Greek gods and their Roman Counterparts

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Greek gods and their Roman Counterparts

• By Ethan Cattanach

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The Twelve Olympian Gods

• Zeus/Jupiter
• Hera/Juno
• Poseidon/Neptune
• Dionysus/Bacchus
• Hermes/Mercury
• Hephaestus/Vulcan
• Aphrodite/Venus
• Ares/Mars
• Artemis/Diana
• Apollo
• Demeter/Ceres
• Athena/Minerva

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Zeus/Jupiter

• Zeus
• Zeus was the Greek ruler of the Olympian gods
• He was married to Hera
• Zeus was the god of the sky, rain, thunder,
  lightning
• His symbol was the eagle and/or the lighting bolt
• Jupiter
• Jupiter was the Roman King of the Gods
• He was married to Juno (his sister)
• He was the god of the sky, thunder, light,
  lightning
• His symbols were storms, clouds and lightning

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Hera/Juno

• Hera
• Hera was the Greek god of love and marriage
• She was the Queen of Heaven
• Her symbols were the cow and peacock
• She had a lot of children (Ares, Hephaestus,
  Hebe, Eileithyia,)
• Juno
• Juno was the Roman god of marriage, hearth,
  family and childbirth
• Her symbols were a peacock and a goat skin cloak
• She was the Queen of the Gods

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Poseidon/Neptune

• Poseidon
• Poseidon was the Greek god of the sea,
  earthquakes, and sea storms
• He was married to Amphitrite (goddess of the sea)
• Poseidon's sacred animal was the horse because he
  made it out of sea foam
• Neptune
• Neptune was the Roman god of horses and the sea
• Neptune was married to Salacia (goddess of salt
  water and the sea)
• Neptune's sacred animal was the horse

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Dionysus/Bacchus

• Dionysus
• Dionysus was the Greek god of grape harvest,
  winemaking, wine, ritual madness, drunkenness,
  vegetation, pleasure, parties and big cats
• He was married to Ariadne
• His parents were Zeus and Semele
• Bacchus
• Bacchus was the Roman god of wine and inspired
  madness
• He hated owls, which were the symbol of his
  sister, Minerva
• His symbols were ivy, snakes, and grapes
• Leopards were his sacred animal

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Hermes/Mercury

• Hermes
• Hermes was the Greek god of herds, travel, speed,
  trade, heraldry, language, athletics and thievery
• He was married to Hera
• He was the son of Zeus and Maia, a daughter of
  the titan, Atlas
• Pan was the son of Hermes
• Mercury
• Mercury was the Roman god of trade, profit,
  merchants, thievery and travelers
• He was not married

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Hephaestus/Vulcan

• Hephaestus
• Hephaestus was the Greek god of fire, forges,
  volcanoes, metal, crafts
• He was sometimes called Lord of the Fire, The
  Smith God, and Master Craftsman
• He was married to Aphrodite
• Vulcan
• Vulcan was the Roman God of Fire and the
  blacksmith of the gods
• He was the son of Jupiter and Juno
• His festival, the Vulcanalia, was celebrated on
  August 23 when the summer heat put the crops and
  granaries at risk of burning
• He was the husband of Venus

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Aphrodite/Venus

• Aphrodite
• Aphrodite was the Greek goddess of love, desire,
  beauty, fertility, and vegetation
• She was married to the crippled god, Hephaestus
• Her children were Deimos, Adrestia, Harmonia, The
  Erotes, Eros, Anteros, Himeros, Pothos, Rhode,
  Tyche, Peitho, Eunomia
• Venus
• Venus was the Roman goddess of love, beauty, sex,
  fertility, prosperity, and military victory
• She was married to Vulcan

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Ares/Mars

• Ares
• Ares was the Greek god of war, battle lust, war
  booty, city defense, civil order, anger,
  violence, courage, fear, and manly courage
• Ares did not marry, but he did have an affair
  with Aphrodite
• His chariot was driven by four fire-breathing
  dragons Aithon (Red-Fire), Phlogios (Flame),
  Konabos (Tumult), and Phobos (Fear)
• His sacred day was Tuesday
• His bird was the vulture
• Mars
• Mars was the Roman god of war, civil order,
  bloodlust, and brigands
• Ares was his Greek counterpart

