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God of the sky, lightning, thunder, law, order, justice, King of the Gods and the “Father of Gods and men”. A complete A-Z list of the Greek gods of ancient mythology, their names and the areas of influence they had.
- Kratos
The Son of Titans. In many myths, Kratos is referred to as...
- Poseidon
Poseidon’s Wife and Children. Poseidon was the husband of...
- Helios
Caught in the act, the gods then banished Ares from Olympus...
- Hyperion
Hyperion – Titan God of Heavenly Light & Pillar of the East....
- Zeus
In the pantheon of Greek gods, Zeus, the mighty ruler of...
- Ares
Ares is the god of war, one of the Twelve Olympian gods and...
- Hephaestus
Hephaestus is one of the ancient greek fire gods. In some...
- Coeus
Influence on Greek Philosophy – The attributes of Coeus,...
- Kratos
- 176 Greek God Names
- Greek Goddess Names
- God Names from Other Cultures and Mythology
- Goddess Names from Other Cultures and Mythology
1. Zeus
King of the gods and the god of the sky, lightning and thunder.
2. Apollo
God of music, poetry, prophecy, art, truth, archery, healing, sun and light.
3. Heracles
God of strength and heroes.
51. Athena
Goddess of war.
52. Hera
Goddess of marriage.
53. Artemis
Goddess of hunting and wild animals.
101. Vishnu
Hindu god of preservation; protector of the universe.
102. Bacchus
Roman god of wine and pleasure.
103. Dagda
Celtic god of life and death.
139. Oya
Yoruba goddess of fertility, death and rebirth.
140. Parvati
Hindu goddess of fertility, love and devotion.
141. Victoria
Roman goddess of victory.
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- Gaia – Goddess of the Earth. In Greek mythology, the role of a primordial deity (protogenoi) at the beginning of creation is played by Gaia (or Gaea).
- Uranus – The God of the Sky. Gaia’s male counterpart, Ouranos (or Uranus) was the primordial deity of the sky. To this end, ancient Greek mythology perceived the sky as a solid dome of brass, adorned with shining stars, whose edges literally rested on the flat ends of the Earth, thus symbolically uniting Gaia and Ouranos, the primordial Greek gods.
- Cronos – The Titan of Time. This primordial deity father of the “first generation” of Greek Olympian gods and goddesses (such as Zeus, Hades, Hera, etc.)
- Hyperion – The Titan of Light. One of the Titan (Titan) children of Ouranos and Gaia, and thus belonging to the first generation of Greek primordial gods, Hyperion signified the very essence and scope of celestial light, while his sister/wife Theia (meaning “divine”) was the manifestation of the radiance of the blue sky.
- APOLLO. Meaning. Olympic God of music, poetry, art, oracles, archery, plague, medicine, sun, light and knowledge. Apollo was the son of Leto and Zeus. He was born on the island of Delos.
- ARES. Meaning. God of war, was the son of Zeus and Hera, both hated him (according to Homer). Eros (better known as Cupid) was the son of Ares and Aphrodite.
- DIONYSIUS. Meaning. God of vinification and wine, of ritual madness, religious ecstasy and theatre. Dionysus was known primarily as an Olympic god of vintage.
- HADES. Meaning. God of the dead and riches and the king of the underworld. He was also called the God of Wealth or “the rich man” because he possessed the precious metals of the earth.
#1: Eros, who represented not only love but the power to reproduce. #2: Gaia, the earth. #3: Tartarus, the empty abyss beneath the earth. #4: Nyx, the night. Gaia birthed Uranus, the sky, from herself. Gaia and Uranus then had many children together, who were known as the Titans. Among the Titans were both gods and monsters.
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