A listing of Greek mythological beings. Many of the gods and goddesses had Roman and Etruscan equivalents. See also family tree of the Greek gods and the list of Greek mythological creatures. For a list of the deities of many cultures (including this one) see list of deities. The bust of Zeus found at Otricoli (Sala Rotonda, Museo Pio-Clementino, Vatican) Greek mythology is the body of stories belonging to the ancient Greeks concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world and their own cult and ritual practices. ... Roman mythology was strongly influenced by Greek mythology and Etruscan mythology. ... Another tree with color coding Hesiods Family of the Gods graphic of family tree of gods from Hesiods Theogony Categories: | | ... Creatures of Greek mythology. ... This list of deities aims to give information about deities in the different religions, cultures and mythologies of the world. ...

Immortals

Olympian deities

The twelve gods of Olympus. ... The Birth of Venus, (detail) by Sandro Botticelli, 1485 Aphrodite (Greek: Ἀφροδίτη; Latin: Venus) (IPA: English: , Ancient Greek: , Modern Greek: ) is the classical Greek goddess of love, lust, and beauty. ... Lycian Apollo, early Imperial Roman copy of a fourth century Greek original (Louvre Museum) In Greek and Roman mythology, Apollo (Ancient Greek , Apóllōn; or , Apellōn), the ideal of the kouros (a beardless youth), was the archer-god of medicine and healing, light, truth, archery and also a... In Greek mythology, Ares (Greek: ) is the son of Zeus (ruler of the gods) and Hera. ... The Diana of Versailles, a Roman copy of a sculpture by Leochares (Louvre Museum) Artemis (Greek: nominative , genitive ) in Greek mythology the daughter of Zeus and of Leto and the twin sister of Apollo was one of the most widely venerated of the gods and manifestly one of the oldest... Helmeted Athena, of the Velletri type. ... Ceres (Demeter), allegory of August: detail of a fresco by Cosimo Tura, Palazzo Schifanoia, Ferrara, 1469-70. ... Hades, Greek god of the underworld, enthroned, with his bird-headed staff, on a red-figure Apulian vase made in the 4th century BC. For other uses, see Hades (disambiguation). ... Hephaestus, Greek god of forging, riding a Donkey; Greek drinking cup (skyphos) made in the 5th century BC Hephaestus (IPA pronunciation: or ; Greek Hêphaistos) was the Greek god whose Roman equivalent was Vulcan; he was the god of technology including, specifically blacksmiths, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metals and metallurgy, and... In the Olympian pantheon of classical Greek Mythology, Hera, (Greek , IPA pronunciation ; or Here in Ionic and in Homer) was the wife and older sister of Zeus. ... Hermes bearing the infant Dionysus, by Praxiteles, found at the Heraion, Olympia, 1877 Hermes (Greek, , IPA: ), in Greek mythology, is the Olympian god of boundaries and of the travelers who cross them, of shepherds and cowherds, of orators and wit, of literature and poets, of athletics, of weights and measures... In Greek mythology, virginal Hestia (ancient Greek ) is the goddess of the hearth, of the right ordering of domesticity and the family, who received the first offering at every sacrifice in the household. ... In common historic and modern usage, a hearth (Har-th) is a brick- or stone-lined fireplace or oven used for cooking and/or heating. ... Dionysus with a leopard, satyr and grapes on a vine, in the Palazzo Altemps (Rome, Italy) Dionysus or Dionysos (from the Ancient Greek Διώνυσος or Διόνυσος, associated with the Italic Liber), the Thracian god of wine, represents not only the intoxicating power of wine, but also its social and beneficial influences. ... Neptune reigns in the city of Bristol. ... Odysseus and his men blinding the cyclops Polyphemus (detail of a proto-attic amphora, c. ... The Statue of Zeus at Olympia Phidias created the 12-m (40-ft) tall statue of Zeus at Olympia about 435 BC. The statue was perhaps the most famous sculpture in Ancient Greece, imagined here in a 16th century engraving Zeus (in Greek: nominative: Zeús, genitive: Diós), is...

Primordial deities

The ancient Greeks proposed many different ideas about the primordial gods in their mythology. ... Aether (upper air), in Greek mythology, was the personification of the upper sky, space and heaven. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Chaos. ... For other uses, see Chronos (disambiguation). ... In Greek mythology Erebus (Έρεβος Erebos, Deep blackness/darkness or shadow from Ancient Greek Έρεβος) was the son of a primordial God, Chaos, the personification of darkness and shadow, which filled in all the corners and crannies of the world. ... Eros. ... For other uses, see Gaia. ... In Greek mythology, Hemera was a primordial goddess, born of Erebus. ... In Greek mythology, Nyx (, Nox in Roman translation) was the primordial goddess of the night. ... In classic Greek mythology, below Heaven, Earth, and Hades is Tartarus, or Tartaros (Greek Τάρταρος, deep place). ... Ouranos is the Greek name of the sky, latinized as Uranus. ...

