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In Greek mythology, Soteria (Greek: Σωτηρία) was the goddess or spirit of safety and salvation, deliverance, and preservation from harm (not to be mistaken for Eleos). Soteria was also an epithet of the goddesses Persephone and Hecate, meaning deliverance and safety. [1] Soteria's male counterpart was the spirit or daimon Soter.
Bast, cat-headed goddess associated with war, protection of Lower Egypt and the pharaoh, the sun, perfumes, ointments, and embalming; Horus, god of the king, the sky, war, and protection; Maahes, lion-headed god of war; Menhit, goddess of war, "she who massacres" Montu, falcon-headed god of war, valor, and the Sun; Neith, goddess of war ...
In late Greek and Roman religion, one type of tutelary deity, the genius, functions as the personal deity or daimon of an individual from birth to death. Another form of personal tutelary spirit is the familiar spirit of European folklore.
This is an index of lists of mythological figures from ancient Greek religion and mythology. List of Greek deities; List of mortals in Greek mythology; List of Greek legendary creatures; List of minor Greek mythological figures; List of Trojan War characters; List of deified people in Greek mythology; List of Homeric characters
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 21 February 2025. Ancient Greek deity and herald of the gods For other uses, see Hermes (disambiguation). Hermes God of boundaries, roads, travelers, merchants, thieves, athletes, shepherds, commerce, speed, cunning, language, oratory, wit, and messages Member of the Twelve Olympians Hermes Ingenui ...
One of two known Phoenician Harpocrates statues. Harpocrates (Ancient Greek: Ἁρποκράτης, Phoenician: 𐤇𐤓𐤐𐤊𐤓𐤈, [1] romanized: ḥrpkrṭ, Coptic: ϩⲁⲣⲡⲟⲕⲣⲁⲧⲏⲥ harpokratēs) is the god of silence, secrets and confidentiality in the Hellenistic religion developed in Ptolemaic Alexandria (and also an embodiment of hope, according to Plutarch).
Chief god of the Greek pantheon. [161] He is the king of the gods, [162] and the most powerful deity. [163] He is the son of the Titans Cronus and Rhea, and the husband of Hera. [164] He is the only Greek god who is unquestionably Indo-European in origin, [165] and he is attested already in Mycenaean Greece. [166]
Maahes (also spelled in Greek: Mihos, Miysis, Mios, Maihes, or Mahes) (Greek: Μαχές, Μιχός, Μίυσις, Μίος, or Μάιχες) was an ancient Egyptian lion-headed god of war, [1] whose name means "he who is true beside her".