Some gods, such as Apollo and Dionysus, revealed complex personalities and mixtures of functions, while others, such as Hestia (literally "hearth") and Helios (literally "sun"), were little more than personifications.
Nogle guder, som Apollo og Dionysos, afslørede komplekse personligheder og en blanding af funktioner, mens andre, som Hestia ("hjerte"), og Helios ("solen"), var lidt mere end personificering.