Titans

• Asteria
• Astraeus
• Atlas (Άτλας)
• Clymene (Κλυμένη)
• Coeus
• Crius
• Cronus (Cronos) (Cρόνος)(The father of Zeus)
• Dione (Διόνη)
• Epimetheus (Epithemeos) (Επιμηθεύς)
• Helios (Helius) (Ἥλιος / ἥλιος)
• Hyperion (Υπερίων)
• Iapetus (Ιαπετός)
• Leto (Λητώ)
• Mnemosyne (Μνημοσύνη)
• Oceanus (Oceanos) (Ωκεανός)
• Ophion
• Phoebe (Φοίβη)
• Prometheus (Prometheos) (Προμηθεύς)
• Rhea (Ρέα)
• Tethys (Τηθύς)
• Theia (Θεία)
• Themis (Θέμις)

This page is a candidate for speedy deletion, because: it is patent nonsense. ... Asteria can refer to: In Greek mythology, Asteria was the sixth killed by Heracles when he came for Hippolytes girdle. ... Aeolus (or Aiolos, Αἴολος) in Greek Mythology was the Keeper of the Winds. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Atlas (King). ... In Greek mythology, Clymene or Klymenê (famous might) is the name of at least six possibly distinct females. ... In Greek mythology, Coeus (also Koios) was the Titan of intelligence. ... In Greek mythology, Crius was one of the Titans, a son of Uranus and Gaia. ... Cronus (Ancient Greek Κρόνος, Krónos), also called Cronos or Kronos, was the leader and the youngest of the first generation of Titans, divine descendants of Gaia, the earth, and Uranus, the sky. ... Dione in Greek mythology is a vague goddess presence who has her most concrete form in Book V of Homers Iliad as the mother of Aphrodite: Aphrodite journeys to Diones side after she has been wounded in battle while protecting her favorite son Aeneas. ... In Greek mythology, Epimetheus (hindsight, literally hind-thought) was the brother of Prometheus (foresight, literally fore-thought), a pair of Titans who acted as representatives of mankind (Kerenyi 1951, p 207). ... In Greek mythology the sun was personified as Helius (Greek Ἥλιος / ἥλιος). Homer often calls him Titan and Hyperion. ... In Homers Iliad and Odyssey the sun god is called Helios Hyperion, Sun High-one. But in the Odyssey, Hesiods Theogony and the Homeric Hymn to Demeter the sun is once in each work called Hyperonides son of Hyperion and Hesiod certainly imagines Hyperion as a separate being... In Greek mythology Iapetus, or Iapetos, was a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaia, and father (by an Oceanid named Clymene or Asia) of Atlas, Prometheus, Epimetheus, and Menoetius and through Prometheus and Epimetheus and Atlas an ancestor of the human race. ... In Greek mythology, LÄ“tṓ (Greek: , Lato in Dorian Greek, the hidden one) is a daughter of the Titans Coeus and Phoebe. ... Mnemosyne (Greek , IPA in RP and in General American) (sometimes shortened to Mneme) was the personification of memory in Greek mythology. ... In the Greek and Roman world-view, Oceanus (Greek , Okeanos), was the world-ocean, which they believed to be an enormous river encircling the world. ... In Greek mythology, Ophion (serpent), also called Ophioneus ruled the world with Eurynome before the two of them were cast down by Cronus and Rhea, according to some sources. ... Phoebe (pronunced fee-bee) was one of the original Titans, one set of sons and daughters of Uranus and Gaia. ... In Greek mythology, Prometheus (Greek: forethought) is the Titan chiefly honored for stealing fire from Zeus in the stalk of a fennel plant and giving it to mortals for their use. ... Rhea (or Ria meaning she who flows) was the Titaness daughter of Uranus and of Gaia. ... In Greek mythology, Tethys was a Titaness and sea goddess who was both sister and wife of Oceanus. ... In Greek mythology, Theia (also written Thea or Thia), also called Euryphaessa (wide-shining), was a Titan. ... In Greek mythology, Hesiod mentions Themis among the six sons and six daughters—of whom Cronos was one—of Gaia and Ouranos, that is, of Earth with Sky. ...

