The Amazons were a nation of fierce women warriors who burned off the right breast in order to use a bow and arrow more effectively.
Alcmene was a lover of Zeus
Andromeda was chained to a rock and exposed to a sea monster but was rescued by Perseus
Antigone was the daughter of King Oedipus who disobeyed her father and was condemned to death
Antiope was a lover of Zeus who seduced her in the guise of a satyr.
Aphrodite was the goddess of love, beauty and passion.
Ariadne was the wife of the god Dionysus
Artemis was the goddess of the hunt and the moon, she was also known as the Virgin goddess
Atalanta was the mortal who arranged a competition with her suitors and was won by Hippomenes
Athena was the goddess of wisdom, spinning and weaving
Calypso was a Nymph who detained Ulysses on Ogygia seven years
Cassandra was the daughter of the Trojan king Priam, whose prophecies were disbelieved.
Ceto was the mother of monsters
Circe was the sorceress who changes Ulysses’ men into swine
Clymene was a female demigod and the daughter of the Titan gods Oceanus and Tethys and the mother of Atlas and Prometheus.
Clytemnestra was a sister of Helen of Troy and the wife of Agamemnon
Danae was a lover of Zeus and mother of Perseus
Demeter was the goddess of nature and a sister of Zeus
Dione was one of the Oceanides, a descendent of the Titans, and a lover of Zeus, they had a daughter, Aphrodite the goddess of love.
The Dryads & Hamadryads were the nymphs of the wood
The maiden who talked too much
Electra was the daughter of Agamemnon who saved Orestes
Eileithyia was a daughter of Zeus and Hera
The Furies (Erinyes) were three sisters who inflicted tortures and punishments on behalf of Hades
Eris was the Goddess of discord
Europa was a fair maiden who fell in love with Cadmus
The Fates were three goddesses, Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, who presided over the destiny of beings
The Furies (aka Erinyes) were three sisters who inflicted tortures and punishments on behalf of Hades
Gaia, or Gaea, was known as Earth or Mother Earth and was born from Chaos. The Titans and the Giants or Gigantes were born from her union with Uranus (the sky). The sea-gods were born from her union with Pontus (the sea).
The Gorgons were three sisters who had serpents instead of hair
The Graeae (Gray Witches) were three sisters who had to share just one eye and one tooth among them and featured in the myth of Perseus.
The three Graces were daughters of Aphrodite and goddesses who presided over the banquet, the dance, and all social enjoyments. Mount Olympus home of the gods
The Hamadryads were the nymphs of the wood
Harmonia was the daughter of Zeus and Electra and was the wife of Cadmus. The gods turned Harmonia into a serpent.
The Harpies were winged monsters with the bodies of birds and the heads and bodies of women
Hebe was the daughter of Hera and Zeus and the goddess of youth. Her brothers were Hephaestus and Ares. She married Heracles (Hercules) after he became a god.
Hecate was a goddess of the Underworld and protector of witches
Helen of Troy was the daughter of the Greek god Zeus and Leda. She married Menelaus the, king of Sparta. Prince Paris of Troy abducted Helen and took her to Troy, which started the 9 year Trojan War.
Hera was a daughter of the Titans who married her brother Zeus and became Queen of the gods and was the goddess of the family.
Hestia was a daughter of the Titans and was the Virgin goddess of the hearth, home and cooking.
The Horae were the minor deities called 'the Seasons' or 'Horae', the goddesses of time who guarded the gates to the home of the gods. Mount Olympus home of the gods
Io was a lover of Zeus from the hundred-eyed giant Argos called Panoptes
Iris was the messenger of Halcyone
Jocasta was the Queen of Thebes
Leto was the daughter of the Titans Phoebe and Coeus and a lover of Zeus by whom she bore the twin gods Artemis and Apollo.
Maia was a 'Pleiades' one of the seven daughters of Atlas and Pleione. Maia was a lover of Zeus and bore him a son, Hermes.
The Maenads were wild women, flushed with wine, their shoulders draped with a fawn skin, carrying rods tipped with pine cones (thyrsos).
Medea was an enchantress who helped Jason
Medusa was a Gorgon who had serpents instead of hair
The Muses were the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne. The Muses all had wonderful gifts that allowed them to entertain the gods
The Naiades were the nymphs of the rivers and streams
The Nereids were the nymphs of the ocean
Nike was the winged goddess of victory
Niobe was a lover of Zeus
The Oceanides were the three thousand daughters of Gaia and Uranus
Pandora was the young maiden who unleashed the 'Troubles'
Pasiphae was the wife of King Minos who fell in love with the bull and produced the Minotaur
Penelope was the wife of Odysseus
Persephone was the goddess of the underworld and the daughter of the gods Zeus and Demeter.
Phaedra was a Princess of Crete torn by love
Phoebe was a daughter of Gaia and Uranus and one of the Titanides. She was the wife of Coeus, the mother of Leto
The Pleiades were one of the seven daughters of Atlas and Pleione.
Procris was a favorite of Diana, the goddess of hunting and the wife of Cephalus
Psyche was the beautiful maiden forced to visit the Underworld by Aphrodite
Pyramus and Thisbe, the lovers who talked through a hole in the wall
Rhea was the daughter of Gaia and Uranus and one of the Titanides. She married her brother Cronus and their children were Demeter, Hestia, Hera, Hades, Poseidon and Zeus.
Scylla was the favorite of all the water-nymphs
Semele was a lover of Zeus
The Sirens were sea nymphs who sing so sweetly that they lured to death every man who listened
Taygete was a lover of Zeus
The Greeks sphinx was a creature with the body of a lion and the head of a woman
Tethys was a daughter of Gaia and Uranus and one of the Titanides and the wife of Oceanus. Their children were the Oceanides (three thousand daughters).
Themis was a lover of Zeus
Thetis was a minor sea-goddess and mother of Achilles
Pyramus and Thisbe, the lovers who talked through a hole in the wall
Titanides were the female Titans
