Acratopotes the god of unmixed wine and incontinence Adephagia the spirit of satiety and gluttony Adikia the spirit of injustice and wrongdoing Adrastea a daughter of Ares and Aphrodite Adrasteia (an Oread, mountain nymph), a nursemaid of the infant Zeus Aegaeon the god of violent sea storms and ally of the Titans Aegina (one of the Naides, a fresh water nymph) Aegle, one of the Hesperides Aeolus the god of the winds. Aergia the spirit of idleness, laziness, indolence and sloth Aether the primeval god of the upper air Aetna the goddess of the volcanic Mount Etna in Sicily Aglaia (one of the Charites or Graces), goddess of beauty, adornment, splendor and glory Aglaea refer to Asclepius and gods of healing, medicine and well being Agon the spirit of contest, who possessed an altar at Olympia, site of the Olympic Games. Aidos the spirit of modesty, reverence and respect Aisa the personification of lot and fate Akte, Acte or Cypris goddess of eating and pleasure Alala the spirit of the war cry Alastor the spirit of blood feuds and vengeance Alcyone goddess of the constellation Pleiades Alectrona the solar goddess of the morning or waking up Alecto, one of the Furies, goddesses of Vengeance and Retribution Aletheia the spirit of truth, truthfulness and sincerity Alke the spirit of prowess and courage Alpheus one of the Potamoi (a river god) Amechania the spirit of helplessness and want of means Amphictyonis the goddess of wine and friendship between nations Amphitrite the sea goddess and consort of Poseidon Anaideia the spirit of ruthlessness, shamelessness, and unforgivingness Ananke, the goddess of inevitability Anatole or Anatolia goddess of sunrise Anemoi, gods of the winds Angelia the spirit of messages, tidings and proclamations Angelos thea who became an underworld goddess Ania the spirit of "ache, anguish" Anteros the god of requited love Antheia goddess of flowers and flowery wreaths Aparctias another name for the north wind Apate the spirit of deceit, guile, fraud and deception Aphaea a minor goddess of agriculture and fertility Apheleia the spirit of simplicity Apheliotes god of the east wind Aphrodite, goddess of love Aporia the spirit of difficulty, perplexity, powerlessness and want of means Ares, god of war Arete the spirit of virtue, excellence, goodness and valour Arethusa (one of the Naides, a fresh water nymph) Argestes another name for the west or northwest wind Aristaeus the god of bee-keeping, cheese-making, herding, olive-growing and hunting Arke messenger of the Titans and twin sister of Iris Arktos goddess of night sky, constellation Artemis was the goddess of the hunt and the moon Asclepius the god of healing Askalaphos the son of Acheron and Orphne who tended the Underworld orchards Asopus one of the Potamoi (a river god) Astraea the virgin goddess of justice Astraeus was the Titan god of the dusk. Ate the spirit of delusion, infatuation, blind folly, recklessness and ruin Asteria, Titan goddess of nocturnal oracles and falling stars Atlas was the god of endurance Athena, the goddess of wisdom Atropos, one of the Fates the severer of the life thread Attis the vegetation god and consort of Cybele Auge goddess of first light of the morning Aura the goddess of the breeze and the fresh, cool air of early morning Auxo, one of the Horae, goddesses of weather, time and prosperity Roman Gods and Goddesses Names and Roles Abeona, Goddess and Protector of children leaving the home Abundantia, the goddess of abundance and prosperity. Acis, god of the Acis River in Sicily Adeona, Goddess who guides children back home Aerecura, goddess associated with the underworld and identified with Proserpina Aescolanus, god of copper money Aequitas, divinity of fairness. Aesculapius, the Roman god of health and medicine. Aeternitas, the goddess and personification of eternity Afferenda, goddess whose purpose was the offering of dowries Africus, God of the Southwest wind Agenoria is a Roman goddess of activity Aither, Primordial Goddess of the daytime Aion (Latin spelling Aeon), god of unbounded time Alemonia, Goddess who feeds unborn children Alernus god of the sacred grove (lucus) Amor, Primordial God of procreation Angerona, goddess who relieved people from pain and sorrow. Angitia, goddess of snakes and witchcraft Anna Perenna, goddess of the "circle of the year" Annona, the divinity of the grain supply to the city of Rome. Antevorta, goddess of the future Apollo, god of poetry, music, and oracles Aquilo, God of the North Wind Arculus, god of chests and strongboxes Arimanius, an obscure Mithraic god Argentinus, god of silver money Ascensus, god of hillsides Aurora, goddess of the dawn Auster, God of the South Wind Averruncus, a god to avert calamity. |