The Immortals

Name Description/(Keywords) Roman Name
Aphrodite Aphrodite, the golden goddess of Love; born of the blood of Ouranos (the Heavens) and the foam of the sea.
(Aphrodite, Venus)		 Venus
Apollon Apollon, the son of Zeus and Leto; the brother of Artemis.
(Apollo, Apollon, Phoibos Apollon, the Striker from Afar)		 Apollo
Ares Ares, the god of War; the son of Zeus and Hera.
(Ares, Aries, Mars, God of War)		 Mars
Artemis Artemis, Diana
(Artemis, Diana)		 Diana
Athene (Athena) Athene, the goddess of Wisdom; the daughter of Zeus and Metis; the virgin goddess of intellect and invention.
(Athene, Athena, Pallas Athene, Tritogeneia, Glaukopis, Minerva)		 Minerva
Demeter Demeter, the goddess of the Harvest; the daughter of Kronos (Cronos) and Rheia (Rhea).
(Demeter, Ceres)		 Ceres
Dione Dione, the Mother Goddess of Mount Olympos (Olympus).
(Dione)		  
Eos Eos, the Dawn; mother of the Winds.
(Dawn, Eos, Erigeneia)		  
Enyo Enyo, one of the Graiai (the Gray Sisters); the daughters of Keto (Ceto) and Phorkys (Phorcys).
(Enyo, Bellona, Gray Sisters, Graiai)		 Bellona
Erida Erida, the wearisome goddess of Hate.
(Erida, Hate)		  
Erinyes Erinys, the Mist-Walking and the Kindly One; punisher of the unfaithful.
(Erinyes, Erinys, Furiae, Furies, Tisiphone, Megaera, Alecto, Alekto)		 Furiae
Eris Eris, the goddess of Discord and Strife.
(Eris, Discordia, Discord)		 Discordia
Eros Eros, the primal god of Love; using arrows of gold and lead, he would wound the hearts of mortals and Immortals alike.
(Eros, Cupid)		 Cupid
Eurynome Eurynome, one of the many daughters of Ocean; the mother of the Graces.
(Eurynome)		  
Fates The Fates, the Daughters of Necessity; born of Zeus and Themis.
(Fates, Morae, Clotho, Lachesis, Atropos, Klotho, Lakhesis, Moiras, Keras, Moirai, Moira)		 Morae
Gorgons Gorgons, the daughters of Phorkys and Keto (Ceto); with snakes about their heads and wrists, Medusa, Sthenno and Euryale were so hideous, the shock of seeing them would turn anyone to stone.
(Gorgon, Medusa, Sthenno, Euryale)		  
Graces Graces, the daughters of Zeus and Eurynome; the attendants of Aphrodite (goddess of Love) and the incarnations of Grace and Charm.
(The Graces, Graces, Aglaia, Euphrosyne, Thalia, The Charities, Charities)		 Charities
Hades Hades, Lord of the Underworld; the son of Kronos (Cronos) and Rheia (Rhea).
(Hades, Underworld, Pluto)		 Pluto
Hebe Hebe, the goddess of Youth; the daughter of Zeus and Hera; the wife of Herakles (Heracles).
(Hebe, Youth)		  
Helios Helios, the Sun; the son of Hyperion and Eryphaesa; he sees everything his light touches.
(Helios, Sun God, the Sun)		 Apollo
Hephaistos (Hephaestus) Hephaistos, the god of the Smith; the son of Hera and artificer of the Olympians.
(Hephaistos, Hephaestus, Vulcan)		 Vulcan
Hera Hera, the daughter of Kronos (Cronos) and Rheia (Rhea); the wife to Zeus; the most beautiful of the Immortals.
(Hera, Juno)		 Juno
Herakles (Heracles) Herakles, the ultimate hero; the son of Zeus and Alkmene (Alcmene).
(Herakles, Hercules, The Twelve Labors)		 Hercules
Hermes Hermes, the wing shod messenger of the Olympians; the son of Zeus and Maia.
(Hermes, Mercury, Argeiphontes)		 Mercury
Hestia Hestia, the virgin goddess of the Hearth and humble domestic joy.
(Hestia, Vesta)		 Vesta
Hyperion Hyperion, the Titan; father of Helios (the Sun), Eos (the Dawn) and Selene (the Moon).
(Hyperion)		  
Hypnos Hypnos, the god of Sleep; a child of Nix (Night) and the brother of Thanatos (Death).
(Hypnos, Somnus)		 Somnus
Io Io, the Heifer-Maiden who rejected the love of Zeus.
