermes (; grc-gre, Ἑρμῆς) is an Olympian deity in ancient Greek religion and mythology. Hermes is considered the herald of the gods. He is also considered the protector of human heralds, travellers, thieves, merchants, and orator ...

(Ερμής), god of herds and flocks, of roads and boundary stones, and the god of thieves * Korybantes (Κορύβαντες), the crested dancers who worshipped Cybele **Damneus (Δαμνεύς) "the one who tames(?)" **Idaios (Ιδαίος) "of Mount Ida" **

Kyrbas In Greek mythology, Kyrbas was a hero whose main achievement was the foundation of Ierapetra in Crete.Strab10.3.19 Note Ierapetra Characters in Greek mythology References * Strabo Strabo''Strabo'' (meaning "squinty", as in strabismus) ...

(Κύρβας), whose name is probably a variant of Korybas, singular for "Korybantes" **Okythoos (Ωκύθοος) "the one running swiftly" **Prymneus (Πρυμνεύς) "of lower areas(?)" **

Pyrrhichos Pyrrhichos (Greek: Πυρῥιχος) in Greek mythology is the god of the rustic dance. When translated literally, Pyrrhichos translates into "rustic war dance". See also * List of Greek mythological figures The following is a list of gods, go ...

(Πυρῥιχος), god of the rustic dance * Ma, a local goddess at Comana in Cappadocia * Maenades (μαινάδες), crazed nymphs in the retinue of Dionysus ** Methe (Μέθη), nymph of drunkenness * Meliae (Μελίαι), nymphs of honey and the ash tree * Naiades (Ναιάδες), fresh water nymphs ** Daphne (Δάφνη) ** Metope (Μετώπη) ** Minthe (Μίνθη) *The

Nymphai Hyperboreioi The Nymphai Hyperboreioi ( grc, Νύμφαι Υπερβόρειοι, Nymphai Hyperboreioi, Nymphs of Hyperborea; la, Nymphae Hyperboreii) were nymphs in Greek mythology who presided over aspects of archery. Hekaerge ( grc, Ἑκαέργη, Hekaer ...

(Νύμφαι Υπερβόρειοι), who presided over aspects of archery **Hekaerge (Εκαέργη), represented distancing **Loxo (Λοξώ), represented trajectory **Oupis (Ουπις), represented aim * Oreades (Ὀρεάδες), mountain nymphs **

Adrasteia In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Adrasteia (; , ), also spelled Adrastia, Adrastea, Adrestea, Adastreia or Adrasta), originally a Phrygian mountain goddess, probably associated with Cybele, was later a Cretan nymph, and daughter of Melis ...

(Αδράστεια), a nursemaid of the infant Zeus ** Cyllene, the mountain-nymph who nursed the infant Hermes ** Echo (Ηχώ), a nymph cursed never to speak except to repeat the words of others *The

Ourea In Greek mythology, the Ourea ( grc, Οὔρεα, Oúrea, mountains, plural of ) were the parthenogenetic offspring of Gaia (Earth), produced alongside Uranus (Sky), and Pontus (Sea).Hardp. 24 Gantz, p. 10; Caldwellp. 5, table 3Palici (Παλικοί), a pair of rustic gods who presided over the geysers and thermal springs in Sicily * Pan (Πάν), god of shepherds, pastures, and fertility *Pan Sybarios (Παν Συβαριος) god of Woods and vales *Phaunos god of forests not identified with Faunus * Potamoi (Ποταμοί), river gods **

Achelous In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Achelous (also Acheloos or Acheloios) (; Ancient Greek: Ἀχελώϊος, and later , ''Akhelôios'') was the god associated with the Achelous River, the largest river in Greece. According to Hesiod, h ...

(Αχέλους) ** Acis (Άκις) ** Alpheus (Αλφειός) **

Asopus Asopus (; grc, Ἀ̄σωπός ''Āsōpos'') is the name of four different rivers in Greece and one in Turkey. In Greek mythology, it was also the name of the gods of those rivers. Zeus carried off Aegina, Asopus' daughter, and Sisyphus, who ha ...

(Ασωπός) **

Cladeus The river Kladeos flows through Olympia in Elis, Southern Greece, and empties into the river Alfeios. As a tributary of the Alfeios, the Kladeos is fed by the Plataneiko, Lagadino, Gani, and Liakoto streams. Already in classical antiquity, the ...

(Κλάδεος) ** Eurotas (Ευρώτας) ** Nilus (Νείλος) ** Peneus (Πηνειός) **

Scamander Scamander (; also Skamandros ( grc, Σκάμανδρος) or Xanthos () was a river god in Greek mythology. Etymology The meaning of this name is uncertain. The second element looks like it is derived from Greek () meaning 'of a man', but t ...

(Σκάμανδρος) :: ''For a more complete list, see Potamoi#List of potamoi'' * Priapus (Πρίαπος), god of garden fertility *

Satyr In Greek mythology, a satyr ( grc-gre, σάτυρος, sátyros, ), also known as a silenus or ''silenos'' ( grc-gre, σειληνός ), is a male nature spirit with ears and a tail resembling those of a horse, as well as a permanent, exa ...

s (Σάτυροι) /

Satyress Satyress is the female equivalent to satyrs. They are entirely an invention of post-Roman European artists, as the Greek satyrs were exclusively male and the closest there was to female counterparts were the nymphs, altogether different creatures ...

, rustic fertility spirits **

Krotos In Greek mythology, Krotos or Crotus ( Ancient Greek: Κρότος) was the son of Pan and Eupheme. He dwelt on Mount Helicon and kept company of the Muses, whom his mother had nursed. Mythology Krotos was renowned for being both an excelle ...

(Κρότος), a great hunter and musician who kept the company of the Muses on Mount Helicon * Silenus (Σειληνός), an old rustic god of the dance of the wine-press *

Telete In Greek mythology, Telete (; Ancient Greek: Τελετή means 'consecration') was the daughter of Dionysus and Nicaea, naiad daughter of the river-god Sangarius and Cybele. Mythology Concerning Telete's birth, it is related that Nicaea was a ...

(Τελέτη), goddess of initiation into the Bacchic orgies * Zagreus (Ζαγρεύς), in the Orphic mysteries, the first incarnation of Dionysus

Agricultural deities

Adonis In Greek mythology, Adonis, ; derived from the Canaanite word ''ʼadōn'', meaning "lord". R. S. P. Beekes, ''Etymological Dictionary of Greek'', Brill, 2009, p. 23. was the mortal lover of the goddess Aphrodite. One day, Adonis was gored by ...

(Άδωνις), a

life-death-rebirth deity A dying-and-rising, death-rebirth, or resurrection deity is a religious motif in which a god or goddess dies and is resurrected.Leeming, "Dying god" (2004)Miles 2009, 193 Examples of gods who die and later return to life are most often cited f ...

Aphaea Aphaea ( grc-gre, Ἀφαία, ''Aphaía'') was a Greek goddess who was worshipped almost exclusively at a single sanctuary on the island of Aegina in the Saronic Gulf. Cult and worship She originated as early as the 14th century BCE as a lo ...

(Αφαία), minor goddess of agriculture and fertility *

Cyamites Cyamites or Kyamites ( grc, Κυαμίτης) from κύαμος "bean", was a hero in ancient Greek religion, worshiped locally in Athens. His name has been interpreted as "the god of the beans and patron of the bean market", given that a bean mark ...

(Κυαμίτης), demi-god of the bean * Demeter (Δημήτηρ), goddess of fertility, agriculture, grain, and harvest *

Despoina In Greek mythology, Despoina or Despoena (; el, Δέσποινα, Déspoina) was the daughter of Demeter and Poseidon and sister of Arion. She was worshipped under the title ''Despoina'' ("the mistress") alongside her mother Demeter, one of t ...

(Δέσποινη), daughter of Poseidon and Demeter, goddess of mysteries in Arcadia * Dionysus (Διόνυσος), god of viticulture and wine *

Eunostus In 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. Promylaia ("the one that stands before/protects the mill") was another name for a goddess of ...

(Εύνοστος), goddess of the flour mill *

Persephone In ancient Greek mythology and religion, Persephone ( ; gr, Περσεφόνη, Persephónē), also called Kore or Cora ( ; gr, Κόρη, Kórē, the maiden), is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter. She became the queen of the underworld after ...

(Περσεφόνη), queen of the underworld, wife of Hades and goddess of spring growth *

Philomelus Philomelus (; el, Φιλόμηλος, Philómēlos), Philomêlos or Philomenus was a minor Greek demi-god, patron of husbandry, tillage/ ploughing and agriculture. His name means 'friend of ease' from ''philos'' and ''mêlos''. Family Philom ...

(Φιλόμελος), agricultural demi-god inventor of the wagon and the plough *

Plutus In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Plutus (; grc-gre, Πλοῦτος, Ploûtos, wealth) is the god and the personification of wealth, and the son of the goddess of agriculture Demeter and the mortal Iasion. Family Plutus is most commonl ...

(Πλοῦτος), god of wealth, including agricultural wealth, son of Demeter * Promylaia (Προμυλαια) a goddess of the flower mill *

Triptolemus In Greek mythology, Triptolemus ( el, Τριπτόλεμος, ''Triptólemos'', lit. "threefold warrior"; also known as Buzyges) is a figure connected with the goddess Demeter of the Eleusinian Mysteries. He was either a mortal prince, the el ...

(Τριπτόλεμος), god of farming and agriculture, he brought agriculture to Greece *Trokhilos (Τροχιλος) god of the mill stone

Health deities

Apollo Apollo, grc, Ἀπόλλωνος, Apóllōnos, label=genitive , ; , grc-dor, Ἀπέλλων, Apéllōn, ; grc, Ἀπείλων, Apeílōn, label=Arcadocypriot Greek, ; grc-aeo, Ἄπλουν, Áploun, la, Apollō, la, Apollinis, label= ...

