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dio

Definitions of dio
  1. noun
    any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
    synonyms: Dio, divinità, padreterno
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    Iside
    Egyptian goddess of fertility; daughter of Geb; sister and wife of Osiris
    completo
    evil Egyptian god with the head of a beast that has high square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris
    Eolo
    god of the winds in ancient mythology
    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
    Afrodite
    goddess of love and beauty and daughter of Zeus in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Venus
    Venere
    goddess of love; counterpart of Greek Aphrodite
    Ares
    (Greek mythology) Greek god of war; son of Zeus and Hera; identified with Roman Mars
    Marte
    (Roman mythology) Roman god of war and agriculture; father of Romulus and Remus; counterpart of Greek Ares
    Artemide
    (Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana
    Diana
    (Roman mythology) virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; counterpart of Greek Artemis
    Ate
    goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
    Pallade
    (Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva
    Minerva
    (Roman mythology) goddess of wisdom; counterpart of Greek Athena
    Chaos
    (Greek mythology) the most ancient of gods; the personification of the infinity of space preceding creation of the universe
    Saturno
    (Roman mythology) god of agriculture and vegetation; counterpart of Greek Cronus
    Demetra
    (Greek mythology) goddess of fertility and protector of marriage in ancient mythology; counterpart of Roman Ceres
    Cerere
    (Roman mythology) goddess of agriculture; counterpart of Greek Demeter
    Dionisio
    (Greek mythology) god of wine and fertility and drama; the Greek name of Bacchus
    Esculapio
    son of Apollo; a hero and the Roman god of medicine and healing; his daughters were Hygeia and Panacea
    Bacco
    (classical mythology) god of wine; equivalent of Dionysus
    Erebus
    (Greek mythology) Greek god of darkness who dwelt in the underworld; son of Chaos; brother of Nox; father of Aether and Day
    Notte
    Roman goddess of night; daughter of Erebus; counterpart of Greek Nyx
    eros
    (Greek mythology) god of love; son of Aphrodite; identified with Roman Cupid
    Cupido
    (Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros
    Gaia
    (Greek mythology) goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology
    Elios
    (Greek mythology) ancient god of the sun; drove his chariot across the sky each day; identified with Roman Sol
    Efesto
    (Greek mythology) the lame god of fire and metalworking in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Vulcan
    Vulcano
    (Roman mythology) god of fire and metal working; counterpart of Greek Hephaestus
    Ermes
    (Greek mythology) messenger and herald of the gods; god of commerce and cunning and invention and theft; identified with Roman Mercury
    Mercurio
    (Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce; counterpart of Greek Hermes
    Era
    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
    Giunone
    (Roman mythology) queen of the Olympian gods who protected marriage; wife and sister of Jupiter; counterpart of Greek Hera
    Estia
    (Greek mythology) the goddess of the hearth and its fire in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Vesta
    Vesta
    (Roman mythology) goddess of the hearth and its fire whose flame was tended by vestal virgins; counterpart of Greek Hestia
    Imeneo
    (Greek mythology) the god of marriage
    Minosse
    son of Zeus and Europa; king of ancient Crete; ordered Daedalus to build the labyrinth; after death Minos became a judge in the underworld
    Cloto
    the Greek goddess of fate who spins the thread of life
    Lachesi
    the Greek goddess of fate who determines the length of the thread of life
    Atropo
    the Greek goddess of fate who cuts the thread of life
    Nemesi
    (Greek mythology) the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance
    Nereo
    (Greek mythology) a sea god son of Pontus and Gaea; lived in the depths of the sea with his wife Doris and their daughters the Nereids
    Nike
    (Greek mythology) winged goddess of victory; identified with Roman Victoria
    Vittoria
    (Roman mythology) goddess of victory; counterpart of Greek Nike
    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
    Poseidone
    (Greek mythology) the god of the sea and earthquakes in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and Hades and Hera; identified with Roman Neptune
    Persefone
    (Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
    Proserpina
    goddess of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Persephone
    Fetonte
    (Greek mythology) son of Helios; killed when trying to drive his father's chariot and came too close to earth
    Ade
    (Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone
    Prometeo
    (classical mythology) god of male procreative power and guardian of gardens and vineyards
    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
    Aurora
    (Roman mythology) goddess of the dawn; counterpart of Greek Eos
    Tellus
    (Roman mythology) goddess of the earth; protector of marriage and fertility; identified with Greek Gaea
    titano
    (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)
    Tyche
    (Greek mythology) the goddess of fortune; identified with Roman Fortuna
    Fortuna
    (Roman mythology) the goddess of fortune and good luck; counterpart of Greek Tyche
    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
    Giove
    (Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus
    Opi
    (Roman mythology) goddess of abundance and fertility; wife of Saturn; counterpart of Greek Rhea and Cybele of ancient Asia Minor
    Freja
    (Norse mythology) goddess of love and fecundity; daughter of Njorth and sister of Frey
    Calliope
    (Greek mythology) the Muse of epic poetry
    Clio
    (Greek mythology) the Muse of history
    Erato
    (Greek mythology) the Muse of lyric and love poetry
    Euterpe
    (Greek mythology) the Muse of music (or the flute)
    Melpomene
    (Greek mythology) the Muse of tragedy
    Polimnia
    (Greek mythology) the Muse of singing and mime and sacred dance
    Tersicore
    (Greek mythology) the Muse of the dance and of choral song
    Urania
    (Greek mythology) the Muse of astronomy
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    santo
    a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
    satiro
    one of a class of woodland deities; attendant on Bacchus; identified with Roman fauns
    ninfa
    (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden
    Etere
    personification of the sky or upper air breathed by the Olympians; son of Erebus and night or of Chaos and darkness
    Moire
    any of the three Greek goddesses of fate or destiny; identified with the Roman Parcae and similar to the Norse Norns
    Parche
    any of the three Roman goddesses of fate or destiny; identified with the Greek Moirai and similar to the Norse Norns
    Muse
    in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science
    Latona
    wife or mistress of Zeus and mother of Apollo and Artemis in ancient mythology; called Latona in Roman mythology
    patrono
    a saint who is considered to be a defender of some group or nation
    type of:
    essere soprannaturale
    an incorporeal being believed to have powers to affect the course of human events
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