| Although they seem to be things of the past, | | | | God of darknessEros - God of loveGaia - Titan |
| reminders of ancient Greek deities are all around | | | | Goddess of the EarthHades - God of the |
| us. When you read the following names, more | | | | underworld, the death and the earth wealth, his |
| than a few will look familiar.Ancient Greek | | | | realm receives his name.Hemera - Goddess of |
| DeitiesThe Greek Pantheon was a polytheistic | | | | daylightHephaestus - God of fire and the |
| system of thought and religion that assumed its | | | | forgeHera - 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 the | | | | commerce, travel, and thieves. Messenger of the |
| mortals every day life. Myth and culture is | | | | godsHestia - Goddess of the hearth and domestic |
| gathered in the Pantheon from where the deities | | | | life that gave her place in the Mount Olympus to |
| leave toward their corresponding realm.Due to the | | | | DionysusNyx - Goddess of nightPontus - Titan |
| Hellenic polytheist beliefs in ancient times, deities | | | | God 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 approaches | | | | underworldUranus - Titan God of the |
| in many modern religions, Greek deities had a | | | | heavensZeus - King of the Gods and God of |
| surprising number of human limitations and | | | | thunder and lightningAs you can see, the long list |
| weaknesses. Contrary to other religions, none of | | | | of Greek deities is rather amazing when |
| the ancient Greek deities was omniscient or | | | | compared to one-deity religions such as |
| omnipotent, although their power was beyond the | | | | Christianity and Islam. Regardless of the religious |
| mortals' limit.All Greek deities had the same origin | | | | connotations, the names of these figures are |
| as minor deities ruled by the Titans. They later | | | | often found in modern civilization although Roman |
| overthrew the Titans in an epic battle. Some of | | | | translations are often used. For instance, Ares has |
| the most renowned are:Aether - God of the | | | | been translated in Roman to Mars, the God of |
| upper airAphrodite - Goddess of love and | | | | War 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, primarily | | | | religion held by ancient Greeks. If the opportunity |
| violent war and bloodshedArtemis - Goddess of | | | | presents 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 of | | | | actions of the deities.Richard Monk is with - a site |
| the nothingnessChronos - God of eternal | | | | with facts about everything. |
| timeDemeter - Goddess of agricultureErebus - | | | | |