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(Text by Duane R. Hurst © 2013)
God/Goddess and Brief Description:
Aphrodite
goddess of love; worshipped by
Alexander
and
Sparta
Apollo
god of light and truth; son of
Zeus
and Leto; twin brother of
Artemis
. Worshipped by
Alexander
,
Rome
and
Sparta
.
Ares
god of war (
Mars
); worshipped by
Alexander
and
Sparta
.
Artemis
goddess of hunt and
Moon
; twin sister of
Apollo
. Worshipped by
Alexander
and
Sparta
Athena
goddess of law and wisdom; worshipped by
Alexander
,
Sparta
and
Troy
Atlas
titan who hefts earth; worshipped by
Alexander
and
Sparta
Demeter
goddess of the harvest; worshipped by
Alexander
and
Sparta
Dionysus
god of grape harvest; husband of
Ariadne
; worshipped by
Alexander
,
Minoan
and
Sparta
Eros
god of love; worshipped by
Alexander
and
Sparta
Gaia
Earth
goddess; worshipped by
Alexander
and
Sparta
Hades
god of the underworld; worshipped by
Alexander
and
Sparta
Helios
Sun
god and husband of
Pasiphaë
; worshipped by
Alexander
,
Minoan
and
Sparta
Hephaestus
god of fire; son of
Zeus
and
Hera
. Worshipped by
Alexander
and
Sparta
Hera
goddess of marriage; wife of
Zeus
and mother of
Hephaestus
. Worshipped by
Alexander
and
Sparta
Heracles
(Hercules)
hero son of
Zeus
and Alcmene. Worshipped by
Alexander
,
Rome
and
Sparta
.
Meaning:
glory of Hera (hera kleos)
Hermes
messenger of the gods (
Mercury
); worshipped by
Alexander
and
Sparta
Kronos
(Cronos)
Titan god of the harvest; worshipped by
Alexander
and
Sparta
Moirai
goddesses of fate; worshipped by
Alexander
and
Sparta
Poseidon
god of the sea; worshipped by
Alexander
and
Sparta
Prometheus
titan who gave fire to man; worshipped by
Alexander
and
Sparta
Selené
Moon
goddess; worshipped by
Alexander
and
Sparta
Zeus
god of sky and thunder (
Jupiter
); husband of
Hera
; father of
Hephaestus
and
Heracles
. Worshipped by
Alexander
and
Sparta
. Similar to
Amon
in ancient
Egypt
.
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