A list of the Greek gods - click on their names to find out more about them
list of Greek gods (with the name of the corresponding Roman god) and when you click on each entry, a new page will open, with his story. Please make sure to scroll down the page in order to see pictures of that god, and other related things too.
Speaking about pictures of gods - you'll be able to see how they were represented throughout the ages. You'll also find out what words are related to the names of the greek gods, what planets were named after them and many other interesting things.
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Z A Apollo Ares Mars ) - the god of warAtlas
Top Achelous - god of the river with the same nameAeolus Aiolos or Aeolos - god of the Winds. For the other characters named Aeolus, click here. Anemoi (Venti) - the generic name of the wind godsAsklepios - god of MedicineB Boreas - god of the Northern WindBriareus - a Giant
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C Chaos - the initial ChaosCharon - a genius of the underworld
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Dionysus - the god of wine and agriculture (Bacchus)
E Eros - the god of Love (Cupidon or Cupid)
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G Glaucus - a sea-god
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H Hades - the god of the dead (Pluto)Hephaistos - the god of Fire (Vulcanus)Hermaphroditus - the son of Hermes and AphroditeHermes Hopladamos - one of the Gigantes, who accompanied Rhea when she was pregnant with ZeusHymenaios - was considered the god of the marriage ceremonies, but he was, in fact, a mortalHypnos (Somnus) - the personification of sleep
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I Iacchus or Iakkhos - a god related to the Eleusinian mysteries or a personification of DionysusIsmenos or Ismenus - the god of the river with the same name, in BoeotiaIstros - the god of the river Danube
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L Ladon - the god of the river with the same name, in Arcadia
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M Marsyas - a satyr who loved music... to deathMeander or Maiandros - the god of the river MeanderMorpheus
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N Nereus - or The Old Man of the Sea, a Titan who was the father of the NereidsNilus - the god of the Egyptian Nile RiverNotus - the god of the South wind
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O Oceanus or Okeanos - a Titan, personification of the river which encircled the world, according to the ancient Greeks and RomansOneiroi - the Dreams
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Pan - the god of the shepherdsPeneus - the god of the river with the same name, in ThessaliaPenthos or Penthus - the spirit of grief, mourning and tearsPikolous - a giant who was turned into the plant called "moli"Plutus - the personification of wealthPontus or Pontos - a sea godPoseidon Priapus - a fertility godPrometheus Proteus - an Old Man of the Sea, a sea god who can change shape
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U Uranus - the personification of the sky/heavens
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Z Zephyrus - the god of the West windZeus - the ruler of all the gods (Jupiter)
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