-Aphrodite: Goddess of Love and Beauty.
She was married to the Greek god Hephaestus, and She had a son Aros. Her symbols include a Rose, a scallop shell, and a Myrtle wreath. Her sacred animal is the dove.
-Apollo: God of music and poetry.
He is God of healing, plague, prophecies, poetry, The sun and archery. Often associated with the sun or light. He is twin brother to Artemis, Hermes older brother, and son of Leto and Zeus. His various symbols include, The Raven, bow and quiver, lyre, and a laurel wreath. His sacred animal is the red bull.
-Ares: God of war, blood lust, and violence.
Ares is god of violence, manly courage, and civil order. Son of Zeus and Hera, His attributes are golden armour and a bronze-tipped spear. His sacred animals are the vulture, venomous snakes, alligators, and dogs.
-Artemis: Goddess the hunt and wilderness.
She is Virgin goddess of wild animals, She later became associated with the Moon. Daughter of Leto and Zeus, and twin sister of Apollo, In addition to the bow, her attributes include hunting spears, animal pelts, deer, and other wild animals. Her sacred animals are deer, bears, and wild boars.
-Athena: Goddess of wisdom, warfare, battle strategy, heroic endeavour, handicrafts and reason.
In most legends she is born from Zeus' head. Her symbols include but are not limited to the aegis and the olive tree. She is commonly shown accompanied by her sacred animal, the snowy owl.
-Demeter: Goddess of fertility, agriculture, horticulture, grain and harvest.
Daughter of Cronus and Rhea, sister of Zeus with whom she had Persephone. Her symbols are the horn of plenty, wheat-ears, the winged serpent and the lotus staff. Her sacred animals are pigs and snakes.
-Dionysus: God of wine, parties and festivals, madness, civilization, drunkenness and pleasure at forever young. His attributes are the thyrsus, Drinking cup, grapevine and crown of ivy. Animals sacred to him include dolphins, serpents, tigers, panthers, and donkeys.
-Hades or Pluto: King of the Underworld and god of the dead and the hidden wealth of the Earth.
His consort is Persephone, and his attributes are the key of Hades, the Helm of Darkness, and the three-headed dog, Cerberus. The screech owl is sacred to him.
- Hephaestus: Crippled God of fire, metalworking, stone masonry, sculpture and volcanism.
Son of Hera, He is metal smith of the gods, And Aphrodite's Husband. His Symbols are His symbols are the hammer, tongs, and anvils. His sacred animal donkey, the guard dog and the crane. When he was born, he was thrown off of Mount Olympus by Hera as he was considered ugly.
-Hera: Queen of marriage, women, childbirth, heirs, kings and empires.
She is daughter of Rhea and Cronus. Her sacred animals are the cow, the peacock.
-Hermes: God of travel, messengers, trade, thievery, cunning wiles, language, writing, diplomacy, athletics, and animal husbandry. He is the messenger of the gods, And son of Zeus and Maia. His attributes include the herald's wand or Caduceus winged sandals, and a traveler's cap. His sacred animals are the tortoise, the ram, and the hawk.
-Hestia: Virgin goddess of the hearth, home and cooking. She is a daughter of Rhea and Cronus and sister of Zeus. symbols are the hearth and kettle. In some accounts, she gave up her seat as one of the Twelve Olympians to tend to the sacred flame on Mount Olympus for Dionysus.
-Poseidon: God of the sea, rivers, floods, droughts, storms, earthquakes, and horses; known as the "Earth Shaker" or "Storm Bringer". Son of Rhea and Cronus, The horse and the dolphin are sacred to him.
-Zeus: The king of the gods, the ruler of Mount Olympus and the god of the sky, weather, thunder, law, order, and fate.
Youngest child to Rhea and Cronus. His usual attributes are the royal sceptre and the lightning bolt. His main attribute was his master bolt. His sacred animals are the eagle and the bull.