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Artemis/Diana

• Artemis
• Artemis was the Greek goddess of the hunt, wild
  animals, childbirth, disease, plague, sudden
  death, girls, dance, song, the waxing crescent
  moon
• She was the protector of the vulnerable
• Her animals were dogs, guinea fowl, elephant,
  horses, bear, dove, deer, and the bee
• Her gem was the Moonstone
• Diana
• Diana was the Roman goddess of the moon and
  hunting
• She was one of the three maiden goddesses, Diana,
  Minerva and Vesta, who swore never to marry

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Apollo

• Apollo
• Apollo was the Greek/Roman god of prophecy,
  music, light, intellectual pursuits, healing,
  plague, the sun, poetry, colonists, medicine,
  archery, dance, reason, and boys
• He was the patron defender of herds and flocks
• Apollo was not married
• His parents were Zeus (Jupiter) and Leto (Latona)
  
• Apollos children were Aristeaus, Trolius,
  Orpheus and Asclepius
• His animals were the swan, the raven and the wolf
• His weapons were a golden bow and golden arrows
  
• His name was the same in Greek and in Roman
  Mythology

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Demeter/Ceres

• Demeter
• Demeter was the Greek goddess of agriculture
  (wheat and barley), milling, bread, vegetables,
  pig-farming, motherhood, and blessed afterlife
• Her sacred plants were wheat, barley, mint, poppy
  
• Her sacred bird was the Turtle-dove
• Her parents were Rhea and Chronos
• Ceres
• Ceres was the Roman goddess of growing plants,
  motherly love, agriculture, grain

Horn of Plenty
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Athena/Minerva

• Athena
• Athena was the Greek goddess of wisdom, war,
  crafts, weaving
• Athena invented the flute, the plough, the
  ox-yoke, the horse bridle, and the chariot
• Athena was a virgin goddess
• She was born from Zeus's head
• Minerva
• Minerva was the Roman goddess of wisdom and war
• Her symbol was the owl
• She was the daughter of Jupiter and Juno

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Nature gods and goddesses

• River Gods Water Nymphs/Naiads
• Rivers of the Underworld
• Other Nymphs/Dryads
• Pan/Faunus - Satyrs/Fauns
• Selene/Luna
• Zephyrus/Favonius - Eurus/Vulturnus
• Notus/Auster - Boreas/Aquilo
• Iris
• Helios/Sol - Eos/Aurora
• Persephone/Proserpina
• Amphitrite/Salacia

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River godsWater Nymphs/Naiads

• River gods
• River Gods were always male
• There was a river god in every stream, river,
  canal, etc.
• The best known river god was Achelous
• Water Nymphs/Naiads
• Naiads were fresh-water Nymphs who inhabited the
  rivers, streams, lakes, marshes, fountains and
  springs of the earth
• Pegaiai were the Naiad Nymphs of springs
• Krenaiai were the Naiad Nymphs of fountains
• Potameides were the Naiad Nymphs of rivers
  streams
• Limnades and Limnatides were the Naiad Nymphs of
  lakes
• Heleionomai were the Naiad Nymphs of marshes and
  wetlands

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Rivers of the Underworld

• Lethe
• Lethe was the river of forgetfulness
• Lethe flowed around the cave of Hypnos and
  through the Underworld, where all those who drank
  from it experienced complete forgetfulness
• Styx
• Styx was the river of hate
• It was a river which formed the boundary between
  Earth and the Underworlds. It circled the
  underworld nine times.
• If you were to bathe in it, your skin would be
  like iron except for a tiny spot

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Rivers of the Underworld

• Cocytus
• Cocytus was the river of lamentation
• Those who died and were not properly buried were
  stuck walking about the banks of this river for
  most of their afterlife
• Acheron
• Acheron was the river of woe
• The ferryman, Charon, ferried the dead across
  Acheron from the land of the living to the realm
  of Hades
• Phlegethon
• Phlegethon was the river of fire
• It is said that while the fire burned, it did not
  consume anything within its flames

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Other Nymphs/Dryads

• Cloud Nymphs/Nephelai/Nephelae
• Nephelai were nymphs of clouds and rain who rose
  up from the earth bearing water to the heavens in
  cloudy pitchers. With their rain, they nourished
  the earth and fed the streams of their river-god
  brothers.
• Wind Nymphs/Aurai/Aurae
• Aurai were the nymphs of the breezes. They were
  daughters of the north-wind Boreas.
• Air Nymph
• Air Nymphs spent most of their time in the skies,
  and could effect the weather through their
  manipulation of air currents.

