ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤ ꯂꯥꯏ ꯇꯤꯟꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯤꯗ ꯌꯥꯎꯕ ꯁꯛꯂꯣꯟꯁꯤꯡ
ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯛ ꯈꯣꯌꯨꯝ ꯂꯥꯏꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯂꯣꯟꯁꯤꯡ
ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤ ꯂꯥꯢ ꯇꯤꯟꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯤꯗ ꯌꯥꯎꯕ ꯂꯥꯢ, ꯃꯤ, ꯇꯤꯟꯃꯨ ꯂꯥꯢꯃꯨ ꯅꯆꯤꯡꯕ ꯀꯌꯥꯃꯔꯨꯝꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯤꯡ ꯄꯔꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯈꯥꯗ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ ꯫
ꯁꯤꯕ ꯅꯥꯢꯗꯕ
ꯁꯦꯝꯒꯠꯂꯨꯑꯣꯂꯤꯝꯄꯤꯌꯥꯟ ꯱꯲
ꯁꯦꯝꯒꯠꯂꯨꯑꯣꯂꯤꯝꯄꯤꯌꯥꯟ ꯱꯲ꯗ ꯌꯦꯡꯕꯤꯌꯨ ꯑꯀꯨꯞꯄ ꯋꯥꯂꯣꯜꯀꯤꯇꯃꯛꯇ꯫
ꯑꯔꯤꯕ ꯃꯩꯍꯧꯂꯣꯜꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯩꯔꯛꯂꯕ ꯂꯥꯢꯌꯥꯝꯁꯤꯡ
ꯁꯦꯝꯒꯠꯂꯨ
| Ancient Greek name | English name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Αἰθήρ (Aithḗr) | ꯑꯦꯏꯊꯔ | The god of the upper air and light. |
| Ἀνάγκη (Anánkē) | ꯑꯅꯥꯟꯀꯤ | The goddess of inevitability, compulsion and need. |
| Χάος (Cháos) | ꯀꯥꯎꯁ | The nothingness from which everything else came. Described as a void.[꯱] |
| Χρόνος (Chrónos) | ꯈ꯭ꯔꯣꯅꯣꯁ | The titan of time. Not to be confused with the Titan Cronus, the father of Zeus. |
| Ἔρεβος (Érebos) | ꯏꯔꯦꯕꯣꯁ | The god of darkness and shadow. |
| Ἔρως (Eros) | ꯏꯔꯣꯁ | The god of love. The Roman version of Eros was Cupid. |
| Γαῖα (Gaîa) | ꯒꯦꯌꯥ | Goddess of the Earth (Mother Earth); mother of the Titans. |
| Ἡμέρα (Hēméra) | ꯍꯦꯃꯦꯔꯥ | Goddess of daylight. |
| Ὕπνος ("Hypnos") | ꯍꯤꯞꯅꯣꯁ | God of sleep. |
| Nῆσοι (Nē̂soi) | The ꯅꯦꯁꯣꯢ | The goddesses of islands and the sea. |
| Νύξ (Nýx) | ꯅꯤꯛ꯭ꯁ | The goddess of the night. |
| Οὐρανός (Ouranós) | ꯌꯨꯔꯥꯅꯁ | The god of the heavens (Father Sky); father of the Titans. |
| Οὔρεα (Oúrea) | The ꯑꯧꯔꯤꯌꯥ | The gods of mountains. |
| Φάνης (Phánēs) | ꯐꯥꯅꯦꯁ | The god of procreation. |
| Πόντος (Póntos) | ꯄꯣꯟꯇꯁ | The god of the sea, father of the fish and other sea creatures. |
| Τάρταρος (Tártaros) | ꯇꯥꯔꯇꯥꯔꯁ | God of the deepest, darkest part of the underworld (which is itself also referred to as Tartarus). |
| Θάλασσα (Thálassa) | ꯊꯥꯂꯥꯁꯁꯥ | Spirit of the sea and consort of Pontos. |
| Θάνατος ("Thánatos") | ꯊꯥꯅꯥꯇꯣꯁ | God of death. Brother to Hypnos (sleep) and in some myths Moros (doom). |
ꯇꯥꯢꯇꯟꯁꯤꯡ
ꯁꯦꯝꯒꯠꯂꯨꯇꯥꯢꯇꯟꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯦꯡꯕꯤꯌꯨ ꯇꯥꯢꯇꯟꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯤꯡ ꯄꯔꯤꯡ
ꯁꯤꯕ ꯅꯥꯢꯕ
ꯁꯦꯝꯒꯠꯂꯨHeroes
ꯁꯦꯝꯒꯠꯂꯨ- Abderus, helped Heracles during his eighth Labour. He was killed by the Mares of Diomedes.
