Ancient Greek mythology is filled with different characters who all played an important role in Greek society and culture. Read about these gods, learn their stories, and see how the ancient Greeks understood their world.
In Greek mythology, Hermes’ staff is an interesting serpent-bearing staff carried by Hermes, the ambassador of the Olympian Gods. The staff is called a caduceus. Sometimes known as the wand of Hermes’, the staff was a powerful weapon symbolizing peace and rebirth. With such a powerful-looking wand, one would expect Hermes to be a rather …
Erebus, the primordial god of deep darkness in Greek mythology, has no particular stories about him. Still, the terrible “otherness” of being defined as “completely empty” makes them infinitely intriguing. Erebus sits between Heaven and Earth, full of power and fury. Of course, the Greek god would then be the perfect name to give a …
Hygeia is a Greek goddess associated with health, cleanliness, and sanitation. She is often depicted as a young woman holding a serpent or a bowl and a cup and is one of the daughters of Asclepius, the god of medicine, and his wife Epione, who is the goddess of soothing pain. She was considered to …
Charon is a significant figure from Greek mythology associated with the realm of the dead. He is often depicted as an old, grim, and rugged figure with a long beard and tattered clothing, using a long pole to steer the ferry across the river. He is the ferryman of the underworld, responsible for transporting the …
Iapetus is, in Greek mythology, often referred to as one of the Titans, who were the divine beings that preceded the Olympian gods. Iapetus was a son of Uranus (the sky) and Gaia (the earth), making him a second-generation deity. Iapetus is not as well-known as some other Titans, but he plays a significant role …
The Hecatoncheires, also known as the Hekatonkheires or Hundred-Handed Ones, are beings from ancient Greek mythology. They were monstrous creatures with a hundred hands and fifty heads each and were the offspring of the primordial deities Uranus (the sky) and Gaia (the Earth).The Hecatoncheires played a crucial role in Titanomachy, the war between Titans, using …