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Contents
A. GREEK
B. ROMAN
NORSE
CHAPTER 3
C.

D. JAPANESE
THE PANTHEONS AND E. CHINESE
THEIR COUNTERPARTS F. HINDU
G. FILIPINO

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Demigod or Demigoddesses
⮚ A demigod or demigoddess is a part-human and part-divine
offspring of a deity and a human. A. GREEK
(TITANS, OLYMPIANS,ZEUS’ WIVES AND
⮚ An immortal demigod (-dess) often has tutelary status and
CHILDREN, DEMI-GODS)
a religious cult following, while a mortal demigod (-dess) is one
who has fallen or died, but is popular as a legendary hero in
various polytheistic religions.

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Olympian God and Goddesses Olympian God and Goddesses

Zeus (Jupiter)
⮚ Husband and brother of
Hera.
⮚ King and father of gods
and sky.
⮚ Thunderbolt and eagle
Hera (Juno)
⮚ Wife and sister of Zeus.
⮚ Queen and mother of
gods; women, marriage,
maternity
⮚ veil, cuckoo,
pomegranate, peacock.
Athena (Minerva)
⮚ Daughter of Zeus, but not of Ares (Mars)
Hera. Sprung from the head of
⮚son of Hera and Zeus.
Zeus fully-formed.
⮚ War (strategy), wisdom, ⮚war, strife, blind
weaving, protector of Athens. courage.
⮚ Owl,Armor,shield, gorgoneion ⮚Armor .
(head of Medusa on breast
plate).

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Olympian God and Goddesses Olympian God and Goddesses

Aphrodite ( Venus)
⮚ Homer: daughter of Zeus and
Dione (a Titan);Hesiod: she
sprung from the sea foam that
formed around the severed
genitals of Uranus.
⮚ love, beauty
⮚ Cupid, Eros (her son)
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Apollo ( Phoebus) Artemis (Diana)
daughter of Zeus and Leto;
⮚ son of Zeus and Leto ⮚
sister of Apollo. Helios (Pheobus)
(daughter of the Titans
⮚ later identified with
Coeüs and Pheobe); brother ⮚ lunar light, hunting,
Apollo
of Artemis. childbirth
⮚ solar light, reason, ⮚ bow, arrows, dogs ⮚ Sun
prophecy, medicine, music.
⮚ lyre, bow, quiver
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Olympian God and Goddesses Olympian God and Goddesses

Hermes (Mercury) Dionysos(Bacchus)
Selene (Diana) ⮚ son of Zeus and Maia (eldest ⮚ son of Zeus and Semele
daughter of Titan Atlas) (daugher of Cadmus, king of
⮚ later identified with
Thebes)
Artemis. ⮚ Male messenger of the gods; Hades (Pluto) ⮚ Wine, theater, grapes,
⮚ moon trickster and thief; good luck, wealth, ⮚ brother of Zeus and panther skin
travel, dreams, eloquence. husband of Persephone ⮚ Thyrsos (staff), wine cup
⮚ crescent moon ⮚ Ruler of the underworld
⮚ Winged sandals, winged ⮚ Cerberos (triple-headed
cap, caduceus (winged staff entwined dog)
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Olympian God and Goddesses Olympian God and Goddesses

Hephaistos(Vulcan) Demeter (Ceres)
⮚ son of Hera Hestia(Vesta) ⮚ sister of Zeus
⮚ Fire, the art of the ⮚ sister of Zeus ⮚ Agriculture, grain Poseidon (Neptune)
blacksmith, and crafts. Ears of wheat, torch brother of Zeus
⮚ Hearth, domestic fire, ⮚ ⮚
⮚ Hammer, tongs, and and the family. ⮚ sea
lamed foot.
⮚ hearth ⮚ Trident, horse

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Lesser Gods “ Lesser Gods

HERAKLES ( Hercules) Eros ( Amor/Cupid) Persephone (Victora)
⮚ son of Zeus and a mortal ⮚ son of Aphrodite
⮚ daughter of Zeus and Demeter,
woman, the only hero admitted ⮚ love
wife of Hades
by the gods to Mount Olympos
⮚ Bow and arrow,
and granted immortality. ⮚ the underworld
wings
⮚ Strength ⮚ Scepter, pomegranate
⮚ Lion skin, club, bow and quive

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Titans Six Male Titans

⮚ The Titans were the deities in Greek mythology that
preceded the Olympians. They were the twelve children 1. Oceanus
2. Coeus
of the primordial deities/parents; ⮚ the father of the river
⮚ Titan God of Intelligence
gods and the Oceanids, as well
1. Uranus (Sky) 2. Gaia (Earth) as being the great river which ⮚ Also known as Polus
⮚ sometimes written Ouranos . ⮚ sometimes written as Gaea, also encircled the entire world.
⮚ fathered the first generation called Ge.
of Titans. ⮚ Mother and wife of Uranus (Heaven).

