Horror (mythology)

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Horror is a daimon appearing only in Seneca's Oedipus.^[1]

Etymology

Horror literally means shaking, trembling, and the feeling of horror.^[2] This meaning is shared by the word φρίκη (phríkē),^[3] which is used often in Ancient Greek tragedy.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Seneca, Lucius Annaeus (1917). Tragedies. With an English translation by Frank Justus Miller. Translated by Miller, Frank Justus. London Heinemann. pp. 476–477.
^ "Latin Word Study Tool". www.perseus.tufts.edu. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
^ "Greek Word Study Tool". www.perseus.tufts.edu. Retrieved 2025-03-07.

Ancient Greek deities

Primal
elements

Titans

Twelve Titans	Coeus Crius Cronus Dione Hyperion Iapetus Mnemosyne Oceanus Phoebe Rhea Tethys Theia Themis
Descendants of the Titans	Asteria Astraeus Atlas Eos Epimetheus Helios Leto Menoetius Pallas Perses Prometheus Selene

Olympian
deities

Twelve Olympians	Aphrodite Apollo Ares Artemis Athena Demeter Dionysus Hephaestus Hera Hermes Hestia Poseidon Zeus
Olympian Gods	Asclepius Eileithyia Enyo Eris Iris Harmonia Hebe Heracles Paean Pan
Muses	Daughters of Zeus Calliope Clio Euterpe Erato Melpomene Polyhymnia Terpsichore Thalia Urania Daughters of Apollo Apollonis Borysthenis Cephisso Boeotian Muses Aoide Melete Mneme Muses of the Lyre Hypate Mese Nete Muses at Sicyon Polymatheia
Charites (Graces)	Aglaia Euphrosyne Hegemone Pasithea Thalia
Horae (Hours)	Dike Eirene Eunomia
Children of Styx	Bia Kratos Nike Zelus

Water
deities

Sea deities	Amphitrite Benthesikyme Brizo Calliste Calypso Ceto Eurybia Glaucus Leucothea Melicertes Nereus Nerites Oceanus Phorcys Pontus Poseidon Proteus Rhodos Tethys Thalassa Thaumas Thetis Triton
Oceanids	Acaste Admete Asia Callirhoe Ceto Clymene (consort of Helios) Clymene (wife of Iapetus) Clytie Dione Dodone Doris Electra Eurynome Idyia Melia (consort of Apollo) Melia (consort of Inachus) Metis Perse Philyra Pleione Plouto Styx Telesto Theia Zeuxo
Nereids	Amatheia Amphithoe Amphitrite Arethusa Cymatolege Cymo Dynamene Galatea Galene Protomedeia Psamathe Sao Spio Thalia Thetis
River gods	Achelous Alpheus Anapus Asopus Asterion Axius Caanthus Cebren Cephissus Enipeus Kladeos Meander Nilus Numicus Phyllis Peneus Sangarius Scamander Selemnus Simoeis Strymon
Naiads	Aegina Achiroe Aganippe The Anigrides Argyra Bistonis Bolbe Caliadne Cassotis Castalia Cleocharia Creusa Daphne Drosera Harpina The Ionides Ismenis Larunda Lilaea Liriope Melite Metope Minthe Moria Nana Nicaea Orseis Pallas Pirene Salmacis Stilbe The Thriae Corycia Cleodora Melaina Tiasa

Personifications

Children of Eris	Algos Amphillogiai The Androktasiai Atë Dysnomia Horkos Hysminai Lethe Logoi Limos Machai Neikea Phonoi Ponos Pseudea
Children of Nyx	Apate Eris Geras Hesperides Hypnos The Keres The Moirai Atropos Clotho Lachesis Momus Moros Nemesis Oizys The Oneiroi Philotes Thanatos
Others	Achlys Adephagia Aergia Aidos Aion Alala Alastor Aletheia Alke Amechania Anaideia Ananke Angelia Anteros Apheleia Arete The Arae Astraea Caerus Chronos Chrysus Corus Deimos Dikaiosyne Dyssebeia Eiresione Ekecheiria Eulabeia Eupraxia Eusebeia Ersa Eros Erotes Gelos Hedone Hedylogos Heimarmene Hermaphroditus Homados Homonoia Horme Hymen Iacchus Ioke Kakia Koalemos Kydoimos The Litae Lyssa The Maniae Methe Nomos Palioxis Peitharchia Peitho Penia Penthus Pepromene Pheme Phobos Phrike Phthonus Poine Polemos Poros Praxidice Proioxis Prophasis Soter Soteria Thrasos Tyche

Other deities

Sky	The Anemoi Boreas Eurus Notus Zephyrus Hesperus Phosphorus Phaethon Astrape and Bronte Aura The Hesperides The Hyades Nephele The Pleiades Alcyone Sterope Celaeno Electra Maia Merope Taygete Sirius Tritopatores
Agriculture	Aphaia Demeter Despoina Eunostus Opora Philomelus Plutus
Health	Asclepius Aceso Epione Iaso Hygieia Paean Panacea Telesphorus
Rustic deities	Aetna Agdistis The Alseids Amphictyonis Aristaeus Attis Britomartis The Cabeiri Comus The Dryades Erato The Hamadryades Chrysopeleia The Epimelides Hecaterus Leuce The Maenades The Meliae Hyperborean maidens The Oreads Echo Priapus Rhapso Silenus Telete
Others	Aphroditus Arke Auxesia Enodia Circe Enyalius Hecate Palaestra Pasiphaë Phanes Sosipolis

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