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Graeco roman deity

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greek mythologythe body of myths originally told by the ancient Greeks, and a genre of ancient Greek folklore, today absorbed alongside Roman mythology into the broader designation of classical mythology.
ancient greeknounAny of the various forms of the Greek language of classical antiquity, particularly the classical Attic dialect used in Athenian literature.
mythologicalOf, or relating to myths or mythology.
classical greeknounThe form of the Ancient Greek language used during the classical period of Greek literature: approximately 600 to 300 BCE.
greek catholicnounA member of the Greek Catholic Church
mythologicallyIn a mythological fashion or manner.
polytheismnounThe belief in the existence of multiple gods.
hindu deitynouna deity worshipped by the hindus
hephaistosnoun(chiefly academic) Alternative spelling of Hephaestus. [(Greek mythology) The god of fire, smithwork, metallurgy, volcanoes, and artisans, who served as blacksmith of the gods. His Roman counterpart is Vulcan.]
polytheisticOf or relating to polytheism.
roman emperorthe ruler and monarchical head of state of the Roman Empire, starting with the granting of the title to Octavian in 27 BC.
polytheistnouna believer in, or advocate of, polytheism
sun godnoun(religion) A personification of the sun worshipped as a god.
demigodnoun(mythology) A half-god or hero; the offspring of a deity and a mortal.
eurystheusnoun(Greek mythology) A Mycenaean king of Tiryns (or, according to some authors, of Argos), in Argolis, who imposed the twelve labours on Heracles.
modern greeknounThe Greek language as spoken by the Greek people since the fall of Constantinople in 1453. It was written using polytonic script until 1982, when this was officially dropped in favour of monotonic.
mythologynoun(countable and uncountable) The collection of myths of a people, concerning the origin of the people, history, deities, ancestors and heroes.
hellenisticnounOf or relating to the period of the Greek culture, history, or art after the death of Alexander the Great (323 B.C.) to the defeat of Cleopatra and Mark Antony by Octavian (31 B.C.) – though this end-point is often debated, and can range from 146BC to 330AD [*].
praxitelesnoun(Ancient Greece) The most renowned of the Attic sculptors of the 4th century BCE, and the first to sculpt the nude female form in a life-size statue.
erechtheusnounErechtheus in Greek mythology was a king of Athens, the founder of the polis and, in his role as god, attached to Poseidon, as "Poseidon Erechtheus".

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