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Athena Athena: Athena The Goddess of wisdom. She is a beautiful and serious young woman. A
warrior she wears a breastplate and helmet and carries a lance and a shield.
Sometimes she has an owl with her. She is associated with the city of Athens and
with the olive tree.
Calliope Calliope: Calliope Muse of epic poetry.
Clio Clio: Clio Muse of history.
Demeter Demeter: Demeter Demeter The Goddess of the harvest. She is an old woman and the mother of
Persephone. She often weeps because she and Persephone have been separated.
Dionysus Dionysus: Dionysus Dionysus The God of wine, the life force, and the wildness of instinct. A young man
dressed in an animal skin, he carries a staff and sometimes is seen as a bull or a goat.
Eileithia Eileithia: Eileithia Eileithia Goddess of Childbirth.
Erato Erato: Erato Muse of love poetry.
Eros Eros: Eros The Greek God of sexual attraction. He is a small and beautifully formed young
man with wings. He often carries a lyre or a bow and a quiver of arrows.
Euterpe Euterpe: Euterpe Muse of music.
Gaia Gaia: Gaia The Mother Earth. She sits on a throne and holds many fruits, grains, vegetables
often in a cornucopia. She is a mature woman and usually wears a robe. Gaia is often
used in craft rituals.
Hades Hades: Hades The God of the underworld and of wealth. He is also king of the dead. A
mature man, he wears a beard and a helmet and often is seen on a throne next to his
young wife Persephone.
Hecate Hecate: Hecate The Goddess of magick and the Moon. She often carries a torch and has
snakes in her hair. She can have three heads -- those of the maiden, mother and
crone. She can be found at the spot where three roads meet.
Helios Helios: Helios God of the Sun.
Hephaistos Hephaistos: Hephaistos God of sun, fire and forge.