• 12 Olympian deities
    • Zeus / king of the gods; god of sky and thunder
    • Hera / queen of the gods; goddess of marriage and family
    • Poseidon / lord of the seas, earthquakes and horses
    • Dionysus / god of wine, celebrations and ecstasy; patron god of theatre
    • Apollo / god of light, knowledge, music, poetry, prophecy and archery
    • Artemis / virgin goddess of the hunt, virginity, childbirth, archery and all animals
    • Hermes / messenger of the gods; god of commerce and thieves
    • Athena / virgin goddess of wisdom, handicrafts, defense and strategic warfare
    • Ares / god of war, violence and bloodshed
    • Aphrodite / goddess of love, beauty and desire
    • Hephaestus / master blacksmith and craftsman of the gods; god of fire and the forge
    • Demeter / goddess of fertility, agriculture, nature and the seasons
  • Other important gods and goddesses
    • Hades / god of the Underworld, dead and riches under the earth
    • Hestia / goddess of the hearth and of the right ordering of domesticity and the family
    • Asclepius / god of medicine and healing
    • Eros / god of love and beauty
    • Hebe / cupbearer for the gods of Mount Olympus
    • Heracles / greatest of the Greek heroes
    • Pan / god of the wild, shepherds and flocks, of mountain wilds, hunting and rustic music, as well as the companion of the nymphs
    • Persephone / queen of the Underworld
  • Close to the Olympians
    • Aeolus / king of the winds; keeper of the Anemoi
    • Amphitrite / queen of the sea; wife of Poseidon
    • Anemoi / wind gods consisting of Boreas (north), Notus (south), Zephyrus (west), and Eurus (east)
    • Aura / goddess of cool breezes and fresh air
    • Bia / personification of violence
    • Circe / minor goddess of magic
    • Deimos / god of terror
    • Eileithyia / goddess of childbirth
    • Enyo / ancient goddess of warfare; companion of Ares
    • Eos / personification of dawn
    • Eris / goddess of discord and strife
    • Ganymede / cupbearer of the god's palace at Olympus
    • Graces / goddesses of beauty; attendants of Zeus and Hera
    • Harmonia / goddess of concord and harmony
    • Hecate / goddess associated with magic, witches and crossroads
    • Helios / titan; personification of the sun
    • Horae / wardens of Olympus
    • Hypnos / god of sleep
    • Iris / personification of the rainbow
    • Kratos / personification of power
    • Moirai / goddesses of destiny and a lotters of fate; more powerful than Zeus
    • Momus / god of satire, mockery and poets
    • Morpheus / god of dreams
    • Muses / nine ladies of science and arts
    • Nemesis / goddess of retribution and revenge
    • Nike / goddess of victory
    • Nyx / goddess of night
    • Paean / physician of the gods
    • Perseus / son of Zeus; slayer of Medusa
    • Phobos / god of fear
    • Selene / titaness; personification of the moon
    • Styx / goddess of the River Styx, the river where gods would swear oaths on
    • Thanatos / god of death
    • Theseus / son of Poseidon; first hero of Athens
    • Triton / messenger of the seas
    • Tyche / goddess of luck
    • Zelus / personification of emulation
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