Olympians : Aphrodite. (Venus) - goddess of love and beauty Apollo. (Apollo)  - god of the arts (esp. poetry and music), archery, and divination Ares. (Mars)  - god of war Artemis. (Diana)  - goddess of the hunt and protector of children Athena. (Minerva)  - goddess of wisdom, war, and crafts; patron of Athens Demeter. (Ceres)  -goddess of agriculture and fertility Dionysos. (Bacchus)  - god of wine, mysteries, and the theatre Hephaistos. (Vulcan)  - god of smiths and metal-workers Hera. (Juno)  - goddess of marriage; consort of Zeus Hermes. (Mercury)  - god of merchants; messenger of Zeus Poseidon. (Neptune)  - god of the sea and earthquakes Zeus. (Jupiter)  - god of the sky; ruler of Olympus ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Chthonians: Erinyes. (Furiae)  -also known as Furies, these were female spirits who exacted vengeance against those who committed specific crimes Hades. (Pluto)  - god of the Underworld and ruler of the dead Hekate (Trivia)  - goddess of magic; an alternate spelling of her name is Hecate Persephone. (Proserpina)  - goddess of the Underworld; wife of Hades; also known as Kore (the maiden) Thanatos. - god of death Rheia  (Rhea)  - mother goddess who bore the deities Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, and Zeus to Kronos Tethys  - goddess who gave birth to daughters who personified rivers; consort of Okeanos Theia  - goddess who mated with Hyperion and consequently bore Helios, Selene, and Eos Themis   -according to Hesiod, this goddess was the second wife of zeus and she conceived by him the Seasons, Lawfulness, Justice, Peace, and the Fates ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Free Spirits : Amphitrite. - sea goddess; wife of  poseidon. Asklepios  (Asclepius)  -god of healing Boreas.   -god of the north wind Dike. (Iustitia)  - goddess of justice Eileithyia.  - goddess of childbirth Eirene (Pax)  - goddess who personified peace Eos. (Aurora)   -goddess of the dawn Erebus   -personification of darkness Eris. (Discordia)  - goddess whose name means "discord" or "strife" Eros  (Cupid)  -god of love and desire Eunomia   -goddess who personified discipline or good government Fates  (Moirai in Greek, Parcae in Latin)  - goddesses who supervised fate; the poet Hesiod names them Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos Graces. (Gratiae)  - a trio of goddesses associated with aphrodite. Hebe.  (Juventas)  - goddess who was a cup-bearer for the Olympian gods Helios  (Sol) -  god of the sun Hesperus  (Vesper)   -godess of the home and hearth Himeros   -god of sexual desire; companion of  aphrodite. Horae.  -a trio of goddesses of the Seasons Hygeia  -goddess of health Hypnos  (Somnus)   -god of Sleep; brother of thanatos. Iris.  -goddess of the rainbow; messenger of hera. Leto  - goddess who bore the deities artemis and apollo to Zeus Morpheus. - god of dreams Muses. - nine goddesses, each of whom embodied an aspect of the humanities and arts Nemesis. - goddess of retribution Nereus. - sea god who fathered 50 daughters - the Nereids nymphs. Nike. (Victoria)   -goddess of victory Nymphs. - female nature spirits Nyx. - goddess who personifies night Pan.  (Faunus)  - god of the countryside Peitho  -goddess who personifies persuasion; often accompanies aphrodite. Selene. (Luna) - goddess of the moon Triton.  water god; son of amphitrite and poseidon. Tyche (Fortuna)   goddess of fortune Zephyrus  god of the west wind -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtic Britain - Gods and Goddesses: Belatucadrus  -god whose name means "fair shining one" Cocidius - god associated either with forests and hunting (linked with the Roman god Silvanus), or war (equated with Mars) Condatis  -god who personified the joining of two bodies of water in the Tyne-Tees area of North Britain; also conflated with the Roman god Mars Coventina   -goddess who personified a holy spring (that was reputed to have healing powers) Cuda  -mother goddess Latis  -goddess associated with water (and possibly beer as well) Matres Domesticae an aspect of the three mothers, who were considered goddesses of the homeland (Britain) Mogons  -god who was worshipped mainly in North Britain; his name means "great one" Nodens -god of