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Six Male Titans Six Male Titans

6. Cronus
5. Lapetus
3. Crius ⮚ In Greek mythology, Cronus, Cronos,
4. Hyperion In Greek
⮚ Kreios/Krios or Kronos was the personificaction of
⮚ Titan God of Heavenly light mythology, Iapetus , also Japetus, is
⮚ Titan God of Heavenly time and leader and youngest of the
⮚ Husband of Titaness Theia a Titan son of Uranus and Gaia and
Constellations first generation of Titans, the divine
father
descendants of
of Atlas, Prometheus, Epimetheus,
the primordial Gaia (Mother Earth)
and Menoetius.
and Uranus (Father Sky).

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Six Female Titans Six Female Titans

(the Titanides (Greek: Τιτανίδες, Titanídes; also Titanesses)
(the Titanides (Greek: Τιτανίδες, Titanídes; also Titanesses)
3. Themis
1. Theia 4. Mnemosyne
2. Rhea
⮚ In Greek
⮚ She is the Greek goddess of ⮚ Rhea or Rheia is ⮚ In Greek mythology, Mnemosyne
mythology, Themis ( 'justice,
sight and by extension the the Titaness daughter of the earth is the goddess of memory and the
law, custom') is one of the
goddess who endowed gold, silver goddess Gaia and the sky mother of the nine Muses
twelve Titan children
and gems with their brilliance god Uranus, Gaia's son.
of Gaia and Uranus, and the
and intrinsic value.
second wife of Zeus.

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Six Female Titans

(the Titanides (Greek: Τιτανίδες, Titanídes; also Titanesses)

5. Phoebe
⮚ Phoebe means "bright" but is 6. Tethys
functionally only a name; in ⮚ Titan Goddess of primal font of
B. ROMAN
mythology, the role of moon fresh water. (SATURN, JUPITER AND OTHER LESSER GODS)
goddess is fulfilled by other ⮚ Wife of Oceanus
deities as her grandchildren
inherit her name.

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Roman Gods and Goddesses Roman Gods and Goddesses

Jupiter
⮚ Zeus is Jupiter’s equivalent in
Greek Mythology ,symbolizes,
lightning bolt, eagle, and oak
tree, Jupiter-also known as Jove,
he is the God of sky and
thunder, as well as the king of
gods in Ancient Roman
Mythology.
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Juno
⮚ Hera in Greek mythology,
chief goddess and female
counterpart of Jupiter,
closely resembling the Greek
Hera, with whom she was
identified.
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Neptune
Minerva
⮚ Poseidon in Greek mythology-
⮚ Athena in Greek mythology,
Latin Neptunus, in Roman
she was the goddess of
religion, originally the god of
wisdom, war, art, schools,
fresh water; by 399 BCE he
justice and commerce.
was identified with the Greek
Poseidon and thus became a
deity of the sea.

Roman Gods and Goddesses
Mars
⮚ Ares in Greek mythology,
Mars, (Mavors or Mamers) is
an old Italian fertility god who
came to be known as Gradivus,
the strider, and the god of
war.
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Roman Gods and Goddesses
Vulcan
⮚ Hephaestus in Greek
mythology, Vulcan is the
Roman and Greek god of fire
and the forge, and mythical
inventor of smiting and metal Roman religion.
working.
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Venus
⮚ Aphrodite in Greek
mythology, Venus was the
goddess of love, sex, beauty,
and fertility.
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Vesta
⮚ Hestia in Greek mythology,
Vesta is the virgin goddess of
the hearth, home, and family in
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Roman Gods and Goddesses
Apollo
Diana
⮚ Apollo in Greek mythology, Artemis in Greek mythology,
⮚
Held in great esteem and
Diana, in Roman religion,
worship, Apollo was the Greek
goddess of wild animals and
and Roman god of music, the hunt, identified with the
oracles, archery, medicine Greek goddess Artemis.
and the sun.
Roman Gods and Goddesses
Ceres
⮚ Demeter in Greek mythology,
Mercury Ceres, in Roman religion,
⮚ Hermes in Greek mythology, goddess of the growth of food
Mercury was the son of the plants, worshiped either alone
king of the gods Jupiter and or in association with the
purportedly Maia, goddess of earth goddess Tellus.
the plains.
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Norse Gods and Goddesses

Odin
the god of war and of the Thor
C. NORSE ⮚
death. ⮚ the god of thunder
(ODIN HIS CHILDREN AND OTHER LESSER GODS) he is the highest and holiest
⮚ ⮚ he is the son of Odin
of all the gods.
⮚ chief of the a seer and ruler
of Asgard.

