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Greek Gods and Goddesses

The gods of ancient Greek myths and what each ruled.

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  • ZeusGod or goddess
    King of the gods and ruler of the sky and thunder
  • HeraGod or goddess
    Queen of the gods, goddess of marriage
  • PoseidonGod or goddess
    God of the sea, earthquakes and horses; carries a trident
  • HadesGod or goddess
    God of the underworld, the place of the dead
  • AthenaGod or goddess
    Goddess of wisdom and crafts; she sprang from Zeus's head
  • ApolloGod or goddess
    God of music, the sun, poetry and healing
  • ArtemisGod or goddess
    Goddess of the hunt and the moon, twin of Apollo
  • AresGod or goddess
    God of war
  • AphroditeGod or goddess
    Goddess of love and beauty
  • HephaestusGod or goddess
    God of fire and the forge; the gods' blacksmith
  • HermesGod or goddess
    Messenger of the gods with winged sandals
  • DemeterGod or goddess
    Goddess of the harvest and farming
  • DionysusGod or goddess
    God of wine and festivals
  • HestiaGod or goddess
    Goddess of the hearth and home
  • PersephoneGod or goddess
    Queen of the underworld, daughter of Demeter; her story explains the seasons
  • ErosGod or goddess
    God of love, shown with a bow and arrows
  • PanGod or goddess
    Half-goat god of shepherds and the wild
  • NikeGod or goddess
    Goddess of victory
  • HeliosGod or goddess
    Titan who drove the sun across the sky
  • SeleneGod or goddess
    Goddess of the moon
  • EosGod or goddess
    Goddess of the dawn
  • IrisGod or goddess
    Goddess of the rainbow and a messenger
  • MorpheusGod or goddess
    God of dreams
  • HypnosGod or goddess
    God of sleep
  • NemesisGod or goddess
    Goddess of fairness who punishes pride
  • TycheGod or goddess
    Goddess of luck and fortune
  • AsclepiusGod or goddess
    God of medicine and healing
  • GaiaGod or goddess
    Mother Earth
  • UranusGod or goddess
    The sky, father of the Titans
  • CronusGod or goddess
    Titan, father of Zeus
  • RheaGod or goddess
    Titan, mother of Zeus
  • AtlasGod or goddess
    Titan who held up the sky
  • PrometheusGod or goddess
    Titan who gave fire to people
  • Mount OlympusGod or goddess
    Home of the twelve main gods
  • TitansGod or goddess
    The older generation of gods before Zeus
  • OlympiansGod or goddess
    The twelve main gods who lived on Olympus
  • NymphsGod or goddess
    Nature spirits of trees, rivers and mountains
  • MusesGod or goddess
    Nine goddesses of arts and learning
  • The FatesGod or goddess
    Three goddesses who spin the thread of life
  • SatyrGod or goddess
    A woodland being, part man and part goat
  • CentaurGod or goddess
    Half man and half horse

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