greek deity

Noun
  1. A deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks (synset 109574485)
    referred to in: antiquity - the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe
    is a type of: deity, divinity, god, immortal - any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
    subtypes:
    • grace - (Greek mythology) one of three sisters who were the givers of beauty and charm; a favorite subject for sculptors
    • forest god, satyr - one of a class of woodland deities; attendant on Bacchus; identified with Roman fauns
    • silenus - any of the minor woodland deities who were companions of Dionysus (similar to the satyrs)
    • aether - personification of the sky or upper air breathed by the Olympians; son of Erebus and night or of Chaos and darkness
    • moirae, moirai - any of the three Greek goddesses of fate or destiny; identified with the Roman Parcae and similar to the Norse Norns
    • muse - in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science
    • pontos, pontus - (Greek mythology) ancient personification of the sea; father of Nereus
    • rhadamanthus - (Greek mythology) a judge of the dead in the underworld
    specific instances:
    • olympian, olympic god - a classical Greek god after the overthrow of the Titans
    • aeolus - god of the winds in ancient mythology
    • apollo, phoebus, phoebus apollo - (Greek mythology) Greek god of light; god of prophecy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis
    • aphrodite, cytherea - goddess of love and beauty and daughter of Zeus in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Venus
    • ares - (Greek mythology) Greek god of war; son of Zeus and Hera; identified with Roman Mars
    • eris - (Greek mythology) goddess of discord; sister of Ares
    • thanatos - (Greek mythology) the Greek personification of death; son of Nyx
    • nyx - (Greek mythology) Greek goddess of the night; daughter of Chaos; counterpart of Roman Nox
    • artemis, cynthia - (Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana
    • boreas - (Greek mythology) the god who personified the north wind
    • ate - goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
    • athena, athene, pallas, pallas athena, pallas athene - (Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva
    • chaos - (Greek mythology) the most ancient of gods; the personification of the infinity of space preceding creation of the universe
    • demeter - (Greek mythology) goddess of fertility and protector of marriage in ancient mythology; counterpart of Roman Ceres
    • dionysus - (Greek mythology) god of wine and fertility and drama; the Greek name of Bacchus
    • doris - (Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids
    • erebus - (Greek mythology) Greek god of darkness who dwelt in the underworld; son of Chaos; brother of Nox; father of Aether and Day
    • eros - (Greek mythology) god of love; son of Aphrodite; identified with Roman Cupid
    • gaea, gaia, ge - (Greek mythology) goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology
    • hebe - (Greek mythology) the goddess of youth and spring; wife of Hercules; daughter of Zeus and Hera; cupbearer to the Olympian gods
    • helios - (Greek mythology) ancient god of the sun; drove his chariot across the sky each day; identified with Roman Sol
    • hecate - (Greek mythology) Greek goddess of fertility who later became associated with Persephone as goddess of the underworld and protector of witches
    • hephaestus, hephaistos - (Greek mythology) the lame god of fire and metalworking in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Vulcan
    • hermes - (Greek mythology) messenger and herald of the gods; god of commerce and cunning and invention and theft; identified with Roman Mercury
    • hermaphroditus - (Greek mythology) son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged with the nymph Salmacis to form one body
    • hygeia - (Greek mythology) the goddess of health; daughter of Aesculapius and sister of Panacea
    • panacea - (Greek mythology) the goddess of healing; daughter of Aesculapius and sister of Hygeia
    • hera, here - queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology; sister and wife of Zeus remembered for her jealously of the many mortal women Zeus fell in love with; identified with Roman Juno
    • hestia - (Greek mythology) the goddess of the hearth and its fire in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Vesta
    • hymen - (Greek mythology) the god of marriage
    • minos - son of Zeus and Europa; king of ancient Crete; ordered Daedalus to build the labyrinth; after death Minos became a judge in the underworld
    • ariadne - beautiful daughter of Minos and Pasiphae; she fell in love with Theseus and gave him the thread with which he found his way out of the Minotaur's labyrinth
    • clotho, klotho - the Greek goddess of fate who spins the thread of life
    • lachesis - the Greek goddess of fate who determines the length of the thread of life
    • atropos - the Greek goddess of fate who cuts the thread of life
    • momos, momus - god of blame and mockery
    • nemesis - (Greek mythology) the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance
    • nereus - (Greek mythology) a sea god son of Pontus and Gaea; lived in the depths of the sea with his wife Doris and their daughters the Nereids
    • nike - (Greek mythology) winged goddess of victory; identified with Roman Victoria
    • ouranos, uranus - (Greek mythology) god of the heavens; son and husband of Gaea and father of the Titans in ancient mythology
    • goat god, pan - (Greek mythology) god of fields and woods and shepherds and flocks; represented as a man with goat's legs and horns and ears; identified with Roman Sylvanus or Faunus
    • pasiphae - (Greek mythology) daughter of Helios and mother of Ariadne
    • poseidon - (Greek mythology) the god of the sea and earthquakes in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and Hades and Hera; identified with Roman Neptune
    • proteus - (Greek mythology) a prophetic god who served Poseidon; was capable of changing his shape at will
    • cora, despoina, kore, persephone - (Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
    • phaethon - (Greek mythology) son of Helios; killed when trying to drive his father's chariot and came too close to earth
    • aides, aidoneus, hades - (Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone
    • pythia, pythoness - (Greek mythology) the priestess of Apollo at Delphi who transmitted the oracles
    • selene - (Greek mythology) goddess of the Moon in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Luna
    • eos - (Greek mythology) the winged goddess of the dawn in ancient mythology; daughter of Hyperion; identified with Roman Aurora
    • titan - (Greek mythology) any of the primordial giant gods who ruled the Earth until overthrown by Zeus; the Titans were offspring of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaea (Earth)
    • titaness - (Greek mythology) any of the primordial giant goddesses who were offspring of Uranus (heaven) and Gaea (earth) in ancient mythology
    • triton - (Greek mythology) a sea god; son of Poseidon
    • tyche - (Greek mythology) the goddess of fortune; identified with Roman Fortuna
    • zephyr - (Greek mythology) the Greek god of the west wind
    • zeus - (Greek mythology) the supreme god of ancient Greek mythology; son of Rhea and Cronus whom he dethroned; husband and brother of Hera; brother of Poseidon and Hades; father of many gods; counterpart of Roman Jupiter

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