- Achilles (Αχιλλεύς or Αχιλλέας), hero of the Trojan War and a main character in the Iliad
- Aeneas (Αινείας), a hero of the Trojan War and the common ancestor of the Roman people
- Ajax the Great (Αίας ο Μέγας), a hero of the Trojan War and king of Salamis
- Ajax the Lesser (Αίας ο Μικρός), a hero of the Trojan War and leader of the Locrian army
- Amphitryon (Αμφιτρύων), Theban general who rescued Thebes from the Teumessian fox. His wife was Alcmene, mother of Heracles.
- Bellerophon, hero who killed the Chimera
- Castor, the mortal Dioscuri twin. After Castor died, his immortal brother Pollux shared his divinity with him so that they could still be together.
- Chrysippus, a divine hero of Elis
- Daedalus, creator of the labyrinth and great inventor, until King Minos trapped him in his own creation.
- Diomedes, a king of Argos and hero of the Trojan War
- Eleusis, hero of the town of Eleusis
- Eunostus, a Boeotian hero
- Ganymede, hero of Troy and lover of Zeus. He was given immortality and made cup-bearer to the gods.
- Hector, hero of the Trojan War and champion of the Trojans
- Iolaus, nephew of Heracles who helped his uncle in one of his Labours
- Jason, leader of the Argonauts
- Meleager, a hero who sailed with the Argonauts and killed the Calydonian Boar
- Odysseus, a hero and king of Ithaca. His travels are the subject of Homer's Odyssey. He also played an important role in the Trojan War.
- Orpheus, a legendary musician and poet who tried to recover his dead wife from the underworld
- Pandion, the hero of the Pandionis tribe of Attica. He is usually assumed to be one of the legendary Athenian kings Pandion I or Pandion II.
- Perseus (Περσεύς), the first king of Mycenae and son of Zeus. He killed Medusa.
- Theseus, son of Poseidon and a king of Athens. He killed the Minotaur.
Notable women
ꯁꯦꯝꯒꯠꯂꯨ- Alcestis (Άλκηστις), daughter of Pelias and wife of Admetus. She was known for being very devoted to her husband.
- Amymone, the only one of Danaus' daughters who refused to murder her husband
- Andromache (Ανδρομάχη), wife of Hector
- Andromeda (Ανδρομέδα), wife of Perseus. She was placed among the stars after her death.
- Antigone (Αντιγόνη), daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta
- Arachne (Αράχνη), a skilled weaver who was transformed into a spider by Athena
- Ariadne (Αριάδνη), daughter of King Minos of Crete. She helped Theseus to kill the Minotaur and became the wife of Dionysus.
- Atalanta (Αταλάντη), heroine who participated in the Calydonian Boar hunt
- Briseis, a princess of Lyrnessus, taken by Achilles as a prize of war
- Caeneus, formerly Caenis, a woman who was transformed into a man and became a warrior.
- Cassandra, a princess of Troy who was cursed. She could see the future but nobody would ever believe her.
- Clytemnestra, sister of Helen and wife of Agamemnon
- Danaë, the mother of Perseus by Zeus
- Deianeira, the second wife of Heracles. She was tricked into killing her husband.
- Electra, daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. She helped her brother Orestes plan revenge against their mother for the murder of their father.
- Europa, a Phoenician woman, kidnapped by Zeus
- Hecuba (Ἑκάβη), wife of Priam, king of Troy, with whom she had 19 children
- Helen, daughter of Zeus and Leda. Her abduction caused the Trojan War.
- Hermione (Ἑρμιόνη), daughter of Menelaus and Helen. She was the wife of Neoptolemus, and later Orestes.
- Iphigenia, daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. Agamemnon sacrificed her to Artemis to make the goddess happy.
- Ismene, sister of Antigone
- Jocasta, mother and wife of Oedipus
- Medea, a sorceress and wife of Jason. She killed her own children to punish Jason for being unfaithful.
- Medusa, a mortal woman transformed into a monster by Athena
- Niobe, a daughter of Tantalus. She claimed to be superior to Leto, which caused Artemis and Apollo to kill her 14 children.
- Pandora, the first woman
- Penelope, loyal wife of Odysseus
- Phaedra, daughter of Minos and wife of Theseus
- Polyxena, the youngest daughter of Priam. She was sacrificed to the ghost of Achilles.