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Other Nymphs/Dryads

• Nereids
• Nereids were Nymphs of the sea and the ocean.
• Dryads
• Dryads were wood Nymphs or forest Nymphs.
• They were very shy.
• They lived in trees.

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Pan/Faunus and Satyrs/Fauns
Pan pipes

• Pan
• Pan was the Greek god of creativity, nature,
  animals, panic, and music. He was often seen
  playing Pan pipes
• His parents were Hermes and the Nymph Dryope
• Pan was half man and half goat, with goat ears,
  horns and legs
• Faunus
• Faunus was the Roman rustic god of animals and
  forests
• His wife was Fauna
• Satyrs/Fauns
• Satyrs were Greek rustic spirits of the
  wilderness and countryside. They were close
  companions of the Greek god Pan.
• They mated with the Nymphai nymphs
• Fauns were Roman rustic spirits of the Roman god
  Faunus

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Selene/Luna

• Selene
• Selene was the Greek goddess of the moon
• Her parents were Theia and Hyperion
• Her siblings were Helios (God of the sun) and Eos
  (Goddess of dawn)
• She was one of the Greek triple moon goddesses
  Artemis - Waxing Moon, Selene - the Full Moon,
  and Hecate - the Waning Moon
• Luna
• She was the Roman goddess of the moon, animals,
  and hunting
• Luna was one of the Roman triple moon goddesses
  Luna, Trivia, and Diana

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Zephyrus/Favonius Eurus/Vulturnus
Spring
Fall

• Zephyrus
• Zephyrus was the Greek god of the west wind, he
  was thought to bring spring
• His parents were Eos and Astraeus
• His siblings were Boreas, Eurus and Notus
• Favonius
• Favonius was the Roman god of the west wind
• He was sometimes represented as mere gusts of
  wind, at other times he was personified as a
  winged man
• Eurus/Vulturnus
• Eurus was the Greek god of the east wind, and
  bringer of fall
• His Roman counterpart was Vulturnus

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Notus/Auster Boreas/Aquilo
Winter
Summer

• Notus
• Notus was the Greek god of the South Wind
• He was the bringer of wet summer
• Auster
• Auster was the Roman god of the South Wind
• His brothers were Aquilo, Vulturnus, Favonius
• Boreas
• Boreas was the Greek of the north wind
• He was the bringer of winter
• Aquilo
• Aquilo was the Roman god of the north wind
• He had purple wings

Rain
Snow
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Iris

• Iris
• Iris was the Greek/Roman goddess of the rainbow
• Her parents were Elektra, a cloud-nymph, and
  Thaumas, a sea god
• She was also a messenger goddess
• She was the messenger for Hera
• Her sisters were harpies
• She was often pictured with wings
• She was married to Zephyrus
• She was the same goddess in Greek and in Roman
  mythology

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Helios/Sol Eos/Aurora

• Helios/Sol
• Helios was the Greek god of the sun
• Helios drove a chariot led by 4 fire-breathing
  horses across the sky each day
• At night, he was carried back to his starting
  place in a great cup
• His parents were Hyperion and Theia
• Sol was his Roman counterpart
• Eos/Aurora
• Eos was the Greek goddess of dawn
• She used to open the gates for the sun (Helios)
• She was the child of Hyperion and Theia
• She was the sister of Helios (the sun) and of
  Selene (the moon)
• She had been in love with Ares, but Aphrodite
  cursed her so she would be in love constantly.
• Aurora was Eoss Roman counterpart

