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The nine Muses are the goddesses of arts and sciences and inspire those who excel in
these pursuits. They are the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne. Their names are: Clio
(History), Urania (Astronomy), Melpomene (Tragedy), Thalia (Comedy), Terpsichore
(Dance), Calliope (Epic Poetry), Erato (Love Poetry), Polyhymnia (Songs to the Gods),
and Euterpe (Lyric Poetry). Apollo is the leader of the Muses.
Nemesis
Nemesis is the personification of divine vengeance. Happiness and unhappiness are
measured out by her, determining that happiness was not too frequent or excessive. If
so, she brings about losses and suffering. She is one of the assistants of Zeus.
Nike
Nike, the winged goddess of victory, is the daughter of the fearsome river goddess
Styx and the sister of Zelos ("zeal"). She was honored throughout Greece, especially at
Athens.
Persephone
Persephone is the daughter of the Olympian Demeter, and became the goddess of
death and the underworld when Hades abducted her. The mint and pomegranate is
sacred to her. Persephone raised Aphrodite's child Adonis.
The Pleiades
The Pleiades are the daughters of Atlas by Pleione and are called Electra, Maia,
Taygete, Alcyone, Celaena, Sterope, and Merope. They and their mother were
pursued by the giant Orion until the gods intervened and transformed them into a
constellation.
Selene
Selene, also called Mene, is the goddess of the moon. She is the daughter of Hyperion
and Theia, and the sister of Eos (dawn) and Helios (sun).
Styx
The goddess of the River Styx that wound beneath the earth in the land of the dead is