Greek Goddess Names - A to Z
It's about time we had a list just for Greek goddess names. In Greek mythology a goddess was just as important as a god - sometimes more so. The Greek goddesses covered everything from fertility to death and from poetry to war.
The following is a list of both major and minor goddess names. This is a list of female gods only.
Click here for a list of male gods from Greek mythology.
Click here for a complete list of Greek gods and goddesses.
Note that clicking on Greek goddess names that have links will take you to a detailed description of that particular goddess. Not all goddesses have a link to a separate page.
Greek Goddess Names A-B
- Achelois - One of the moon goddesses.
- Alcyone - One of the seven daughters of Atlas and Pleione.
- Alectrona - Early Greek goddess of the sun.
- Amphitrite - (a.k.a. Salacia) The wife of Poseidon and a Nereid.
- Antheia - Goddess of gardens, flowers, swamps, and marshes.
- Aphaea - (a.k.a. Aphaia) A Greek goddess who was worshipped exclusively at a single sanctuary on the island of Aegina in the Saronic Gulf.
- Aphrodite - (a.k.a. Anadyomene, Turan, Venus) Goddess of love and beauty.
- Artemis - (a.k.a. Agrotora, Amarynthia, Cynthia, Kourotrophos, Locheia, Orthia, Phoebe, Potnia Theron) Goddess of the moon, hunting, and nursing.
- Astraea - The Star Maiden - a goddess of justice, included in Virgo and Libra mythologies.
- Até - Goddess of mischief.
- Athena - (a.k.a. Asana, Athene, Minerva, Menerva) Goddess of wisdom, poetry, art, and the strategic side of war.
- Atropos - (a.k.a. Aisa, Morta) One of The Fates - She cut the thread of life and chose the manner of a persons death.
- Bia - The goddess of force.
- Brizo - A prophet goddess and protector of mariners, sailors, and fishermen.
Greek Goddess Names C-G
- Calliope - One of the Muses. Represented epic poetry.
- Calypso - (a.k.a. Kalypso) The sea nymph who held Odysseus prisoner for seven years.
- Celaeno - The name of a wife of Poseidon.
- Ceto - (a.k.a. Keto) a sea monster goddess who was also the mother of other sea monsters.
- Circe - (a.k.a. Kirke) A goddess who transformed her enemies into beasts.
- Clio - One of the Muses. She represented History.
- Clotho - (a.k.a. Nona) One of the Fates - Spun the thread of life from her distaff onto her spindle.
- Cybele - (a.k.a. Agdistis, Magna Mater, Meter, Meter Oreie) Goddess of caverns, mountains, nature and wild animals.
- Demeter - (a.k.a. Ceres, Demetra, Tvath) Goddess of the harvest.
- Doris - A Sea Nymph, mother of the Nereids.
- Eileithyia - (a.k.a. Eileithyiai, Eilithia, Eilythia, Eleuthia, Ilithia, Ilithyia, Lucina) Goddess of childbirth.
- Electra - (a.k.a. Atlantis) One of the seven Pleiades.
- Elpis - (a.k.a. Spes) The spirit of hope.
- Enyo - (a.k.a. Bellona) A (minor) goddess of war, connected to Eris.
- Eos - (a.k.a. Aurora, Eosphorus, Mater Matuta, Thesan) Goddess of the Dawn.
- Erato - One of the Muses - represents Lyrics/Love Poetry.
- Eris - (a.k.a. Discordia) Goddess of strife, connected to Enyo.
- Euterpe - One of the Muses - represents Music/Lyrics/Poetry.
- Gaia - (a.k.a. Celu, Gaea, Terra) Goddess of the Earth, also known as Mother Earth.
Greek Goddess Names H-N
- Harmonia - (a.k.a. Concordia) Goddess of Harmony and Concord.
- Hebe - (a.k.a. Juventas) Goddess of youth.
- Hecate - (a.k.a. Hekat, Hekate, Trivia) Goddess of magic, witchcraft, ghosts, and the undead.
- Hemera - (a.k.a. Amar, Dies, Hemere) Goddess of daylight.
- Hera - (a.k.a. Juno, Uni) Goddess of goddesses, women, and marriage and wife of Zeus.
- Hestia - (a.k.a. Vesta) Greek goddess of the home and fertility. One of the Hesperides.
- Hygea - (a.k.a. Hygieia, Salus) Goddess of cleanliness and hygeine.
- Iris - Goddess of rainbows.
- Kotys - (a.k.a. Cotys, Cottyto, Cottytus) A Dionysian goddess whose celebrations were wild and liscivious.
- Lacheses - (a.k.a. Decima) One of the Fates. Measured the thread of life with her rod.
- Maia - (a.k.a. Mya, Fauna, Maia Maiestas, Bono Dea) One of the seven Pleiades, Goddess of fields.
- Mania - (a.k.a. Mania, Manea) Goddess of insanity and the dead.
- Melpomene - One of the Muses - represented Tragedy.
- Merope - One of the seven Pleiades, married to king Sisyphos.
- Metis - Titan goddess of wisdom.
- Nemesis - (a.k.a. Rhamnousia, Invidia) Goddess of retribution (vengeance).
- Nike - (a.k.a. Victoria, Nice) Goddess of victory.
- Nyx - (a.k.a. Nox) Goddess of night.
Greek Goddess Names P-S
- Peitha - (a.k.a. Peitho, Suadela) Goddess of persuasion.
- Persephone - (a.k.a. Persephassa, Persipina, Persipnei, Persephatta, Proserpina, Kore, Kora, Libera) Goddess of the Spring who lives off-season in the Underworld.
- Pheme - (a.k.a. Fama) Goddess of fame and gossip.
- Polyhymnia - One of the Muses - represents sacred poetry and geometry.
- Rhea - (a.k.a. Cybele) Goddess of nature.
- Selene - (a.k.a. Luna) Goddess of the Moon and the 'mother' of vampires.
- Sterope - (a.k.a. Asterope) One of the seven Pleiades, who bore a child of Ares.
- Styx - A Naiad who was the first to aid Zeus in the Titan war. (Not to be confused with the river Styx).
Greek Goddess Names T-Z
- Taygete - (a.k.a. Taygeti, Taigeti) One of the seven Pleiades, a mountain nymph.
- Terpsichore - One of the Muses - represented Dancing.
- Thalia - One of the Muses - represented Comedy.
- Themis - Ancient goddess of divine order, law, and custom.
- Thetis - Leader of the Nereids, a shapeshifter, and a prophet.
- Tyche - (a.k.a. Fortuna, Nortia) Goddess of fortune and prosperity.
- Urania - One of the Muses - represented Astronomy and Astrology.
