Greek Myths Other Deities Flashcards
Goddess of poisons and personification of misery and sadness
Akhlys
Muse of astronomy
Urania
Goddess of spring growth
Persephone
Trojan prince, abducted by Zeus and made cup-bearer of the gods
Ganymede
God of the wild and of shepherds and their flocks
Pan
God of the south wind
Notus
Goddess of magic, witchcraft, the night, moon, ghosts, and necromancy
Hecate
God of medicine
Asclepius
Spirit of truce, armistice, and the cessation of all hostilities who was honoured at the Olympic Games
Ekecheiria
Muse of history
Clio
A god of the sea and father of the fish and other sea creatures.
Pontus
God of the winds
Aeolus
God of farming and agriculture
Tripolemus
God of the west wind
Zephyrus
Spirit of old age
Geras
Muse of lyric poetry
Erato
Fish-tailed son and herald of Poseidon
Triton
Muse of dance and choral poetry
Terpsichore
Muse of musical poetry
Euterpe
God of light and the upper atmosphere.
Aether
Goddess of the soul and wife of Eros
Psyche
A sea goddess and consort of Poseidon
Amphitrite
God of the deepest, darkest part of the underworld
Tartarus
God of darkness and shadow.
Erebus
Personification of nothingness from which all of existence sprang. Depicted as a void.
Chaos
Personification of the Earth and mother of theTitans.
Gaia(Gaea)
Muse of tragedy
Melpomene
Muse of sacred poetry
Polyhymnia
Spirit of panic, flight, and battlefield rout
Phobos
Muse of epic poetry
Calliope
Goddess of strife and discord
Eris
Ferryman across the river Styx
Charon
God of the evening star
Hesperus
Goddess of night.
Nyx
Goddess of retribution.
Nemesis
God of the heavens and father of the Titans.
Uranus
Goddess of day.
Hemera
Spirit of forgetfulness and oblivion, and of the river of the same name
Lethe
Goddess of fortune, chance, providence, and fate
Tyche
God of empirical time
Chronos
Goddess of the rainbow and divine messenger
Iris
God of the north wind and winter
Boreas
God of love and attraction.
Eros
Goddess of youth
Hebe
God of Death. Brother to Hypnos (Sleep) and in some cases Moros (Doom)
Thanatos
Muse of comedy and bucolic poetry
Thalia
Spirit of fear, dread, and terror
Deimos
Goddess of victory
Nike
Personification of sleep
Hypnos
Queen of the underworld and wife of Hades
Persephone