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Olympian Gods (The Major Gods of Mount Olympus)
- Zeus: King of the gods, ruler of the sky and thunder.
- Hera: Queen of the gods, goddess of marriage and family.
- Poseidon: God of the sea, earthquakes, and horses.
- Demeter: Goddess of agriculture and fertility.
- Athena: Goddess of wisdom, strategy, and war.
- Apollo: God of the sun, music, prophecy, and healing.
- Artemis: Goddess of the moon, hunting, and childbirth.
- Ares: God of war.
- Aphrodite: Goddess of love and beauty.
- Hephaestus: God of fire, blacksmithing, and craftsmanship.
- Hermes: Messenger of the gods, god of commerce, thieves, and travel.
- Hestia: Goddess of the hearth and domesticity (sometimes replaced by Dionysus in the Olympian list).
- Dionysus: God of wine, revelry, and theater.
Primordial Deities (The First Gods of Creation)
- Chaos: The void or origin of all creation.
- Gaia (Gaea): The Earth, mother of the Titans and many other beings.
- Uranus: The Sky, Gaia’s partner and father of the Titans.
- Nyx: The goddess of night.
- Erebus: The god of darkness.
- Tartarus: The abyss and personification of the underworld.
- Eros: Primordial god of love and procreation.
Chthonic (Underworld) Deities
- Hades: God of the underworld and wealth.
- Persephone: Queen of the underworld, goddess of spring growth.
- Thanatos: Personification of death.
- Hypnos: God of sleep.
- Hecate: Goddess of witchcraft, magic, and crossroads.
- Charon: Ferryman of the dead.
Titans (Predecessors of the Olympians)
- Cronus: Leader of the Titans, father of the Olympians.
- Rhea: Mother of the Olympians.
- Oceanus: Titan of the sea.
- Tethys: Titaness of the rivers and fresh water.
- Hyperion: Titan of light.
- Theia: Titaness of sight and the shining light.
- Iapetus: Titan associated with mortality.
- Prometheus: Titan who gave fire to humanity.
- Atlas: Titan condemned to hold up the sky.
Important Semi-Gods (Demigods and Heroes)
- Heracles (Hercules): Son of Zeus and Alcmene; famous for his Twelve Labors.
- Achilles: Hero of the Trojan War; central figure in the Iliad.
- Perseus: Slayer of Medusa and rescuer of Andromeda.
- Theseus: Slayer of the Minotaur and founder of Athens.
- Orpheus: Musician and poet who tried to retrieve his wife, Eurydice, from the underworld.
- Bellerophon: Rider of Pegasus who defeated the Chimera.
- Jason: Leader of the Argonauts in the quest for the Golden Fleece.
- Helen of Troy: Daughter of Zeus and Leda; her abduction started the Trojan War.
- Atalanta: Swift-footed huntress and participant in the Calydonian Boar Hunt.
- Meleager: Hero of the Calydonian Boar Hunt.
- Castor and Pollux (Dioscuri): Twin sons of Zeus; protectors of sailors.
- Aeneas: Trojan hero and ancestor of the Romans.
Other Notable Figures
- Nike: Goddess of victory.
- Eris: Goddess of discord.
- Iris: Goddess of the rainbow and messenger of the gods.
- Nemesis: Goddess of revenge and retribution.
- Pan: God of nature, shepherds, and flocks.
- Morpheus: God of dreams.