Hellenic Pantheon
The Hellenic or Greek Pantheon is one of the most influential and popular religious and mythopoetic systems in world history.
The Primordial Gods
Creation
KHAOS
Names: Khaos, Chaos
Symbols: All-Seeing Eye, Solar Rays
Associations: -
Parentage: Khronos & Ananke
Partner: Achlys, Caligo, or Nyx
Children: Nyx, Erebos, Gaea, Pontos, Ouranos, Tartaros, Eros
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The primordial void before creation.
Parallels: Aten, Hundun
Night
NYX
Names: Nyx "Night"
Symbols: Veil
Associations: -
Parentage: Khaos & Achlys
Partner: Erebos
Children: Aether, Hemera, Nemesis, Hypnos, Thanatos, Moros, Apate, Dolos, Oizys, Momus, Philotes, Geras, Eris, Eros, the Keres, Moira, Hesperides, Erinyes, Oneiroi, and Stars
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Creatrix of nebulae and stars.
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Travels across the sky every night.
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Retires in Tartarus every day, switching with Hemera.
Parallels: Nox, Nott, Nut, Chaya, Iya Nla, Nuitepo
Darkness
EREBOS
Names: Erebos, Erebus
Symbols: Black Cloak
Associations: -
Parentage: Khaos & Caligo or Khronos & Ananke
Partner: Nyx
Children: Aether & Hemera
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Pulls a black cloth over the sky every night
Parallels: Scotus, Abzu, Abaddon
Air, Light
AETHER
Names: Aether, Aither, "Air"
Symbols: Star of David
Associations: Air
Parentage: Erebos & Nyx
Partner: Hemera, Gaea
Children: Thalassa, Oceanus, Themis, Tartaros, Gaea, Ouranos
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His semen transformed into Ouranos' dragon form.
Parallels: Athir, Ithir, Ether, Atum, Alalu
Day, Light
HEMERA
Names: Hemera
Symbols: -
Associations: -
Parentage: Nyx & Erebos
Partner: Aether.
Children: Thalassa
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Parallels: Dies, Dielli, Sunna, Saulia
Sky
OURANOS
Names: Ouranos, Uranos
Symbols: Ouroboros
Associations: Uranus, Aquarius.
Parentage: Aether
Partner: Gaea
Children: Krios, Koios, Phoebe, Mnemosyne, Theia, Hyperion, Rhea, Kronos, Themis, Tethys, Oceanus, Iapetus, Eurybia, Cyclopes, Hecatoncheires, Meliae, Erinyes
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Parallels: Uranus, Anu, Aion
Earth
GAEA
Names: Gaea, Gaia, Ge, Gara, "Earth"; Chthonie "Cavern"
Symbols: "Venus" Figurines
Associations: Earth, Taurus
Parentage: Aether & Hemera
Partner: Hydros, Tartaros, Pontos, Ouranos
Children: Krios, Koios, Phoebe, Mnemosyne, Theia, Hyperion, Rhea, Kronos, Themis, Tethys, Oceanus, Iapetus, Cyclopes, Hecatoncheires, Meliae, Erinyes (w/ Ouranos); Nereus, Thaumas, Phorcus, Ceto, Eurybia (w/ Pontos); Gigantes, Typhoeus, Ekhidna (w/ Tartaros)
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Crafted a stone sickle for Kronos to castrate Ouranos with.
Parallels: Terra, Gertha, Hathor, Gauri, Gazar, Ki, Zemyna, Dimu, Papa, Pachamama, Aberewa
Creation, Volcanoes, Underworld
TARTAROS
Names: Tartaros, Tartatus
Symbols: -
Associations: Underworld
Parentage: Khaos & Nyx
Partner: Gaea
Children: Typhon, Ekhidna, the Daktyls
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Created the landscapes of the Earth.
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Usurped distant Aether as King of the Gods.
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Banished by Ouranos and devoured by Gaea.
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Became the namesake of the Underworld.