The Hundred-Handed Ones (Hecatoncheires)

• Briareus (or Aegaeon) (Βριάρεως)
• Gyes
• Cottus

The hecatonchires or hecatoncheires (the hundred-handed) were figures of Greek mythology, giants with a hundred arms and fifty heads. ... The hecatonchires or hecatoncheires (the hundred-handed) were figures of Greek mythology, giants with a hundred arms and fifty heads. ... The hecatonchires or hecatoncheires (the hundred-handed) were figures of Greek mythology, giants with a hundred arms and fifty heads. ... The hecatonchires or hecatoncheires (the hundred-handed) were figures of Greek mythology, giants with a hundred arms and fifty heads. ... Cottus may mean: Cottus, one of the Hecatonchires of Greek mythology Cottus, a genus of sculpin fish This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Cyclopes

• Arges
• Brontes
• Steropes
• Polyphemus (Πολύφημος)

Polyphemus the Cyclops. ... In Greek mythology, one of the first generation of Cyclopes, Arges (brightener) was a giant with one eye. ... For the Greek mythological figure Brontes, see Cyclops. ... In Greek mythology, Steropes (flasher) was one of the first generation of Cyclopes (one-eyed giants). ... Odysseus and his men blinding the cyclops Polyphemus (detail of a proto-attic amphora, c. ...

River gods

• Achelous (Αχέλους or Αχελώος in contemporary Greek)
• Acheron (Αχέρων)
• Acis
• Alpheus (Αλφειός)
• Asopus (Ασωπός)
• Cladeus
• Eurotas (Ευρώτας)
• Peneus (Πηνειός)

Achelous was often reduced to a bearded mask, an inspiration for the medieval Green Man. ... The Acheron is located in the Epirus region of northwest Greece. ... Acis was, in Greek mythology, a Sicilian youth who was often considered the son of Dionysus. ... In Greek mythology, Alpheus, or Alpheios (Greek: Αλφειός, meaning whitish) was a river (present Alfeios River) and river-god, thus like most river-gods a son of Oceanus and Tethys. ... Asopus or Asôpos is the name of five different rivers in Greece and also in Greek mythology the name of the gods of those rivers. ... Kladeos (Greek: Κλάδεος) or Kladeus, Latin: Cladeus or Cladeos was a river god in Greek mythology. ... Eurotas is the name of a river in the region of the Peloponnesus in Greece. ... In Greek mythology, Peneus (Πηνειός) was a river god, one of the three-thousand Rivers, a child of Oceanus and Tethys. ...

Nymphs

• Adrasteia (Αδράστεια)
• Clytie
• Crataeis
• Daphne (Δάφνη)
• Dryads (Δρυάς-Δρυάδες in plural)
• Hamadryads (Αμαδρυάς-Αμαδρυάδες in plural)
• Metope (Μετώπη)
• Naiads (Ναιάδες)
  • Cleochareia
• Nereids (Νηρηίδες)
  • Amphitrite (Αμφιτρίτη)
  • Arethusa (Αρετούσα)
• Oceanids (Ωκεανίδες)
  • Eidyia
• Oreads
  • Echo (Ηχώ)

In Greek mythology, a nymph is any member of a large class of female nature entities, either bound to a particular location or landform or joining the retinue of a god or goddess. ... In Greek mythology, Adrasteia (inescapable; also spelled Adrastia, Adrastea, Adrestea) was a nymph who was charged by Rhea to raise Zeus in secret to protect him from his father Cronus (Krónos). ... Clytia, or Clytie, was a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys in Greek mythology. ... In Greek mythology, Crataeis was a nymph. ... Daphne - From the painting by Deverial. ... The Dryad by Evelyn De Morgan Dryads are female tree spirits in Greek mythology. ... Categories: Mythology stubs | Nymphs ... In Greek mythology, Metope was a river nymph, the daughter of the river Ladon. ... Naiad by John William Waterhouse, 1893 In Greek mythology, the Naiads (from the Greek νάειν, to flow, and νἃμα, running water) were a type of nymph who presided over fountains, wells, springs, streams, and brooks, as river gods embodied rivers, and some very... In Greek mythology, Cleochareia was a Naiad, a river nymph. ... In Greek mythology, the Nereids (NEER-ee-eds) are sea nymphs, the fifty daughters of Nereus and Doris. ... Mosaic from Herculaneum depicting Poseidon and Amphitrite In ancient Greek mythology, Amphitrite (not to be confused with Aphrodite) was a sea-goddess. ... Arethusa means the waterer. In Greek mythology, Arethusa was one of the Hesperides. ... In Greek and Roman mythology, the Oceanids were the three thousand children of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys. ... In Greek mythology, Eidyia was a nymph, who was queen to Aeetes, king of Colchis. ... In Greek mythology, Oreads (ὄρος, mountain) were a type of nymph that lived in mountains, valleys, ravines, and differ from each other according to their dwelling. ... Echo and Narcissus, by John William Waterhouse. ...

