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God of mortality and father of Prometheus, Epimetheus, Menoetius, and Atlas. Mnemosyne: Mνημοσύνη (Mnēmosýnē) Goddess of memory and remembrance, and mother of the Nine Muses. Oceanus: Ὠκεανός (Ōceanós) God of the all-encircling river Oceans around the Earth, the fount of all the Earth's fresh-water. Phoebe: Φοίβη ...
In Greek mythology, Priapus (/ p r aɪ ˈ eɪ p ə s /; [1] Ancient Greek: Πρίαπος, Príapos) is a minor rustic fertility god, protector of livestock, fruit plants, gardens, and male genitalia. Priapus is marked by his oversized, permanent erection, which gave rise to the medical term priapism.
A host of legendary creatures, animals, and mythic humanoids occur in ancient Greek mythology.Anything related to mythology is mythological. A mythological creature (also mythical or fictional entity) is a type of fictional entity, typically a hybrid, that has not been proven and that is described in folklore (including myths and legends), but may be featured in historical accounts before ...
Key: The names of groups of gods or other mythological beings are given in italic font. Key: The names of the Titans have a green background. Key: Dotted lines show a marriage or affair. Key: Solid lines show children.
Greek sea gods (2 C, 16 P) Z. Zeus (8 C, 35 P) Pages in category "Greek gods" The following 124 pages are in this category, out of 124 total.
Hesiod's Theogony, (c. 700 BCE) which could be considered the "standard" creation myth of Greek mythology, [1] tells the story of the genesis of the gods. After invoking the Muses (II.1–116), Hesiod says the world began with the spontaneous generation of four beings: first arose Chaos (Chasm); then came Gaia (the Earth), "the ever-sure foundation of all"; "dim" Tartarus (the Underworld), in ...
Pakhangba (Meitei mythology and Sanamahism) – Serpentine dragon, ruler of the universe; Pamola – Weather spirit; Panes – Human-goat hybrids descended from the god Pan; Pandi (Medieval Bestiary) – White-haired humanoid with giant ears and eight fingers and toes; Panis – Demons with herds of stolen cows
A statue of Neptune in the city of Bristol.. Poseidon is the Greek god of the sea and the brother of Zeus, Hades, Hera, Hestia and Demeter.Beckoned by the curse of Polyphemus, his one-eyed giant son, he attempts to make Odysseus' journey home much harder than it actually needs to be.