Astrology Quick-Lists: The Chthonic Gods of the Hellenic Pantheon
Recorded for myself, published for your reference. I suggest referencing both Western and Vedic, and personally prioritize aspects when analyzing asteroids. Disclaimer in bio.
The term "chthonic gods" refers to gods who rule over the passing of time and the cycle of life and death. Thus it encompasses the agrarian gods, who ruled over agriculture, harvest, and seasonal growth, as well as the gods of the underworld, who obviously preside over funerary rites, the afterlife, and the occult.
Below I've compiled lists of relevant asteroids and objects. Check out this post if you'd like help figuring out which are prominent in your natal or synastry chart.
Objects for the King of the Underworld
The domain of Pluto includes funeral rites, necromancy and ghosts, curses and the Erinyes, dreams, mining and metals, and the Earth's fertility.
Pluto [134340] - Latin name
Orcus [90482] - Latin name
Haidea [368] - Green name
Hadano [39799] - Greek name derivation
Aida [861] - Etruscan Name
Polyxenos [22227] - epithet, meaning "Host to Many"
Summanus [11885] - epithet, referring to the ruler of the nocturnal heavens
134340,90482,1319,h41,368,39799,861,22227,11885
Objects for the Queen of the Underworld
The domain of Proserpine includes passage to Elysium, necromancy and ghosts, divine rectitude, the Arae and the Erinyes, and spring growth and grain.
Persephone [399] - Greek name
Proserpina [26] - Latin name
Proserpina [h57] - Latin name
Cora [504] - epithet, meaning "maiden"
Praxedis [547] - epithet, meaning "exacter of justice"
Agni [398188] - epithet, meaning "holy; pure"
Protogenia [147] - epithet, meaning "first-born", referring to her role as the first-born daughter of Ceres
399,26,h57,504,547,398188,147
Objects for the Underworld Itself
Haidea [368] - Greek name
Leuceus [11351] - Greek name derivation, specifically in reference to the Elysium Fields
Objects for the Goddess of the Field
The domain of Ceres includes agriculture and the harvest, the seasons, law and order, the Eleusinian mysteries, and aspects of the afterlife.
Demeter [1108] - Greek name
Chloe [408] - epithet, meaning "green; first shoots"
Panacea [2878] - epithet, meaning "of all the Greeks"
Erin [2167] - epithet derivation, meaning "fury; wrath"
Melena [25085] - epithet, meaning "the black"
Lucia [222] - epithet, meaning "bathing; purifying"
1,1108,408,2878,2167,25085,222
Objects for the Seasons Themselves
Objects for the King and Queen's Retinues
Mercury - Latin name, the messenger god who often was cast as the guide of the dead
Hermes [69230] - Greek name for Mercury
Hekate [100] - Greek name, the goddess of witchcraft and ghosts among other forms of magic, the guide who aided in Demeter's search for Persephone, and the minister to Persephone and her companion in Hades
Furia [194982] - Latin name for the Furies, a group of female goddesses of vengeance and retribution
Erin [2167] - Greek name for the Furies, derivation
Tisiphone [466] - Greek name, one of the three Furies, the fury of "murder retribution"
Alekto [465] - Greek name, one of the three Furies, the "unceasing" fury
Megaira [464] - Greek name, one of the three Furies, the "grudging" fury
Ara [849] - Latin name for the Curses, a group of female daemones similar to or otherwise the same as the Furies
Arai [5070] - Greek name for the Curses
Minos [6239] - Greek name, one of three judges of the dead who was awarded his status for establishing law as king of Crete
Rhadamanthus [38083] - Greek name, one of three judges of the dead and the king of the Elysian Fields who was awarded his status for his just work as a lawmaker in life
Cerberus [1865] - Greek name, guard dog of the dead
Deira [1244] - Greek name, a nymph of the underworld and a favorite companion of Persephone, often connected to the Eleusinian Mysteries
69230,100,194982,2167,466,465,464,849,5070,
6239,38083,1865,1244
Objects for the Goddess of the Field's Retinue
Eunomia [15] - Greek name, one of the Horae (Seasons)
Dike [99] - Greek name, one of the Horae (Seasons)
Irene [14] - Greek name, one of the Horae (Seasons)
Gaea [1184] - Greek name, the primordial titaness of the Earth
Pluto [134340] - Greek name derivation, minor god of wealth and harvest
Carpi [66207] - Greek name, minor gods of the fruits
Iasus [353189] - Greek name, consort of Demeter
15,99,14,1184,134340,66207,353189
Objects for Others who Dwell in the Underworld
Saturn - Latin name, the king of the Titans and god of time, formerly imprisoned in the Underworld after his defeat at the hands of the Olympians, later freed and made king of the Elysian Islands, famous for devouring his children for fear of being overthrown
Kronos [h43] - Greek name for Saturn
Nyx [3908] - Greek name for the primordial goddess of night
Moira [638] - 1) Greek name, derivation, for the Fates; 2) Greek name, a term for death
Klotho [97] - Greek name, one of the three Fates, the Spinner who spun the thread of life
Lachesis [120] - Greek name, one of the three Fates, the Apportioner of Lots who measured the thread of life
Atropos [273] - Greek name, one of the three Fates, the Cutter of the thread of life, referred to as "she who cannot be turned"
Morpheus [4197] - Latin and Greek name, leader of the spirits of dreams and messenger of the gods favored to visit kings
Hypnos [14827] - Greek name, the god of sleep
Mors-Somnus [341520] - Latin name, the god of gentle death
Amphiaraos [10247] - Greek name, a hero transformed into a subterranean oracular daemon
Lameia [248] - 1) Greek name, an underworld-dwelling monster disguised as a beautiful woman whose original real form had a serpent tail in place of legs; 2) Greek name, a type of ghost that acted as companions to Hekate
Lampos [55678] - Greek name derivation, for the Lampades, the torch-bearing nymphs of the underworld and companions to Hekate during night-time revelry, and the divine counterparts to mortal partakers in the Eleusinian Mysteries
Sisyphus [1866] - Greek name, a mortal tasked to eternally push a boulder uphill as recompense for the crime of capturing death in a sack in an attempt for immortality
Tantalus [2102] - Greek name, a king condemned to unending hunger and thirst for fruit and water just out of reach as recompense for tricking guests into cannibalism
Eurydike [75] - Greek name, read about her and Orpheus here
Orpheus [3361] - Greek name
h43,3908,638,97,120,273,4197,14827
341520,10247,248,55678,1866,2102,2102,75,3361
*This list is NOT exhaustive. There are simply too many stories which evoke the underworld, the seasons, or any of the gods who rule over either for me to put on one list. In fact, you'd be hard-pressed to find a myth that doesn't eventually get tied back to one or the other. These are the most essential players whose key significance is tied to the chthonic cycles and themes.
Thanks for reading and I hope you found it helpful. I hope to do more quick lists like this, if others are interested, so feel free to let me know which pantheons and domains would most help.
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