A TO Z OF GREEK MYTHOLOGY - A

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
  • Acastus – Mortal king, son of Pelias and Anaxibia, husband of Astydameia, father of Sthenele and Laodamia. King of Iolcus and an Argonaut. 
  • Acheilus - ​Mortal, son of Zeus and Lamia. Transformed into monstrous shark by Hera. 
  • Achelous – Potamoi god, son of Oceanus and Tethys, father of the Sirens. Greek god of the River Achelous. 
  • Acrisius - Mortal king, son of Abas and Aglaea, brother of Proetus, father of Danae. King of Argos.
  • Actaeon – Mortal hero, son of Aristaeus and Autonoe. Student of Chiron and Theban hero. 
  • Actor - Mortal prince, son of King Deion of Phocis, husband of Aegina, father of Menoetius. 
  • Adicia – Minor goddess, possible daughter of Eris or Nyx. Greek goddess of Injustice.
  • Admetus – Mortal hero and king, son of Pheres, husband of Alcestis, father of Eumelus. Argonaut and Calydonian Hunter, king of Pherae. 
  • Adonis - Mortal, son of Cinyras and Smyrna, lover of Aphrodite. 
  • Adrastus - Mortal king, son of Talaus and Lysimache, husband of Amphithea, father of Aegialeus and Cyanippus amongst others. King of Argos.
  • Aeacus - Mortal hero, son of Zeus and Aegina. King of Aegina and father to Telamon and Peleus 
  • Aeetes - King of Colchis, son of Helios and Perseis, father of Medea. Owner of the Golden Fleece.
  • Aegaeon - Early god, son of Pontus and Gaia. Ally of Titans during Titanomachy and Greek god of the storms of the Aegean. 
  • Aegeus – Mortal king, son of Pandion and Pylia, brother of Pallas, Nisus and Lycus, father of Theseus by Aethra. King of Athens. 
  • Aegina - Naiad nymph, daughter of Asopos and Metope, mother of Aeacus by Zeus and Menoetius by Actor.
  • Aegyptus - Mortal king, son of Belus, brother of Danaus. Father of 50 sons. King of Arabia and Egypt. 
  • Aeolus – Mortal king/Minor god, son of Hippotes, husband of Melanippe. Keeper of the Winds and King of Aeolia. 
  • Aerope – Mortal queen, daughter of Catreus, wife of Atreus, mother of Agamemnon and Menelaus. Queen of Mycenae. 
  • Aesacus – Mortal prince and seer, son of King Priam and Arisbe, potential lover of Hesperia. Transformed into seabird by Tethys. 
  • Aeson – Mortal king, son of Cretheus and Tyro, husband of Polymele (or Alcimede), father of Jason and Promachus. Possible King of Iolcus. 
  • Aether – Protogenoi god, son of Erebus and Nyx. Greek god of the pure Upper Air breathed by gods.
  • Atheiopean Cetus – Sea monster, offspring of Phorcys and Ceto. Terrorised Aethiopia in time of Cephalus, until the arrival of Perseus.
  • Aethra – Mortal princess, daughter of King Pittheus, lover of Aegeus, and mother of Theseus.
  • Agamemnon - Mortal king, leader of the Achaean forces at Troy, brother of Menelaus, husband of Clytemnestra, father of Iphigenia and Orestes. King of Mycenae.
  • Agelaus – Mortal, servant of King Priam, surrogate father of Paris. 
  • Agenor - Mortal king, son of Epaphus and Memphis, brother of Belus, father of Europa and Cadmus. King of Phoenicia. 
  • Aglaia – Charites goddess, also known as Charis, daughter of Zeus and Eurynome, wife of Hephaestus. Greek goddess of Splendour.
  • Agres – First generation Cyclops, son of Ouranos and Gaia, brother to Brontes and Steropes. 
  • Aigle – Hesperides nymph. Daughter of Nyx (occasionally Atlas). Greek goddess of the Evening and the Golden Light of Sunset, name means Radiance.  
  • Ajax the Great – Mortal hero, son of Telamon and Periboea. Suitor of Helen and Achaean hero during the Trojan War. 
  • Ajax the Lesser – Mortal hero, son of Oileus and Rhene. Suitor of Helen and Achaean hero during the Trojan War. 
