Ancient Greek Deities

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