Parallels: Tartaro, Balor, Surtur, Ugur, Yaldabaoth
Sea
PONTOS
Names: Pontos
Symbols: Crab Claws, Anguiped
Associations: Pontic Sea
Parentage: Gaea & Aether
Partner: Gaea, Thalassa
Children: Nereus, Thaumas, Phorcus, Ceto, Eurybia (w/ Gaea); Sea Life, the Telchines (w/ Thalassa)
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Parallels: Donbettyr
Sea
Thalassa
Names: Thalassa, Thoosa, "Sea"
Symbols: Oar, Crab Claws
Associations: -
Parentage: Aether & Hemera
Partner: Pontos, Poseidon
Children: Halia, Aphrodite, Polyphemus
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Parallels: Thalana, Thalia, Thetis, Taratha, Tiamat, Nammu
The Titan Gods
Harvest, Prosperity
RHEA / KYBELE / KABEIRO
Names: Rhea, Rheia; Meter Theon "Mother of Gods"; Meter Megale "Great Mother"; Kybele, Kybebe, Kybelis, Cybele, Cybebe, Cebele; Berecyntia; Kabeiro, Cabeiro
Symbols: Cornucopia, 2 Lions, Poppies, Throne.
Associations: Virgo.
Parentage: Gaea & Ouranos or Oceanus & Tethys.
Partner: Kronos, Zeus-Velchanos, Hephaestus, Sangarius, Attis.
Children: Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, Zeus.
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Once imprisoned in the womb of Gaea by Ouranos.
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Wrestled Eurynome for rulership over Mount Olympus.
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Ruled Anatolia, Crete, and Greece during the Golden Age.
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Hid Zeus-Velchanos from Kronos in Mount Ida on Crete.
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Guarded by the Korybantes.
Parallels: Opis, Deasura, Siraš, Kubaba, Artimpasa, Lakshmi.
Harvest, Time, Death
KRONOS / KHRONOS
Names: Kronos, Cronos, Cronus, Kronion, Khronos, Chronos, Chronus, "Elder"
Symbols: Scythe/Sickle.
Associations: Saturn, Capricorn.
Parentage: Gaea & Ouranos.
Partner: Ananke, Rhea, Philyra.
Children: Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, Zeus.
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Chosen among the Titans to become King.
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Castrated and usurped his father, Ouranos.
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Conquered Mount Olympus from Eurynome and Ophion.
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Ruled during the Golden Age of Neolithic Greece.
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Devoured his children, except Zeus, who overthrew him.
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Cast into Tartarus by the Olympians after the Titanomachy.
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Abstracted by Orphism into the primordial force of time.
Parallels: Saturnus, Enlil, El, Kumarbi, Scythes, Shiva.
Justice
THEMIS
Names: Themis
Symbols: Scales, Blindfold
Associations: Libra
Parentage: Ouranos & Gaea
Partner: Zeus
Children: the Moira, Horae
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Parallels: Justitia
Memory
MNEMOSYNE
Names: Mnemosyne
Symbols: Well of Memory
Associations: -
Parentage: Ouranos & Gaea
Partner: Zeus
Children: the Muses
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Conceived the 9 Muses during 9 nights with Zeus.
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Her well stores the memories of the dead.
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Orphic initiates drink from her well to remember past lives.
Parallels: Moneta, Saga, Urdr, Boann
Life, Humankind
IAPETOS
Names: Iapetos, Iapetus, Japetus; Keuthonymos, Ceuthonymus
Symbols: -
Associations: Moon of Saturn
Parentage: Ouranos & Gaea
Partner: Clymene
Children: Atlas, Prometheus, Epimetheus, Menoetius, Buphagus, Anchiale
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Called "the Father of Humankind" during the Golden Age.
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Once upheld the sky in the West.
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Was replaced by Atlas after the Titanomachy.
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Joined Kronos in Tartarus.
Parallels: Japheth, Ptah, Yahweh, Yaldabaoth
Sight, Value
THEIA / EURYPHAESSA / AETHRA
Names: Theia, Thia, Thea; Euryphaessa "Wide-Shining"; Aethra, Aithra
Symbols: Jewels
Associations: Proto-Moon
Parentage: Ouranos & Gaea
Partner: Hyperion
Children: Selene, Helios, Eos
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A planet named after her collided with the proto-Earth, and its remnants became the Moon.
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Gifted the Earth with precious minerals and REEs.
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Was succeeded by Selene as Lunar Goddess.
