Greece - Ancient Greek Gods and Goddesses

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This is a list of the Gods and Goddesses for which I have pictures. They are the most important ones, but there are more.

All pictures are © Dr. Günther Eichhorn, unless otherwise noted.

Aphrodite

Goddess of love, beauty and sexuality.
She is a member of the Twelve Olympians.

Aphrodite Mythology

Aphrodite Pictures

Temple of Aphrodite in Aphrodisias, Turkey (from 1^st century BCE). (981k)

Aphrodite holding Eros on her left arm, from Amphipolis, Greece (2^nd century BCE). (550k)

Terracotta figurine of Aphrodite, from Pella, Greece (between 4^th and 1^st century). (528k)

Terracotta figurine of Aphrodite, from Pella, Greece (between 4^th and 1^st century). (623k)

Terracotta figurine of Aphrodite removing her sandal, from Pella, Greece (between 4^th and 1^st century). (535k)

Terracotta figurine of Aphrodite on a panther, from Pella, Greece (between 4^th and 1^st century). (714k)

Terracotta figurine of Aphrodite reclining on a pier, from Pella, Greece (between 4^th and 1^st century). (587k)

Terracotta figurine of Aphrodite playing the kithara, from Pella, Greece (late 2^nd century BCE). (686k)

Marble statue of Aphrodite Urania, from Nikopolis, Greece (second half of 2^nd century CE). (541k)

Marble statue of Aphrodite, from Sanctuary of Asclepius, Epidaurus, Greece (1^st century CE). (967k)

Plaster cast of a statue of Aphrodite, from Sanctuary of Asclepius, Epidaurus, Greece (1^st century CE). (859k)

Head of a statue of Aphrodite, Roman copy of a praxitelian original, from Amphipolis, Greece. (886k)

Apollo

God of oracles, healing, archery, music and arts, sunlight, knowledge, herds and flocks, and protection of the young.
He is a member of the Twelve Olympians.

Apollo Mythology

Apollo Pictures

Temple and Oracle of Apollo in Delphi, Greece. (1389k)

Temple of Apollo Hylates in Kourion, Cyprus (from 8^th century BCE). (699k)

Temple of Apollo Smintheion in Gülpinar, Turkey (from 2^nd century BCE). (821k)

Temple and Oracle of Apollo in Didyma, Turkey (from 8^th century BCE). (751k)

Torso of the chryselephantine sculpture of Apollo with gold leaf decorations found in an pit on the Sacred Way in Delphi, Greece. (679k)

Statue of Apollo Medicus in Sofia, Bulgaria. (884k)

Apollo statue in a museum in Kobarid, Slovenia. (489k)

Head of Apollo on Mount Nemrut, Turkey (from 62 BCE). (904k)

Apollo, imposing peace and order, in the center of the west pediment on the Temple of Zeus, from Olympia, Greece. (595k)

Semicircular marble base with depictions of ten Gods and Heroes of the Greek Pantheon, from Nikopolis, Greece. Apollo is right-most figure. (1056k)

Closer view of Apollo (right), from Nikopolis, Greece. (777k)

Plate showing Apollo in Delphi, Greece (from 470 BCE). (573k)

Marble statue of Apollo, the lyre player, Corinth, Greece (3^rd century CE). (863k)

Marble statue of Apollo, the lyre player, Corinth, Greece (Roman period). (919k)

Ares

God of courage and war.
He is a member of the Twelve Olympians.

Ares Mythology

Ares Pictures

Ares on the frieze of the Siphnian Treasury, holding his shield, from Delphi, Greece. (1035k)

Artemis

Goddess of nature, childbirth, wildlife, the moon, the hunt, sudden death, animals, virginity, young women, and archery.
She is a member of the Twelve Olympians

Artemis Mythology

Artemis Picture

The remains of the Artemis temple in Ephesus, Turkey, one of the seven Wonders of the World (from 600 BCE). (973k)

Remnants of the Artemis Temple in Termessos, Turkey (late 2^nd century BCE). (1068k)

Marble statue of Artemis, from Pella, Greece (between 4^th and 1^st century BCE). (661k)

Marble statue of Artemis, from Pella, Greece (between 4^th and 1^st century BCE). (704k)

Torso of marble statue of Artemis Lafrias, from Nikopolis, Greece (Roman period). (544k)

Torso of a marble statue of Artemis, from Sparta (from 2^nd century CE). (784k)

Terracotta figurine of Artemis, from Pella, Greece (between 4^th and 1^st century BCE). (629k)