(Ἀπόλλων), god of archery, music and dance, truth and prophecy, healing and diseases, the Sun and light, poetry, and more. *

Asclepius Asclepius (; grc-gre, Ἀσκληπιός ''Asklēpiós'' ; la, Aesculapius) is a hero and god of medicine in ancient Greek religion and mythology. He is the son of Apollo and Coronis, or Arsinoe, or of Apollo alone. Asclepius represen ...

(Ασκληπιός), god of medicine *

Aceso Aceso ( grc, Ἀκεσώ) was the Greek goddess of the healing process. Family Aceso was the daughter of Asclepius and Epione, sister of Iaso, Hygieia, Panacea, and Aegle. Mythology Unlike her sister Panacea (Cure-All), she represented th ...

(Ἀκεσώ), goddess of the healing of wounds and the curing of illnesses * Aegle (Αἴγλη), goddess of radiant good health *

Chiron In Greek mythology, Chiron ( ; also Cheiron or Kheiron; ) was held to be the superlative centaur amongst his brethren since he was called the "wisest and justest of all the centaurs". Biography Chiron was notable throughout Greek mythology ...

(Χείρων), god of healing (up for debate if it is a god) *

Darrhon Darrhon or Darron (Greek: Δάῤῥων) was a Paeonian god of healing, whose cult was adopted by the ancient Macedonians, as mentioned by Hesychius as Macedonian Daemon and attested hapax in one inscription of Pella c. 200-150 BC. Excavation ...

(Δάρρων), Macedonian god of health *

Epione In Greek mythology, Epione (Ancient Greek: Ἠπιόνη) is the wife of Asclepius. Her name derives from the word ηπιος (, "soothing"), and she was probably a personification of the care needed for recovery. With Asclepius, she had five ...

(Ἠπιόνη), goddess of the soothing of pain * Hygieia (Ὑγεία), goddess of cleanliness and good health *

Iaso Iaso (; el, Ἰασώ, ''Iasō'') or Ieso (; el, Ἰησώ, ''Iēsō'') was the Greek goddess of recuperation from illness. The daughter of Asclepius, she had four sisters: Aceso, Aglæa/Ægle, Hygieia, and Panacea. All five were associated ...

(Ἰασώ), goddess of cures, remedies, and modes of healing * Paean (Παιάν), physician of the gods *

Panacea In Greek mythology, Panacea (Greek ''Πανάκεια'', Panakeia), a goddess of universal remedy, was the daughter of Asclepius and Epione. Panacea and her four sisters each performed a facet of Apollo's art: * Panacea (the goddess of univers ...

(Πανάκεια), goddess of healing *

Telesphorus Telesphorus can refer to: * Telesphorus (general), 4th century BC general in ancient Greece * Pope Telesphorus (died c. 137), Catholic pope and Catholic and Orthodox saint * Telesphorus of Cosenza, a name assumed by a 14th century pseudo-prophet d ...

(Τελεσφόρος), demi-god of convalescence, who "brought to fulfillment" recuperation from illness or injury

Sleep deities

Empusa Empusa or Empousa (; ; ''plural'': ''Empousai'') is a shape-shifting female being in Greek mythology, said to possess a single leg of copper, commanded by Hecate, whose precise nature is obscure. In Late Antiquity, the empousai have been descri ...

(Ἔμπουσα), goddess of shape-shifting *

Epiales In Greek mythology, Epiales ( Ancient Greek: Ἠπιάλης) was the spirit (daemon) and personification of nightmares. Alternate spellings of the name were Epialos (Ἠπίαλος), Epioles (Ἠπιόλης), Epialtes (Ἐπιάλτης) or Ep ...

(Ἐφιάλτης), goddess of nightmares *

Hypnos In Greek mythology, Hypnos (; Ancient Greek: means 'sleep') also spelled Hypnus is the personification of sleep; the Roman equivalent is known as Somnus. His name is the origin of the word hypnosis. Pausanias wrote that Hypnos was a dearest ...

(Ὕπνος) god of sleep *

Pasithea In Greek mythology, Pasithea ( grc, Πασιθέα means "relaxation"), or Pasithee, was one of the Charites (Graces), and the personification of relaxation, meditation, hallucinations and all other altered states of consciousness. The Chari ...

(Πασιθέα) goddess of relaxing meditation and hallucinations *

Oneiroi In Greek mythology, dreams were sometimes personified as Oneiros () or Oneiroi (). In the '' Iliad'' of Homer, Zeus sends an Oneiros to appear to Agamemnon in a dream, while in Hesiod's '' Theogony'', the Oneiroi are the sons of Nyx (Night), ...

(Ὀνείρων) god of dreams *

Morpheus Morpheus ('Fashioner', derived from the grc, μορφή meaning 'form, shape') is a god associated with sleep and dreams. In Ovid's ''Metamorphoses'' he is the son of Somnus and appears in dreams in human form. From the Middle Ages, the name b ...

(μορφή) god of dreaming

Charities

Charites In Greek mythology, the Charites ( ), singular ''Charis'', or Graces, were three or more goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity, goodwill, and fertility. Hesiod names three – Aglaea ("Shining"), Euphrosyne ("Joy"), and Thalia ...

(Χάριτες), goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity, and fertility **

Aglaea Aglaea () or Aglaïa (; grc, Ἀγλαΐα, lit=festive radiance) is one of the three ''Charites'' or ''Gratiae'' (Graces) in Greek mythology. Family According to Hesiod, Aglaea is the youngest of the Charites, the three daughters of Zeus a ...

(Αγλαΐα), goddess of beauty, adornment, splendor, and glory ** Euphrosyne (Εὐφροσύνη), goddess of good cheer, joy, mirth, and merriment ** Thalia (Θάλεια), goddess of festive celebrations and rich and luxurious banquets ** Hegemone (Ηγεμόνη) "mastery" **

Antheia Antheia ( grc, Ἀνθεία) was one of the Charites, or Graces, of Greek mythology and was the goddess of swamps and flowery wreaths. She is the daughter of Zeus and Eurynome. She was depicted in Athenian vase painting as one of the attendant ...

(Άνθεια), goddess of flowers and flowery wreaths **

(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)"

Horae

*The

Horae In Greek mythology the Horae () or Horai () or Hours ( grc-gre, Ὧραι, Hōrai, , "Seasons") were the goddesses of the seasons and the natural portions of time. Etymology The term ''horae'' comes from the Proto-Indo-European ("year"). F ...

(Ώρες), The Hours, the goddesses of natural order ** Eunomia (Ευνομία), spirit of good order, and springtime goddess of green pastures ** Dike (Δίκη), spirit of justice, may have represented springtime growth ** Eirene (Ειρήνη), spirit of peace and goddess of the springtime **The goddesses of springtime growth ***

Thallo In Greek mythology the Horae () or Horai () or Hours ( grc-gre, Ὧραι, Hōrai, , "Seasons") were the goddesses of the seasons and the natural portions of time. Etymology The term ''horae'' comes from the Proto-Indo-European ("year"). F ...

(Θαλλώ), goddess of spring buds and shoots, identified with Eirene ***

Auxo In Greek mythology the Horae () or Horai () or Hours ( grc-gre, Ὧραι, Hōrai, , "Seasons") were the goddesses of the seasons and the natural portions of time. Etymology The term ''horae'' comes from the Proto-Indo-European ("year"). F ...

(Αυξώ), goddess of spring growth *** Karpo (Καρπώ), goddess of the fruits of the earth **The goddesses of welfare ***

Pherousa Pherusa or Pherousa ( Ancient Greek: Φέρουσά means 'the bringer') was the name of two female deities in Greek mythology: * Pherusa, one of the 50 Nereids, marine-nymph daughters of the ' Old Man of the Sea' Nereus and the Oceanid Doris. ...

(Φέρουσα) "the bringer" ***

Euporie In Greek mythology, Euporie or Euporia is the goddess of abundance. She is one of the third generation of Horae. Sources * Gaius Julius Hyginus, ''Fabulae Gaius Julius Hyginus (; 64 BC – AD 17) was a Latin author, a pupil of the scholar A ...

(Ευπορίη) "abundance" *** Orthosie (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 ***

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(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

Muses

Other deities

Mortals

Deified mortals

* Achilles (), hero of the Trojan War * Aiakos (), a king of Aegina, appointed as a Judge of the Dead in the Underworld after his death *

(), a king of Thessaly, made the immortal king of all the winds by Zeus *

Alabandus Alabandus ( Ancient Greek: ) was in Greek mythology a Carian hero, son of Euippus and Callirhoe, although which one is unclear (according to some traditions, his mother's name was Car). Mythology Alabandus was the founder of the town of Al ...

(), he was the founder of the town of

Alabanda Alabanda ( grc, Ἀλάβανδα) or Antiochia of the Chrysaorians was a city of ancient Caria, Anatolia, the site of which is near Doğanyurt, Çine, Aydın Province, Turkey. The city is located in the saddle between two heights. The area i ...

Amphiaraus In Greek mythology, Amphiaraus or Amphiaraos (; Ancient Greek: Ἀμφιάραος, Ἀμφιάρεως, "very sacred") was the son of Oicles, a seer, and one of the leaders of the Seven against Thebes. Amphiaraus at first refused to go with A ...

(), a hero of the war of the

Seven against Thebes The Seven against Thebes were seven champions in Greek mythology who made war on Thebes. They were chosen by Adrastus, the king of Argos, to be the captains of an Argive army whose purpose was to restore Oedipus' son Polynices to the Theban ...

who became an oracular spirit of the Underworld after his death *

Ariadne Ariadne (; grc-gre, Ἀριάδνη; la, Ariadne) was a Cretan princess in Greek mythology. She was mostly associated with mazes and labyrinths because of her involvement in the myths of the Minotaur and Theseus. She is best known for having ...

(Αριάδνη), a Cretan princess who became the immortal wife of Dionysus *

(Ἀρισταῖος), a Thessalian hero, his inventions saw him immortalised as the god of bee-keeping, cheese-making, herding, olive-growing, and hunting *

(), a Thessalian physician who was struck down by Zeus, to be later recovered by his father Apollo *

(), a consort of Cybele, granted immortality as one of her attendants *

Bolina In Greek mythology, Bolina (; Ancient Greek: Βολίνα) or Boline (Βολίνη) was a nymph. According to Pausanias, Bolina was once a mortal maiden of Achaea. She was loved by the god Apollo Apollo, grc, Ἀπόλλωνος, Apóllōn ...