Parallels: Glaur
Solar
HYPERION
Names: Hyperion
Symbols: Black Star
Associations: Sun, East
Parentage: Ouranos & Gaea
Partner: Theia
Children: Helios, Selene, Eos
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Tasked to uphold the Eastern sky.
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Succeeded by Helios as Solar God.
Parallels: Ra, Mundilfari, Svarog, Kalevelis, Ilmarinen
Oceans
OKEANOS
Names: Okeanos, Oceanos, Oceanus, Ogenus, Ogenos, Ogen
Symbols: -
Associations: -
Parentage: Ouranos & Gaea
Partner: Tethys
Children: the Oceanids, Potomoi
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Rules the river (oceans) that encircles the continents.
Parallels: Nu, Jormungandr, Kiase, Aoshun, Olokun, Yammu
Reservoirs, Springs, Rivers
TETHYS
Names: Tethys
Symbols: Pitcher, Fountain, Bath
Associations: Underworld
Parentage: Ouranos & Gaea
Partner: Okeanos
Children: the Oceanids, Potomoi
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Was separated from Okeanos so as not to flood the world.
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Banished into Tartarus to watch over the abyssal waters.
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4 rivers of paradise flow from her fountain at Earth's center.
Parallels: Nephthys, Tiamat, Nammu
Moon, Prophecy
PHOEBE
Names: Phoebe
Symbols: -
Associations: Moon
Parentage: Ouranos & Gaea
Partner: Koios
Children: Leto, Astaria
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Was succeeded at Oracle of Delphi by Artemis and Apollo.
Parallels: Dione, Ilargi
Curiosity, Polar
KOIOS
Names: Koios, Coeus, "Curious"; Polus
Symbols: Owl.
Associations: Poles, Gemini.
Parentage: Ouranos & Gaea
Partner: Phoebe
Children: Leto, Asteria
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Twin Brother of Krios.
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Tasked with upholding the Northern sky.
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Established the North and South Poles (magnetic field).
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Tried to escape Tartarus, but was stopped by Cerberus.
Parallels: Pollux, Heimdall, Geshtu, Ilawela, Vili, Hormaz
Criticality, Stars
KRIOS
Symbols: Ram
Associations: Equator, Mars, Aries.
Parentage: Ouranos & Gaea
Partner: Eurybia
Children: Astraeus, Pallas, Perses, Python
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Twin Brother of Koios.
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Tasked with upholding the Southern Sky.
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Distributed the Zodiac along the Eclyptic Plane.
Parallels: Agni, Ve, Zhurong, Ahriman
Storms, Wind
EURYBIA
Names: Eurybia "All-Powerful"
Symbols: Flint.
Associations: -
Parentage: Pontos & Gaea
Partner: Krios
Children: Astraeus, Perses, Pallas
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Parallels: Shakti, Oya, Tiamat, Nammu
Sea, Storms
TYPHON
Names: Typhon, Typhaon, Typhos, Typhoeus
Symbols: Typhoon, Red Hair, Donkeys
Associations: Hydra.
Parentage: Tartaros & Gaea
Partner: Ekhidna
Children: Kerberos, Orthros
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Hera hatched him from an egg of Gaea and Tartaros.
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He sought to usurp Zeus to avenge the Gigantes.
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Only Zeus and Aegipan were brave enough to fight him.
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Was dismembered by Aegipan's sickle.
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Banished into Tartarus at Mount Etna or Ischia Island.
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He's prophesized to return one day.
Parallels: Python, Set, Loki, Qingu, Ullikummi, Sugaar, Huracan
Sea, Birth
EKHIDNA
Names: Ekhidna, Echidna, Anguipede, Hora, Drakaina
Symbols: Anguiped, Serpents
Associations: -
Parentage: Tartaros & Gaea, Phorcus & Ceto, or Pallas & Styx
Partner: Typhon, Targitavah, Hercules
Children: Kerberos, Orthros, Agathyrsos, Gelonus, Scythes, the Gorgons, Cyclopes, Hecatoncheires
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Mother of many monsters.
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Sought to usurp Zeus alongside Typhon.
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Matriarch of the Scythian peoples.
