When tattooing Greek mythology there are enough Gods, heroes, monsters, mortals and bad ass mythical creatures to make anyone’s head spin. The most popular Gods for tattoo design in Greek Mythology include: Zeus, Poseidon, Hermes, Aphrodite, Hephaestus, and Hades.

Other popular Greek tattoo designs often include reference to the great Greek Warrior Achilles, the King Sisyphus, Atlas, the Trojan War, plus elements of the Greek alphabet and Greek letter ideas popular with US college fraternities.

Read on for the top 59 best Greek tattoos, featuring remarkably talented tattoo art and imagery.

1. Greek Mythology Sleeve Tattoo Ideas

For most people, getting tattoos is a process; as time goes on people collect more, slowly replacing blank skin for the black, gray and color designs that perfectly represent the style and sensibilities of the wearer. Sometimes these are loads of independent pieces of flash that are slowly incorporated into a larger composition, and sometimes they are large, complex pieces; full-sleeves fall into this category.

These full arm tattoos utilize the body’s natural lines to draw the eye up and down the entire tattoo, and the intriguing and dramatic stories from Greek mythology are the perfect subjects for such large canvases.

2. Greek Portraiture Tattoos

Human beings are hardwired to focus on faces. The amount of information we deduce from the tiniest variations in a person’s countenance came about through our collective evolution and is one reason why portraiture is such a compelling art form.

Whether photo-realistic black and gray pieces or the more stylized interpretations of American traditional tattooing, portraits make for gripping designs and the myths, stories and fables of Ancient Greece are rife with dramatic material to draw from. The cast of characters, from gods and demi-gods, to monsters and ghouls, ensures the Greek mythos has a subject for almost everyone.