(Io, Heifer-Maiden)		  
Iris Iris, the Wind-Footed messenger of the Immortals.
(Iris)		  
Kalypso (Calypso) Kalypso, the queenly Nymph and lover of Odysseus.
(Calypso, Kalypso, Nymph, Nymphs)		  
Kheiron (Chiron) Kheiron, the most righteous of the Centaurs; the powerful master of many arts and sciences.
(Cheiron, Kheiron, Centaurs, Centaur, Eurytion)		  
Kirke (Circe) Kirke, the Dread Goddess; the daughter of Helios and the mistress of potions and spells.
(Circe, Kirke)		  
Kronos (Cronos) Kronos, the Titan; father of the Olympians.
(Kronos, Cronos, Cronus, Saturn)		 Saturn
Leto Leto, the consort of Zeus and mother of Apollon and Artemis.
(Leto)		  
Muses The Muses attend the festivals on Olympos and entertain and inspire the other gods with their wit and charm.
(Muses, Mousai)		  
Nereids The Nereids, the fifty daughters of Nereus and Doris.
(The Nereids, Nereids, Thetis, Agaue, Aktaia, Amphinome, Amphithoe, Apseudes, Dexamene, Doris, Doto, Dynamene, Galateia, Glauke, Halia, Iaira, Ianassa, Ianeira, Kallianassa, Kallianeira, Klymene, Kumodoke, Kumothoe, Limnoreia, Maira, Melite, Nemertes, Nesaie, Oreithyia, Pherousa, Panope, Proto, Speio, Thaleia, Thoe)		  
Odysseus Odysseus, the hero of the Trojan War and the long suffering traveler in The Odyssey.
(Odysseus, Ulysses)		 Ulysses
Orai,
The Hours		 Orai, the three sisters, Eunomia (Harmony), Dyke (Justice) and Eirene (Peace) assist the Olympians by organizing the Seasons and adding balance to Nature.
(Hours, The Hours, Eunomia, Dyke, Eiren, Horae, The Horae, Orai)		 Horae
Pan Pan, the Goat-God; he prances through the fertile countryside in the company of Nymphs playing his seven-reed pipe in wild abandon.
(Pan, Faunus, Goat God)		 Faunus
Persephone Persephone, the daughter of Demeter and Zeus; the wife of Hades and queen of the Underworld.
(Persephone, Proserpina)		 Proserpina
Poseidon Poseidon, the lord the Sea; son of Kronos (Cronos) and Rheia (Rhea).
(Poseidon, Neptune)		 Neptune
Prometheus Prometheus, the rebel god; in defiance of Zeus, he gave fire and other comforts to the mortals on the earth.
(Prometheus)		  
Rheia (Rhea) Rheia, the wife of devious Kronos (Cronos) and mother to the Olympians.
(Rheia, Rhea)		  
Rivers Rivers; the children of Okeanos (Ocean); Immortals who have chosen rivers as their earthly bodies.
(Rivers, Acheloios, Akheloios, Aiseopos, Alpheios, Asopos, Axios, Boagrios, Grenikos, Gyge, Hermos, Hyllos, Hypereia, Karesos, Kephisos, Lykia, Maiandros, Messeis, Minyeios, Ocean, Okeanos, Parthenios, Peneios, Rhesos, Rhodios, Sangarious, Satnioeis, Simoei, Skamandros, Spercheios, Styx, Titaressos, Xanthos)		  
Skylla Skylla, the man-eating she-beast with six heads.
(Skylla, Charybdis, Kharybdis)		  
Styx Styx, the eldest daughter of Okeanos (Ocean) and Tethys; any Immortal who pours the waters of Styx and swears an oath, is solemnly bound to tell only the truth.
(Styx)		  
Thanatos Thanatos, the god of Death; a child of Nix (Night) and the brother of Hypnos (Sleep).
(Thanatos, Death)		  
Thetis Thetis, one of the fifty daughters of Nereus and Doris; the wife of Peleus and the mother of Akhilleus (Achilles).
(Thetis)		  
Winds The Winds are Immortals who have chosen the air as their earthly bodies.
(Winds, Eos, Boreas, Eurus, Notus, Zephyros, North Wind, East Wind, South Wind, West Wind, Kaikias, Caicias, Apeliotes, Lips, Skiron, Sciron)		  
Zeus Zeus, the Olympian; the son of Kronos (Cronos) and Rheia (Rhea); lord of the Sky.
(Zeus, Jupiter)		 Jupiter

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