Greek Mythology

Greek mythology is the body of stories belonging to the Ancient Greeks concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. Modern scholars refer to the myths and study them in an attempt to throw light on the religious and political institutions of Ancient Greece and on the Ancient Greek civilization, and to gain understanding of the nature of myth-making itself.

Greek gods

According to Classical-era mythology, after the overthrow of the Titans, the new pantheon of gods and goddesses was confirmed. Among the principal Greek deities were the Olympians (The limitation of their number to twelve seems to have been a comparatively modern idea),residing atop Mount Olympus under the eye of Zeus. Besides the Olympians, the Greeks worshiped various gods of the countryside, the goat-god Pan, Nymphs (spirits of rivers), Naiads (who dwelled in springs), Dryads (who were spirits of the trees), Nereids (who inhabited the sea), river gods, Satyrs, and others. In addition, there were the dark powers of the underworld, such as the Erinyes (or Furies), said to pursue those guilty of crimes against blood-relatives. In order to honor the ancient Greek pantheon, poets composed the Homeric Hymns (a group of thirty-three songs). Gregory Nagy regards “the larger Homeric Hymns as simple preludes (compared with Theogony), each of which invokes one god”.

Olympian Gods: Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hestia, Hera, Ares, Athena, Apollo, Aphrodite, Hermes, Artemis, Hephaestus.

Other Greek Gods and Characters:

  • Greek Gods - Apollo
  • Greek Gods - Nike
  • Greek Gods - Hephaestus
  • Greek Gods - Eurus
  • Greek Gods - Hestia
  • Greek Gods - Hesperos
  • Greek Gods - Aphrodite
  • Greek Gods - Odysseus
  • Greek Gods - Hecate
  • Greek Gods - Gaia
  • Greek Gods - Semele
  • Greek Gods - Hypnos
  • Greek Gods - Helios
  • Greek Gods - Silenus
  • Greek Gods - Cronus
  • Greek Gods - Hygieia
  • Greek Gods - Doris
  • Greek Gods - Amphitrite
  • Greek Gods - Persephone
  • Greek Gods - Horae
  • Greek Gods - Moirae
  • Greek Gods - Clotho
  • Greek Gods - Irene
  • Greek Gods - Poseidon
  • Greek Gods - Ananke
  • Greek Gods - Atropos
  • Aegis
  • Greek Gods - Athena
  • Greek Gods - Hermes
  • Greek Gods - Ares
  • Greek Gods - Leto
  • Greek Gods - Selene
  • Greek Gods - Eos
  • Endymion
  • Greek Gods - Hebe
  • Greek Gods - Hera
  • Greek Gods - Zeus
  • Themis
  • Heracles - Hercules
  • Charites
  • Erinyes
  • Chloris
  • Tyche
  • Zephyrus
  • Greek Gods - Pan
  • Greek Gods - Satyrs
  • Greek Gods - Pheme
  • Greek Gods - Hades
  • Greek Gods - Eris
  • Greek Gods - Artemis
  • Greek Gods - Lachesis
  • Greek Gods - Eros
  • Greek Gods - Demeter
  • Greek Gods - Enyo
  • Greek Gods - Dionysus
  • Greek Gods - Notus
  • Greek Gods - Eos
  • Greek Gods - Asclepius
  • Greek Gods - Boreas
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