8/5/2023 0 Comments Roman hypnosCalypso: Sea nymph kept Odysseus on her island Ogygia for seven years.Cadmus: Brother of Europa planter of dragon seeds from which first Thebans sprang.Briseis: Captive maiden given to Achilles taken by Agamemnon in exchange for loss of Chryseis, which caused Achilles to cease fighting, until death of Patroclus.Briareus: Monster of hundred hands son of Uranus and Gaea.Bellerophon: Corinthian hero killed Chimera with aid of Pegasus tried to reach Olympus on Pegasus and was thrown to his death.Avernus: Infernal regions name derived from small vaporous lake near Vesuvius which was fabled to kill birds and vegetation.Atreus: King of Mycenae father of Menelaus and Agamemnon brother of Thyestes, three of whose sons he slew and served to him at banquet slain by Aegisthus.Atlas: Titan held world on his shoulders as punishment for warring against Zeus son of Iapetus.Athena (Minerva): Goddess of wisdom known poetically as Pallas Athene sprang fully armed from head of Zeus.Atalanta: Princess who challenged her suitors to a foot race Hippomenes won race and married her.Astraea: Goddess of Justice daughter of Zeus and Themis.Astarte: Phoenician goddess of love variously identified with Aphrodite, Selene, and Artemis.Asclepius (Aesculapius): Mortal son of Apollo slain by Zeus for raising dead later deified as god of medicine.Artemis (Diana): Goddess of moon huntress twin sister of Apollo.Arion: Musician thrown overboard by pirates but saved by dolphin.Ariadne: Daughter of Minos aided Theseus in slaying Minotaur deserted by him on island of Naxos and married to Dionysus.Argus: Monster with hundred eyes slain by Hermes his eyes placed by Hera into peacock's tail.Argo: Ship in which Jason and followers sailed to Colchis for Golden Fleece.Ares (Mars): God of war son of Zeus and Hera.Arachne: Maiden who challenged Athena to weaving contest changed to spider.Apollo: God of beauty, poetry, music later identified with Helios as Phoebus Apollo son of Zeus and Leto.Aphrodite (Venus): Goddess of love and beauty daughter of Zeus and Dione mother of Eros.Antinoüs: Leader of suitors of Penelope slain by Odysseus.Antigone: Daughter of Oedipus accompanied him to Colonus performed burial rite for Polynices and hanged herself.Anteros: God who avenged unrequited love.Anteia: Wife of Proetus tried to induce Bellerophon to elope with her.Andromeda: Daughter of Cepheus chained to cliff for monster to devour rescued by Perseus.Ancile: Sacred shield that fell from heavens palladium of Rome.Amphitrite: Sea goddess wife of Poseidon.Amphion: Musician husband of Niobe charmed stones to build fortifications for Thebes.Amazons: Female warriors in Asia Minor supported Troy against Greeks.Althaea: Wife of Oeneus mother of Meleager.Alectryon: Youth changed by Ares into cock.Alcmene: Wife of Amphitryon mother by Zeus of Hercules.Alcestis: Wife of Admetus offered to die in his place but saved from death by Hercules.Ajax: Greek warrior killed himself at Troy because Achilles's armor was awarded to Odysseus.Agamemnon: King of Mycenae son of Atreus brother of Menelaus leader of Greeks against Troy slain on his return home by Clytemnestra and Aegisthus.Aeson: King of Ioclus father of Jason overthrown by his brother Pelias restored to youth by Medea.Aeneas: Trojan son of Anchises and Aphrodite after fall of Troy, led his followers eventually to Italy loved and deserted Dido.Aegyptus: Brother of Danaus his sons, except Lynceus, slain by Danaides.Aegisthus: Son of Thyestes slew Atreus with Clytemnestra, his paramour, slew Agamemnon slain by Orestes.Aegeus: Father of Theseus believing Theseus killed in Crete, he drowned himself Aegean Sea named for him.Aeëtes: King of Colchis father of Medea keeper of Golden Fleece.Aeacus: One of three judges of dead in Hades son of Zeus.Adonis: Beautiful youth loved by Aphrodite.Admetus: King of Thessaly his wife, Alcestis, offered to die in his place. Actaeon: Hunter surprised Artemis bathing changed by her to stag and killed by his dogs.Achilles: Greek warrior slew Hector at Troy slain by Paris, who wounded him in his vulnerable heel.Acheron: One of several Rivers of Underworld.Achelous: River god son of Oceanus and Tethys and said to be the father of the Sirens.Bold words within entries indicate cross references. In addition, there are several deities that are exclusively Roman. However, all Latin names are listed with cross-references to the Greek ones. In the list below, information is given under the Greek name the name in parentheses is the Roman equivalent. Most of the Greek deities were adopted by the Romans, although in many cases there was a change of name. The many gods and heroes of the Classical world
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