Pyxis lid with the bust of Artemis, from Pella, Greece (early 1^st century BCE). (727k)

Semicircular marble base with depictions of ten Gods and Heroes of the Greek Pantheon, from Nikopolis, Greece. Artemis is second from right. (1056k)

Closer view of Artemis, from Nikopolis, Greece. (861k)

Marble statue of Artemis or an Amazon, Corinth, Greece (2^nd century CE). (748k)

Marble head of Artemis, Acropolis Athens, Greece (~330 BCE). (629k)

Asclepius

God of medicine, healing, rejuvenation and physicians

Asclepius Mythology

Asclepius Pictures

View of the Sanctuary of Asclepius from the west, from Messene, Greece. (1283k)

Marble torso of Asclepius, from Olympia, Greece (Hellenistic copy). (554k)

Marble head of a bearded man, wearing a rolled fillet wreath, copy of a type of Asclepius. From Sparta, Greece (from 2^nd century CE). (590k)

Marble statue of Asclepius, leaning on his staff, from Sanctuary of Asclepius, Epidaurus, Greece (late 4^th to late 1^st century BCE). (923k)

Marble statue of Asclepius, leaning on his staff, from Sanctuary of Asclepius, Epidaurus, Greece (5^th to 4^th century BCE). (852k)

Plaster cast of a statue of Asclepius, leaning on his staff, from Sanctuary of Asclepius, Epidaurus, Greece (CE 160). (794k)

Athena

Goddess of wisdom, handicraft, heroism, courage, war, strategy, industry, and cities.
She is a member of the Twelve Olympians.

Athena Mythology

Athena Pictures

Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia near Delphi, Greece. (1.6M)

Temple of Athena in Priene, Turkey (from 350 BCE). (926k)

Temple of Athena in Paestum, Italy (from 500 BCE). (1140k)

Temple of Athena Nike in the Acropolis, Athens, Greece (420 BCE). (723k)

Metope from the Temple of Zeus, showing one of the tasks of Heracles, getting the golden apples of the Hesperides. Heracles is in the center, holding up the sky. Athena is on the left, helping Heracles. Atlas is on he right holding the golden apples. From Olympia, Greece. (602k)

Metope from the Temple of Zeus, showing one of the tasks of Heracles, cleaning the Augean stables. Athena is on the right. From Olympia, Greece. (593k)

Metope from the Temple of Zeus, showing one of the tasks of Heracles, killing the Stymphalian Birds. Athena is on the left, receiving the dead birds. From Olympia, Greece. (577k)

Terracotta figurine of Athena, from Pella, Greece (between 4^th and 1^st century BCE). (498k)

Terracotta figurine of Athena, from Pella, Greece (between 4^th and 1^st century BCE). (622k)

Semicircular marble base with depictions of ten Gods and Heroes of the Greek Pantheon, from Nikopolis, Greece. Athena is left-most figure. (1027k)

Closer view of Athena (left), from Nikopolis, Greece. (1284k)

Marble statue of Athena orator, from Nikopolis, Greece (2^nd century CE, replica of 4^th century BCE original). (555k)

Clay head of Athena, from Olympia, Greece (beginning of 5^th century BCE). (637k)

Marble statue of Athena with an aegis decorated with a gorgonion, from Epidaurus, Greece (1^st century BCE). (848k)

Marble statue of Athena wearing a peplos, from Sanctuary of Asclepius, Epidaurus, Greece (CE 160). (950k)

Plaster cast of a statue of Athena, from Sanctuary of Asclepius, Epidaurus, Greece (CE 180-300). (1108k)

Marble statue of Athena, Corinth, Greece (Roman period). (775k)

Marble statue of Athena, Acropolis Athens, Greece (copy of 5^th c. BCE original, late 2^nd c. BCE - early 1^st c. CE). (711k)

Marble relief of Athena leaning on a staff, Acropolis Athens, Greece (~460 BCE). (526k)

Cybele

Anatolian mother goddess, partially assimilated to aspects of the Earth-goddess Gaia

Cybele Mythology

Cybele Pictures

Metroon, Temple of Cybele, in Olympia, Greece (4^th century BCE). (1.6M)

Terracotta figurine of Cybele, the Mother Goddess, from Pella, Greece (between 4^th and 1^st century BCE). (647k)

Terracotta figurine of Cybele, the Mother Goddess, from Pella, Greece (between 4^th and 1^st century BCE). (721k)

Marble statue of the Mother Goddess Cybele, Corinth, Greece (Roman period). (990k)

Demeter

Goddess of the harvest, agriculture, fertility and sacred law.
She is a member of the Twelve Olympians.