- Semele, mortal mother of Dionysus
Kings
ꯁꯦꯝꯒꯠꯂꯨ- Abas, a king of Argos
- Acastus, a king of Iolcus. He sailed with the Argonauts and participated in the Calydonian Boar hunt.
- Acrisius, a king of Argos
- Actaeus, first king of Attica
- Admetus (Άδμητος), a king of Pherae. He sailed with the Argonauts and participated in the Calydonian Boar hunt.
- Adrastus (Άδραστος), a king of Argos and one of the Seven Against Thebes
- Aeacus (Αιακός), a king of the island of Aegina. After he died, he became one of the three judges of the dead in the underworld.
- Aeëtes, a king of Colchis and father of Medea
- Aegeus (Αιγεύς), a king of Athens and father of Theseus
- Aegimius, a king of Thessaly and the common ancestor of the Dorians
- Aegisthus (Αίγισθος), lover of Clytemnestra. Together they planned to murder Agamemnon and become king and queen of Mycenae.
- Aegyptus (Αίγυπτος), a king of Egypt
- Aeson, father of Jason and rightful king of Iolcus. His throne was taken from him by his half-brother Pelias.
- Aëthlius, first king of Elis
- Aetolus (Αιτωλός), a king of Elis
- Agamemnon (Ἀγαμέμνων), a king of Mycenae and commander of the Greek armies during the Trojan War
- Agasthenes, a king of Elis
- Agenor (Αγήνωρ), a king of Phoenicia
- Alcinous (Αλκίνους or Ἀλκίνοος), a king of Phaeacia
- Alcmaeon, a king of Argos and one of the Epigoni
- Aleus, a king of Tegea
- Amphiaraus (Ἀμφιάραος), a seer and king of Argos. He participated in the Calydonian Boar hunt and the war of the Seven Against Thebes.
- Amphictyon (Ἀμφικτύων), a king of Athens
- Amphion and Zethus, twin sons of Zeus and kings of Thebes. They built the city's walls.
- Amycus, son of Poseidon and king of the Bebryces
- Anaxagoras (Ἀναξαγόρας), a king of Argos
- Anchises (Αγχίσης), a king of Dardania and father of Aeneas
- Arcesius, a king of Ithaca and father of Laertes
- Argeus, a king of Argos
- Argus, a son of Zeus and king of Argos after Phoroneus
- Assaracus, a king of Dardania
- Asterion, a king of Crete
- Athamas (Ἀθάμας), a king of Orchomenus
- Atreus (Ἀτρεύς), a king of Mycenae and father of Agamemnon and Menelaus
- Augeas (Αυγείας), a king of Elis
- Autesion, a king of Thebes
- Bias, a king of Argos
- Busiris, a king of Egypt
- Cadmus, first king of Thebes
- Car, a king of Megara
- Catreus, a king of Crete. A prophecy said that his own son would kill him.
- Cecrops, a native king of Athens
- Ceisus, a king of Argos
- Celeus, a king of Eleusis
- Cephalus, a king of Phocis who accidentally killed his own wife
- Cepheus, a king of Ethiopia
- Cepheus, a king of Tegea who sailed with the Argonauts
- Charnabon, a king of the Getae
- Cinyras, a king of Cyprus and father of Adonis
- Codrus, a king of Athens
- Corinthus, first king of Corinth
- Cranaus, a king of Athens
- Creon, a king of Thebes, brother of Laius and uncle of Oedipus
- Creon, a king of Corinth who was friendly towards Jason and Medea
- Cres, an early king of Crete
- Cresphontes, a king of Messene descended from Heracles
- Cretheus, first king of Iolcus
- Criasus, a king of Argos
- Cylarabes, a king of Argos
- Cynortas, a king of Sparta
- Cyzicus, king of the Dolionians. He was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- Danaus, a king of Egypt and father of the Danaides
- Dardanus, first king of Dardania, and son of Zeus and Electra
- Deiphontes, a king of Argos
- Demophon of Athens, a king of Athens
- Diomedes, a king of Argos and hero of the Trojan War
- Echemus, a king of Arcadia
- Echetus, a king of Epirus
- Eetion, a king of Cilician Thebe and father of Andromache
- Electryon, a king of Tiryns and Mycenae. Son of Perseus and Andromeda.
- Elephenor, a king of the Abantes of Euboea
- Eleusis, king of Eleusis in Attica
- Epaphus, a king of Egypt and founder of Memphis
- Epopeus, a king of Sicyon
- Erechtheus, a king of Athens
- Erginus, a king of Minyean Orchomenus in Boeotia
- Erichthonius, a king of Athens. He was born out of Hephaestus' attempt to rape Athena.
