Hellenic Deities

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His Parents are Zeus and Leto, His twin Sister is Artemis. He was born on the island of Delos (possibly on the 7th day of the 7th month). He slew the giant serpent/dragon Python. His oracle is at Delphi. Known as He who sent or threatened from afar. Made men aware of their own guilt and purified them of it. Drives the sun chariot across the sky. He is represented in art as a beardless, athletic Youth. He is the protector of the young. He affords help and wards off evil. He is an Intermediary between the Gods and men. Hymns sung to Him were called paeans. One of the Twelve Olympians.

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Aphrodite

Goddess of love, lust, passion, pleasure, beauty, and sexuality. One of the Twelve Olympians. Born from the foam produced from Ouranos’ genitals after they were thrown into the sea. Married to Hephaestus, to Whom She was frequently unfaithful. (She is also the Consort or Wife of Ares in many myths) Symbol of female beauty in Western art

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Ares

God of war, brutality, bloodlust, and courage. Son of Zeus and Hera. One of the Twelve Olympians. Married to Aphrodite in some myths.

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Artemis

Virgin Goddess of the hunt, the wilderness, wild animals, nature, vegetation, childbirth, the moon, disease care of children, and chastity. Drives the moon chariot. Twin of Apollo. Born on the island of Delos. Daughter of Zeus and Leto. One of the Twelve Olympians.

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Asteria

Titaness. Daughter of Coeus and Phoebe. Mother of Hekate. Transformed herself into a floating island when Zeus pursued her. The island was later named Delos (where Apollo and Artemis were born).

Athena

Virgin Goddess of wisdom, warfare, heroic endeavor, and handicraft. Patron and Protectress of Athens. One of the Twelve Olympians. Daughter of Zeus (and in some myths, Metis). Assisted heroes.

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Atlas

Titan condemned to hold up the sky/heavens for eternity after the Titanomachy. Son of Iapetus and Asia (or Clymene). Father of Calypso and the Hesperides. Tried to trick Heracles into taking His place.

Chaos

Mythological void State preceding the creation of the universe. (kind of a God? A lot of the Gods come from It).

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Circe

Enchantress and minor Goddess. Daughter of Helios and Perse. Has a vast knowledge of potions and herbs. Through the use of Her magic staff, She would transform Her enemies or those who offended Her into animals.

Coeus

Titan, Son of Ouranos and Gaia. Consort of Phoebe. Father of Leto and Asteria. Grandfather of Apollo, Artemis, and Hekate. Imprisoned in Tartarus, but eventually freed when Zeus freed all the Titans.

Demeter

Goddess of the harvest, agriculture, fertility, and sacred law. One of the Twelve Olympians. Daughter of Kronos and Rhea. Mother of Persephone.

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Dionysus

God of wine, vegetation, orchards, fruit, insanity, fertility, festivity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, and theatre. His thyrsus, a fennel-stem sceptre, sometimes wound with ivy and dripping with honey, is both a beneficient wand and a weapon used to destroy those who oppose His cult and the freedom He represents. One of the Twelve Olympians. Divine Communicant between the living and the dead. A dying-and-rising God. Son of Zeus and Semele.

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Dryads

Tree spirits/nymphs. Their life force is connected to the tree in which they reside. Usually found in the sacred groves of the Gods. Very shy except for around the Goddess Artemis, Who was a Friend to (most) nymphs.

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Eos

Titaness. Goddess/Personification of dawn. Has insatiable lust. Daughter of Hyperion and Theia. Drives a two-horse chariot, heralding the breaking of the new day and her brother, Helios’ arrival.

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Eros

God of love, lust, sex, desire. (in some myths, He is a primordial force born from Chaos). In some myths, He is the Son of Ares and Aphrodite. One of the Erotes. Presented as a handsome young Man, though in some appearances he is a juvenile boy full of mischief, ever in the company of His Mother. Winged, carries His bow and arrows, which He uses to make both mortals and immortals fall in love. Married to Psyche.

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Gaia

Goddess/Personification of the Earth. Either born from Chaos or has no parents. Her Consort was Uranus. Mother of (along with pretty much everything) the Titans.

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Hades

King of the Underworld. God of the dead and riches. Eldest son of Kronos and Rhea. Portrayed holding a bident and wearing His helm. Depicted in myth as cold and stern. His Wife is Persephone.

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Hekate

Goddess of boundaries, transitions, crossroads, magic, witchcraft, protection from witchcraft, knowledge of herbs, graves, sorcery, the New Moon, necromancy, and ghosts. Often depicted three-formed or triple-bodied. Daughter of Perses and Asteria.

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Helios

Titan. Son of Hyperion and Theia. God/Personification of the Sun. Depicted in art with a radiant crown and driving a horse-drawn chariot through the sky. Guardian of oaths and the God of sight.

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Hephaestus

God of artisans, blacksmiths, carpenters, fire, metallurgy, metalworking, sculpture, and volcanoes. Son of Zeus and Hera (or just Hera). Made all the weapons of the Gods in Olympus. One of the Twelve Olympians. Married to Aphrodite (divorced in some myths).

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Hera

Wife of Zeus. Goddess of marriage, women, childbirth, weddings and family. Queen of the Gods. Daughter of Kronos and Rhea. One of Her defining characteristics in myth is Her jealous and vengeful nature in dealing with any who offend Her, especially Zeus' numerous adulterous lovers and illegitimate offspring. Usually depicted as a dignified, matronly Figure, sometimes crowned with a diadem, sometimes veiled as a married Woman. One of the Twelve Olympians.

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Hermes

God of boundaries, roads, travelers, thieves, athletes, shepherds, commerce, speed, cunning, wit, lost things, merchants, and orators. Divine Messenger and soul Guide. Trickster God. One of the Twelve Olympians. Son of Zeus and Maia.

