List of Greek Goddesses
This is not all of the Greek Goddesses, but these are the well known!
Amphitrite: - Greek Goddess of the sea and consort of the God Poseidon.
Aphrodite: - Olympian Goddess of love and beauty. She is certainly the most popular Deity of this Greek Goddess list.
Artemis: - The Greek Goddess of the hunt, nature and birth.
Asteria: - Goddess of the stars and the last immortal to live with man
Atalanta: - A competitive warrior Goddess, adventure and amazing runner. She was turned into a lion by Aphrodite.
Athena: - Goddess of war, wisdom and domestic crafts. She was one of the Olympian Goddesses
Baubo: - The bawdy crone Goddess who lifted her skirt in front of Demeter. She is one of the lesser known deities in the Greek Goddess list.
Demeter: - Goddess of the harvest and is most notably linked to the growing, preserving and harvesting of grain. Mother of Persephone.
Dike: - She was the Greek Goddess of moral justice.
Eos: - The beautiful Goddess of the dawn who brings the hope of a brand new day.
Eris: - Goddess of strife, discord, contention and rivalry.
Eirenne: - The Greek Goddess who symbolized peace.
Hebe: - Goddess of youth. She served nectar to the Gods.
Hecate: - Goddess of the wild places, childbirth and the crossroads. She is associated with magic and witchcraft.
Hemera: - Primordial Goddess of daylight.
Hera: - Queen of the Olympian Goddesses and Goddess of marriage
Hestia: - One of the original Olympians, she gave up her throne to become Goddess of the hearth and home.
Hygieia: - Goddess of health, cleanliness and sanitation.
Gaia: - Ancient Earth Mother Goddess.
Iris: - The Greek Goddess of the rainbow and servant to the Gods
Leto: - Titan Goddess and mother of Apollo and Artemis
Maia: - Spring Goddess and the eldest and most beautiful of Atlas's seven daughters who made up the Pleiades.
Mnemosyne: - The personification of memory in Greek mythology. She was also the mother of the Muses.
Metis: - Titan Goddess of wisdom and prudence. According to Myth, Zeus swallowed the pregnant Metis whole and later gave birth to his daughter Athena from his head.
Nike: - The Greek Goddess of victory.
Persephone: - The Maiden Goddess and Queen of the Underworld
Rhea: - An Earth Goddess, responsible for the fertility of the soil, women and motherhood. She took over many of these roles from her mother Gaia.
Selene: - This Goddess was the Titan personification of the moon itself, Her name itself means Goddess.
Themis: - Greek Goddess of divine justice, order and customs. She also had the gift of prophecy as she was responsible for the Oracle of Delphi before it was passed onto Apollo.
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