ancient Greek gods

In ancient Greek mythology, Olympus is considered a sacred mountain, the abode of the gods, led by Zeus. For this reason, the Greek gods are often referred to as "Olympians."
It is located very high above the earth, on Olympus there are gods and demigods, a sacred place, far beyond the clouds

Hecate (Ancient Greek: Ἑκάτη) is a goddess in ancient Greek mythology, the goddess of darkness, nocturnal visions, and sorcery. She is often depicted with three faces.

Helios (Helium) is the god of the Sun in ancient Greek mythology. He is depicted in a dazzling light, with blazing eyes, and sometimes wearing a golden helmet. By day, Helios races across the sky in a golden chariot drawn by four horses, and at night, he floats across the sea in a golden bowl to his place of sunrise.

Charon (Ancient Greek: Χάρων) is a character in ancient Greek mythology, the ferryman of the souls of the dead across the River Styx (according to another version, across the Acheron) into the underworld of the dead.

List of mythical creatures in Greek mythology
Amphisbaena
Basilisk
Harpies
Griffins
Dactyls
Dragons
Unicorns
Echidna
Centaurs
Kerkopy
Horses of Diomedes
Lamia
Lernaean Hydra
Manticore
Gorgons
Minotaur
Nemean Lion
Orff
Pegasus
Python
Satires
Sirens
Stygian dogs
Stymphalian birds
Sphinx
Scylla (Skilla)
Typhon
Phoenixes
Charybdis
Chimera
Cerberus (Kerberos)
The Ghost of Empusa

(demigods, magicians)
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See Category:Heroes of Ancient Greek Myths
See Category:Heroines of Ancient Greek Myths
Mortal descendants of a god and a mortal woman, or less commonly, a goddess and a mortal man. They typically possessed exceptional (sometimes supernatural) physical abilities, creative gifts, and sometimes the ability to prophesy, etc.

Achilles
Hercules
Odysseus
Perseus
Theseus
Jason
Hector
Bellerophon
Orpheus
Pelops
Phoroneus
Aeneas
Kratos
Orion

Amphitrite is the goddess of the sea, wife of Poseidon
Triton is the son of Poseidon and Amphitrite, the father of the Tritons. Attribute: conch shell.
Achelous was a river deity with the body of a bull and the face of a man. His horn, severed by Heracles, became the cornucopia.
Limnades are nymphs of lakes and swamps
Naiads are nymphs of springs, sources, and rivers
Nereids are sea nymphs, sisters of Amphitrite. Daughters of Nereus
Oceanids - daughters of Oceanus
River gods - sons of Oceanus and Tethys
Tritons - the retinue of Poseidon and Amphitrite, the sons of Triton, messengers of the depths

Hades is the god of the underworld.
Persephone is the wife of Hades, the goddess of flowers, spring and the kingdom of the dead, and the daughter of Demeter
Aeacus is the judge of the kingdom of the dead.
Minos is the judge of the kingdom of the dead.
Rhadamanthus is the judge of the kingdom of the dead.
Hecate is the goddess of darkness, night visions, witchcraft, and all monsters.
Melinoe is the deity of ghosts, a retinue of Hecate, and one of Hades's handmaidens. She watches over the restless dead wandering the earth. Every night, she emerges from the realm of the dead to frighten mortals.

Deities of the air element
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Main article: Winds in Greek mythology
Aura is the personification of light wind and air.
Boreas is the personification of the northern stormy wind
Zephyr is a strong western wind, also considered a messenger of the gods (among the Romans it began to personify a caressing, light wind)
Nephele is the deity of clouds
Not is the south wind
Eurus - east wind
Aeolus - the lord of the winds

