The religion of ancient Greece comprises hundreds of deities and an equal number of heroines and heroes. The following profiles provide a good place to explore these captivating figures.
A great deal of research has gone into the creation of these profiles, several of which have been expanded into pamphlet- and book-length publications that are available on Amazon.com. This has been a labor of love stemming from my extensive reading on Greek prehistory, repeated visits to Greece and travels to photograph related artwork in museums across Europe.
My latest publication, The Iliad—Who’s Who: An Illustrated Dictionary of the Gods, People, Places, and Animals in the Iliad, is available in two volumes on Amazon.com. There are over 1200 references including 477 maps and 170 photographs of ancient artifacts. The accuracy and scope of The Iliad—Who's Who makes it an indispensable resource and reference tool.
Achilles | Aphrodite | Apollon | Ares |
The Ultimate Hero | Goddess of Love | God of Delphi | God of War |
Artemis | Athene | Demeter | Dione |
Goddess of the Hunt | Goddess of Wisdom | Goddess of the Harvest | The Mother Goddess |
Dionysos | Enyo | Eos | Erida |
A Son of Zeus | One of the Gray Sisters | Goddess of the Dawn | Goddess of Hate |
Erinys | Eris | Eros | Eurynome |
The Punisher | Goddess of Discord | God of Love | Mother of the Kharites |
Fates | Ge | Hades | Hebe |
Klotho, Lachesis, and Atropos | Goddess of the Earth | Lord of the Dead | Goddess of Youth |
Hekate | Helen | Helios | Hephaistos |
The Roaring Goddess | The Sun | Helen of Troy | Artificer of the Gods |
Hera | Herakles | Hermes | Hestia |
Queen of the Gods | Hero of Heroes | The Messenger God | Goddess of the Hearth |
The Horai | Hyperion | Hypnos | Ieson |
The Hours | Father of the Sun | The God of Sleep | Leader of the Argonauts |
Io | Iris | Kalypso | The Kharites |
The Heifer-Maiden | Goddess of the Rainbow | The Queenly Nymph | The Graces |
Kheiron | Kirke | Kronos | Leto |
The Noble Centaur | Circe, the Dread Goddess | Father of the Olympians | Mother of Apollon and Artemis |
Medusa | The Muses | The Nereids | Nymphs |
The Mortal Gorgon | Goddesses of the Creative Arts | Daughters of Nereus | Goddesses of Nature |
Nyx | Odysseus | Ouranos | Pan |
Goddess of Night | Hero and Wanderer | The Heavens | The Goat-God |
Persephone | Poseidon | Prometheus | Rhea |
The Wife of Hades | Lord of the Sea | The Rebel God | Mother of the Olympians |
Rivers | Skylla | Styx | Thanatos |
River-Gods in the Iliad | The Beast With Six Heads | The Oath River | God of Death |
Theseus | Thetis | The Winds | Zeus |
The Athenian Hero | Mother of Akhilleus | Children of Eos (Dawn) | Father of Gods and Men |