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| Greek Name | Brief Description | Symbols | Category | Roman Name |
| Acheron | One of the five rivers; river of woe. | Underworld | Acheron | |
| Aegaeon | 1 of the 3 HECATONCHEIRES. Son of Uranus, and Gaea. Had great strength. |
One hundred hands, Fifty heads | Creation-Creatures | Briarius |
| Aeolus | God of the winds. (eolian) |
4 sons:, Zephyr-West, Boreas-North, Notus-South, Eurus-East |
Lesser deities | Aeolus |
| Aglaia | Goddess of splendor. A daughter of Zeus and Eurynome, child of Titan. |
Incarnation of grace and beauty. | Group deity-Graces | Aglaia |
| Aphrodite | Goddess of love, and beauty. Cestus is her magic, girdle (belt). (hermaphrodite, venerate, venereal) |
Dove, swan, roses | Olympian God | Venus |
| Apollo | God of light, music, and prophecy. Father of Asclepius, the divine physician. (Apollonian) |
Lyre, sun, mice, Laurel tree | Olympian God | Apollo |
| Ares | God of War. (martial) |
Dog, wild boar, vulture | Olympian God | Mars |
| Artemis | Goddess of the Moon and hunting. | Moon, deer, silver bow and arrows | Olympian God | Diana |
| Athena | Goddess of wisdom and war. (athenaeum) |
Owl, olive tree, plow, loom | Olympian God | Minerva |
| Atlas | Condemned by Zeus to bear on his back the crushing world and the vault of the sky. | sky/earth on his shoulders | Titan | Atlas |
| Atropos | Controllers of human destiny. The Fates (Moirae)-Greek; (Parcae)-Roman (atropine) |
Shears | Group deity-Fates | Atropos |
| Calliope | Goddess of epic or heroic poetry. (calliope) |
Poetry, one of the | Group deity-Muse | Calliope |
| Castor & Pollux | Gods of boxing, horsetraining, and wrestling. Discuri brothers, sons of Zeus. |
Gemini constellation | Lesser deities | Castor & Pollux |
| Centaurs | Half-man half-horse, aka Hippocentaurs. Chiron was the most famous. |
Creatures & Monsters | Centaurs | |
| Cerberus | Three-headed watchdog, with a snake's tail. Guarded Taenarum, cave opening to the Underworld. (cerberean) |
Underworld | Cerberus | |
| Chaos | The beginning, the source from which all things came. (chaos, chaotic) |
Endless, formless void | Creation-God | Chaos |
| Charon | Minor god of the Underworld. Ferried dead souls across the Styx. |
Underworld | Charon | |
| Clio | Goddess of history | Poetry, one of the "Black-haired nine" | Group deity-Muse | Clio |
| Clotho | Controllers of human destiny. The Fates (Moirae) - Greek (Parcae)-Roman |
Spinner | Group deity-Fates | Clotho |
| Cocytus | One of the five rivers; river of wailing. | Underworld | Cocytus | |
| Coeus & Phoebe | Titans of moon; parents of Leto, mother of Artemis & Apollo. | Titan | Coeus & Phoebe | |
| Cottus | 1 of the 3 HECATONCHEIRES. Son of Uranus, and Gaea. Had great strength. |
One hundred hands, Fifty heads | Creation-Creatures | Cottus |
| Crius & Mnemosyne | Titans of memory. | Titan | Crius & Mnemosyne | |
| Cronus | King of the Titans, a.k.a. Father Time. | Sickle | Titan | Saturn |
| Cronus & Rhea | King & Queen of Titans, and harvests. | Titan | Saturn & Ops | |
| Danaids | 49 of the 50 daughters of Danaus killed their husbands on their wedding night. Punishment was to carry water in leaky jars (sieve). | Underworld | Danaids | |
| Demeter | Goddess of Agriculture, and the harvest. | Wheat, corn, barley, poppies | Lesser deities | Ceres |
| Dionysus | God of wine. |
Vine, Tiger | Lesser deities | Bacchus, Liber |
| Dryads | Goddesses of nature, wood Nymphs tree-spirits. | Group deity-Nymphs | Dryads | |
| Elysian Fields | Section similar to "Heaven", the isle of the blessed, Paradise. | Underworld | Elysian Fields | |
