Names of Greek Gods

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Names of Greek Gods & Goddesses
The Roles and Names of Greek Gods and goddesses. There were many deities and divinities of ancient Greece and their names and roles are detailed in the charts in this article. According to Greek mythology there were 12 major gods and goddesses who are collectively called the Olympians and their names are the most famous. However, the charts also include the names of the primeval deities and the names of the Titans and the names of gods and goddesses who were considered the lesser or minor gods. Additional interesting facts and information about the mythology of individual gods and goddesses of these ancient civilizations can be accessed via the following links:

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Ancient Greek Gods and Goddesses

Names of Greek Gods & Goddesses
The names of the Greek gods and goddesses are detailed in the mythology and legends of ancient Greece and the stories of their beginnings can be found in the the Greek Creation Myth. The names of the Greek gods and goddesses consisted of 3 major groups and generations:

The Names of the Ancient, Primeval Gods
The Titans - the names of the gods and goddesses of this giant race
The Names of the Olympian gods

Life of the gods

Picture of the Olympian Gods
The Olympian gods and goddesses achieved their supremacy over the elder primordial gods when they were won the Battle of the Titans. The names of Greek Gods and Goddesses are provided in the following chart and categorised into the Primeval Gods, the Titans and the Olympians:

Names of Greek Gods Chart of the Names of the Ancient Greek Gods & Goddesses
Names of the Ancients	Names of the Titans	Names of the Olympians
Chaos	Cronus	Zeus
Nyx	Rhea	Hera
Erebus	Coeus	Demeter
Aether	Phoebe	Athena
Hemera	Oceanus	Artemis
Tartarus	Tethys	Apollo
Eros	Iapetus	Ares
Pontus	Hyperion	Hephaestus
Gaia	Mnemosyne	Hermes
Uranus	Theia	Aphrodite
	Crius	Hestia
	Themis	Hades
		Poseidon
		Dionysus
Names of the Ancients	Names of the Titans	Names of the Olympians
Names of Greek Gods Chart containing Names of the Ancient Greek Deities & Goddesses

The Gigantes and Battle of the Titans against the Olympians

The Battle of the Titans

Roles and Names of Greek Gods & Goddesses - The Olympians
The most famous of all the ancient deities were the Olympian Gods and Goddesses. The domains, realms and roles of the Olympians according the Greek Mythology and legend were:

Zeus was the name of the king of the Olympians
Hera was the name of the queen of the Olympians
Hermes was the name of the messenger of the Olympians
Aphrodite was the name of the goddess of love and beauty
Ares was the name of the god of war
Demeter was the name of the goddess of agriculture
Hephaestus was the name of the god of fire and metal-working
Poseidon was the name of the god of the sea
Athena was the name of the goddess of wisdom
Artemis was the name of the goddess of the hunt
Apollo was the name of the god of the sun and music
Hestia was the goddess of the home and hearth

Names of Greek Olympians

Roles and Names of Greek Gods & Goddesses - The Titans
The Titans and Titanides - The domains, realms and roles of the Titans according the Greek Mythology and legend were:

Cronus was the name of the Titan god of time
Coeus was the name of the Titan god of Intelligence
Rhea was the name of the Titan goddess of fertility and the mother of gods
Phoebe was the name of the Titan goddess of the Moon
Oceanus was the name of the Titan lord of the ocean
Tethys was the name of the Titan goddess of the rivers
Iapetus was the name of the Titan god of Mortal Life
Hyperion was the name of the Titan lord of light
Mnemosyne was the Titan goddess of memory and the inventor of words
Theia was the name of the Mother of the Sun and Titan goddess of all that glitters
Crius was the name of the Titan god of the constellations
Themis was the name of the Titan goddess of justice and order
Clymene was the name of the Titan goddess of fame and glory

Roles and Names of Greek Gods & Goddesses - The Primeval Ancient Gods
The Ancients - The domains, realms and roles of the ancient deities and divinities, according the Greek Mythology and legend, were:

Chaos was the name of the first of all divinities, who ruled over confusion
Nyx was the name of the Goddess of night
Erebus was the name of the god of darkness
Aether was the name of the god of the sky
Hemera was the name of the goddess of the daytime
Tartarus was the name of the god who ruled the abyss beneath the Underworld
Eros was the name of the god of procreation (not to be confused with Eros, the god of love)
Pontus was the name of the god of the sea
Gaia was the name of the Earth Mother
Uranus was the name of the god of the heavens

Names of Greek Gods & Goddesses - Names of the Minor Gods & Goddesses
The minor Greek gods and goddesses are detailed in the following chart:

Names of Greek Gods Chart containing names of the Minor Gods & Goddesses
Names of Minor Greek Deities and Goddesses
Aeolus Achlys Achos Alala Alastor Amphitrite Ania Ariadne Asclepius Asteria Astraeus Atlas Bia Charon Cratus Deimos Eileithyia	Elpis Enyo Eos Epimetheus Eris Eros, god of love Eurus Eutychia Geras Harmonia Hebe Hecate Helios Heracles Homados Hypnos Iris	Khione Kydoimos Leto Lethe Lupe Melinoe Momus Moros Morpheus Nemesis Nike Notus Oizys Paean Palaemon Pallas Palioxis	Pan Persephone Perses Phobos Phrike Polemos Proioxis Prometheus Psyche Selene Soter Soteria Thanatos Triton Tyche Zelus Zephyrus
Names of Minor Greek Deities and Goddesses
Names of Greek Gods Chart of the Lesser Gods & Goddesses

Names of Principle Greek Gods & Goddesses
The Principle Greek Deities and divinities and the relationships between the different generations of the principle deities can be clarified by an overview of their Family Tree and Genealogy:

Greek Gods Family Tree & Genealogy

Names of Greek Gods

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