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Persephone/Proserpina

• Persephone
• Persephone was the Greek goddess of flowers and
  harvest
• She was the Queen of the Underworld
• Her animals were the bat, ram, parrots, all
  talking birds, and monkeys
• Her parents were Zeus and Demeter
• Proserpina
• Proserpina was the Roman goddess of the harvest
  and of the underworld
• Her parents were Jupiter and Ceres
• Cupid had instructions to hit Pluto with an arrow
  of love, so Pluto fell in love with Proserpina
  and kidnapped her. Proserpinas mother, Ceres,
  went looking for her. Ceres created deserts with
  her footprints. Then, she stopped all growth.
  Finally, Pluto let Proserpina go (after she ate 6
  pomegranate seeds). For eating the seeds,
  Proserpina has to spend 6 months a year in the
  underworld, while Ceres mourns and stops all
  growth (winter and fall). When Proserpina leaves
  the underworld, Ceres rejoices and starts growth
  again (spring and summer)

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Amphitrite/Salacia

• Amphitrite
• Amphitrite was the Greek goddess of the sea
• She was the Queen of the Sea, and was the mother
  of fish, seals and dolphins
• Her parents were Nereus and Doris
• Her son was Triton and her daughter was Rhode
• She was married to Poseidon
• Salacia
• Salacia was the Roman goddess of salt water
• She was married to Neptune

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Gods of Living and Dying

• Hades/Pluto
• Thanatos/Mors
• Hypnos/Somnus
• Morpheus
• Plutus
• Morae/Parcae (Fates)
• Erinyes/Furies (Dirae)

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Hades/Pluto

• Hades
• Hades was the Greek god of death
• He was the king of the underworld
• He was married to Persephone
• He was the ruler of the dead
• Pluto
• Pluto was the Roman god of riches and death
• Pluto was married to Proserpine
• He was NOT the lord of the dead
• His job was to run the underworld

Hades' Invisible helmet
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Thanatos/Mor

• Thanatos
• Thanatos was the Greek god of a non-violent death
  
• His brother was Hypnos
• Thanatos worked for Hades
• His parents were Nyx (night) and Erebus
  (darkness)
• His nephew was Morpheus
• Mor
• Mor was the Roman god of death
• He worked for Pluto
• Thanatos was his Greek counterpart
• His dad is Nox

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Hypnos/Somnus

• Hypnos
• Hypnos was the Greek god of sleep
• His parents were Erebus (the god of darkness) and
  Nyx (the god of night)
• He was married to Pasithea (the goddess of
  hallucinations)
• His children were Morpheus (god of dreams),
  Phobetor (god of nightmares), Phantasus, and
  Ikelos.
• He lived in the underworld
• Somnus
• Somnus was the Roman god of sleep
• He was the brother of death and the son of night
• It was said that he had a thousand children (all
  gods/goddess of dreams).

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Morpheus

• Morpheus
• Morpheus was the Greek and Roman god of dreams,
  and in later mythology he became a god of sleep
• He was the son of Hypnos and Pasithea
• He was the nephew of Thanatos
• Morpheus sent human images into dreams, Phobetor
  sent animal images into dreams, and Phantasos
  sent object images into dreams
• Together, they ruled dreams
• Morpheus had black wings
• Morpheus only had 1 name in Greek and Roman
  mythology

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Plutus

• Plutus
• Plutus was the Greek and Roman god of wealth
• His mother was Demeter
• Plutus was blinded by Zeus, so that he could not
  tell good from evil unless his sight was restored
  but it was not
• Plutus was sometimes confused with Pluto, god of
  the underworld and wealth
• Plutus had the same name in Greek and Roman
  mythology

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Fates (Morae/Parcae)

• Fates
• The Fates determined how long a person would live
  
• There were 3 fates Klotho, Lachesis, and Atropos
• Klotho spun the thread of life
• Lachesis determined the length of the thread
• Atropos cut the thread when the proper time came
  for death
• Their parents were Nyx and Erebus
• Morae was the Greek name for the Fates
• Parcae was the Roman name for the Fates

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Erinyes/Furies(Dirae)

• Erinyes/Furies (Dirae)
• The Erinyes were the goddesses of vengeance
• They pursued wrong-doers relentlessly, until
  death, often driving them to suicide
• There were three Erinyes/Furies (Dirae)
  Tisiphone, Megaera, Alecto
• Tisiphone Goddess of murder
• Megaera Goddess of envious anger
• Alecto Goddess of unending anger
• The Erinyes came from the blood of Uranus when he
  was cut up
• Their weapon was the whip
• The Furies and Dirae were the Roman names for the
  Erinyes

