A Complete List of Greek Gods, Their Names & Their Realms of Influence
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.
Achelous
The patron god of the “silver-swirling” Achelous River.
Aeolus
Greek god of the winds and air
Aether
Primordial god of the upper air, light, the atmosphere, space and heaven.
Alastor
God of family feuds and avenger of evil deeds.
Apollo
Olympian god of music, poetry, art, oracles, archery, plague, medicine, sun, light and knowledge.
Ares
God of war. Represented the physical, violent and untamed aspect of war.
Aristaeus
Minor patron god of animal husbandry, bee-keeping, and fruit trees. Son of Apollo.
Asclepius
God of medicine, health, healing, rejuvenation and physicians.
Atlas
The Primordial Titan of Astronomy. Condemned by Zeus to carry the world on his back after the Titans lost the war.
Attis
A minor god of vegetation, fruits of the earth and rebirth.
Boreas
A wind god (Anemoi) and Greek god of the cold north wind and the bringer of winter. Referred to as “The North Wind”.
Caerus
Minor god of opportunity, luck and favorable moments.
Castor
One of the twins, Castor and Pollux, known as Dioscuri. Zeus transformed them into the constellation Gemini.
Cerus
The large and powerful wild bull tamed by Persephone and turned into the Taurus constellation.
Chaos
The 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.
Charon
The 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).
Cronos
The god of time. Not to be confused with Cronus, the Titan father of Zeus.
Crios
The Titan god of the heavenly constellations and the measure of the year.
Cronus
God of agriculture, leader and the youngest of the first generation of Titans and father of the Titans. Not to be confused with Cronos, god of time.
Dinlas
Guardian god of the ancient city Lamark, where wounded heroes could find comfort and heal after battle. He was the son of Aphrodite.
Deimos
Deimos is the personification of dread and terror.
Dionysus
An Olympian god of the grape harvest, winemaking and wine, of ritual madness, religious ecstasy and theatre.
Erebus
Primordial god of darkness.
Eros
God of sexual desire, attraction, love and procreation.
Eurus
One of the wind god known as Anemoi and god of the unlucky east wind. Referred to as “The East Wind”.
Glaucus
A 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.
Hades
God of the Dead and Riches and King of the Underworld.
Helios
God of the Sun and also known as Sol.
Hephaestus
God of fire, metalworking, stone masonry, forges and the art of sculpture. Created weapons for the gods and married to Aphrodite.
Heracles
The 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.
Hermes
God of trade, thieves, travelers, sports, athletes, and border crossings, guide to the Underworld and messenger of the gods.
Hesperus
The Evening Star – the planet Venus in the evening.
Hymenaios
God of marriage ceremonies, inspiring feasts and song.
Hypnos
The Greek god of sleep.
Kratos
God of strength and power.
Momus
God of satire, mockery, censure, writers and poets and a spirit of evil-spirited blame and unfair criticism.
Morpheus
God of dreams and sleep – has the ability to take any human form and appear in dreams.
The physical embodiment of doom
Nereus
The Titan god of the sea before Poseidon and father of the Nereids (nymphs of the sea).
Notus
Another Anemoi (wind god) and Greek god of the south wind. Known as “The South Wind”.
Oceanus
Titan god of the ocean. Believed to be the personification of the World Ocean, an enormous river encircling the world.
Oneiroi
Black-winged daimons that personified dreams.
Paean
The physician of the Olympian gods.
Pallas
The Titan god of warcraft and of the springtime campaign season.
Pan
God of nature, the wild, shepherds, flocks, goats, mountain wilds, and is often associated with sexuality. Also a satyr (half man, half-goat).
Phosphorus
The Morning Star – the planet Venus as it appears in the morning.
Plutus
The Greek god of wealth.
Pollux
Twin brother of Castor, together known as the Dioskouri, that were transformed into the constellation Gemini.
Pontus
Ancient, pre-Olympian sea-god of the deep sea, one of the Greek primordial deities and son of Gaia.
Poseidon
Olympian Greek god of the sea, earthquakes, storms, and horses.
Priapus
Minor rustic fertility god, protector of flocks, fruit plants, bees and gardens.
Pricus
The immortal father of sea-goats, made into the Capricorn constellation.
Prometheus
Titan god of forethought and crafty counsel who was given the task of moulding mankind out of clay.
Primordial
A group of gods that came before all else.
Tartarus
The god of the deep abyss, a great pit in the depths of the underworld, and father of Typhon.
Thanatos
A minor god and the god of death.
Triton
Messenger of the sea and the son of Poseidon and Amphitrite.
Typhon
The deadliest monster in Greek mythology and “Father of All Monsters”. Last son of Gaia, fathered by Tartarus and god of monsters, storms, and volcanoes. He challenged Zeus for control of Mount Olympus.
Uranus
Primordial god of the sky and heavens, and father of the Titans.
Zelus
The god of dedication, emulation, eager rivalry, envy, jealousy, and zeal.
Zephyrus
A wind god (Anemoi). God of the west wind and known as “The West Wind”.
Zeus
God of the sky, lightning, thunder, law, order, justice, King of the Gods and the “Father of Gods and men”.