There have been many Greek gods mentioned across thousands of stories in Greek mythology – from the Olympian gods all the way down to the many minor gods.
The gods, much like the Greek goddesses of history, have very exaggerated personalities and they are plagued with personal flaws and negative emotions despite they immortality and superhero-like powers.
This page is a list of the names of Greek gods in ancient mythology and their roles. It will be continually updated with additions, corrections and more information on each of the gods.
AchelousThe patron god of the “silver-swirling” Achelous River.
AeolusGreek god of the winds and air
AetherPrimordial god of the upper air, light, the atmosphere, space and heaven.
AlastorGod of family feuds and avenger of evil deeds.
ApolloOlympian god of music, poetry, art, oracles, archery, plague, medicine, sun, light and knowledge.
AresGod of war. Represented the physical, violent and untamed aspect of war.
AristaeusMinor patron god of animal husbandry, bee-keeping, and fruit trees. Son of Apollo.
AsclepiusGod of medicine, health, healing, rejuvenation and physicians.
AtlasThe Primordial Titan of Astronomy. Condemned by Zeus to carry the world on his back after the Titans lost the war.
AttisA minor god of vegetation, fruits of the earth and rebirth.
BoreasA wind god (Anemoi) and Greek god of the cold north wind and the bringer of winter. Referred to as “The North Wind”.
CaerusMinor god of opportunity, luck and favorable moments.
CastorOne of the twins, Castor and Pollux, known as Dioscuri. Zeus transformed them into the constellation Gemini.
CerusThe large and powerful wild bull tamed by Persephone and turned into the Taurus constellation.
ChaosThe nothingness that all else sprung from. A god who filled the gap between Heaven and Earth and created the first beings Gaia, Tartarus, Uranus, Nyx and Erebus.
CharonThe Ferryman of Hades. Took the newly dead people across the rivers Styx and Acheron to the Greek underworld if they paid him three obolus (a Greek silver coin).
CronosGreek name: Κρόνος (Krónos)
The god of time. Not to be confused with Cronus, the Titan father of Zeus.
CriosGreek name: Κρεῖος (Kreîos)
One of the twelve Titan Gods, Crios was known as the god of the heavenly constellations and the measure of the year. He was father to Astraeus, Pallas, and Perses.
DinlasGuardian god of the ancient city Lamark, where wounded heroes could find comfort and heal after battle. He was the son of Aphrodite.
DeimosDeimos is the personification of dread and terror.
DionysusGreek name: Διόνυσος, Diónusos
An Olympian god of the grape harvest, winemaking and wine, of ritual madness, religious ecstasy and theatre.
EpimetheusGreek name: Ἐπιμηθεύς (Epimētheús)
God of the afterthought.
ErebusPrimordial god of darkness.
ErosGod of sexual desire, attraction, love and procreation.
EurusOne of the wind god known as Anemoi and god of the unlucky east wind. Referred to as “The East Wind”.
GlaucusA fisherman who became immortal upon eating a magical herb, an Argonaut who may have built and piloted the Argo, and became a god of the sea.
HadesGreek name: ᾍδης, Háidēs
God of the Dead and Riches and King of the Underworld.
HeliosGreek name: Ἥλιος (Hḗlios)
God of the Sun and also known as Sol.
HephaestusGreek name: Ἥφαιστος, Hḗphaistos
God of fire, metalworking, stone masonry, forges and the art of sculpture. Created weapons for the gods and married to Aphrodite.
HeraclesThe greatest of the Greek heroes, he became god of heroes, sports, athletes, health, agriculture, fertility, trade, oracles and divine protector of mankind. Known as the strongest man on Earth.
HermesGreek name: Ἑρμῆς, Hērmês
God of trade, thieves, travelers, sports, athletes, and border crossings, guide to the Underworld and messenger of the gods.
HesperusThe Evening Star – the planet Venus in the evening.
HymenaiosGod of marriage ceremonies, inspiring feasts and song.
HyperionGreek name: Ὑπερίων (Hyperíōn)
Titan God of Heavenly Light & Pillar of the East. Hyperion is the father of Helios, the embodiment of the sun; Selene, the personification of the moon; and Eos, the herald of dawn. His wife, Theia, who belongs to the Titan lineage, shares a familial bond as his sister and presides as the goddess overseeing sight and the azure expanse of the sky.
HypnosThe Greek god of sleep.
IapetusGreek name: Ἰαπετός (Iapetós)
Iapetus was the Greek god of Mortality. He is the son of Uranus and Gaia.
KratosGod of strength and power.
LelantosGreek name: Λήλαντος (Lēlantos)
God of Air
MenoetiusGreek name: Μενοίτιος (Menoítios)
Menoetius is the Titan god of rash actions, violent anger, and human mortality.
MomusGod of satire, mockery, censure, writers and poets and a spirit of evil-spirited blame and unfair criticism.
MorpheusGod of dreams and sleep – has the ability to take any human form and appear in dreams.
Moros
Greek name: Μόρος
The physical embodiment of doom
NereusGreek name: Νηρέας
The Titan god of the sea before Poseidon and father of the Nereids (nymphs of the sea).
NotusGreek name: Νότος
Another Anemoi (wind god) and Greek god of the south wind. Known as “The South Wind”.
OceanusGreek name: Ὠκεανός (Ōceanós)
Titan god of the ocean. Believed to be the personification of the World Ocean, an enormous river encircling the world.
OneiroiBlack-winged daimons that personified dreams.
PaeanGreek name: Παιάν
The physician of the Olympian gods.
PallasGreek name: Πάλλας (Pállas)
The Titan god of warcraft and of the springtime campaign season.
PanGod of nature, the wild, shepherds, flocks, goats, mountain wilds, and is often associated with sexuality. Also a satyr (half man, half-goat).
PersesGreek name: Πέρσης (Pérsēs)
The greek god of destruction.
PhosphorusThe Morning Star – the planet Venus as it appears in the morning.
PlutusThe Greek god of wealth.
PolluxTwin brother of Castor, together known as the Dioskouri, that were transformed into the constellation Gemini.
PontusGreek name: Πόντος (Póntos)
Ancient, pre-Olympian sea-god of the deep sea, one of the Greek primordial deities and son of Gaia.
PoseidonGreek name: Ποσειδῶν, Poseidôn
Olympian Greek god of the sea, earthquakes, storms, and horses.
PriapusGreek name: Πρίαπος
Minor rustic fertility god, protector of flocks, fruit plants, bees and gardens.
PricusThe immortal father of sea-goats, made into the Capricorn constellation.
PrometheusGreek name: Προμηθεύς (Promētheús)
Titan god of forethought and crafty counsel who was given the task of moulding mankind out of clay.
PrimordialA group of gods that came before all else.
SyceusGreek name: Συκεύς (Sykeús)
Syceus, a Titan born of Gaia, found refuge from Zeus’s wrath when Gaia transformed him into a fig tree, shielding him from harm.
TartarusGreek name: Τάρταρος (Tártaros)
The god of the deep abyss, a great pit in the depths of the underworld, and father of Typhon.
ThanatosA minor god and the god of death.
TritonMessenger of the sea and the son of Poseidon and Amphitrite.
UranusPrimordial god of the sky and heavens, and father of the Titans.
ZelusThe god of dedication, emulation, eager rivalry, envy, jealousy, and zeal.
ZephyrusA wind god (Anemoi). God of the west wind and known as “The West Wind”.
ZeusGod of the sky, lightning, thunder, law, order, justice, King of the Gods and the “Father of Gods and men”.