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pantheon
all the gods of a religion
Martian
imaginary people who live on the planet Mars
giant
an imaginary figure of superhuman size and strength; appears in folklore and fair tales
Cyclops, Cyclopes
(Greek mythology) one of a race of giants having a single eye in the middle of their forehead
giantess
a female giant
ogre
(folklore) a giant who likes to eat human beings
ogress
a female ogre
Gorgon
any of three winged sister monsters having live snakes for hair; a glance turns the beholder to stone
Graces
(Greek mythology) three sisters who were the givers of beauty and charm; a favorite subject for sculptors
troll
(Scandinavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or in the mountains
Typhoeus
(Greek mythology) son of Gaea and Tartarus who created the whirlwinds; had a terrifying voice and 100 dragon heads that spurted fire
werewolf, wolfman, lycanthrope
a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf
daemon, demigod
a person who is part mortal and part god
sea-god
a deity believed to live in or to control the sea
Fates, the Fates
a group of 3 goddesses of destiny
sun-god
a god associated with the sun
Fomor, Fomorian
(Irish) one of a group of sea demons sometimes associated with the hostile power of nature
Tuatha De Danann, Tuatha de Danann, Tuatha De
(Irish) race of gods or demigods; ruled Ireland in the Golden Age
Anunnaki, Enuki
(Babylonian) any of a group of powerful earth spirits or genii; servitors of the gods
Bel
(Babylonian) god of the earth; one of the supreme triad including Anu and Ea; earlier identified with En-lil
Baal
any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples; the Hebrews considered Baal a false god
Igigi
any of a group of heavenly spirits under the god Anu
Aditya
one of 7 to 12 sons of Aditi; gods of celestial light
Ahura
(Zoroastrianism) title for benevolent deities
Asvins
twin brothers; gods of the dawn; physicians of heaven and benefactors of mankind
Marut
any of a group of storm gods; offspring of Rudra
Avalokitesvara, Avalokiteshvara
a male Bodhisattva; widely associated with various gods and people
Chinese deity
a deity worshipped by the ancient Chinese
Taoist Trinity
The Three Pure Ones: 3 chief gods of Taoism
Chang Kuo, Chang Kuo-lao
one of the 8 immortals of Taoism
Hotei
one of the 7 gods of happiness
goddess
a female deity
messiah, christ
any expected deliverer
archangel
an angel ranked above the highest rank in the Celestial Hierarchy
angel
spiritual being attendant upon God
cherub
an angel of the second order whose gift is knowledge; usually portrayed as a winged child
seraph
an angel of the first order; usually portrayed as the winged head of a child
divine messenger
a messenger from God; "angel of death"
guardian spirit, guardian angel
an angel believed to have special affection for a particular individual
fairy, faery, faerie, sprite
small, human in form, playful, having magical powers
elf, hob, gremlin, pixie, pixy, brownie, imp
(folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
water sprite, water nymph
a fairy that inhabits water
undine
any of various water spirits
gnome, dwarf
a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure
leprechaun
a mischievous elf in Irish folklore
devil, fiend, demon, daemon, daimon
one of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief
puck
a mischievous sprite
evil spirit
a spirit tending to cause harm
bad fairy
a fairy that tends to cause harm
incubus
a male demon believed to lie on sleeping persons and to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women
succubus, succuba
a female demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping men
dybbuk, dibbuk
(Jewish folklore) a demon that enters the body of a living person and controls that body's behavior
goblin, hob, hobgoblin
(folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
vampire, lamia
(folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living
banshee
(Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death
houri
(in Muslim belief) one of the dark-eyed virgins of perfect beauty believed to live with the blessed in Paradise
genie, jinni, jinnee, djinni, djinny
a spirit believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals
ghost
the visible disembodied soul of a dead person
peri
(Persian folklore) a supernatural being descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until penance is done
satyr, forest god
one of a class of woodland deities; attendant on Bacchus; identified with Roman fauns
silenus
any of the minor woodland deities who were companions of Dionysus (similar to the satyrs)
nymph
(classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden; "the ancient Greeks believed that nymphs inhabited forests and bodies of water"
Hesperides, Atlantides
group of 3 to 7 nymphs who guarded the golden apples that Gaea gave as a wedding gift to Hera
Hyades
(Greek mythology) 7 daughters of Atlas and half-sisters of the Pleiades; they nurtured the infant Dionysus and Zeus placed them among the stars as a reward
