Minor Gods
ALEXIARES and ANICETUS - Brothers. Gods of Youth and Sports. Sons of Heracles and Hebe.
HECATE - Goddess of Witchcraft, Doorways and Crossways. One of the eldest goddesses.
IRIS - Goddess of the rainbow, the messenger of the Olympian gods. Iris was often represented
as the handmaiden and personal messenger of Hera.
MORPHEUS - God of Sleep and Dreams.
EURUS - God of the East Wind. Eurus was not well liked as he was thought to be responsible
for rain and drizzle.
NIKE - Goddess of Victory and Triumph, Enforcer of Olympus, Divine Charioteer. Also known as the Winged
Goddess of Victory.
NEMESIS - Goddess of Revenge, Retribution and Fate. Kept balance and justice in the world,
ensuring that no one is too good or bad.
PHOBOS - God of Panic and Fear. Often accompanied Ares into battle.
DEIMOS - God of Terror and Dread. Often accompanied Ares into battle.
HEBE - Goddess of Youth. Was the cupbearer of ambrosia and nectar to the gods. Married to Heracles.
THE MUSES - The nine goddesses of literature and the arts. Ofter portrayed singing or reciting poetry. Their names were:
CALLIOPE - Epic Poetry
CLIO - History
ERATO - Lyric Poetry
EUTERPE - Music
MELPOMENE - Tragedy
POLYHYMNIA - Choral Poetry
TERPSICHORE - Dance
THALIA - Comedy
URANIA - Astronomy
ERIS - Goddess of Discord and Strife.
HARMONIA - Goddess of Harmony.
NYMPHS (Naiads, etc.) - Minor deities associated with a particular
landform, body of water or plant. They are
not exactly gods, but are embodiments of
nature, created by Gaia herself.
EROS - God of Love, Procreation and Sexual Desire. He is either a son
of Aphrodite, making him a minor god, or a child of Chaos,
making him a primordial god.
TYCHE - Goddess of Luck, Fortune and Chance.
HYPHNOS - God of Sleep. Twin brother of Thanatos, God of Death.
PERSEPHONE - Goddess of Springtime, Queen of the Underworld.
ASCLEPIUS - God of Medicine and Healing.
PAN - God of the wild, shepherds and flocks, nature of mountain wilds, hunting and rustic music, and companion of the nymphs.
THANATOS - God of Death. Son of Nyx and Erebus and twin of Hypnos.
AEOLUS - God of air and the winds.
AMPHITRITE - A sea goddess who became the wife of Poseidon and symbolises the sea.
EOS - The eternally young goddess of the dawn.
SELENE - Personification of the moon.
DIKE - Existing only in the Underworld realm, Dike was the goddess of justice through retribution.
KERES - Goddess of destruction, violent death and vengeance.
Eros.
Mosiac with the 'Mask of Phobos'.
Face of Deimos depicted on shield.