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# The Greek Pantheon; Greek Deities
*Source: SRD / Basic Rules* 

`dice: [](the-greek-pantheon-greek-deities.md#^greek-deities)`

**Greek Deities**

| Deity | Alignment | Suggested Domains | Symbol |
|-------|-----------|-------------------|--------|
| Zeus, god of the sky, ruler of the gods | N | Tempest | Fist full of lightning bolts |
| Aphrodite, goddess of love and beauty | CG | Light | Sea shell |
| Apollo, god of light, music, and healing | CG | Knowledge, Life, Light | Lyre |
| Ares, god of war and strife | CE | War | Spear |
| Artemis, goddess of hunting and childbirth | NG | Life, Nature | Bow and arrow on lunar disk |
| Athena, goddess of wisdom and civilization | LG | Knowledge, War | Owl |
| Demeter, goddess of agriculture | NG | Life | Mare's head |
| Dionysus, god of mirth and wine | CN | Life | Thyrsus (staff tipped with pine cone) |
| Hades, god of the underworld | LE | Death | Black ram |
| Hecate, goddess of magic and the moon | CE | Knowledge, Trickery | Setting moon |
| Hephaestus, god of smithing and craft | NG | Knowledge | Hammer and anvil |
| Hera, goddess of marriage and intrigue | CN | Trickery | Fan of peacock feathers |
| Hercules, god of strength and adventure | CG | Tempest, War | Lion's head |
| Hermes, god of travel and commerce | CG | Trickery | Caduceus (winged staff and serpents) |
| Hestia, goddess of home and family | NG | Life | Hearth |
| Nike, goddess of victory | LN | War | Winged woman |
| Pan, god of nature | CN | Nature | Syrinx (pan pipes) |
| Poseidon, god of the sea and earthquakes | CN | Tempest | Trident |
| Tyche, goddess of good fortune | N | Trickery | Red pentagram |
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