Acient Greek

Achelous is a bull-man god of a river named after him.

The river is situated on the island where the Pillars of Hercules are said to be where he is located.

Achelous was prepared to marry his soon-to-be wife Deianira, the Princess of Clydon, until Hercules saw her, and challenged Achelous for Deianira.

During this fight, Hercules cut off Achelous' horn and used this as a way to humiliate him; the horn later turned into a cornucopia.

Deianira picked Hercules over Achelous, leaving Achelous bitter and jealous of the strong hero.

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Aigaios is the god of sea-storms and the eponymous ruler of the Aegean Sea.

Aigaios fought in the First Titan War on the side of Kronos while Oceanus remained neutral despite the efforts of both the former and latter.

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Amphitrite is the wife of Poseidon and Queen of the Sea.

She is sometimes listed among the Oceanids, but more often she is said to be one of the fifty Nereids, daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys.

By Poseidon, she is the mother of Triton.

Her Roman counterpart is Salacia.

After Poseidon replaced Oceanus as ruler of the Sea, Amphitrite became his wife.

When she resisted, Poseidon sent Delphin to retrieve her. They had various children, including Triton, who became both his father's heir and herald.

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Ariadne was a princess of Crete.

She was a daughter of King Minos and his Queen, Pasiphaë.

She is most commonly known for helping the Greek demigod hero Theseus get through the Labyrinth in Ancient Greece.

She became the immortal wife of the god Dionysus after Theseus abandoned her.

Her Roman counterpart is Ariana.

Ariadne fell in love with Theseus the first time she saw him, and desperately wanted him to live.

Theseus was brave, kind, and charming. He promised to marry her and take her with him back to Athens if he lived; she gave him a sword and a ball of magic yarn.

After those methods failed him, she used her ability to see through the Mist, to guide him through the maze safely, enabling him to slay the Minotaur.

Before King Minos could stop them, they all got back on their ship and sailed away, this time with Ariadne, Theseus' arm wrapped around her as they left Crete forever.

After they were out to sea, Theseus grew bored of Ariadne. They stopped at the island of Naxos. He didn't he would simply 'dump' her, and go home to Athens without her. Even though it was cruel, he carried it out.

That night, when they were sleeping on Naxos, Theseus woke up the crew, but didn't wake Ariadne. He let her sleep, and they set sail without her.

Ariadne was so full of sorrow she committed suicide. Dionysus, who is also a god of sympathy, went down to the Underworld and brought her back to life. Afterwards, he married her.

Ariadne awoke, and she was alone. She looked around, and ran along the beach, calling for Theseus. She saw the sail on the horizon, and she knew that he had left her there. She collapsed on the ground and sobbed. While she was on the ground, she cursed Theseus, and pleaded to the gods to make him forget to change the sails from black to white. They answered her pleads, and Theseus' father Aegeus threw himself off his castle roof, into the sea and drowned.

She remained faithful to Dionysus, but later died. Dionysus then descended into the Underworld and brought her and his mother Semele back. They then joined the gods in Olympus, and Ariadne was made a goddess. She is said to be the goddess of labyrinths, paths, and passion.

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Asclepius is the Greek god of medicine.

His Roman counterpart is Aesculapius.

Asclepius is the son of Apollo and Princess Coronis of the Lapiths.

Coronis fell in love with a mortal man while she was pregnant with Asclepius.

When Apollo discovered this, he killed the lovers in a rage, but saved his child out of remorse.

The newborn was then taken to be raised by Chiron who taught the demigod in medicine and would drive him to become the greatest of healers.

Asclepius became a favorite of Athena who gave him a vial of Gorgon Blood.

This allowed him to cure any illness, heal any injury, and even bring back the dead.

Furious, Hades forced Zeus to strike Asclepius dead with his thunderbolt for his transgression against the natural laws.

Angered by the death of his son, Apollo killed one of the Cyclopes in retaliation. To prevent a feud, Asclepius was resurrected and made into a god.

The Asklepiads, an ancient guild of Doctors, were also devotees of the god.

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Boreas is one of the four seasonal wind gods that work for Aeolus, the master of all winds.

Boreas is the North Wind and the god of winter.

His Roman counterpart is Aquilon.

Boreas was known for his abduction of Orithyia, the daughter of King Erechtheus of Athens.

Boreas wooed Orithyia, but she declined many times. Boreas eventually decided to take her by force, covering her in a cloud, spiriting her away, and transforming her into his immortal wife.

She would bear him an immortal daughter, Khione, and two mortal sons, Calais and Zethes.

With his brother; Zephyrus, Boreas dwelt in the mountains of Thrace. Boreas' winds can be powerful and violent, causing great destruction.

Boreas was closely associated with horses. He was said to have fathered twelve colts after taking the form of a stallion, to the mares of Erichthonius, King of Troy. These were said to be able to run across a field of grain without trampling the plants.

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Charon not to be confused with Chiron, is the ferryman that transports dead spirits to the Underworld.

He is also the Greek god of boundaries and territories.

Charon or Kharonm, son of Nyx, was the ferryman of Hades who carries the souls of the newly deceased across the River Styx and Acheron that divided the world of the living from the dead.

A coin to pay Charon for passage, was usually an obolus or danake, was sometimes placed in or on the mouth of a dead person.

He sometimes allows the living to enter Underworld such as Hercules, Dionysus, Aeneas, and Psyche.

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Deimos is the Greek god of terror and the son of Ares and Aphrodite.

He and his twin brother, Phobos, were responsible for stealing Ares' chariot from their sister Clarisse. In ancient myths, he accompanied Ares in his war chariot together with his brother Phobos. His Roman counterpart is Metus.

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Delphin (also known as Delphinus) is the god of Dolphins in the service of the sea god Poseidon.

He is one of Poseidon's lieutenants.

When his master was wooing Amphitrite and she fled, Delphin went in search of her and persuaded her to agree to the marriage.

For his service Poseidon placed him amongst the stars as the constellation Delphinus.

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Eris is the goddess of chaos, discord, and strife, the opposite of Harmonia.

Her Roman counterpart is Discordia.

The daughter of Nyx, Eris was feared for her unforgiving and wrathful nature.

Though despised by the Olympians, they respected her power regardless. It is Eris who drives the conflicts and disputes of both gods and men.

When the Nereid Thetis was married to Peleus as a reward for his undying devotion to the gods, only Eris was not invited to attend the celebrations on Olympus, as a wedding is a joyous occasion and strife would not be welcome there.

Offended, she snuck into the dining hall and threw a golden apple that was inscribed: ‘For the fairest' in the midst of the gods.

Every goddess claimed the fruit for themselves and the decision came down to three: Aphrodite, Athena, and Hera. Zeus was made the judge but he feared the prospect of having to judge the goddesses.

Instead, he named Paris of Troy to preside over three who each tried to bribe him for the apple:

• Hera promised him rule over Asia

• Athena would give him wisdom in battle

• Aphrodite offered him the hand of the most beautiful woman in the world

Paris ultimately chose Aphrodite and with her aid, he wooed Zeus' daughter, Helen and returned to Troy with her.

Indignant, both Athena and Hera swore vengeance on Paris for scorning them and would play major roles in his downfall.

Unfortunately for Paris, Helen was already married to King Menelaus of Sparta whom initiated a series of events that would destroy not only Paris and his family but his people as well. The events that would follow are remembered as the Trojan War. The Trojan War

During the war, Eris rode into battle on the side of the Trojans alongside Ares and Enyo. It was at Troy that she became known as the Lady of Sorrow.

In one battle, she fought

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