Mythology: The Lesser Gods
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English | Latin |
|---|---|
 Eros | God of Love; Aphrodite's son |
| The Graces | Spendor, Mirth, and Good Cheer |
| The Muses | Clio, Urania, Melpomene, Thalia, Terpsichore, Calliope, Erato, Polyhymnia, and Euterpe |
| Nereus | Old Man of the Sea; father of the 50 Nereids |
| The Naiads | Water nymphs, dwell in brooks, springs, & fountains |
| Cerberus | Three-headed, dragon-tailed dog guarding the gate to Tartarus |
| The Erinyes | Punish sinners justly; represented as three |
| Demeter | The Goddess of the Corn |
| Dionysus | God of the Vine; also called Bacchus |
| Pan | Goat-man; Hermes' son; a wonderful musician |
| Silenus | Jovial old fat man; perpetually drunk |
| Castor and Pollux | Spend half of their time on earth, and half in the underworld; sons of Leda |
| Leda | Mother of Castor, Clytemnestra, Pollux, and Helen |
| The Centaurs | Half-men, half-horse |
| The Gorgons | Dragonlike creatures with wings, whose look turned men to stone |
| The Sirens | Enchanting voices lead sailors to their death |
| The Fates | Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos; weave the tapestry of life |
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