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Could it be Death’s little-known brother, a minor Greek deity responsible for prescriptions and blood tests?

The Guardian(Oct 25, 2015)

Once he escapes, he resumes his bloodthirsty campaign against the capricious Greek deities.

Seattle Times(Mar 19, 2013)

The derivation of the name is obscure, but there is no reason to doubt that she was a genuine Greek deity.

Various, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edit...(2012)

n a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks

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Olympic god

a classical Greek god after the overthrow of the Titans

Aeolus

god of the winds in ancient mythology

Phoebus Apollo

(Greek mythology) Greek god of light; god of prophecy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis

Aphrodite

goddess of love and beauty and daughter of Zeus in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Venus

Ares

(Greek mythology) Greek god of war; son of Zeus and Hera; identified with Roman Mars

Eris

(Greek mythology) goddess of discord; sister of Ares

Thanatos

(Greek mythology) the Greek personification of death; son of Nyx

Nyx

(Greek mythology) Greek goddess of the night; daughter of Chaos; counterpart of Roman Nox

Artemis

(Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana

Boreas

(Greek mythology) the god who personified the north wind

Ate

goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment

Pallas Athena

(Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva

Chaos

(Greek mythology) the most ancient of gods; the personification of the infinity of space preceding creation of the universe

Demeter

(Greek mythology) goddess of fertility and protector of marriage in ancient mythology; counterpart of Roman Ceres

Dionysus

(Greek mythology) god of wine and fertility and drama; the Greek name of Bacchus

Doris

(Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids

Erebus

(Greek mythology) Greek god of darkness who dwelt in the underworld; son of Chaos; brother of Nox; father of Aether and Day

Eros

(Greek mythology) god of love; son of Aphrodite; identified with Roman Cupid

Gaea

(Greek mythology) goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology

Hebe

(Greek mythology) the goddess of youth and spring; wife of Hercules; daughter of Zeus and Hera; cupbearer to the Olympian gods

Helios

(Greek mythology) ancient god of the sun; drove his chariot across the sky each day; identified with Roman Sol

Hecate

(Greek mythology) Greek goddess of fertility who later became associated with Persephone as goddess of the underworld and protector of witches

Hephaestus

(Greek mythology) the lame god of fire and metalworking in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Vulcan

Hermes

(Greek mythology) messenger and herald of the gods; god of commerce and cunning and invention and theft; identified with Roman Mercury

Hermaphroditus

(Greek mythology) son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged with the nymph Salmacis to form one body

Hygeia

(Greek mythology) the goddess of health; daughter of Aesculapius and sister of Panacea

Panacea

(Greek mythology) the goddess of healing; daughter of Aesculapius and sister of Hygeia

Hera

queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology; sister and wife of Zeus remembered for her jealously of the many mortal women Zeus fell in love with; identified with Roman Juno

Hestia

(Greek mythology) the goddess of the hearth and its fire in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Vesta

Hymen

(Greek mythology) the god of marriage

Minos

son of Zeus and Europa; king of ancient Crete; ordered Daedalus to build the labyrinth; after death Minos became a judge in the underworld

Ariadne

beautiful daughter of Minos and Pasiphae; she fell in love with Theseus and gave him the thread with which he found his way out of the Minotaur's labyrinth

Clotho

the Greek goddess of fate who spins the thread of life

Lachesis

the Greek goddess of fate who determines the length of the thread of life

Atropos

the Greek goddess of fate who cuts the thread of life

Momos

god of blame and mockery

Nemesis

(Greek mythology) the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance

Nereus

(Greek mythology) a sea god son of Pontus and Gaea; lived in the depths of the sea with his wife Doris and their daughters the Nereids

Nike

(Greek mythology) winged goddess of victory; identified with Roman Victoria

Ouranos

(Greek mythology) god of the heavens; son and husband of Gaea and father of the Titans in ancient mythology

goat god

(Greek mythology) god of fields and woods and shepherds and flocks; represented as a man with goat's legs and horns and ears; identified with Roman Sylvanus or Faunus

Pasiphae

(Greek mythology) daughter of Helios and mother of Ariadne

Poseidon

(Greek mythology) the god of the sea and earthquakes in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and Hades and Hera; identified with Roman Neptune

Proteus

(Greek mythology) a prophetic god who served Poseidon; was capable of changing his shape at will

Persephone

(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina

Phaethon

(Greek mythology) son of Helios; killed when trying to drive his father's chariot and came too close to earth

Aidoneus

(Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone

Pythoness

(Greek mythology) the priestess of Apollo at Delphi who transmitted the oracles

Selene

(Greek mythology) goddess of the Moon in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Luna