Parallels: Delphyne, Angerboda, Apia, Ak Ana, Tiamat, Nammu
Solar
HELIOS
Names: Helios, Helius
Symbols: Radiant Crown, 4-Horse Chariot
Associations: Sun, Leo
Parentage: Hyperion & Theia
Partner: Clymene
Children: the Heliades
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Succeeded Hyperion as Solar God.
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Succeeded by Apollo as Solar God.
Parallels: Soranus, Suri, Surya
Lunar
SELENE
Names: Selene, Selana, Selanna; Mene
Symbols: Crescent Crown
Associations: Moon, Cancer
Parentage: Theia & Hyperion
Partner: Pan, Endymion
Children: Pandia
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Succeeded Theia as Lunar Goddess.
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Succeeded by Artemis as Lunar Goddess.
Parallels: Luna, Lucna, Aelua, Luonnotar, Selardi
Dawn
EOS
Names: Eos
Symbols: Torch
Associations: Venus, East, Easter
Parentage: Theia & Hyperion
Partner: Astraeus, Orion, Ares, Cephalus, Tithonus
Children: Notus, Boreas, Zephyr, Pyroeis, Phosphoros
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Cursed by Aphrodite to fall in love with mortal men.
Parallels: Ostara, Ausrine, Zorya, Aya, Ushas
War, Blacksmithing
PALLAS / PEIRAS
Names: Pallas, Pallant, Pallantias; Peiras, Pierus, Peirasus, Peiren, Peiranthus
Symbols: Fire Sword, Goats
Associations: -
Parentage: Gaea & Ouranos, Krios & Eurybia
Partner: Styx
Children: Nike, Kratos, Bia, Zelus, Callithyia, Io, Inachus, Scylla, Fontus, Lacus
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Lost a contest with Calliope, having his daughters transformed into Magpies.
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Adopted Athena and raised her in warfare, but she escaped.
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Slain by Athena during the Gigantomachy, then flayed to cover her Aegis shield or made into a cloak. Athena then took his name.
Parallels: Araxes, Pelasgus, Surtur
Chthonic, Rivers, Death
STYX
Names: Styx
Symbols: River Styx
Associations: Water, Underworld
Parentage: Okeanos & Tethys
Partner: Pallas
Children: Nike, Kratos, Bia, Zelus, Ekhidna, Mephitis
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Pledged her children to serve Zeus in the Titanomachy.
Parallels: Apia, Nephthys, Boann, Elivagar
Utopia, Stars
ATLAS
Names: Atlas, Atlash
Symbols: Celestial Sphere
Associations: Atlantis, Equator, West
Parentage: Iapetus & Clymene or Poseidon & Cleito
Partner: Hesperis, Pleione
Children: the Pleiades/Atlantides, Hesperides
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Became King of the Titans after Kronos was defeated.
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Founded the Kingdom of Atlantis.
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Punished by Zeus with upholding the heavens, succeeding Iapetus at the Pillars of Atlas in the West.
Parallels: Ash, Ashaman, Ashur, Shu, Adam, AEgir
Fire, Invention, Humankind
PROMETHEUS
Names: Prometheos, Prometheus; Ithas, Ithax
Symbols: Torch, Pandora's Box
Associations: Fire, Vulpecula
Parentage: Iapetus & Clymene
Partner: Hesione
Children: Deucalion
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Created humankind out of clay.
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Tried to hide vices from humans in Pandora's Box.
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Taught various crafting skills to humankind.
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Tried to liberate humans from sacrificing precious foods.
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Stole fire back from Zeus, but was punished by being chained to Mount Elbrus or Kazbek, and having his liver eaten by Aethon the Eagle every day.
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Was set free by Hercules.
Parallels: Amirani, Artavazd, Matarisvan, Loki, Enki, Azazel, Ma'ii
The Olympian Gods
Marriage, Royalty
HERA
Names: Hera, Era, Haero, Ira, "Loved/Hour/Air"
Symbols: Cattle, Peacock, Lotus, Sceptre
Associations: -
Parentage: Kronos & Rhea.
Partner: Zeus.
Children: Hephaistos, Ares, Angelia, Arge, Eleuthia, Enyo, Eris, Hebe, the Horae, Charites.
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Abandoned her deformed son, Hephaistos.
