Greek mythology never fails to fascinate new people. There are many gods and goddesses who belongs to this auspicious religion. Many of them are adults, but few of them are minors as well.
In this article, you will be reading about many minor Greek gods and goddesses with each of them having beautiful and divine origins, names having beautiful meanings, their powerful stories, and so much more! Read it out to know about above said everything in more detailed and an interesting way.
1. Achelois
Achelois is a beautiful name that means “one who takes away all the pain.”
Achelois is a beautiful and minor Greek goddess who is particularly associated with the moon. There are many goddesses who are associated with the monthly lunar cycle, and Achelois is indeed one of them.
As her name indicates, she is also known for taking away pain of the people. She’s a pain reliever and one who heals as well.
2. Amphitrite
Divine Greek Goddess of sea, Amphidrite is a beautiful minor goddess who particularly rules over the whole of the Mediterranean Sea.
There is a story associated with this goddess which you must have heard of. That is, this Greek Goddess was in love with Poseidon. But Poseidon showed interest in Scylla and in return, Amphitrite turned her into a six headed monster.
3. Alectrona
One who is must lustrous than anyone, alectrona was the minor Greek deity of sun. It is said that Thenios who’s said to be the sun god is the father of Alectrona.
Not so much about this minor Greek goddess is known to us. But she’s worshipped in the city of rhodes which is an ancient Greek city.
4. Delphin
As you must know, most of the planet is covered with water. It’s not very shocking to hear that many Greek gods and goddesses reside under that as well. Delphin is indeed one of them.
Delphin, as the name itself suggests, is the minor Greek deity of dolphins.
5. Selene
Selene as the name suggests is the minor Greek goddess of moon.
She’s the daughter of famous Greek gods and goddess namely, Hyperion and theia. It is also commonly said that she is the daughter of sun and dawn both.
Apart from that, she also became a mother to pandia! Pandia’s parents are Zeus and Selena.
The way she felt in love is Endymion is also a reason for her being so famous. Her love was totally pure and beautiful. Also, Endymion was so good looking that they bore more than forty five daughters together.
A choice was also given to Endymion by Zeus. That was either he can be forever young or he can be immortal for life. He chose to be forever young.
6. Eos
Identified by Romans as ‘Aurora’, Eos is the goddess of dawn. She is the daughter of Hyperion and Theia.
Knowing more about her family, she is also the sister of Selene and Helius.
Eos was in love with the king who was immortal. His name was Tithonus, and Tithonus was the son of the Trojan king.
Eos showing her supreme love towards Tithonus asked the great Zeus to make him immortal. Zeus did so as well. But the problem in this was that Eos forgot to ask for eternal youth for him and therefore later, Tithonus turned into a old and shrivelled kind of man.
After all this happened, Eos turned him into a Cicada.
Apart from him, there were quite a few other lovers of Eos as well.
7. Cacus
Cacus was a three-headed Greek deity. It is also widely believed that be used to live in a cave and had done a lot of robberies throughout.
It is known that Cacus is the son of Vulcan.
be was a great figure in Roman, Greek and Italian mythology. He was a giant who has the ability to throw fire from this house. Basically, he was a fire spitting giant.
8. Adonis
Adonis is a prominent figure in the Greek mythology. He is a lover god.
He’s said to be fallen into love with two goddesses namely, Aphrodite and Persephone.
Throughout the Greek mythology, he is said to be one of the most smartest and handsome one. Adonia festival is associated and celebrated with his name. There’s a story associated with this festival which is related to a wild bear who died in his hands while he was out for hunting.
9. Aether
Aether was the Greek god of thunder or lightning/light. His name could either be spelled as aether or either.
Apart from the light, he was also the god of the whole sky.
There’s a goddess named Hemera. She is the sister and wife of Aether. According to earliest traditions, the Sun and moon were very different from day and night.
It could be also said that the ones who were the gods of day were treated and worshipped differently from that of night ones.
Sun, moon, stars, clouds, and every other possible thing that’s visible to you in the sky is particularly taken care of by the great Greek deity Aether.
Coming to the parents of Aether, this Greek deity has different myths associated to that.
Apart from that, as you know there are so many different gods and goddesses in Greek mythology, and Aether is considered to be one of the first among them all.
10. Nike
The great and powerful goddess of victory is Nike. As we call her Nike, the Romans call her Victoria.
She looks very beautiful, fit, powerful and also has wings at her back that makes her even more amazing and gorgeous.
It is said that she is the daughter of Pallas. Pallas was the Titan god of Warcraft. There’s another story related to this as well. In that particular story, it’s said that she’s the daughter of Ares who’s the son of Zeus.
11. Conclusion
These were few of the major minor Greek gods and goddesses that are remembered by almost everyone. Each of them attributes various qualities, powers and beautiful origins and histories behind their origin. These gods and goddesses are prominent figures in Greek history.
All these gods and goddesses that were named above are minor. This article included total ten male and female minor Greek gods and goddesses. From one of the most beautiful minor Greek goddess Selene to the powerful goddess of victory, This article includes it all.
Last Updated on May 9, 2024 by Kanishka
