Greek Pantheons

Greek Gods / Generations

Gods

Divine, immortal beings usually created out of the sexual union between other immortal beings, or unorthodox nativity.

Demigods

Minor deities or the offspring of gods and mortals.

Demigods

Usually have special powers and can be raised to divine status.

Heroes

Exalted mortals, can die, but can perform special feats on Earth.

Heroes

Sometimes, they are also an offspring of a god and a human.

Uranus (Sky) and Gaia (Earth)

Primordial deities, parents of the titans.

Kronos

God of time, king and leader of the titans, father of the gods, led the titans in overthrowing Uranus.

Rhea

Goddess of motherhood, fertility and childbirth, led the titans in overthrowing Uranus.

Prometheus

Titan God of Forethought, God of Fire.

Epimetheus

Titan God of Afterthought.

Hestia

Goddess of Hearth and Home.

Hades

God of the Underworld.

Demeter

Goddess of Agriculture.

Poseidon

God of the seas, creator of horses.

Zeus

God of the Sky, leader of the revolt against Titans, king of the Gods.

Hera

Goddess of Women and Marriage, queen of the Gods.

Athena

Goddess of Wisdom and War, patroness of Athens, born from Zeus’ skull/head.

Hebe

Goddess of youth, cupbearer of the Olympians.

Eileithyia

Goddess of childbirth.

Hephaestus

God of Fire, Crafts and Forge, Blacksmith of the Gods.

Ares

God of War.

Apollo

God of the Sun, Music, Healing, and Poetry.

Artemis

Virgin Goddess of Moon and Hunt.

Hermes

God of the road and trickery, Messenger of the Gods, has winged hat and winged sandals.

Dionysus

God of wine, born from Zeus’s thigh.

Aphrodite

Goddess of Love and Beauty.

Persephone

Goddess of Spring, daughter of Demeter and Zeus, Queen of the Underworld, wife of Hades.

Leto

Mother of Apollo and Artemis.

Metis

Goddess of Wisdom, mother of Athena.

Maia

Mother of Hermes.

1. Uranus (Sky) and Gaia (Earth)

2. Kronos

3. Rhea

4. Prometheus

5. Epimetheus

Primordial Deities and Titans

1. Hestia

2. Hades

3. Demeter

4. Poseidon

5. Zeus

6. Hera

First Generation of Olympians

1. Athena

2. Hebe

3. Eileithyia

4. Hephaestus

5. Ares

6. Apollo

7. Artemis

8. Hermes

9. Dionysus

10. Aphrodite

11. Persephone

Second Generation of Olympians

1. Leto

2. Metis

3. Maia

Other Gods