Spiritual name Names

River god | son of Oceanus and Tethys and said to be the father of the Sirens.

One of several Rivers of Underworld.

Greek warrior | slew Hector at Troy | slain by Paris, who wounded him in his vulnerable heel.

Hunter | surprised Artemis bathing | changed by her to stag | and killed by his dogs.

King of Thessaly | his wife, Alcestis, offered to die in his place.

Beautiful youth loved by Aphrodite.

One of three judges of dead in Hades | son of Zeus.

King of Colchis | father of Medea | keeper of Golden Fleece.

Father of Theseus | believing Theseus killed in Crete, he drowned himself | Aegean Sea named for him.

Son of Thyestes | slew Atreus | with Clytemnestra, his paramour, slew Agamemnon | slain by Orestes.

Brother of Danaus | his sons, except Lynceus, slain by Danaides.

Trojan | son of Anchises and Aphrodite | after fall of Troy, led his followers eventually to Italy | loved and deserted Dido.

One of several Winds.

King of Ioclus | father of Jason | overthrown by his brother Pelias | restored to youth by Medea.

Personification of sky.

Mother of Theseus.

King of Mycenae | son of Atreus | brother of Menelaus | leader of Greeks against Troy | slain on his return home by Clytemnestra and Aegisthus.

One of several Graces.

Greek warrior | killed himself at Troy because Achilles's armor was awarded to Odysseus.

Wife of Admetus | offered to die in his place but saved from death by Hercules.

Wife of Amphitryon | mother by Zeus of Hercules.

One of several Pleiades.

One of several Furies.

Youth changed by Ares into cock.

Wife of Oeneus | mother of Meleager.

Female warriors in Asia Minor | supported Troy against Greeks.

Musician | husband of Niobe | charmed stones to build fortifications for Thebes.

Sea goddess | wife of Poseidon.

Husband of Alcmene.

Father of Aeneas.

Sacred shield that fell from heavens | palladium of Rome.

Husband of Dryope.

Wife of Hector.

Daughter of Cepheus | chained to cliff for monster to devour | rescued by Perseus.

Wife of Proetus | tried to induce Bellerophon to elope with her.

God who avenged unrequited love.

Daughter of Oedipus | accompanied him to Colonus | performed burial rite for Polynices and hanged herself.

Leader of suitors of Penelope | slain by Odysseus.

Goddess of love and beauty | daughter of Zeus and Dione | mother of Eros.

God of beauty, poetry, music | later identified with Helios as Phoebus Apollo | son of Zeus and Leto.

One of several Winds.

Maiden who challenged Athena to weaving contest | changed to spider.

God of war | son of Zeus and Hera.

Ship in which Jason and followers sailed to Colchis for Golden Fleece.

Monster with hundred eyes | slain by Hermes | his eyes placed by Hera into peacock's tail.

Daughter of Minos | aided Theseus in slaying Minotaur | deserted by him on island of Naxos and married to Dionysus.

Musician | thrown overboard by pirates but saved by dolphin.

Goddess of moon | huntress | twin sister of Apollo.