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divinidad griega

Definitions of divinidad griega
  1. noun
    a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks
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    dioses del Olimpo
    a classical Greek god after the overthrow of the Titans
    Eolo
    god of the winds in ancient mythology
    Apolo
    (Greek mythology) Greek god of light; god of prophecy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis
    Afrodita
    goddess of love and beauty and daughter of Zeus in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Venus
    Ares
    (Greek mythology) Greek god of war; son of Zeus and Hera; identified with Roman Mars
    Artemis
    (Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana
    Palas Atenea
    (Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva
    Caos
    (Greek mythology) the most ancient of gods; the personification of the infinity of space preceding creation of the universe
    Demeter
    (Greek mythology) goddess of fertility and protector of marriage in ancient mythology; counterpart of Roman Ceres
    Dioniso
    (Greek mythology) god of wine and fertility and drama; the Greek name of Bacchus
    Eros
    (Greek mythology) god of love; son of Aphrodite; identified with Roman Cupid
    Gea
    (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
    Efeso
    (Greek mythology) the lame god of fire and metalworking in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Vulcan
    Hermes
    (Greek mythology) messenger and herald of the gods; god of commerce and cunning and invention and theft; identified with Roman Mercury
    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
    Hestia
    (Greek mythology) the goddess of the hearth and its fire in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Vesta
    Nemesis
    (Greek mythology) the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance
    Urano
    (Greek mythology) god of the heavens; son and husband of Gaea and father of the Titans in ancient mythology
    Pan
    (Greek mythology) 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
    Poseidón
    (Greek mythology) the god of the sea and earthquakes in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and Hades and Hera; identified with Roman Neptune
    Perséfone
    (Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
    Faetón
    (Greek mythology) son of Helios; killed when trying to drive his father's chariot and came too close to earth
    Hades
    (Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone
    Selene
    (Greek mythology) goddess of the Moon in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Luna
    Eos
    (Greek mythology) the winged goddess of the dawn in ancient mythology; daughter of Hyperion; identified with Roman Aurora
    titán
    (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)
    Tritón
    (Greek mythology) a sea god; son of Poseidon
    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
    types:
    Sátiro
    one of a class of woodland deities; attendant on Bacchus; identified with Roman fauns
    las Moiras
    any of the three Greek goddesses of fate or destiny; identified with the Roman Parcae and similar to the Norse Norns
    las Musas
    in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science
    type of:
    dios, divinidad, ser supremo
    any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
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