- Eteocles, a king of Thebes and son of Oedipus. He and his brother Polynices killed each other.
- Eteocles, a king of Orchomenus
- Eurotas, a king of Sparta
- Eurystheus, a king of Tiryns
- Euxantius, a king of Ceos, son of Minos and Dexithea
- Gelanor, a king of Argos
- Haemus, a king of Thrace
- Helenus, seer and twin brother of Cassandra. He later became king of Epirus.
- Hippothoön, a king of Eleusis
- Hyrieus, a king of Boeotia
- Ilus, first king of Troy
- Ixion, a king of the Lapiths. He tried to rape Hera and was imprisoned in Tartarus.
- Laërtes, father of Odysseus and king of the Cephallenians. He sailed with the Argonauts and participated in the Calydonian Boar hunt.
- Laomedon, a king of Troy and father of Priam
- Lycaon of Arcadia, an Arcadian king who was transformed into a wolf by Zeus
- Lycurgus of Arcadia, a king of Arcadia
- Lycurgus of Nemea, a king of Nemea
- Makedon, a king of Macedon
- Megareus of Onchestus, a king of Onchestus in Boeotia
- Megareus of Thebes, a king of Thebes
- Melampus, a legendary soothsayer and healer, and king of Argos
- Melanthus, a king of Messenia
- Memnon, a king of Ethiopia who fought on the side of Troy during the Trojan War
- Menelaus, a king of Sparta and the husband of Helen
- Menestheus, a king of Athens who fought on the side of the Greeks during the Trojan War
- Midas, a king of Phrygia. He was given the power to turn anything to gold just by touching it.
- Minos, a king of Crete. After his death, he became one of the judges of the dead in the underworld.
- Myles, a king of Laconia
- Nestor, a king of Pylos who sailed with the Argonauts. He participated in the Calydonian Boar hunt and fought with the Greek armies in the Trojan War.
- Nycteus, a king of Thebes
- Odysseus, a hero and king of Ithaca whose travels are the subject of Homer's Odyssey. He also played a major role in the Trojan War.
- Oebalus, a king of Sparta
- Oedipus, a king of Thebes. He fulfilled a prophecy that said he would kill his father and marry his mother.
- Oeneus, a king of Calydon
- Oenomaus, a king of Pisa
- Oenopion, a king of Chios
- Ogygus, a king of Thebes
- Oicles, a king of Argos
- Oileus, a king of Locris
- Orestes, a king of Argos and a son of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon. He killed his mother in revenge for her murder of his father.
- Oxyntes, a king of Athens
- Pandion I, a king of Athens
- Pandion II, a king of Athens
- Peleus, king of the Myrmidons and father of Achilles. He sailed with the Argonauts and participated in the Calydonian Boar hunt.
- Pelias, a king of Iolcus. He took the throne from the rightful heir, Aeson.
- Pelops, a king of Pisa and founder of the House of Atreus
- Pentheus, a king of Thebes. He banned people from worshipping Dionysus, and was torn apart by Maenads.
- Perseus (Περσεύς), first king of Mycenae. He killed Medusa.
- Phineus, a king of Thrace
- Phlegyas, a king of the Lapiths
- Phoenix, first king of Phoenicia
- Phoroneus, a king of Argos
- Phyleus, a king of Elis
- Pirithoös, king of the Lapiths and husband of Hippodamia. The Battle of Lapiths and Centaurs occurred at his wedding.
- Pittheus, a king of Troezen and grandfather of Theseus
- Polybus of Corinth, a king of Corinth
- Polybus of Sicyon, a king of Sicyon and son of Hermes
- Polybus of Thebes, a king of Thebes
- Polynices, a king of Thebes and son of Oedipus. He and his brother Eteocles killed each other.
- Priam, king of Troy during the Trojan War
- Proetus, a king of Argos and Tiryns
- Pylades, a king of Phocis and friend of Orestes
- Rhadamanthys, a king of Crete. After his death, he became a judge of the dead in the underworld.
- Rhesus, a king of Thrace who sided with Troy in the Trojan War
- Sarpedon, a king of Lycia and son of Zeus. He fought on the side of the Greeks during the Trojan War.
- Sisyphus, a king of Thessaly who tried to cheat death. He was sentenced to an eternity of rolling a heavy rock up a hill, only to watch it roll back down.
- Sithon, a king of Thrace
- Talaus, a king of Argos who sailed with the Argonauts
- Tegyrios, a king of Thrace
- Telamon, a king of Salamis and father of Ajax. He sailed with the Argonauts and participated in the Calydonian Boar hunt.
