Chaoskay-ossThe First — primordial gap or voidGaiagay-uhThe Earth — mother of allUranusyoor-uh-nusThe Sky — first king of heavenNyxniksNight — mother of the dark powersErebusair-uh-busThe Underworld Dark — consort of NightTartarustar-tuh-rusThe Pit — deepest place of the underworldEros (Primordial)air-oss (primordial)The Original Love — primordial unifying powerAetheree-therThe Upper Bright Air — element of the godsHemerahem-er-uhThe Day — daughter of Night and the DarkPontuspon-tusThe Sea — son of Earth, father of the sea-godsThalassathuh-lass-uhThe Salt Sea — feminine personificationOureaoo-ree-uhThe Mountains — children of EarthNesoiness-oyThe Islands — uncertain primordial groupAnankeuh-nang-keeNecessity — the inescapable bondChronoskroh-nossTime — Orphic primordial, not to be confused with CronusAioneye-onEternity — the unbounded agePhanesfay-neezThe Light-Bringer — Orphic first-bornHydroshy-drossPrimordial Water — Orphic alternativePhilotesfih-loh-teezFriendship and Sexual Love — daughter of NightApateuh-pay-teeDeceit — daughter of NightDolosdoh-lossTrickery — daimon of fraudMomusmoh-musBlame — the carping criticMorosmoh-rossDoom — irrevocable fate of deathGerasgee-rasOld Age — the daimon of declineOizysoy-zisMisery — daughter of NightPythonpie-thonThe Earth-Serpent of Delphi, slain by Apollo at the navel of the worldThe Cyclopesthe sigh-kloh-peezThe One-Eyed Smiths of Heaven — Brontes, Steropes, and ArgesThe Hecatoncheiresthe heh-kuh-ton-ky-reezThe Hundred-Handed — Briareus, Cottus, and GygesThe Gigantesthe jih-gan-teezThe Earthborn — and the Gigantomachy that ended their kind
Cronuskroh-nusKing of the Titans — father of ZeusRhearee-uhMother of the OlympiansOceanusoh-see-uh-nusThe River-Stream — eldest of the TitansTethystee-thisMother of Rivers — wife of OceanusHyperionhigh-peer-ee-onThe High-Walker — Titan of the heavenly lightsTheiathay-uhThe Divine — Titaness of lightHelioshee-lee-ossThe Sun — driver of the daily chariotSeleneseh-lee-neeThe Moon — mistress of the night skyEosee-ossThe Dawn — rosy-fingered goddess of the morningThemisthee-misDivine Order — counselor of the godsMnemosyneneh-moss-ih-neeMemory — mother of the MusesLetolee-tohMother of Apollo and ArtemisPrometheusproh-mee-thee-usThe Forethinking — friend of mankindEpimetheusep-ih-mee-thee-usThe Afterthinking — brother of PrometheusAtlasat-lasThe Sky-Bearer — Titan of the western mountainIapetuseye-ap-eh-tusFather of Prometheus and AtlasCoeussee-usTitan of the celestial axis — father of LetoPhoebefee-beeBright Titaness — Delphic prophetessCriuskree-usTitan of constellations — father of AstraeusEurybiayoo-rib-ee-uhWide-Strength — daughter of PontusAsteriauh-steer-ee-uhThe Starry — sister of Leto, mother of HecateAstraeusas-tray-usStarry Husband of Eos — father of the winds and starsPallas (Titan)pal-us (titan)Warrior Titan — father of NikePersesper-seezTitan of destruction — father of HecateMetismee-tisWisdom — first wife of ZeusStyxstiksThe Hateful — river of unbreakable oath
ZeuszoosKing of the Gods — Lord of OlympusHeraheer-ahQueen of the Gods — wife of Zeus, patroness of marriagePoseidonpoh-sye-donLord of the Sea — earth-shakerDemeterdee-mee-terEarth Mother — goddess of grain and the Eleusinian MysteriesHestiahess-tee-uhGoddess of the Hearth — the central flameHadeshay-deezLord of the Dead — king of the underworldAthenaah-thee-nahThe Grey-Eyed — goddess of wisdom and craftsApollouh-pol-ohThe Far-Shooter — god of music, prophecy, and plagueArtemisar-tuh-misThe Huntress — virgin of the wildernessAresair-eezLord of War — the bloody-mindedAphroditeaf-roh-dye-teeFoam-Born — goddess of loveHephaestusheh-fes-tusThe Lame Smith — divine craftsmanHermesher-meezMessenger of the Gods — patron of travelers and thievesDionysusdye-oh-nye-susThe Twice-Born — god of wine and ecstasy
Persephoneper-sef-oh-neeQueen of the Underworld — daughter of DemeterHebehee-beeCupbearer of the Gods — wife of the deified HeraclesEileithyiaeye-lye-thy-uhGoddess of ChildbirthEros (Later)air-oss (later)Son of Aphrodite — winged boy of loveIriseye-risRainbow Messenger — herald of HeraHecatehek-uh-teeOf the Crossroads — goddess of witchcraft and the dark moonAsclepiusuh-sklee-pee-usDivine Physician — son of ApolloPanpanGod of the Wild — pastoral piper of ArcadiaNereusneer-ee-usOld Man of the Sea — prophetic shape-shifterProteusproh-tee-usShepherd of the Seals — shape-shifting prophetTritontry-tonSon of Poseidon — herald of the deepGlaucusglaw-kusThe Sea-Green — fisherman become sea-godCharonkair-onFerryman of the Styx — gatekeeper of the deadThe Anemoithe uh-nem-oyThe Four Winds — Boreas, Notus, Eurus, and ZephyrusAdonisa-do-nisThe Beloved of Aphrodite, slain by the boar — the Greek mystery of the dying youthHyacinthushigh-uh-sin-thusThe Spartan youth beloved of Apollo, slain by the discusEchoeck-ohThe Mountain Nymph who could only repeatNarcissusnar-siss-usThe Boeotian youth who loved his own reflectionMorpheus and the Oneiroimor-fee-us and the oh-nye-royThe Shapers of Dreams — Morpheus, Phobetor, and Phantasos
