Dictionary

Freya: The Norse goddess of fertility as well as love, wealth and war.

Furies (Erinyes): Beings that came to life from Uranus' blood. As goddesses, furies appointed themselves as punishers for those who had sinned.

Garm: The Norse version of Cerberus; Garm is depicted as a hound of the underworld that is chained at the entrance to the cave Niflheim.

Geb: An important Egyptian god known as the "Great Cackler" that is depicted as a being with a goose's head. In lore, Geb created the sun from a hatched egg.

Glooskap: An Algonquin (Native American) creator of villages and animals. Glooskap has many other magical powers.

gorgon: The group of three snake-headed sisters, including Medusa, who could turn mortals into stone.

halcyon: A mythological bird of Greek origins that was a transformation of the grieving Alcyone who, upon learning her husband was dead, became a kingfisher.

Hector: A great Trojan warrior who succumbed at the hands of Achilles.

Heimdall: The guard at the Bifrost bridge that leads to the Norse underworld.

Hel: A Norse goddess living in the Underworld who is frequently compared to Persephone.

Hercules: Also known in Greek as Heracles; In ancient Greece, Hercules was revered for his strength and accomplishments.

Horus: An Egyptian god with the head of a falcon.

Indra: The Hindu deity over all the gods and also referred to as the god of thunder.

Jord: The Norse version of Gaia; the Earth goddess and the mother of Thor.