Giants

• Agrius
• Alcyoneus
• Aloadae
  • Otus
  • Orion (Ωρίων)
  • Ephialtes (Εφιάλτης)
• Antaeus (Ανταίος)
• Argus (Άργος)
• Enceladus (Εγκέλαδος)
• Tityas

In Greek mythology, Agrius was a son of Parthaon, King of Calydon. ... In Greek mythology, the Gigantes were giants who sprang forth from the blood of the wounded Uranus after he was castrated by Cronus. ... In Greek mythology, the Aloadae were Otus and Ephialtes or Ephialtis, sons of Iphimidea and Aloeus. ... Hercules and Antaeus. ... There are five figures in Greek mythology named Argus or Argos (Άργος). Argus Panoptes (Argus all eyes) is a giant with a hundred eyes. ... Fountain of the Gigantes in the gardens of Versailles In Greek mythology, Enceladus was one of the Gigantes, the enormous children of Gaia (Earth). ... In Greek mythology, Tityas (also spelled Tityus) was a giant, the son of Elara, one of Zeus lovers. ...

Anemoi (the winds)

• Boreas (Βορέας)
• Notus (Νότος)
• Eurus
• Zephyrus (Ζέφυρος)

There was one person and one god known as Boreas in Greek mythology. ... In Greek mythology, Notus was the south wind, brother of Eurus, Boreas and Zephyrus (together, the brothers are the Anemoi, the Winds). ... Eurus, or Euros was a god in Greek mythology, one of the Anemoi the Winds, representing the unlucky east wind that brought warmth and rain. ... Zephyr and Hyakinth; Attic red figure cup from Tarquinia, circa 480 BCE. Boston Museum of Fine Arts. ...

Other deities

• Achelois
• Achelous
• Acheron (Αχέρων)
• Adephagia
• Aeolus (Aiolos) (Αίολος)
• Agdistis
• Alastor
• Alectrona
• Alexiares and Anicetus
• Amphitrite (Αμφιτρίτη)
• Anakes
• Antheia
• Aphaea
• Aristaeus
• Asclepius (Ασκληπιός)
• Aspasia
• Astraea (Αστραία)
• Ate
• Attis
• Bia
• Boreas (Βορέας)
• Brizo
• Cabiri
• Caerus
• Calypso (Καλυψώ)
• Ceto
• Charon
• Circe (Κίρκη)
• Cotys
• Cragus
• Cybele (Κυβέλη)
• Dionysus (Dionysos) or Bacchus (Διόνυσος)
• Dioscuri (Διόσκουροι)
  • Castor (Κάστορ)
  • Polydeuces (Πολυδεύκης)
• Doris (Δωρίς)
• Efreisone (Ευφροσύνη)
• Eileithyia
• Elpis (Ελπίς)
• Enyalius
• Enyo
• Eos (Ηώς)
• Eosphorus
• The Erinyes, or "Furies"
• Eris (Έρις)
• Eros (Έρος)
• Ethehofos
• Eurynome, the god of Death. (Ευρυνόμη)
• Eurus (Euros)
• Glaucus
• Gorgons (Γοργόνες)
  • Stheno
  • Euryale
  • Medusa (a mortal) (Μέδουσα)
• Hades (Άδης)
• Hêbê (Ήβη)
• Hecate (Εκάτη)
• Hêlios (Ήλιος)
• Heracles (Ηρακλής)
• Hespera
• Horae (Ώρες)
  • Thallo (Θαλλώ)
  • Auxo (Αυξώ)
  • Karpo (Καρπώ)
  • Eunomia (Ευνομία)
  • Dike (Δίκη)
  • Irene (Ειρήνη)
• Hybris (Ύβρις)
• Hygieia (Υγεία)
• Hypnos (Ύπνος)
• Iris (Ίρις)
• Moira (Μοίρα)
• The three Moirae, or "Fates": (Μοίρες)
  • Clotho (Κλωθώ)
  • Lachesis (Λάχεσις)
  • Atropos (Άτροπος)
• Mania (Μανία)
• Metis (Μέτις)
• Momus
• Morpheus (Μορφέας)
• Muses (Μούσες)
  • Calliope (Καλλιόπη)
  • Clio (Κλειώ)
  • Erato (Ερατώ)
  • Euterpe (Ευτέρπη)
  • Melpomene (Μελπομένη)
  • Polyhymnia (Πολυμνία) - (Πολύμνια)
  • Terpsichore (Τερψιχόρη)
  • Thalia (Θάλεια)
  • Urania (Ουρανία)
• Nemesis (Νέμεσις)
• Nereus (Νηρέας)
• Nike (Νίκη)
• Notus (Νότος)
• Pan (Παν)
• Perséphonê (Περσεφόνη)
• Peitho (Πειθώ)
• Pleiades (Πλειάδες)
  • Alcyone (Αλκυόνη)
  • Sterope (Στερόπη)
  • Celaeno (Κελαινώ)
  • Electra (Ηλέκτρα)
  • Maia (Μαία)
  • Merope (Μερόπη)
  • Taygete (Ταϋγέτη)
• Phorcys (Φόρκυς)
• Proteus (Πρωτεύς)
• Priapus (Πρίαπος)
• Selene (Σελήνη)
• Thanatos (Θάνατος)
• Thetis (Θέτις)
• Triton (Τρίτων)
• Typhon (Τυφών)
• Zephyrus (Ζέφυρος)

