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Olympians

Protogenoi

The primordial gods or "Protogenoi" of Greek mythology were the most basic components of the universe which emerged fully-formed at creation. They included Earth, Air, Sea, Sky, Fresh Water, Underworld, Darkness, Night, Light, Day, Procreation and Time.

Olympians

The Twelve great gods of the Greeks were known as the Olympians. Together they presided over every aspect of human life. The goddess Hestia was sometimes included amongst the Twelve.

The Moirai (Fates)

THE MOIRAI (Moirae) were the three goddesses of fate who personified the inescapable destiny of man. They assigned to every person his or her fate or share in the scheme of things.

Titans

The Titans were the pre-Olympian gods. According to the Theogony of Hesiod, they were the twelve children of the protogenoi parents Uranus and Gaea.

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Muses

The Nine Muses were deities that gave artists, philosophers and individuals the necessary inspiration for creation.

The Graeae

GRAIAI (Graeae) were two, some say three, sea hags who personified the white foam of the sea. They were grey-haired from birth and shared amongst themselves a single, detachable eye and tooth.

Gigantes

The Elder Cyclopes were three, orb-eyed, immortal giants who forged the lightning-bolts of Zeus.

Nereids

THE NEREIDES (Nereids) were fifty sea-nymphe daughters of Nereus the old man of the sea. They were goddesses of the sea's rich bounty and protectors of sailors and fishermen, coming to the aid of those in distress.

Sirens

The Sirens were three monstrous sea-nymphs who lured sailors to their death with a bewitching song.

Gorgons

The Gorgons were three powerful, winged daimones named Medousa (Medusa), Sthenno and Euryale. Of the three sisters only Medousa was mortal.

Pleiades

the Pleiades were seven sisters: Maia, Electra, Alcyone, Taygete, Asterope, Celaeno and Merope. Their parents were Atlas, a Titan who held up the sky, and the oceanid Pleione, the protectress of sailing.

Chthonians

The gods of the underworld were named "Theoi Khthonioi" or Chthonian gods by the Greeks. They were ruled by the grim god Hades and his queen Persephone. The term "Chthonic gods" was also used for the closely related gods of agriculture.

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Oceanids

The Oceanids were three thousand goddess-nymphs who presided over the sources of earth's fresh-water--from rain-clouds to subterranean springs and fountains.

Hesperides

THE HESPERIDES were the goddess-nymphs of evening and the golden light of sunsets.

Charites

The Charites, or Graces, were three goddesses of grace, beauty, adornment, joy, mirth, festivity, dance and song. A number of younger Kharites presided over the other pleasures of life including play, amusement, banqueting, floral decoration, happiness, rest and relaxation.

Horae

The Horae were the goddesses of the seasons and the natural portions of time. They presided over the revolutions of the heavenly constellations by which the year was measured.

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