-Aether: God of the upper air and light.
-Ananke: Goddess of inevitability, compulsion and necessity.
-Erebos or Erebus: God of darkness and shadow.
-Gaia: Personification of the Earth (Mother Earth); mother of the titans.
-Hemera: Goddess of daylight and the sun
-Chaos: The nothingness from which all else sprang
-Chronos: The Keeper of Time. Not to be confused with Chronus.
-The Nesoi: Goddesses of the islands.
-Nyx: Goddess of night. She is also the only being from which Zeus turned when her son Hypnos, who had angered Zeus, hid behind her.
-Uranus: God of the heavens (Father Sky); father of the Titans. He banished his children, the Cyclopes and the Hecatonchires, to the underworld because they did not please him.
-The Ourea: Gods of mountains.
-Phanes: God of procreation
-Pontos: God of the sea, father of the fish and other sea creatures.
-Tartarus: The darkest, deepest part of the underworld.
-Thalassa: Spirit of the sea and consort of Pontos.
-Hyperion: Titan of light. With Theia, he is the father of Helios (the sun), Selene (the moon) and Eos (the dawn).
-Lapetus: Titan of mortality and father of Prometheus, Epimetheus and Atlas.
-Coeus: Titan of intellect and the axis of heaven around which the constellations revolved.
-Krios: The least individualized of the Twelve Titans, he is the father of Astraios, Pallas and Perses.
-Kronos: The leader of the Titans, who overthrew his father Uranus only to be overthrown in turn by his son, Zeus. Not to be confused with Chronos, the god of time.
-Mnemosyne: Titan of memory and remembrance, and mother of the Nine Muses.
-Oceanus: Titan of the all-encircling river Oceanus around the earth, the font of all the Earth's fresh-water.
-Phoebe: Titan of the "bright" intellect and prophecy, and consort of Koios.
-Rhea: Titan of female fertility, motherhood, and generation. She is the sister and consort of Cronus, and mother of Zeus, Hades, Poseidon, Hera, Demeter and Hestia
-Tathys: Wife of Oceanus, and the mother of the rivers, springs, streams, fountains and clouds.
-Theia: Titan of sight and the shining light of the clear blue sky. She is the consort of Hyperion, and mother of Helios, Selene and Eos.
-Themis: Titan of divine law and order
-Astrea: Titan of nocturnal oracles and falling stars.
-Astraeus: Titan of stars and planets, and the art of astrology
-Atlas: Titan forced to carry the sky upon his shoulders. Also Son of Iapetus.
-Aura: Titan of the breeze and the fresh, cool air of early morning.
-Dione: Titan of the oracle of Dodona.
-Eos: Titan of the dawn.
-Epimetheus: Titan of afterthought and the father of excuses.
-Eurynome: Titan of the mastery of the seas and consort of Krios
-Helios: Titan god of the sun and guardian of oaths.
-Clymene or Asia: Titan of renown, fame and infamy, and wife of Iapetos
-Lelantos: Titan of air and the hunter's skill of stalking prey. He is the male counterpart of Leto
-Leto: Titan of motherhood and mother of Artemis and Apollo.
-Menoetius: Titan of violent anger, rash action, and human mortality. Killed by Zeus.
-Metis: Titan of good counsel, advise, planning, cunning, craftiness and wisdom, and mother of Athena
-Ophion: An elder Titan, in some versions of the myth he ruled the Earth with his consort Eurynome before Cronus overthrew him.
-Pallas: Titan of warcraft. He was killed by Athena during the Titanomachy.
-Perses: Titan of destruction
-Prometheus: Titan of forethought and crafty counsel, and creator of mankind.
-Selene: Titan of the moon.
-Styx: Titan of the Underworld, river Styx and personification of hatred.
This is all i had time to post if you wish for more information go to here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Greek_mythological_figures
I added The titans into this blog entry. Hope you enjoyed.
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