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Minor Gods and Goddesses of Greek Mythology

Blessings

Blessings

These are the minor gods and goddesses whose domains have to do with blessings or good things

The Charities (Skip)

The Charities

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  • three goddesses of grace, beauty, adornment, joy, mirth, festivity, dance and song
  • also called the graces
  • named Euphrosyne, Aglaia, and Thalia
  • most commonly said parents: Zeus and Eurynome, the daughter of Ocean.

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The Muses

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  • names: Clio, Euterpe, Thalia, Melpomeni, Terpsichore, Erato, Polymnia, Ourania and Calliope.
  • history, music, comedy, tragedy, dance, romantic poetry, divine hyms, astronomy, epic lyric poetry respectivly
  • parents: Zeus and Mnemosyne

Harmonia (Skip)

  • goddess of harmony
  • parents: Ares and Aphordite
  • roman name: Concordia
  • Symbols: unknown

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Nike

  • Goddes of Victory
  • Parents: Pallas and Styx
  • Roman name: Victoria
  • Symbols: gold sandels, wings, laural wreaths

Plutus (skip)

  • god of wealth/abundance
  • parents: Demeter and Lasion
  • couldn't find roman name
  • symbols: Cornucopia

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Tyche

  • goddess of luck or chance
  • parents: Zeus and Aphrodite
  • Roman name: Fortuna
  • symbols: Cornucopia

Eros

  • god of desire
  • parents: Aphrodite and Ares
  • roman name: Cupid
  • symbols: bow and arrow, torch, wings

Hymenaios (skip)

  • god of weddings
  • parents: Apollo and one of the muses
  • roman name: Talasius
  • symbols: bridal torch

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Hedone

  • goddess of pleasure, enjoyment, and delight
  • daughter of Eros and Psyche
  • roman name: Voluptas
  • symbols: couldn't find

Ariadne

Ariadne

  • goddess of mazes
  • parents: Pasiphae and the Cretan king Minos (she was mortal)
  • roman name: Arianna
  • Symbols: ball of yarn, bull, sepent, maze

Ganymede (Skip)

  • cup bearer of the gods and god of love
  • Tros, king of Troy and an unknown mother
  • Roman name: Ganymedes, or Catamitus
  • symbols: pitcher, hoop

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Janus

  • god of doorways, beginnings, gates, and transitions
  • parents: Terra and Caelus
  • roman name: Janus
  • symbols: two faces, gate/doorways

Power

Power

Section for the gods whose domains are mainly focused on power

Bia

  • goddess of force and power
  • Parents: Pallas and Styx
  • Roman name: Vis
  • Symbols: couldn find any

Circe

  • goddess of sorcery
  • parents: Helios and Perse
  • roman name: unknown
  • Symbols: pigs and a cup

Kratos

  • god of strength
  • parents: Pallas and Styx
  • roman name: Potestas
  • symbols: unknown

Kratos

Enyo (Skip)

  • goddess of war and destruction
  • Zeus and Hera
  • Roman name: Bellona
  • Symbols: sword, swan, military helmet, and torch

Enyo

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The Erinyes (Skip)

  • goddesses of vengence and death
  • parents: Gaia most commonly
  • Also called: the furies
  • Roman name: Furiae or Dirae
  • symbols: vipers

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Hecate

  • goddess of magic, witchcraft, the night, moon, ghosts and necromancy
  • parents: Perses and Asteria most commonly
  • roman name: Trivia
  • symbols: Paired torches, black dogs, serpents, keys, daggers, polecats, moon, wheel, crossroads

Heracles

Heracles

  • god of strength
  • Parents: Zeus and Alcmene
  • Roman Name: Hercules
  • Symbols: Club, Nemean Lion, lightning bolt, and bow and arrows

The Keres (Skip)

  • goddesses of violent death
  • Parents: Nyx and no father or Nyx and Erebos
  • Roman name: Tenebrae
  • Symbols: unknown

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Nemesis

  • goddess of revenge
  • Parents: Nyx with no father, Nyx with Erebos, or Oceanus
  • Roman name: Nemesis or Rivalitas
  • symbols: Sword, lash, dagger, measuring rod, scales, bridle

