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Plutus<br />

Greek god of wealth. He was thought <strong>to</strong> be blind because wealth is given<br />

indiscriminately <strong>to</strong> both the good <strong>and</strong> the bad. Some s<strong>to</strong>ries say eventually he gains<br />

his sight back so he can give wealth <strong>to</strong> the deserving.<br />

Poseidon<br />

Greek god of earthquakes <strong>and</strong> the sea. Symbolizes the elements air <strong>and</strong> water, can be<br />

invoked for the moon.<br />

Pothos<br />

Greek deification of love, passion, <strong>and</strong> desire. Consort of Aphrodite.<br />

Prometheus<br />

In Greek mythology, Prometheus was the titan who s<strong>to</strong>le fire from the gods <strong>and</strong> gave<br />

it <strong>to</strong> humans, along with the arts <strong>and</strong> civilization. He was also often regarded as the<br />

crea<strong>to</strong>r of man from clay, the first human, <strong>and</strong> humanity's savior when Zeus<br />

threatened <strong>to</strong> kill all human beings. He greatly offended Zeus by his actions <strong>and</strong> was<br />

punished. There are different sources with different accounts of the legend.<br />

In Hesiod's version, Zeus' punishment was the creation of P<strong>and</strong>ora, the first woman,<br />

who was overtaken by temptation <strong>and</strong> opened a forbidden box thereby unleashing all<br />

the lamentations <strong>and</strong> evils of the world.<br />

In the Aeschylean version, Zeus had Prometheus chained <strong>to</strong> a rock on Mount<br />

Caucasus where an eagle ate away at his liver, starting all over each day after the liver<br />

had grown back during the night. He is eventually rescued by Hercules.<br />

Proteus<br />

Greek sea god who served Poseidon. He was a shape shifter <strong>and</strong> changed form at will.<br />

Pythia<br />

Greek serpent <strong>and</strong> snake goddess, daughter of Gaia.<br />

Salacia<br />

Roman goddess of spring water. Called Amphitrite by the Greeks.<br />

Saturn<br />

Roman god of agriculture <strong>and</strong> ruler of the golden age. Also known as Kronos,<br />

Chronos [Greek].

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