Titans
See also Titan (mythology). The original twelve Titans:
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Koios - also spelled Coeus. God of intelligence, heavenly prophecy and the axis.
Kreios - also spelled Crius. God of leadership, domesticated animals and the constellations.
Kronos - also spelled Cronus. God of time. King of the Titans. Roman name Saturn.
Hyperion - God of light.
Iapetos - God of mortal lifespan.
Mnemosyne - Goddess of memory, the inventiveness of words and language.
Oceanus - God of salt water.
Phoebe - Goddess of the Oracle of Delphi and intellect.
Rhea - Goddess of fertility, the female body, and later, nature. Mother of Zeus, Hera, Hestia, Hades,
Poseidon and Demeter.
Tethys - Goddess of Subterranean forces of fresh water and patron goddess of nursing mothers and the
young.
Theia - Goddess of sight, gold, silver, and gems.
Themis - Goddess of divine law and order.
Other Titans:
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Atlas - God of astronomy. Holds the sky from the earth as his punishment.
Epimetheus - God of afterthought and excuses.
Menoitios - God of violent anger, rash reactions and human morality.
Prometheus - God of forethought and crafty counsel. Gave humanity the gift of Fire.
Asteria - mother of Hecate
Perses - father of Hecate
Asterious - father of the Anemoi
Dione - goddess of the oracle Dodonna
English
name
Roman
name
Description
Aphrodite
Venus
Goddess of love, beauty, and desire. She was married to Hephaestus. Ares is her lover and
she loves him as well. Eros is her son.
Apollo
Apollo
God of the Sun, music, archery, poetry, healing, and prophecy. He is Artemis' twin brother,
and Son to Zeus.
Ares
Mars
God of war, murder and bloodshed. Brother to Hephaestus, and is the lover of Aphrodite
and son of Zeus.
Artemis
Diana
Goddess of the hunt, wilderness, wild animals,especially deer and fawns, night, and the
moon. Apollo is her twin brother. Artemis is the virgin goddess and is also protector of
maidens.
Athena
Minerva
Goddess of wisdom, weaving, the arts, warfare and reason. She is the favourite daughter
of Zeus.
Demeter
Ceres
Goddess of fertility, grain and harvest. Demeter is a sister of Zeus. Her daughter is
Persephone, Hades' wife.
Dionysus
Bacchus
God of wine, parties/festivals, madness and merriment. He is a son of Zeus.
Hades
Pluto
God of the Underworld. Brother of Poseidon and Zeus.
Hephaestu
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Vulcan
God of fire and the forge. Ugly son of Hera and Zeus is his father in some accounts.
Married to Aphrodite, but she does not love him because he is deformed and as a result is
cheating on him with Ares.
Hera
Juno
Goddess of marriage, women and childbirth. Zeus' wife and sister.
Hermes
Mercury
God of flight, thieves, commerce and travellers. Messenger of the gods. Zeus's son by
Titanness.
Poseidon
Neptune
God of the sea, . His sons are the Heavenly Tripplets, Polyphemus and Triton and the
Cyclops. His weapon is a trident by which he can stir up the seas, wreck ships and drown
sailors.
Jupiter
The father of all fathers, the wisdom and light. The king of the gods after killing his father,
Kronos, who ate Zeus's siblings but their mother managed to save baby Zeus. When Zeus
grew up, he fed Kronos a mixture of wine and mustard to make him vomit his immortal
siblings who had grown up in Kronos's stomach. Zeus is the ruler of Mount Olympus and
the god of the sky, thunder and lightning. Though he is married more than once, his real
queen is Hera. Zeus is the father of Hermes, Hephaestus, Hercules, Dionysus, Athena, Ares,
Apollo, Artemis and Persephone.
Zeus
Greek name
Roman
Name
Title
Zeus
Jupiter
King of Gods
Apollo
Phoebus
God of Light
Apollo
Hermes
Mercury
Poseidon
Neptune God of the Sea
Ares
Mars
God of War
Hephasstus
Vulcan
God of Fire
Messenger of
the Gods
Dionysus
Bacchus God of Wine
Pan
Pan
God of Woods
and Pastures
Eros
Cupid
God of Love
Hades
Pluto
God of
Underworld
Athena
Minerva
Goddess of
Wisdom
Artimus
Diana
Goddess of the
Hunt
Aphrodite
Venus
Goddess of
Love/Beauty
Hera
Uno
Queen of the
Gods
Demeter
Ceres
Goddess of
Grain/Crops
Heracles
Heroes and Creatures
Mightiest mortal;son of Zeus; given 12 labors to complete
Oedipus
Hero of Thebes; solved riddle of the Sphynx; married his mother
Perseus
Son of Zeus; slayer of Medusa
Medusa
Gorgon who changed people to stone
Jason
Led Argonauts to search for Golden Fleece
Theseus
King of Athens; killed Minotaur
Minotaur
Half-human,half-bull who lived in the labyrinth on Crete
Atalanta
Fastest mortal, hunter of the Caladonian boar
Bellerphon Mortal who rode Pegasus
Pegasus
White-winged horse
Pandora
First woman; opened box of evils
Atlas
Giant who supported earth on his shoulders
Narcissus
Beautiful human who fell in love with his image
Orpheus
Greatest musician married to Eurydice
Eurydice
Wife of Orpheus; comdemded to underworld
Titans
Giants who ruled before the Olympic gods
Cyclops
Monster with one eye
Midas
Richest human; everything he touched turned to gold
Persephone Daughter of Demeter; goddess of spring; kidnapped by Pluto