Demeter Mythology

Demeter Pictures

Sanctuary of Demeter, Dion, Greece. (1182k)

Statue of Demeter, Sanctuary of Demeter, Dion, Greece. (1460k)

Marble relief of Demeter, Corinth, Greece (1^st century CE). (829k)

Over life-sized marble statue of Demeter, Corinth, Greece (early Roman period). (894k)

Dione

In ancient Greek religion and Greek mythology, Dione is an oracular goddess, a Titaness primarily known from Book V of Homer's Iliad, where she tends to the wounds suffered by her daughter Aphrodite. Dione is presented as either an Oceanid, daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, or the thirteenth Titan, daughter of Gaia and Uranus.

Dione Pictures

Old Temple of Dione, from Dodona, Greece. (1.8M)

New Temple of Dione, from Dodona, Greece. (1.7M)

Dionysus

God of wine, vegetation, fertility, festivity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, theater.
He is a member of the Twelve Olympians.

Dionysus Mythology

Dionysus Pictures

House of Dionysus, from Pella, Greece (from 325-300 BCE). (1420k)

Floor mosaic of Dionysus on a panther, from Pella, Greece (from 325-300 BCE). (1189k)

Base of table with Dionysus and a satyr, from Sparta (from 3^rd century CE). (683k)

Bust of Dionysus, from Pella, Greece (between 4^th and 1^st century BCE). (782k)

Marble statue of Hermes holding the infant Dionysus, from Olympia, Greece (from 340-330 BCE). (528k)

Pottery with depiction of Dionysus at a banquet, Corinth, Greece. (834k)

Marble head of Dionysus, Corinth, Greece (2^nd century CE). (596k)

Eros

God of love, lust, desire and sex. Primordial god and personification of Love.

Eros Mythology

Eros Pictures

Aphrodite holding Eros on her left arm, from Amphipolis, Greece (2^nd century BCE). (550k)

Terracotta figurine of Eros, from Pella, Greece (between 4^th and 1^st century BCE). (624k)

Terracotta figurine of Eros, from Pella, Greece (between 4^th and 1^st century BCE). (545k)

Terracotta figurine of Eros and Psyche, from Pella, Greece (between 4^th and 1^st century BCE). (570k)

Marble head of Eros, Corinth, Greece (1^st - 2^nd century CE). (627k)

Hades

King of the Underworld, God of the dead and riches.

Hades Mythology

Hades Pictures

Hades and Cerberus (License from Carole Raddato). (374k)

Helios

Personification of the Sun

Helios Mythology

Helios Pictures

Magic sphere showing the God Helios, a lion, a dragon, and magic symbols, from Acropolis, Athens, Greece (2^nd-3^rd century CE). (771k)

Hephaestus

God of fire, metalworking, stone masonry, forges, the art of sculpture, technology and blacksmiths.
He is a member of the Twelve Olympians.

Hephaestus Mythology

Hephaestus Pictures

Marble statue of Hephaestus, Corinth, Greece (2^nd - 3^rd century CE). (829k)

Hera

Queen of the Gods, Goddess of marriage, women, childbirth, and family.
She is a member of the Twelve Olympians.

Hera Mythology

Hera Pictures

Temple of Hera in Paestum, Italy (from 600 BCE). (1093k)

Close-up of the Temple of Hera in Paestum, Italy (from 600 BCE). (1172k)

Temple II of Hera in Paestum, Italy (from 460 BCE). (1073k)

Temple of Hera in the Valle dei Templi, Sicily, Italy (from 5^th century BCE). (744k)

Temple of Hera in Olympia, Greece (from 7^th century BCE). (1084k)

Semicircular marble base with depictions of ten Gods and Heroes of the Greek Pantheon, from Nikopolis, Greece. Hera is third figure from left. (1027k)

Closer view of Hera, from Nikopolis, Greece. (913k)

Heracles

Divine protector of mankind, patron of gymnasium

Heracles Mythology

Hercules Pictures

Temple of Heracles in the Valle dei Templi, Sicily, Italy (from 6^th century BCE). (685k)

Metope from the Temple of Zeus, showing one of the tasks of Heracles, capture Cerberus from the Underworld. From Olympia, Greece. (502k)

Metope from the Temple of Zeus, showing one of the tasks of Heracles, cleaning the Augean stables. Athena is on the right. From Olympia, Greece. (593k)