- Telephus, a king of Mysia and son of Heracles
- Temenus, a king of Argos and descendant of Heracles
- Teucer, first king of Salamis. He fought on the side of the Greeks in the Trojan War.
- Teutamides, a king of Larissa
- Teuthras, a king of Mysia
- Thersander, a king of Thebes. He was one of the Epigoni.
- Theseus, a king of Athens. He killed the Minotaur.
- Thyestes, a king of Mycenae and brother of Atreus
- Tisamenus, a king of Argos, Mycenae and Sparta
- Tyndareus, a king of Sparta
Seers
ꯁꯦꯝꯒꯠꯂꯨSeers were prophets, people who were said to be able to see the future or predict events before they happened.
- Amphilochus (Αμφίλοχος), a seer and brother of Alcmaeon. He died in the war of the Seven Against Thebes.
- Anius, son of Apollo who prophesied that the Trojan War would end in its tenth year
- Branchus, a seer and son of Apollo
- Calchas, an Argive seer who helped the Greeks during the Trojan War
- Carnus, an Acarnanian seer and lover of Apollo
- Carya, a seer and lover of Dionysus
- Cassandra, a princess of Troy who was cursed. She could see the future but nobody would ever believe her.
- Ennomus, a Mysian seer, killed by Achilles during the Trojan War
- Halitherses, an Ithacan seer. He warned the men who wanted to marry Penelope that Odysseus would return.
- Helenus, seer and twin brother of Cassandra, who later became king of Epirus
- Iamus, a son of Apollo who was also a prophet. He founded the Iamidai.
- Idmon, a seer who sailed with the Argonauts
- Manto, seer and daughter of Tiresias
- Melampus, a legendary soothsayer and healer, and king of Argos
- Mopsus, the name of two legendary seers
- Polyeidos, a Corinthian seer who saved the life of Glaucus
- Telemus, a seer who foresaw that the Cyclops Polyphemus would be blinded by Odysseus
- Theoclymenus, an Argive seer
- Tiresias, blind prophet of Thebes
Amazons
ꯁꯦꯝꯒꯠꯂꯨ- Aegea (Αιγέα), a queen of the Amazons
- Aella (Ἄελλα), an Amazon who was killed by Heracles
- Alcibie(Ἀλκιβίη), an Amazonian warrior, killed by Diomedes at Troy
- Antandre (Ἀντάνδρη), an Amazonian warrior, killed by Achilles at Troy
- Antiope (Ἀντιόπη), a daughter of Ares and sister of Hippolyta
- Areto (Ἀρετώ), an Amazon
- Asteria (Ἀστερία), an Amazon who was killed by Heracles
- Bremusa (Βρέμουσα), an Amazonian warrior, killed by Idomeneus at Troy
- Celaeno (Κελαινώ), an Amazonian warrior, killed by Heracles
- Eurypyle (Εὐρυπύλη), an Amazon leader who invaded Ninus and Babylonia
- Hippolyta (Ἱππολύτη), a daughter of Ares and queen of the Amazons
- Hippothoe (Ἱπποθόη), an Amazonian warrior, killed by Achilles at Troy
- Iphito (Ἰφιτώ), an Amazon who served under Hippolyta
- Lampedo (Λαμπεδώ), an Amazon queen who ruled with her sister Marpesia
- Marpesia (Μαρπεσία), an Amazon queen who ruled with her sister Lampedo
- Melanippe (Μελανίππη), a daughter of Ares and sister of Hippolyta and Antiope
- Molpadia (Μολπαδία), an Amazon who killed Antiope
- Myrina (Μύρινα), a queen of the Amazons
- Orithyia (Ὠρείθυια), an Amazon queen
- Otrera (Ὀτρήρα), a queen of the Amazons, consort of Ares and mother of Hippolyta
- Pantariste (Πανταρίστη), an Amazon who fought with Hippolyta against Heracles
- Penthesilea (Πενθεσίλεια), a queen of the Amazons who fought in the Trojan War on the side of Troy
Inmates of Tartarus
ꯁꯦꯝꯒꯠꯂꯨ- The Danaides, forty-nine daughters of Danaus who murdered their husbands. They were punished for their crimes by being made to carry water in leaking jugs forever.
- Ixion, a king of the Lapiths who tried to rape Hera. He was tied to a burning wheel in Tartarus as punishment.
- Sisyphus, a king of Thessaly who tried to cheat death. He was sentenced to an eternity of rolling a big round rock up a hill, only to watch it roll back down.
- Tantalus, a king of Anatolia who killed his son Pelops and served him as a meal to the gods. He was punished with the torture of starvation. Food and drink dangled forever just out of his reach.