2017-07-27T18:25:03+03:00[Europe/Moscow] en true Abraxas, Momus, Ares, Charon (mythology), Hypnos, Pluto (mythology), Thanatos, Uranus (mythology), Chronos, Hesperus, Asclepius, Anteros, Adonis, Ino (Greek mythology), Anakes, Chaos (cosmogony) flashcards
Greek deities

Greek deities

  • Abraxas
    Abraxas (Gk. ΑΒΡΑΞΑΣ, variant form Abrasax, ΑΒΡΑΣΑΞ) was a word of mystic meaning in the system of the Gnostic Basilides, being there applied to the "Great Archon" (Gk., megas archōn), the princeps of the 365 spheres (Gk., ouranoi).
  • Momus
    Momus (/ˈmoʊməs/; Greek: Μῶμος Momos) was in Greek mythology the personification of satire and mockery, two stories about whom figure among Aesop’s Fables.
  • Ares
    (This article is about the ancient Greek god. For other uses, see Ares (disambiguation).)(Not to be confused with Aries (astrology).) Ares (/ˈɛəriːz/; Ancient Greek: Ἄρης [árɛːs]) is the Greek god of war.
  • Charon (mythology)
    In Greek mythology, Charon or Kharon (/ˈkɛərɒn/ or /ˈkɛərən/; Greek Χάρων) is the ferryman of Hades who carries souls of the newly deceased across the rivers Styx and Acheron that divided the world of the living from the world of the dead.
  • Hypnos
    In Greek mythology, Hypnos (/ˈhɪpnɒs/; Greek: Ὕπνος, "sleep") is the personification of sleep; the Roman equivalent is known as Somnus.
  • Pluto (mythology)
    Pluto (Greek: Πλούτων, Ploutōn) was the ruler of the underworld in classical mythology.
  • Thanatos
    In Greek mythology, Thanatos /ˈθænətɒs/ (Greek: Θάνατος [Ancient Greek: [tʰánatos]] "Death", from θνῄσκω thnēskō "to die, be dying") was the personification of death.
  • Uranus (mythology)
    Uranus (/ˈjʊərənəs/ or /jʊˈreɪnəs/; Ancient Greek Οὐρανός, Ouranos [oːranós] meaning "sky" or "heaven") was the primal Greek god personifying the sky.
  • Chronos
    Chronos (/ˈkroʊnɒs/; Greek: Χρόνος, "time," also transliterated as Khronos or Latinised as Chronus) is the personification of Time in pre-Socratic philosophy and later literature.
  • Hesperus
    In Greek mythology, Hesperus /ˈhɛspərᵿs/ (Ancient Greek: Ἓσπερος Hesperos) is the Evening Star, the planet Venus in the evening.
  • Asclepius
    Asclepius (/æsˈkliːpiəs/; Greek: Ἀσκληπιός, Asklēpiós [asklɛːpiós]; Latin: Aesculapius) was a hero and god of medicine in ancient Greek religion and mythology.
  • Anteros
    In Greek mythology, Anteros (Ancient Greek: Ἀντέρως, Antérōs) was the god of requited love, literally "love returned" or "counter-love" and also the punisher of those who scorn love and the advances of others, or the avenger of unrequited love.
  • Adonis
    Adonis (/əˈdɒnɪs, əˈdoʊnɪs/; Greek: Ἄδωνις), in Greek mythology, is a central figure in various mystery religions.
  • Ino (Greek mythology)
    In Greek mythology Ino (/ˈaɪnoʊ/ Greek: Ἰνώ Ancient: [iːnɔ̌ː]) was a mortal queen of Thebes, who after her death and transfiguration was worshiped as a goddess under her epithet Leucothea, the "white goddess.
  • Anakes
    Anakes were ancestral spirits worshipped for their government or religious service in Attica and/or Argos.
  • Chaos (cosmogony)
    Chaos (Greek χάος, khaos) refers to the formless or void state preceding the creation of the universe or cosmos in the Greek creation myths, or to the initial "gap" created by the original separation of heaven and earth.