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Mythology: Europe

Thor Wades while the Aesir ride, by Lorenz Frølich

Flugten, Lorenzo Frølich

Oedipus at Colonus

The Satyr Family

Jacob's Dream

The Apocalypse: The Four Horsemen

Sorgheloos in Poverty

Regions of Europe

Greek/Roman Deity Comparison

Greek

Roman

Domain

Aphrodite

Venus

Love and Beauty

Apollo

Apollo

Music, Art and Poetry

Ares

Mars

War

Artemis

Diana

Hunting

Athena

Minerva

Intelligence and Battle Strategy

Demeter

Ceres

Grain and Agriculture

Dionysus

Bacchus

Wine, Parties and Festivals

Erinyes

Furies

Vengeance

Eris

Discordia

Chaos, Strife and Discord

Eros

Cupid

Love and Attraction

Gaia

Tellus

Earth

Hades

Pluto (Dis)

Underworld and the Dead

Helios

Sol

The Sun

Hephaistos (Hephaestus)

Vulcan

Fire, Metalwork and Crafts

Hera

Juno

Queen of the Gods; Marriage, Women and Childbirth

Hermes

Mercury

Travel and Communication; Messenger of the Gods

Hestia

Vesta

Hearth, Home and Chastity

Hypnos

Somnus

Sleep

Kronos (Cronus)

Saturn

Leader of the Titans; Father of Zeus, Poseidon, Hera, Hades and Demeter

Persephone

Proserpina

Underworld and Springtime

Poseidon

Neptune

Sea, River and Earthquakes

Thantos

Mors

Death

Zeus

Jupiter

King of the Gods; Ruler of the Sky; Thunder and Justice

Central Europe

Eastern Europe

Northern Europe

Southern Europe

Western Europe

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