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She and Gaea tried to usurp Zeus by raising Typhon.
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Often jealous and vengeful toward Zeus' lovers.
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As a baby, Hercules spilled her milk to form the Milky Way.
Parallels: Juno, Baalat, Hathor, Haurvatat
Storms, Kingship
ZEUS
Names: Zeus, Diwo, Diwe, Tiwo; Keraunos "Thunderer"; Terpikeraunos "Whose Thunder Strikes Oak"; Astrapeus "Lightning"; Terpiastrapeus "Who Enjoys Lightning"; Xenios.
Symbols: Thunderbolt, Eagle.
Associations: Jupiter, Sagittarius.
Parentage: Kronos & Rhea.
Partner: Hera, Metis, Themis, Demeter, Leto, Maia, Leda
Children: Ares, Enyo, Eleuthia, Hebe, Athena, Artemis, Apollo, Hermes, Persephone, Perseus, Hercules, Jason, Castor, Pollux, Helena, Clytemnestra
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Parallels: Jupiter, Sabazios, Baal, Marduk, Indra
Sea, Rivers
POSEIDON
Names: Poseidon, Posedawone, Potseidawon, Posedeia, Posedao, Potidas, Enesidaon; Themeliouchos "Upholder of Foundations"
Symbols: Trident, Dolphins, Hippocamps, Horses
Associations: Neptune, Pisces
Parentage: Kronos & Rhea
Partner: Amphitrite, Cleito
Children: Atlas, Eumelus, Achaios, Phthios, Pelasgus, Ampheres, Evaemon, Mneseus, Indigenous, Elasippus, Mestor, Azaes, Diaprepes, Persephone, Triton
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Was chthonic to the Minoans, who saw all land as floating on the sea, which explained earthquakes.
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Dolphins are his messengers.
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Created Horses out of Seahorses and Hippocamps.
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Lost contest with Athena over Athenian patronage.
Parallels: Neptunus, Forseti, Donbettyr, Varuna, Manann
Hearth
HESTIA
Names: Hestia, Estia,“Hearth”
Symbols: Cauldron, Key
Associations: -
Parentage: Kronos & Rhea
Partner: —
Children: —
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First and last to receive libations at home and state rites.
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Keeps the civic flame of the city’s “heart.”
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Yielded her Olympian seat to Dionysos to preserve concord.
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Patron of xenia (hospitality) and domestic order.
Parallels: Vesta, Brigid, Breska, Gabija, Tabiti, Anuket
Harvest
DEMETER
Names: Demeter, Damater, Deo; Sito "Seated"; Thesmophoros “Lawgiver”.
Symbols: Sickle, Sheaf of Wheat
Associations: Ceres, Virgo, Eleusinian Mysteries
Parentage: Kronos & Rhea
Partner: Zeus, Karmanor, Iasion, Poseidon
Children: Persephone (w/ Zeus or Poseidon), Plutus (w/ Iasion).
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Her mourning for Kore causes Fall and Winter.
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The Queen of Elysium.
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Contested with Hephaistos over patronage of Sicily.
Parallels: Ceres, Deasura, Sirash.
Death, Wealth
HADES / PLOUTON / PLUTUS
Names: Hades, Aidēs, Aïdoneus, Ploutōn "Plentiful”, Polydegmon
Symbols: Bident, Helm of Invisibility, Cornucopia, Wolfskin
Associations: Pluto, Scorpio
Parentage: Kronos & Rhea
Partner: Persephone
Children: Melinoë; Zagreus
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Abducted and married Persephone.
Parallels: Dispater/Pluton, Serapis, Osiris
Spring
PERSEPHONE
Names: Persephone, Persephassa, Pherephatta; Kore “Maiden”; Despoina
Symbols: Pomegranate
Associations: Eleusis
Parentage: Demeter & Zeus or Poseidon
Partner: Hades
Children: Melinoë; Zagreus
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Abducted into the underworld by Hades, and was searched for by Demeter and Hekate.
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Mediates between the living and the dead.
Parallels: Proserpina, Eve.
Wrath
ENYO
Names: Enyō “Waster of Cities"
Symbols: Spear, Sword, Torch
Associations: -
Parentage: Zues and Hera
Partner: Ares
Children: Enyalios
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Personifies the frenzy of battle.