Pleiades
(Greek mythology) 7 daughters of Atlas and half-sisters of the Hyades; placed among the stars to save them from the pursuit of Orion
Sterope, Asterope
(Greek mythology) one of the 7 Pleiades
water nymph
(Greek mythology) any nymph of the water
Thetis
one of the 50 Nereids; mother of Achilles by Peleus
Nereid, sea nymph
(Greek mythology) any of the 50 sea nymphs who were daughters of the sea god Nereus
dryad, wood nymph
a deity or nymph of the woods
Olympian, Olympic god
a classical Greek god after the overthrow of the Titans
Damon and Pythias
(Greek mythology) according to a Greek legend: when Pythias was sentenced to be executed Damon took his place to allow Pythias to get his affairs in order; when Pythias returned in time to save Damon the king was so impressed that he let them both live
Moirai, Moirae
the 3 goddesses of fate or destiny; identified with the Roman Parcae and similar to the Norse Norns
Parcae
the 3 goddesses of fate or destiny; identified with the Greek Moirai and similar to the Norse Norns
Muse
in ancient mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science
Titan
(Greek mythology) any of the primordial giant gods who ruled the Earth until overthrown by Zeus; the Titans were offspring of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaea (Earth)
Titaness
any of the primordial giant goddesses who were offspring of Uranus (heaven) and Gaea (earth) in ancient mythology
Vanir
race of ancient Norse gods sometimes in conflict with the Aesir
Aesir
the chief race of Norse gods living at Asgard
Jotun, Jotunn
(Norse mythology) one of a race of giants often in conflict with the Aesir
Norn
any of the three Fates or goddesses of destiny; identified with Anglo-Saxon Wyrd; similar to Greek Moirae and Roman Parcae
Wyrd, Weird
Fate personified; one of the Three Weird Sisters
the Weird Sisters, the Three Weird Sisters
the three Anglo-Saxon Fates or goddesses of destiny
fictional character, fictitious character, character
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story); "she is the main character in the novel"
Valkyrie
(Norse mythology) one of the maidens of Odin who chose heroes to be slain in battle and conducted them to Valhalla
Lilliputian
a 6-inch tall inhabitant of Lilliput in Swift's Gulliver's Travels
Pantaloon
a buffoon in modern pantomimes; the butt of jokes
Pierrot
a male character in French pantomime; usually dressed in white with a whitened face
number one
(informal) a reference to yourself or myself etc.; "take care of number one" means to put your own interests first
self
a person considered as a unique individual; "one's own self"
golem
(Jewish folklore) an artificially created human being that is given life by supernatural means
Houyhnhnm
one of a race of intelligent horses who ruled the Yahoos in Swift's Gulliver's Travels
infernal
an inhabitant of hell; "his roar made the infernals quake"
John Doe
an unknown party to legal proceedings
mind, thinker
an intellectual being; "the great minds of the 17th century"
Siren
a sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived; "Odysseus ordered his crew to plug their ears so they would not hear the Siren's fatal song"
sylph
an elemental being believed to inhabit the air
sylvan, silvan
a spirit that lives in or frequents the woods
thunderbird
(mythology) the spirit of thunder and lightning believed by Native Americans to take the shape of a great bird
war god, god of war
a god worshipped as giving victory in war
zombi, zombie, snake god
a god of voodoo cults of African origin worshipped especially in W Indies
royal
invested with royal power as symbolized by a crown; "the royal (or crowned) heads of Europe"
uncrowned, crownless
not (especially not yet) provided with a crown; "the uncrowned king"
quasi-royal
having the power but not the rank or title of a king; "one of the quasi-royal rulers of Africa"
autonomous, self-directed, self-reliant
of persons; free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment
nonautonomous, nonsovereign
of peoples and political bodies
Aeolian
of or pertaining to Aeolus, the Greek god of the winds
archangelic, archangelical
of or relating to or resembling archangels
brahminic, brahminical
of or relating to or characteristic of a Brahmin
elfin
relating to or made or done by or as if by an elf; "elfin bells"; "all the little creatures joined in the elfin dance"
fairy, faery, fearie
or or pertaining to or resembling (especially in delicacy) a fairy or fairies
numinous
of or relating to or characteristic of a numen
gnomic
relating to or containing gnomes
seraphic, seraphical
of or relating to an angel of the first order; "he imagined a seraphic presence in the room"
angelic, angelical
of or relating to angels; "angelic messenger"
cyclopean
of or relating to or resembling the Cyclops; "Cyclopean eye"
Olympian
or or pertaining to the greater gods of ancient Greece whose abode was Mount Olympus; "Olympian deities"