Muses
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Calliope, the muse of epic poetry
Clio is the muse of history in ancient Greek mythology
Melpomene - the muse of tragedy
Polyhymnia, the muse of solemn hymns
Terpsichore - the muse of dance
Thalia is the muse of comedy and light poetry
Urania - muse of astronomy
Euterpe is the muse of lyric poetry and music
Erato is the muse of love poetry.
Cyclopes
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Arg - "lightning"
Bronte - "thunder"
Steropes - "shine"
Polyphemus, son of Poseidon, held Odysseus captive. Polyphemus was the last to be blinded.
Hecatonchires
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Children of Uranus and Gaia:

Briareus - strength
Gies is an arable land
Kott - anger

Nika / Victoria is the deity of victory and good luck, sports competitions
Hymen / Himeros - god of marriage, personification of Hera
Iris is the goddess of the rainbow, the messenger of the gods, and the personification of Hermes.
Phobos - deity of fear, son of Ares
Deimos is the deity of terror, the twin brother of Phobos
Asclepius is the god of healing.
Morpheus is the god of dreams (a poetic deity, son of Hypnos)
Ananke is the deity who embodies inevitability and necessity.
Aloe is the ancient deity of threshed grain.
Pan is the god of forests, patron of hunters and shepherds. He is a companion of Dionysus and a personification of Artemis.
Hebe / Juventus - goddess of youth, daughter of Hera
Non-personified deities
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Non-personified deities are “multiple” deities according to M. Gasparov.

Curetes are the satellites of Rhea.
Satyrs are half-human, half-goat spirits of the forest.
Nymphs are deities of nature

Demeter is the goddess of fertility and agriculture in ancient Greek mythology. One of the most revered deities of the Olympian pantheon.

Hera is a goddess in ancient Greek mythology, the patroness of marriage and the guardian of mothers during childbirth. One of the twelve Olympian deities, she was the supreme goddess and the sister and wife of Zeus.

Symbols
Some symbols associated with the goddess Hera:

The peacock is a sacred animal, personifying greatness, immortality and beauty.

Pomegranate is a symbol of fertility and abundance, associated with female vitality.
The scepter is the emblem of her power as the Queen of Olympus.

The veil is a symbol of chastity, which emphasized her patronage of the sanctity of marriage.

Hades is the supreme god of the underworld (world) of the dead in ancient Greek mythology. Functions
Management of the realm of the dead, the boundary between the living and the dead, the “gates” of the afterlife and the order established after death.
The hidden riches of the earth are in power: mineral resources, metals, precious stones and harvests.
Guarding the threshold between life and death and maintaining the stability of the world.
Hades rarely leaves his realm, as the impenetrability of the border is the foundation of his power. Exceptions occur in plots where the established order is disrupted, or when he acts as an arbiter in disputes over the rules of transition between worlds.

Attributes

A magical helmet that makes the wearer invisible, a gift from the Cyclopes for liberation from the underworld.

A scepter decorated with a figurine of a three-headed dog, or a two-pronged pitchfork.

The keys are a symbol of Hades' power over the entrance and exit of the kingdom of the dead.

Cerberus is a monstrous dog with three heads, the guardian of the gates of the underworld, personifying Hades' power over the world of the dead and the role of the guardian of souls.

Poseidon is the supreme sea god in ancient Greek mythology, one of the three main Olympian gods, along with Zeus and Hades. He is the son of the Titans Cronus and Rhea, and the brother of Zeus, Hades, Hera, Demeter, and Hestia. When the world was divided after the Titans were defeated, Poseidon inherited the element of water. Gradually, he supplanted the ancient local sea gods: Nereus, Oceanus, Proteus, and others. Poseidon's status as supreme god is connected to the great significance of the sea for the ancient Greeks, as Greece is surrounded by seas and is a maritime civilization.

Zeus is the god of the sky, thunder, and lightning in ancient Greek mythology, ruling over all the other gods. He is the most powerful of the Olympian gods, the third son of the Titan Cronus and the Titaness Rhea, and the brother of Hades, Hera, Hestia, Demeter, and Poseidon. Zeus's wife is the goddess Hera. In Roman mythology, he was identified with Jupiter.

