2006-07-15 19:18:43 · 8 answers · asked by alex206kai 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Zeus
Poseidon
Hades
Hestia
Hera
Ares
Athena
Apollo
Aphrodite
Hermes
Artemis
Hephaestus
2006-07-15 19:22:35 · answer #1 · answered by JustAskMe 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Aphrodite - Greek Goddess of Love and Beauty
Apollo - Greek God of Music
Ares - Greek God of War
Artemis - Greek Goddess of the Night and the Hunt. Protector of Women
Athena - Goddess of Wisdom, War, Art, Industry, Justice, and Skill
Demeter - Greek Goddess of Corn, Grain, and the Harvest
Dionysus - Greek God of Wine, Agriculture, and Fertility of Nature
Hades - Ruler of the Underworld
Helios - Greek God of the Sun
Hephaestus - Greek God of Smiths and Fire
Hera - Great Queen of Mount Olympus. Goddess of Marriage and Birth
Hermes - Greek God of Riches, Trade, and Luck
Hestia - Greek Goddess of Hearth Fire and Domestic Life
Persephone - Goddess of the Underworld
Poseidon - Greek God of the Sea
Selene - Goddess of the Moon
Zeus - Ruler of all the Greek Gods. God of the Light and the Sky
2006-07-15 22:10:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Zeus=King of the Gods
Aphrodity=Goddess of Love
Hercules=Which would eventually take his dad's place in Olypia.(his dad is Zeus)
Aries=God of War
Poseidon=God of the 7 seas.
2006-07-15 20:14:07 · answer #3 · answered by Nicholais S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Zeus, Hera, Athena, Hades, Posioden, Artimis, Hermes, there are some
2006-07-15 19:22:26 · answer #4 · answered by Karce 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check out here: http://www.pantheon.org/areas/mythology/europe/greek/
2006-07-16 01:15:19 · answer #5 · answered by BlueManticore 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here is a list of all the Greek gods - that I could think of - & what they do. Roman name in parentheses before the "~" if I know it.
Zeus (Jupiter) ~ god of thunder & lightning
Poseidon (Neptune) ~ god of the sea, horses, & earthquakes
Hades (Pluto) ~ god of the underworld
Hera (Juno) ~ goddess of marriage & childbirth
Demeter (Ceres) ~ goddess of fertility & the harvest
Hestia (Vetsa) ~ virgin goddess of hearth & home
Ares (Mars) ~ god of war
Dionysus (Bacchus) ~ god of wine, grapes, & revelry {partying}
Aphrodite (Venus) ~ goddss of love & sex
Apollo (Apollo) ~ god of fine arts, medicine, music, poetry, & sometimes the sun (see Helius)
Artemis (Diana) ~ virgin goddess of hunting, wildlife, & the moon
Athena (Minerva) ~ virgin goddess of war & wisdom
Hermes (Mercury) ~ god of travelers, theives, & crossroads
Hephaestus (Vulcan) ~ god of smithing, metalworking, & craftsmanship
Persephone (Proserpine) ~ goddess of the seasons & the underworld
Hecate ~ goddess of sorcery
Eros (Cupid) ~ god of love
Deimus ~ god of fear; travelled with his father, Ares to wars
Phobus ~ god of panic; travelled with his father, Ares to wars
Eris (Discordia) ~ goddess of discord & strife
the Muses (Camenae): Calliope ~ muse of epic poetry
Clio ~ muse of history
Erato ~ muse of love poetry & marriage songs
Euterpe ~ muse of music & lyric poetry
Melpomene ~ muse of tragedy
Polyhymnia ~ muse of sacred songs & oratory
Terpsichore ~ muse of dance
Thalia ~ muse of comedy (different than the Grace)
Urania ~ muse of astronomy
the Erinyes (Furies): Alecto, Megara, & Tisiphone ~ 3 sisters who avenge crimes against one's family
the Horae (Seasons):
Dike {pronounced die-key} ~ personification of justice
Eirene ~ personification of peace
Eunomia ~ personification of law & order {not the show}
the Moirai {the Fates} (Parcae): determined the length & course of mortal lives
Atropos ~ held the shears that cut the thread of life
Clotho ~ spun the thread of mortal lives
Lachesis ~ measured the span of each mortal life
Eos ~ goddess of the dawn
Helius (Sol) ~ god of the sun; the one who actually drives the sun chariot
Selene ~ goddess of the moon; the one who actually drives the moon chariot
Moros ~ god of doom
Nyx ~ goddess of the night
Nemesis ~ goddess of retribution
Hypnos ~ god of sleep
Thanatos ~ god of death
Hemera ~ goddess of the day
Aether ~ god of the sky
Iris ~ goddess of the rainbow & messenger of the gods
If you want to know anymore: family, stories, etc. let me know!
2006-07-16 13:55:52 · answer #6 · answered by Ashley 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not right now; I am tired and need some food.
2006-07-15 19:41:15 · answer #7 · answered by ~^~^~^~^ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check out this site - very informative ! http://www.desy.de/gna/interpedia/greek_myth/gods.html#GreekGods
2006-07-15 19:24:32 · answer #8 · answered by Rika 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