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Charon collapse: (Greek mythology) the ferryman who brought the souls of the dead across the river Styx or the river Acheron to Hades

Cerberus collapse: (Greek mythology) the three-headed dog guarding the entrance to Hades; son of Typhon

Osiris collapse: Egyptian god of the underworld and judge of the dead; husband and sister of Isis; father of Horus

hell collapse: noisy and unrestrained mischief; "raising blazes"; (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment; "Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"- John Milton; "a demon from the depths of the pit"; a cause of difficulty and suffering; "war is hell"; "go to blazes"; any place of pain and turmoil; "the hell of battle"; "the inferno of the engine room"; "when you're alone Christmas is the pits";

Minos collapse: son of Zeus and Europa; king of ancient Crete; ordered Daedalus to build the labyrinth; after death Minos became a judge in the underworld

Rhadamanthus collapse: (Greek mythology) a judge of the dead in the underworld

limbo collapse: (theology) in Roman Catholicism, the place of unbaptized but innocent or righteous souls (such as infants and virtuous individuals); an imaginary place for lost or neglected things

Erebus collapse: (Greek mythology) Greek god of darkness who dwelt in the underworld; son of Chaos; brother of Nox; father of Aether and Day

Loki collapse: (Norse mythology) trickster; god of discord and mischief; contrived death of Balder and was overcome by Thor

Nike collapse: (Greek mythology) winged goddess of victory; identified with Roman Victoria

Cybele collapse: great nature goddess of ancient Phrygia in Asia Minor; counterpart of Greek Rhea and Roman Ops

Zeus collapse: type genus of the family Zeidae; (Greek mythology) the supreme god of ancient Greek mythology; son of Rhea and Cronus whom he dethroned; husband and brother of Hera; brother of Poseidon and Hades; father of many gods; counterpart of Roman Jupiter

Vesta collapse: the brightest asteroid but the fourth to be discovered; (Roman mythology) goddess of the hearth and its fire whose flame was tended by vestal virgins; counterpart of Greek Hestia

Hera collapse: queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology; sister and wife of Zeus remembered for her jealously of the many mortal women Zeus fell in love with; identified with Roman Juno

Hymen collapse: a fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance to the vagina of a virgin; (Greek mythology) the god of marriage

Juno collapse: (Roman mythology) queen of the Olympian gods who protected marriage; wife and sister of Jupiter; counterpart of Greek Hera

Cupid collapse: a symbol for love in the form of a cherubic naked boy with wings and a bow and arrow; (Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros

Hephaestus collapse: (Greek mythology) the lame god of fire and metalworking in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Vulcan

Vulcan collapse: (Roman mythology) god of fire and metal working; counterpart of Greek Hephaestus

Cronus collapse: (Greek mythology) the supreme god until Zeus dethroned him; son of Uranus and Gaea in ancient Greek mythology; identified with Roman Saturn

Helios collapse: (Greek mythology) ancient god of the sun; drove his chariot across the sky each day; identified with Roman Sol

Minerva collapse: (Roman mythology) goddess of wisdom; counterpart of Greek Athena

Phaethon collapse: type genus of the Phaethontidae; (Greek mythology) son of Helios; killed when trying to drive his father's chariot and came too close to earth

Athena collapse: (Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva

Ares collapse: (Greek mythology) Greek god of war; son of Zeus and Hera; identified with Roman Mars

Diana collapse: (Roman mythology) virgin goddess of the hunt and the moon; counterpart of Greek Artemis; English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)

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