In Greek mythology, Zeus (pronounced /ˈzjuːs/ ) is the king of the gods , the ruler of Mount Olympus and the god of the sky and thunder . ...

TYKHE was the goddess or spirit of fortune, chance, providence and fate. She was usually honoured in a more favourable light as Eutykhia, go...

TRIPTOLEMOS was a demi-god of the Eleusinian mysteries who presided over the sowing of grain-seed and the milling of wheat. His name means &...

Serapis was an Hellenistic-Egyptian god in Antiquity. Under Ptolemy Soter, efforts were made to integrate Egyptian religion with that of the...

SELENE was the Titan goddess of the moon. She was depicted as a woman either riding side saddle on a horse or in a chariot drawn by a pair o...

PRONOIA (or Pronoea) was an Okaenid nymph of Mount Parnassos in Phokis (central Greece). She was the wife of the Titan Prometheus, and the g...

In Greek mythology, Poseidon (Greek: Ποσειδῶν ; Latin : Neptūnus ) was the god of the sea and, as "Earth-Shaker," of earthquakes....

NIKE (or Nicé) was the winged goddess or spirit (daimon) of victory, both in battle and peaceful competition. When Zeus was gathering allies...

Ares was the son of Zeus and Hera and was the god of war in Greek mythology. His Roman equivalent was Mars. The most colorful tale of the Gr...

Isis was a goddess in Ancient Egyptian religious beliefs, whose worship spread throughout the Greco-Roman world. She was worshiped as the ...

HOMONOIA was the spirit ( daimona ) of concord, unanimity, and oneness of mind. Her opposite number was Eris (Strife). She was sometimes nu...

Master of the Necropolises. He played a role in mummification and in granting life to the mummies that his drawn image guards. The Greeks id...

Hercules is the Roman name for the mythical Greek demigod Heracles , son of Zeus (the Roman Jupiter) and the mortal Alcmena. Early Roman s...

In Greek mythology, Heracles or Herakles (pronounced /ˈhɛrəkliːz/ HER -ə-kleez ) meaning "glory of Hera", or "Glorious thr...

In the Olympian pantheon of classical Greek Mythology , Hera (pronounced /ˈhɪərə/ or /ˈhɛrə/ , Greek Ήρα ) or Here ( Ήρη in Ionic and H...

HELIOS (or Helius) was the Titan god of the sun. He was also the guardian of oaths and the god of gift of sight. Helios dwelt in a golden pa...

H arpokrates is the form of Horus, as a child, usually depicted seated upon Isis knee suckling her left breast and wearing the juvenile side...

Genius was not a specific deity but rather an unlimited number of anonymous deities protecting groups of people and their places of activity...

EUSEBIA was the spirit ( daimona ) of piety, loyalty, duty and filial respect. She was the wife of Nomos (Law) and her opposite number was D...