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Aphrodite is an ancient Greek goddess associated with love, lust, beauty, pleasure, passion, procreation, and as her Roman equivalent Venus, desire, sex, fertility, prosperity, and victory. She has many symbols, epithets, lovers, and offspring, and plays a major role in Greek mythology and art.
Learn about the gods, goddesses, and other divine and semi-divine beings from ancient Greek mythology and religion. Find out their names, descriptions, symbols, sacred animals, and Roman counterparts.
Hermes is an Olympian deity in ancient Greek religion and mythology, who acts as the herald of the gods and the protector of travelers, merchants, and orators. He has various symbols and attributes, such as the caduceus, the winged sandals, and the lyre, and is associated with the planet Mercury and the Roman god Mercury.
Explore the diverse and imaginative creatures, animals, and humanoids that appear in ancient Greek mythology. Learn about their names, characteristics, origins, and roles in various myths and legends.
Nereids are 50 daughters of Nereus and Doris in Greek mythology, often accompanying Poseidon and helping sailors. Learn about their names, sources, roles and stories from Homer, Hesiod and others.
Learn about the types, styles, and materials of clothing in ancient Greece from the Aegean bronze age to the Hellenistic period. Find out how clothing was made, dyed, decorated, and worn by men and women in different occasions and regions.
Nike is the Greek goddess of victory in any field, often portrayed as "Winged Victory" or "Wingless Victory". She is associated with Zeus and Athena, and has various origins and cults in Greek mythology and art.
Learn about the origins, sources, and themes of Greek mythology, the body of myths and folklore about the gods, heroes, and creatures of ancient Greece. Explore the myths of the Trojan War, the Olympians, the Argonauts, and more.