Eos

(Greek mythology) the winged goddess of the dawn in ancient mythology; daughter of Hyperion; identified with Roman Aurora

Titan

(Greek mythology) any of the primordial giant gods who ruled the Earth until overthrown by Zeus; the Titans were offspring of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaea (Earth)

Titaness

(Greek mythology) any of the primordial giant goddesses who were offspring of Uranus (heaven) and Gaea (earth) in ancient mythology

Triton

(Greek mythology) a sea god; son of Poseidon

Tyche

(Greek mythology) the goddess of fortune; identified with Roman Fortuna

Zephyr

(Greek mythology) the Greek god of the west wind

Zeus

(Greek mythology) the supreme god of ancient Greek mythology; son of Rhea and Cronus whom he dethroned; husband and brother of Hera; brother of Poseidon and Hades; father of many gods; counterpart of Roman Jupiter

Silenus

the chief satyr in the service of Bacchus; father of Dionysus; usually depicted as drunk and jolly and riding a donkey

Calliope

(Greek mythology) the Muse of epic poetry

Clio

(Greek mythology) the Muse of history

Erato

(Greek mythology) the Muse of lyric and love poetry

Euterpe

(Greek mythology) the Muse of music (or the flute)

Melpomene

(Greek mythology) the Muse of tragedy

Polyhymnia

(Greek mythology) the Muse of singing and mime and sacred dance

Terpsichore

(Greek mythology) the Muse of the dance and of choral song

Thalia

(Greek mythology) the Muse of comedy and pastoral poetry

Urania

(Greek mythology) the Muse of astronomy

Grace

(Greek mythology) one of three sisters who were the givers of beauty and charm; a favorite subject for sculptors

forest god, satyr

one of a class of woodland deities; attendant on Bacchus; identified with Roman fauns

silenus

any of the minor woodland deities who were companions of Dionysus (similar to the satyrs)

Aether

personification of the sky or upper air breathed by the Olympians; son of Erebus and night or of Chaos and darkness

Moirae, Moirai

any of the three Greek goddesses of fate or destiny; identified with the Roman Parcae and similar to the Norse Norns