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Circe, a painting by John William Waterhouse. ... Cotys was a name common to several kings of Thrace. ... Cragus is a Lycian god identified with Zeus, and humanized into a son of Tremiles. ... Cybele with her attributes. ... Dionysus with a leopard, satyr and grapes on a vine, in the Palazzo Altemps (Rome, Italy) Dionysus or Dionysos (from the Ancient Greek Διώνυσος or Διόνυσος, associated with the Italic Liber), the Thracian god of wine, represents not only the intoxicating power of wine, but also its social and beneficial influences. ... Bacchus is the name of: The Greek god of wine and fertility, Dionysus, known also as Eleutherios (a. ... Castor (or Kastor) and Polydeuces (sometimes called Pollux), were in Greek mythology the twin sons of Leda and the brothers of Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra. ... Castor (or Kastor) and Polydeuces (sometimes called Pollux), were in Greek mythology the twin sons of Leda and the brothers of Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra. ... 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Mortals

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• Abas
• Abderus
• Acacallis
• Acamas (Ακάμας)
• Acarnan (Ακαρνάν)
• Acastus
• Acestes
• Achaeus (Αχαιός)
• Achilles (Akhilleus) (Αχιλλεύς or Αχιλλέας)
• Acoetes
• Acrisius
• Actaeon (Aktaion)
• Actaeus
• Actor (Άκτωρ)
• Admetus (Άδμητος)
• Adonis (Άδωνις)
• Adrastus (Άδραστος)
• Aeacus (Aiakos) (Αιακός)
• Aeetes
• Aegeus (Αιγεύς)
• Aegialeia (Αιγιαλεία)
• Aegialeus
• Aegimius
• Aegina (Αίγινα)
• Aegisthus (Αίγισθος)
• Aegyptus (Αίγυπτος)
• Aeneas (Aineas) (Αινείας)
• Aeolus (Αίολος)
• Aepytus
• Aerope
• Aesacus
• Aeson (Aison)
• Aethalides
• Aethlius
• Aethra (Αίθρα)
• Aetolus (Αιτωλός)
• Agamedes
• Agamemnon (Αγαμέμνων)
• Agapenor
• Agasthenes
• Agave
• Agelaus (Ageláos)
• Agenor (Αγήνωρ)
• Aglaea (Αγλαΐα)
• Agraulus
• Agrius
• Agron
• Ajax the great (Aîas the great) (Αίας ο Μέγας)
• Ajax the lesser (Aîas the lesser) (Αίας ο Μικρός)
• Alcaeus (Alkaios) (Αλκαίος)
• Alcathous
• Alcestis (Άλκηστις)
• Alcidice
• Alcimede
• Alcinous (Αλκίνους or Αλκίνοος)
• Alcmaeon
• Alcmene (Alkmênê) (Αλκμήνη)
• Alcyone (Αλκυών or Αλκυόνη)
• Aleus
• Almus
• Aloeus
• Alope
• Althaea (Αλθαία)
• Althaemenes
• Amarynceus
• Amphiaraus (Αμφιάραος)
• Amphictyon (Αμφικτύων)
• Amphidamas (Αμφιδάμας)
• Amphilochus (Αμφίλοχος
• Amphimachus (Αμφίμαχος)
• Amphinomus (Amphínomos) (Αμφίνομος)
• Amphion
• Amphinomus
• Amphithea (Αμφιθέα)
• Amphitryon (Amphitrion) (Αμφιτρύων)
• Amyclas (Αμύκλας)
• Amycus
• Amymone
• Amyntor (Αμύντωρ)
• Amythaon
• Anaxagoras (Αναξαγόρας)
• Anaxibia
• Anaxo
• Ancaeus
• Anchialus (Αγχίαλος)
• Anchises (Αγχίσης)
• Andraemon
• Andreus
• Androgeus
• Andromache (Ανδρομάχη)
• Andromeda (Ανδρομέδα)
• Anius
• Antenor (Αντήνωρ)
• Anticlea (Antiklia)
• Antigone (Αντιγόνη)
• Antilochus (Αντίλοχος)
• Antimachus (Αντίμαχος)
• Antinous (Antinoös)
• Antion
• Antiope (Αντιόπη)
• Antiphates
• Antiphus
• Aphareus
• Apheidas
• Apis
• Apsyrtus
• Arachne (Arakhne) (Αράχνη)
• Arcas (Αρκάς)
• Arcesius (Arkêsios)
• Arete
• Argea
• Argeius
• Argos (Άργος)
• Ariadne (Αριάδνη)
• Arion (Αρίων)
• Aristodemus (Αριστόδημος)
• Aristomachus (Αριστόμαχος)
• Arsinoe (Αρσινόη)
• Asclepius (Ασκληπιός)
• Asius
• Assaracus
• Astacus
• Asterius
• Astyanax (Αστυάναξ)
• Astydameia (Αστυδάμεια)
• Astypalaea (Αστυπάλαια)
• Astyoche
• Atalanta (Αταλάντη)
• Athamas (Αθάμας)
• Atreus (Ατρέας)
• Atymnius
• Auge
• Augeas (Αυγείας)
• Autesion
• Autolycus
• Automedon (Αυτομέδων)
• Autonoe
• Bateia
• Battus
• Baucis
• Bellerophon
• Belus
• Bias
• Borus
• Briseis
• Briseus
• Britomartis
• Broteas
• Bunus
• Busiris
• Butes
• Byblis