(), a mortal woman transformed into an immortal nymph by Apollo *The Dioscuri (), divine twins ** Castor () ** Pollux () *

Endymion Endymion primarily refers to: * Endymion (mythology), an Ancient Greek shepherd * ''Endymion'' (poem), by John Keats Endymion may also refer to: Fictional characters * Prince Endymion, a character in the ''Sailor Moon'' anime franchise * Raul ...

(), lover of Selene, granted eternal sleep so as never to age or die * Ganymede (), a handsome Trojan prince, abducted by Zeus and made cup-bearer of the gods * Glaucus (), the fisherman's sea god, made immortal after eating a magical herb *

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() and Parthenos (), princesses of the Island of Naxos who leapt into the sea to escape their father's wrath; Apollo transformed them into demi-goddesses * Heracles (), ascended hero Athena Herakles Staatliche Antikensammlungen 2648

Athena Herakles Staatliche Antikensammlungen 2648

* Ino (), a Theban princess who became the sea goddess Leucothea *

Lampsace In Greek legendary history, Lampsace or Lampsake (Λαμψάκη) was the eponym of the city Lampsacus, honored as a heroine and later deified. The story concerning her, known from the works of Plutarch and Polyaenus, is as follows. Lampsace was ...

(), a semi-historical Bebrycian princess honored as goddess for her assistance to the Greeks *The Leucippides (), wives of the Dioscuri ** Phoebe (), wife of Pollux **Hilaera (), wife of Castor * Minos (), a king of Crete, appointed as a Judge of the Dead in the Underworld after his death *

Orithyia In Greek mythology, Orithyia or Oreithyia (; el, Ὠρείθυια ''Ōreithuia''; la, Ōrīthyia) was the name of the following women: *Orithyia or Orythya, the Nereid of raging seas and one of the 50 marine-nymph daughters of the 'Old Man of th ...

(), an Athenian princess abducted by Boreas and made the goddess of cold, gusty mountain winds * Palaemon (), a Theban prince, made into a sea god along with his mother, Ino *

Philoctetes Philoctetes ( grc, Φιλοκτήτης ''Philoktētēs''; English pronunciation: , stressed on the third syllable, ''-tet-''), or Philocthetes, according to Greek mythology, was the son of Poeas, king of Meliboea in Thessaly, and Demonas ...

( grc, Φιλοκτήτης), was the son of King

Poeas In Greek mythology, Poeas, or Poias (Ancient Greek: Ποίας) was a king of Meliboea or Malis (Maleae) and one of the Argonauts. Family Poeas was the son of King Thaumacus of Thaumacia and the father of the hero Philoctetes by Methone. M ...

Meliboea In Greek mythology, Meliboea or Meliboia ( grc, Μελίβοια) was a name attributed to the following individuals: *Meliboea, daughter of the Titan Oceanus possibly by his sister-wife Tethys. She was the Oceanid who became the mother of King ...

in Thessaly, a famous archer, fought at the Trojan War *

Phylonoe In Greek mythology, there were two women known as Philonoe ( grc, Φιλονόη) or Phylonoe (): *Philonoe, a Spartan princess as the daughter of King Tyndareus and Leda, daughter of King Thestius of Pleuron. She was the sister of Castor and P ...

(), daughter of Tyndareus and Leda, made immortal by Artemis *

Psyche Psyche (''Psyché'' in French) is the Greek term for "soul" (ψυχή). Psyche may also refer to: Psychology * Psyche (psychology), the totality of the human mind, conscious and unconscious * ''Psyche'', an 1846 book about the unconscious by Ca ...

(), goddess of the soul *

Semele Semele (; Ancient Greek: Σεμέλη ), in Greek mythology, was the youngest daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia, and the mother of Dionysus by Zeus in one of his many origin myths. Certain elements of the cult of Dionysus and Semele came fr ...

(), mortal mother of Dionysus, who later was made the goddess Thyone () *

Tenes In Greek mythology, Tenes or Tennes ( Ancient Greek: Τέννης) was the eponymous hero of the island of Tenedos. Family Tenes was the son either of Apollo or of King Cycnus of Colonae by Proclia, daughter or granddaughter of Laomedon. ...

(), was a hero of the island of

Tenedos Tenedos (, ''Tenedhos'', ), or Bozcaada in Turkish, is an island of Turkey in the northeastern part of the Aegean Sea. Administratively, the island constitutes the Bozcaada district of Çanakkale Province. With an area of it is the third l ...

Heroes

Abderus In Greek mythology, Abderus or Abderos ( Ancient Greek: Ἄβδηρος) was a divine hero, reputed by some to be one of Heracles' lovers (eromenoi), and reputedly a son of Hermes by some accounts, and eponym of Abdera, Thrace. Pseudo-Scymnos, '' ...

, aided Heracles during his eighth labour and was killed by the Mares of Diomedes * Achilles (Αχιλλεύς or Αχιλλέας), hero of the Trojan War and a central character in Homer's '' Iliad'' *

Aeneas In Greco-Roman mythology, Aeneas (, ; from ) was a Trojan hero, the son of the Trojan prince Anchises and the Greek goddess Aphrodite (equivalent to the Roman Venus). His father was a first cousin of King Priam of Troy (both being grandsons o ...

(Αινείας), a hero of the Trojan War and progenitor of the Roman people *

Ajax the Great Ajax () or Aias (; grc, Αἴας, Aíās , ''Aíantos''; archaic ) is a Greek mythological hero, the son of King Telamon and Periboea, and the half-brother of Teucer. He plays an important role, and is portrayed as a towering figure and ...

(Αίας ο Μέγας), a hero of the Trojan War and king of Salamis *

Ajax the Lesser Ajax ( grc, Αἴας ''Aias'' means "of the earth".) 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 ...

(Αίας ο Μικρός), a hero of the Trojan War and leader of the Locrian army *

Amphitryon Amphitryon (; Ancient Greek: Ἀμφιτρύων, ''gen''.: Ἀμφιτρύωνος; usually interpreted as "harassing either side", Latin: Amphitruo), in Greek mythology, was a son of Alcaeus, king of Tiryns in Argolis. His mother was named e ...

(Αμφιτρύων), Theban general who rescued Thebes from the

Teumessian fox In Greek mythology, the Teumessian fox, or Cadmean vixen, was a gigantic fox that was destined never to be caught. (''Teumēs(s)íā alôpēx''), ''gen''.: Τευμησίας ἀλώπεκος, also known as ἀλώπηξ τῆς Τευμησσοῦ ...

; his wife was Alcmene, mother of Heracles * Antilochus (Ἀντίλοχος), Son of Nestor sacrificed himself to save his father in the Trojan War along with other deeds of valor *

Bellerophon Bellerophon (; Ancient Greek: Βελλεροφῶν) or Bellerophontes (), born as Hipponous, was a hero of Greek mythology. He was "the greatest hero and slayer of monsters, alongside Cadmus and Perseus, before the days of Heracles", and his ...

(Βελλεροφῶν), hero who slew the

Chimera Chimera, Chimaera, or Chimaira (Greek for "she-goat") originally referred to: * Chimera (mythology), a fire-breathing monster of Ancient Lycia said to combine parts from multiple animals * Mount Chimaera, a fire-spewing region of Lycia or Cilicia ...

Bouzyges Bouzyges is a culture hero from Greek mythology, credited with the invention of many agricultural practices; most notably, he was the first man to yoke oxen to a plough and introduced cultivation to Athens. He has been associated with Epimenides T ...

, a hero credited with inventing agricultural practices such as yoking oxen to a plough * 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 *

Chrysippus Chrysippus of Soli (; grc-gre, Χρύσιππος ὁ Σολεύς, ; ) was a Greek Stoic philosopher. He was a native of Soli, Cilicia, but moved to Athens as a young man, where he became a pupil of the Stoic philosopher Cleanthes. When Cle ...

(Χρύσιππος), a divine hero of Elis *

Daedalus In Greek mythology, Daedalus (, ; Greek: Δαίδαλος; Latin: ''Daedalus''; Etruscan: ''Taitale'') was a skillful architect and craftsman, seen as a symbol of wisdom, knowledge and power. He is the father of Icarus, the uncle of Perdi ...

(Δαίδαλος), creator of the

labyrinth In Greek mythology, the Labyrinth (, ) was an elaborate, confusing structure designed and built by the legendary artificer Daedalus for King Minos of Crete at Knossos. Its function was to hold the Minotaur, the monster eventually killed by the ...

and great inventor, until King Minos trapped him in his own creation * Diomedes (Διομήδης), a king of Argos and hero of the Trojan War * Eleusis (Ἐλευσῖνι or Ἐλευσῖνα), eponymous hero of the town of Eleusis *

, a Boeotian hero * Ganymede (Γανυμήδης), Trojan hero and lover of Zeus, who was given immortality and appointed cup-bearer to the gods * Hector (Ἕκτωρ), hero of the Trojan War and champion of the Trojan people * Icarus (Ἴκαρος), the son of the master craftsman

* Iolaus (Ἰόλαος), nephew of Heracles who aided his uncle in one of his Labors * Jason (Ἰάσων), leader of the Argonauts * Meleager (Μελέαγρος), a hero who sailed with the Argonauts and killed the

Calydonian boar The Calydonian boar hunt is one of the great heroic adventures in Greek legend. It occurred in the generation prior to that of the Trojan War, and stands alongside the other great heroic adventure of that generation, the voyage of the Argonauts, ...

* Odysseus (Ὀδυσσεύς or Ὀδυσεύς), a hero and king of Ithaca whose adventures are the subject of Homer's '' Odyssey''; he also played a key role during the Trojan War * Orpheus (Ὀρφεύς), a legendary musician and poet who attempted to retrieve his dead wife from the Underworld * Pandion (Πανδίων), the eponymous hero of the Attic tribe Pandionis, usually assumed to be one of the legendary Athenian kings Pandion I or Pandion II *

Perseus In Greek mythology, Perseus ( /ˈpɜːrsiəs, -sjuːs/; Greek: Περσεύς, translit. Perseús) is the legendary founder of Mycenae and of the Perseid dynasty. He was, alongside Cadmus and Bellerophon, the greatest Greek hero and slayer of ...

