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Charites (Graces) – Mythopedia The Charites, also known as the Graces, were daughters of Zeus who embodied all things associated with beauty, joy, and abundance They were seen as kind and gentle goddesses, and they were worshiped throughout Greece Their mythological role was limited
Eurynome – Mythopedia Eurynome was one of the three thousand Oceanids, daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys As one of Zeus’ many lovers, she became the mother of the Charites (also known as the “Graces”)
Pandora – Mythopedia Pandora was the first human woman in Greek mythology, created by the gods for the express purpose of punishing mortals The gods entrusted Pandora with a jar containing all the evils of the cosmos for her to unleash upon mankind
Erinyes (Furies) – Mythopedia The Erinyes (“Furies”) were terrifying sisters who acted as goddesses of vengeance and retribution From their grim home in the Underworld, the Erinyes punished crimes that violated the natural order—especially offenses against family members
Aphrodite – Mythopedia Aphrodite was one of the Twelve Olympians and the Greek goddess of love, desire, and procreation
Ares – Mythopedia Ares was the Greek god of war and violence and the least loved of all the Olympians He often clashed with the other gods due to his cruelty and brutality
Moirae (Fates) – Mythopedia The three Moirae—Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos—were the personifications of fate They ensured that every being followed the preordained course that had been set for them
Homeric Hymns: 27. To Artemis (Full Text) - Mythopedia But the goddess with a bold heart turns every way destroying the race of wild beasts: and when she is satisfied and has cheered her heart, this huntress who delights in arrows slackens her supple bow and goes to the great house of her dear brother Phoebus Apollo, to the rich land of Delphi, there to order the lovely dance of the Muses and Graces
Homeric Hymns – Mythopedia The Homeric Hymns, traditionally attributed to Homer, are a collection of thirty-three poems, each one honoring an individual god (or group of gods) Mostly composed between the seventh and fifth centuries BCE, the hymns were written in the same style and meter as the Iliad and the Odyssey
Ladon – Mythopedia Ladon was a formidable serpent or dragon, tasked with guarding the golden apples hidden in the Garden of the Hesperides When Heracles came to steal the apples for his eleventh labor, he first had to find a way around the imposing Ladon