Greek gods and goddesses
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More on gods and goddesses that were not usually counted as Olympians, although they had close ties to them.
HYGEIA
The goddess of good health, one of the many daughters of Asclepius.
IASO
The goddess of cures and remedies, a daughter of the medicine-god Asclepius.
IRIS
The goddess of the rainbow and messenger of the gods. She was the personal handmaiden of the goddess Hera.
Kratos
Personification of power.
LETO
The Titan goddess of motherhood and womanly demure. She was the mother of the twin Olympians Apollo and Artemis.
LEUCIPPIDES (Leukippides)
The goddess wives of the Dioscuri twins. They were originally mortal princesses who were carried up to heaven by the gods.
LITAE (Litai)
The elderly goddesses of prayer who delivered the prayers of men to the gods in heaven.
Momus
God of satire, mockery, satires, and poets.
Morpheus
God of dreams.
MOIRAI (Moirae)
The three goddesses of fate who spun the thread of human destiny. They were attendants of Zeus Moiragete ("Leader of the Fates").
MUSES (Mousai)
Nine sister goddesses of music, song, dance and the other arts. They were minions of the god Apollo Musagete ("Leader of the Muses"), and sang as a choir at the feasts of the gods.
CALLIOPE (Kalliope)
The leader of the nine Muses, and goddess of epic poetry. She also bestowed the gift of eloquence upon kings and princes.
CLIO (Kleio)
The Muse of historical writings.
MELPOMENE
The goddess muse of tragedy plays.
ERATO
The Muse of love poetry and mimicry.
POLYHYMNIA
The goddess muse of religious hymns. She was also known as Polymnia
EUTERPE
One of the nine Muses. She presided over lyric poetry.
URANIA (Ourania)
The goddess Muse of astronomy and astronomical writings.
THALIA (Thalia)
The Muse of comedy drama and idyllic poetry.
TERPSICHORE (Terpsikhore)
The Muse of choral dance and song.
Nemesis
Greek goddess of retribution and revenge.
Nyx
Goddess of night.
NIKE
The goddess of victory. She was one of four winged siblings who guarded the throne of Zeus, the others being Bia, Cratus and Zelus. Nike was also Zeus' personal charioteer.
Perseus
Son of Zeus, slayer of Medusa, the legendary founder of Mycenae and of the Perseid dynasty.
OCEANIDES (Okeanides)
Goddess and nymph daughters of the great earth-encircling river Oceanus. Many of these were handmaidens of the Olympian gods, including Artemis' troupe, Demeter's entourage, Hera's Clymene and Aphrodite's Peitho.
PAEON (Paion)
The physician of the Olympian gods. He was perhaps the same as Asclepius.
PANACEIA (Panakeia)
The goddess of curatives, literally named "All-Cure." She was one of the daughters of the medicine god Asclepius.
PEITHO
The goddess of persuasion and seductive speech. She was a handmaiden of Aphrodite and one of the Theoi Gamelioi (gods of marriage).
PHOBUS (Phobos)
The god of panic. He was one of the Theoi Polemikoi (gods of war), a minion of his father Ares.
PSYCHE (Psykhe)
The goddess of the soul and wife of the god Eros.
Selene
Titaness; personification of the Moon.
Styx
Goddess of the River Styx, the river where gods swear oaths on.
Thanatos
God of Death.
Triton
Messenger of the Seas, Son of Poseidon and Amphitrite. He holds a twisted conch shell.
THEMIS
The Titan goddess of divine law and order, custom and tradition. She was also a prophetic goddess, the leader of the assembly, and the personal councillor of Zeus.
THYONE
The mother of the god Dionysus. Thyone is the divine name of Semele, who was brought to Olympus by her son subsequent to her death.
TYCHE (Tykhe)
The goddess of good fortune. She was sometimes represented as a handmaiden of the goddess Hera.
ZELUS (Zelos)
The god of rivalry and competition. He was one of four winged Daemones who guarded the throne of Zeus.
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