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Other Gods/Goddesses

• Hestia/Vesta
• Eris/Discordia
• Eros/Cupid (Amor)
• Nemesis/Invidia
• Nike/Victoria
• Muses
• Graces/Charities

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Hestia/Vesta

• Hestia
• Hestia was the Greek goddess of the house, home,
  family hearth, civic hearth, and sacramental
  flame
• Her parents were Chronos and Rhea
• She had no children and no husband
• Vesta
• Vesta was the Roman goddess of fire, bread, and
  the hearth
• Her sacred animal was the donkey
• Her festival days were Jan 15, Feb 13, March 1,
  April 28, May 15, June 7-15, June 24
• Her gem was the black diamond

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Eris/Discordia

• Eris
• Eris was the Greek goddess of strife, discord,
  contention, war, and rivalry
• Her parent was Nyx
• Her children were Ponus, Lethe, Limos (and a lot
  of others)
• Eris started the Trojan War by throwing the
  golden apple in front of many goddesses
• Discordia
• Discordia was the Roman goddess of discord,
  strife, and war
• She is the Roman counterpart of Eris

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Eros/Cupid(Amor)

• Eros
• Eros was the Greek god of love
• His mother was Aphrodite
• His father was Ares
• He was married to Psyche
• His child was Volupta (Pleasure)
• He created birds
• Cupid/Amor
• Cupid was the Roman god of love
• He was shown as a winged baby holding a bow and
  arrow
• The arrows Cupid shot made people fall in love
  with the first person they saw.

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Nemesis/Invidia

• Nemesis
• Nemesis was the Greek goddess of revenge and
  justice
• Nemesis was a goddess of requirement she had to
  correct evil deeds done or undeserved good
  fortune
• Her mother was Nyx - she had no father
• Invidia
• Invidia was the Roman goddess of envy and
  jealously
• Nemesis was her Greek counterpart

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Nike/Victoria
Palm branch (sign of victory)

• Nike
• Nike was the Greek goddess of victory
• She was shown with wings
• Her father was Pallas (who Athena killed), and
  her mother was Styx (the Naiad)
• Her siblings were Kratos (strength), Bia (force),
  and Zelus (rivalry)
• Victoria
• Victoria was the Roman
  goddess of victory
• Her Greek counterpart was
• Nike

Coins that show Victoria
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Muses

• Muses
• Clio Goddess of history and poetry
• Urania Goddess of astronomy
• Melpomene Goddess of tragedy
• Thalia Goddess of comedy
• Terpsichore Goddess of dance
• Calliope Goddess of epic or heroic poetry
• Erato Goddess of love and poetry
• Polyhymnia Goddess of songs/hymns to the gods 
• Euterpe Goddess of music and lyric poetry
• The Muses were daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne
• The Muses were believed to inspire artists,
  poets, and musicians.

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Graces/Charities

• Graces/Charities
• The Graces were minor goddesses who symbolized
  beauty, charm, and goodness
• Aglaia - Goddess of brightness or splendor
• Thalia Goddess of good cheer
• Euphrosyne Goddess of joyfulness
• Cleta Goddess of sound
• Pasithea Goddess of shining
• Peitho Goddess of persuasion
• The Graces are the daughters of Zeus and Eurynome
  
• The Graces are the Greek name
• The Charities are the Roman counterpart

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Titans/Primeval Forces

• Gaia/Terra (Primeval Force)
• Tartarus (Primeval Force) Uranus/Ouranos
  (Primeval Force)
• Cronus/ Saturn Typhon
• Oceanus Atlas
• Coeus Phoebe Hyperion Theia Rhea/Cybele
  (Ops)
• Crius Mnemosyne Iapetus Themis Tethys
• Prometheus

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Gaia/Terra

• Gaia
• Gaia was the Greek primeval force of earth
• She was born from Chaos
• Her siblings were Eros, Tartarus and Nyx
• Her children were Uranus, Cronus, Pontus, The
  Ourea, Hecatonchires, Cyclopes, titans, The
  Gigantes, Nereus, Thaumus, Phorcys, Ceto,
  Eurybia, Aphrodite, and Typhon
• Terra was Gaias Roman counterpart

