Cabiri. Phrygian, later Greek fertility cult gods: Demeter, Hermes, Persephone.

Cybele. Roman Great Mother of gods. = Rhea.

God’s Truce. 1027-13C. Hostilities suspended on Holy days.

Hera. Wife of Zeus. Queen of gods. = Juno.

Lares. Roman gods of households and fields.

Marcion. 144. Founded heretical sect with 2 Gods: imperfect Old Testament God and Jesus’ merciful God.

Marduk. Babylonian Lord of gods.

Odin. King of Scandinavian gods who holds court in Valhalla.

Olympians. 12 Greek gods residing on Mt. Olympus.

Orpheus. Mythical Greek poet. Tamed animals with lyre. Music charmed underworld gods in bid to free wife.

Paean. Greek physician to the gods.

Pantheon. 27BC. Rome. Temple to all the gods. 609 converted to Christian church.

Pelops. Mythical Mycenaean king Tantalus served to gods as dinner.

Penates. Roman household gods.

Perseus. Slew Medusa with gods’ weapons. Married Andromeda.

Polytheism. Belief in multiple gods.

Praxiteles. 4C BC. Greek classical sculptor: Aphrodite c350. Hermes. Showed humanity of gods.

Prometheus. Titan who made man of clay and gave him life, stole fire from the gods for him. Chained to a rock to have an eagle eat his liver daily. Freed by Hercules.

Rhea. Greek fertility goddess. Mother of most gods.

Shamanism. Ancestral religion in Asia, N America. Shamans heal sick, talk to gods.

Shih Wang. 10 Chinese gods of Hell.

Sibyl. Mythical Greek prophetess. Interceded with gods for humans.

Ten Commandments. Decalogue. Laws God gave Moses on stone tablets. Fundamental to Judaism/Christianity/Islam. No other gods, idols, swearing. Remember the sabbath. Honor parents. Do not kill, commit adultery, steal, bear false witness, covet.

Titans. 12 giant children of Uranus and Gaea. Overthrown by Zeus, other gods.

Zeus. Greek king of gods. = Jupiter.

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