Tag: Gods
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Aphrodite (Venus)
Read more: Aphrodite (Venus)Aphrodite (from aphros, sea-foam, and dite, issued), the daughter of Zeus and a sea-nymph called Dione, was the goddess of Love…
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Apollo
Read more: ApolloPhoebus-Apollo, the god of Light, Prophecy, Music, Poetry, and the Arts and Sciences, is by far the noblest conception within the…
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Ares (Mars)
Read more: Ares (Mars)As the God of War, Ares was surprisingly not so revered by the ancient Greeks. God of War He was said…
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Artemis (Diana)
Read more: Artemis (Diana)Apollo’s was twin sister and counterpart: Artemis was to the moon what Apollo was to the sun. She held other religious…
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Asclepius
Read more: AsclepiusAsclepius Ἀσκληπιός (Asclepius) was one of the earliest men to experiment in healing, and if he were mortal, it is thought…
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Athena
Read more: AthenaAthena (sometimes transliterated as Athene), the patron of the city of Athens, was one of the most revered goddesses of Ancient…
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Demeter
Read more: DemeterGodesss of the crop As the domain of men was hunting and gathering, the women took to plowing and scattering seeds…
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Dionysus (Bacchus)
Read more: Dionysus (Bacchus)Dionysus, also called Bacchus (from bacca, berry), was the god of wine, and the personification of the blessings of Nature in…
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Ge
Read more : GeEarth goddess or Mother Goddess Deity worshiped mainly in Mainland Greece during prehistoric times (aprox. 14th – 11th c.)
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Gigantomachy
Read more: GigantomachyThe Division of the World Zeus and his brothers, who, having gained a complete victory over their enemies, began to consider…
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Greek Mythology
Read more: Greek MythologyThe ancient Greek spiritual beliefs, religion, and oral tradition are all reflected and formulated through rich myths and legends that besides…
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Helios (Sol)
Read more: Helios (Sol)The worship of Helios was introduced into Greece from Asia. According to the earliest conceptions of the Greeks he was not…