Parallels: Bellona.
War, Shepherdry
ARES
Names: Ares, Areios
Symbols: Ram, Golden Fleece, Spear
Associations: Mars, Aries
Parentage: Zeus & Hera
Partner: Aphrodite
Children: Enyalios, Phobos, Deimos
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His affairs with Aphrodite bring periods of peace.
Parallels: Mars, Martu, Amun, Tyr.
Strategy, Wisdom
ATHENA
Names: Athena, Athana, Athēnē; Tritogeneia "Born of Tritonis"; Glaukopis “Bright-Eyed”
Symbols: Owl, Aegis Shield, Spear, Olives
Associations: -
Parentage: Zeus & Metis
Partner: Minyas
Stepchildren: Erichthonius
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Born from the mind of Zeus after he devoured Metis.
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Beat Poseidon over patronage of Athens by offering olives.
Parallels: Minerva, Afrika, Anath.
Solar, Music, Prophecy, Health
APOLLO
Names: Apollo, Apollōn; Phoibos “Bright”; Loxias; Paean "Healer"
Symbols: Lyre, Apple, Bow, Raven
Associations: Sun, Leo
Parentage: Zeus & Leto
Partner: Daphne, Coronis, Kyrene, Acacallis
Children: Asklepios (w/ Coronis), Aristaeus (w/ Kyrene)
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Slew Python to conquer the Oracle at Delphi.
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Gifted his Lyre by the young Hermes.
Parallels: Phoebus, Lucifer, Vishnu
Lunar, Wilderness, Hunting
ARTEMIS
Names: Artemis; Agrotera; Kourotrophos; Orthia; Cynthia, Kynthía
Symbols: Doe, Bow
Associations: Moon, Cancer
Parentage: Zeus & Leto
Partner: -
Children: -
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Transformed the hunter Actaeon into a stag for his gaze.
Parallels: Diana, Dali, Skadi, Alawani, Mayari
Messenger, Wisdom, Wind
HERMES
Names: Hermes, Harmas, Hermaon; Stilbon; Argeiphontes “Argus-Slayer”; Psychopompos “Soul Guide”; Enodios “Of the Roads”; Dolios “Trickster”
Symbols: Caduceus, Winged Sandals, Herms
Associations: Mercury, Gemini
Parentage: Zeus & Maia
Partner: Aphrodite, Gaea, Chione, Dryope, Polymele
Children: Pan (w/ Dryope), Hermaphroditos (w/ Aphrodite), Autolykos (w/ Chione), Eudoros (w/ Polymele)
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Invented the Lyre from a Tortoise, and gifted it to Apollo.
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The messenger of Zeus and the Olympians.
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Boundary stones called Herms mark crossroads.
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Guides souls to Hades (Psychopomp).
Parallels: Mercurius, Thoth, Odin, Nabu, Hormaz, Hayagriva, Fuxi, Kukulkan
Blacksmithing, Volcanoes
HEPHAISTOS
Names: Hephaistos, Hephaestus; Kyllopodion "Lame-Footed"; Chalkeus “Bronzeworker”; Polytechnes “Many Crafts”
Symbols: Hammer, Anvil, Tongs, Forge, Volcanoes
Associations: Fire, Lemnos
Parentage: Hera
Partner: Aphrodite, Aglaea, Charis, Kabeiro
Children: Erichthonios, the Charites (w/ Aglaea), Palikoi, Kabeiroi (w/ Kabeiro)
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Born deformed, Hera threw him off of Mount Olympus.
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Forged Zeus' thunderbolts with the Cyclopes.
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Crafted the Automatons.
Parallels: Vulcan, Melqart, Ptah, Vishwakarma, Ilmarinen, Govannon, Ogun
Love, Beauty, Dawn
APHRODITE
Names: Aphrodite, Aphroditus; Kythereia, Cytherea; Kupria, Cypris; Dionaea, Dionaie
Symbols: Seashells.
Associations: Venus, Libra.
Parentage: Ouranos & Thalassa.
Partner: Hephaistos, Ares, Adonis, Hermes
Children: Eros, Hermaphroditus
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Born of seafoam when Ouranos' semen fell into the sea.
