| Although they seem to be things of the past, | | | | Eros - God of love |
| reminders of ancient Greek deities are all around | | | | Gaia - Titan Goddess of the Earth |
| us. When you read the following names, more | | | | Hades - God of the underworld, the death and |
| than a few will look familiar. | | | | the earth wealth, his realm receives his name. |
| The Greek Pantheon was a polytheistic system | | | | Hemera - Goddess of daylight |
| of thought and religion that assumed its Greek | | | | Hephaestus - God of fire and the forge |
| deities existed independently and individually. Their | | | | Hera - Goddess of marriage and the family, sister |
| roll was to rule diverse aspects of the mortals | | | | and wife of Zeus |
| every day life. Myth and culture is gathered in the | | | | Hermes - God of commerce, travel, and thieves. |
| Pantheon from where the deities leave toward | | | | Messenger of the gods |
| their corresponding realm. | | | | Hestia - Goddess of the hearth and domestic life |
| Due to the Hellenic polytheist beliefs in ancient | | | | that gave her place in the Mount Olympus to |
| times, deities formed relationships with each other | | | | Dionysus |
| on a more human scale. Compared to one-deity | | | | Nyx - Goddess of night |
| approaches in many modern religions, Greek | | | | Pontus - Titan God of the sea |
| deities had a surprising number of human | | | | Poseidon - God of the sea |
| limitations and weaknesses. Contrary to other | | | | Tartarus - Titan God of the depths of the |
| religions, none of the ancient Greek deities was | | | | underworld |
| omniscient or omnipotent, although their power | | | | Uranus - Titan God of the heavens |
| was beyond the mortals' limit. | | | | Zeus - King of the Gods and God of thunder and |
| All Greek deities had the same origin as minor | | | | lightning |
| deities ruled by the Titans. They later overthrew | | | | As you can see, the long list of Greek deities is |
| the Titans in an epic battle. Some of the most | | | | rather amazing when compared to one-deity |
| renowned are: | | | | religions such as Christianity and Islam. Regardless |
| Aether - God of the upper air | | | | of the religious connotations, the names of these |
| Aphrodite - Goddess of love and beauty | | | | figures are often found in modern civilization |
| Apollo - God of the light, music, prophecy, poetry, | | | | although Roman translations are often used. For |
| and healing | | | | instance, Ares has been translated in Roman to |
| Ares - God of war, primarily violent war and | | | | Mars, the God of War and name of the 4th |
| bloodshed | | | | planet from our sun. |
| Artemis - Goddess of the moon and the hunt | | | | Greek deities represent a unique view of religion |
| Athena - Goddess of war, wisdom, strategy | | | | held by ancient Greeks. If the opportunity |
| Chaos - Non-gendered deity of the nothingness | | | | presents itself, you should read the Greek classics |
| Chronos - God of eternal time | | | | to gain an understanding of the rather emotional |
| Demeter - Goddess of agriculture | | | | actions of the deities. |
| Erebus - God of darkness | | | | |