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Mythology and Folklore

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The Pantheons and
their Counterparts
Greek Pantheons

A. Titans

Gaia, the earth.


Uranus, the sky.
5. Coeus:
1. Oceanus: Titan God Of
Titan God Of The Oracles,
The Sea & Wisdom, And
Water Foresight

3. Hyperion: 4. Thea: 6. Phoebe:


2. Tethys: Titan Titan Titan
Titan God Goddess Of
Goddess Of Of Light & Goddess Of
Prophecy &
Fresh Water Observation The Sun &
Intellect
Light
7. Crius: 8.Mnemosy 9. Iapetus: 10. Themis: 11. Cronus:
12. Rhea:
Titan God Of ne: Titan Titan God Of Titan Titan Ruler of
Titan
Constellations Goddess Of Mortal Life Goddess Of the Universe
Goddess
Memory Or God Of Law, Order,
Of Fertility
Death And Justice
B. Olympians

Zeus
-The most powerful of all, Zeus was
god of the sky and the king of
Olympus.

Hera
-goddess of marriage and the queen of
Olympus. She was Zeus's wife and
sister.
Apollo- the god Ares- the god of
Aphrodite- the
of music and war. He was both
Poseidon-god of Hades- king of goddess of love
healing. He was cruel and a
the sea. the dead. He and beauty, and
also an archer, coward
lived in the the protector of
and hunted with
underworld. sailors.
a silver bow
Artemis-the goddess Athena-the Hephaestus-the Hestia-the goddess Hermes-the
of the hunt and the goddess of god of fire and the of the hearth (a messenger god, a
protector of women wisdom. She was forge (a furnace in fireplace at the trickster, and a friend
in childbirth. also skilled in the which metal is center of the to thieves.
art of war. heated). home).
Demeter-the Dionysus- the
goddess of the god of wine,
harvest. which he
invented.
C. Other gods Then there
are the other types of
gods. There are:
Primordial deities, who
predate the Titans. These
include Nyx, the
personification of night,
and the primordial Chaos.
There are the Chthonic
deities who live
underground beyond the
River Styx. These include
(sometimes) Hades and
Hecate, the goddess of
witchcraft. And there are
personified concepts, such
as Nemesis (vengeance),
Eros/Cupid (lust), and
Nike (victory)
Roman Pantheons
Neptune- god of Juno – she was the
the sea. goddess of
marriage and
fertility. Sister of
Jupiter.

Pluto- god of the


underworld
Jupiter
-He was the king of the
gods; the sky god (the
great protector) –
controlling the weather
and forces of nature,
using thunderbolts to
Major gods:
give warning to the
people of Rome.
Minor Gods: Cupid- the Pax- the
god of love. god of
peace.
Nemesis-
the god of
revenge.

Minerva- Mars- god


goddess of The Furies-
of war
goddesses of
wisdom.
vengeance.
Saturn- an
Diana- agricultural Janus- He
goddess of Vulcan- He was
god who was the
Apollo- god wild beasts expelled from
had been two-faced
of poetry, and the heaven by
expelled guardian of
medicine, harvest Jupiter, who
from doorways
music, and moon and was a lame
heaven by and public
science. also the (caused by his
Jupiter. gates. He
goddess of expulsion), ugly
was valued
the hunt. blacksmith and
for his
the god of fire.
wisdom.
Norse Pantheons
Odin- All-Father of the gods.

Thor- the God of Thunder

Frigg- the Goddess of marriage, family and


motherhood. She is Odin's wife.

Týr- the original god of war.

Heimdall- he is the guardian of the Bifröst bridge


– the rainbow that connects the land of mortals –

Loki- he is known as the God of Trickery and


Mischief and The Father of Monsters.

Baldr & Höðr - the god of light and Radiance,


Baldr, and the god of darkness, Höðr, are twin
brothers.

Freyr and Freya-They're gods of fertility and Freyr


is the ruler of Alfheim and Lord of the elves while
was accused by Loki of having slept with all of the
gods and elvses.

Hel- the goddess of the underworld.


IV. Japanese Pantheons
Susanoo –
Amaterasu – The
Yebisu – the The Japanese Japanese
Japanese god of Goddess of the God of
luck and Rising Sun Seas and
fishermen Storms

Izanami and Izanagi-


Izanagi (Izanagi no Mikoto
or ‘he who invites’) and Kagutsuchi – Tsukiyomi –
Izanami (Izanami no Mikoto the Japanese The
or ‘she who invites’), the duo
of brother and sister are god of Japanese
perceived as the divine destructive God of the
beings who brought order to fire. Moon.
the sea of the chaos below
heaven by creating the first
landmass.
Inari – The Kannon – The
Raijin and Ame-no- Hachiman – Jizo – The
Japanese Japanese Deity
Fūjin – The Uzume – The The Japanese
Deity of of Mercy and
Japanese Japanese Japanese Guardian
Agriculture Compassion
Gods of Goddess of God of War God of
Weather Dawn and and Archery (Rice), Travelers
Dancing Commerce, and Children
and Swords
Philippine Pantheons
The Deities of Philippine Mythology are the gods, goddesses and
diwatas worshiped by ancient Filipinos before the Christianization of
the natives after the Spanish conquest of the Philippines. While not as
widely known as its European and Asian counterparts, they have
similar elements and characteristics when compared to other
mythologies.
Chinese Pantheons
Pan Ku- Yin and Yang
were contained inside Hou Yi -
an egg. These forces Lord Archer
Fu Hsi (Fu Xi) - and
were too strong and Nü Wa (Nu Gua) Fu Hsi is the
the egg eventually Chinese
- The creator founder of China
broke open revealing hero.
the Pan Ku. Pan Ku
goddess and and it's first
fertility deity. emperor.
kept the sky and earth
separate.
Chang'e - The
Xi Wangmu -
wife of Hou Yi. Sun Wu-
Queen Mother
steals the elixir of k’ung- The Yü Huang Shang-
Wang , queen of
life, drinks it and Monkey Ti or The Jade
the heavens
takes refuge on King Emperor
wife to The Jade
the moon.
Emperor.
The Three Gods of
Happiness

Lung Wang - The


Dragon Kings, Lung
Dragons are gods of
rivers, lakes, and
oceans. They
represent
Fuxing Luxing Shouxing wisdom, strength,
and goodness.
Hindu Pantheons
Vishnu- The Hindu Shiva and
preserver Parvati- Shiva Brahma- The
is a powerful Hindu creator
Hindu deity. god.
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