Gods

Greek Mythology

Introduction The ancient Greek spiritual beliefs, religion, and oral tradition are all reflected and formulated through rich myths and legends that besides entertainment provided an articulation of Greek culture’s moral fiber. Above all, mythology is a bunch of…
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Aphrodite (Venus)

Aphrodite (from aphros, sea-foam, and dite, issued), the daughter of Zeus and a sea-nymph called Dione, was the goddess of Love and Beauty. Dione, being a sea-nymph, gave birth to her daughter beneath the waves; but the child…
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Apollo

Phoebus-Apollo, the god of Light, Prophecy, Music, Poetry, and the Arts and Sciences, is by far the noblest conception within the whole range of Greek mythology, and his worship, which not only extended to all the states of…
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Ares (Mars)

As the God of War, Ares was surprisingly not so revered by the ancient Greeks. God of War He was said to have juxtaposing qualities of cowardice and ruthlessness on the battlefield as opposed to bravery. Even the…
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Asclepius

Whether Asclepius was or was not a divine figure remains ambiguous in the history of medicine. He was one of the earliest men to experiment in healing, and if he were mortal, it is thought that he was…
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Artemis

Apollo’s twin sister and counterpart: Artemis was to the moon what Apollo was to the sun. She held other religious facets like goddess of the hunt and the wilderness as well as protector of youth everywhere. She was…
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Athena

There is speculation as to whether Pallas Athena had a mother, but Zeus is undoubtedly her father as every account of her birth depicts her springing fully-grown and adorned in armour from his head. If she did have…
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Demeter

As the domain of men was hunting and gathering, the women took to plowing and scattering seeds to reap harvest. A female deity would best understand a woman’s work, and Demeter was born to worship. She was the…
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Dionysus (Bacchus)

Dionysus, also called Bacchus (from bacca, berry), was the god of wine, and the personification of the blessings of Nature in general. The worship of this divinity, which is supposed to have been introduced into Greece from Asia…
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Ge

Earth goddess or Mother Goddess Deity worshiped mainly in Mainland Greece during prehistoric times (aprox. 14th – 11th c.)
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