Instance WordNet synsets

Argus
(Greek mythology) a giant with 100 eyes; was guardian of the heifer Io and was slain by Hermes
Jack Frost
a personification of winter
Mammon
(New Testament) a personification of wealth and avarice as an evil spirit; "ye cannot serve God and Mammon"
Charon
(Greek mythology) the ferryman who brought the souls of the dead across the the river Styx or the river Acheron to Hades
Circe
(Greek mythology) a sorceress who detained Odysseus on her island and turned his men into swine
Perseus
(Greek mythology) son of Zeus and Dana who slew the Gorgon Medusa (with the help of Athena and Hermes) and rescued Andromeda from a sea monster
Medusa
(Greek mythology) a woman transformed into a Gorgon by Athena; she was slain by Perseus
Stheno
(Greek mythology) one of the three Gorgons
Euryale
(Greek mythology) one of the three Gorgons
Morpheus
(classical mythology) the god of sleep and dreams
Typhon
(Greek mythology) one of the whirlwinds; son of Typhoeus and Echidna; father of Cerberus and the Chimera and the Sphinx
Angus Og, Aengus, Oengus, Angus
(Irish) god of love and beauty; patron deity of young men and women
Amaethon
(Welsh) the farmer god; ancient god of agriculture
Ana
(Irish) mother of the ancient Irish gods; sometimes identified with Danu
Arawn
(Welsh) lord of Annwfn (the other world; land of fairies)
Arianrhod, Arianrod
(Welsh) goddess famous for her beauty; mother of Dylan
Brigit
(Irish) goddess of fire and fertility and agriculture and household arts and wisdom; later associated with Saint Bridget
Boann
(Irish) goddess; mother of Angus_Og
Dagda
(Irish) chief god of the Tuatha De Danann; father of Angus Og and Brigit
Danu, Dana
(Irish) mother of the Tuatha De Danann; identified with the Welsh Don
Don
(Welsh) goddess; mother of Gwydion and Arianrod(Arianrhod); corresponds to Irish Danu
Dylan
(Welsh) god of the waves; son of Arianrhod
Epona
(possibly Roman) goddess of horses and mules and asses
Gwydion
(Irish) sky god; a magician; giver of arts and civilization
Llew Llaw Gyffes
(Welsh) son of Gwydion and Arionhrod; supported by magic of Gwydion; cursed by Arianhrod
Gwyn
(Welsh) underworld god
Lir, Ler
(Irish) the sea personified; father of Manannan; corresponds to Welsh Llyr
Llyr
(Welsh) corresponds to Iris Ler; father of Manawydan
LLud
(Welsh) a warrior god
Lug
(Irish) ancient Irish god (probably a god of the sun)
Manannan
(Irish) god of the sea; son of Ler
Manawydan, Manawyddan
(Welsh) sea god; son of LLyr
Morrigan, Morrigu
(Irish) war goddess
Amen, Amon
a primeval personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at Thebes
Amen-Ra, Amon-Ra
sun god; supreme god of the universe in whom Amen and Ra were combined; principal deity during Theban supremacy
Anubis
jackal-headed god of tombs; conducted dead to judgment
Bast
cat- or lion-headed goddess; represents life-giving power of the sun
Geb, Keb
god of the earth; father of Osiris and Isis
Isis
goddess of fertility; daughter of Geb; sister and wife of Osiris
Horus
falcon-headed solar god
Osiris
god of the underworld and judge of the dead; husband and sister of Isis; father or brother of Horus
Khepera
god of the morning sun; creator
Min
a god of procreation
Nephthys
goddess associated with ritual of the dead; sister of Geb and Nut; wife of Set
Nut
goddess of the sky
Ra, Re
ancient hawk-headed sun god; a universal creator
Ptah
a major god; shaper of the world; father of gods and men; worshipped especially at Memphis
Thoth
ibis-headed moon deity; god of wisdom and learning and the arts; scribe of the gods
Sekhet, Eye of Ra
a lion-headed goddess; typifies life-destroying power of the sun
Set, Seth
evil beast-headed god with high square ears and a long snout; brother and murder of Osiris
Adapa
(Babylonian) a demigod or first man: "seed of mankind"; sometimes identified with Adam
Adad
(Babylonian) god of storms and wind
Anu
(Babylonian) the sky god; one of the supreme triad including Bel and Ea
Anshar
(Babylonian) father of the gods; identified with Assyrian Ashur; in Sumerian the name signifies "the totality of the upper world"
Antum
(Babylonian) consort of Anu
Apsu
(Akkadian) father of the gods and consort of Tiamat
Ashur, Ashir
(Assyrian) chief god of the Assyrians; god of military prowess and empire; identified with Babylonian Anshar
Aruru
(Akkadian) mother and earth goddess in Gilgamish epic; identified with Sumerian Ki and Ninkhursag (Mama; Nintu)
Ashtoreth
an ancient Semitic fertility goddess; identified with Phoenician Astarte and Babylonian Ishtar
Ishtar, Mylitta
(Babylonian and Assyrian) goddess of love and fertility ad war; counterpart of Ashtoreth and Astarte
Astarte
(Phoenician) a fertility goddess; counterpart of Ashtoreth and Ishtar
Ea
(Akkadian) god of wisdom; son of Apsu and father of Marduk; counterpart of the Sumerian Enki; (Babylonian) god of waters and one of the supreme triad including Anu and Bel
Dagon
(Phoenician and Philistine) god of agriculture and the earth; national god of Philistines
Dagan
