III. GROUP DEITIES

MUSES

ARTS AND SCIENCE

Poetic BLACK HAIRED NINE

1. Clio - History 2. Urania-Astronomy 3. Melpomene- Tragedy 4. Thalia-Comedy 5. Terpsichore-Dance 6. Calliope - Epic Poetry 7. Erato- Love/Poetry 8. Polyhymnia - Songs to the gods 9. Euterpe - Lyric Poetry

Daughters of: Zeus and Mnemosyne-Titaness of Memory

 

FATES

CONTROLLERS OF HUMAN DESTINY

(Moirae) - Greek (Parcae)-Roman

1. Clotho - Spinner 2. Lachesis-Disposerof Lots 3. Atropos-"shears"

 

NYMPHS

GODDESSES OF NATURE (lovely maidens)

Dryads: wood nymphs Naiads: river, spring nymphs Nereids: sea nymphs

 

GRACES

INCARNATION OF GRACE AND BEAUTY

1. Aglaia: Splendor 2. Euphrosyne: Mirth 3. Thalia: Good Cheer

Daughter of: Zeus and Eurynome child of Titan

IV. GODS ONLY TO THE ROMANS

Saturn Janus Quirinus

God of Agriculture and Time Sickle God of Beginnings Two Faces War God (Romulus when immortalized)