Aphrodite | Venus | Goddess of beauty and beauty (in Roman mythology also goddess of the fields and gardens) |
Apollo | Phoebus | God of prophecy, medicine and archery (later Greco-Roman mythology: god of the Sun) |
Ares | Mars | God of war |
Artemis | Diana | Goddess of hunting (later Graeco-Roman mythology: goddess of the Moon) |
Asclepius | Aesculapius | God of medicine |
Athena | Minerva | Goddess of arts and crafts, and war; helper of heroes (later Graeco-Roman mythology: Goddess of Reason) |
Kronos | Saturn |
God of heaven, ruler of the Titans (Roman mythology: god of agriculture)
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Demeter | Ceres | Goddess of grain, harvest and soil fertility |
Dionysus | Bacchus | God of wine and vegetation |
Eros | Cupid | God of love |
Gaia | Terra | Mother Earth, mother of all Titans and the mother of all evil |
Hephaestus | Vulcan | God of fire, blacksmith of the gods |
Hera | Juno | Goddess of marriage and fertility, protector of married women; wife of Jupiter, queen of the gods, mother of Mars, the moon goddess. |
Hermes | Mercury | Messenger of the gods, protector of travelers, thieves and merchants |
Hestia | Vesta | Guardian of hearth and home |
Hypnos | Somnus | God of sleep |
Hades | Pluto | God of the underworld, lord of the dead |
Poseidon | Neptune | God of the sea and earthquakes |
Rea | Ops | Wife of Chronos / Saturn, mother goddess |
Uranus | Caelus | God of heaven, father of the Titans |
Zeus | Jupiter | Ruler of the Olympian gods. It was the most important Roman deity. He is the god of heaven and light. He rules the atmospheric phenomena like lightning and rain. Protector of agriculture and farmers. He presided over the feast of the harvest. His attributes are the eagle, the scepter in one hand and a beam in the other hand. His temple on the Capitol or Capitoline Hill in Rome was the religious center of the entire Roman Empire. |
Saturday, February 2, 2013
Greek and Latin gods
Egyptian gods
- Anubis: The god of funerals and death.
- Apophis: The god of chaos.
- Babi: The baboon god.
- Bast: The cat goddess.
- Bes: The god of dwarves.
- Geb: The earth god.
- Heket: The frog goddess.
- Horus: The war god, son of Isis and Osiris.
- Isis: The goddess of magic, wife of Osiris and mother of Horus.
- Khepri: The god of scarabs, Ra's aspect in the morning.
- Khnum: The ram-headed god, Ra's aspect in the evening.
- Khonsu: The moon god.
- Mekhit: A minor lion goddess, married to Onuris.
- Nekhbet: The vulture goddess.
- Nephthys: The river goddess.
- Nut: The sky goddess.
- Osiris: God of the underworld, wife of Isis and father of Horus.
- Ptah: The god of craftsmen.
- Ra: The sun god, the god of order. Also known as Amun-Ra.
- Sekhmet: The lion goddess.
- Set: The god of evil.
- Shu: The god of wind.
- Sobek: The crocodile god.
- Tawaret: The hippo goddess.
- Thoth: The god of knowledge.
Greek terms and monsters
Here you go:-
AOE- alpha, theta, epsilon. In Greek it means: of the Athenians or the children of Athena.
Achelous- a potamus, or river god.
Alcyoneus- the eldest of the giants, born to destroy Hades.
Amazons- the nation of all-female warriors.
AOE- alpha, theta, epsilon. In Greek it means: of the Athenians or the children of Athena.
Achelous- a potamus, or river god.
Alcyoneus- the eldest of the giants, born to destroy Hades.
Amazons- the nation of all-female warriors.
Arachne- a weaver who claimed to have better weaving skills than Athena. This angered the goddess, who destroyed Arachne's tapestry and loom. Arachne hung herself, and Athena brought her back to life as a spider.
Archimedes- a Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer and inventor and astronomer who lived between 287 and 212 BCE and is regarded as one of the leading scientists in classical antiquity.
Argentum- silver.
Athena Parthenos- a giant statue of Athena, the most famous statue of all in Greek times.
Augury- a sign of something coming, an omen; divining the future.
Aurum- gold.
Celestial Bronze- A rare metal deadly to monsters.
Centaur- A race of creatures that is half human and half horse.
Charmspeak- A blessing bestowed by Aphrodite upon her children that enables the to persuade others with their voice.
Chiton- A Greek garment, a sleeveless piece of linen or wool secured at the shouldres by brooches and at the waist by a belt.
Chysaor- the brother of Pegasus, the son of Poseidon and Medusa; known as the Gold Sword.
Cornucopia- a large horn-shaped container overflowing with edibles or wealth in some form. The cornucopia was created when Hercules wrestled with the river god Achelous and wrenched off one of his horns.
Cyclops- a member of a primodial race of giants.
