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- Greek Mythology
  - The Olympian Gods
    - The 12 Olympian Gods
      - Aphrodite
      - Apollo
      - Ares
      - Artemis
      - Athena
      - Demeter
      - Dionysus
      - Hephaestus
      - Hera
      - Hermes
      - Poseidon
      - Zeus
    - The Other Olympian Gods
      - Aceso
      - Aegle
      - Alexiares & Anicetus
      - Ariadne
      - Asclepius
      - Bia
      - Charites
        
        Aglaea
        
        Euphrosyne
        
        Thalia
      - Cratus
      - Deimus & Phobus
      - Dike
      - Dioscuri
      - Eirene
      - Enyo
      - Epione
      - Eris
      - Erotes
        
        Anterus
        
        Eros
        
        Hedylogus
        
        Hermaphroditus
        
        Himerus
        
        Hymenaeus
        
        Pothus
      - Eunomia
      - Ganymede
      - Harmonia
      - Hebe
      - Heracles
      - Hestia
      - Horae
      - Hygeia
      - Iaso
      - Ilithyia
      - Iris
      - Litae
      - Moirae
      - Muses
        
        Calliope
        
        Clio
        
        Erato
        
        Euterpe
        
        Melpomene
        
        Polyhymnia
        
        Terpsichore
        
        Thalia
        
        Urania
      - Nike
      - Nymphs
        
        Aurae
        
        Dryads
        
        Hesperides
        
        Naiads
        
        Nereids
        
        Oceanids
      - Panacea
      - Peitho
      - Psyche
      - Thyone
      - Tyche
      - Zelus
  - Underworld Gods
    - Furies
    - Hades
    - Hypnus
    - Persephone
    - Thanatus
  - Sea Gods
    - Amphitrite
    - Ceto
    - Doris
    - Glaucus
    - Naiads
    - Nereids
    - Nereus
    - Oceanids
    - Oceanus
    - Phorcys
    - Pontus
    - Poseidon
    - Tethys
    - Thalassa
    - Triton
  - Rustic Gods
    - Ariadne
    - Artemis
    - Dionysus
    - Dryads
    - Hermes
    - Naiads
    - Pan
    - Silenus
  - Primordial Gods
    - Chaos
    - Erebus
    - Gaia
    - Nyx
    - Pontus
    - Tartarus
    - Thalassa
    - Uranus
  - Titans
    - Anchiale
    - Anytus
    - Asteria
    - Astraeus
    - Atlas
    - Aura
    - Ceto
    - Clymene
    - Coeus
    - Crius
    - Cronus
    - Dione
    - Eos
    - Epimetheus
    - Eurybia
    - Eurynome
    - Hecate
    - Helius
    - Hyperion
    - Iapetus
    - Lelantus
    - Leto
    - Menoetius
    - Metis
    - Mnemosyne
    - Muses (Elder)
    - Oceanus
    - Pallas
    - Perses
    - Phoebe
    - Phorcys
    - Prometheus
    - Rhea
    - Selene
    - Styx
    - Tethys
    - Theia
    - Themis
  - Mythical Creatures
    - Automatons
    - Birds
    - Boars
    - Bulls
    - Carcinus
    - Centaurs
    - Cerberus
    - Cercopes
    - Charybdis
    - Chimera
    - Cyclops
    - Deer
    - Dogs
    - Dracaenae
    - Dragons
    - Giants
    - Golden-Fleeced Ram
    - Gorgons
    - Graeae
    - Griffin
    - Harpies
    - Hippalectryon
    - Hippocampi
    - Ichthyocentaurs
    - Lernaean Hydra
    - Manticore
    - Minotaur
    - Nemean Lion
    - Pegasus
    - Phoenix
    - Satyrs
    - Scylla
    - Sirens
    - Sphinx
    - Teumessian Fox
    - Unicorn
  - Heroes
    - Achilles
    - Aeneas
    - Agamemnon
    - Ajax
    - Atalanta
    - Bellerophon
    - Cadmus
    - Daedalus
    - Diomedes
    - Hector
    - Heracles
    - Jason
    - Meleager
    - Menelaus
    - Nestor
    - Odysseus
    - Orpheus
    - Paris
    - Peleus
    - Perseus
    - Telamon
    - Theseus
- Roman Mythology
  - Dii Selecti
    - Apollo
    - Bacchus
    - Ceres
    - Diana
    - Genius
    - Janus
    - Juno
    - Jupiter
    - Liber
    - Luna
    - Mars
    - Minerva
    - Mercury
    - Neptune
    - Orcus
    - Saturn
    - Terra
    - Venus
    - Vesta
    - Vulcan
  - Heroes
  - Eastern Religions
    - Isis
    - Cybele
    - Mithras
    - Sabazius
    - Serapis
    - Sol Invictus
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