Children
Athena, Ares, Aphrodite, Apollo, Hephaestus, Artemis, Hermes, Persephone, Dionysus, Helen of Troy, Arkisius, Thalia, Polyhymnia, Erato, Terpsichore, Euterpe, Urania, Melpomene, Calliope, Clio, Minos, Hesperides, Aeda, Aeacus, Meleta, Mneme, Felxinoe, Dardanus, Ilithyia, Hebe, Adrasteia, Pollux, Ata, Locrus, Heracles, Perseus, Lacedaemon, Aegipan, Myrmidon, Manes and many others.

Zeus's attributes included a shield and a double-headed axe (labrys), sometimes an eagle; his abode was considered to be Olympus (Olympian Zeus). Zeus was represented as "fire," a "hot substance" dwelling in the ether, dominating the sky and organizing the center of cosmic and social life. Furthermore, Zeus distributed good and evil on earth, instilling shame and conscience in humans. He is a formidable, punishing force; sometimes he is associated with fate, sometimes he himself appears as a being subject to the goddesses Moirai—fate, destiny.

Zeus has the ability to foresee the future; he proclaims the destiny of fate through dreams, as well as through thunder and lightning. All social order was established by Zeus; he is the patron of city life, the protector of the oppressed, and the patron of those who pray. He gave people laws, established the power of kings, and also protects the family and home, ensuring the observance of traditions and customs. All the other gods obey him. He has hundreds of epithets, and many different places are named in his honor.

Themis (also Themis, Themis) is the goddess of justice in Greek mythology, a Titaness, and the second wife of Zeus. She personified justice, incorruptibility, and impartiality.

Attributes
Themis is depicted with scales in one hand and a sword in the other. She also wears a blindfold, a symbol of impartiality.

The scales are an ancient symbol of measure and justice. Good and evil, the deeds committed by mortals during life, are weighed on the scales of justice. The fate of people after death depended on which scale outweighed the other.

The sword is a symbol of spiritual strength and retribution. In the hands of Themis, it is depicted as double-edged, since the law not only punishes but also warns.

The blindfold is a symbol of impartiality: the judge does not look at the litigants themselves, their property and social differences, but only listens to the facts and the truth, hearing both sides.

Hercules (Hercules) is the Roman equivalent of the ancient Greek hero Heracles, literally. In classical mythology, Hercules was famous for his strength and numerous adventures (victory over the Nemean lion);
destruction of the Lernaean Hydra;
the capture of the Ceryneian hind and the Erymanthian boar;
cleaning the Augean stables;
Taming of the Cretan Bull;
the capture of the horses of Diomedes, the belt of Hippolyta, the cows of Geryon;
the bringing of Cerberus from the underworld;
Extraction of the apples of the Hesperides.

Hades is the god of the underworld.
Apollo is the god of light and art.
Ares is the god of war.
Artemis, goddess of the hunt
Asclepius, the god of healing
Athena is the goddess of wisdom and just war.
Aphrodite is the goddess of love and beauty.
Boreas, god of the north wind
Hebe, goddess of youth
Hecate, goddess of moonlight
Helios is the god of the sun.
Hemera is the deity of the day.
Hera, Queen of the Gods
Hermes is the messenger of the gods, patron of travelers and merchants
Hesperus, the deity of the evening star (Venus)
Hestia, goddess of the hearth
Hephaestus, god of fire and blacksmithing
Gaia, goddess of the earth
Panacea, the goddess of health
Hymen, the deity of marriage
Hypnos God of Sleep
Demeter, goddess of fields and fertility
Dionysus, the god of viticulture and winemaking
Zeus is the supreme god/god of lightning.
Zephyr, god of the west wind
Ilithyia, goddess of childbirth
Cybele, goddess of the mountains, forests, and animals
Kora is the deity of Mother Earth.
Lissa, the goddess of madness
Megaera, goddess of vengeance
Morpheus, the god of good dreams
Nika, goddess of victory
Notus, god of the south wind
Nyx, the goddess of the night
Pan is the god of forests, hunters and shepherds, and all nature.
Persephone is the goddess of fertility and the kingdom of the dead.
Pistis, goddess of fidelity to an oath
Plutos god of wealth
Pontus is the god-personification of the sea, the very first water god
Poseidon is the god of the seas and earthquakes.
Selena, goddess of the moon
Thanatos is the god of death and sleep.
Tiha is the goddess of chance and fate.
Themis, the goddess of justice
Phosphorus, deity of the morning star (Venus)
Charites goddesses of beauty and grace
Chloris, goddess of flowers
Eurus, god of the east wind
Enyo, goddess of furious war
Eos, goddess of the morning dawn
Eris, goddess of discord
Erebus is the personification of darkness.
Eros, the god of love