(Mesopotamia) god of agriculture and earth; counterpart of Phoenician Dagon
Damkina, Damgalnunna
(Babylonian) earth goddess; consort of Ea and mother of Marduk
Dumuzi, Tammuz
Sumerian and Babylonian god of pastures and vegetation; consort of Inanna
Enki
(Sumerian) water god and god of wisdom; counterpart of the Akkadian Ea
Enlil, En-lil
(Sumerian) god of the air and king of the Sumerian gods
Ereshkigal, Eresh-kigal, Ereshkigel
(Sumerian and Akkadian) goddess of death and consort of Nergal
Girru
(Babylonian) god of fire; often invoked in incantations against sorcery
Gula
(Babylonian) goddess of healing and consort of Ninurta
Inanna
(Sumerian) consort of Dumuzi (Tammuz)
Ki
(Sumerian) goddess personifying earth; counterpart of Akkadian Aruru
Marduk, Merodach, Baal Merodach, Bel-Merodach
(Babylonian) the chief Babylonian god; his consort was Sarpanitu
Kishar
(Babylonian) consort of Anshar; in Sumerian the name signifies "the totality of the lower world"
Mama
a name under which Ninkhursag was worshipped
Moloch, Molech
god of the Ammonites and Phoenicians to whom parents sacrificed their children
Nabu, Nebo
(Babylonian) god of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools
Nanna
(Sumerian) god of the moon; counterpart of the Akkadian Sin
Nammu
(Sumerian) goddess personifying the primeval sea; mother of the gods and of heaven and earth
Namtar, Namtaru
(Sumerian and Akkadian) a demon personifying death; messenger of the underworld goddess Ereshkigal bringing death to mankind
Nergal
(Akkadian) god ruling with his consort Ereshkigal the world of the dead
Nina
(Babylonian) a goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea
Ningal
(Akkadian) a goddess; wife of the moon god Sin
Ninkhursag, Ninhursag, Ninkharsag
(Sumerian) the great mother goddess; worshipped also as Aruru and Mama and Nintu
Ningirsu
(Babylonian) in older pantheon: god of war and agriculture
Ningishzida
(Babylonian) an underworld deity; patron of medicine
Ninurta, Ninib
(Sumerian and Babylonian) a solar deity; first-born of Bel and consort was Gula; god of war and the chase and agriculture; sometimes identified with Biblical Nimrod
Nintu, Nintoo
a name under which Ninkhursag was worshipped
Sin
(Akkadian) god of the moon; counterpart of Sumerian Nanna
Nusku
(Assyrian) god of fire and light; corresponds to Babylonian Girru
Ramman
(Assyrian) god of storms and wind; corresponds to Babylonian Adad
Sarpanitu, Zirbanit, Zarpanit
(Babylonian) consort of Marduk
Shamash
(Assyrian and Babylonian) the chief sun god; drives away winter and storms and brightens the earth with greenery; drives away evil and brings of justice and compassion
Tiamat
(Akkadian) mother of the gods and consort of Apsu
Tashmit, Tashmitum
(Babylonian) consort of Nabu
Utnapishtim
favorite of the gods and grandfather of Gigamish; survived the great flood and became immortal
Zu, Zubird
(Sumerian) evil storm god represented as a black bird
Utu, Utug
(Sumerian) sun god; counterpart of Akkadian Shamash
Aditi
a Hindu goddess who releases from sin or disease; mother of the Adityas
Agni
god of fire; one of the 3 chief deities of the Vedas
Asura
earlier a god; later a demon; counterpart of Zoroastrian Ahura
Brahma
the Creator; one of the three major deities in the later Hindu pantheon
Bhaga
god of wealth and love
Brihaspati
personification of the power of ritual devotion
Devi
mother goddess; supreme power in the universe; wife or embodiment of the female energy of Siva having both beneficent and malevolent forms or aspects
Bhumi Devi
earth goddess; one of the two wives of Vishnu
Chandi
malevolent aspect of Devi: "the fierce"
Dharma
basic principles of the cosmos; also: an ancient sage in Hindu mythology worshipped as a god by some lower castes;
Ganesa, Ganesha, Ganesh, Ganapati
god of wisdom or prophesy; remover of obstacles
Durga
goddess of war; a malevolent aspect of Devi; "the inaccessible"
Dyaus, Dyaus-pitar
god of the sky
Indra
chief god of the Rig-Veda; god of rain and thunder
Gauri
a benevolent aspect of Devi; "the brilliant"
Ka
unknown god; an epithet of Prajapati and Brahma
Kama
god of love and erotic desire; opposite of Mara
Kali
wife of Siva and malevolent form of Devi; "the black"
Mara
god of death; opposite of Kama
Kartikeya, Karttikeya
god of bravery
Lakshmi
goddess of fortune
Parjanya
god of rain; sometimes identified with Indra
Mitra
god of justice
Parvati, Anapurna, Annapurna
wife of Siva and a benevolent aspect of Devi: goddess of plenty
Pushan
celestial shepherd god; conductor of souls of the dead
Prajapati
god personifying a creative force; equivalent to Brahma
Rahu
a demon who swallows the sun causing eclipses
Rudra
father of the storm gods Marut; controller of nature; sometimes identified with Siva
Ribhus, Rhibhus
one of three artisans of the gods
Shakti, Sakti
the female or generative principle; wife of Siva and a benevolent form of Devi
Sarasvati
goddess of learning and arts
Savitar
an important god; the sun in its life-giving aspect
Siva, Shiva
the Destroyer; one of the three major divinities in the later Hindu pantheon
