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Ceres, goddess of growing plants and motherly relationships; equivalent to the Greek goddess Demeter; Diana, goddess of the hunt, wild animals, wilderness and the moon; equivalent to the Greek goddess Artemis; Faunus, horned god of the forest, plains and fields; Feronia, goddess associated with wildlife, fertility, health and abundance
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A nymph (Ancient Greek: νύμφη, romanized: nýmphē; Attic Greek: [nýmpʰɛː]; sometimes spelled nymphe) is a minor female nature deity in ancient Greek folklore. Distinct from other Greek goddesses , nymphs are generally regarded as personifications of nature; they are typically tied to a specific place, landform, or tree, and are ...
A. Aceso; Achlys; Acte (mythology) Adephagia; Adikia; Adrasteia; Adrasteia (mythology) Aegiale (mother of Alcyone) Aergia; Aglaea; Aidos; Alala; Amechania; Amphictyonis
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
In Greek mythology, the Charites (/ ˈ k ær ɪ t iː z /; Ancient Greek: Χάριτες) [a] or Graces were three or more goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, creativity, goodwill, and fertility. [1] Hesiod names three Charites called Aglaea ("Shining"), Euphrosyne ("Joy"), and Thalia ("Blooming"), [2] [1] and names Aglaea as the youngest and ...
The universitality of the goddess is expressed by the prefix pan,(πάν). [73] [74] Some of the epithets of Gaia and Demeter are similar showing the identity of their nature. Anēsidora (ἀνησιδώρα), sending up gifts. [75] [76] [77] Chthonia (χθονία) in Myconos. [78] Pherecydes uses the name Chthonie, for the primeval goddess ...
The Greek word mousa is a common noun as well as a type of goddess: it literally means 'art' or 'poetry'. According to Pindar, to "carry a mousa" is 'to excel in the arts'. The word derives from the Indo-European root *men-, which is also the source of Greek Mnemosyne and mania, English mind, mental and monitor, Sanskrit mantra and Avestan ...