• Kokytos (Kωκυτός), the river of wailing • Lethe (Λήθη), the river of forgetfulness • Phlegethon (Φλεγέθων), the river of fire • Styx (Στύξ), the river of oaths • Tartarus (Τάρταρος), the primeval god of the dark, stormy pit of Hades • Thanatos (Θάνατος), spirit of death and minister of Hades Sea deities • Aegaeon (Αιγαίων), god of violent sea storms and ally of the Titans • Achelous (Αχειλος), shark-shaped sea spirit[citation needed] • Amphitrite (Αμφιτρίτη), sea goddess and consort of Poseidon • Benthesikyme (Βενθεσικύμη), daughter of Poseidon, who resided in Ethiopia • Brizo (Βριζώ), patron goddess of sailors, who sent prophetic dreams • Ceto (Κῆτώ), goddess of the dangers of the ocean and of sea monsters • Charybdis (Χάρυβδις), a sea monster and spirit of whirlpools and the tide • Cymopoleia (Κυμοπόλεια), a daughter of Poseidon married to the Giant Briareus • Delphin (Δέλφιν), the leader of the dolphins, Poseidon placed him in the sky as the constellation Delphin • Eidothea (Ειδοθέα), prophetic sea nymph and daughter of Proteus • Glaucus (Γλαῦκος), the fishermans sea god • Gorgons (Γοργόνες), three monstrous sea spirits • Stheno (Σθεννώ) • Euryale (Εὐρυάλη) • Medusa (Μέδουσα), the only mortal of the three • The Graeae (Γραῖαι), three ancient sea spirits who personified the white foam of the sea; they shared one eye and one tooth between them • Deino (Δεινώ) • Enyo (Ενυώ) • Pemphredo (Πεμφρεδώ) • The Harpies (Ηάρπυιαι), winged spirits of sudden, sharp gusts of wind • Aello (Αελλώ) or Aellope (Αελλώπη) or Aellopous (Αελλόπους) • Ocypete (Ωκυπέτη) or Ocypode (Ωκυπόδη) or Ocythoe (Ωκυθόη) • Podarge (Ποδάργη) or Podarke (Ποδάρκη) • Celaeno (Κελαινώ) • Nicothoe (Νικοθόη) • Hippocampi (ἱπποκαμπος), the horses of the sea they are half horse with the tail of a fish • Hydros (Ὑδρος), primordial god of waters • The Ichthyocentaurs (Ιχθυοκένταυροι), a pair of centaurine sea-gods with the upper bodies of men, the lower fore-parts of horses, ending in the serpentine tails of fish • Bythos (Βύθος) sea depth • Aphros (Άφρος) sea foam • Karkinos (Καρκίνος), a giant crab who allied itself with the Hydra against Heracles. When it died, Hera placed it in the sky as the constellation Cancer. • Ladon (Λάδων), a hundred-headed sea serpent who guarded the western reaches of the sea, and the island and golden apples of the Hesperides • Leucothea (Λευκοθέα), a sea goddess who aided sailors in distress • Nereides (Νηρηίδες), sea nymphs • Thetis (Θέτις), leader of the Nereids who presided over the spawning of marine life in the sea • Arethusa (Αρετούσα), a daughter of Nereus who was transformed into a fountain • Galene (Γαλήνη), goddess of calm seas • Psamathe (Πσαμάθη), goddess of sand beaches • Nereus (Νηρέας), the old man of the sea, and the god of the seas rich bounty of fish • Nerites (Νερίτης), a sea spirit who was transformed into a shell-fish by Aphrodite • Oceanus (Ὠκεανός), Titan god of the Earth-encircling river Oceanus, the font of all the Earths fresh-water • Palaemon (Παλαίμων), a young sea god who aided sailors in distress • Phorcys (Φόρκυς), god of the hidden dangers of the deep • Pontos (Πόντος), primeval god of the sea, father of the fish and other sea creatures Poseidon and Amphitrite framed byerotes and riding in a chariot drawn byhippocamps; below them are fishermen at work, with nymphs and creatures of the sea in the waters (color-enhanced Roman-era mosaic) • Poseidon (Ποσειδῶν), king of