List of characters in Greek mythology / W

The list of figures in Greek mythology contains all figures known by name from literary or inscribed evidence. These include gods, demigods, hybrid beings or monsters, as well as human figures or animals that appear in myth. Nicknames, alternative names and group names are also included.

Legend

• Name: German transcription of the name without accents or length characters. Names whose traditional transcriptions are formed with umlaut or begin with a U are listed here without umlaut and with the transcription Ou . Accordingly, z. B. Oedipus can be found under Oidipus or Uranos under Ouranos .
• Greek: Ancient Greek spelling of the name.
• Description: Contains a brief description of the figure in which it is classified as far as possible (god, nymph, satyr, son or daughter of ...).
• Evidence: The detailed evidence is in the respective article and not in this list.

See also the general notes on the list of characters in Greek mythology .

list

Surname	Greek	description	proof
What a chore	Ϝελχανός	Epithet of Zeus in Crete