Mythological Figures
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Gods and Goddess
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Greek name
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Rules
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Attributes
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| Aphrodite (Venus) |
Goddess of beauthy and love.
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Myrtle tree, swan. |
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| Apollo (Apollo) |
God of light and purity; music and poetry. | Lyre, cart. |
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| Ares (Mars) |
God of war. | Volture, sword, golden and plumed helmet, dog. |
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| Artemis (Diana) |
Goddess of hunting and childbirth. | Bow and arrows, deer. cypress tree, crescent |
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| Asclepius (Esculapius) |
God of medicine. | Staff, snakes. |
| Athena (Minerva) |
Goddess of crafts, wisdom and war. Athena was often adapted as local symbol of the Victory. So, in the antique Rome we have Roma, in England Britannia etc. |
Owl, olive tree. |
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| Cronus | Father of Zeus and ruler of Titans. In Rome, also god of agriculture. | A radiant head, scythe. |
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| Demeter (Ceres) |
Goddess of the harvest and fertility. | Stalk of wheat or grain. |
| Dionysus (Bacchus) |
God of wine and fertility. | Grapes and wreaths of grape leaves. |
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Other figures
| Abundance | Depicted with wheat and an inverted cornucopia. |
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| Achilles | The Greek hero of the Trojan war. |
| Adonis | Usually depicted with Venus, or with a dead boar and dog. Wears hunter's costume. | |
| Antinous | The young friend of the Emperor Hadrian. After his death was deified by Hadrian. |
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| Bacchantes | Followers od Bacchus. Also known as Maenads, has flowers, grapes and grapes leaves in they air. |  |
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