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A TO Z OF GREEK MYTHOLOGY - G

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  • ​​Gaia -  Protogenoi, first born deity. Greek goddess personifying the Earth.
  • Galatea (i) - Nereid nymph, daughter of Nereus and Doris. Lover of Acis, and pursued by Polyphemus. 
  • Galatea (ii) - Name given to statue created by Pygmalion and brought to life by Aphrodite. 
  • Galene - Nereid daughter of Nereus and Doris. Greek goddess of Calm Seas. 
  • Ganymede - Trojan prince, son of Ilus. Abducted by Zeus to become his lover and the cup-bearer of the gods upon Mount Olympus. 
  • Gelanor - Mortal king, son of Sthenelas. King of Argos. 
  • Geras - Early god, son of Nyx. Greek god of Old Age. 
  • Geryon - Gigantic son of Chrysaor and Callirhoe, and therefore grandson of Medusa, famously encountered by Heracles during his tenth labour. 
  • Glaucus (i) - Sea-god born mortal but transformed by the consumption of a magical herb. Often guide to lost seafarers.
  • Glaucus (ii) - Prince of Crete born to King Minos and Pasiphae who drown in honey and was resurrected by Polyeidus.
  • Glaucus (iii) - mortal prince, son of Hippolochus, prince of Lycia and defender of Troy
  • Gorgo Aix - Monstrous goat, offspring of Helios. Ally of Titans during Titanomachy. Killed by Zeus.
  • Gorgons - three monstrous daughters of the sea deities Phrocys and Ceto, normally named as Medusa, Sthenno and Euryale. 
  • Gorgophone - Mortal Queen, daughter of Perseus and Andromeda, wife of Perieres and Oebalus, mother of Tyndareus amongst others, Queen of Messenia and Sparta
  • Graces - Alternative name for the Charites, three daughters of Zeus and Eurynome, named Aglaia, Euphrosyne and Thalia. Greek goddesses of Joy and Festivity.
  • Graeae - Group of goddesses, three daughters of the sea deities Phorcys and Ceto, named Enyo, Deino and Pemphredo. Personification of white sea foam. 
  • Gyges -  Hecatonchire, gigantic son of Ouranos and Gaia, brother of Briareus and Cottus. Guardian of the gates of Tartarus.  
Galatea
The Triumph of Galatea - Jacques Stella (1596–1657) - PD-art-100
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