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Gods and Goddesses from Mythology

Names of gods and goddesses from Greek, Roman and Norse mythologies.
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  1. Zeus
    the supreme god of ancient Greek mythology
  2. Aeolus
    god of the winds in ancient mythology
  3. Aeolus
    god of the winds in ancient mythology
  4. Aether
    personification of the sky or upper air breathed by the Olympians; son of Erebus and night or of Chaos and darkness
  5. Aglaia
    (Greek mythology) one of the three Graces
  6. Albion
    archaic name for England or Great Britain; used poetically
  7. Aphrodite
    goddess of love and beauty and daughter of Zeus in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Venus
  8. Apollo
    Greek god of light
  9. Apollo
    Greek god of light
  10. Ares
    Greek god of war
  11. Argus
    a giant with 100 eyes
  12. Ariadne
    beautiful daughter of Minos and Pasiphae
  13. Artemis
    the virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon
  14. Asgard
    the heavenly dwelling of the Norse gods and slain war heroes
  15. Atlanta
    state capital and largest city of Georgia
  16. Atropos
    the Greek goddess of fate who cuts the thread of life
  17. Bacchus
    (classical mythology) god of wine; equivalent of Dionysus
  18. Balder
    (Norse mythology) god of light and peace and noted for his beauty and sweet nature; son of Odin and Frigg and husband of Nanna; killed by Hoth
  19. Boreas
    (Greek mythology) the god who personified the north wind
  20. Calliope
    (Greek mythology) the Muse of epic poetry
  21. Ceres
    goddess of agriculture; counterpart of Greek Demeter
  22. Chaos
    the most ancient of gods
  23. Circe
    (Greek mythology) a sorceress who detained Odysseus on her island and turned his men into swine
  24. Clio
    (Greek mythology) the Muse of history
  25. Clotho
    the Greek goddess of fate who spins the thread of life
  26. Cupid
    (Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros
  27. Demeter
    (Greek mythology) goddess of fertility and protector of marriage in ancient mythology; counterpart of Roman Ceres
  28. Diana
    virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon
  29. Diana
    virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon
  30. Dionysus
    god of wine and fertility and drama
  31. Erato
    (Greek mythology) the Muse of lyric and love poetry
  32. Erebus
    Greek god of darkness who dwelt in the underworld
  33. Eros
    god of love; son of Aphrodite; identified with Roman Cupid
  34. Euphrosyne
    (Greek mythology) one of the three Graces
  35. Europa
    the 4th largest of Jupiter's satellites
  36. Euterpe
    (Greek mythology) the Muse of music (or the flute)
  37. Forseti
    (Norse mythology) god of justice; son of Balder and Nanna
  38. Frey
    god of earth's fertility and peace and prosperity
  39. Freya
    goddess of love and fecundity
  40. Freyr
    god of earth's fertility and peace and prosperity
  41. Frigg
    goddess of the heavens and married love; wife of Odin
  42. Frigga
    goddess of the heavens and married love; wife of Odin
  43. Gaea
    (Greek mythology) goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology
  44. Gaia
    (Greek mythology) goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology
  45. Ganymede
    (Greek mythology) a Trojan boy who was so beautiful that Zeus carried him away to serve as cupbearer to the gods
  46. Hebe
    the goddess of youth and spring
  47. Hecate
    (Greek mythology) Greek goddess of fertility who later became associated with Persephone as goddess of the underworld and protector of witches
  48. Heimdall
    (Norse mythology) god of dawn and light; guardian of Asgard
  49. Hel
    goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld
  50. Helen
    (Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
  51. Hephaestus
    the lame god of fire and metalworking in ancient mythology
  52. Hera
    queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology
  53. Hermes
    messenger and herald of the gods
  54. Hermes
    messenger and herald of the gods
  55. Hestia
    the goddess of the hearth and its fire in ancient mythology
  56. Hymen
    (Greek mythology) the god of marriage
  57. Hypnos
    (Greek mythology) the Greek god of sleep; the son of Nyx
  58. Juno
    queen of the Olympian gods who protected marriage
  59. Jupiter
    supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus
  60. Lachesis
    the Greek goddess of fate who determines the length of the thread of life
  61. Leander
    (Greek mythology) a youth beloved of Hero who drowned in a storm in the Hellespont on one of his nightly visits to see her
  62. Loki
    trickster
  63. Mars
    Roman god of war and agriculture
  64. Medea
    (Greek mythology) a princess of Colchis who aided Jason in taking the Golden Fleece from her father
  65. Melpomene
    (Greek mythology) the Muse of tragedy
  66. Mercury
    messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce
  67. Mercury
    messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce
  68. Midgard
    (Norse mythology) the abode of humans in Norse mythology
  69. Minerva
    goddess of wisdom; counterpart of Greek Athena
  70. Neptune
    a giant planet with a ring of ice particles
  71. Nestor
    (Greek mythology) a wise old counselor to the Greeks at Troy
  72. Nike
    winged goddess of victory; identified with Roman Victoria
  73. Niobe
    (Greek mythology) the daughter of Tantalus whose boasting about her children provoked Apollo and Artemis to slay them all; Niobe was turned to stone while bewailing her loss
  74. Oceanus
    (Greek mythology) god of the stream that flowed around the earth in ancient mythology
  75. Odin
    ruler of the Aesir
  76. Panacea
    the goddess of healing
  77. Penelope
    the wife of Odysseus and a symbol of devotion and fidelity
  78. Phobos
    the larger of the two satellites of Mars
  79. Phoebus Apollo
    Greek god of light
  80. Pluto
    the god of the underworld in ancient mythology
  81. Pluto
    the god of the underworld in ancient mythology
  82. Poseidon
    the god of the sea and earthquakes in ancient mythology
  83. Rhea
    fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology
  84. Sol
    ancient Roman god
  85. Terpsichore
    (Greek mythology) the Muse of the dance and of choral song
  86. Thalia
    (Greek mythology) the Muse of comedy and pastoral poetry
  87. Thalia
    (Greek mythology) the Muse of comedy and pastoral poetry
  88. Thanatos
    the Greek personification of death; son of Nyx
  89. Thor
    god of thunder and rain and farming
  90. Tyr
    god of war and strife and son of Odin
  91. Urania
    (Greek mythology) the Muse of astronomy
  92. Valhalla
    (Norse mythology) the hall in which the souls of heros slain in battle were received by Odin
  93. Valkyrie
    (Norse mythology) one of the maidens of Odin who chose heroes to be slain in battle and conducted them to Valhalla
  94. Venus
    the second nearest planet to the sun
  95. Vesta
    (Roman mythology) goddess of the hearth and its fire whose flame was tended by vestal virgins; counterpart of Greek Hestia
  96. Vulcan
    god of fire and metal working
  97. Woden
    chief god; counterpart of Norse Odin and Teutonic Wotan
  98. Wotan
    supreme Teutonic god
  99. Yggdrasil
    (Norse mythology) a huge ash tree whose roots and branches hold the earth and Heaven and Hell together
Created on Mon Feb 11 13:22:18 EST 2013

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