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  2. Cornucopia - Wikipedia

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    Cornucopia of a Roman statue of Livia as Fortuna, 42-52 AD, marble, Altes Museum, Berlin. In classical antiquity, the cornucopia (/ ˌ k ɔːr n (j) ə ˈ k oʊ p i ə,-n (j) uː-/; from Latin cornu 'horn' and copia 'abundance'), also called the horn of plenty, was a symbol of abundance and nourishment, commonly a large horn-shaped container overflowing with produce, flowers, or nuts.

  3. Hades - Wikipedia

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    Hades and Cerberus, in Meyers Konversationslexikon, 1888. Hades, as the god of the dead, was a fearsome figure to those still living; in no hurry to meet him, they were reluctant to swear oaths in his name, and averted their faces when sacrificing to him. Since to many, simply to say the word "Hades" was frightening, euphemisms were pressed ...

  4. List of Greek deities - Wikipedia

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    Hades Persephone. Hades (ᾍδης, Háidēs). King of the underworld and the dead. He is also a god of wealth. His consort is Persephone. His attributes are the drinking horn or cornucopia, key, sceptre, and the three-headed dog Cerberus. His sacred animals include the screech owl.

  5. Pluto (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    1st century sculpture of Pluto in the Getty Villa. In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Pluto (Greek: Πλούτων, Ploutōn) was the ruler of the Greek underworld.The earlier name for the god was Hades, which became more common as the name of the underworld itself.

  6. Greek underworld - Wikipedia

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    In Greek mythology, the underworld or Hades (Ancient Greek: ᾍδης, romanized: Háidēs) is a distinct realm (one of the three realms that make up the cosmos) where an individual goes after death. The earliest idea of afterlife in Greek myth is that, at the moment of death, an individual's essence ( psyche ) is separated from the corpse and ...

  7. Plutus - Wikipedia

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    Plutus is most commonly the son of Demeter [1] and Iasion, [2] with whom she lay in a thrice-ploughed field. He is alternatively the son of the fortune goddess Tyche. [3]Two ancient depictions of Plutus, one of him as a little boy standing with a cornucopia before Demeter, and another inside the cornucopia being handed to Demeter by a goddess rising out of the earth, perhaps implying that he ...

  8. Class of the Titans - Wikipedia

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    Fortuna (voiced by Nicole Oliver) - The Goddess of Fortune, a middle-aged woman who owns the Cornucopia and loves to gamble at the casino. Hades (voiced by Trevor Devall ) – The God of the Underworld who has an affectionate relationship with his wife Persephone and does not mind the heroes coming and going from the Underworld, but is willing ...

  9. Cap of invisibility - Wikipedia

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    In classical mythology, the Cap of Invisibility (Ἅϊδος κυνέη (H)aïdos kyneē in Greek, lit. dog-skin of Hades) is a helmet or cap that can turn the wearer invisible, [1] also known as the Cap of Hades or Helm of Hades. [2] Wearers of the cap in Greek myths include Athena, the goddess of wisdom, the messenger god Hermes, and the hero ...