Abas may refer to: Abas (sophist), a Greek sophist and rhetorician An old Persian measurement for pearls, about 0,1458 gram Several figures in Greek mythology share the name Abas, including: Abas, son of Poseidon and Arethusa. ... In Greek mythology, Abderus (son of battle) was a son of Hermes. ... Acacallis Lindl. ... In Greek mythology, Acamas (unwearying) was the son of Phaedra and Theseus. ... In Greek mythology, Acarnan was the son of Alcmaeon. ... In Greek Mythology, Acastus was one of the men who sailed with Jason and the Argonauts. ... In Roman mythology, Acestes (pleasing goat) was son the river Crinisus by a Dardanian woman. ... In Greek mythology and history, Achaeus is the name of several individuals. ... The Wrath of Achilles, by François-Léon Benouville (1821–1859) (Musée Fabre) In Greek mythology, Achilles (also Akhilleus or Achilleus) (Ancient Greek: ) was a hero of the Trojan War, the central character and greatest warrior of Homers Iliad, which takes for its theme, not the War... Acoetes was a figure in Greek mythology. ... Acrisius was a mythical king of Argos, and a son of Abas and Ocalea. ... Actaeon and his dogs In Greek mythology, Actaeon (or Aktaion), son of Aristaeus and Autonoe in Boeotia, was a famous Theban hero, trained by the centaur Cheiron but suffered the fatal wrath of Artemis (or her Roman counterpart Diana). ... Actaeus (Actaeüs) was the first king of Athens, father of Agraulus and father-in-law to Cecrops, the second king of Athens. ... In Greek mythology, Actor was a son of King Deion, of Phocis and Diomede, the daughter of Xuthus. ... In Greek mythology, Admetus was a king of Pherae in Thessaly, succeeding his father Pheres after whom the city was named. ... Adonis is an archetypal life-death-rebirth deity in Greek mythology, and a central cult figure in various mystery religions. ... In Greek mythology, Adrastus, or Adrastos (he who stands his ground, son of Talaus) was one of the three kings at Argos, along with Iphis and Amphiaraus, who was married to Adrastus sister Eriphyle. ... In Greek mythology, Aeacus (Greek: Aiakos, bewailing or earth borne) was king in the island of Aegina in the Saronic Gulf. ... Aeetes (in Greek Αἰήτης) - King of Colchis (territory of modern West Georgia) in Greek mythology, Aeetes figured prominently in the story of Jason and the Argonauts. ... In Greek mythology, Aegeus, also Aigeus, Aegeas or Aigeas, was the father of Theseus and an Athenian King. ... In Greek mythology, Aegialeus (also Aegealeus) was the son of Adrastus. ... Aegimius was the Greek mythological ancestor of the Dorians. ... In Greek mythology, Aegina was the daughter of the river-god Asopus and the nymph Metope. ... In Greek mythology, Aegisthus (goat strength, also transliterated as Aegisthos or Aigísthos) was the son of Thyestes and his daughter, Pelopia. ... This article is about the Aegyptus from Egyptian mythology. ... Aeneas flees burning Troy, Federico Barocci, 1598. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Aepytus was a king of Arcadia in Greek myth, from whom a part of that country took its name. ... In Greek mythology, Aerope was the wife of King Atreus of Mycenae. ... Aesacus or Aisakos in Greek mythology was a son of King Priam of Troy. ... In Greek mythology, Aeson (or Aison) was the son of Tyro and Cretheus, father of Jason and Promachus. ... In Greek mythology, Aethalides was a son of Hermes and herald for the Argonauts. ... In Greek mythology, Aethlius was a king of Elis, father of Endymion. ... In Greek mythology, Aethra was a daughter of King Pittheus of Troezena and, with Aegeas, or in some versions, Poseidon, mother of Theseus. ... Aitolos (Αίτολος) the son of Endymion in Greek