Soma
personification of a sacred intoxicating drink used in Vedic ritual
Bairava
epithet of Siva: "the terrible"
Skanda
god of war
Surya
an important god; sun god or the sun worshipped as a god of light and warmth
Uma
a benevolent aspect of Devi; `splendor'
Varuna
supreme cosmic deity; god of natural and moral law; ancient sky god
Ushas
goddess of dawn; daughter of Sky and sister of Night
Vishnu
the Sustainer; a Hindu divinity worshipped as the preserver of worlds
Vayu
wind god
Kalki
the 10th and last incarnation of Vishnu
Yama
god of the Underworld
avatar
the manifestation of a Hindu deity (especially Vishnu) in human or superhuman or animal form; "the Buddha is considered an avatar of the god Vishnu"
Jagannath, Jagannatha, Jagganath, Juggernaut
an avatar of Vishnu
Krishna
8th and most important avatar of Vishnu; incarnated as a handsome young man playing a flute
Ramachandra
a hero in Hindu mythology; an incarnation of Vishnu
Rama
avatar of Vishnu; any of three incarnations: Ramachandra or Parashurama or Balarama
Parashurama
an incarnation of Vishnu who rid the earth of Kshatriyas
Sita
wife of Ramachandra
Balarama
elder brother of Krishna; an incarnation of Vishnu
Ormazd, Ormuzd, Ahura Mazda
chief deity of Zoroastrianism; source of light and embodiment of good
Mithras, Mithra
ancient Persian god of light and truth; sun god
Ahriman
the spirit of evil in Zoroastrianism; arch rival of Ormazd
Maitreya
the Bodhisattva who is to appear as a Buddha 5000 years after the death of Gautama
Wen Ch'ang, Wen-Ti
Chinese god of literature
Shen-pao, Spiritual Jewel
a member of the Taoist Trinity; identified with Lao-Tse
Tien-pao, Heavenly Jewel
a member of the Taoist Trinity
Ling-pao, Mystic Jewel
a member of the Taoist Trinity
Kwan-yin, Kuan Yin
(Buddhism) a female Bodhisattva; often called Goddess of Mercy and considered an aspect of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara; identified with Japanese Kwannon
Izanagi
the god who fathered the islands and gods of Japan with his sister Izanami
Amaterasu, Amaterasu Omikami
central deity of Shinto; goddess personifying the sun and ancestress of the rulers of Japan
Hachiman
a Shinto god of war
Izanami
sister and consort of Izanami; mother of the islands and gods of Japan
Kwannon
Japanese counterpart of Chinese Kuan_Yin;
Father, Father-God
God when considered as the first person in the Trinity; "hear our prayers, Heavenly Father"
Son, Word, Logos
the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus)
Messiah
the awaited King of the Jews; the promised and expected deliverer of the Jewish people
Satan, Old Nick, Devil, the Devil, Lucifer, Beelzebub, the Tempter, Prince of Darkness
(Judeo-Christian religion) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
Morgan le Fay
a wicked fairy who was the half sister of King Arthur
Adonis
(classical mythology) a handsome youth loved by Aphrodite, the goddess of love
Silenus
the chief satyr in the service of Bacchus; father of Dionysus; usually depicted as drunk and jolly and riding a donkey
naiad
(Greek mythology) a nymph of lakes and springs and rivers and fountains
Daphne
(Greek mythology) a nymph who was transformed into a laurel tree to escape the amorous Apollo
Oceanid, sea nymph
(Greek mythology) a daughter of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys
Aeolus
god of the winds in ancient mythology
Aphrodite, Cytherea
goddess of love and beauty and daughter of Zeus in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Venus
Aether
personification of the sky or upper air breathed by the Olympians; son of Erebus and Night or of Chaos and Darkness
Apollo, Phoebus, Phoebus Apollo
sun god; god of prophesy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis
Pythius
epithet for Apollo; from the dragon Python which he killed
Venus, Urania
goddess of love; counterpart of Greek Aphrodite
Ares
(Greek mythology) god of war; son of Zeus and Hera; identified with Roman Mars
Eris
(Greek mythology) goddess of discord; sister of Ares
Romulus
(Roman mythology) founder of Rome; suckled with his twin brother Remus by a wolf after their parents (Rhea Silvia and Mars) abandoned them; Romulus killed Remus in an argument over the building of Rome
Mars
(Roman mythology) god of war and agriculture; father of Romulus and Remus; counterpart of Greek Ares
Remus
(Roman mythology) the twin brother of Romulus
Boreas
(Greek mythology) the god who personified the north wind; "Boreas was pictured as bearded and powerful and winged and draped against the cold"
Artemis, Cynthia
(Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana
Ate
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
Diana
(Roman mythology) virgin goddess of the hunt and the moon; counterpart of Greek Artemis
Minerva
(Roman mythology) goddess of wisdom; counterpart of Greek Athena
Athena, Athene, Pallas, Pallas Athena
(Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva
Cronus