(Περσεύς), son of Zeus and the founder-king of Mycenae and slayer of the Gorgon Medusa *

Theseus Theseus (, ; grc-gre, Θησεύς ) was the mythical king and founder-hero of Athens. The myths surrounding Theseus his journeys, exploits, and friends have provided material for fiction throughout the ages. Theseus is sometimes describe ...

(Θησεύς), son of Poseidon and a king of Athens and slayer of the

Minotaur In Greek mythology, the Minotaur ( , ;. grc, ; in Latin as ''Minotaurus'' ) is a mythical creature portrayed during classical antiquity with the head and tail of a bull and the body of a man or, as described by Roman poet Ovid, a being "pa ...

Notable women

Alcestis Alcestis (; Ancient Greek: Ἄλκηστις, ') or Alceste, was a princess in Greek mythology, known for her love of her husband. Her life story was told by pseudo-Apollodorus in his '' Bibliotheca'', and a version of her death and return from ...

(Άλκηστις), daughter of Pelias and wife of Admetus, who was known for her devotion to her husband *

Amymone In Greek mythology, Amymone (; Ancient Greek: Αμυμωνη means the "blameless" one) was a daughter of Danaus, king of Libya and Europe, a queen. As the "blameless" Danaid, her name identifies her as, perhaps, identical to Hypermnestra ("gre ...

, the one daughter of Danaus who refused to murder her husband, thus escaping her sisters' punishment *

Andromache In Greek mythology, Andromache (; grc, Ἀνδρομάχη, ) was the wife of Hector, daughter of Eetion, and sister to Podes. She was born and raised in the city of Cilician Thebe, over which her father ruled. The name means 'man battler' o ...

(Ανδρομάχη), wife of Hector * Andromeda (Ανδρομέδα), wife of Perseus, who was placed among the constellations after her death * Antigone (Αντιγόνη), daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta *

Arachne Arachne (; from , cognate with Latin ) is the protagonist of a tale in Greek mythology known primarily from the version told by the Roman poet Ovid (43 BCE–17 CE), which is the earliest extant source for the story. In Book Six of his ...

(Αράχνη), a skilled weaver, transformed by Athena into a spider for her blasphemy *

(Αριάδνη), daughter of Minos, king of Crete, who aided Theseus in overcoming the Minotaur and became the wife of Dionysus * Atalanta (Αταλάντη), fleet-footed heroine who participated in the

Calydonian boar hunt The Calydonian boar hunt is one of the great heroic adventures in Greek legend. It occurred in the generation prior to that of the Trojan War, and stands alongside the other great heroic adventure of that generation, the voyage of the Argonauts ...

and the quest for the

Golden Fleece In Greek mythology, the Golden Fleece ( el, Χρυσόμαλλον δέρας, ''Chrysómallon déras'') is the fleece of the golden-woolled,, ''Khrusómallos''. winged ram, Chrysomallos, that rescued Phrixus and brought him to Colchis, where P ...

Briseis Briseis (; grc, Βρῑσηΐς ''Brīsēís'', ) ("daughter of Briseus"), also known as Hippodameia (, ), is a significant character in the ''Iliad''. Her role as a status symbol is at the heart of the dispute between Achilles and Agamemnon ...

, a princess of

Lyrnessus In Greek mythology, Lyrnessus (; grc, Λυρνησσός) was a town or city in Dardania (Asia minor), 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 rul ...

, taken by Achilles as a war prize *

Caeneus In Greek mythology, Caeneus ( ; grc, Καινεύς, Kaineús) was a Lapith hero of Thessaly. Family According to Book XII of Ovid's ''Metamorphoses'', he was originally a woman, Caenis (; grc, Καινίς, Kainís), daughter of Atrax. I ...

, formerly Caenis, a woman who was transformed into a man and became a mighty warrior *

Cassandra Cassandra or Kassandra (; Ancient Greek: Κασσάνδρα, , also , and sometimes referred to as Alexandra) in Greek mythology was a Trojan priestess dedicated to the god Apollo and fated by him to utter true prophecies but never to be belie ...

, a princess of Troy cursed to see the future but never to be believed * Cassiopeia (Κασσιόπεια), queen of Æthiopia and mother of Andromeda *

Clytemnestra Clytemnestra (; grc-gre, Κλυταιμνήστρα, ''Klytaimnḗstrā'', ), in Greek mythology, was the wife of Agamemnon, king of Mycenae, and the twin sister of Helen of Troy. In Aeschylus' ''Oresteia'', she murders Agamemnon – said by E ...

, sister of Helen and unfaithful wife of Agamemnon *

Danaë In Greek mythology, Danaë (, ; ; , ) was an Argive princess and mother of the hero Perseus by Zeus. She was credited with founding the city of Ardea in Latium during the Bronze Age. Family Danae was the daughter and only child of King Acris ...

, the mother of Perseus by Zeus *

Deianeira Deianira, Deïanira, or Deianeira (; Ancient Greek: Δηϊάνειρα, ''Dēiáneira'', or , ''Dēáneira'', ), also known as Dejanira, is a Calydonian princess in Greek mythology whose name translates as "man-destroyer" or "destroyer of her h ...

, the third wife and unwitting killer of Heracles * Electra, daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, she aided her brother Orestes in plotting revenge against their mother for the murder of their father *

Europa Europa may refer to: Places * Europe * Europa (Roman province), a province within the Diocese of Thrace * Europa (Seville Metro), Seville, Spain; a station on the Seville Metro * Europa City, Paris, France; a planned development * Europa Clif ...

, a Phoenician woman, abducted by Zeus *

Hecuba Hecuba (; also Hecabe; grc, Ἑκάβη, Hekábē, ) was a queen in Greek mythology, the wife of King Priam of Troy during the Trojan War. Description Hecuba was described by the chronicler Malalas in his account of the ''Chronography'' as "d ...

(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 *

Hermione Hermione may refer to: People * Hermione (given name), a female given name * Hermione (mythology), only daughter of Menelaus and Helen in Greek mythology and original bearer of the name Arts and literature * ''Cadmus et Hermione'', an opera b ...

(Ἑρμιόνη), daughter of Menelaus and Helen; wife of Neoptolemus, and later Orestes *

Iphigenia In Greek mythology, Iphigenia (; grc, Ἰφιγένεια, , ) was a daughter of King Agamemnon and Queen Clytemnestra, and thus a princess of Mycenae. In the story, Agamemnon offends the goddess Artemis on his way to the Trojan War by huntin ...

, daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; Agamemnon sacrificed her to Artemis in order to appease the goddess * Ismene, sister of Antigone * Jocasta, mother and wife of Oedipus *

Medea In Greek mythology, Medea (; grc, Μήδεια, ''Mēdeia'', perhaps implying "planner / schemer") is the daughter of King Aeëtes of Colchis, a niece of Circe and the granddaughter of the sun god Helios. Medea figures in the myth of Jason and ...

, a sorceress and wife of Jason, who killed her own children to punish Jason for his infidelity *

Medusa In Greek mythology, Medusa (; Ancient Greek: Μέδουσα "guardian, protectress"), also called Gorgo, was one of the three monstrous Gorgons, generally described as winged human females with living venomous snakes in place of hair. Thos ...

, a mortal woman transformed into a hideous gorgon by Athena * Niobe, a daughter of Tantalus who declared herself to be superior to Leto, causing Artemis and Apollo to kill her fourteen children * Pandora, the first woman * Penelope, loyal wife of Odysseus * Phaedra, daughter of Minos and wife of Theseus * Polyxena, the youngest daughter of Priam, sacrificed to the ghost of Achilles *

, mortal mother of Dionysus * Thrace, the daughter of Oceanus and Parthenope, and sister of Europa

Kings

* Abas, a king of Argos *

Acastus Acastus (; Ancient Greek: Ἄκαστος) is a character in Greek mythology. He sailed with Jason and the Argonauts, and participated in the hunt for the Calydonian Boar. Family Acastus was the son of Pelias, then king of Iolcus, and Anaxibia ...

, a king of Iolcus who sailed with the

Argonauts The Argonauts (; Ancient Greek: ) were a band of heroes in Greek mythology, who in the years before the Trojan War (around 1300 BC) accompanied Jason to Colchis in his quest to find the Golden Fleece. Their name comes from their ship, ''Argo'' ...

and participated in the

Acrisius In Greek mythology, Acrisius (; Ancient Greek: Ἀκρίσιος means 'ill-judgment') was a king of Argos. He was the grandfather of the famous Greek demi-god Perseus. Family Acrisius was the son of Abas and Aglaea (or Ocalea, depending on th ...

, a king of Argos *

Actaeus In Greek mythology, Actaeus (; Ancient Greek: Ἀκταῖος ''Ἀktaῖos'' means "coast-man"), also called Actaeon, was the first king of Attica, according to Pausanias. Family Actaeus was the father of Aglaurus, and father-in-law to ...

, first king of

Attica Attica ( el, Αττική, Ancient Greek ''Attikḗ'' or , or ), or the Attic Peninsula, is a historical region that encompasses the city of Athens, the capital of Greece and its countryside. It is a peninsula projecting into the Aegean Se ...

Admetus In Greek mythology, Admetus (; Ancient Greek: ''Admetos'' means 'untamed, untameable') was a king of Pherae in Thessaly. Biography Admetus succeeded his father Pheres after whom the city was named. His mother was identified as Periclymene or ...

(Άδμητος), a king of

Pherae Pherae (Greek: Φεραί) was a city and polis (city-state) in southeastern Ancient Thessaly. One of the oldest Thessalian cities, it was located in the southeast corner of Pelasgiotis. According to Strabo, it was near Lake Boebeïs 90 stadi ...

who sailed with the Argonauts and participated in the

Adrastus In Greek mythology, Adrastus or Adrestus ( Ancient Greek: Ἄδραστος or Ἄδρηστος), (perhaps meaning "the inescapable"), was a king of Argos, and leader of the Seven against Thebes. He was the son of the Argive king Talaus, but wa ...