The Erinyesthe eh-rin-eezThe Furies — Tisiphone, Megaera, AlectoThe Moiraithe moy-ryeThe Fates — Clotho, Lachesis, AtroposThe Charitesthe kar-ih-teezThe Graces — Aglaea, Euphrosyne, ThaliaThe Horaethe hor-eyeThe Seasons — Eunomia, Dike, EireneThe Musesthe mu-sesDaughters of Mnemosyne — patrons of the artsCalliopekuh-lye-uh-peeMuse of Epic PoetryClioklye-ohMuse of HistoryEratoair-uh-tohMuse of Love PoetryEuterpeyoo-ter-peeMuse of Music and LyricMelpomenemel-pom-uh-neeMuse of TragedyPolyhymniapol-ee-him-nee-uhMuse of Sacred HymnTerpsichoreterp-sik-uh-reeMuse of DanceThalia (Muse)thay-lee-uh (muse)Muse of ComedyUraniayoo-ray-nee-uhMuse of AstronomyThe Sirensthe sy-rensThe Singers of the Rocks, whose voices drew sailors to their deathThe Hesperidesthe hes-pair-ih-deezThe Nymphs of the Evening — keepers of the golden applesThe Graeaethe gree-eyeThe Gray Sisters — old from their birth, sharing one eye and one toothThe Gorgonsthe gor-gonsStheno, Euryale, and Medusa — the daughters of the sea, whose gaze turned to stone
Hypnoship-nosSleep — twin brother of DeathThanatosthan-uh-tosDeath — implacable son of NightErisair-isStrife — kindler of the Trojan WarEnyoen-ee-ohWar-Goddess — companion of AresPhobos and Deimosfoh-bos and dye-mosFear and Terror — sons of AresNikenye-keeVictory — winged daughter of Pallas and StyxNemesisnem-uh-sisIndignation — divine retribution against prideTychetye-keeFortune — Hellenistic personification of luck
Typhontye-fonThe Great Serpent — last and worst adversary of ZeusEchidnaeh-kid-nuhThe Viper-Woman — mother of monstersCerberussur-buh-rusThe Hound of Hades — three-headed guardian of the deadMedusameh-doo-suhThe Gorgon — whose gaze turned men to stoneMinotaurmin-uh-torThe Bull of Minos — prisoner of the LabyrinthSphinxsfinksThe Theban RiddlerScyllasil-uhThe Six-Headed Monster of the StraitCharybdiskuh-rib-disThe Whirlpool of the StraitLamialay-mee-uhThe Child-Devouring QueenEmpusaem-pyoo-suhShape-Shifting Hag of HecateThe Harpiesthe har-peezThe Snatchers — winged daughters of Thaumas and ElectraPegasuspeg-uh-susThe Winged Horse, born of the Gorgon's blood
Heraclesher-ah-kleezThe Greatest of Heroes — performer of the Twelve LaborsPerseuspur-see-usSlayer of the Gorgon — founder of MycenaeTheseusthee-see-usAthenian Hero — slayer of the MinotaurJasonjay-sunCaptain of the Argonauts — winner of the Golden FleeceBellerophonbuh-lair-uh-fonTamer of Pegasus — slayer of the ChimeraCadmuskad-musFounder of Thebes — sower of dragon's teethAtalantaat-uh-lan-tuhThe Huntress — the only woman among the ArgonautsAchillesuh-kill-eezThe Best of the Achaeans — hero of the IliadOdysseusoh-dis-ee-usThe Wily — wanderer of the OdysseyTiresiastie-ree-see-usThe Blind Theban SeerChironkye-ronThe Wise Centaur — teacher of heroesOrpheusor-fee-usSinger of the Underworld — patron of the MysteriesOedipused-ih-pusKing of Thebes, who slew his father and married his mother in ignoranceAntigonean-tig-uh-neeDaughter of Oedipus, who buried her brother and was buried aliveHelenhel-enDaughter of Zeus and Leda — wife of Menelaus, cause of the Trojan WarHectorhek-torEldest son of Priam — defender of Troy, slain by AchillesParispair-isThe shepherd-prince of Troy — judge of the goddesses, abductor of HelenPriampry-amKing of Troy, who outlived his sons and saw the fall of his cityCassandrakuh-san-druhDaughter of Priam — prophetess whom no one believedAeneaseh-nee-asTrojan prince and son of Aphrodite — survivor of Troy, ancestor of RomeThe Great Sinnersthe greatsin-nersSisyphus, Tantalus, and Ixion — the three condemned to eternal torment in TartarusDaedalus and Icarusded-uh-lus and ik-uh-rusThe Athenian craftsman and his son who flew too near the sunPhaethonfay-uh-thonSon of Helios, who lost control of the chariot of the sunMedeameh-dee-uhPrincess of Colchis and sorceress, who slew her own childrenAriadneair-ee-ad-neeCretan princess, who gave Theseus the thread — and was abandoned at NaxosActaeonak-tee-onThe Theban hunter, torn by his own hounds for seeing Artemis bathing