(Greek mythology) the supreme god until Zeus dethroned him; son of Uranus and Gaea in ancient Greek mythology; identified with Roman Saturn
Chaos
(Greek mythology) the most ancient of gods; the personification of the infinity of space preceding creation of the universe
Dido
(Roman mythology) a princess of Tyre who was the founder and queen of Carthage; Virgil tells of he suicide when she was abandoned by Aeneas
Saturn
(Roman mythology) god of agriculture and vegetation; counterpart of Greek Cronus; "Saturday is Saturn's Day"
Demeter
(Greek mythology) goddess of fertility and protector of marriage in ancient mythology; counterpart of Roman Ceres
Ceres
(Roman mythology) goddess of agriculture; counterpart of Greek Demeter
Nox, Night
goddess of night; daughter of Erebus
Dionysus
(Greek mythology) god of wine and fertility and drama; the Greek name of Bacchus
Doris
(Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids
Aesculapius
the god of medicine and healing
Bacchus
(in ancient Greece and Rome) god of wine; equivalent of Dionysus
Erebus
(Greek mythology) god of darkness who dwelt in the underworld; son of Chaos; brother of Nox; father of Aether and Day
Eros
(Greek mythology) god of love; son of Aphrodite; identified with Roman Cupid
Cupid, Amor
(Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros
Daedalus
(Greek mythology) an Athenian inventor who built the Labyrinth of Minos; to escape the Labyrinth he fashioned wings for himself and his sone Icarus
Gaea, Gaia, Ge
(Greek mythology) goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology
Helios
(Greek mythology) ancient god of the sun; drove his chariot across the sky each day; identified with Roman Sol
Icarus
(Greek mythology) son of Daedalus; while escaping from Crete with his father (using the wings Daedalus had made) he flew too close to the sun and the wax melted and he fell into the Aegean and drowned
Sol
(Greek mythology) ancient Roman god; personification of the sun; counterpart of Greek Helios
Hephaestus, Hephaistos
(Greek mythology) the lame god of fire and metal-working in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Vulcan
Vulcan
(Roman mythology) god of fire and metal working; counterpart of Greek Hephaestus
Hermes
(Greek mythology) messenger and herald of the gods; god of commerce and cunning and and invention and theft; identified with Roman Mercury
Mercury
(Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce; counterpart of Greek Hermes
Juno
(Roman mythology) queen of the Olympian gods who protected marriage; wife and sister of Jupiter; counterpart of Greek Hera
Hera, Here
queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology; sister and wife of Zeus remembered for her jealously of the many mortal women Zeus fell in love with; identified with Roman Juno
Io
(Greek mythology) a maiden seduced by Zeus; when Hera was about to discover them together Zeus turned her into a white heifer
Janus
(Roman mythology) the Roman god of doorways and passages; is depicted with two faces on opposite sides of his head
Hymen
god of marriage in ancient Greek mythology
Hestia
(Greek mythology) the goddess of the hearth and its fire in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Vesta
Vesta
(Roman mythology) goddess of the hearth and its fire whose flame was tended by vestal virgins; counterpart of Greek Hestia
Minos
son of Zeus and Europa; king of ancient Crete; ordered Daedalus to build the labyrinth; after death Minos became a judge in the underworld
Hyperion
father of Helios and Selene and Eos in ancient mythology
Ariadne
beautiful daughter of Minos and Pasiphae; she fell in love with Theseus and gave him the thread with which he found his way out of the Minotaur's labyrinth
Clotho
the Fate who spins the thread of life; identified with Roman Nona
Nona
the Fate who spins the thread of life; counterpart of Greek Clotho
Lachesis
the Fate who determines the length of the thread of life; identified with Roman Decuma
Decuma
the Fate who determines the length of the thread of life; counterpart of Greek Lachesis
Atropos
the Fate who cuts the thread of life; identified with Roman Morta
Morta
the Fate who cuts the thread of life; counterpart of Greek Atropos
Momus, Momos
god of blame and mockery
Calliope
(Greek mythology) the Muse of epic poetry
Clio
(Greek mythology) the Muse of history
Euterpe
(Greek mythology) the Muse of music (or the flute)
Erato
(Greek mythology) the Muse of lyric and love poetry
Melpomene
(Greek mythology) the Muse of tragedy
Polyhymnia
(Greek mythology) the Muse of singing and mime and sacred dance
Thalia
(Greek mythology) the Muse of comedy and pastoral poetry
Terpsichore
(Greek mythology) the Muse of the dance and of choral song
Urania
(Greek mythology) the Muse of astronomy
Nemesis
the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance
Nereus
a sea god son of Pontus and Gaea; lived in the depths of the sea with his wife Doris and their daughters the Nereids
Nike
winged goddess of victory; identified with Roman Victoria
Victoria
goddess of victory; counterpart of Greek Nike