  • Alcestis - Mortal queen, daughter of Pelias and Anaxibia, wife of Admetus, mother of Eumelus and Permiele. Queen of Pherae. 
  • Alcmene - Mortal princess, daughter of Electryon and Anaxo, wife of Amphitryon, lover of Zeus, mother of Heracles and Iphicles. 
  • Alcyone - Mortal queen, daughter of Aeolus, wife of Ceyx, mother of Hippasus. Queen of Trachis. 
  • Alcyoneus - Gigante, son of Gaia and Ouranos, father of the Alcyonides. 
  • Alcyonides - Nymph daughters of Alcyoneus. Transformed into kingfishers by Amphitrite. 
  • Aloadae – Twin brothers, Ephialtes and Otus gigantic sons of Poseidon and Iphimedia.
  • Amalthea  - Possible Oceanid nymph, daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, foster-nurse to the baby Zeus. Alternatively, name of the nymph’s goat who fed Zeus. 
  • Amphion - Mortal king. Son of Zeus and Antiope, brother of Zethus, husband of Niobe. King of Thebes.
  • Amphitrite  - Nereid daughter of Nereus and Doris. Wife of Poseidon, mother of Triton and Rhode. Greek Queen of the Sea.
  • Amphitryon – Mortal hero, son of Alcaeus and Astydameia, husband of Alcmene, father of Iphicles, and stepfather of Heracles.  
  • Ananke – Occasionally name Protogenoi goddess, wife of Chronus (Time). Greek goddess of Compulsion and Necessity. 
  • Anchinoe - Naiad nymph, daughter of Neilos, wife of Belus, mother of Danaus and Aegyptus. 
  • Androgeus - Mortal prince, son of Minos and Pasiphae. Prince of Crete.
  • Andromache – Mortal queen, daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia, husband of Perseus, mother to many including Electryon and Sthenelus. Queen of Mycenae and Tiryns.
  • Andromeda - Mortal queen, princess of Aethiopia, daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia. After rescue became husband of the hero Perseus, and mother to the Perseids. 
  • Anemoi – Group of gods, four sons of Astraeus and Eos. Greek gods of seasons and the four Winds, named Boreas, Eurus, Notus and Zephyrus. 
  • Antenor – Mortal, son of Aesyetes and Cleomestra, husband of Theano, father of Acamas and Agenor amongst others. Trojan elder during Trojan War. 
  • Anticlea – Mortal queen, daughter of Autolycus and Amphithea, wife of Laertes and mother of Odysseus and Ctimene. 
  • Antigone – Mortal princess, daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta, sister of Polynices, Eteocles,  and Ismene, possible wife of Haemon and mother of Maeon. Princess of Thebes. 
  • Antiope (i)– Mortal princess, daughter of Nycteus and Polyxo, lover of Zeus and mother of Amphion and Zephus, wife of Phocus. Princess of Thebes.
  • Antiope (ii) - Mortal queen, daughter of Ares and Otrera, wife of Theseus, mother of Hippolytus. Queen of the Amazons
  • Antiphantes - Mortal, son of Laocoon, brother of Thymbraeus.
  • Antiphates - King, descendant of Laestrygon, husband and father, King of the Laestrygonians.
  • Aoede – Elder Muse, muse of the song, daughter of Ouranus and Gaia.
  • Aphrodite – Olympian goddess, offspring of Cronus. Greek goddess of Love and Beauty.
  • Apollo - Olympian god, son of Zeus and Leto. Greek god of Healing and Prophecy.
  • Arachne – Mortal woman from Lydia, daughter of Idmon. Noted weaver and challenger of the goddess Athena. 
  • Arcas - Mortal king, son of Zeus and Callisto, husband of Laodamia (potentially), father of many including  Elatus and Apheidas. King of Arcadia. 
  • Arche – Elder Muse (occasionally named), muse of the beginning, daughter of Ouranus and Gaia.
  • Ares – Olympian god, son of Zeus and Hera. Greek god of War and Battle Lust.
  • Arethusa - Hesperides nymph (occasionally named). Daughter of Nyx (occasionally Atlas). Greek goddess of the Evening and the Golden Light of Sunset, name means War Swift.
