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