Ancient Greeks were highly spiritual and their thoughts and beliefs were closely related to the Orientals, who worshipped nature and natural phenomena. Religion was a very important part of Ancient Greek culture which encompassed a host of beliefs, mythology, and rituals. Although Ancient Greek society was patriarchal in nature, still Ancient Greek Goddesses occupied a pivotal in Greek Mythology.

For the Greeks, the most important gods were the 12 Olympians assumed to be living on Mount Olympia and among these twelve Olympian Gods and Goddesses, six were female.

So, here we present a list of Greek goddesses who were one of the important figures of Greek mythology:

Mother Earth or Gaea

Apart from these Goddesses of ancient Greece the Earth itself is worshipped as the Mother Earth or the Gaea. She was born of Chaos and is believed to be the creator of all the Titans, the monsters, and the Cyclopes. She is said to be worshipped even before the worshiping of Zeus started in Greece and was said to be nourisher for plants and children

Queen of the Greek Gods- Hera

Myths have it that Hera, the Queen of ancient Greek Goddesses was married to the King of Gods Zeus. Hera is considered to be the Protector Of Marriage and to bring fertility and protection to the children. Her Bird is Peacock. According to the legends, the Milky Way was formed from the milk which sputtered from her breast. She was also known as the Goddess of marriage.

Greek Goddess of War-Athena

Athena the protector of Athens and the daughter of Zeus was worshipped in Parthenon. She is the virgin Goddess of Wisdom, intellect, and Handicraft. She helped Odysseus, Heracles, and Perseus to overcome their trial with her strategies. She holds a lot of power making her the goddess of war and quite an powerful figure. She is said to have born in full armor.

Greek Goddess of Beauty- Aphrodite

Aphrodite the Goddess of Beauty, love, sex, and regeneration has inspired artists of many generations with her beauty. She was born fromthe white foram of the sea Uranus’ castrated genitals was thrown into the sea by his son which also makes her the goddess of sea. She is believed to have given birth to Hermaphroditus the son of Hermes. It became joined with nymph thus the usage of the term Hermaphrodite. She was also considered the Goddess of Prostitution.

Goddess of Home – Hestia

Hestia was the son of Cronus and Rhea and a elder sister to Zeus and Poseidon. She is considered to be the Goddess of Hearth and Home, and is the eldest of the Olympian Gods. Every house has a symbol of Hestia and a newborn is taken to that symbol before being accepted into the family. She is one of the three Virgin Goddesses of ancient Greece.

Goddess of Harvest

Demeter the ancient Goddess of Harvest and Fields was worshipped by every ancient Greek because it was believed by them that bad harvesting and unfavorable weather conditions are caused due to the displeasure of Goddess Demeter. She also had certain aspects of her power in the underworld and was worshipped in Sparta, and also at the festival of Chthonia in Argolis.

Goddess of Hunting- Artemis

Artemis the youngest of the three virgin Goddesses of ancient Greece was worshipped as the Goddess of Hunt and the Protector of Young women and midwives. She has 50 hounds, 50 Dreads, and silver arrows.

Queen of the underworld, Persephone

Among the non-Olympian Ancient Greek goddesses was Persephone the Goddess of Underworld and Spring, as well  the daughter of Demeter. According to myths she was abducted by Hades and taken to the underworld where she became the queen of the underworld. Ancient Greeks used to worship the Nymphs and also believed in their power to protect the nature and beauty.

Phoebe

Phoebe belonged to the Titans, which was a category of deities worshipped even before the Olympians. she is a symbolism for pure, radiant, bright and shinning.

• Apart from the Olympians there was also a host of Greek Goddesses who sometimes go below the radar and here’s list of such Goddesses
• Achelois – a minor moon goddess
• Alectrona- An early Greek Goddess of the sun and also of the morning
• Amphitrite – wife of Poseidon and also the goddess of the sea
• Apate- goddess of gardens, flowers, swamps, and marshes
• Aphaea- A Greek goddess worshipped on the island of Aegina in the Saronic Gulf.
• Ate- She was the goddess of mischief, rain, and delusion

 

There were gods and goddesses in the Greek mythological corpus, all playing a certain part or another with some like the pre-Hellenistic gods playing a minor role, which also could be due to the fact that very little sources of information are found before classical Greece and especially in the Dark Ages.