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Judged the fairest goddess by Paris, whom she rewarded with the hand of Helena in marriage.
Parallels: Veneria, Turan, Ishtar, Inanna, Freya, Zorya, Ausrine
Love, Youth, Dawn
EROS
Names: Eros "Erotic Love"; Himeros; Pothos
Symbols: Love-Arrows, Torch
Associations: Venus
Parentage: Aphrodite & Ares
Partner: Psyche
Children: Hedonē, Voluptas
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Wounds gods and humans with his love-inflicting arrows.
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Syncretized with Orphic Phanes by Hesiod, gaining higher status as the force of universal love.
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Fell in love with Psyche, eventually living happily ever after, according to a Romanized story.
Parallels: Phanes, Phosphoros, Cupid, Kama, Khepri, Liang, Kupalo
Lunar, Witchcraft
HEKATE
Names: Hekate, Hecate; Propylaia “Before the Gate”; Enodía “of the Ways”; Trioditis “of Three Ways”; Kleidouchos “Key-Bearer”
Symbols: Torch, Key, Daggar, Wheel, Hounds, Crossroads
Associations: Moon
Parentage: Perses & Asteria
Partner: Aeetes, Athos
Children: -
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Helped Demeter and Hermes search for Persephone.
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Evolved into the Great Mother of Wicca.
Parallels: Diana Trivia, Vanth, Heqet, Elen
Victory
NIKE
Names: Nike, Nika, Pheronike, Berenice
Symbols: Laurel Wreath
Associations: Coma Berenices
Parentage: Styx & Pallas
Partner: Tipariya
Children: -
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Adopted from Luwians by the Mycenaeans.
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Styx offered her to serve Zeus in the Titanomachy.
Parallels: Victoria, Nikarawa, Khebe, Valkyrie, Vakarine, Ningal
Strength, Enforcer
KRATOS
Names: Kratos, Cratos, Cratus, "Strength"
Symbols: Shackles, Cudgel
Associations: -
Parentage: Pallas & Styx
Partner: -
Children: -
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Pledged to serve Zeus by Styx during the Titanomachy.
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He, Bia, and Zelus bound Prometheus to a rock.
Parallels: Magni, Mogonos, Magor, Tajikarao
Power, Tyranny
BIA
Names: Bia, "Force" (Greek); Vis, Violentia, "Force/Violence" (Latin)
Symbols: Chains, Whip
Associations: -
Parentage: Pallas & Styx
Partner: -
Children: -
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Pledged to serve Zeus by Styx during the Titanomachy.
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She, Kratos, and Zelus bound Promtheus to a rock.
Parallels: Thrud, Magura
The Demigods
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Fertility, Revelry, Freedom
DIONYSOS
Names: Dionysos, Dionysus, Diwonuso; Evius; Trieterikos "3rd Year"; Perikionios; Liknites; Lysios; Lenaios; Amphietes; Iacchus, Iacchos, Iakchos, Iao, Yao
Symbols: Thyrsos, Wine, Leopard Hide.
Associations: Eleusis.
Parentage: Zeus & Semele
Partner: Ariadne, Nikaia, Calliope, Demeter, Persephone
Children: Bacchus, Orpheus, Telete
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Reborn on the Winter Solstice every year, aging into a Youth in Spring, Adult in Summer, and Elder in Autumn.
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Nursed by Persephone, raised by the Pleiades and Silenos.
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Traveled to India with Silenos.
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Cursed Erysichthon with insiatiable hunger.
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Granted Midas' wish to turn everything he touched to gold.
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Made the farmer, Icarius, into the Bootes Constellation.
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Syncretized with Yahweh and Christ by Gnostics.
Parallels: Bacchus, Fufluns, Pekko, Plutus, Sucellus, Bassareus, Deceneus, Zagreus, Velchanos, Voltumna, Vertumnus, Attis, Sarruma, Shiva, Osiris, Christ
Heroism
HERAKLES
Names: Herakles, Heracles "Glory of Hera"; Alcaeus, Alcides
Symbols: Lion Hide, Club
Associations: -
Parentage: Zeus & Alcmene
Partner: Meg, Omphale, Deianira, Pyrene, Melite, Astyoche, Menrva, Ekhidna
Children: Therimachus, Creontiades, Deicoon, Ophitus, Archeleus, Anicetus, Chersibius, Mecistophonus, Menebrontes, Patrocles, Polydorus, Toxocleitus, Telephus, Tlepolemus, Gelonus, Sardus, Tyrsenus, Hyllus, Maris, Makaria
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Spilled Hera's breastmilk, forming the Milky Way.
