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Poseidon

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Domain: Sea, Earthquakes, Horses, Storms, and Droughts. Symbols: Trident, Horse, Bull, Dolphin. Notable Myths: Contest with Athena over Athens, The Odyssey, Causing earthquakes to punish or aid heroes

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Dionysus

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Domain: Wine, Festivity, Ecstasy, Theatre. Symbols: Grapevine, Thyrsus (pine-cone tipped staff), Leopard, Drinking Cup. Notable Myths: Birth from Zeus' thigh, Introducing wine to mortals, The festivals of Dionysia

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Chronos

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Domain: Time. Symbols: Scythe, Hourglass. Notable Myths: Regulating the stars and seasons, Unbound by fate, no myths specifically detailing his deeds

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Selene

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Domain: Moon. Symbols: Moon, Chariot, Bull, Cloak. Notable Myths: The Endymion myth, Riding her moon chariot across the night sky, Involvement in a love affair with a mortal

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Persephone

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Domain: Spring, Flowers, Vegetation, Underworld. Symbols: Pomegranate, Torch, Flowers, Deer. Notable Myths: Abduction by Hades, The changing seasons, The eleusinian mysteries

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Hecate

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Domain: Magic, Witchcraft, Ghosts, Necromancy and Crossroads. Symbols: Torches, Keys, Crossroads, Dogs. Notable Myths: Assisting Demeter in her search for Persephone, Her role in the household of Perseus, Protecting the city of Byzantium with her presence

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Tyche

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Domain: Fortune, Luck, Prosperity, Fate. Symbols: Cornucopia, Rudder, Ball, Fortuna's Wheel. Notable Myths: Governing the fortune and prosperity of a city, Spinning the wheel of fortune, No distinct myths but was widely worshipped in Hellenistic culture

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Hermes

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Domain: Messages, Travel, Border Crossings, Trade, Thieves, Cunning Wiles, Language and Writing. Symbols: Caduceus, Winged Sandals, Lyre, Tortoise. Notable Myths: Stealing Apollo’s cattle, Guide for dead souls to the underworld, The invention of the lyre

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Aphrodite

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Domain: Love, Beauty, and Sexuality. Symbols: Dove, Rose, Myrtle, Sparrow. Notable Myths: The Judgment of Paris, Aphrodite and Adonis, Her marriage to Hephaestus

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Helios

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Domain: Sun. Symbols: Sun, Chariot, Four Horses. Notable Myths: Daily ride across the sky, The tale of his son Phaethon, Blinding of the Cyclops

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Eros

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Domain: Love, Sexual Attraction. Symbols: Bow and Arrows, Wings, Torch, Lyre. Notable Myths: The story of Cupid and Psyche, Causing the love between gods and mortals, His birth from Chaos or from Aphrodite and Ares

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Uranus

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Domain: Sky, Heavens. Symbols: Starry Mantle. Notable Myths: His castration by Cronus, Father of the Titans, Creation of the Furies from his blood

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Hades

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Domain: Underworld, Dead, Riches, King of the Dead, Minerals. Symbols: Helm of Darkness, Cerberus, Cypress, Narcissus. Notable Myths: Abduction of Persephone, The tale of Orpheus and Eurydice, The binding of Theseus and Pirithous

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Zeus

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Domain: Sky, Lightning, Thunder, Law, Order, and Justice. Symbols: Thunderbolt, Eagle, Bull, Oak. Notable Myths: Overthrowing his father Cronus, Battle of the Titans (Titanomachy), Numerous affairs leading to many offspring

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Artemis

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Domain: Moon, Hunt, Wilderness, Animals, Young Maidens, Childbirth. Symbols: Bow and Arrow, Stag, Moon, Cypress. Notable Myths: The Killing of the Niobids, Actaeon’s transformation, Birth on the island of Delos

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Hephaestus

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Domain: Fire, Metalworking, Stone Masonry, Forges, the Art of Sculpture. Symbols: Hammer, Anvil, Tongs, Volcano. Notable Myths: His rejection and return to Olympus, Crafting the gods’ weapons, The trapping of Aphrodite and Ares

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Demeter

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Domain: Agriculture, Harvest, Fertility, and Sacred Law. Symbols: Cornucopia, Wheat, Torch, Bread. Notable Myths: The Abduction of Persephone, The Great Famine, Establishment of the Eleusinian Mysteries

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Apollo

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Domain: Sun, Light, Music, Poetry, Healing, Plague, Prophecy, Education, and Youth. Symbols: Lyre, Laurel Wreath, Python, Sun. Notable Myths: Slaying of Python, The Oracle of Delphi, The consecration of Trojan walls

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Hera

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Domain: Marriage, Women, Childbirth, and Family. Symbols: Peacock, Cow, Diadem. Notable Myths: Punishing Zeus' lovers, the Quest of the Golden Fleece, Heracles' twelve labors

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Athena

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Domain: Wisdom, Warfare, Divine intelligence, Crafts and Skills. Symbols: Owl, Olive Tree, Helmet, Spear. Notable Myths: Contest with Poseidon, Birth from Zeus' head, Helping heroes such as Odysseus and Perseus

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Pan

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Domain: Nature, Shepherds, Flocks, Mountain Wilds, Rustic Music. Symbols: Pan flute, Goat, Reeds. Notable Myths: The chase of Syrinx, Panic (sudden fear), inventor of the pan flute

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Gaia

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Domain: Earth, Motherhood, Fertility. Symbols: Fruit, Grain, Earth. Notable Myths: Creation of the world, Birthing the Titans, the Gigantomachy

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Nyx

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Domain: Night. Symbols: Crescent Moon, Chariot. Notable Myths: Birth of many death-related deities, Mother of Hypnos (Sleep) and Thanatos (Death), Her dreadful and powerful nature

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Ares

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Domain: War. Symbols: Spear, Helmet, Dog, Chariot, Vulture. Notable Myths: Affair with Aphrodite, The Iliad, Diomedes' wounding of Ares

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Hestia

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Domain: Hearth, Home, Architecture, Domesticity, Family, State. Symbols: Hearth, Fire, Kettle. Notable Myths: Virgin goddess, Firstborn of the Olympians, Giving up her throne for Dionysus

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