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A complete A-Z list of the Greek goddesses of ancient mythology, their names and the areas of influence they had.
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.
Athena is a Greek goddess known as both Pallas and Athene. In ancient Greek mythology, they often associated her with both warfare and wisdom as well as handicraft, courage, inspiration, civilization, law and justice, strategic warfare, mathematics, strength, strategy, the arts, and skill.
Aphrodite was the goddess of fertility, love, and beauty. Aphrodite was married to Hephaestus, but she did not enter into this union of her own volition. She and Ares conceived Harmonia, who eventually married Herodotus. She was the mother of Hermaphroditus by Hermes.
Artemis is known as the goddess of the hunt and is one of the most respected of all the ancient Greek deities. It is thought that her name, and even the goddess herself, may even be pre-Greek. She was the daughter of Zeus, king of the gods, and the Titaness Leto and she has a twin brother, the god Apollo.
In Greek mythology, Antheia was one of three goddesses known as the Graces. Algaia was the goddess of grace and beauty. Paithea was the goddess of rest and relaxation. Antheia, the third goddess, was the goddess of flowers, blossoms, vegetation, and human love.
Hestia facts, information and stories from ancient Greek mythology. Learn about the Greek goddess of the hearth and domestic life, Hestia.
In one version of Cybele’s history, her parents are identified as the god of the sky and the goddess of the earth, Zeus and Gaia, a Titaness, respectively, making Cybele a half-Titan. In another version of her history, Cybele was said to have been without parents, without creation.
Known as both Gaia and Gaea, the Goddess Gaia is a figure from Greek mythology. She was the goddess of the earth. Her name essentially means earth or land and shows that she was the human version of the earth. Some refer to her as the ancestral mother and claim that she gave birth to all of the elements of the world.
Hera facts, information and stories from ancient Greek mythology. Learn about the Greek goddess of marriage and queen of Olympus, Hera.