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Greco 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.
classical greeknounThe form of the Ancient Greek language used during the classical period of Greek literature: approximately 600 to 300 BCE.
greciannoun(obsolete) A native or inhabitant of Greece.
greek catholicnounA member of the Greek Catholic Church
el grecoDoménikos Theotokópoulos (1 October 1541 7 April 1614), most widely known as El Greco ("The Greek"), was a Greek painter, sculptor and architect of the Spanish Renaissance.
mythologicalOf, or relating to myths or mythology.
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.]
roman emperorthe ruler and monarchical head of state of the Roman Empire, starting with the granting of the title to Octavian in 27 BC.
hindu deitynouna deity worshipped by the hindus
eurystheusnoun(Greek mythology) A Mycenaean king of Tiryns (or, according to some authors, of Argos), in Argolis, who imposed the twelve labours on Heracles.
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".
polytheismnounThe belief in the existence of multiple gods.
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.
graeco
sun godnoun(religion) A personification of the sun worshipped as a god.
greek churchnounstate church of greece; an autonomous part of the eastern orthodox church
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 [*].
dionysusnoun(Greek mythology) The god of wine, ivy and grapes, specifically its intoxication and social influence, but also the patron of agriculture and the theater. Also related to the mystery of religion, as in "spiritual intoxication".
polytheisticOf or relating to polytheism.

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