The Gods of Ancient Greece

Theoi is the Greek word for "gods" (sing. Theos). Ancient Greeks worshiped many different kinds of gods, including gods from other parts of the world (ie Isis, Mithra, Sabazios, et cetera). The most well known group of gods is the Olympians, but not all of them were worshiped everywhere.

Olympians

The main gods most people are familiar with.

• Aphrodite: Goddess of love, beauty, procreation.
• Apollon: God of prophecy, oracles, the arts, archery, healing, plague.
• Ares: God of war, courage, order.
• Artemis: Goddess of the hunt, wilderness, wild animals.
• Athena: Goddess of wisdom, war, weaving.
• Demeter: Goddess of agriculture.
• Dionysos: God of wine, vegetation, madness.
• Hephaestus: God of smiths, craftsman, fire.
• Hera: Goddess of marriage, women, the heavens.
• Hermes: God of travel, commerce, thieves, communication.
• Hestia: Goddess of the hearth.
• Poseidon: God of the sea, earthquakes, floods, horses.
• Zeus: King of the gods. God of the sky, order, law.