the sea and lord of the sea gods; also god of rivers, flood and drought, earthquakes, and horses • Proteus (Πρωτεύς), a shape-shifting, prophetic old sea god, and the herdsman of Poseidons seals • Scylla (Σκύλλα), monstrous sea goddess • The Sirens (Σειρῆνες), sea nymphs who lured sailors to their death with their song • Aglaope (Αγλαόπη) or Aglaophonos (Αγλαόφωνος) or Aglaopheme (Αγλαοφήμη) • Himerope (Ίμερόπη) • Leucosia (Λευκοσία) • Ligeia (Λιγεία) • Molpe (Μολπή) • Parthenope (Παρθενόπη) • Peisinoe (Πεισινόη) or Peisithoe (Πεισιθόη) • Raidne (Ραίδνη) • Teles (Τέλης) • Thelchtereia (Θελχτήρεια) • Thelxiope (Θελξιόπη) or Thelxiepeia (Θελξιέπεια) • The Telchines (Τελχινες), sea spirits native to the island of Rhodes; the gods killed them when they turned to evil magic • Actaeus (Ακταιος) • Argyron (Αργυρών) • Atabyrius (Αταβύριος) • Chalcon (Χαλκών) • Chryson (Χρυσών) • Damon (Δαμων) or Demonax (Δημώναξ) • Damnameneus (Δαμναμενεύς) • Dexithea (Δεξιθέα), mother of Euxanthios by Minos • Lycos (Λύκος) or Lyktos (Λύκτος) • Lysagora (Λυσαγόρα)? • Makelo (Μακελώ) • Megalesius (Μεγαλήσιος) • Mylas (Μύλας) • Nikon (Νίκων) • Ormenos (Ορμενος) • Simon (Σίμων) • Skelmis (Σκελμις) • Tethys (Τηθύς), wife of Oceanus, and the mother of the rivers, springs, streams, fountains, and clouds • Thalassa (Θάλασσα), primeval spirit of the sea and consort of Pontos • Thaumas (Θαῦμας), god of the wonders of the sea • Thoosa (Θόοσα), goddess of swift currents • Triteia (Τριτεια), daughter of Triton and companion of Ares • Triton (Τρίτων), fish-tailed son and herald of Poseidon • Tritones (Τρίτωνες), fish-tailed spirits in Poseidons retinue Sky deities • Achelois (Ἀχελωΐς), she who washes pain away, a minor moon goddess • Aeolus (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, gods of the winds • Boreas (Βορέας), god of the north wind and of winter • Eurus (Εύρος), god of the unlucky east or southeast wind • Notus (Νότος) god of the south wind • Zephyrus (Ζέφυρος), god of the west wind • 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 • 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 • Lips (Λίψ), god of the southwest wind • Skeiron (Σκείρων), god of the northwest wind • Apollo, Olympian God of light, knowledge, music, healing, the sun, and the arts (also god of day) • Arke (Άρκη), messenger of the Titans and twin sister of Iris • Astraios (Ἀστραῖος), Titan 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 planetMercury • Eosphorus (Ηωσφόρος), god of Venus the morning star • Hesperus (Ἓσπερος), god of Venus the evening star • Pyroeis (Πυρόεις), god of Areios, the planetMars • Phaethon (Φαέθων), god of Dios, the planetJupiter • Phaenon (Φαίνων), god of Kronion, the planetSaturn • Aurai (Αὖραι), nymphs of the cooling breeze • Aura (Αὖρα), goddess of the breeze and the fresh, cool air of early morning • Chaos (Χάος), the nothingness from which all else sprang, she also represented the lower atmosphere which surrounded the earth • Chione (Χιόνη), goddess of snow and daughter of Boreas • Helios (Ἥλιος), Titan god of the sun and guardian of oaths • Selene (Σελήνη), Titan goddess of the moon • Eos (Ἠώς), Titan goddess of the dawn • Hemera (Ημέρα), primeval goddess of daylight and the sun • Hera (Ήρα), Queen of Heaven and goddess of the air and starry constellations • Herse (Ἕρση), goddess of the morning dew • The Hesperides (Ἑσπερίδες) • The Hades, nymphs that represented a star cluster in the