mythology, reigned as King of Elis. ... In Greek mythology, Agamedes was a son of Erginus. ... The so-called Mask of Agamemnon. Discovered by Heinrich Schliemann in 1876 at Mycenae. ... Agapenor: Leader of the Arkadians Reference Homer, The Iliad, translated by Richmond Lattimore, 1951 Categories: ... Agasthenes: Of Elis, father of Polyxeinos Reference Homer, The Iliad, translated by Richmond Lattimore, 1951 Categories: ... Agave (illustrious) was the queen of Thebes in Greek mythology, mother of Pentheus and daughter of Harmonia and Cadmus. ... In Greek mythology, Agelaus, or Ageláos was a suitor of Penelope, killed by Odysseus. ... This article needs cleanup. ... The youngest of the Charities, Aglaea or Aglaia (splendor, brilliant, shining one) was Hephaestus wife and Asclepius daughter in Greek mythology. ... Aglaulus is a figure in Greek mythology, daughter of Cecrops. ... In Greek mythology, Agrius was a son of Parthaon, King of Calydon. ... Agron has several meanings: A youth in Greek mythology, Agron and his two sisters were from Cos, a Mediterranean island. ... Ajax, or Aias (Greek: ), was a king of Salamis, and a legendary hero of ancient Greece. ... Ajax (Greek: Αἴας), a Greek hero, son of Oïleus the king of Locris, called the lesser or Locrian Ajax, to distinguish him from Ajax, son of Telamon. ... In Greek mythology, Alcaeus, or Alkaios was one of the Perseidae, a son of Perseus and Andromeda. ... In Greek mythology, Alcathous was a son of Pelops and Hippodamia. ... A princess in Greek mythology, Alcestis (might of the home) was known for her love for her husband. ... In Greek mythology Alcidice is the daughter of Aleus, king of Arcadia. ... In Greek mythology, Alcimede (mighty cunning) was one of the matrilineal Minyan daughters, the daughter of Clymene, Minyas daughter. ... In Greek mythology, Alcinous (sometimes with the diacritical mark Alcinoüs; also transliterated as Alkínoös) was a son of Nausithous and father of Nausicaa and Laodamas with Arete. ... In Greek mythology, Alcmaeon, or Alkmáon, was the son of Amphiaraus and Eriphyle. ... In Greek mythology Alcmene, or Alkmênê (might of the moon) was the mother of Heracles. ... This article is about one figure of Ancient Greek mythology. ... Almus is a district of Tokat Province of Turkey. ... In Greek mythology, Aloeus was the son of Poseidon and Canace, husband first of Iphimedia and later of Eeriboea, and father of Salmoneus (who founded Elis), Otus and Ephialtes, collectively known as the Aloadae. ... In Greek mythology, Alop was a mortal woman, daughter of Cercyon. ... In Greek mythology, Althaea was the daughter of Thestius, wife of Oeneus and mother of Meleager, Melanippe (one of the Meleagrids), and Deianeira. ... In Greek mythology, Althaemenes was a son of Catreus and brother of Apemosyne. ... In Greek mythology, Amarynceus, or Amarynkeus, was the father of Diores. ... In Greek mythology, Amphiaraus, or Amphiaraos (doubly-cursed) was the son of Oicles and husband of Eriphyle. ... Amphictyon, in Greek mythology, was the second son of Deucalion and Pyrrha, although there was also a tradition that he was autochthonous (born from the earth). ... Hesiod (Hesiodos) was an early Greek poet and rhapsode, believed to have lived around 700 BC. Greek historians debated the priority of Hesiod or of Homer, and even brought them together in an imagined poetic contest; most modern scholars agree that Homer lived before Hesiod. ... In Greek mythology, Amphilochus, or Amphílokhos, was a son of Amphiaraus and Eriphyle. ... In Greek mythology, Amphimachus is the name of seven men. ... In Greek mythology, Amphinomus, also Amphínomos (literally grazing all about), was the son of King