Athena, also known as Pallas Athena, is the goddess of wisdom, military strategy, and tactics in ancient Greek mythology. She was one of the most revered goddesses of ancient Greece, one of the twelve great Olympian gods, and the eponym of the city of Athens. She was also the goddess of knowledge, arts, and crafts, a warrior maiden, and the patroness of cities and states, science and crafts, intelligence, skill, and ingenuity.

Hermes, also known as Hermes, is the god of commerce and good fortune, cunning and theft, youth and eloquence in ancient Greek mythology. He is the patron of heralds, ambassadors, shepherds, and travelers. He is also the messenger of the gods and the guide of the souls of the dead (hence the nickname Psychopomp—"guide of souls") to the underworld of Hades.
A jokester, he often makes fun of the other gods. He doesn't bother with expressions, he just says whatever comes to mind. Tall, handsome.

Ares is the god of war in ancient Greek mythology, one of the twelve Olympian gods. He personified treacherous and bloody war, war for its own sake. Unlike Pallas Athena, the goddess of fair and just war, Ares, distinguished by treachery and cunning, preferred war for its own sake. Some symbols of Ares:
The warrior's pointed helmet even appeared in scenes where the god was shown at home or going about his daily business.
A shield, a spear, and sometimes a sword in a sheath was also used.
The typical attire of a Greek warrior: a tunic, breastplate, helmet, and greaves. Often, the breastplate was omitted, and then the god wore a simple tunic. Sometimes Ares was depicted completely naked, the only items being a shield and helmet.
Sacred animals: snake, vulture, some species of owl. In Roman mythology, the image of Ares corresponds to Mars, but here he acquired a more venerable and positive image—as the father of Rome's founder, Romulus, patron of the army, and a symbol of courage and strength.

tall guy, serious

Aphrodite is the goddess of love and beauty in ancient Greek mythology, one of the twelve Olympian gods. She was also revered as the goddess of fertility, eternal spring, and life, and sometimes as the goddess of marriage and even childbirth, as well as the "nurse of children."
Functions. Aphrodite was celebrated as the bestower of abundance on the earth, the "summit" (mountain goddess), and the "good companion and kind helper in navigation" (sea goddess).
Symbols. As a goddess of fertility, sparrows and doves were sacred to her, forming her retinue. Other symbols included myrtle (representing eternal love and fertility), roses, poppies, apples, anemones, violets, daffodils, and lilies. Aphrodite's attributes also included a belt and a golden cup of wine, which, when drunk, granted eternal youth.

Artemis is the eternally youthful goddess of the hunt and female chastity in ancient Greek mythology, patroness of all life on Earth, bestower of happiness in marriage and assistance during childbirth, and later goddess of the Moon (her brother Apollo was the personification of the Sun). Apollo's twin sister.

In ancient Greek and Roman mythology, Apollo was the god of light (hence his nickname Phoebus—"radiant," "shining"), patron of the arts, leader and protector of the muses, predictor of the future, god of healing, patron of immigrants, and the personification of male beauty. One of the most revered ancient gods. In Late Antiquity, he personified the Sun.
Attributes
bow, lyre, laurel wreath

Artemis's twin brother, an incredibly handsome young man, calm, reserved, but never misses a chance to show off