Meaning | A deity of classical mythology. |
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Synonym | Greco-Roman deity |
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Instances | Aesculapius, Asclepius, Asklepios | son of Apollo |
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Bacchus | (classical mythology) god of wine |
Priapus | (classical mythology) god of male procreative power and guardian of gardens and vineyards |
Narrower | Leto, Latona | wife or mistress of Zeus and mother of Apollo and Artemis in ancient mythology |
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nymph | (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden |
Broader | deity, divinity, god, immortal | Any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force |
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Spanish | deidad grecorromana, divinidad greco-romana |
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Catalan | divinitat grecoromana |
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