Thanatos

  • god of death
  • parents: Nyx with no father or Nyx with Erobos
  • Roman name: Mors, Letum
  • Symbols: Sword, Theta, Poppy, Butterfly, Inverted Torch

Moros (Skip)

  • god of doom
  • Parents: Nyx and no father or Nyx and Erobos
  • Roman name: Fatum
  • Symbols: unknown

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The Moriae (Skip)

The Moriae

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  • goddesses of fate/destiny
  • Parents: Zeus and Themis, or Nyx (by herself or with Erebos)
  • Also caled: The Fates, individualy= Klotho, Lakhesis, and Atropos
  • Roman name: Fatum, Fatae, or Parcae
  • Symbols: spindle, thread, and shears

Psyche

Phsyche

  • goddess of the soul and wife of Eros
  • Parents: unnamed mortal king and queen
  • Roman name: Anima
  • Symbols: butterfly, butterfly wings

Feelings/Sleep

Gods and goddesses whose domains relate to either bad feelings or sleep

Feelings /Sleep

Deimos (Skip)

  • god of dred and terror
  • Parents: Ares and Aphordite
  • Roman name: Metus, Formido
  • Symbols: unknown

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Eris

  • goddess of strive and discord
  • Parents: Nyx by herself or Nyx with Erebos
  • Roman name: Discordia
  • Symbols: golden apple of discord, poniard(small dagger), adder(snake), and a burning torch

Momus (Skip)

  • goddess of mockery, blame, scorn, ridicule, complaint, harsh criticism
  • Parents: Nyx by herself or Nyx with Erebos
  • Roman name: Querella
  • Symbol: masks and dolls

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Phobos (Skip)

  • god of fear and panic
  • Parents: Nyx by herself or Nyx and Erebos
  • Roman names: Pavor or Terror
  • Symbols: lion's head

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Zelus (Skip)

  • god of dedication, envy, emulation, eager rivalry, jealousy, and zeal
  • Parents: Pallas and Styx
  • Roman name: Invidia
  • Symbols: unknown

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Hypnos

  • god of sleep
  • Parents: Nyx by herself or Nyx and Erebos
  • Roman name: Somnus, Sopor
  • Symbols: Poppy, The River Lethe, and Cottonwood

Morpheus

  • god of dreams
  • Parents: Hypnos, unknown mother
  • Roman name: Somnia
  • Symbols: winged ear, wings

Melinoe

Melione

  • goddess of ghosts and nightmares
  • Parents: Persephone with Zeus or Hades
  • Roman name: unknown
  • Symbols: skulls, bones, graveyards, ghosts, ravens/crows and snakes

The Oneiroi

  • Gods of dreams
  • Parents: Nyx and no father or Nyx and Erebos
  • Names: Morpheus, Phantasus, Icelus
  • Roman name: unknown
  • Symbols: unknown

Health

These are the gods and goddesses whose domains have something to do with health

Health

Asclepius

  • god of health/healing and medicine
  • Parents: Apollo and Coronis
  • Roman name: Aesculapius
  • Symbols: Staff of Asclepius, snakes

Eileithyia (Skip)

Eileithyia

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  • goddess of childbirth
  • Parents: Zeus and Hera
  • Roman name: Lucina, Natio
  • Symbols: torch, weasel, polecat, cow, peacock

Epione (Skip)

  • goddess of soothing pain
  • Parents: Not stated
  • Roman name: Epione
  • Symbols: none

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Geras

  • god of old age
  • Parents: Nyx with no father or Nyx and Erebos
  • Roman name: Senectus
  • Symbols: unknown

Hebe

Hebe

  • goddess of youth and brides, cupbearer to the gods
  • Parents: Zeus and Hera
  • Roman name: Juventas
  • Symbols: cup, pitcher, eagle, wings, fountain of youth

Hygeia

Hygieia

  • goddess of health, cleanness, sanitation
  • Parents: Asclepius and Epione
  • Roman name: Salus
  • Symbols: Snake

Priapus (Skip)

