GREEK MYTHOLOGY
| MYTHOLOGY NAMES |
Greek God |
Power |
Role |
| Erinyes |
Against Crimes |
also known as Furies, these were female spirits who exacted vengeance against those who committed specific crimes . |
| Keres |
Spirits |
Keres were female spirits of death and destruction in ancient Greece. |
| Hades |
Underworld |
god of the Underworld and ruler of the dead; husband of Persephone |
| Hekate |
Magic |
goddess of magic; an alternate spelling of her name is Hecate. |
| Persephone |
Underground |
goddess of the Underworld and wife of Hades; also known as Kore (the maiden). |
| Thanatos |
Death |
god of death. |
| Dionysus |
wine |
Dionysus is the god of the vine. He invented wine and spread the art of tending grapes. |
| Pan |
goatherds and shepherds |
He is the god of goatherds and shepherds. He is mostly human in appearance but, with goat horns and goat feet. |
| Aphrodite |
Godess of beauty |
Godess of love and beauty |
| Zeus |
Olympian gods |
Zeus is the ruler of the Olympian gods. He is also known as Jupiter and Jove (both Roman). His attributes in iconography include the lightning bolt, the eagle, and the sceptre. |
| Hestia |
goddess of the hearth |
Hestia is the goddess of the hearth. She is also known as Vesta (Roman). Although an important deity in Greek religion, she is rarely depicted in art, and has virtually no mythology and iconography.
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| The last god |
| Hera |
Marriage |
As the wife (and sister) of Zeus, Hera is the patron of marriage. She is also known as Juno (Roman). She has no unique attributes in iconography and so can only be identified by context or inscription. |