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  2. Category:Greek feminine given names - Wikipedia

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    Category: Greek feminine given names. 10 languages. ... Callisto (mythology) Carissa (name) Cassandra (name) Chara (given name) Charikleia; Chloe; Christa (given name)

  3. List of Greek mythological figures - Wikipedia

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    His sacred animals include vultures, venomous snakes, dogs, and boars. His Roman counterpart Mars by contrast was regarded as the dignified ancestor of the Roman people. [3] Artemis (Ἄρτεμις, Ártemis) Virgin goddess of the hunt, wilderness, animals, the Moon and young girls. Both she and Apollo are archery gods.

  4. Category:Animal goddesses - Wikipedia

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    Goddesses associated with animals or animal worship. ... This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total. * Dog goddesses (3 C, 5 P) Feline goddesses ...

  5. Artemis - Wikipedia

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    The name may be related to Greek árktos "bear" (from PIE *h₂ŕ̥tḱos), supported by the bear cult the goddess had in Attica and the Neolithic remains at the Arkoudiotissa Cave, as well as the story of Callisto, which was originally about Artemis (Arcadian epithet kallisto); [12] this cult was a survival of very old totemic and shamanistic ...

  6. Category:Women in Greek mythology - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Women in Greek mythology" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 294 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

  7. Animals in ancient Greece and Rome - Wikipedia

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    Aristotle believed that female cats are "naturally lecherous." The Greeks later syncretized the goddess Artemis with the Egyptian goddess Bastet, adopting Bastet's associations with cats and ascribing them to Artemis. [109] [110] Dogs were associated with Hecate and were sacred to Ares and Artemis. Cerberus, Argos, and Laelaps were dogs in ...

  8. Hecate - Wikipedia

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    Hecate (/ ˈ h ɛ k ə t i / HEK-ə-tee) [a] is a goddess in ancient Greek religion and mythology, most often shown holding a pair of torches, a key, or snakes, or accompanied by dogs, [4] and in later periods depicted as three-formed or triple-bodied.

  9. List of goddesses - Wikipedia

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    Toggle Greek mythology subsection. 21.1 Cappadocian. 21.2 Cretan. 21.3 Minoan. ... deities regarded as female or mostly feminine in gender. African mythology (sub ...