Acient Greek

Achelous is a bull-man god of a river named after him.

The river is situated on the island where the Pillars of Hercules are said to be where he is located.

Achelous was prepared to marry his soon-to-be wife Deianira, the Princess of Clydon, until Hercules saw her, and challenged Achelous for Deianira.

During this fight, Hercules cut off Achelous' horn and used this as a way to humiliate him; the horn later turned into a cornucopia.

Deianira picked Hercules over Achelous, leaving Achelous bitter and jealous of the strong hero.

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Aigaios is the god of sea-storms and the eponymous ruler of the Aegean Sea.

Aigaios fought in the First Titan War on the side of Kronos while Oceanus remained neutral despite the efforts of both the former and latter.

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Amphitrite is the wife of Poseidon and Queen of the Sea.

She is sometimes listed among the Oceanids, but more often she is said to be one of the fifty Nereids, daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys.

By Poseidon, she is the mother of Triton.

Her Roman counterpart is Salacia.

After Poseidon replaced Oceanus as ruler of the Sea, Amphitrite became his wife.

When she resisted, Poseidon sent Delphin to retrieve her. They had various children, including Triton, who became both his father's heir and herald.

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Ariadne was a princess of Crete.

She was a daughter of King Minos and his Queen, Pasiphaë.

She is most commonly known for helping the Greek demigod hero Theseus get through the Labyrinth in Ancient Greece.

She became the immortal wife of the god Dionysus after Theseus abandoned her.

Her Roman counterpart is Ariana.

Ariadne fell in love with Theseus the first time she saw him, and desperately wanted him to live.

Theseus was brave, kind, and charming. He promised to marry her and take her with him back to Athens if he lived; she gave him a sword and a ball of magic yarn.

After those methods failed him, she used her ability to see through the Mist, to guide him through the maze safely, enabling him to slay the Minotaur.

Before King Minos could stop them, they all got back on their ship and sailed away, this time with Ariadne, Theseus' arm wrapped around her as they left Crete forever.

After they were out to sea, Theseus grew bored of Ariadne. They stopped at the island of Naxos. He didn't he would simply 'dump' her, and go home to Athens without her. Even though it was cruel, he carried it out.

That night, when they were sleeping on Naxos, Theseus woke up the crew, but didn't wake Ariadne. He let her sleep, and they set sail without her.

Ariadne was so full of sorrow she committed suicide. Dionysus, who is also a god of sympathy, went down to the Underworld and brought her back to life. Afterwards, he married her.

Ariadne awoke, and she was alone. She looked around, and ran along the beach, calling for Theseus. She saw the sail on the horizon, and she knew that he had left her there. She collapsed on the ground and sobbed. While she was on the ground, she cursed Theseus, and pleaded to the gods to make him forget to change the sails from black to white. They answered her pleads, and Theseus' father Aegeus threw himself off his castle roof, into the sea and drowned.

She remained faithful to Dionysus, but later died. Dionysus then descended into the Underworld and brought her and his mother Semele back. They then joined the gods in Olympus, and Ariadne was made a goddess. She is said to be the goddess of labyrinths, paths, and passion.

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Asclepius is the Greek god of medicine.

His Roman counterpart is Aesculapius.

Asclepius is the son of Apollo and Princess Coronis of the Lapiths.

Coronis fell in love with a mortal man while she was pregnant with Asclepius.

When Apollo discovered this, he killed the lovers in a rage, but saved his child out of remorse.

The newborn was then taken to be raised by Chiron who taught the demigod in medicine and would drive him to become the greatest of healers.

Asclepius became a favorite of Athena who gave him a vial of Gorgon Blood.

This allowed him to cure any illness, heal any injury, and even bring back the dead.

Furious, Hades forced Zeus to strike Asclepius dead with his thunderbolt for his transgression against the natural laws.

Angered by the death of his son, Apollo killed one of the Cyclopes in retaliation. To prevent a feud, Asclepius was resurrected and made into a god.

The Asklepiads, an ancient guild of Doctors, were also devotees of the god.

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Boreas is one of the four seasonal wind gods that work for Aeolus, the master of all winds.

Boreas is the North Wind and the god of winter.

His Roman counterpart is Aquilon.

Boreas was known for his abduction of Orithyia, the daughter of King Erechtheus of Athens.

Boreas wooed Orithyia, but she declined many times. Boreas eventually decided to take her by force, covering her in a cloud, spiriting her away, and transforming her into his immortal

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