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Hestia

Virgin Goddess of domestic and civic hearth, the home, sacrificial fire, virginity, family, and the state. One of the Twelve Olympians (though in some myths She gave her throne to Dionysus). Daughter of Kronos and Rhea.

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Horai

Goddesses of the seasons, the natural portions of time, order, and natural justice. Personifications of nature in different seasonal aspects. Guard the gates of Olympus, promote the fertility of the Earth, rally the stars and constellations. The course of the seasons was symbolically described as the dance of the Horai. When Aphrodite arose from the sea, They dressed and adorned Her.

Hyperion

Titan, Son of Gaia and Ouranos. His Consort is Theia. Father of Helios, Selene, and Eos. Personification of the Sun.

Iapetus

Titan, Son of Ouranos and Gaia. Father of Atlas, Prometheus, Epimetheus, and Menoetius. His Consort is Asia or Clymene. His name means “the Piercer”. Locked up in Tartarus.

Kronos

Leader and youngest of the first generation of Titans. Son of Ouranos and Gaia. Overthrew His Father and was overthrown by His Son. Imprisoned in Tartarus. Depicted with a scythe, harpe, or sickle, the instrument with which He castrated His Father. Patron of the harvest. His Wife is Rhea.

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Leto

Goddess of modesty, motherhood, kindness, fertility, meekness, caring, childbirth, and protection. Mild and gentle. Mother of Apollo and Artemis. Titaness. Daughter of Coeus and Phoebe.

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Metis

First Wife of Zeus. One of the Oceanids. Mother of Athena.

Mnemosyne

Goddess of memory and the Mother of the nine Muses. Titaness. Daughter of Gaia and Ouranos.

Moirai

The Fates. Personifications of destiny. Three sisters: Clotho (the Spinner), Lachesis (the Allotter), and Atropos (the unturnable, a Metaphor for death). Ensure that every being, mortal and divine, live out their destiny as it was assigned to them by the laws of the universe. For mortals, this destiny spans their entire lives, represented as a thread spun from a spindle. Considered to be above even the Gods in Their role as Enforcers of fate, although in some representations, Zeus is able to command them.

Muses

Inspirational Goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Euterpe (double-pipes and music), Erato (love poetry and lyric poetry), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (hymns and sacred poetry), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy and pastoral poetry), and Urania (astronomy). Their Leader is Apollo.

Naiads

Female spirits/nymphs presiding over fountains, wells, springs, streams, brooks, and other bodies of fresh water. Distinct from river gods and ancient spirits that inhabited still waters of marshes, ponds, and lagoon-lakes.

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Nyx

Goddess/Personification of the night. Born from Chaos. One of the first deities to exist. Black-robed Goddess Who drives through the sky in a chariot drawn by horses. Even Zeus fears to displease Her, according to the Iliad. Appears in art alongside other deities such as Selene, Helios, and Eos, as a winged Figure driving a horse-pulled chariot.

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Oceanus

Eldest Titan Son of Ouranos and Gaia. Consort of Tethys. Father of the river Gods and Oceanids. The great River that encircled the entire world.

Ouranos

God/Personification of the sky and the heavens. Son and Consort of Gaia. Father of the Titans. Castrated and overthrown by His Children.

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Pan

God of the wild, shepherds, rustic music, fields, groves, wooded glens, fertility, impromptus flocks, and mountain wilds. Son of Hermes and a daughter of Dryops (or Penelope). He has the hindquarters, legs, and horns of a goat. Associated with sex.

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Persephone

Queen of the Underworld. Goddess of spring, vegetation, the dead, the underworld, grain, and nature. Daughter of Zeus and Demeter. Married to Hades. Lives in the underworld in the fall and winter, and the overworld in spring and summer.

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Phoebe

One fo the first generation of Titans. Daughter of Ouranos and Gaia. Grandmother of Apollo, Artemis, and Hekate. Original Owner of the site of the Oracle of Delphi before gifting it to Apollo for His birthday. Her name means “bright”. Her Consort is Coeus. Mother of Leto and Asteria.

Poseidon

King of the sea. God of the sea, storms, earthquakes, and horses. Protector of seafarers. Son of Rhea and Kronos. His Wife is Amphitrite. One of the Twelve Olympians. Portrayed with a trident.

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Prometheus

God of fire. In some myths, He is credited with the creation of humanity from clay. Son of Iapetus and Asia (or Clymene). Stole fire from the Gods and gave it to humanity in the form of technology, knowledge, and civilization. As a punishment for this, Zeus condemned Him to eternal torment. He was bound to a rock and an eagle was sent to eat His liver, which would then grow back overnight, only to be eaten again the next day. Eventually freed by Heracles.

Rhea

Mother Goddess. Titaness Daighter of Gaia and Ouranos. Mother of the five eldest Olympian Gods, Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Poseidon, Zeus, and also Hades. Consort of Kronos.

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Selene

Titaness. Goddess/Personification of the moon. Daughter of Hyperion and Theia. Drives a moon chariot across the heavens.

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Themis

Goddess/Personification of justice, divine law, divine order, and custom. Titaness. Daughter of Ouranos and Gaia. Mother of the Horae and Moirai. Second Wife of Zeus. Associated with oracles and prophecies. Had possession of the Oracle of Delphi before Phoebe, given to Her by Her Mother, Gaia.

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Zeus

Chief of the Gods. Married to Hera, by Whom He fathered Ares and Hephaestus. God of the weather. Infamous for His erotic escapades. Son of Kronos and Rhea. One of the Twelve Olympians.

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Maxi's Grimoire - 2023