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Tartarus Uranus/Ouranos

• Tartarus
• Tartarus was the Greek/Roman primeval force of
  the underworld and he was the bottomless pits of
  the world
• He lived under the earth and held together the
  bottomless pits of the world, which is where
  monsters go when they are killed
• Uranus/Ouranos
• Uranus was the Greek primeval force of the sky
• He had children with Gaia. He put the some of his
  children in Tartarus. Gaia wanted her titan
  children to kill Uranus for this act. None of the
  titans wanted to do that, except for Chronos.
  Gaia gave Chronos a scythe and he chopped Uranus
  up. Then, Chronos ruled the titans.
• Ouranos was Uranuss Roman counterpart

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Cronus/Saturn - Typhon

• Cronus
• Cronus was the Greek titan of time
• His father was Uranus and his mother was Gaea
• His children were Hestia, Hades, Demeter,
  Poseidon, Hera, Zeus, and centaurs
• Saturn was his Roman counterpart
• Typhon
• Typhon was the Greek/Roman titan/monster of the
  wind and storms
• Gaia and Tartarus were his parents
• He was the father of all monsters and his wife
  (Echidna) was the mother of all monsters

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Oceanus Atlas

• Oceanus
• Oceanus was the Greek/Roman titan of the sea
• He was the son of Gaia and Uranus
• He was marred to Tethys
• He was the father of nymphs, 3,000 Rivers, and
  Seas
• He did not fight in the war against the gods
• Atlas
• Atlas was the titan of the Heavens
• He was brother to Prometheus and Epimetheus, who
  did not fight the Olympians
• He fought with the titans in the war against the
  gods, so Zeus punished him and then he held the
  sky

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Coeus Phoebe Hyperion Theia Rhea/Cybele
(Ops)

• Coeus Phoebe
• Coeus and Phoebe were both Greek/Roman titans of
  the moon
• Coeus was the son of Gaia/Terra and
  Uranus/Ouranos
• Phoebe was the parent of Leto, who was the mother
  of Artemis Apollo
• Hyperion Theia
• Hyperion and Theia were both Greek/Roman titans
  of the sun
• They were the parents of Helios (Sun), Selena
  (Moon), and Eos (Dawn)
• Rhea/Cybele (Ops)
• Rhea was the Queen of the heavens
• Rhea was the mother of 6 Olympians
• Her Roman name was Cybele and/or Ops

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Crius Mnemosyne Iapetus Themis Tethys

• Crius Mnemosyne
• Crius and Mnemosyne were both Greek/Roman titans
  of memory
• Iapetus Themis
• Iapetus and Themis were both Greek/Roman titans
  of justice and planets
• Iapetus was the father of Prometheus, Epimetheus,
  and Atlas
• Tethys
• Tethys was the Greek/Roman titaness of the ocean
• She was the mother of all river gods and Oceanids
  (which were sea nymphs or mermaids)

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Prometheus

• Prometheus
• Prometheus was the Greek/Roman titan of
  forethought
• He created the first man
• He gave man fire
• He got chained to a cliff in the Caucasus
  mountains
• Zeus sent an eagle daily to pluck out his liver

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Greek Gods/Titans Chart
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Monsters and Weird Creatures

• Scylla and Charybdis Sirens Minotaur -
  Cyclopes
• Cerberus Argus Hydra - Gorgons
• Centaurs Pegasus Chimera
• Sphinx - Hecatonchires (the hundred handed ones)
  - Nemean Lion - Harpies
• Echidna - Stymphalian Birds - Kraken
• Graeae sisters - Geryon
• Hellhound

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Monsters and Weird Creatures 1

• Scylla and Charybdis
• Scylla and Charybdis were a pair of monsters who
  lived at the Strait of Messina. Scylla used to be
  a water nymph, but Amphitrite turned her into a
  monster with 6 heads and 3 rows of sharp teeth.
  Charybdis was a whirlpool. Together, they ate
  people.
• Sirens
• Sirens had the head of a female human and the
  body of a bird. They lived on an island where
  they lured people to their death by singing.
• Minotaur
• The Minotaur was half bull and half man. Theseus
  killed it.
• Cyclopes
• Cyclopes were 1 eyed giants. They were the
  children of Uranus and Gaia.
• Cyclopes is the plural term for Cyclops.