Ouranos, Uranus
god of the heavens; son and husband of Gaea and father of the Titans in ancient mythology
Pan, the goat god
god of fields and woods and shepherds and flocks; represented as a man with goat's legs and horns and ears; identified with Roman Sylvanus or Faunus
Faunus
ancient rural deity; later considered a counterpart of Greek Pan
Pasiphae
daughter of Helios and mother of Ariadne
Poseidon
(Greek mythology) the god of the sea and earthquakes in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and Hades and Hera; identified with Roman Neptune
Pontus, Pontos
ancient personification of the sea; father of Nereus
Proteus
(Greek mythology) a prophetic god who served Poseidon; was capable of changing his shape at will
Procrustes
(Greek mythology) a mythical giant who was a thief and murderer; he would capture people and tie them to an iron bed, stretching them or hacking off their legs to make them fit; was killed by Theseus
Neptune
(Roman mythology) god of the sea; counterpart of Greek Poseidon
Persephone, Despoina, Kore, Cora
daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
Proserpina, Proserpine
goddess of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Persephone
Phaethon
son of Helios; killed when trying to drive his father's chariot and came too close to earth
Pluto, Hades, Aides, Aidoneus
(classical mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone
Pythia
the priestess of Apollo at Delphi who transmitted the oracles
Dis, Orcus
god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Pluto
Priapus
god of male procreative power and guardian of gardens and vineyards
Rhadamnathus
a judge of the dead in the underworld
Selene
goddess of the moon in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Luna
Luna
the goddess of the moon; counterpart of Greek Selene
Eos
the winged goddess of the dawn in ancient mythology; daughter of Hyperion; identified with Roman Aurora
Eurydice
(Greek mythology) the wife of Orpheus
Orion
(Greek mythology) a giant Boeotian hunter who pursued the Pleiades and was eventually slain by Artemis; was then placed in the sky as a constellation
Orpheus
(Greek mythology) a great musician; when his wife Eurydice died he went to Hades to get her back but failed
Aurora
goddess of the dawn; counterpart of Greek Eos
Tellus
goddess of the earth; protector of marriage and fertility; identified with Greek Gaea
Tyche
the goddess of fortune; identified with Roman Fortuna
Triton
a sea god; son of Poseidon
Fortuna
the goddess of fortune and good luck; counterpart of Greek Tyche
Zeus
the supreme god of ancient mythology; son of Rhea and Cronus whom he dethroned and husband and sister of Hera; brother of Poseidon and Hades; father of many gods
Zephyr
(classical mythology) the Greek god of the west wind
Jupiter, Jove
(Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus
Oceanus
god of the stream that flowed around the earth in ancient mythology
Jupiter Fulgur, Jupiter Fulminator, Lightning Hurler
an epithet for Jupiter
Jupiter Tonans, Thunderer
an epithet for Jupiter
Jupiter Pluvius, Rain-giver
an epithet for Jupiter
Jupiter Optimus Maximus, Best and Greatest
an epithet for Jupiter
Jupiter Fidius, Protector of Boundaries
an epithet for Jupiter
Prometheus
(Greek mythology) the Titan who stole fire from Olympus and gave it to mankind; Zeus punished him by chaining him to a rock where an eagle gnawed at his liver until Hercules rescued him; father of Deucalion
Cocus
one of the Titans
Crius
one of the Titans
Iapetus
(Greek mythology) the Titan who was father of Atlas and Epimetheus and Prometheus in ancient mythology
Atlas
a Titan in ancient mythology who was forced by Zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders
Epimetheus
(Greek mythology) brother of Prometheus and father of Pyrrha; despite Prometheus's warning against gifts from Zeus he accepted Pandora as his wife
Thea, Theia
the Titaness who was mother of Helios and Selene and Eos in ancient mythology
Rhea
fertility goddess in ancient mythology; wife of Cronus and mother of Zeus; identified with Roman Ops and Cybele of ancient Asia Minor
Ops
goddess of abundance and fertility; wife of Saturn; counterpart of Greek Rhea and Cybele of ancient Asia Minor
Sylvanus, Silvanus
Roman god of woods and fields and flocks; Pan is the Greek counterpart
Themis
the Titaness who was goddess of justice in ancient mythology
Agdistis
Asiatic epithet for Rhea or Cybele
Mnemosyne
the Titaness who was goddess of memory in ancient mythology; mother of the Muses
Phoebe
a Titaness who became identified with Artemis as goddess of the moon
Tethys
a Titaness and sea goddess in ancient mythology; wife of Oceanus
Psyche
(Greek mythology) a beautiful princess loved by Cupid who visited her at night and told her she must not try to see him; became the personification of the soul
Hercules, Heracles, Herakles, Alcides
in Classical mythology a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality
Leto, Latona
