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Mars
The Roman god of war. Next to Jupiter, Mars was the second most powerful god, and formed part of the triad of Roman gods with Jupiter and Quirinus....
By Jimmy Joe
Jupiter
Jupiter was the supreme god of the Roman pantheon. Jupiter formed one of the triad of Roman gods, together with Mars and Quirinus. Jupiter was also...
By Jimmy Joe
Three Judges
There were three mortals who earned the favours of the gods; they earned immortality after their deaths. These three judges were powerful rulers an...
By Jimmy Joe
Erinyes (Furies)
Female spirits who punished offenders against blood kin. The Erinyes (Ἐρινύες) were named Alector, Tisiphone and Megaera. They were born together w...
By Jimmy Joe
Charon
The ferryman of the Underworld river. Charon's only duty was to ferry the shades across the Underworld river of Styx. I am not certain if Charon wa...
By Jimmy Joe
Morpheus
The Greek god of dreams. Morpheus was the son of Hypnos or the Roman Somnus ("Sleep"). Morpheus was seen as a black-winged god. In the Roman myths,...
By Jimmy Joe
Hypnos
Hypnos was the Greek god of sleep. The Romans identified Hypnos with Somnus, the Roman god of sleep. Hypnos was the son of Nyx. Hypnos was the brot...
By Jimmy Joe
Thanatos
Thanatos was the Greek god of death. Thanatos was the son of Nyx (Night) and brother of Hypnos (Sleep), as well of Moros (Doom), Nemesis and Fates....
By Jimmy Joe
Plutus
God of wealth. Plutus was the son of the corn goddess Demeter and the mortal Iasion. Iasion was the son of Zeus and the Pleiad Electra, which made ...
By Jimmy Joe
Styx
An Underworld river-goddess. Styx was an Oceanid; the eldest daughter of Oceanus and Tethys. She was the only female river goddess. She married the...
By Jimmy Joe
Hecate
Hecate was the daughter of Perses or Persaeüs (Persaeus) and Asteria, both of whom were offspring of the Titans. She had also been called a daughte...
By Jimmy Joe
Ladon
Ladon was the dragon with a hundred heads which guarded the golden apples of Hesperides. Ladon could also speak with countless different voices. La...
By Jimmy Joe
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