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Hera drove him mad, leading him to harm his wife, Meg, and their children.
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He sought redemption, and was given 12 labors:
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Slew the Nemean Lion.
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Slew the Hydra despite the Crab pinching his ankle.
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Stole wine from the Centaurs, and accidentally shot Chiron with a poisonous arrow.
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Slew the Calydonian Boar.
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Cleaned a stable in Ellis with a river.
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Drove away the Stymphalian Birds with Athena's Rattle.
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Stole a white Bull.
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Yoked 2 fire-breathing horses.
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Fought the Amazons.
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Stole the cattle of the Cyclops, Geryon.
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Freed Prometheus.
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Uphold the celestial sphere of Atlas for a moment.
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Stole Golden Apples from the garden of the Hesperides.
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Captured Cerberus.
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Joined Jason and the Argonauts on the Argo.
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Was eventually accepted as a god by Hera.
Parallels: Vajrapani, Verethragna, Targitavah, Onuris, Oghma, Ninurta, Hanuman, Wukong, Kintaro, Heruka, Heyoka
Wilderness
PAN
Names: Pan
Symbols: Satyr, Panpipe
Associations: Pannonia
Parentage: Hermes & Dryope or Enyo
Partner: Flora, Marica, Silvia, Echo
Children: Iynx, Iambe, Latinus, Acis, Bonadea
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Stalked and was accompanied by many Nymphs.
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Bitten by a poisonous snake and died at the dawn of Christendom.
Parallels: Aegipan, Faunus, Satan, Pushan, Athos, Adammu, Bochi, Akerbeltz
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Wilderness, Revelry
SILENOS
Names: Silenos, Silenus, Seilenos, Papposilenus
Symbols: Bear Hide, Donkey
Associations: -
Parentage: Hermes & Gaea or Pan & Melia
Partner: Melia
Children: Mielikki
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Raised Dionysos with the Pleiades.
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Joined Dionysos on his trip to India.
Parallels: Silvanus, Selvans, Silvestris, Siliniez, Silinytis, Celyddon
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Shepherdry, Adoration
ADONIS
Names: Adonis, Adoneus, Aoos
Symbols: Sheep, Myrrh, Dogs
Associations: -
Parentage: Smyrna
Partner: Aphrodite
Children: -
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Fell in love with Aphrodite, but Ares had a Boar gore him.
Parallels: Dumuzid, Tammuz, Adonai, Pales, Frey
Health
ASKLEPIOS
Names: Asklepios, Asklepius, Asclepius, Aesculapius
Symbols: Rod with a Serpent, Scalpal
Associations: Ophiuchus
Parentage: Apollo & Coronis
Partner: Epione
Children: Hygeia, Iaso, Aceso, Aegle, Panacea, Machaon, Podalirius, Telesphoros, Aratus (Asclepiades)
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Was born via Caesarian Section by Apollo or Hermes after the death of his mother, Coronis. Or was otherwise born in a Temple of Apollo or on Mount Tittheion near Epidaurus.
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Learned medicine from Apollo and Chiron.
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He spared a snake who licked his ear, granting sacred knowledge and an herb to resurrect the dead.
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He healed and resurrected Glaucus, Tyndareus, Capaneus, Hymenaeus, Lycurgus, Hippolytus, and others.
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His healing caused overpopulation, he was stealing Hades' subjects, and Hades feared he would teach reseurrection to other humans, so Zeus struck him down with lightning and made him into the Ophiuchus Constellation.
Parallels: Eshmun, Basamum, Yasumunu, Auschauts, Imhotep, Ningishzida, Nirah
Health
HYGEIA
Names: Hygeia, Hygieia, "Hygiene"
Symbols: Snake, Bowl
Associations: -
Parentage: Asklepios & Epione
Partner: -
Children: -
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Parallels: Hagne, Sigyn, Egle