(Άδραστος), a king of Argos and one of the

Aeacus Aeacus (; also spelled Eacus; Ancient Greek: Αἰακός) was a mythological king of the island of Aegina in the Saronic Gulf. He was a son of Zeus and the nymph Aegina, and the father of the heroes Peleus and Telamon. According to legend ...

(Αιακός), a king of the island of Aegina in the

Saronic Gulf The Saronic Gulf (Greek: Σαρωνικός κόλπος, ''Saronikós kólpos'') or Gulf of Aegina in Greece is formed between the peninsulas of Attica and Argolis and forms part of the Aegean Sea. It defines the eastern side of the isthmus of Co ...

; after he died, he became one of the three judges of the dead in the Underworld *

Aeëtes Aeëtes (; , ; , ), or Aeeta, was a king of Colchis in Greek mythology. The name comes from the ancient Greek word (, "eagle"). Family Aeëtes was the son of Sun god Helios and the Oceanid Perseis, brother of Circe, Perses and Pasiphaë, and ...

, a king of

Colchis In Greco-Roman geography, Colchis (; ) was an exonym for the Georgian polity of Egrisi ( ka, ეგრისი) located on the coast of the Black Sea, centered in present-day western Georgia. Its population, the Colchians are generally thoug ...

and father of Medea *

Aegeus In Greek mythology, Aegeus (, ; grc-gre, Αἰγεύς, Aigeús, also spelled Aegeas) was an archaic figure in the founding myth of Athens. The "goat-man" who gave his name to the Aegean Sea was the father of Theseus. He was also the founder of A ...

(Αιγεύς), a king of Athens and father of Theseus * Aegimius, a king of Thessaly and progenitor of the

Dorians The Dorians (; el, Δωριεῖς, ''Dōrieîs'', singular , ''Dōrieús'') were one of the four major ethnic groups into which the Hellenes (or Greeks) of Classical Greece divided themselves (along with the Aeolians, Achaeans, and Ionians ...

Aegisthus Aegisthus (; grc, Αἴγισθος; also transliterated as Aigisthos, ) was a figure in Greek mythology. Aegisthus is known from two primary sources: the first is Homer's ''Odyssey'', believed to have been first written down by Homer at the en ...

(Αίγισθος), lover of Clytemnestra, with whom he plotted to murder Agamemnon and seized the kingship of Mycenae *

Aegyptus In Greek mythology, Aegyptus or Ægyptus (; grc, Αἴγυπτος) was a legendary king of ancient Egypt. He was a descendant of the princess Io through his father Belus, and of the river-god Nilus as both the father of Achiroe, his mother ...

(Αίγυπτος), a king of Egypt *

Aeson In Greek mythology, Aeson (; Ancient Greek: Αἴσων ''Aísōn'') was a king of Iolcus in Thessaly. He was the father of the hero Jason. According to one version of the story, he was imprisoned by his half-brother Pelias, and when Pelias int ...

, father of Jason and rightful king of Iolcus, whose throne was usurped by his half-brother Pelias * Aëthlius, first king of

Elis Elis or Ilia ( el, Ηλεία, ''Ileia'') is a historic region in the western part of the Peloponnese peninsula of Greece. It is administered as a regional unit of the modern region of Western Greece. Its capital is Pyrgos. Until 2011 it w ...

Aetolus Aetolus (; Ancient Greek: Αἰτωλός ''Aitolos'') was, in Greek mythology, a son of Endymion, great-great-grandson of Deucalion, and a Naiad nymph (Neis), or Iphianassa. Family According to Pausanias, Aetolus' mother was called Astero ...

(Αιτωλός), a king of Elis *

Agamemnon In Greek mythology, Agamemnon (; grc-gre, Ἀγαμέμνων ''Agamémnōn'') was a king of Mycenae who commanded the Greeks during the Trojan War. He was the son, or grandson, of King Atreus and Queen Aerope, the brother of Menelaus, the hus ...

(Ἀγαμέμνων), a king of Mycenae and commander of the Greek armies during the Trojan War *

Agasthenes In Greek mythology, Agasthenes ( Ancient Greek: Ἀγασθένης) 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 Poly ...

, a king of Elis *

Agenor Agenor (; Ancient Greek: Ἀγήνωρ or Αγήνορας ''Agēnor''; English translation: "heroic, manly") was in Greek mythology and history a Phoenician king of Tyre or Sidon. The Doric Greek historian Herodotus (c. 484–425 BC), born i ...

(Αγήνωρ), a king of Phoenicia *

Alcinous In Greek mythology, Alcinous (; Ancient Greek: Ἀλκίνους or Ἀλκίνοος ''Alkínoös'' means "mighty mind") was a son of Nausithous and brother of Rhexenor. After the latter's death, he married his brother's daughter Arete who ...

(Αλκίνους or Ἀλκίνοος), a king of Phaeacia * Alcmaeon, a king of Argos and one of the

Epigoni In Greek mythology, the Epigoni or Epigonoi (; from grc-gre, Ἐπίγονοι, meaning "offspring") are the sons of the Argive heroes, the Seven against Thebes, who had fought and been killed in the first Theban war, the subject of the ''Theba ...

Aleus In Greek mythology, Aleus (or Aleos) ( grc, Ἀλεός) was the king of Arcadia, eponym of Alea, and founder of the cult of Athena Alea. He was the grandson of Arcas. His daughter Auge was the mother of the hero Telephus, by Heracles. Aleus' so ...

, a king of Tegea *

(Ἀμφιάραος), a seer and king of Argos who participated in the

and the war of the

* Amphictyon (Ἀμφικτύων), a king of Athens *

Amphion and Zethus Amphion ( ()) and Zethus (; Ζῆθος ''Zēthos'') were, in ancient Greek mythology, the twin sons of Zeus (or Theobus) by Antiope. They are important characters in one of the two founding myths of the city of Thebes, because they constructe ...

, twin sons of Zeus and kings of Thebes, who constructed the city's walls *

Amycus In Greek mythology, Amykos ( grc, Ἄμυκος), Latinized as Amycus, was the king of the Bebryces, a mythical people in Bithynia. Family Amycus was the son of Poseidon and the Bithynian nymph Melia. Mythology Amycus was a doughty man but ...

, son of Poseidon and king of the

Bebryces The Bebryces ( el, Βέβρυκες) 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, although modern scholars have rather argued for a Celtic origin ...

Anaxagoras Anaxagoras (; grc-gre, Ἀναξαγόρας, ''Anaxagóras'', "lord of the assembly"; 500 – 428 BC) was a Pre-Socratic Greek philosopher. Born in Clazomenae at a time when Asia Minor was under the control of the Persian Empire, ...

(Ἀναξαγόρας), a king of Argos *

Anchises Anchises (; grc-gre, Ἀγχίσης, Ankhísēs) was a member of the royal family of Troy in Greek and Roman legend. He was said to have been the son of King Capys of Dardania and Themiste, daughter of Ilus, who was son of Tros. He is most famo ...

(Αγχίσης), a king of Dardania and father of Aeneas *

Arcesius In Greek Mythology, Arcesius (also spelled Arceisius or Arkeisios; grc-gre, Ἀρκείσιος) was the son of either Zeus or Cephalus, and king in Ithaca. Mythology According to scholia on the ''Odyssey'', Arcesius' parents were Zeus and Euryo ...

, a king of

Ithaca Ithaca most commonly refers to: *Homer's Ithaca, an island featured in Homer's ''Odyssey'' *Ithaca (island), an island in Greece, possibly Homer's Ithaca *Ithaca, New York, a city, and home of Cornell University and Ithaca College Ithaca, Ithaka ...

and father of Laertes * Argeus, a king of Argos * Argus, a son of Zeus and king of Argos after Phoroneus *

Assaracus In Greek mythology, Assaracus (; Ancient Greek: Ἀσσάρακος ''Assarakos'') was a king of Dardania. Family Assaracus was the second son of Tros, King of Dardania by his wife Callirhoe, daughter of Scamander,Conon, ''Narrations'' 12; ...

, a king of Dardania *

Asterion In Greek mythology, Asterion (Greek: , gen.: , literally "starry") or Asterius () may refer to the following figures: * Asterion, one of the Potamoi. * Asterius, one of the Giants. * Asterion, an attendant of the starry-god Astraeus. * As ...

, a king of

Crete Crete ( el, Κρήτη, translit=, Modern: , Ancient: ) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cypru ...

Athamas In Greek mythology, Athamas (; grc, Ἀθάμας, Athámas) was a Boeotian king. Apollodorus1.9.1/ref> Family Athamas was formerly a Thessalian prince and the son of King Aeolus of Aeolia and Enarete, daughter of Deimachus. He was the broth ...

(Ἀθάμας), a king of Orchomenus *

Atreus In Greek mythology, Atreus ( , ; from ἀ-, "no" and τρέω, "tremble", "fearless", gr, Ἀτρεύς ) was a king of Mycenae in the Peloponnese, the son of Pelops and Hippodamia, and the father of Agamemnon and Menelaus. Collectively, h ...

(Ἀτρεύς), a king of Mycenae and father of Agamemnon and Menelaus *

Augeas In Greek mythology, Augeas (or Augeias, , grc-gre, Αὐγείας), whose name means "bright", was king of Elis and father of Epicaste. Some say that Augeas was one of the Argonauts.Hyginus, ''Fabulae'14/ref> He is best known for his stables, ...

(Αυγείας), a king of Elis *

Autesion In Greek mythology, Autesion ( grc, Αὐτεσίων; ''gen''.: Αὐτεσίωνος), was a king of Thebes. He was the son of Tisamenus, the grandson of Thersander and Demonassa and the great-grandson of Polynices and Argea. Autesion is cal ...

