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(Gnosticism, preferred spelling, with æon) A spirit being emanating from the Godhead.
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(Greek mythology) A hermaphroditic being, associated with the worship of Cybele or Rhea
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a Hellenistic deity associated with time, the orb or circle encompassing the universe, and the zodiac.
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(poetic) A host or entertainer.
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(mythology) An ancient Roman goddess of the future.
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(mythology) Archaic spelling of Asmodeus. [A prince of demons, commonly representing lust.]
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A goddess in the mystical system of Thelema, representing the female sexual impulse.
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(Greek mythology) The god of the North Wind.
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(Greek mythology) The giant three-headed dog who guards the entrance to Hades; and one of the many offspring of Echidna and Typhon.
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(Roman mythology) The Roman goddess of agriculture; equivalent to the Greek goddess Demeter.
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(Greek mythology) In Greek mythology, the primordial state of disorder that exists before the creation of the world, or the first being or deity to exist.
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A general term for any dangerous whirlpool.
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(historical) the prophetic priestess presiding over the Apollonian Oracle at Cimmerium in Italy.
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(Roman mythology) The god of love, son of Venus; sometimes depicted as a cherub (a naked, winged boy with bow and arrow). The Roman counterpart of Eros.
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(Greek mythology) A mother goddess of the ancient peoples of Asia Minor.
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(Roman mythology) One of the three Fates, or Parcae, daughter of Jupiter and Justitia; the measurer of the thread of life. She is the Roman equivalent of Lachesis.
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(Greek mythology) The god of wine, ivy and grapes, specifically its intoxication and social influence, but also the patron of agriculture and the theater. Also related to the mystery of religion, as in "spiritual intoxication".
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(mythology) The realm of the dead in Egyptian mythology.
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(Greek mythology) demon of lawlessness
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(rare) Alternative spelling of aegis. [(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) A mythological shield associated with the Greek deities Zeus and Athena (and their Roman counterparts Jupiter and Minerva) shown as a short cloak made of goatskin worn on the shoulders, more as an emblem of power and protection than a military shield. The aegis of Athena or Minerva is usually shown with a border of snakes and with the head of Medusa in the center.]
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A West Germanic goddess of the spring season.
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(Greek mythology, often capitalised) Collectively, a group of winged gods attendant to Aphrodite, of whom Eros is the best known.
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(Greek mythology) The god of the East Wind.
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(Roman mythology) The god of the west wind. He is also the husband of Flora and the father of Karpos. He is the Roman counterpart of Zephyrus.
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(Roman mythology) The Roman goddess of ovens.
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(Greek mythology) The god of the underworld and ruler of the dead, son of Cronus and Rhea, brother of Zeus and Poseidon.
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The Egyptian Thoth, identified with the Greek Hermes.
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(Greek mythology) The liquid said to flow in place of blood in the veins of the gods.
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(Greek mythology) A centaurian sea being with the upper body of a human, the lower anterior half and forelegs of a horse, and the tailed half of a fish.
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A figure in English folklore, a river hag who pulls people into the water to drown them.
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(Greek mythology) The goddesses of death, specifically cruel and violent deaths, including death in battle, by accident, murder or ravaging disease. They numbered in the thousands and were the daughters of Nyx and Erebus, and the sisters of Thanatos and Hypnos. Their Roman counterparts were the Letum or the Tenebrae.
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(Greek mythology) Artemis, in her incarnation as the 'nurse of youths'
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(Greek mythology) One of the three Fates (Moirae), daughter of Zeus and Themis; the measurer of each thread of life. Her Roman equivalent is Decima.
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(historical) The idols representing these deities.
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(historical) A religious feast of Ancient Rome during which rites were performed to exorcise the malevolent ghosts of the dead from their homes.
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(Greek mythology) The lotus eaters; a people visited by Ulysses who subsisted on the lotus.
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(Roman mythology) The sister of Aurora and Sol; the goddess of the moon; equivalent to the Greek Selene.
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(Roman mythology) The goddess of the dead and ghosts.
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(Roman mythology) The Roman god of war.
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(Roman mythology) The goddess of bees, and honey.
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(Greek mythology) The Muse of tragedy
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Alternative form of maenad [(Greek mythology) A female follower of Dionysus, associated with intense reveling.]
