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and other important characters
The Fates (Moirae) Clotho: spinner who
spins the thread of life
Lachesis: measurer who decides one’s lot in life and how long that life will be
Atropos: cutter who snips the thread of life at the appointed time
The Muses Goddess of art and science and
inspirers of those who excel at such
Originally 3 Muses but eventually numbered 9
Clio (history), Urania (astronomy), Melpomene (tragedy), Thalia (comedy), Terpsichore (dance), Calliope (epic poetry), Erato (love poetry), Polyhymnia (songs to the gods), Euterpe (lyric poetry)
The Hours (Horae) The Greeks divided
the daytime into 12 portions, judged by the position of the sun
Each portion was ruled over by one of the Hours
Auge: First Light, Daybreak Anatole: Rising, Sunrise Mousika: The Morning Hour of Music
and Study Gymnastika: The Morning Hour of
Gymnastics or Exercise Nymphe: The Morning Hour of
Bathing and Washing Mesembria: Midday, Noon Sponde: Drinks Poured after Lunch Elete: Prayer, Work, the First of the
Afternoon Work Hours Akte: Corn, Meal, Eating and
Pleasure, the Second of the Afternoon Work Hours
Hesperis: Evening Dysis: Sunset Arktos: Last Light
The Graces/Charities Goddesses of
charm, beauty, nature, human creativity, and fertility
Aglaea, Euphrosyne, and Thalia (Cleta)
The Winds (Anemoi) Boreas: north wind,
bringer of winter Notus: south wind,
bringer of hot air and autumn rains
Zephyrus: west wind, bringer of spring and fertility
Eurus: east wind, rarely mentioned in myths
Aeolus is said to be the king of the winds
Nymphs A nymph is any
member of a large class of female nature entities Dryads: tree nymphs Naiads: fresh-water
nymphs Nereids: sea nymphs
Often portrayed in the myths as targets of the gods’ pursuits
May also serve some of the nature gods, such as Artemis, Pan, etc.
Iris
Messenger of the gods
Personification of the rainbow
Nemesis Goddess of divine
justice and vengeance
Especially punished those guilty of arrogance toward the gods
Thanatos Personification of
death Occasionally
outwitted or overcome by a mortal (such as Heracles)
Hebe Daughter of Zeus
and Hera Cupbearer for the
gods Eventually replaced
by Ganymede Married to Heracles
after he was brought to Olympus
Eris Goddess of strife
and discord Helps her brother
Ares begin wars Helped cause the
Trojan War Disliked by the other
gods
Asclepius Famous physician Son of Apollo and a
mortal woman Was killed by Zeus
because he could bring people back from the dead
Had daughters named Hygenia, Meditrene, and Panacea