Metope from the Temple of Zeus, showing one of the tasks of Heracles, killing the Stymphalian Birds. Athena is on the left, receiving the dead birds. From Olympia, Greece. (577k)

Metope from the Temple of Zeus, showing one of the tasks of Heracles, capture the Cretan Bull. From Olympia, Greece. (549k)

Terracotta figurine of Heracles, from Pella, Greece (between 4^th and 1^st century BCE). (585k)

Terracotta figurine of reclining Heracles, from Pella, Greece (between 4^th and 1^st century BCE). (713k)

Head of a terracotta figurine of Heracles, from Pella, Greece. (471k)

Semicircular marble base with depictions of ten Gods and Heroes of the Greek Pantheon, from Nikopolis, Greece. Heracles is second from left. (1027k)

Closer view of Heracles, from Nikopolis, Greece. (890k)

Heracles, Corinth, Greece. (764k)

Heracles and the Horses of Diomedes, Corinth, Greece. (720k)

Heracles and the Erymanthian Boar, Corinth, Greece. (719k)

Heracles and the Stymphalian Birds, Corinth, Greece. (720k)

Heracles and Triton, Acropolis Athens, Greece. (674k)

Hermes

God of boundaries, roads and travelers, thieves, athletes, shepherds, commerce, speed, cunning, wit and sleep. Psychopomp and divine messenger.
He is a member of the Twelve Olympians.

Hermes Mythology

Hermes Pictures

Marble statue of Hermes, from Epidaurus, Greece (CE 250-275). (792k)

Marble statue of Hermes holding the infant Dionysus, from Olympia, Greece (from 340-330 BCE). (528k)

Semicircular marble base with depictions of ten Gods and Heroes of the Greek Pantheon, from Nikopolis, Greece. Hermes is first full figure from the left, with winged feet. (1089k)

Closer view of Hermes, from Nikopolis, Greece. (989k)

Hermes the Ram-bearer, Corinth, Greece (Roman period). (885k)

Head of Hermes, from Amphipolis, Greece (2^nd to 1^st century BCE). (807k)

Marble head of Hermes, Acropolis Athens, Greece (2^nd century CE). (794k)

Hygieia

Goddess of health, cleanliness and hygiene

Hygieia Mythology

Marble statue of Hygieia with a snake around her shoulder, from Sanctuary of Asclepius, Epidaurus, Greece (CE 160). (1021k)

Plaster cast of a statue of Hygieia, from Sanctuary of Asclepius, Epidaurus, Greece (4^th century BCE). (1014k)

Plaster cast of a statue of Hygieia, from Sanctuary of Asclepius, Epidaurus, Greece (2^nd to 3^rd century CE). (635k)

Leto

Goddess of Motherhood

Leto Mythology

Leto Pictures

Semicircular marble base with depictions of ten Gods and Heroes of the Greek Pantheon, from Nikopolis, Greece. Leto is second from left. (1056k)

Closer view of Leto, from Nikopolis, Greece. (834k)

Nike

Goddess of victory.

Nike Mythology

Nike Pictures

Temple of Athena Nike in the Acropolis, Athens, Greece (420 BCE). (723k)

Marble statue of Nike, from Olympia, Greece (from 421 BCE). (598k)

Terracotta figurine of Nike, from Pella, Greece (between 4^th and 1^st century BCE). (610k)

Marble statue of Nike , Corinth, Greece (Roman period). (1032k)

Nike adjusting her sandal, Acropolis Athens, Greece. (488k)

Pan

God of nature, the wild, shepherds, flocks, of mountain wilds, and is often associated with sexuality and fertility.

Pan Mythology

Pan Pictures

Marble statue of Alexander-Pan, from Pella, Greece (late 4^th / early 3^rd century BCE). (598k)

Bronze statue of Pan, from Olympia, Greece (from 450-440 BCE). (456k)

Clay figurine of Pan, from Olympia, Greece (end of 3^rd century BCE). (607k)

Marble statue of the God Pan, Corinth, Greece (120-140 CE). (796k)

Poseidon

God of the sea, storms, earthquakes, horses.
He is a member of the Twelve Olympians.

Poseidon Mythology

Poseidon Pictures

Bronze statue of Poseidon, from Pella, Greece. (500k)

Red-figured Attic hydria, from Pella, Greece, showing the contest between Athena and Poseidon to name Athens. In the center is Poseidon with the horse, his gift to the city. (831k)