MAJOR GODS AND GODDESSES



The Greeks created images of their deities for many purposes. A temple would house the statue of a god or goddess, or multiple deities, and might be decorated with relief scenes depicting myths. Divine images were common on coins. Drinking cups and other than Greek pottery"vessels were painted with scenes from Greek myths.

Aphrodite (Ἀφροδίτη, Aphroditē)

Museo nazionale romano di palazzo Altemps, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons


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Apollo (Ἀπόλλων, Apóllōn)

Dennis Jarvis from Halifax, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons


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Ares (Ἄρης, Árēs)

Museo nazionale romano di palazzo Altemps, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons


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Artemis (Ἄρτεμις, Ártemis)

Commonists, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons


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Athena (Ἀθηνᾶ, Athēnâ)

After Cephisodotus the Elder, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons


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Demeter (Δημήτηρ, Dēmḗtēr)

Museo nazionale romano di palazzo Altemps, CC BY 2.5 , via Wikimedia Commons


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Dionysus (Διόνυσος, Diónusos)

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Hades (ᾍδης, Háidēs)/Pluto (Πλούτων, Ploutōn)

No machine-readable author provided. Stella maris assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons


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Hephaestus (Ἥφαιστος, Hḗphaistos)

Guillaume Coustou the Younger, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons


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Hera (Ἥρα, Hḗra)

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Hermes (Ἑρμῆς, Hērmês)

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Hestia (Ἑστία, Hestía)

anonymous, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons


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Persephone (Περσεφόνη, Persephónē)

Wolfgang Sauber, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons


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Poseidon (Ποσειδῶν, Poseidôn)

—DerHexer, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons


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Zeus (Ζεύς, Zeús)

Pierre Granier, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons


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