| Although they seem to be things of the past, | | | | timeDemeter - Goddess of agricultureErebus - |
| reminders of ancient Greek deities are all | | | | God of darknessEros - God of loveGaia - Titan |
| around us. When you read the following names, | | | | Goddess of the EarthHades - God of the |
| more than a few will look familiar.Ancient | | | | underworld, the death and the earth wealth, |
| Greek DeitiesThe Greek Pantheon was a | | | | his realm receives his name.Hemera - Goddess |
| polytheistic system of thought and religion | | | | of daylightHephaestus - God of fire and the |
| that assumed its Greek deities existed | | | | forgeHera - Goddess of marriage and the |
| independently and individually. Their roll | | | | family, sister and wife of ZeusHermes - God |
| was to rule diverse aspects of the mortals | | | | of commerce, travel, and thieves. Messenger |
| every day life. Myth and culture is gathered | | | | of the godsHestia - Goddess of the hearth and |
| in the Pantheon from where the deities leave | | | | domestic life that gave her place in the |
| toward their corresponding realm.Due to the | | | | Mount Olympus to DionysusNyx - Goddess of |
| Hellenic polytheist beliefs in ancient times, | | | | nightPontus - Titan God of the seaPoseidon - |
| deities formed relationships with each other | | | | God of the seaTartarus - Titan God of the |
| on a more human scale. Compared to one-deity | | | | depths of the underworldUranus - Titan God of |
| approaches in many modern religions, Greek | | | | the heavensZeus - King of the Gods and God of |
| deities had a surprising number of human | | | | thunder and lightningAs you can see, the long |
| limitations and weaknesses. Contrary to other | | | | list of Greek deities is rather amazing when |
| religions, none of the ancient Greek deities | | | | compared to one-deity religions such as |
| was omniscient or omnipotent, although their | | | | Christianity and Islam. Regardless of the |
| power was beyond the mortals' limit.All Greek | | | | religious connotations, the names of these |
| deities had the same origin as minor deities | | | | figures are often found in modern |
| ruled by the Titans. They later overthrew the | | | | civilization although Roman translations are |
| Titans in an epic battle. Some of the most | | | | often used. For instance, Ares has been |
| renowned are:Aether - God of the upper | | | | translated in Roman to Mars, the God of War |
| airAphrodite - Goddess of love and | | | | and name of the 4th planet from our sun.Greek |
| beautyApollo - God of the light, music, | | | | deities represent a unique view of religion |
| prophecy, poetry, and healingAres - God of | | | | held by ancient Greeks. If the opportunity |
| war, primarily violent war and | | | | presents itself, you should read the Greek |
| bloodshedArtemis - Goddess of the moon and | | | | classics to gain an understanding of the |
| the huntAthena - Goddess of war, wisdom, | | | | rather emotional actions of the |
| strategyChaos - Non-gendered deity of the | | | | deities.Richard Monk is with - a site with |
| nothingnessChronos - God of eternal | | | | facts about everything. |