Taken from "Dictionary of Classical Mythology" by J.E. Zimmerman, 1964

Apollo

aka Sol (Roman), Helios, Helius, Hyperion, Phoebus, Osiris (Egyptian), One of the twelve Olympians. Brother to Diana (aka Artemis). The sun god, and god of fine arts, medicine, music, poetry, eloquence.

Ares

aka Mars (Roman), God of war, One of the twelve Olympians, Lover of Aphrodite. His favorite animals are the vulture and the dog.

Asopus

(a-sow-pus) a river god, son of Poseidon.

Bacchus

(bak-us) Roman, aka Dionysus (Greek) God of wine, Married to Ariadne, son of Zeus and Semele.

Chaos

one of the oldest Gods and one of the deities of the infernal regions. The rude and shapeless mass whose appearance could not be described, for there was no light by which it could be seen. It existed before the formation of the universe; and from it a Supreme Power created the world. His wife was Nyx (Night) and his son Erebus (darkness).

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Erebus supplanted Chaos and married mother Nyx, they had two children, Aether (light) and Herema (day), whose child was Eros (love). Then was created Pontus (the sea). Gaea followed, and then came Uranus, the overhanging heavens, born of Gaea (the earth). Gaea united with her son Uranus and produced the first race, the twelve Titans.

Comus

(ko-mus) Roman God of revelry, feasting, drinking, mirth and nocturnal entertainments

Cupid

aka Amor, Eros (Greek) Roman god of love. Son of Hermes and Aphrodite.

Dagan

(dah-gan) aka Dagon, the fish God, some accounts list him as the God of the Earth

Dii

aka Di (dee) Roman name for the twelve great Gods of the Greeks. (Greek names in parantheses) Apollo (apollo), Ceres (demeter), Diana (artemis), Jove or Jupiter (zeus), Juno (hera), Mars (ares), Mercury (hermes), Minerva (athena), Neptune (poseidon), Venus (aphrodite), Vesta (hestia), Vulcan (hephaestus).

Februss

(feb-ru-us) aka Februa, Roman God of Purification, to who the month of February was sacred.

Fons

(fonz) Roman God of Springs , Son of Janus and Juturna

Genius

(je-ni-us)Roman divinity wo presided over the birth and life of every person, place, or thing and determined character, conduct, and destiny.

Hades

aka Ades, Aides, Aidoneus, Pluto, Orcus (Roman) Ruler of the Underworld, one of the great Olympians, husband to Persephone

Hercules

Roman renowned for feats of strength, on of the seven great destroyers of monsters and the mightiest and most famous of all the Greek heros.

Hermes

(hur-meez) aka Mercury (Roman) son of Zeus and Maia. The messenger of the gods. God of wealth, of trade and travlers, of commerce, manual skill, oratory and eloquence, of thieves and of the wind.

Hippotades

(hi-pot-a-dez) aka Aeolus, God of the winds

Hypnos

aka Somnus (Roman) God of Sleep, father of Morpheus, God of Dreams

Momus

God of adverse criticism, faultfinding, mockery, and pleasantry. The faultfinder of Olympus, and Son of Nyx. There is a story based on Momus, "Ode to the Comic Spirit", by George Meredith. It reminds that criticism is necessary for reason and sense.

Morpheus

God of Sleep

Pan

aka Faunus (Roman) , Greek God of flocks, shepherds, forests and wild life, and fertility. Part man, part goat, with ears, horns , tail, and hind legs of a goat. Invented the flute with seven reeds (pan-pipe).

Poseidon

aka Neptune (Roman) God of the Sea, son of Cronus and Rhea, on of the twelve great Olympians, brother of Zeus, Hades, Demeter, Hera and Hestia. Created the Horse.

Vulcan

aka Hephaestus, Roman name for the God of fire and metalworking

Zeus

aka Jove, Jupiter (Roman) Ruler of all heavan and earth, of all Gods and all men, Son of Cronus and Rhea. The most powerful of all ancient Greek Gods. Married seven times and had many extramarital affairs and children. He shape-shifted into several form to gratify his passions.

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