| Greek name (transliteration) | English name | Description
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| Aφροδίτη (Aphroditē) | Aphrodite | Goddess of love and beauty, forced wife of Hephaestus. Ares is her main lover. Known as the most beautiful of the goddesses.
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| Aπόλλων (Apollōn) | Apollo | God of the music, prophecies and archery. Also said to be the god of light and truth. Is associated with the sun. Also referred to as the most beautiful of the gods. Son of Zeus.
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| Άρης (Arēs) | Ares | God of war and bloodshed. Brother to Athena, and is the son of Zeus.
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| Άρτεμις (Artemis) | Artemis | Goddess of the hunt and wild things. Protector of the dewy young. She became associated with the moon. Apollo is her twin brother. Artemis is a virgin goddess.
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| Αθηνά (Athēna) | Athena | Goddess of wisdom, handicrafts, agriculture and reason. Sister of Ares, and is the daughter of Zeus. She is a virgin goddess as well.
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| Δήμητρα (Dēmētra) | Demeter | Goddess of fertility, grain, and harvest.
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| Διόνυσος (Dionysus) | Dionysus | God of wine, and merriment. He represents not only the intoxicating power of wine, but also its social and beneficial influences.
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| Άδης (Hades) | Hades | Lord of the Underworld and god of the riches found within the earth. Brother of Poseidon and Zeus.
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| Ήφαιστος (Hēphaistos) | Hephaestus | God of fire and the forge (god of fire and smiths) with very weak legs. Makes armor for the gods and other heroes like Achilles. Son of Hera. Zeus is his father in some accounts.
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| Ήρα (Hēra) | Hera | Goddess of marriage. Zeus\' sister and wife. Appears with peacock feathers often.
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| Ερμής (Hērmēs) | Hermes | God of flight, thieves, and commerce. Messenger of the gods. He showed the way for the dead souls to Hades\'s realm. He shows up in more myths than any other god or goddess. Likes to trick people and is very inventive. Hermes invented the lyre using a turtle shell and sinew.
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| Ποσειδων (Poseidōn) | Poseidon | God of the sea, horses and earthquakes. Brother of Hades and Zeus and father of Polyphemus. Created horses from sea foam.
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| Ζεύς (Zeus) | Zeus | King of the gods. Son of Cronus (Cronos, Kronos). God of the sky and thunder. Brother of Poseidon and Hades. Husband of Hera.
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