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The Roman goddess of reaping.
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A Roman god, cult figure of the 2nd-to-4th-century Roman mystery religion known as the "Mysteries of Mithras" (now colloquially Mithraism)
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(Greek mythology) The Fates, Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, the goddesses, who controlled every person's destiny by weaving the thread of life.
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(Greek mythology) The personification of impending doom, who drives mortals to their deadly fate
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(Greek mythology) The goddess of divine retribution.
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(Asturian mythology) The god of the clouds.
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Ukapirmas, the Prussian sky god
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(Greek mythology) The gods and personifications of dreams; the sons of Hypnos and Pasithea, or Nyx and Erebus.
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(mythology) A serpent, dragon or worm that eats its own tail, a representation of the continuous cycle of life and death.
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(Greek mythology) A box given to Pandora by Zeus, whose instructions stated that it must not be opened, and were then ignored, leading to disastrous consequences.
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(mythology) All the gods of a particular people or religion, particularly the ancient Greek gods residing on Olympus, considered as a group.
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(Persian mythology) A sprite or supernatural being.
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(astronomy) the asteroid Phaethon
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(Greek mythology) The personification of fame and renown, her favour being notability, her wrath being scandalous rumours.
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(mythology) A mythical firebird; especially the sacred one from ancient Egyptian mythology.
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obsolete typography of phoenix [(mythology) A mythological bird, said to be the only one of its kind, which lives for 500 years and then dies by burning to ashes on a pyre of its own making, ignited by the sun. It then arises anew from the ashes.]
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(mythology) An ancient Roman goddess of the past, sister of Antevorta.
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(Roman mythology) The nymphs of the oak grove.
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(Greek mythology) A king of Crete, one of the three judges in Hades.
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(mythology) The tutelary deity of a river.
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(Roman mythology) A god of forests.
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(Norse mythology) The sun goddess.
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(Roman mythology) The god of manure or fertilizer.
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Of, by or relating to the river Styx.
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(Greek mythology) The river, in Hades, over which the souls of the dead are ferried by Charon.
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(Roman mythology) The god of boundaries and landmarks, focus of the important Roman festival of Terminalia.
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(Greek mythology) The god of death (specifically of a peaceful death), and twin brother of Hypnos (god of sleep); the Greek counterpart of Mors.
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(Greek mythology) A long-lived blind soothsayer who participated over seven generations in the legendary history of (the Greek city) Thebes, noted also for being transformed into a woman for seven years, so being symbolic of androgyny.
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The ancient Germanic god of war, identified with Tyr of Norse mythology. Possibly the god after whom Tuesday was named.
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(Norse mythology) The Norse god of war, identifiable with Tiu or Tiw.
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(Greek mythology) The Muse of astronomy.
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(mythology) In Sumerian religion, a class of spirits who had escaped the underworld, either by their own power or by being summoned forth by a priest.
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(Norse mythology) Any of the female attendants of Odin, figures said to guide fallen warriors from the battlefield to Valhalla.
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(mythology) In Etruscan mythology, a chthonic goddess who guides the souls of the dead to the underworld, often shown in various forms of funerary art.
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(Roman mythology) The four Roman gods of the winds (Aquilo, Favonius, Auster, and Eurus, who were each ascribed a cardinal direction from which their respective winds came), considered collectively.
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(mythology) The Ancient Roman god of seasons, change, and plant growth, capable of changing his form at will.
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The Germanic chief god, distributor of talents and god of wisdom and war; Odin, especially in his Anglo-Saxon form.
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(mythology) An Old English deity, goddess of fate.
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(Greek mythology) Supreme ruler of all Greek gods, husband to Hera.
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Alternative spelling of aegis. [(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) A mythological shield associated with the Greek deities Zeus and Athena (and their Roman counterparts Jupiter and Minerva) shown as a short cloak made of goatskin worn on the shoulders, more as an emblem of power and protection than a military shield. The aegis of Athena or Minerva is usually shown with a border of snakes and with the head of Medusa in the center.]
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Obsolete spelling of Aeolus [(Greek mythology) The name of a number of characters in Greek mythology, including the founder of the Aeolian race, and a god with power over wind.]
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