Greco-Roman Gods and Goddesses
"Whoever obeys the gods, to him they particularly listen."
--Homer, The Iliad
The gods of ancient Greece are generally described as human in appearance, unaging, nearly immune to all wounds and sickness, capable of becoming invisible, able to travel vast distances almost instantly, and able to speak through human beings with or without their knowledge.
Each divinity has his or her own specific appearance, genaeology, interests, personality, and area of expertise; however, these descriptions have significant local variants. When these gods were called upon in poetry or prayer, they were referred to by a combination of their name and epithets, the latter serving to distinguish them from other gods.
The deities were presented in Greek mythology as a large, multi-generational family. Their oldest members created the world as we know it.
Olympian Gods - The 12 major heavenly gods depicted on the Parthenon frieze
- Aphrodite
- Apollo
- Ares
- Artemis
- Athena
- Demeter
- Dionysus
- Hephaestus
- Hera
- Hermes
- Poseidon
- Zeus
Other Greek Gods
- Adonis
- Aesculapius
- Aesepus
- Agathos Daimon
- Agdistis
- Alastor
- Ammon
- Aphaea
- Asclepius
- Atlas
- Boreas
- Chloe
- Cronus
- Eros
- Gaia
- Hades
- Hestia
- Keres
- Nike
- Oceanus
- Pan
- Persephone
- Selene
- Tyche
- Uranus
