Aeneas: Trojan son of Anchises and Aphrodite after fall of Troy, led his followers eventually to Italy loved and deserted Dido.Aegyptus: Brother of Danaus his sons, except Lynceus, slain by Danaides.Aegisthus: Son of Thyestes slew Atreus with Clytemnestra, his paramour, slew Agamemnon slain by Orestes. Aegeus: Father of Theseus believing Theseus killed in Crete, he drowned himself Aegean Sea named for him.Aeëtes: King of Colchis father of Medea keeper of Golden Fleece.Aeacus: One of three judges of dead in Hades son of Zeus.Adonis: Beautiful youth loved by Aphrodite.Admetus: King of Thessaly his wife, Alcestis, offered to die in his place.Actaeon: Hunter surprised Artemis bathing changed by her to stag and killed by his dogs.Achilles: Greek warrior slew Hector at Troy slain by Paris, who wounded him in his vulnerable heel.Acheron: One of several Rivers of Underworld.Achelous: River god son of Oceanus and Tethys and said to be the father of the Sirens.Bold words within entries indicate cross references. In addition, there are several deities that are exclusively Roman. However, all Latin names are listed with cross-references to the Greek ones. In the list below, information is given under the Greek name the name in parentheses is the Roman equivalent. Most of the Greek deities were adopted by the Romans, although in many cases there was a change of name. The many gods and heroes of the Classical world
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