, a king of Thebes *

Bias Bias is a disproportionate weight ''in favor of'' or ''against'' an idea or thing, usually in a way that is closed-minded, prejudicial, or unfair. Biases can be innate or learned. People may develop biases for or against an individual, a group, ...

, a king of Argos * Busiris, a king of Egypt *

Cadmus In Greek mythology, Cadmus (; grc-gre, Κάδμος, Kádmos) was the legendary Phoenician founder of Boeotian Thebes. He was the first Greek hero and, alongside Perseus and Bellerophon, the greatest hero and slayer of monsters before the day ...

, founder-king of Thebes *

Car A car or automobile is a motor vehicle with wheels. Most definitions of ''cars'' say that they run primarily on roads, seat one to eight people, have four wheels, and mainly transport people instead of goods. The year 1886 is regarded as ...

, a king of Megara *

Catreus In Greek mythology, Catreus or Katreus (, ; grc, ) was the eldest son of Minos and Pasiphaë, and Minos' successor as king of Crete. Catreus had one son, Althaemenes, and three daughters, Apemosyne, Aerope and Clymene. Catreus was mistakenly ...

, a king of Crete, prophesied to die at the hands of his own son *

Cecrops In Greek mythology, Cecrops ( /ˈsiːkrɒps/; Ancient Greek: Κέκροψ, ''Kékrops''; ''gen''.: Κέκροπος) may refer to two legendary kings of Athens: * Cecrops I, the first king of Athens. * Cecrops II, son of Pandion I, king of At ...

, an autochthonous king of Athens *

Ceisus In Greek mythology, Cisus, or Ceisus, son of Temenus, was a king of Argos. Temenus had left his kingdom to his son in law Deiphontes even though he had natural sons of his own. In consequence of this, Deiphontes was slain by the stratagems of the ...

, a king of Argos *

Celeus Celeus or Keleus ( Ancient Greek: Κελεός ''Keleós'') 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 Deme ...

, a king of Eleusis *

Cephalus Cephalus (; Ancient Greek: Κέφαλος ''Kephalos'' means "head") is a name used both for the hero-figure in Greek mythology and carried as a theophoric name by historical persons. ''Mythological'' * Cephalus, son of Hermes and Herse. * Cephal ...

, a king of Phocis who accidentally killed his own wife * Cepheus, a king of Ethiopia * Cepheus, a king of Tegea and an Argonaut *

Charnabon In Greek mythology, Charnabon ( Ancient Greek "Χαρναβών", gen. "Χαρναβώντος") was a 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 Getae * Cinyras, a king of Cyprus and father of Adonis *

Codrus Codrus (; ; Greek: , ''Kódros'') was the last of the semi-mythical Kings of Athens (r. ca 1089– 1068 BC). He was an ancient exemplar of patriotism and self-sacrifice. He was succeeded by his son Medon, who it is claimed ruled not as king but ...

, a king of Athens *

Corinthus In Greek mythology, Corinthus (; Ancient Greek: Κόρινθος ''Korinthos'') may refer to the following personages: * Corinthus, the eponymous founder of the city of Corinth and the adjacent land. According to the local Corinthian tradition, he ...

, founder-king of Corinth * Cranaus, a king of Athens * Creon, a king of Thebes, brother of Jocasta and uncle of Oedipus * Creon, a king of Corinth who was hospitable towards Jason and Medea * Cres, an early Cretan king *

Cresphontes In Greek mythology, Cresphontes (; grc, Κρεσφόντης) was a son of Aristomachus, husband of Merope, father of Aepytus and brother of Temenus and Aristodemus. He was a great-great-grandson of Heracles and helped lead the fifth and fi ...

, a king of

Messene Messene (Greek: Μεσσήνη 𐀕𐀼𐀙 ''Messini''), officially Ancient Messene, is a local community within the regional unit (''perifereiaki enotita'') of Messenia in the region (''perifereia'') of Peloponnese. It is best known for the ...

and descendant of Heracles *

Cretheus In Greek mythology, Cretheus (; Ancient Greek: Κρηθεύς ''Krētheus'') may refer to the following characters: * Cretheus, king and founder of Iolcus, the son of King Aeolus of Aeolia (son of Hellen) by either Enarete or Laodice. He was ...

, founder-king of Iolcus *

Criasus In Greek mythology, Criasus (; Ancient Greek: Κρίασος ''Kriasos'') was a king of Argos. Family Criasus was the son of Argus and Evadne (daughter of Strymon) or the Oceanid Peitho. He had five brothers who were named Ecbasus, Jasus, P ...

, a king of Argos * Cylarabes, a king of Argos *

Cynortas In Greek mythology, Cynortas or Cynortes ( Ancient Greek: Κυνόρτας) or Cynortus was a king of Sparta. Family Cynortas was the son of King Amyclas of Sparta and Queen Diomede, and thus brother to King Argalus, Hyacinthus, Laodamia ...

, a king of Sparta * Cyzicus, king of the

Dolionians In Greek mythology, the Doliones ( Ancient Greek: Δολίονες) or Dolionians were the people living on the coast of the Propontis (northwestern Asia Minor), visited by the Argonauts. They were ruled by Cyzicus, son of Aeneus and Aenete. ...

, mistakenly killed by the Argonauts *

Danaus In Greek mythology, Danaus (, ; grc, Δαναός ''Danaós'') was the king of Libya. His myth is a foundation legend of Argos, one of the foremost Mycenaean cities of the Peloponnesus. In Homer's ''Iliad'', "Danaans" ("tribe of Danaus") and ...

, a king of Egypt and father of the Danaides * Dardanus, founder-king of Dardania, and son of Zeus and Electra *

Deiphontes Deiphontes (; grc, Δηϊφόντης) 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. Deiphontes was d ...

, a king of Argos *

Demophon of Athens In Greek mythology, Demophon ( Ancient Greek: Δημοφῶν or Δημοφόων) was a king of Athens. Family According to Pindar, Demophon was the son of Theseus and Phaedra, brother of Acamas. Some say that Demophon's mother was Iope, dau ...

, a king of Athens * Diomedes, a king of Argos and hero of the Trojan War *

Echemus In Greek mythology, Echemus (; grc, Ἔχεμος, ''Ekhemos'') was the Tegean king of Arcadia who succeeded Lycurgus. Family Echemus was the son of Aeropus, son of King Cepheus.Pausanias8.5.1/ref> He was married to Timandra, daughter of ...

, a king of Arcadia *

Echetus King Echetus (; Ancient Greek: Ἔχετος), in Greek mythology, a king of Epirus and son of Euchenor and Phlogea (Φλόγεα). Mythology He is mentioned in Book 18 of Homer's Odyssey, as well as in Book 21 in which he is described as the "de ...

, a king of Epirus * Eetion, a king of

Cilician Thebe Thebe Hypoplakia (), also Cilician Thebe, was a city in ancient Anatolia. Alternative names include ''Placia'', ''Hypoplacia'' and ''Hypoplacian Thebe(s)'', referring to the city's position at the foot of Mount Placus. Near the local village "Tep ...

and father of Andromache *

Electryon In Greek mythology, Electryon (; Ancient Greek: Ἠλεκτρύων) was a king of Tiryns and Mycenae or Medea in Argolis. Family Electryon was the son of Perseus and Andromeda and thus brother of Perses, Alcaeus, Heleus, Mestor, Sthenelu ...

, a king of Tiryns and Mycenae; son of Perseus and Andromeda *

Elephenor In Greek mythology, Elephenor ( grc-gre, Ἐλεφήνωρ, -ορος ''Elephḗnōr'', ''-oros'') was the king of the Abantes of Euboea. Family Elephenor was the son of Chalcodon by either Imenarete, MelanippeTzetzes on Lycophron, 1034 or ...

, a king of the Abantes of Euboea * Eleusis, eponym and king of Eleusis,

Epaphus In Greek mythology, Epaphus (; Ancient Greek: Ἔπᾰφος), also called Apis or Munantius, was a son of the Greek God Zeus and king of Egypt. Family Epaphus was the son of ZeusHesiod, '' Ehoiai'' 40a as cited in ''Oxyrhynchus Papyri 1358'' f ...

, a king of Egypt and founder of Memphis, Egypt *

Epopeus In Greek mythology, Epopeus (; , derived from (, "to look out", "observe"), from (, "over") and (, "eye")) was the name of the following figures: * Epopeus, king of Sicyon. * Epopeus, king of Lesbos and both father and rapist of Nyctimene. * Ep ...

, a king of

Sicyon Sicyon (; el, Σικυών; ''gen''.: Σικυῶνος) or Sikyon was an ancient Greek city state situated in the northern Peloponnesus between Corinth and Achaea on the territory of the present-day regional unit of Corinthia. An ancient mon ...

* Erechtheus, a king of Athens *

Erginus In Greek mythology, Erginus ( grc, Ἐργῖνος) was the name of the following figures: * Erginus, king of Minyans and son of Clymenus. * Erginus, one of the Argonauts. * Erginus, a defender of Thebes in the war of the Seven against Thebes, ...

, a king of Minyean Orchomenus in Boeotia * Erichthonius, a king of Athens, born of Hephaestus' attempt to rape Athena * Eteocles, a king of Thebes and son of Oedipus; he and his brother Polynices killed each other * Eteocles, son of Andreus, a king of Orchomenus * Eurotas, a king of Sparta *

Eurystheus In Greek mythology, Eurystheus (; grc-gre, Εὐρυσθεύς, , broad strength, ) 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. Famil ...

, a king of Tiryns *

Euxantius In Greek mythology, Euxantius ( grc, Εὐξάντιος) or Euxanthius () was the son of Minos and a Telchinian woman Dexithea (or Dexione). His mother was spared by the gods as they exterminated the Telchines and remained at Ceos where, accor ...

, a king of

Ceos Kea ( el, Κέα), also known as Tzia ( el, Τζια) and in antiquity Keos ( el, Κέως, la, Ceos), is a Greek island in the Cyclades archipelago in the Aegean Sea. Kea is part of the Kea-Kythnos regional unit. Geography It is the island ...