| Eos | Goddess of the dawn. | none | Lesser deities | Aurora |
| Erato | Goddess of love poetry. | Poetry, one of the "Black-haired nine" | Group deity-Muse | Erato |
| Erebus | He was the darkness of the Underworld. Brother to Nyx or (Nox) | Unfathomable darkness | Creation-God | Erebus |
| Erinyes | Three female bird-like spirits with snakey hair; Alecto, Megaera, and Tisiphone. Punished evil doers, offenders against blood kin. |
Underworld | Furies-Eumenides | |
| Eros | God of love. | Golden arrow = love; lead arrow = hate | Lesser deities | Cupid |
| Eros | God of love. Child of Nyx and Erebus. Name also used for Cupid. |
Order and beauty | Creation-God | Eros |
| Euphrosyne | Goddess of mirth, joy. A daughter of Zeus and Eurynome. |
Incarnation of grace and beauty. | Group deity-Graces | Euphrosyne |
| Euterpe | Goddess of music and lyric poetry. |
Flute, poetry, one of the "Black-haired nine" | Group deity-Muse | Euterpe |
| Graeae | Three old sister (witches) who shared an eye and a tooth. | Creatures & Monsters | Graeae (Gray) | |
| Gyges | 1 of the 3 HECATONCHEIRES. Son of Uranus, and Gaea. Had great strength. |
One hundred hands, Fifty heads | Creation-Creatures | Gyges |
| Hades | Ruler of the underworld. | Pomegranate, cap of invisibility | Olympian God | Pluto, Orcus |
| Harpies | filthy,winged monsters; face of woman, and body of vulture,sharp claws;aka Hounds of Zeus. | Creatures & Monsters | Harpies | |
| Hebe, Ganymeda | Cupbearer, and Goddess of youth. | Goblet, Pitcher | Lesser deities | Hebe, Juventas |
| Hephaestus | God of Fire, and the forge. | Hammer, quail | Olympian God | Vulcan |
| Hermes | Messenger God, divine herald. | Caduceus, crane | Olympian God | Mercury |
| Hymen | God of weddings, and feast. | Torch | Lesser deities | Hymen |
| Hyperion & Theia | Titans of the sun; parents of Helios (Sun), Selena (Moon), and Eos (Dawn). | Titan | Hyperion & Theia | |
| Hypnos | God of sleep. | Morpheus-dreams imitate people, Icelos-imitate animals, Phantastus-inanimate objects |
Lesser deities | Somnus |
| Iapetus & Themis | Titans of justice; planets. Iapetus was the father of Prometheus, Epimetheus, and Atlas. | Titan | Iapetus & Themis | |
| Iris | Goddes of the Rainbow & messenger for Hera. | Rainbow | Lesser deities | Iris |
| Jason | Known for the "Quest of the Golden Fleece". Defeated Talos. Married Medea. |
Golden Fleece | Heroes-Major | Jason |
| Judges of Underworld | Three men appointed by Zeus.
Minos & Rhadamanthus, sons of Zeus and Europa. Aeacus, son of Zeus and Aegina. |
Underworld | Judges of Underworld | |
| Juno | Queen of the Gods | Peacock, cow, wedding ring | Olympian God | Hera |
| Keres | 'Hounds of Hades' sent out by the Furies to seize evildoers who had broken oaths or planned murders and to bring them back to the Underworld for punishment. | Underworld | Keres | |
| Lachesis | Controllers of human destiny. The Fates (Moirae) - Greek (Parcae)-Roman |
Disposer of lots | Group deity-Fates | Lachesis |
| Lethe | One of the five rivers; river of forgetfulness. (Derivative: lethal) |
Underworld | Lethe | |
| Medusa | 1 of 3 snaky-haired Gorgons.Medusa was mortal. Stheno & Euryale were immortal. Their eyes had the power to turn onlookers into stone. | Creatures & Monsters | Medusa | |
| Melpomene | Goddess of tragedy. | Frowning mask, tragic poetry, one of the "Black-haired nine" | Group deity-Muse | Melpomene |
| Minotaur | Half-man half-bull; King Minos'son. Was housed in the labyrinth. Defeated by Theseus. |
Creatures & Monsters | Minotaur | |
| Naiads | Goddesses of nature, river, and spring Nymphs. | Group deity-Nymphs | Naiads | |