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Monsters and Weird Creatures 2

• Cerberus
• Cerberus was a 3 headed dog that protected the
  gates of the underworld. Mother Echidna, Father
  Typhon
• Hercules kidnapped Cerberus
• Argus
• Argus was a monster with 100 eyes. He was the
  protector of Hera.
• Hydra
• Hydra was a monster with 9 heads. If one head got
  cut off, 2 new heads would grow back. It only
  could be killed with fire. Hercules killed the
  Lernean Hydra.
• Gorgons
• There are 3 Gorgon monsters Euryale, Sthenno,
  and Medusa. Medusa is the only one of them who
  was mortal. If you looked into a Gorgons eyes,
  you would be turned to stone. They had snakes for
  hair. Perseus killed Medusa.

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Monsters and Weird Creatures 3

• Centaurs
• Centaurs were part human and part horse. Centaurs
  are the followers of the wine god, Dionysus.
  Chiron, who trained a lot of the heroes, was a
  centaur.
• Pegasus
• Pegasus were horses with wings. The first Pegasus
  came from Medusas head
• Chimera
• Chimera had the head of a lion, the body of a
  she-goat, and the tail of a dragon. Chimera was a
  child of Typhon and Echidna.

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Monsters and Weird Creatures 4

• Sphinx
• The Sphinx had the body of a lion, head of a
  human, and wings
• Hecatonchires
• The Hecatonchires were children of Gaia and
  Uranus. They had 100 arms and 50 heads each.
  Their names were Cottus, Briareus, and Gyges.
  Uranus locked them up in Tartarus
• Nemean Lion
• The Nemean Lion was a huge lion with iron skin.
  No weapons could hurt it. Hercules finally
  strangled it
• Harpies
• The Harpies were winged monsters with the face of
  an ugly old woman and crooked, sharp talons

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Monsters and Weird Creatures 5

• Echidna
• Echidna was half woman, half snake. She was known
  as Mother of All Monsters because most of the
  monsters in Greek mythology were her children.
• Stymphalian Birds
• Stymphalian birds were a flock of man-eating
  birds which haunted Lake Stymphalus in Arkadia.
  Heracles destroyed them as his sixth labor, using
  first a rattle to rouse them from the thick
  vegetation of the lake, then shooting them down
  one by one with bow and arrow or a sling
• Kraken
• The Kraken was similar to a giant octopus or
  squid, though earliest stories describe it as a
  giant crab. It preyed on ships and then ate them.
  

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Monsters and Weird Creatures 6

• The Graeae Sisters
• The Graeae Sisters were sea-spirits. They were
  grey from birth, and shared among themselves a
  single eye and tooth. Perseus stole the eye and
  tooth, and made the Graeae Sisters reveal the
  hidden location of their sisters, the Gorgons.
  There were three Graeae Sisters.
• Deino Which means the terrible
• Enyo Which means the warlike
• Persis Which means the destroyer
• Geryon
• Geryon was a 3-bodied, 4-winged giant who dwelt
  on the red island of Erytheia
• He possessed a fabulous herd of cattle whose
  coats were tinged red by the light of sunset.
  Heracles was sent to fetch the cattle as one of
  his twelve labors.

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Monsters and Weird Creatures 7

• Hellhounds
• Hellhounds were dogs from hell
• Cerberus, the three headed hound that guarded the
  gates of Hades.
• Orthus the two headed dog of Geryon.
• Laelaps the dog that always caught his prey
• Chryseus the Golden Dog, who was sent to guard
  Zeus as an infant

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Heroes/Warriors

• Achilles Theseus
• Heracles/Hercules
• Odysseus
• Perseus Jason
• Bellerophon
• Amazons

