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Zeus
King of the gods, god of the sky and thunder.
Hera
Queen of the gods, goddess of marriage and childbirth.
Poseidon
God of the sea, earthquakes, and horses.
Demeter
Goddess of the harvest and agriculture.
Athena
Goddess of wisdom, war, and crafts.
Apollo
God of the sun, prophecy, music, and healing.
Artemis
Goddess of the hunt, wilderness, childbirth, and the moon.
Ares
God of war.
Aphrodite
Goddess of love, beauty, and desire.
Hephaestus
God of fire, metalworking, and crafts.
Hermes
Messenger of the gods, god of trade, thieves, and travel.
Dionysus
God of wine, fertility, and ritual madness.
Hades
God of the underworld and the dead.
Persephone
Queen of the underworld, goddess of spring growth.
Hestia
Goddess of the hearth and domesticity.
Hercules
Divine hero, known for his incredible strength and the 12 labors he performed.
Achilles
Greatest Greek hero of the Trojan War.
Odysseus
King of Ithaca, hero of the Odyssey.
Jason
Leader of the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece.
Medea
Sorceress, wife of Jason, known for her tragic revenge against him.
Theseus
King of Athens, slayer of the Minotaur.
Minotaur
A creature with the body of a man and the head of a bull.
Daedalus
A skilled craftsman and inventor, creator of the Labyrinth.
Icarus
Son of Daedalus, known for flying too close to the sun.
Orpheus
A legendary musician, poet, and prophet in ancient Greek religion and myth.
Eurydice
Wife of Orpheus, who died from a snake bite.
Atlanta
A huntress and a favorite of the goddess Artemis.
Oedipus
King of Thebes who inadvertently killed his father and married his mother.
Sphinx
A mythical creature with the head of a human and the body of a lion.
Narcissus
A young man who fell in love with his own reflection.
Echo
A nymph who fell in love with Narcissus and was cursed to only repeat what's said to her.
Chimera
A monstrous fire-breathing hybrid creature.
Bellerophon
The hero who tamed and rode the winged horse Pegasus to defeat the Chimera.
Pegasus
A winged divine stallion usually depicted as pure white in color.
Perseus
A demigod, slayer of Medusa, and rescuer of Andromeda.
Medusa
A gorgon with snakes for hair, whose gaze could turn people to stone.
Andromeda
A princess who was chained to a rock as a sacrifice to a sea monster; later rescued by Perseus.
Prometheus
A Titan who stole fire from the gods and gave it to humanity.
Pandora
The first woman created by the gods, famously known for opening a box releasing all the evils into the world.
Atlas
A Titan condemned to hold up the celestial heavens for eternity.
Typhon
A monstrous serpentine giant and the most deadly creature in Greek mythology.
Cerberus
The multi-headed dog that guards the gates of the Underworld to prevent the dead from leaving.
Charon
The ferryman of Hades who carries souls of the newly deceased across the rivers Styx and Acheron.
Fates
Three sisters who determine human destiny—Clotho spins the thread of life; Lachesis measures it; Atropos cuts it.
Pan
The god of the wild, shepherds, flocks, nature of mountain wilds and rustic music.
Eros
The Greek god of love and desire.
Hypnos
The personification of sleep in Greek mythology.
Thanatos
The personification of death in Greek mythology.
Morpheus
The god of dreams in Greek mythology.
Tartarus
The deep abyss that is used as a dungeon of torment and suffering for the wicked and as the prison for the Titans.
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