constellation Taurus and were associated with rain • Iris (Ίρις), goddess of the rainbow and divine messenger • Nephelai (Νεφήλαι), cloud nymphs • Ouranos (Ουρανός), primeval god of the heavens • Pandia (Πανδία), daughter of Selene and Zeus • The Pleiades (Πλειάδες), goddesses of the constellation Pleiades • Alcyone (Αλκυόνη) • Sterope (Στερόπη) • Celaeno (Κελαινώ) • Electra (Ηλέκτρα) • Maia (Μαία) • Merope (Μερόπη) • Taygete (Ταϋγέτη) • Zeus (Ζεύς), King of Heaven and god of the sky, clouds, rain, thunder, and lightning Rustic deities • Aetna (Αἴτνη), goddess of the volcanic Mount Etna in Sicily • Amphictyonis (Αμφικτυονίς), goddess of wine and friendship between nations, a local form of Demeter • Anthousai (Ανθούσαι), flower nymphs • Aristaeus (Ἀρισταῖος), god of bee-keeping, cheese-making, herding, olive-growing, and hunting • Attis (Άττις), vegetation god and consort of Cybele • Britomartis (Βριτόμαρτις), Cretan goddess of hunting and nets used for fishing, fowling and the hunting of small game • Cabeiri (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) • Centaurs (Κένταυροι), a race of half-man, half-horse beings • Asbolus (Άσβολος) • Chariclo (Χαρικλώ), wife of the centaur Chiron • Chiron (Χείρων), the eldest and wisest of the Centaurs • Eurytion (Ευρυτιων) • Nessus (Νέσσος), a ferryman at the river Euenus • Pholus (Φώλος) • The Cercopes (Κέρκοπες), a pair of monkey-like thieves who plagued the land of Lydia in western Anatolia • Akmon (Ακμών) • Passalos (Πάσσαλος) • Chloris (Χλωρίς), goddess of flowers and wife of Zephyrus • Comus (Κόμος), god of revelry, merrymaking, and festivity • Corymbus (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 (Κυβέλη), a Phrygian mountain goddess associated with Rhea • 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 (Τιτίας) • Cyllenus (Κύλληνος) • Dionysus (Διόνυσος), god of wine, drunken orgies, and wild vegetation • Dryades (Δρυάδες), tree and forest nymphs • Gaia (Γαία), primeval goddess of the earth • Epimeliades (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 • Hephaestus (Ήφαιστος), god of metalworking • Hermes (Ερμής), god of herds and flocks, of roads and boundary stones • The Horae (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 (Θαλλώ), goddess of spring buds and shoots, identified with Eirene • Auxo (Αυξώ), goddess of spring growth • Karpo (Καρπώ), goddess of the fruits of the earth • The goddesses of welfare • Pherousa (Φέρουσα) the bringer • Euporie (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 • Sponde (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 • Korybantes (Κορύβαντες), the crested dancers who worshipped Cybele • Damneus (Δαμνεύς) the one who tames(?) • Idaios (Ιδαίος) of Mount Ida • Kyrbas (Κύρβας), whose name is probably a variant of Korybas, singular for Korybantes • Okythoos (Ωκύθοος) the one running swiftly • Prymneus (Πρυμνεύς) of lower areas(?) • Pyrrhichos (Πυρῥιχος), god of the rustic dance • 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 • The Nymphai Hyperboreioi (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 (Αδράστεια), a nursemaid of the infant Zeus • Echo (Ηχώ), a nymph cursed never to speak except to repeat the words of others • Oceanides (Ωκεανίδες), fresh water nymphs • Beroe (Βερόη), a nymph of Beirut, the daughter of Aphrodite and Adonis, who was wooed by both Dionysus and Poseidon • Calypso (Καλυψώ) • Clytie (Κλυτίη) • Eidyia (Ειδυια), the youngest of