wife or mistress of Zeus and mother of Apollo and Artemis in ancient mythology; called Latona in Roman mythology
Pandora
in Greek mythology: the first woman; created by Hephaestus on orders from Zeus who presented her to Epimetheus along with a box filled with evils
Balder, Baldr
god of light and peace and noted for his beauty and sweet nature; son of Odin and Frigg and husband of Nanna; killed by Hoth
Bragi, Brage
god of poetry and music; son of Odin
Elli
Norse goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match
Forseti
god of justice; son of Balder and Nanna
Frey, Freyr
god of earth's fertility and peace and prosperity; son of Njorth and brother of Freya; originally of the Vanir; later with the Aesir
Freya, Freyja
goddess of love and fecundity; daughter of Njorth and sister of Frey
Frigg, Frigga
goddess of the heavens and married love; wife of Odin
Heimdall, Heimdal, Heimdallr
god of dawn and light; guardian of Asgard
Hel, Hela
goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld
Hoenir
one of the Aesir having a strong and beautiful body but a dull mind
Idun, Ithunn
goddess of spring and wife of Bragi; guarded the apples that kept the gods eternally young
Hoth, Hothr, Hoder, Hodr
a blind god; misled by Loki he kills Balder by throwing a bough of mistletoe
Loki
trickster; god of discord and mischief; contrived death of Balder and was overcome by Thor
Njord, Njorth
chief of the Vanir; god of the sea and winds and prosperity; father of Frey and Freya; sometimes subsumes Teutonic Nerthus
Mimir
(Norse mythology) giant who guarded the well of wisdom
Nanna
wife of Balder
Odin
ruler of the Aesir; supreme god of war and poetry and knowledge and wisdom (for which he gave an eye) and husband of Frigg; identified with the Teutonic Wotan
Urd, Urth
goddess of fate: Past
Verdandi, Verthandi
goddess of fate: Present
Skuld
goddess of fate: Future
Sif
wife of Thor and guardian of the home
Sigyn
wife of Loki; held a cup over him during his punishment to spare him the pain of drops of poison
Thor
(Norse mythology) god of thunder and rain and farming; wielded the hammer Moljnir; identified with Teutonic Donar
Tyr, Tyrr
god of war and strife and son of Odin; identified with Anglo-Saxon Tiu
Ull, Ullr
one of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis; son of Sif and stepson of Thor
Vitharr, Vithar, Vidar
one of the Aesir; son of Odin; avenges his parent by slaying Fenrir at Ragnarok
Vali
one of the Aesir and avenger of Balder; son of Odin
Voland
(Norse mythology) a wonderful smith; identified with Anglo-Saxon Wayland and Teutonic Wieland
Ymir
(Norse mythology) the primeval giant slain by Odin and his brothers and from whose body they created the world: the sea from his blood; the earth from his flesh; the mountains from his bones; the sky from his skull
Wayland, Wayland the Smith, Wieland
(European mythology) a supernatural smith and king of the elves; identified with Norse Volund
Nerthus, Hertha
the Teutonic goddess of fertility; later identified with Norse Njord
Donar
the Teutonic god of thunder; counterpart of Norse Thor
Wotan
supreme Teutonic god; counterpart of Norse Odin and Anglo-Saxon Woden
Tiu
god of war and sky; counterpart of Norse Tyr
Woden, Wodan
chief god; counterpart of Norse Odin and Teutonic Wotan
Babar
an imaginary elephant that appears in a series of French books for children
Brunnhilde, Brynhild, Brunhild
(Norse mythology) a Valkyrie who loved the hero Siegfried; when he deceived her she had him killed and then committed suicide
Bunyan, Paul Bunyan
a legendary giant lumberjack of the north woods of US and Canada; had a blue ox named Babe; "the lakes of Minnesota began when Paul Bunyan and Babe's footprints filled with water"
Theseus
(Greek mythology) a hero noted for his many great deeds: killed Procrustes and the Minotaur and defeated the Amazons
Tantalus
(Greek mythology) a wicked king and son of Zeus; condemned in Hades to stand in water that receded when he tried to drink and beneath fruit that receded when he reached for it
Cybele, Dindymene, Great Mother, Magna Mater, Mater Turrita
great nature goddess of ancient Phrygia in Asia Minor; counterpart of Greek Rhea and Roman Ops
Mother Goose
the imaginary author of a collection of nursery rhymes
Pantaloon
a character in the commedia dell'arte; portrayed as a foolish old man
Uncle Sam
a personification of the US government
Lorelei
a siren of German legend who lured boatmen in the Rhine to destruction
Rumpelstiltskin
a dwarf in one of the fairy stories of the brothers Grimm; tells a woman he will not hold her to a promise if she can guess his name and when she discovers it he is so furious that he destroys himself
Antichrist
the adversary of Christ (or Christianity) mentioned in the New Testament; the Antichrist will rule the world until overthrown by the Second Coming of Christ
satanic
of or relating to Satan; "Satanic verses"
Jovian
of or pertaining to or befitting the Roman deity Jupiter; "Jovian thunderbolts"; "Jovian wrath"
vestal
of or relating to Vesta; "vestal virgin"