Greek Mythology: Gods, Goddesses, and Mythical Concepts

Chaos

A void in which all life was created

Gaea

Goddess of Earth, good at geography

Kronos/Cronus

God of harvest, fertility, and abundance

Rhea

Comfort, ease, motherhood, fertility

Prometheus

God of forethought and fire

Zeus

God of sky and thunder

Hades

god of the Underworld

Poseidon

sea, earthquakes, horses,

Demeter

agriculture, grain, fertility

Hestia

hearth, home, sacrificial flame

Hera

Family, marriage, women, stars, skies, heaven, childbirth

Dionysus

god of wine, looking over festivals

Aphrodite

love, sexuality, desire

Artemis

hunting, wilderness, childbirth

Apollo

poetry, archery, healing

Ares

war, rage, bloodlust

Athena

wisdom, strategic warfare, crafts

Hephaestus

God of blacksmiths, fire, metalworking,

Hermes

God of travelers, trade, thieves, merchants

Persephone

Queen of the underworld, goddess of spring

Eros

Love and desire

Nyx

Controls and embodies night

Hecate

magic, necroamncy, reckless spirits

The Fates

when someone is born Clotho spins their thread of life, Lachesis plans out the life and the lengths, Atropos chooses the cause of death and snips the thread

Atlas

Heavens, strength and insurance

Janus

god of beginnings