Page 1 of Crown of Serpents (Curse of Olympus #1)
Olympian gods
Zeus : King of the gods; god of sky and thunder.
Hera : Queen of the gods; goddess of marriage and family.
Poseidon : God of the sea, earthquakes, and horses.
Athena : Goddess of wisdom, war, and strategy.
Demeter : Goddess of agriculture and harvest.
Apollo : God of the sun, music, and prophecy.
Artemis : Goddess of the hunt, wilderness, and the moon.
Ares : God of war and violence.
Aphrodite : Goddess of love and beauty.
Hephaestus : God of fire, metalworking, and craftsmanship.
Hermes : Messenger of the gods; god of travel and commerce.
Dionysus : God of wine, revelry, and madness.
Further deities mentioned
Hades : King of the underworld and the dead.
Persephone : Queen of the underworld; goddess of spring.
Hecate : Goddess of magic, witchcraft, and crossroads.
Eileithyia : Goddess of childbirth and labour pains; daughter of Zeus and Hera.
The Fates (Moirai) : Three goddesses who control destiny; Clotho spins, Lachesis measures, and Atropos cuts the thread of life.
Phorcys : Sea god; father of many sea monsters, including Medusa.
Ceto : Sea goddess; mother of sea monsters, including Medusa.
Helios : Titan of the sun; drove the chariot of the sun across the sky.
Selene : Titaness of the moon; drove the chariot of the moon across the sky.
Eos : Titaness of the dawn; sister of Helios and Selene, known for bringing the first light of day.
Astarte: Canaanite and Phoenician goddess of love, sex, war, royal power, and healing.
Mythological creatures
Nereids : Sea nymphs; daughters of Nereus.
Dryads : Tree nymphs; spirits of a tree, often associated with oaks or specific forests.
Harpies : Winged spirits with the bodies of birds and the faces of women; agents of punishment and torment.
Stheno : Eldest gorgon with mighty bronze wings, scaled skin and serpentine hair; immortal sister of Medusa, known to paralyse mortals in terror with her gaze.*
Euryale : Second gorgon with mighty bronze wings, scaled skin and serpentine hair; immortal sister of Medusa, known for her terrible cries.*
Cetus : Sea monster with the body of a sea serpent or serpentine fish.
Scylla : Sea monster with multiple heads and tentacles; haunts the strait of Messina.
Echidna: Half nereid and half sea serpent; mother of many Greek monsters.
Adonis : Mortal youth of extraordinary beauty; lover of Aphrodite.
Europa : Mortal princess; abducted by Zeus in the form of a bull, mother of Minos and namesake of Europe.
Other terms
Megaron : Central hall of a Mycenaean palace, often rectangular with a hearth.
Anax : Title for a lord or ruler, often used for Mycenaean kings.
Epetae : ‘Followers of the king’ in the Mycenean period; high-ranking officers outside the typical military hierarchy; here, interpreted as the king’s elite sentinels and personal guard.
Tartarus : Deep abyss in the underworld where the wicked are punished; also personified as a primordial god.
Elysium : Paradise in the underworld for heroes and the virtuous.
Drachmae : Ancient Greek silver coins, used as a basic unit of currency.
Pithoi : Large storage jars used for grains, oils, and wine in ancient Greece.
Peplos : Traditional garments worn by women, draped and fastened at the shoulders.
Chiton : Tunic-like garment worn by men and women, made of lightweight fabric.
Himation : Cloak or wrap worn over a chiton, used for warmth or modesty.
*Various descriptions of the gorgons and their physical attributes and powers exist. This is my interpretation, combining accounts from Pseudo-Apollodorus, Aeschylus, Pindar and Hesiod.