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In Greek mythology, the Keres (/ˈkɪriːz/; Ancient Greek: Κῆρες) were female death-spirits. They were the goddesses who personified violent death and who were drawn to bloody deaths on battlefields. [citation needed] Although they were present during death and dying, they did not have the power to kill. All they could do was wait and ...
Keres, goddesses of violent death, sisters of Thanatos; Lampades, torch-bearing underworld nymphs; Limos was the goddess of starvation in ancient Greek religion. She was opposed by Demeter, goddess of grain and the harvest with whom Ovid wrote Limos could never meet, and Plutus, the god of wealth and the bounty of rich harvests.[1]
List of Greek primordial deities; Ancient Greek name English name Description Ἀχλύς (Akhlús) Achlys: The goddess of poisons, and the personification of misery and sadness. Said to have existed before Chaos itself. Αἰθήρ (Aithḗr) Aether: The god of light and the upper atmosphere. Αἰών (Aiōn) Aion
Pages in category "Greek death goddesses" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Achlys;
Greek death goddesses (3 C, 8 P) L. Life-death-rebirth goddesses (5 C, 11 P) P. Persephone (6 C, 27 P) U. Underworld goddesses (6 C, 55 P) Pages in category "Death ...
Greek goddesses (28 C, 191 P) H. Women of Hades (1 C, 3 P) ... Pages in category "Women in Greek mythology" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of ...
The following is a family tree of gods, goddesses, and other divine and semi-divine figures from Ancient Greek mythology and Ancient Greek religion. Chaos
A. Aceso; Achlys; Acte (mythology) Adephagia; Adikia; Adrasteia; Adrasteia (mythology) Aegiale (mother of Alcyone) Aergia; Aglaea; Aidos; Alala; Amechania; Amphictyonis