healing; he is related to the Irish god Nuadu Sulis - goddess of healing, she presided over hot springs in Aquae Sulis (modern Bath); often conflated with the Roman goddess Minerva ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtic Gaul - Gods and Goddesses Abnoba|-goddess of the hunt, similar to the Roman diana. Andraste - goddess of victory Belenus - god of light; his name means "shining one" Borvo - god of healing; his name is associated with springs Cernunnos - god of fertility and animals; referred to as the "horned one" Damona - goddess of fertility and healing; her name translates as "divine cow" Dispater - Roman god of the underworld; his cult thrived in Gaul also Epona - goddess of horses Esus - god equated with the Roman deities and mercury. Nantosuelta - goddess of nature; the wife of Sucellus Nehalennia - goddess of the sea Ogmios  - gods of eloquence and knowledge; equated with Hercules Rosmerta  - goddess who was the native consort of the Roman god Mercury; her name signifies "great provider" Sirona - goddess of healing Sucellus  - god of agriculture and forests; also a hammer god (his name means "good striker") Taranis  - god whose name means "thunderer"; compared to the god jupiter. Teutates  - god of war; roughly equivalent to the Roman god Mars ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtic Ireland  - Gods and Goddesses: Aine  - goddess of love Banbha  - one of the trio of goddesses who lent their name to Ireland Boann.  - goddess of water and fertility; bore Oenghus to the Daghda Brigit (Brighid) - goddess of fertility, healing, and poetry Cian  - the father of Lugh Cliodna  - goddess of beauty and the otherworld Creidhne  - god of metalworking; one of the trio of craft-gods of the Tuatha De Danaan Daghda  - god of the earth; leader of the Tuatha De Danaan Danu  -  goddess who is a version of the Great Mother; mother of the Tuatha De Danaan Diancech.  -god of crafts and healing Donn. - god of the dead; the "dark one" Eriu  - another of the three goddesses after which Ireland was named Fodla  - third of the trinity of goddesses of Ireland Goibhniu  - god of the smith; one of three craft-gods of the Tuatha De Danaan Luchta   -god of wrights; one of the triad of craft-gods of the Tuatha De Danaan Lugh.  -god whose name means "shining one" Macha  - goddess of war and fertility; called "Macha the crow" Morrigan  - godesses of war and death; had a triple aspect; wife of the Daghda Nechtan  - water-god whose sacred well was a source of knowledge Nemhain  - goddess of war and battle Nuada. - one of the kings of the Tuatha De Danaan Oenghus  - god of youth and love Ogma  - god of eloquence and language Tuatha De Danaan  - the Irish race of gods who descended from the goddess Danu; patrons of magic and arts --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtic Wales - Gods and Heroes: Arianrhod  - goddess whose name means "silver wheel" (i.e., the moon) Blodeuwedd  - a maiden of flowers created to be the wife of Lleu Llaw Gyffes Branwen  - the daughter of Llyr Dewi   -god who was represented by the Red Dragon, which has become the emblem of Wales Don  - mother goddess; the Welsh equivalent of the Irish Danu Govannon  - god of smiths & metalworkers Gwynn ap Nudd   -god of the Underworld Lleu Llaw Gyffes  - god who is the Welsh equivalent of the Irish lugh. Llyr  - god of the sea Mabon  - this son of Modron was a warrior Math ap Mathonwy  - god of sorcery Modron  - goddess whose name means "divine mother" Pryderi  - son of Pwyll and Rhiannon Pwyll  - he was the Prince of Dyfed and a hero in the Mabinogion Rhiannon  - the wife of Pwyll Taliesin  - a renown bard whose name means "shining brow" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Roman Gods and Goddesses Pantheon. - the major gods and goddesses of ancient Rome - this list includes the deities Juno, Jupiter, Mercury, and Venus Numen. - spirits and "minor" gods who were extremely important to the ancient Roman people; Cupid, Janus, and Liber are examples Etruscan.  - the word "strange" best describes the names of the Etruscan gods and goddesses - Fufluns, anyone? Foreign.  - these gods were imported into ancient Rome from far-flung regions of the Empire; some examples are Cybele and Isis