Mythological Characters
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This is just an initial draft, and I hope to add to it from time to time. I’m working on Scandanavian Gods, and intend to add other characters, particularly from Greek and Roman Mythology.
Click for characters from Greek, Roman or Egyptian Mythology
Greek Mythology•••••Back to top of page
| Name | Function | Notes |
| Aphrodite | Goddess Of Beauty | |
| Apollo | God Of The Sun, Poetry & Music | |
| Ares | God Of War | |
| Artemis | Goddess Of The Hunt & Moon | |
| Athena | Goddess Of Wisdom | |
| Atropos | The oldest of the Three Fates | She cut the thread of life and chose the manner of a person’s death |
| Calliope | Muse of Epic or Heroic Poetry | Chief of the Muses |
| Clio | Muse of History | |
| Clotho | Youngest of the Three Fates | She spun the thread of life from her distaff onto her spindle |
| Demeter | Goddess Of The Harvest & Nature | |
| Dionysus | God Of Wine | |
| Eos | Goddess Of The Dawn | |
| Erato | Muse of Love or Erotic Poetry, Lyrics, and Marriage Songs | |
| Eris | Goddess Of Discord | |
| Eros | God Of Love (Cupid) | |
| Euterpe | Muse of Music and Lyric Poetry | |
| Fates | Also known as The Moirai – see Atropos, Clotho and Lachesis | |
| Gaia | Goddess Of Earth | Also called Gaea or Ge |
| Hades | God Of The Underworld | |
| Hebe | Wife Of Heracles | |
| Hekate | Goddess Of Witchcraft | |
| Helios | God Of The Sun | He drove the Chariot of the Sun across the Sky each day |
| Hephaestus | God Of Smiths | |
| Hera | Chief Goddess, Goddess Of Marriage | |
| Heracles | Porter Of Olympus | |
| Hermes | Messenger Of The Gods | |
| Hestia | Goddess Of The Hearth | |
| Kronos | God Of Time | |
| Lachesis | The second of the Three Fates | She measured the thread of life with her rod |
| Melpomene | Muse of Tragedy | |
| Moirai | The white-robed incarnations of destiny | Also known as The Fates – see Atropos, Clotho and Lachesis |
| Muses | The nine goddesses, the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, who preside over the arts and sciences | See Calliope, Clio, Erato, Euterpe, Melpomene, Polyhymnia, Terpsichore, Thalia and Urania |
| Pan | God Of Shepherds | |
| Persephone | Queen Of The Dead | |
| Polyhymnia or Polymnia | Muse of Sacred Song, Oratory, Lyric, Singing, and Rhetoric | |
| Poseidon | God Of The Sea | |
| Selene | Goddess of The Moon | She drove the Moon across the Sky each night |
| Terpsichore | Muse of Choral Song and Dance | |
| Thalia | Muse of Comedy and Bucolic Poetry | |
| Thanatos | God Of Death | |
| Urania | Muse of Astronomy | |
| Uranus | God Of The Heavens | |
| Zeus | God Of Sky And Air | Ruler Of The Greek Gods |
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Roman Mythology•••••Back to top of page
| Name | Function | Notes |
| Apollo | God of the Sun, Poetry & Music | |
| Ares | God of War | |
| Artemis | Goddess of the Hunt & Moon | |
| Athena | Goddess of Wisdom | |
| Aurora | Goddess of the Dawn | |
| Bacchus | God of Wine | |
| Ceres | Goddess of the Harvest | |
| Cupid | God of Love | |
| Decima | The Goddess of Childbirth – one of the Parcae | She measured the thread of life with her rod |
| Demeter | Goddess of the Harvest & Nature | |
| Diana | Goddess of the Hunt | |
| Dionysus | God of Wine | |
| Eris | Goddess of Discord | |
| Eros | God of Love (Cupid) | |
| Fates | See Parcae | |
| Gaia | Goddess of Earth | |
| Hades | God of the Underworld | |
| Hebe | Wife of Heracles | |
| Hekate | Goddess of Witchcraft | |
| Helios | God Of The Sun | He drove the Chariot of the Sun across the Sky each day |
| Hephaestus | God of Smiths | |
| Hera | Chief Goddess, Goddess of Marriage | |
| Janus | Two-Headed God of Beginnings and Endings | |
| Juno | Chief Goddess, Marriage | |
| Jupiter | God of the Sky | Ruler Of The Roman Gods |
| Kronos | God of Time, | |
| Maia | The Goddess of the Spring | The “Good Goddess” |
| Mars | God of War | |
| Mercury | Messenger of the Gods | |
| Minerva | Goddess of Wisdom, Civilization | |
| Morta | The Goddess of Death – one of the Parcae | She cut the thread of life and chose the manner of a person’s death |
| Neptune | God of the Sea | |
| Nona | The Goddess of Pregnancy – one of the Parcae | She spun the thread of life from her distaff onto her spindle |
| Parcae | The female personifications of destiny | Also known as The Fates – see Nona, Decima and Morta |
| Pluto | God of the Underworld | |
| Plutus | God of Wealth | |
| Proserpina | Queen of the Underworld | |
| Saturn | Father of Jupiter | |
| Uranus | Father of Saturn | |
| Venus | Goddess of Beauty | |
| Vesta | Goddess of the Hearth | |
| Vulcan | God of the Forge |
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Egyptian Mythology•••••Back to top of page
| Name | Function | Notes |
| Amun | Creator | |
| Anubis | God Of The Dead | |
| Apep | Serpent Of The Underworld | |
| Atum | A Creator And The Sun God | |
| Bast | Goddess Of Cats | |
| Bes | God-Demon Of Protection, Childbirth And Entertainment | |
| Geb | God Of The Earth | |
| Hapy | God Of The Nile And Fertility | |
| Hathor | Goddess Of Love And Music | |
| Heget | Goddess Of Childbirth | |
| Horus | The Falcon-Headed God | |
| Imhotep | God Of Wisdom, Medicine And Magic | |
| Isis | Goddess Of Magic | |
| Khnum | A Creator | |
| Maahes | God Of War | |
| Menhit | Goddess Of War | |
| Mont | God Of War | |
| Naunet | The Primal Waters | |
| Neith | Goddess Of War, Then Great Mother Goddess | |
| Nephthys | Mother Of Anubis | |
| Nut | Goddess Of Heaven And The Sky | |
| Osiris | God Of The Underworld, Fertility And Agriculture | |
| Ptah | A Creator | |
| Ra | The Sun God | |
| Sekhmet | Goddess Of War And Battles | |
| Set | God Of Storms And God Of Evil | |
| Sobek | Crocodile God | |
| Taweret | Goddess Of Pregnant Women And Protecter At Childbirth | |
| Tefnut | Goddess Of Order, Justice, Time, Heaven And Hell And Weather | |
| The Aten | ||
| The Four Sons Of Horus | ||
| Thoth | God Of The Moon, Drawing, Writing, Geometry, Wisdom, Medicine, Music, Astronomy, And Magic | |
| Wepwawet | A War God |