New GRE Word List 4

Gods/Divinities

Aeolus : God of wish
Amphitrite : Goddess of sea
Aphrodite : Goddess of love and beauty
Apollo : God of love, intellect and property
Ares : God of war
Chloris : Goddess of flowers
Cupid :God of love
Daikoku : God of wwealth
Eros : God of love
Helios : Sun God
Hermes : Messenger of Gods
Hypnus : God of sleep
Hymen : God of marriage
Mars : God of war
Mercury : God of communication
Minerva : God of wisdom and arts
Mnemosyne : God of memory
Morpheus : God of dreams
Mors : God of death
Nemesis : Goddess of punishment/reward
Neptune : Sea God
Nike : Goddess of Victory
Nox : Goddess of night
Plutus : Goddess of wealth
Selene : Moon Goddess
Somnus : God of sleep
Thantos : God of death
Vulcan : God of forge/fire

Terms related to fables/legends/mythology

Ambrosia : food of the gods conferring the immortality
Anthropomorphism : practice of endowing natural world with human attributes
Bifrost : rainbow bride between heaven and earth
Deluge : the great flood of various legends
Motif : recurrent theme in myth or legend
Nectar : wind conferring immortality
Hera : mountain home of the Gods
Parable : short allegorical story with a moral
Fable : story with fantastic events and creatures
Saga : legendary narrative about heroic adventures

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