Goddesses are just the female equivalent of Gods, or the "deathless ones". Major goddesses include Hera, goddess of the heavens, family, and marriage. Demeter, goddess of the harvest. Aphrodite, goddess of love and beauty. Athena, goddess of wisdom, skill, and war. Artemis, goddess of the hunt. Hestia, goddess of fire, home, and the hearth. Minor goddesses include Pheme, goddess of gossip and Iris, goddess of the rainbow.