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Achilles Theseus

• Achilles
• Achilles was the son of the sea nymph, Thetis,
  and King Peleus. He was trained by Chiron. He was
  almost immortal, since his mother had dipped him
  into the river Styx as a baby. This made
  Achilles whole body (except for a small part on
  his ankle) like iron.
• Theseus
• Theseus was the prince who killed the Minotaur
• Every 7 years, 14 children (7 boys 7 girls)
  were picked to go to Crete to be killed in the
  labyrinth by the Minotaur as sacrifices. The
  third time, Prince Theseus took the place of a
  man, so that he could kill the Minotaur. Theseus
  father (the king) gave him a white flag, so that
  when Theseus came back, the king would know that
  he was alive. When Theseus got to Crete, the
  princess of Crete gave him a sword and a ball of
  thread, to help him get out of the labyrinth.
  When he got to the middle of the labyrinth, he
  killed the minotaur. Then he left Crete with the
  princess. But when he was sailing back, he forgot
  to put the white flag up on the mast, and so the
  king committed suicide in grief.

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Heracles/Hercules

• Heracles/Hercules
• Heracles got 12 labors to complete, so he could
  clear his name from wrong doings
• 1. Kill the Nemean Lion
• 2. Kill the Lernean Hydra
• 3. Capture the Cerynian Hind
• 4. Capture the Erymanthian Boar
• 5. Clean the Augean Stables
• 6. Kill the Stymphalian Birds
• 7. Capture the Cretan Bull
• 8. Capture the Horses of Diomedes
• 9. Take the Belt of the Amazon Queen
• 10.Capture the Cattle of Geryon
• 11. Take the Golden Apples of the Hesperides
• 12. Capture Cerberus
• After his labors, he married. His wife gave him a
  cloak with what she thought was love potion, but
  it was really covered in burn poison (by Hera).
  Heracles would have burned himself alive (the
  pain), but then Zeus gave him immortality.
• Heracles is the Greek name
• Hercules is the Roman counterpart

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Odysseus

• Odysseus
• Odysseus was the King of Ithaca
• He helped the Greeks triumph in the Trojan War
• Afterward, he journeyed nearly ten years to
  return home to Ithaca and to his wife, Penelope.
• He saved himself and his men from such monsters
  as the Cyclops, the Sirens, and Scylla and
  Charybdis.
• When he got back to Ithaca, Odysseus proved his
  identity to Penelope and once again ruled his
  homeland.

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Perseus Jason

• Perseus
• Perseus was the son of Zeus and Danaë
• He slew the Gorgon, Medusa, with a shiny shield
  from Athena and winged sandals from Apollo
• Perseus killed Medusa by looking in the
  reflection of the shield
• After he killed Medusa, he saved the princess,
  Andromeda, from being eaten by a sea monster (he
  turned it to stone).
• Jason
• Jason was the leader of the Argonauts (the 50
  heroes). Jason's uncle, Pelias, had stolen the
  kingdom that belonged to Jason
• Pelias promised to return the kingdom only if
  Jason would bring home the Golden Fleece
• On their journey, Jason and the Argonauts faced
  down many monsters

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Bellerophon

• Bellerophon
• Bellerophon was the son of Poseidon
• King Iobates of Lycia sent Bellerophon on a
  suicide quest to destroy the fire-breathing
  monster known as the chimera. With the help of
  his winged horse, Pegasus, Bellerophon was able
  to complete the task safely. He then conquered
  the Solymi and the Amazons.
• Upon Bellerophon's return to Lycia, King Iobates
  gave him half his kingdom and his daughter
• After a while, the gods did not like Bellerophon
  because he tried to get up to Olympus on Pegasus.
  

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Amazons

• Amazons
• Amazons were a large group of women that were
  warlike.
• These women were said to be brave, with strength
  and fortitude like no other women
• An Amazon woman was raised from childhood to
  fight, therefore they truly knew what they were
  doing and could protect their people at all costs
• Not many people stood a chance against the
  Amazons
• They did not like men
• If the Amazons had boy children, they would
  either kill them or give them to a neighboring
  mens tribe
• They worshiped Ares (because they were warlike)
  and Artemis (because she was a maiden goddess).
  

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Websites that I used a lot!

• http//gogreece.about.com
• http//www.theoi.com
• http//www.pantheon.org
• http//www.dl.ket.org
• http//www.greek-gods-and-goddesses.com
• http//mythagora.com
• http//ancienthistory.about.com