the Oceanides • for the complete list, see List of Oceanids • The Ourea (Ούρος), primeval gods of mountains • The Palici (Παλικοί), a pair of rustic gods who presided over the geysers and thermal springs in Sicily • Pan (Πάν), god of shepherds, pastures, and fertility • Potamoi, river gods • Achelous (Αχέλους) • Acis (Άκις) • Acheron (Αχέρων) • Alpheus (Αλφειός) • Asopus (Ασωπός) • Cladeus (Κλάδεος) • Eurotas (Ευρώτας) • Cocytus (Kωκυτός) • Lethe (λήθη) • Peneus (Πηνειός) • Phlegethon (Φλεγέθων)) • Styx (Στύξ) • Scamander (Σκάμανδρος) • Priapus (Πρίαπος), god of garden fertility • Rhea (Ῥέα), the great mother and queen of the mountain wilds • Satyrs (Σάτυροι), rustic fertility spirits • Krotos (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 (Τελέτη), goddess of initiation into the Bacchic orgies • Zagreus (Ζαγρεύς), in the Orphic mysteries, the first incarnation of Dionysus Agricultural deities • Adonis (Άδωνις), a life-death-rebirth deity • Aphaea (Αφαία), minor goddess of agriculture and fertility • Carme (Κάρμη), a Cretan spirit who presided over the harvest festival • Carmanor (Καρμάνωρ), a Cretan harvest god • Chrysothemis (Χρυσόθεμις), goddess of the Golden Custom, a harvest festival, daughter of Demeter and Carmanor • Cyamites (Κυαμίτης), demi-god of the bean • Demeter (Δημήτηρ), goddess of fertility, agriculture, grain, and harvest • Despoina, daughter of Poseidon and Demeter, goddess of mysteries in Arcadia • Dionysus (Διόνυσος), god of viticulture and wine • Eunostus (Εύνοστος), goddess of the flour mill • Hestia (Ἑστία), maiden goddess of the hearth who presided over the baking of bread, mankinds stable food • Persephone (Περσεφόνη), queen of the underworld, wife of Hades and goddess of spring growth • Philomelus (Φιλόμελος), agricultural demi-god inventor of the wagon and the plough • Plutus (Πλοῦτος), god of wealth, including agricultural wealth, son of Demeter Deified mortals • Achilles (Ἀχιλλεύς), hero of the Trojan War • Aiakos (Αἰακός), a king of Aegina, appointed as a Judge of the Dead in the Underworld after his death • Aeolus (Aiolos) (Αἴολος), a king of Thessaly, made the immortal king of the winds by Zeus • Amphiaraus (Ἀμφιάραος), a hero of the war of the Seven Against Thebe who became an oracular spirit of the Underworld after his death • Ariadne (Αριάδνη), a Cretan princess who became the immortal wife of Dionysus • Aristaeus (Ἀρισταῖος), a Thessalian hero, his inventions saw him immortalised as the god of bee-keeping, cheese-making, herding, olive-growing, and hunting • Asclepius (Ἀσκληπιός), a Thessalian physician who was struck down by Zeus, to be later recovered by his father Apollo • Attis (Ἄττις), a consort of Cybele, granted immortality as one of her attendants • Bolina (Βολίνα), a mortal woman transformed into an immortal nymph by Apollo • The Dioscuri (Διόσκουροι), divine twins • Castor (Κάστωρ) • Pollux (Πολυδεύκης) • Endymion (Ἐνδυμίων), lover of Selene, granted eternal sleep so as never to age or die • Ganymede (Γανυμήδης), a handsome Trojan prince, abducted by Zeus and made cup-bearer of the gods • Glaucus (Γλαῦκος), the fishermans sea god, made immortal after eating a magical herb • Hemithea (Ἡμιθέα) and Parthenos (Παρθένος), princesses of the Island of Naxos who leapt into the sea to escape their fathers wrath; Apollo transformed them into demi-goddesses • Heracles (Ἡρακλῆς), ascended hero
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