| Nemesis | Goddess of righteous anger, retribution for evil deeds. | Lesser deities | Nemesis | |
| Nereids | Goddesses of nature, sea Nymphs. | Group deity-Nymphs | Nereids | |
| Nike, Nice | Goddess of victory. | Lesser deities | Victoria | |
| Nyx | Daughter of chaos, sister to Erebus. Mother of Eros (God of love). |
Night | Creation-God | Nox |
| Oceanus | Titan of the ocean that encircled the flat earth. Father of all river gods and the Oceanids. |
Titan | Oceanus | |
| Pan | God of flocks and pastures. | Goats face | Lesser deities | Pan |
| Persephone | Goddess of Spring. | Lesser deities | Proserpina | |
| Polyhymnia | Goddess of songs/hymns to the Gods. | Poetry, one of the "Black-haired nine" | Group deity-Muse | Polyhymnia |
| Poseidon | Ruler of the sea. | Trident, sea horse, dolphin | Olympian God | Neptune |
| Prometheus | (Forethought) Created the first man. Gave man fire. Chained/nailed to a cliff in the Caucasus mountains. Zeus sent an eagle daily to pluck at his liver. | Titan | Prometheus | |
| Proteus | Old man of sea, shepherd of deep. | Could fortell the future | Lesser deities | Proteus |
| Pyriphlegethon | One of the five rivers; river of fire. | Underworld | Phlegethon | |
| Rhea | Titaness Great Mother of the first six Olympians. | crown shaped like a turreted city wall & riding in a chariot drawn by lions | Titan | Cybele,Ops |
| Satyrs | Half-man half-goat, woodland spirits. |
goats ears, horns, & legs | Creatures & Monsters | Satyrs-Fauns |
| Sirens | Three sea nymphs; part bird, part woman. Seductive singing lured sailors to their death. |
Creatures & Monsters | Sirens | |
| Sisyphus | Son of Aeolus whose punishment in Tartarus was to push a rock up a hill. | Underworld | Sisyphus | |
| Sphinx | Female monster with the head and breasts of a woman, body of a dog, tail of a serpent, wings of a bird, paws of a lion, and a human voice. Perched on a rock near Thebes. | Creatures & Monsters | Sphinx | |
| Styx | One of five rivers, dead souls crossed; river of unbreakable oaths. | Underworld | Styx | |
| Talos | Bronze giant who guarded Crete. Defeated by Jason. |
Creatures & Monsters | Talos (Talus) | |
| Tantalus | Son of Zeus who stood in a pool of water with a bough of fruit hanging over his head. Always hungry and thirsty but unable to eat or drink. (derivative:tantalize) | Underworld | Tantalus | |
| Tartarus | Section of eternal punishment. Punishment was endless and senseless. | Underworld | Tartarus | |
| Terpsichore | Goddess of dance. | Poetry, one of the "Black-haired nine" | Group deity-Muse | Terpsichore |
| Tethys | Titaness of ocean. Mother of all river gods and Oceanids. | Titan | Tethys | |
| Thalia | Goddess of comedy. | Smiling mask, poetry, one of the "Black-haired nine" | Group deity-Muse | Thalia |
| Thalia | Goddess of good cheer. A daughter of Zeus and Eurynome, child of Titan. |
Incarnation of grace and beauty. | Group deity-Graces | Thalia |
| Thanatos | King of the Dead. | Underworld | Mors | |
| Triton | Trumpeter of the sea. | Sea shell, half man - half fish | Lesser deities | Triton |
| Tyche | Goddess of fortune, chance | wheel indicating fickleness | Lesser deities | Fortuna |
| Typhon | 100 dragon headed, fiery son of Gaea. Father of monsters such as Ladon, Cerberus, Sphinx, Chimera, Hydra, Nemean Lion, Orthus. |
Creatures & Monsters | Typhon | |
| Urania | Goddess of astronomy. | Poetry, one of the "Black-haired nine" | Group deity-Muse | Urania |
| Vesta | Goddess of hearth and home. | Fireplace | Olympian God | Hestia |
| Zeus | King of the Gods | Thunderbolt, eagle and oak tree | Olympian God | Jupiter / Jove |