Priapus

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  • god of animal and vegetable fertility, as well as nature, and fruit
  • Parents: Dionysus and Aphrodite most commonly
  • Roman name: Priapus, Mutunus
  • Symbol: Basket of vegetables

Paean (Skip)

  • physistion of the gods
  • Parents: Not stated
  • Roman name: Paean
  • Symbols: none

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Nature

Section for the gods and goddesses whose domains are based on nature

Nature

The Horae

Horae

  • goddesses of the seasons and natural portions of time
  • parents: Zeus and Themis most commenly
  • Named: Dike, Eunomia, Irene
  • Roman name: Horae
  • Symbols: Fruit, scales, scepter, a torch and a cornucopia, flowers

Persephone

Persephone

  • goddess of spring, and queen of the underworld
  • Parents: Zeus and Demeter
  • Roman name: Proserpina
  • Symbols: Pomegranate, flowers, deer, torch, grain

Pan

  • god of the wild, panic, saters
  • Parents: Hermes and someone
  • Roman name: Faunus
  • Symbols:

Boreas (Skip)

Boreas

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  • god of the North wind
  • Parents: Astraeus and Eos
  • Roman name: Aquilo
  • Symbols: wings, horse, ice

Eurus (Skip)

Eurus

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  • god of the east wind
  • parents: Astraeus and Eos
  • Roman name: Eurus
  • Symbols: wings, water pouring out of an upside down vase

Notus (Skip)

Notus

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  • god of the south wind
  • Parents: Astraeus and Eos
  • Roman name: Auster
  • symbols: wings, storms?

Zephyros (Skip)

Zephyros

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  • god of the west wind
  • Parents: Astraeus and Eos
  • Roman name: Zephyrus, Favonius
  • Symbols: wings, horse, tiger

Iris

  • goddess of rainbows and messager of the gods
  • Parents: Thaumas and Electra most commonly
  • Roman name: Arcus
  • Symbols: rainbows, caduceus, and pitcher

Khione

  • goddess of snow
  • Parents: Boreas and Orithyia
  • Roman name: Chione
  • Symbols: snowflakes, snow, and ice

Water

Gods and goddesses whose domains have to do with water

Water

Amphitrite

Amphitrite

  • goddess/queen of the sea, fish
  • Parents: Nereus and Doris most commonly
  • Roman name: Salacia
  • Symbols: Fish, dolphins, trident, seals, roses

Achelous (Skip)

Achelous

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  • god of the Achelous river
  • Parents: Oceanus with Tethys or Gaia
  • Roman name: Achelous
  • Symbols: Cornucopia, bull

Underworld river gods

Gods of the underworld rivers of: Hatred, forgetfulness, misery, fire, wailing

Parents: Oceanus and Tethys most commonly

Names: Styx, Lethe, Archeon, Phlegethon, and Cocytus

Symbols: unknown

Delphin (Skip)

  • god of dolphins
  • Parents: unknown or Pontos and Thalassa
  • Roman name: Delphinus
  • Symbols: dolphin

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Glaucus

  • prophetic god of the sea
  • Parents: unknown. (he was born mortal but became a god after eating an herb)
  • Roman name: Glaucus
  • Symbols: herbs, seaweed

Kymopoleia (Skip)

  • goddess of sea storms and storm waves
  • Parents: Poseidon and Amphitrite
  • Roman name: Cymopoleia
  • Symbols: unknown

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Keto (Skip)

  • goddess of dangers at sea and sea monsters
  • Parents: Pontus and Gaea
  • Roman name: Ceto
  • Symbols: whales, sharks

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Palaemon

  • god of sea, sharks, harbors, sailors
  • Parents: Athamas and Ino or just Ino
  • Roman name: Portunus
  • Symbols: Dolphins

Phorcys (Skip)

Phorcys

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  • God of the sea and hidden dangers in the water
  • Parents: Pontus and Gaea
  • Roman name: Phorcys
  • Symbols: seals

Triton

  • god of the calm sea and waves, is a merman
  • Parents: Poesidon and Amphitrite
  • Roman name: Triton
  • Symbols: Conch shell, trident, dolphins
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