Greek mythology Greek goddess of fertility who later became associated with Persephone as goddess of the underworld and protector of witches. Greek mythology the lame god of fire and metalworking in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Vulcan. Roman mythology god of fire and metal working; counterpart of Greek Hephaestus. Greek mythology messenger and herald of the gods; god of commerce and cunning and invention and theft; identified with Roman Mercury.
Greek mythology son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged with the nymph Salmacis to form one body. Roman mythology messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce; counterpart of Greek Hermes. Greek mythology the goddess of health; daughter of Aesculapius and sister of Panacea. Greek mythology the goddess of healing; daughter of Aesculapius and sister of Hygeia. Roman mythology the Roman god of doorways and passages; is depicted with two faces on opposite sides of his head.
Roman mythology queen of the Olympian gods who protected marriage; wife and sister of Jupiter; counterpart of Greek Hera. Greek mythology the goddess of the hearth and its fire in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Vesta. Roman mythology goddess of the hearth and its fire whose flame was tended by vestal virgins; counterpart of Greek Hestia.
Greek mythology a sea god son of Pontus and Gaea; lived in the depths of the sea with his wife Doris and their daughters the Nereids. Greek mythology god of the heavens; son and husband of Gaea and father of the Titans in ancient mythology.
Greek mythology god of fields and woods and shepherds and flocks; represented as a man with goat's legs and horns and ears; identified with Roman Sylvanus or Faunus. Roman mythology ancient rural deity; later considered a counterpart of Greek Pan.
Greek mythology the god of the sea and earthquakes in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and Hades and Hera; identified with Roman Neptune. Greek mythology a prophetic god who served Poseidon; was capable of changing his shape at will. Greek mythology daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina.
Greek mythology son of Helios; killed when trying to drive his father's chariot and came too close to earth. Greek mythology the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone. Greek mythology the priestess of Apollo at Delphi who transmitted the oracles.
Greek mythology goddess of the Moon in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Luna. Greek mythology the winged goddess of the dawn in ancient mythology; daughter of Hyperion; identified with Roman Aurora. Roman mythology goddess of the earth; protector of marriage and fertility; identified with Greek Gaea. Greek mythology any of the primordial giant gods who ruled the Earth until overthrown by Zeus; the Titans were offspring of Uranus Heaven and Gaea Earth.
Greek mythology any of the primordial giant goddesses who were offspring of Uranus heaven and Gaea earth in ancient mythology. Roman mythology the goddess of fortune and good luck; counterpart of Greek Tyche. Greek mythology the supreme god of ancient Greek mythology; son of Rhea and Cronus whom he dethroned; husband and brother of Hera; brother of Poseidon and Hades; father of many gods; counterpart of Roman Jupiter.
Roman mythology goddess of abundance and fertility; wife of Saturn; counterpart of Greek Rhea and Cybele of ancient Asia Minor. Roman mythology god of woods and fields and flocks; Pan is the Greek counterpart. Norse mythology god of light and peace and noted for his beauty and sweet nature; son of Odin and Frigg and husband of Nanna; killed by Hoth. Norse mythology god of earth's fertility and peace and prosperity; son of Njorth and brother of Freya; originally of the Vanir; later with the Aesir.
Norse mythology goddess of love and fecundity; daughter of Njorth and sister of Frey. Norse mythology one of the Aesir having a strong and beautiful body but a dull mind. Norse mythology a blind god; misled by Loki, he kills his brother Balder by throwing a shaft of mistletoe.
Norse mythology goddess of spring and wife of Bragi; guarded the apples that kept the gods eternally young. The turtle was widely considered to be a deity. From TIME. Lots of people attend church or worship a deity without having a huge stick up their fundaments. The deity is continuous with the human mind. We have a detective, who can be amateur or professional, who comes in rather like an avenging deity to solve it.
From NPR. There is no point in critiquing a deity that doesn't exist. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Translations of deity in Chinese Traditional. See more. Need a translator? Translator tool.
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