  • Argus - Mortal hero, son of Arestor, Argonaut and builder of the Argo.
  • Argus Panoptes – Giant, son of Gaia. One hundred eyed giant from Argos. 
  • Ariadne - Mortal princess, daughter of King Minos and Pasiphae, lover of Theseus and wife of Dionysus. Made immortal by her husband. 
  • Artemis – Olympian goddess, daughter of Zeus and Leto. Greek goddess of Hunting, and protector of young girls.
  • Asclepius – Olympian era demi-god, son of Apollo and Coronis. Elevated to status as Greek god of Medicine.
  • Assaracus - Mortal king, son of Tros, husband of Hieromneme, father of Capys. King of Dardania
  • Asteria – Second generation Titan, daughter of Coeus and Phoebe, wife of Perses, and mother of Hecate. Greek goddess of Falling Stars.
  • Asterion (i) – Mortal king, son of Tectamus, husband of Europa, stepfather of Minos, Rhadamanthys and Sarpedon. King of Crete.
  • Asterion (ii) – Given name of the Minotaur, son of Pasiphae and the Cretan Bull. 
  • Asterope - Hesperides nymph (occasionally named). Daughter of Nyx (occasionally Atlas). Greek goddess of the Evening and the Golden Light of Sunset, name means Starry Faced. 
  • Astraea – Goddess daughter of Astraeus and Eos. Virgin Greek goddess of Justice. 
  • Astraeus – Titan god, son of Crius and Eurybia, husband of Eos, father of the Anemoi and Astra Planeta. Greek god of the Dusk. 
  • Astra Planeta – Group of gods, five sons of Astraeus and Eos. Greek gods of the Wandering Stars (Planets), named Eosphoros, Phaethon, Phainon, Pyroeis, and Stilbon.
  • Astydamia - Mortal Queen, daughter of Cretheus and Tyro, wife of Acastus, mother of Sterope, Sthenele and Laodamia. Queen of Iolcus. 
  • Atalanta - Heroine present at the Calydonian Hunt. Daughter of Iasus, wife of Hippomenes, mother of Parthenopaios.
  • Ate - Daughter of Eris. Greek goddess of Ruin. 
  • Athamas – Mortal king, son of Aeolus and Enarete, husband of Nephele, father of Phrixus and Helle. Remarried to Ino, and father of Learches and Melicertes. King of Boeotia. 
  • ​​Athena - Olympian goddess, daughter of Zeus and Metis. Greek goddess of Wisdom
  • Athens - Major city of ancient Greece, sacred to the goddess Athena. Famous mythological kings of Athens include Theseus and Menestheus.  
  • Atlantis - Legendary city of Greek mythology,  destroyed by the gods when it was submerged beneath the waves. 
  • Atlas (i) – Second generation Titan, son of Iapetus and Clymene, father of Calypso, the Pleiades, and possibly the Hesperides. Greek god of Endurance.
  • Atlas (ii) - Son of Poseidon and Cleito. First king of Atlantis.
  • Atreus – Mortal king, son of Pelops and Hippodaemia, brother of Thyestes, husband of Aerope, father of Agamemnon and Menelaus. Member of House of Atreus and King of Mycenae.
  • Augeas – Mortal hero and king, son of Helios, father to Agasthenes and Phyleus amongst others. King of Elis and an Argonaut.
  • Aulis – Town of Boeotia, famous for its harbour, from which a thousand ships were launched against Troy. 
  • ​Aura - Minor goddess, daughter of Titan Lelantos and the Oceanid Periboia. Greek goddess of soft breezes. 
  • Aurai - Group of Oceanid nymphs, daughters of Oceanus and Tethys. Greek goddesses of the breezes. 
  • Autolycus – Mortal thief, son of Hermes and Chione, husband of Neaera and/or Amphithea, father of Anticlea and Polymede amongst others. 
Picture
Diana Surprised by Actaeon- Eugene Delacroix (1856-1863) - PD-art-100
Aphrodite
The Pearls of Aphrodite - Herbert James Draper (1863–1920) - PD-art-100
Athena
Pallas Athena - Attributed to Rembrandt (1606–1669) - PD-art-100
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Greek gods beginning with A, greek goddesses beginning with A, greek mythology beginning with A