, son of Minos and Dexithea *

Gelanor In Greek mythology, King Gelanor ( grc, Γελάνωρ) of Argos, was the son and successor of Sthenelus. His real name was possibly Pelasgus, as Robert Graves has proposed that the name "Gelanor" is a literary device meaning 'laughter': he was s ...

, a king of Argos *

Haemus In Greek mythology, King Haemus (; , ''Haîmos'') of Thrace, was the son of Boreas, the north wind. Mythology Haemus was vain and haughty and compared himself and his wife, Queen Rhodope, to Zeus and Hera. The gods changed him and his wife int ...

, a king of Thrace *

Helenus In Greek mythology, Helenus (; grc, Ἕλενος, ''Helenos'', la, Helenus) was a gentle and clever seer. He was also a Trojan prince as the son of King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy, and the twin brother of the prophetess Cassandra. He was a ...

, seer and twin brother of Cassandra, who later became king of Epirus * Hippothoön, a king of Eleusis *

Hyrieus In Greek mythology, Hyrieus (; grc, Ὑριεύς) was the eponym of Hyria in Boeotia, where he dwelt and where Orion (see below) was born; some sources though place him either in Thrace or on Chios. One source calls him father of Crinacus, fath ...

, a king of Boeotia * Ilus, founder-king of Troy *

Ixion In Greek mythology, Ixion ( ; el, Ἰξίων, ''gen''.: Ἰξίονος means 'strong native') was king of the Lapiths, the most ancient tribe of Thessaly. Family Ixion was the son of Ares, or Leonteus, or Antion and Perimele, or the not ...

, a king of the

Lapiths The Lapiths (; grc, Λαπίθαι) are a group of legendary people in Greek mythology, whose home was in Thessaly, in the valley of the Peneus and on the mountain Pelion. Mythology Origin The Lapiths were an Aeolian tribe who, like the Myr ...

who attempted to rape Hera and was bound to a flaming wheel in Tartarus *

Laërtes In Greek mythology, Laertes (; grc, Λαέρτης, Laértēs ; also spelled Laërtes) was the king of the Cephallenians, an ethnic group who lived both on the Ionian islands and on the mainland, which he presumably inherited from his father ...

, father of Odysseus and king of the Cephallenians; he sailed with the Argonauts and participated in the

* Laomedon, 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 In Greek mythology, Lycurgus (; Ancient Greek: Λυκοῦργος ''Lykoûrgos'', ), also Lykurgos or Lykourgos, was a king of Tegea in Arcadia. Family Lycurgus was the son of Aleus, the previous ruler of Tegea, and Neaera, daughter of Per ...

, a king of Arcadia *

Lycurgus Lycurgus or Lykourgos () may refer to: People * Lycurgus (king of Sparta) (third century BC) * Lycurgus (lawgiver) (eighth century BC), creator of constitution of Sparta * Lycurgus of Athens (fourth century BC), one of the 'ten notable orators' ...

, a king of

Nemea Nemea (; grc, Νεμέα; grc-x-ionic, Νεμέη) is an ancient site in the northeastern part of the Peloponnese, in Greece. Formerly part of the territory of Cleonae in ancient Argolis, it is today situated in the regional unit of Corinthia ...

, and/or a priest of Zeus at Nemea * Makedon, a king of Macedon * Megareus of Onchestus, a king of Onchestus in Boeotia *

Megareus of Thebes In Greek mythology, Megareus (; grc-gre, Μεγαρέας) or Menoeceus (Μενοικεύς) was a warrior of Thebes, who figures in the war of the ''Seven against Thebes'' – the struggle between Eteocles and Polynices, the twin sons of Oed ...

, a king of Thebes * Melampus, a legendary soothsayer and healer, and king of Argos *

Melanthus In Greek mythology, Melanthus ( grc, Μέλανθος) was a king of Messenia and son of Andropompus and Henioche. Mythology Melanthus was among the descendants of Neleus (the Neleidae) expelled from Messenia, by the descendants of Heracles, ...

, a king of Messenia *

, a king of Ethiopia who fought on the side of Troy during the Trojan War * Menelaus, a king of Sparta and the husband of Helen *

Menestheus In Greek mythology, Menestheus (; Ancient Greek: Μενεσθεύς) was a legendary king of Athens during the Trojan War. He was set up as king by the twins Castor and Pollux when Theseus travelled to the Underworld after abducting their siste ...

, a king of Athens who fought on the side of the Greeks during the Trojan War * Midas, a king of Phrygia granted the power to turn anything to gold with a touch * Minos, a king of Crete; after his death, became one of the judges of the dead in the Underworld *

Myles In Greek mythology, Myles (; Ancient Greek: Μύλης means 'mill-man') was an ancient king of Laconia. He was the son of the King Lelex and possibly the naiad Queen Cleocharia, and brother of Polycaon. Myles was the father of Eurotas who be ...

, a king of Laconia *

Nestor Nestor may refer to: * Nestor (mythology), King of Pylos in Greek mythology Arts and entertainment * "Nestor" (''Ulysses'' episode) an episode in James Joyce's novel ''Ulysses'' * Nestor Studios, first-ever motion picture studio in Hollywood, L ...

, a king of Pylos who sailed with the Argonauts, participated in the

and fought with the Greek armies in the Trojan War *

Nycteus In Greek mythology, Nycteus (; el, Νυκτεύς, Nukteús, nocturnal) was a king of Thebes. His rule began after the death of Polydorus, and ended when he was succeeded by his brother Lycus. Family Nycteus and his brother Lycus were the son ...

, a king of Thebes * Odysseus, a hero and king of Ithaca whose adventures are the subject of Homer's '' Odyssey''; he also played a key role during the Trojan War * Oebalus, a king of Sparta * Oedipus, a king of Thebes fated to kill his father and marry his mother * Oeneus, a king of

Calydon Calydon (; grc, Καλυδών, ) was a Greek city in ancient Aetolia, situated on the west bank of the river Evenus, 7.5 Roman miles (approx. 11 km) from the sea. Its name is most famous today for the Calydonian boar that had to be o ...

Oenomaus In Greek mythology, King Oenomaus (also Oenamaus; grc-gre, Οἰνόμαος, ''Oἱnómaos'') of Pisa, was the father of Hippodamia and the son of Ares. His name ''Oinomaos'' denotes a wine man. Family Oenomaeus' mother was either naiad Ha ...

, a king of Pisa *

Oenopion In Greek mythology, Oenopion (Ancient Greek: , ''Oinopíōn'', English translation: "wine drinker", "wine-rich" or "wine face") was a legendary king of Chios, and was said to have brought winemaking to the island, which was assigned to him by Rha ...

, a king of

Chios Chios (; el, Χίος, Chíos , traditionally known as Scio in English) is the fifth largest Greek island, situated in the northern Aegean Sea. The island is separated from Turkey by the Chios Strait. Chios is notable for its exports of mastic ...

Ogygus Ogyges, also spelled Ogygos or Ogygus ( Ancient Greek: Ὠγύγης or Ὤγυγος), is a primeval mythological ruler in ancient Greece, generally of Boeotia, but an alternative tradition makes him the first king of Attica. Etymology Though t ...

, a king of Thebes * Oicles, a king of Argos * Oileus, a king of Locris *

Orestes In Greek mythology, Orestes or Orestis (; grc-gre, Ὀρέστης ) was the son of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon, and the brother of Electra. He is the subject of several Ancient Greek plays and of various myths connected with his madness and ...

, a king of Argos and a son of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon; he killed his mother in revenge for her murder of his father * Oxyntes, a king of Athens * Pandion I, a king of Athens * Pandion II, a king of Athens *

Peleus In Greek mythology, Peleus (; Ancient Greek: Πηλεύς ''Pēleus'') was a hero, king of Phthia, husband of Thetis and the father of their son Achilles. This myth was already known to the hearers of Homer in the late 8th century BC. Bi ...

, king of the Myrmidons and father of Achilles; he sailed with the Argonauts and participated in the

* Pelias, a king of Iolcus and usurper of Aeson's rightful throne *

Pelops In Greek mythology, Pelops (; ) was king of Pisa in the Peloponnesus region (, lit. "Pelops' Island"). He was the son of Tantalus and the father of Atreus. He was venerated at Olympia, where his cult developed into the founding myth of the Ol ...

, a king of Pisa and founder of the House of Atreus * Pentheus, a king of Thebes who banned the worship of Dionysus and was torn apart by Maenads *

Periphas Periphas (; Ancient Greek: Περίφᾱς ''Períphās'' means 'conspicuousness') in Greek mythology may refer to: * Periphas, a legendary king of Attica who Zeus turned into an eagle. *Periphas, an Egyptian prince as one of the sons of King A ...

, legendary king of

who Zeus turned into an eagle *

(Περσεύς), founder-king of Mycenae and slayer of the Gorgon Medusa *

Phineus In Greek mythology, Phineus (; Ancient Greek: Φινεύς, ) or Phineas, was a king of Salmydessus in Thrace and seer, who appears in accounts of the Argonauts' voyage. Some accounts make him a king in PaphlagoniaScholia on Apollonius of Rhode ...

, a king of Thrace * Phlegyas, a king of the

* Phoenix, son of Agenor, founder-king of Phoenicia *

Phoroneus In Greek mythology, Phoroneus (; Ancient Greek: Φορωνεύς means 'bringer of a price') was a culture-hero of the Argolid, fire-bringer,law giver, and primordial king of Argos. Family Phoroneus was the son of the river god Inachus and ...

, a king of Argos *

Phyleus In Greek mythology, Phyleus (; Ancient Greek: Φυλεύς probably derived from φυλή ''phylē'' "tribe, clan, race, people") was an Elean prince and one of the Calydonian boar hunters. Family Phyleus was the elder son of King Augeas of Eli ...

, a king of Elis * Pirithoös, king of the Lapiths and husband of Hippodamia, at whose wedding the Battle of Lapiths and Centaurs occurred *

Pittheus In Greek mythology, Pittheus (; grc, Πιτθεύς) was the king of Troezen, city in Argolis, which he had named after his brother Troezen. Biography Pittheus was a son of Pelops and Dia (maybe another name for Hippodamia), father of AethraDi ...

