Tradition collection 2,123 records
Greek and Roman
The Olympians and their Roman equivalents, the mystery cults, and the poets whose accounts disagree.
Gods
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ZeusGreek god of the sky and king of the gods -
AthenaGoddess of wisdom and war in ancient Greek religion and mythology -
AphroditeGreek goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation -
ApolloGod in Greek and later Roman mythology -
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ArtemisGoddess of the hunt and the wild in ancient Greek religion and mythology -
VenusRoman goddess of love, sexuality, procreation and pleasure -
PoseidonOne of the twelve Olympians presiding over the sea, storms, earthquakes and horses -
HermesOlympian god in Greek religion and mythology; the emissary and messenger of the gods; the god of trade, heraldry, merchants, commerce, roads, thieves, trickery, sports, travelers, and athletes; the son of Zeus and the Pleiad Maia -
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JupiterChief deity of Roman state religion -
HeraGreek goddess, wife and sister of Zeus -
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AresGreek god of war and combat -
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HadesGod of the underworld in Greek mythology
Figures
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AchillesGreek mythological hero of the Trojan War -
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OdysseusLegendary Greek king of Ithaca -
Helen of TroyDaughter of Zeus in Greek mythology -
AgamemnonSon of Atreus in Greek mythology -
AeneasTrojan hero, son of Anchises and Aphrodite -
CerberusThree-headed dog that guards the underworld in Greek mythology -
SisyphusKing of Ephyra in Greek mythology -
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AndromedaEthiopian princess in Greek mythology -
HectorPrince of Troy in Greek mythology -
ParisMythological son of Priam, king of Troy -
MenelausMythical king of Sparta, husband of Helen of Troy -
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CassandraMythological prophetess and princess of Troy
Sacred places
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Parthenon
Former temple of Athena on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece -
Great Pyramid of Giza
Oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis; one of the seven ancient wonders of the world -
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Archaeological sitePompeii
Ancient Roman city near modern Naples, Italy -
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Archaeological siteTroy
Ancient Homeric-era city in northwest Asia Minor; it is known as the setting for the Greek myth of the Trojan war -
Archaeological siteSparta
City and city-state in ancient Greece -
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Archaeological sitePalmyra
Ancient city in Homs Governorate, Syria -
Archaeological siteAcropolis of Athens
Ancient citadel above the city of Athens -
Archaeological siteEphesus
Ancient Greek city in Anatolia -
Temple of Ephesian Artemis
Temple in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Stories and texts
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TextIliad
Epic poem attributed to Homer -
TextOdyssey
Epic poem attributed to Homer -
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StoryTrojan Horse
Tale from Trojan War, a wooden horse used by the Greeks during the Trojan war -
TextMetamorphoses
Narrative poem by Ovid -
TextTheogony
Poem by Hesiod, describing the origins and genealogies of the greek gods -
Storygolden age
Far-gone period of primordial peace, harmony, stability, and prosperity, from Greek mythology
Festivals and practices
Holy days and festivals · 5, each with the day its record gives
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Observed on October 15October Horse
Animal sacrifice to Mars carried out on October 15 - Observed on March 17
Liberalia
Roman religious festival celebrating Liber and Libera - Observed on June 11
Matralia
Roman festival - Observed on August 25
Opiconsivia
Roman religious festival held in honor of Ops
1 more with a recorded day — the full list.
Rites and practices · 20, with no day on record
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ancient Olympic Games
Athletic competitions in ancient Greece -
Nemean Games
One of the four Panhellenic Games, in honor of Nemean Zeus -
Suovetaurilia
Ancient Roman sacrifice -
Amburbia
Ancient Roman festival -
Elaphebolia
Religious festival in ancient Greece -
Isthmian Games
Ancient panhellenic festival to Isthmian Poseidon in Greece
14 more — the full list.
Traditions and schools
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Ancient Greek religion
Religion in ancient Greece -
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Mithraic mysteries
Ancient Iranian religion in Iran and Roman Empire -
Eleusinian Mysteries
Secret religious rites in ancient Greece -
Orphism
Set of religious beliefs and practices originating in the ancient Greek and Hellenistic world -
Lenaia
Festival of Dionysus in Athens -
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Dionysian Mysteries
Ritual of ancient Greece and Rome -
Anthesteria
Festivals in honor of Dionysus -
mysteries of Isis
Religious initiation rites performed in the cult of the goddess Isis in the Greco-Roman world
Offices and houses
Explained connections
- Aphrodite and the Near Eastern love goddesses A long-standing argument derives Aphrodite partly from Near Eastern goddesses of love and war — Ishtar and Astarte — transmitted through Cyprus and Phoenician contact.
- Roman Mithras and Iranian Mithra The Roman mysteries of Mithras take their god's name from the Iranian Mithra, and very little else that can be demonstrated.
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Walk Greek and Roman another way.
Its family trees, its places on the atlas, and its dates on the timeline.