examples:
Lucifero
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
marziano
imaginary people who live on the planet Mars
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
Psiche
(Greek mythology) a beautiful princess loved by Cupid who visited her at night and told her she must not try to see him; became the personification of the soul
Ercole
(classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality
Pandora
(Greek mythology) the first woman; created by Hephaestus on orders from Zeus who presented her to Epimetheus along with a box filled with evils
Freja
(Norse mythology) goddess of love and fecundity; daughter of Njorth and sister of Frey
argonauta
(Greek mythology) one of the heroes who sailed with Jason in search of the Golden Fleece
Achille
a mythical Greek hero of the Iliad; a foremost Greek warrior at the siege of Troy; when he was a baby his mother tried to make him immortal by bathing him in a magical river but the heel by which she held him remained vulnerable--his `Achilles' heel'
Johannes Faust
an alchemist of German legend who sold his soul to Mephistopheles in exchange for knowledge
Pantalone
a character in the commedia dell'arte; portrayed as a foolish old man
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
types:
lessico,
vocabolario
all of the words in a language; all word forms having meaning or grammatical function
corrispettivo,
equivalente
a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc
informativa
knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction
storia
all that is remembered of the past as preserved in writing; a body of knowledge
ego,
io
(psychoanalysis) the conscious mind
know-how
the (technical) knowledge and skill required to do something
portata
the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior
balordaggine,
cretineria,
deficienza,
ebetismo,
grullaggine,
grulleria,
idiozia,
insensatezza,
minchioneria,
ocaggine,
ottusità,
scemenza,
scempiaggine,
scimunitaggine,
sciocchezza,
stolidità,
stoltezza,
stupidaggine,
stupidità
a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience
complicanza,
complicazione
a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result
sistema
an organized structure for arranging or classifying
tradizione
an inherited pattern of thought or action
dato
an item of factual information derived from measurement or research
finalità,
fine,
idea,
intendimento,
intento,
intenzione,
meta,
obiettivo,
oggetto,
proponimento,
scopo,
traguardo
the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
educazione
knowledge acquired by learning and instruction
cultura
all the knowledge and values shared by a society
sintassi
the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences
paternalismo
the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good