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Norse Gods and Goddesses

Loki
⮚ he is the trickster God
⮚ he is the son of a giant
Freya
⮚ the goddess of blessings, love and D. JAPANESE
fertility. (IZANAMI, IZANAGI AND THEIR CHILDREN GODS)
⮚ the name Freya means “Lady”, and
it can, for instance, also be
spelled, Freyja and Freja.

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Japanese God and Goddesses Children of Izanami and Izanagi

Izanagi Izanami Ebisu Kagutsuchi

⮚ Izanagi means “He Who Invites” ⮚ Izanami means “She Who Invites” ⮚ First Child ⮚ God of Fire
⮚ Father of Shintoism (Creator) ⮚ Mother of Shintoism (Creator) ⮚ Known as the “deformed leech- ⮚ Scorched his mother’s genitals
child” so badly then died
⮚ Symbolizes Life and Death ⮚ Symbolizes Life and Death

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The Three Noble Children The Three Noble Children

Tsukuyomi
Amaterasu
⮚ Amaterasu means “Shining in ⮚ Tsukuyomi means “Moon reading” or
Heaven” or “Illuminates heaven” “Mood God”

⮚ Goddess of the Sun and Universe ⮚ God of the Moon

⮚ Born from the left eye of Izanagi ⮚ Reflected his sister’s light
(Eldest) ⮚ Born from the right eye of Izanagi (2nd
Eldest)

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The Three Noble Children

Susanoo
⮚ Susanoo means “Impetuous Male” “Storm God” E. CHINESE
⮚ God of the Sea and Storm (THE GOD OF HEAVEN, EARTH AND THE
⮚ Born from the nose of Izanagi (Younger UNDERWORLD)
brother of Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi)
⮚ Depicted as powerful and boisterous guardian
kami (God)

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Chinese Gods and Goddesses Chinese Gods and Goddesses

Yuhuang Shangdi
Wangmu Niangniang Guan Yin
⮚ Jade Emperor
⮚ Queen Mother of the West ⮚ Goddess of Mercy
⮚ god of the heavens, earth, and
⮚ Jade Emperor’s wife ⮚ listens to all who calls upon her
underworld
⮚ has complete control over ⮚ wears a white flowing robe &
⮚ 1st emperor in the universe &
life, happiness,& holds a willow branch that cures
in all of China
immortality. all illnesses & a jar of purifying
⮚ Lord of the Imperial Court magical water.
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Chinese Gods and Goddesses Chinese Gods and Goddesses

Yan Wang ⮚ Long Wang
Ne Zha ⮚ Dragon King Nüwa
⮚ King of Death and Hell
⮚ born mortal & came to the world ⮚ rules over the sea, its ⮚ Creator of Mankind
⮚ has superhuman strength as a burning ball of fire creatures, & all the dragons ⮚ a.k.a. Empress Wa
& immunity to diseases
⮚ swished around his cosmic wheel across the globe.
⮚ has a fearsome ⮚ responsible for repairing the
and immunity to diseases ⮚ controls the water & wind.
appearance pillars of heaven
⮚ great deity who killed the Dragon ⮚ seen as a symbol of good
King & his soldiers fortune.

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Hindu Gods and Goddesses

Triune gods
Vishnu
F. HINDU Brahma ⮚ the preserver
(THE TRIUNE GOD AND THE LESSER GODS) ⮚ the creator ⮚ portrayed with bluish gray skin
⮚ associated to Vedic creator and dressed in fine clothes &
Prajapati, whose identity he jewels.
assumed. ⮚ represents justice & moral
⮚ he was born from a golden egg. order.