Nisos and one of the suitors of Penelope that was killed by Odysseus. ... There are several characters named Amphion in Greek mythology: Amphion, son of Zeus and Antiope, and twin brother of Zethus (see Amphion and Zethus). ... In Greek mythology, Amphinomus, also Amphínomos (literally grazing all about), was the son of King Nisos and one of the suitors of Penelope that was killed by Odysseus. ... Amphithea is the name of four women in Greek mythology 1. ... Amphitryon, or Amphitrion, in Greek mythology, was a son of Alcaeus, king of Tiryns in Argolis. ... In Greek mythology, there were two persons that had the name Amyclas: Amyclas was the son of Lacedemon and Sparta, and he was the brother of Eurydice (no relation to Orpheus Eurydice). ... In Greek mythology, Amycus was the son of Poseidon and Melia. ... In Greek mythology, Amymone (the blameless one) was a daughter of Danaus. ... In Greek mythology, King Amyntor of the Dolopes was killed by Heracles for not allowing him into his kingdom. ... In Greek mythology, Anaxagoras was a King of Argos and son of either Megapenthes or his son Argeus. ... Anaxibia is the name of five characters in Greek mythology. ... In Greek mythology, Anaxo, daughter of Alcaeus and either Astydamia, daughter of Pelops or Laonome, daughter of Guneus, or Hipponome, daughter of Menoeceus. ... Ancaeus was a son of Poseidon, Greek mythical god of the sea, horses, and earthquakes, who, having left a flagon of wine to pursue a boar, was killed by it. ... Coin of Roman Emperor Caracalla minted in Anchialos (Pomorie) Pomorie (Bulgarian: ; formerly known as Anchialos in Greek, Anchialus in Latin, Tuthom in Bulgar and Анхиало, Anhialo, a Bulgarianized Greek form) is a town in southeastern Bulgaria, located on a narrow rocky peninsula in Burgas Bay on the southern Bulgarian Black Sea... In Greek mythology, Anchises was a son of Capys and Themiste (daughter of Ilus, son of Tros). ... In Greek mythology, Andraemon, or Andraimôn, was the husband of Dryope. ... In Greek mythology, Androgeus was the father of Sthenelus and a son of Minos and Pasiphae. ... Andromache grieves the loss of Hector In Greek mythology, Andromache was the wife of Hector and daughter of Eetion, sister to Podes. ... See Andromeda (disambiguation) for other uses of Andromeda. Andromeda was a Greek mythological figure who was chained to a rock to be eaten by a sea monster and was saved by Perseus, whom she later married. ... In Greek mythology, Anius was the son of Apollo and Rhoeo. ... Antenor was an Athenian sculptor, of the latter part of the 6th century BC. He was the creator of the joint statues of the tyrannicides Harmodius and Aristogeiton, set up by the Athenians on the expulsion of Hippias. ... In Greek mythology, Anticlea, (Ἀντίκλεια), was the daughter of Autolycus and Amphithea, and mother of Odysseus or Ulysses by Laërtes (though some say by Sisyphus). ... Antigone by Frederic Leighton, 1882 Antigone (Eng. ... In Greek mythology, Antilochus (also transliterated as Antílokhos) was the son of Nestor, king of Pylos. ... Antimachus may refer to these historical persons: Antimachus I, a Graeco-Bactrian king. ... Antinous or Antinoös (Greek: ) born circa 110 or 111 CE, died 130 CE), was the lover of the Roman Emperor Hadrian Bust of Antinous in the Palazzo Altemps museum in Rome // He was born to a Greek family in Bithynion-Claudiopolis, in the Roman province of Bithynia in what... ... In Greek mythology, Ant phat s was King of the Laestrogynes. ... In Greek mythology, one of these people: In the Iliad, Antiphus, or Ántiphos, a Trojan ally, the son of Talaemenes and a nymph. ... See Aphareus (writer) for the orator and tragedian. ... Apis in Greek mythology