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Greek and Roman Gods 39 words

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  1. Aesculapius
    son of Apollo; a hero and the Roman god of medicine and healing; his daughters were Hygeia and Panacea
  2. Apollo
    (Greek mythology) Greek god of light; god of prophecy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis
  3. Ares
    (Greek mythology) Greek god of war; son of Zeus and Hera; identified with Roman Mars
  4. Artemis
    (Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana
  5. Asclepius
    son of Apollo; a hero and the Roman god of medicine and healing; his daughters were Hygeia and Panacea
  6. Athena
    (Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva
  7. Bacchus
    (classical mythology) god of wine; equivalent of Dionysus
  8. Ceres
    (Roman mythology) goddess of agriculture; counterpart of Greek Demeter
  9. Cronus
    (Greek mythology) the supreme god until Zeus dethroned him; son of Uranus and Gaea in ancient Greek mythology; identified with Roman Saturn
  10. Cupid
    (Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros
  11. Demeter
    (Greek mythology) goddess of fertility and protector of marriage in ancient mythology; counterpart of Roman Ceres
  12. Diana
    (Roman mythology) virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; counterpart of Greek Artemis
  13. Dionysus
    (Greek mythology) god of wine and fertility and drama; the Greek name of Bacchus
  14. Eros
    (Greek mythology) god of love; son of Aphrodite; identified with Roman Cupid
  15. Gaea
    (Greek mythology) goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology
  16. Hades
    (Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone
  17. Hephaestus
    (Greek mythology) the lame god of fire and metalworking in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Vulcan
  18. Hera
    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
  19. Hermes
    (Greek mythology) messenger and herald of the gods; god of commerce and cunning and invention and theft; identified with Roman Mercury
  20. Hestia
    (Greek mythology) the goddess of the hearth and its fire in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Vesta
  21. Hypnos
    (Greek mythology) the Greek god of sleep; the son of Nyx
  22. Juno
    (Roman mythology) queen of the Olympian gods who protected marriage; wife and sister of Jupiter; counterpart of Greek Hera
  23. Jupiter
    (Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus
  24. Mars
    (Roman mythology) Roman god of war and agriculture; father of Romulus and Remus; counterpart of Greek Ares
  25. Mercury
    (Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce; counterpart of Greek Hermes
  26. Minerva
    (Roman mythology) goddess of wisdom; counterpart of Greek Athena
  27. Neptune
    a giant planet with a ring of ice particles; the 8th planet from the sun is the most remote of the gas giants
  28. Nike
    (Greek mythology) winged goddess of victory; identified with Roman Victoria
  29. Ops
    (Roman mythology) goddess of abundance and fertility; wife of Saturn; counterpart of Greek Rhea and Cybele of ancient Asia Minor
  30. Pluto
    (Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone
  31. Poseidon
    (Greek mythology) the god of the sea and earthquakes in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and Hades and Hera; identified with Roman Neptune
  32. Rhea
    fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology; wife of Cronus and mother of Zeus; identified with Roman Ops and Cybele of ancient Asia Minor
  33. Saturn
    (Roman mythology) god of agriculture and vegetation; counterpart of Greek Cronus
  34. Uranus
    (Greek mythology) god of the heavens; son and husband of Gaea and father of the Titans in ancient mythology
  35. Venus
    the second nearest planet to the sun; it is peculiar in that its rotation is slow and retrograde (in the opposite sense of the Earth and all other planets except Uranus); it is visible from Earth as an early `morning star' or an `evening star'
  36. Vesta
    (Roman mythology) goddess of the hearth and its fire whose flame was tended by vestal virgins; counterpart of Greek Hestia
  37. Victoria
    (Roman mythology) goddess of victory; counterpart of Greek Nike
  38. Vulcan
    (Roman mythology) god of fire and metal working; counterpart of Greek Hephaestus
  39. Zeus
    (Greek mythology) the supreme god of ancient Greek mythology; son of Rhea and Cronus whom he dethroned; husband and brother of Hera; brother of Poseidon and Hades; father of many gods; counterpart of Roman Jupiter