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Hindu Gods and Goddesses Hindu Gods and Goddesses

Triune gods Lesser Gods Lakshmi
Shiva Ganesha
⮚ daughter of Vishnu & Durga
⮚ the destroyer ⮚ the elephant-headed god,
⮚ four-armed goddess of wealth,
⮚ described as an ascetic hermit dressed in ⮚ god of education, wisdom &
prosperity, fertility, purity,
animal skins with dreadlocked hair. wealth.
domesticity, beauty, & grace
⮚ depicted with one foot on Apasmara, ⮚ his head represents eternal
⮚ depicted holding a lotus bud as she
immortal demon representing ignorance. soul & his body symbolizes
sits or stands upon a massive lotus
world illusion.
blossom

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Hindu Gods and Goddesses Hindu Gods and Goddesses

Lesser Gods Kali Lesser Gods
Durga Saraswati
⮚ goddess of death Rama
⮚ fighting form of Parvati or ⮚ goddess of knowledge, art &
Devi. ⮚ depicted as four-armed bluish ⮚ god of truth virtue
music.
woman with blood-soaked ⮚ avatar of Vishnu, perfect
⮚ represents fiery powers of ⮚ endows humans with power of
tongue. embodiment of humankind.
the gods. speech & wisdom.
⮚ stands atop her husband Shiva, ⮚ he is celebrated during Diwali,
⮚ protector of the righteous & ⮚ daughter of Shiva & Durga and
who lies calmly beneath her feet festival of light.
destroyer of the evil. mother of the Vedas.
.
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Hindu Gods and Goddesses
Lesser Gods
Krishna
⮚ blue-skinned deity of love &
compassion.
⮚ avatar of Vishnu and sustainer of
Hindu Trinity.
⮚ depicted with a flute which he
uses for its seductive powers.
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Filipino Gods and Goddesses
First Generation Gods
Bathala
⮚ The supreme god of being;
creator of man and earth
and addressed sometimes
as Bathalang Maykapal.
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Hanuman
⮚ monkey god
⮚ symbolizes physical strength,
perseverance, service, &
scholarly devotion.
⮚ aided Lord Rama in his fight
against evil forces in the epic
Ramayana.
Amanikable
⮚ Originally this god was
worshipped as the god
of Hunters.
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(Bathala and the lesser gods)
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Filipino Gods and Goddesses
First Generation Gods
Ikapati
Idiyanale
⮚ The goddess of cultivated
⮚ The goddess of labor and
land. She was the most
good deeds.
understanding and kind
among deities of bathala.
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Filipino Gods and Goddesses Filipino Gods and Goddesses

First Generation Gods Second Generation Gods
Mapulon Mayari Tala
Lakapati
⮚ The god of seasons ⮚ The goddess of the moon ⮚ The goddess of the stars;
⮚ Often confused with ikapati
and husband of and one of the three sister of Mayari and Hanan
from variant Tagalog
ikapati of whom they daughters of Bathala by a and of the three daughters
pantheons, Lakapati was a
had a daughter. mortal woman. of Bathala by a mortal
major fertility deity.
woman.

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Filipino Gods and Goddesses Team Presentation

Second Generation Gods Second Generation Gods
Hanan
Dumakulem Anagolay
⮚ The goddess of morning; Anitun Tabu
⮚ The strong, agile guardian ⮚ The goddess of lost
sister of Mayari and Tala ⮚ The fickle – minded
of mountains and the son things and the only
and one of the three goddess of wind and
of Idiyanale and Dimangan offspring of Ikapati and
daughters of Bathala by a rain.
Mapulon.
mortal woman.

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Filipino Gods and Goddesses Harmful Deities

Third Generation Gods Sitan Manggagaway
Apolaki Diyan Masalanta ⮚ The guardian of ⮚ She was the first
⮚ The god of sun and ⮚ The goddess of love, Kasamaan and the agent of Sitan and
the chief patron of conception and childbirth keeper of all souls was primarily
warriors. and protector of lovers. therein, the blamed as the cause
counterpart of Satan. of diseases.

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Harmful Deities Harmful Deities

Manisalat
Mangkukulam
⮚ The second agent of Sitan, Hukluban
⮚ The only male agent of
she was tasked to destroy ⮚ The last agent of Sitan
Sitan, he was to emit fire at
and break every happy and could change herself into
night and when there was
united family that she could any form she desired.
bad weather.
find.

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Other Tagalog Deities Other Tagalog Deities

Lakambakod Lakambini
Aman Sinaya Galang Kaluluwa
(Wandering Spirit) ⮚ The protector of ⮚ Is know as the “pure
⮚ She is the primordial
the growing crops. maiden” for his
goddess of the ocean ⮚ The winged god present
incomparable beauty,
and protector of in some creation myths
ironic that he is a
fishermen. who loves to travel.
male diwata.

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Other Tagalog Deities

Ulilang Kaluluwa (Orphaned

Spirit)
Lingga ⮚ It is a serpent god present
⮚ A phallic god. in some creation myths
that was killed by Bathala
an ensuing rival.

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