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= Greek Mythological Figures = new article content ...

= The Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Greece =

Adrestia
Adrestia is the Greek goddess of revolt.

Anteros
Anteros is the Greek god of requited or returned love.

Aphrodite
Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of beauty, love, passion, desire, pleasure, and procreation.

Parents
When Cronus severed Uranus' genitals and threw them in the sea, the foam from the genitals gave birth to Aphrodite. So in a way Aphrodite is the daughter of Uranus.

Love
Forced into a marriage to Hephaestus by Hera, she later had affairs with Ares, the god of war.

Children
With Ares, Aphrodite gave birth to Phobos, the god of fear, Deimos, the god of terror, Harmonia, the goddess of harmony, Adrestia, the goddess of revolt, and the four Erotes, Eros, the god of lust, Anteros, the god of requited love, Himeros, the god of unrequited love, and Pothos, the god longing love.

With Dionysus, Aphrodite gave birth to Hymenaios, the god of marriage ceremonies, Priapus, the god of protecting livestock, and the three Charites(Graces) Aglaea, Euphrosyne, and Thalia.

With Hermes, Aphrodite gave birth to Hermaphroditos.

With Poseidon, Aphrodite gave birth to Rhodos.

Symbols
Aphrodite's symbols are the, Dove, her most important symbol which represented her unchallenged beauty(Also Ducks, Swans, and Geese). Aphrodite's other symbols are the sea, conch shells, and roses. Her fruit was the Apple, and she is usually accompanied by dolphins.

Apollo
Apollo is the Greek god of music, arts, knowledge, healing, plague, prophecy, poetry, and archery.

Ares
Ares is the Greek god of war, bloodshed, and violence.

Artemis
Artemis is the Greek goddess of the hunt, wilderness, animals, and young girls.

Athena
Athena is the Greek goddess of reason, wisdom, intelligence, skill, peace, warfare, battle strategy, and handicraft.

Deimos
Deimos is the Greek god of terror.

Demeter
Demeter is the Greek goddess of grain, agriculture, harvest, growth, and nourishment.

Dionysus
Dionysus is the Greek god of wine, fruitfulness, parties, festivals, madness, chaos, drunkenness, vegetation, ecstasy, and the theatre.

Eros
Eros is the Greek god of lust, and sexual desire.

Hades
Hades is the Greek god of wealth, the underworld, and the dead.

Harmonia
Harmonia is the Greek goddess of harmony and concord.

Hephaestus
Hephaestus is the Greek god of fire, metalworking, crafts, and blacksmiths.

Hera
Hera is the Greek goddess of marriage, women, childbirth, heirs, kings, and empires.

Hermes
Hermes is the Greek god of boundaries, travel, communication, trade, language, thieves, and writing.

Hestia
Hestia is the Greek goddess of the hearth, home, and chastity.

Himeros
Himeros is the Greek god of unrequited love and desire.

Hymenaios
Hymenaios is the god of marriage ceremonies.

Phobos
Phobos is the Greek god of fear.

Poseidon
Poseidon is the Greek god of the seas, rivers, floods, droughts, and earthquakes.

Pothos
Pothos is the Greek god of longing or yearning love.

Priapus
Priapus is the Greek god of protecting livestock, fruit plants, and gardens.

Rhodos
Rhodos is the Greek goddess of the island of Rhodos.

Zeus
Zeus is the Greek god of the sky, weather, thunder, lighting, law, order, and justice.