Daedalus- in Greek mythology, a skilled craftsman who created the Labyrinth.
Deianara- Hercules's second wife. She was of such striking beauty that both Hercules and Achelous wanted to marry her.The centaur Nessus tricked her into killing Hercules by dipping his tunic in what she thought was a love potion but was actually centaur blood.
Doors of Death- doors to a well-hidden passageway that when open allows souls to travel in and out of the Underworld.
Drachma- the silver coin of ancient Greece.
Drakon- Gigantic serpent.
Eidolon- a possessing spirit.
Epirus- A region presently in northwestern Greece.
Gladius- a short sword.
Gorgons- three montrous sisters who have hair of snakes. The eldest one, Medusa, can turn people to stone.
Greaves- shin armour.
Greek fire- an incendiary weapon used in naval battles.
Harpy- a winged female creature that snatches things.
Hippocampi- Creatures that from the waist up look like horses and the remaining like mermaids.
Hypogeum- the area under a coliseum that houses machinery used for special effects.
Karpoi- grain spirits.
Mist- a magic force that disguises things from mortals.
Muskeg- bog.
Nessus- a crafty centaur who tricked Deianira into killing Hercules.
Nymph- a female nature deity who animates nature.
Pater- Latin for father, also the name of an ancient god of the Underworld.
Satyr- a Greek forest god, half human and half goat.
Thyrsus- Dionysus's weapon, a staff topped by a pinecone and twined with ivy.
Trireme- an ancient warship, having three pairs of oars on each side.
Egyptian terms
These are few of these that I know. Add more if known in comments!
Aaru- The egyptian afterlife, paradise
Aten- The sun (physical object, not the god)
Ba- The soul
Duat- A mythological place, like the Labyrinth in Greek mythology
Hieroglyphs- The writing system of Egypt, use to denote objects, pictures and spells
Khopesh- A hook-shaped sword
Ma'at- Order of the universe
Menhed- The palette of a scribe
Netjeri blade- a knife made from meterioc iron used for the opening of a mouth in a ceremony
Pharaoh- A king or ruler of ancient Egypt
Ren- Name, identity
Sarcophagus- A stone coffin, usually decorated with sculptures and inscriptions
Sau- A charm maker
Scarab- Beetle
Shabti- A magical figurine made of clay
Shen- Eternal
Souk- An open air market
Stele- Limestone grave marker
Tjesu Heru-A snake with two heads- one in the normal place and another on its tail
Tyet- The symbol of Isis
Was- Power
Aaru- The egyptian afterlife, paradise
Aten- The sun (physical object, not the god)
Ba- The soul
Duat- A mythological place, like the Labyrinth in Greek mythology
Hieroglyphs- The writing system of Egypt, use to denote objects, pictures and spells
Khopesh- A hook-shaped sword
Ma'at- Order of the universe
Menhed- The palette of a scribe
Netjeri blade- a knife made from meterioc iron used for the opening of a mouth in a ceremony
Pharaoh- A king or ruler of ancient Egypt
Ren- Name, identity
Sarcophagus- A stone coffin, usually decorated with sculptures and inscriptions
Sau- A charm maker
Scarab- Beetle
Shabti- A magical figurine made of clay
Shen- Eternal
Souk- An open air market
Stele- Limestone grave marker
Tjesu Heru-A snake with two heads- one in the normal place and another on its tail
Tyet- The symbol of Isis
Was- Power
Friday, February 1, 2013
Greek gods
- Aphrodite: Goddess of love and beauty
- Athena: Goddess of wisdom and warfare
- Dionysus: God of wine and revelry
- Demeter: Goddess of agriculture
- Tyche: Goddess of fortune and good luck
- Gaia: Goddess of the earth and mother of all Titans
- Hades: God of death and riches
- Hebe: Goddess of youth
- Hera: Goddess of marriage and queen of heaven
- Nemesis: Goddess of revenge
- Iris: Goddess of the rainbow
- Zeus: God of lightning and king of the gods
- Khione: Goddess of snow
- Kronos: God of agriculture and king of the Titans
- Ares: God of war and bloodshed
- Poseidon: God of the sea and natural disasters
- Nike: Goddess of strength, speed and victory
- Persephone: Queen of the Underworld
- Tartarus: Husband of Gaia, spirit of the abyss
- Terminus: God of boundaries
- Thanatos: The executor of death, judge of the Underworld
- Mithras: Ancient greek God of the sun
- Apollo: God of the sun and prophecies
- Hermes: God of merchants, thieves and messenger of the gods
- Boreas: God of the North Wind
- Hypnos: God of sleep and dreams
- Notus: God of the South Wind
- Ouranos: God of the sky
- Pan: God of satyrs or fauns and god of the wild
- Pompona: Goddess of plenty
- Aeolus: God of all wind, father of Khione
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Hi. Shashu again. I am writing about some mythological beliefs and gods from ancient times.
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