, 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 * Polynices, a king of Thebes and son of Oedipus; he and his brother Eteocles killed each other *

Priam In Greek mythology, Priam (; grc-gre, Πρίαμος, ) was the legendary and last king of Troy during the Trojan War. He was the son of Laomedon. His many children included notable characters such as Hector, Paris, and Cassandra. Etymology Mo ...

, king of Troy during the Trojan War *

Proetus In Greek mythology, Proetus (; Ancient Greek: Προῖτος ''Proitos'') may refer to the following personages: * Proetus, king of Argos and Tiryns, son of Abas and twin brother of Acrisius. *Proetus, a prince of Corinth as the son of Prince ...

, a king of Argos and Tiryns * Pylades, a king of Phocis and friend of Orestes *

Rhadamanthys In Greek mythology, Rhadamanthus () or Rhadamanthys ( grc, Ῥαδάμανθυς) was a wise king of Crete. As the son of Zeus and Europa he was considered a demigod. His name means "showing stern and inflexible judgement". He later became one ...

, a king of Crete; after his death, he became a judge of the dead in the Underworld * Rhesus, a king of Thrace who sided with Troy in the Trojan War *

Sarpedon Sarpedon (; grc, Σαρπηδών) is the name of several figures in Greek mythology * Sarpedon, a son of Zeus, who fought on the side of Troy in the Trojan War. Although in the ''Iliad'', he was the son of Zeus and Laodamia, the daughter of Be ...

, a king of Lycia and son of Zeus who fought on the side of the Greeks during the Trojan War *

Sisyphus In Greek mythology, Sisyphus or Sisyphos (; Ancient Greek: Σίσυφος ''Sísyphos'') was the founder and king of Ephyra (now known as Corinth). Hades punished him for cheating death twice by forcing him to roll an immense boulder up a hill ...

, 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 *

Sithon ''Sithon'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-wi ...

, a king of Thrace *

Talaus In Greek mythology, Talaus ( grc, Ταλαός) was the king of Argos and one of the Argonauts. He was the son of Bias (or Perialces) and Pero. His wife was Lysimache, daughter of Abas (also known as Eurynome, Lysippe or Lysianassa, daughter ...

, a king of Argos who sailed with the Argonauts *

Tegyrios In Greek mythology, Tegyrios () was a King of Thrace. Mythology Tegyrios welcomed the exiled Eumolpus In Greek Mythology, Eumolpus (; Ancient Greek: Εὔμολπος ''Eúmolpos'', "good singer" or "sweet singing", derived from εὖ ''eu'' ...

, a king of Thrace * Telamon, a king of Salamis and father of Ajax; he sailed with the Argonauts and participated in the

Telephus In Greek mythology, Telephus (; grc-gre, Τήλεφος, ''Tēlephos'', "far-shining") was the son of Heracles and Auge, who was the daughter of king Aleus of Tegea. He was adopted by Teuthras, the king of Mysia, in Asia Minor, whom he succeeded ...

, a king of Mysia and son of Heracles *

Temenus In Greek mythology, Temenus ( el, Τήμενος, ''Tḗmenos'') was a son of Aristomachus and brother of Cresphontes and Aristodemus. Temenus was a great-great-grandson of Heracles and helped lead the fifth and final attack on Mycenae in the P ...

, a king of Argos and descendant of Heracles * Teucer, founder-king of Salamis who fought alongside the Greeks in the Trojan War *

Teutamides In Greek mythology, Teutamides ( Ancient Greek: Τευταμίδης) or Teutamus (Tεύταμoς) was a king of Larissa, Thessaly. He was the son of Amyntor and a great-grandson of Pelasgus; his own son was Nanas. His other son, Lethus, is known ...

, a king of Larissa *

Teuthras In Greek mythology, Teuthras (Ancient Greek: Τεύθρας, gen. Τεύθραντος) was a king of Mysia, and mythological eponym of the town of Teuthrania. Mythology Teuthras received Auge, the ill-fated mother of Telephus, and either ...

, a king of Mysia *

Thersander In Greek mythology, the name Thersander (; Ancient Greek: ''Thersandros'' means 'bold man' derived from 'boldness, braveness' and 'of a man') refers to several distinct characters: *Thersander or Thersandrus, a Corinthian prince as the son o ...

, a king of Thebes and one of the Epigoni *

, a king of Athens and slayer of the

* Thyestes, a king of Mycenae and brother of Atreus *

Tisamenus Tisamenus (Ancient Greek: Τισαμενός) is the name of several people in classical history and mythology: * ''Mythology'' ** Tisamenus (son of Orestes), mythological king of Argos, and son of Orestes and Hermione. ** Tisamenus (King of Thebe ...

, a king of Argos, Mycenae, and Sparta * Tyndareus, a king of Sparta

Seers/oracles

* Amphilochus (Ἀμφίλοχος), a seer and brother of Alcmaeon who died in the war of the

Anius In Greek mythology, Anius ( Ancient Greek: Ἄνιος) was a king of Delos and priest of Apollo. Family He was the son of Apollo and Rhoeo, daughter of Staphylus and Chrysothemis. Mythology Anius was born either on the island of Delos, wh ...

, son of Apollo who prophesied that the Trojan War would be won in its tenth year *

Asbolus In Greek mythology, Asbolus ( Ancient Greek: Ἄσβολον or Ἄσβόλη means "sooty" or "carbon dust") was a centaur. He was a seer and Hesiod calls him an augur (''oionistes'' οἰωνιστής) who read omens in the flight of birds. ...

, a seer Centaur *

Bakis Bakis (also Bacis; grc-gre, Βάκις) is a general name for the inspired prophets and dispensers of oracles who flourished in Greece from the 8th to the 6th century B.C. Philetas of Ephesus,Suda s. v. Βάκις Aelian and John Tzetzes disting ...

Branchus In Greek mythology, the name Branchus ( el, Βράγχος) refers to the following characters, who may or may not be identical: * Branchus a lover of Apollo and a prophet. * Branchus, father of Cercyon, by the nymph Argiope.Pseudo- Apollodorus ...

, a seer and son of Apollo *

Calchas Calchas (; grc, Κάλχας, ''Kalkhas'') is an Argive mantis, or "seer," dated to the Age of Legend, which is an aspect of Greek mythology. Calchas appears in the opening scenes of the ''Iliad'', which is believed to have been based on a war ...

, an Argive seer who aided the Greeks during the Trojan War *

Carnus In Greek mythology, Carnus (also spelled Carneus and Carneius) ( Ancient Greek: Κάρνος) was a seer from Acarnania, who was instructed in the art of divination by Apollo. According to the poet Praxilla, he was a son of Europa, who was brought ...

, an

Acarnania Acarnania ( el, Ἀκαρνανία) 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 i ...

n seer and lover of Apollo *

Carya Hickory is a common name for trees composing the genus ''Carya'', which includes around 18 species. Five or six species are native to China, Indochina, and India (Assam), as many as twelve are native to the United States, four are found in Mexi ...

, a seer and lover of Dionysus *

, a princess of Troy cursed to see the future but never to be believed *

Ennomus In Greek mythology, Ennomus (; grc, Ἔννομος ''Ennomos'') 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 be ...

, a Mysian seer, killed by Achilles during the Trojan War *

Halitherses In Greek mythology, Halitherses (Ἁλιθέρσης), son of Mastor, was an Ithacan prophet who warned the suitors of Penelope after interpreting the symbols that Zeus sent to "be wise in time, and put a stop to this wickedness before he comes." ...

, an Ithacan seer who warned Penelope's suitors of Odysseus' return *

, seer and twin brother of Cassandra, who later became king of Epirus *

Iamus In Greek mythology, Iamus ( Ancient Greek: Ἴαμος) was the son of Apollo and Evadne, a daughter of Poseidon, raised by Aepytus. Mythology Evadne loved Apollo and by him she became pregnant, but was shamed by Aepytus for her pregnancy. Wh ...

, a son of Apollo possessing the gift of prophecy, he founded the

Iamidai In Ancient Greece, the dynasty of Iamidai (Latinised as Iamidae) at Olympia were an extended family of seers, the "house of Iamus", one of the two clans from which the administrators of the Olympic Games were drawn, well into the 3rd century CE. At ...

Idmon In Greek mythology, Idmon ( Ancient Greek: Ἴδμων means "having knowledge of" or "the knowing") may refer to the following individuals: *Idmon, one of the fifty sons of Aegyptus, who married and was killed by the Danaid Pylarge. * Idmon, ...

, a seer who sailed with the Argonauts * Manto, seer and daughter of Tiresias * Melampus, a legendary soothsayer and healer, and king of Argos * Mopsus, the name of two legendary seers *

Polyeidos In Greek mythology, Polyidus ( grc, Πολύειδος ''Polúeidos'', "seeing many things"; also Polyeidus), son of Coeranus, was a famous seer from Corinth. Family Polyidus was a descendant of another renowned seer, Melampus. Given that Mela ...

, a Corinthian seer who saved the life of Glaucus * Pythia, the oracle of Delphi *

Telemus Telemus ( grc-gre, Τήλεμος, Telemos) was a figure of Greek mythology, a prophet, son of Eurymus. Telemus warned the Cyclops Polyphemus Polyphemus (; grc-gre, Πολύφημος, Polyphēmos, ; la, Polyphēmus ) is the one-eyed gian ...

, a seer who foresaw that the Cyclops Polyphemus would be blinded by Odysseus *

Theoclymenus In Greek mythology, Theoclymenus (; Ancient Greek: Θεοκλύμενος) was a prophet from Argos. Family Theoclymenus was the son of Polypheides and Aechme, daughter of Haemon, and brother of Harmonides. In some accounts, his parents wer ...

, an Argive seer * Tiresias, blind prophet of Thebes

Amazons

Inmates of Tartarus

*The Danaides, forty-nine daughters of Danaus who murdered their husbands and were condemned to an eternity of carrying water in leaky jugs *

, a king of the

who attempted to rape Hera and was bound to a flaming wheel in Tartarus *

, 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 * Tantalus, 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

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