Entries are in alphabetical order by the usual English form of the name. The Latin name by which the figure was known in Rome is given in brackets where different. For the twelve main gods see also the table of the twelve Olympian gods.
A-C
| Entry | Who or what | Read more |
|---|---|---|
| Achilles | The strongest Greek hero at Troy | Achilles |
| Aegis | Shield or cloak of Zeus and Athena | Athena |
| Agamemnon | King of Mycenae, leader of the Greeks | Trojan War |
| Ajax | Giant hero of the Trojan War | Trojan War |
| Alcmene | Mother of Heracles | Heracles |
| Amazons | A people of warrior women | Labours of Heracles |
| Ambrosia | Food of the gods, gives immortality | Olympian gods |
| Andromeda | Princess rescued by Perseus | Perseus |
| Antigone | Daughter of Oedipus, defies Creon | Oedipus |
| Aphrodite (Venus) | Goddess of love and beauty | Aphrodite |
| Apollo | God of light, music and oracles | Apollo |
| Arachne | Weaver turned into a spider | Metamorphoses |
| Ares (Mars) | God of violent war | Ares |
| Argo | The Argonauts' ship (Argos is also Odysseus's dog) | Argonauts |
| Ariadne | Daughter of Minos, helps Theseus | Theseus |
| Artemis (Diana) | Goddess of hunting and the moon | Artemis |
| Asclepius (Aesculapius) | God of medicine | Minor deities |
| Athena (Minerva) | Goddess of wisdom and strategic war | Athena |
| Atlas | Titan who holds up the sky | Titans |
| Bellerophon | Hero who rode Pegasus | Bellerophon |
| Cassandra | Trojan prophetess no one believes | Trojan War |
| Centaurs | Half man, half horse | Monsters |
| Cerberus | Three-headed dog of Hades | Underworld |
| Chaos | The primordial void | Origin of the world |
| Charon | Ferryman of souls | Underworld |
| Chimera | Lion, goat and serpent monster | Bellerophon |
| Chiron | Wise centaur, teacher of heroes | Monsters |
| Circe | Witch who turns men into pigs | Odysseus |
| Cronus (Saturn) | Titan, father of Zeus | Titans |
| Cyclopes | One-eyed giants | Monsters |
D-G
| Entry | Who or what | Read more |
|---|---|---|
| Daedalus | Inventor, builder of the labyrinth | Daedalus and Icarus |
| Danae | Mother of Perseus | Perseus |
| Delphi | Sanctuary and oracle of Apollo | Delphi |
| Demeter (Ceres) | Goddess of the harvest | Demeter |
| Dionysus (Bacchus) | God of wine and theatre | Dionysus |
| Dioscuri | Castor and Pollux, twin sons of Zeus | Constellations |
| Eros (Cupid) | God of love | Minor deities |
| Eurydice | Wife of Orpheus | Orpheus |
| Gaia (Tellus) | The Earth, mother of the Titans | Origin of the world |
| Golden Fleece | Golden ram's fleece sought by Jason | Argonauts |
| Gorgons | Three monstrous sisters, including Medusa | Perseus |
H-O
| Entry | Who or what | Read more |
|---|---|---|
| Hades (Pluto) | God of the dead and his realm | Hades |
| Hector | Prince and defender of Troy | Trojan War |
| Helen | Most beautiful woman, cause of the Trojan War | Trojan War |
| Hephaestus (Vulcan) | God of fire and smiths | Hephaestus |
| Hera (Juno) | Queen of the gods, protector of marriage | Hera |
| Heracles (Hercules) | Hero of the twelve labours | Heracles |
| Hermes (Mercury) | Messenger of the gods | Hermes |
| Hestia (Vesta) | Goddess of the hearth | Hestia |
| Hydra | Many-headed serpent | Labours of Heracles |
| Icarus | Son of Daedalus, flew too close to the sun | Daedalus and Icarus |
| Iris | Messenger of the gods, the rainbow | Minor deities |
| Jason | Leader of the Argonauts | Argonauts |
| Labyrinth | The Minotaur's prison at Knossos | Minotaur |
| Lethe | River of forgetfulness | Underworld |
| Medea | Sorceress who helps Jason | Argonauts |
| Medusa | Gorgon whose gaze turns to stone | Perseus |
| Minos | King of Crete, then judge of the dead | Minotaur |
| Minotaur | Man with a bull's head | Minotaur |
| Muses | Nine goddesses of the arts | Minor deities |
| Narcissus | Youth in love with his own reflection | Metamorphoses |
| Nectar | Drink of the gods | Olympian gods |
| Nymphs | Nature spirits | Minor deities |
| Odysseus | Greek name of Ulysses | Odysseus |
| Oedipus | King of Thebes who solved the Sphinx's riddle | Oedipus |
| Olympus | Mountain, home of the gods | Olympian gods |
| Orpheus | Singer who went down to Hades | Orpheus |
P-Z
| Entry | Who or what | Read more |
|---|---|---|
| Pan (Faunus) | God of shepherds and woods | Minor deities |
| Pandora | First woman, opened the jar of evils | Prometheus and Pandora |
| Paris | Trojan prince who carried off Helen | Trojan War |
| Pegasus | Winged horse | Bellerophon |
| Penelope | Faithful wife of Odysseus | Odysseus |
| Persephone (Proserpina) | Daughter of Demeter, queen of the dead | Demeter |
| Perseus | Hero who killed Medusa | Perseus |
| Poseidon (Neptune) | God of the sea and earthquakes | Poseidon |
| Priam | King of Troy | Trojan War |
| Prometheus | Titan who gave fire to humans | Prometheus and Pandora |
| Rhea (Ops) | Titaness, mother of Zeus | Titans |
| Sirens | Creatures with a deadly song | Monsters |
| Sisyphus | Condemned to push a boulder for ever | Underworld |
| Sphinx | Monster of the riddle of Thebes | Oedipus |
| Styx | Underworld river of oaths | Underworld |
| Tantalus | Condemned to eternal hunger and thirst | Underworld |
| Telemachus | Son of Odysseus | Odysseus |
| Theseus | Athenian hero, killed the Minotaur | Theseus |
| Thetis | Sea nymph, mother of Achilles | Achilles |
| Tiresias | Blind seer of Thebes | Oedipus |
| Titans | Divine generation before the gods | Titans |
| Troy | City in Asia Minor besieged by the Greeks | Trojan War |
| Ulysses | Latin name of Odysseus | Odysseus |
| Uranus | The Sky, father of the Titans | Origin of the world |
| Zeus (Jupiter) | King of the gods | Zeus |
See also words that come from myths and myths for schools.