Muse

in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science

Pontos, Pontus

(Greek mythology) ancient personification of the sea; father of Nereus

Rhadamanthus

(Greek mythology) a judge of the dead in the underworld

Aglaia

(Greek mythology) one of the three Graces

Euphrosyne

(Greek mythology) one of the three Graces

Thalia

(Greek mythology) one of the three Graces

deity, divinity, god, immortal

any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force

单词	Greek deity
释义	Greek deity (once / 147742 pages) n WORD FAMILY Greek deity: Greek deities USAGE EXAMPLES Could it be Death’s little-known brother, a minor Greek deity responsible for prescriptions and blood tests? The Guardian(Oct 25, 2015) Once he escapes, he resumes his bloodthirsty campaign against the capricious Greek deities. Seattle Times(Mar 19, 2013) The derivation of the name is obscure, but there is no reason to doubt that she was a genuine Greek deity. Various, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edit...(2012) n a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks Exp\|Hypo\|Hyper Olympic god a classical Greek god after the overthrow of the Titans Aeolus god of the winds in ancient mythology Phoebus Apollo (Greek mythology) Greek god of light; god of prophecy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis Aphrodite goddess of love and beauty and daughter of Zeus in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Venus Ares (Greek mythology) Greek god of war; son of Zeus and Hera; identified with Roman Mars Eris (Greek mythology) goddess of discord; sister of Ares Thanatos (Greek mythology) the Greek personification of death; son of Nyx Nyx (Greek mythology) Greek goddess of the night; daughter of Chaos; counterpart of Roman Nox Artemis (Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana Boreas (Greek mythology) the god who personified the north wind Ate goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment Pallas Athena (Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva Chaos (Greek mythology) the most ancient of gods; the personification of the infinity of space preceding creation of the universe Demeter (Greek mythology) goddess of fertility and protector of marriage in ancient mythology; counterpart of Roman Ceres Dionysus (Greek mythology) god of wine and fertility and drama; the Greek name of Bacchus Doris (Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids Erebus (Greek mythology) Greek god of darkness who dwelt in the underworld; son of Chaos; brother of Nox; father of Aether and Day Eros (Greek mythology) god of love; son of Aphrodite; identified with Roman Cupid Gaea (Greek mythology) goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology Hebe (Greek mythology) the goddess of youth and spring; wife of Hercules; daughter of Zeus and Hera; cupbearer to the Olympian gods Helios (Greek mythology) ancient god of the sun; drove his chariot across the sky each day; identified with Roman Sol Hecate (Greek mythology) Greek goddess of fertility who later became associated with Persephone as goddess of the underworld and protector of witches Hephaestus (Greek mythology) the lame god of fire and metalworking in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Vulcan Hermes (Greek mythology) messenger and herald of the gods; god of commerce and cunning and invention and theft; identified with Roman Mercury Hermaphroditus (Greek mythology) son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged with the nymph Salmacis to form one body Hygeia (Greek mythology) the goddess of health; daughter of Aesculapius and sister of Panacea Panacea (Greek mythology) the goddess of healing; daughter of Aesculapius and sister of Hygeia Hera queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology; sister and wife of Zeus remembered for her jealously of the many mortal women Zeus fell in love with; identified with Roman Juno Hestia (Greek mythology) the goddess of the hearth and its fire in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Vesta Hymen (Greek mythology) the god of marriage Minos son of Zeus and Europa; king of ancient Crete; ordered Daedalus to build the labyrinth; after death Minos became a judge in the underworld Ariadne beautiful daughter of Minos and Pasiphae; she fell in love with Theseus and gave him the thread with which he found his way out of the Minotaur's labyrinth Clotho the Greek goddess of fate who spins the thread of life Lachesis the Greek goddess of fate who determines the length of the thread of life Atropos the Greek goddess of fate who cuts the thread of life Momos god of blame and mockery Nemesis (Greek mythology) the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance Nereus (Greek mythology) a sea god son of Pontus and Gaea; lived in the depths of the sea with his wife Doris and their daughters the Nereids Nike (Greek mythology) winged goddess of victory; identified with Roman Victoria Ouranos (Greek mythology) god of the heavens; son and husband of Gaea and father of the Titans in ancient mythology goat god (Greek mythology) god of fields and woods and shepherds and flocks; represented as a man with goat's legs and horns and ears; identified with Roman Sylvanus or Faunus Pasiphae (Greek mythology) daughter of Helios and mother of Ariadne Poseidon (Greek mythology) the god of the sea and earthquakes in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and Hades and Hera; identified with Roman Neptune Proteus (Greek mythology) a prophetic god who served Poseidon; was capable of changing his shape at will Persephone (Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina Phaethon (Greek mythology) son of Helios; killed when trying to drive his father's chariot and came too close to earth Aidoneus (Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone Pythoness (Greek mythology) the priestess of Apollo at Delphi who transmitted the oracles Selene (Greek mythology) goddess of the Moon in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Luna Eos (Greek mythology) the winged goddess of the dawn in ancient mythology; daughter of Hyperion; identified with Roman Aurora Titan (Greek mythology) any of the primordial giant gods who ruled the Earth until overthrown by Zeus; the Titans were offspring of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaea (Earth) Titaness (Greek mythology) any of the primordial giant goddesses who were offspring of Uranus (heaven) and Gaea (earth) in ancient mythology Triton (Greek mythology) a sea god; son of Poseidon Tyche (Greek mythology) the goddess of fortune; identified with Roman Fortuna Zephyr (Greek mythology) the Greek god of the west wind Zeus (Greek mythology) the supreme god of ancient Greek mythology; son of Rhea and Cronus whom he dethroned; husband and brother of Hera; brother of Poseidon and Hades; father of many gods; counterpart of Roman Jupiter Silenus the chief satyr in the service of Bacchus; father of Dionysus; usually depicted as drunk and jolly and riding a donkey Calliope (Greek mythology) the Muse of epic poetry Clio (Greek mythology) the Muse of history Erato (Greek mythology) the Muse of lyric and love poetry Euterpe (Greek mythology) the Muse of music (or the flute) Melpomene (Greek mythology) the Muse of tragedy Polyhymnia (Greek mythology) the Muse of singing and mime and sacred dance Terpsichore (Greek mythology) the Muse of the dance and of choral song Thalia (Greek mythology) the Muse of comedy and pastoral poetry Urania (Greek mythology) the Muse of astronomy Grace (Greek mythology) one of three sisters who were the givers of beauty and charm; a favorite subject for sculptors forest god, satyr one of a class of woodland deities; attendant on Bacchus; identified with Roman fauns silenus any of the minor woodland deities who were companions of Dionysus (similar to the satyrs) Aether personification of the sky or upper air breathed by the Olympians; son of Erebus and night or of Chaos and darkness Moirae, Moirai any of the three Greek goddesses of fate or destiny; identified with the Roman Parcae and similar to the Norse Norns Muse in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science Pontos, Pontus (Greek mythology) ancient personification of the sea; father of Nereus Rhadamanthus (Greek mythology) a judge of the dead in the underworld Aglaia (Greek mythology) one of the three Graces Euphrosyne (Greek mythology) one of the three Graces Thalia (Greek mythology) one of the three Graces deity, divinity, god, immortal any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
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