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Dis, Orcus1.) Dis, Orcus -- (god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Pluto)

Orcus -- (God1.) God, Supreme Being -- (the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions)

2.) 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)

god of the Underworld1.) Underworld -- (the criminal class)

2.) Hel, Hell, Hades, infernal region, netherworld, Scheol, underworld -- ((religion) the world of the dead; "he didn't want to go to hell when he died")

underworld; counterpart of Greek1.) Greek, Hellenic, Hellenic language -- (the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages)

2.) Greek, Hellene -- (a native or inhabitant of Greece)

Greek Pluto)

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Dis, Orcus Roman deity

Faun1.) Faun -- (ancient Italian deity in human shape, with horns, pointed ears and a goat's tail; equivalent to Greek satyr)

Faun - Ancient Italian deity in human shape, with horns, pointed ears and a goat's tail; equivalent to Greek satyr

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Venus1.) Venus -- (the second nearest planet to the sun; visible from Earth as an early `morning star' or an `evening star'; "before it was known that they were the same object the evening star was called Venus and the morning star was called Lucifer")

2.) Venus, Urania -- (goddess of love; counterpart of Greek Aphrodite)

Venus, Urania1.) Urania -- ((Greek mythology) the Muse of astronomy)

2.) Venus, Urania -- (goddess of love; counterpart of Greek Aphrodite)

Urania - The second nearest planet to the sun; visible from Earth as an early `morning star' or an `evening star'; "before it was known that they were the same object the evening star was called Venus and the morning star was called Lucifer"

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Mors1.) Mors -- ((Roman mythology) Roman god of death; counterpart of Thanatos)

Mors - (Roman mythology) Roman god of death; counterpart of Thanatos

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Mars1.) Mars, Red Planet -- (a small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic color; "Mars has two satellites")

2.) Mars -- ((Roman mythology) Roman god of war and agriculture; father of Romulus and Remus; counterpart of Greek Ares)

Mars - A small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic color; "Mars has two satellites"

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Diana1.) Diana, Princess Diana, Princess of Wales, Lady Diana Frances Spencer -- (English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997))

2.) Diana -- ((Roman mythology) virgin goddess of the hunt and the moon; counterpart of Greek Artemis)

Diana - English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)

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Minerva1.) Minerva -- ((Roman mythology) goddess of wisdom; counterpart of Greek Athena)

Minerva - (Roman mythology) goddess of wisdom; counterpart of Greek Athena

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Saturn1.) Saturn -- (a giant planet that is surrounded by three planar concentric rings of ice particles; the 6th planet from the sun)

2.) Saturn -- ((Roman mythology) god of agriculture and vegetation; counterpart of Greek Cronus; "Saturday is Saturn's Day")

Saturn - A giant planet that is surrounded by three planar concentric rings of ice particles; the 6th planet from the sun

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Ceres1.) Ceres -- ((Roman mythology) goddess of agriculture; counterpart of Greek Demeter)

2.) Ceres -- (the largest asteroid and the first discovered)

Ceres - (Roman mythology) goddess of agriculture; counterpart of Greek Demeter

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Nox1.) Nox, Night -- (Roman goddess of night; daughter of Erebus; counterpart of Greek Nyx)

Nox, Night1.) Night, nighttime, dark -- (the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside)

2.) Night -- (the time between sunset and midnight; "he watched television every night")

Night - Roman goddess of night; daughter of Erebus; counterpart of Greek Nyx

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Cupid1.) Cupid, Amor -- ((Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros)

2.) Cupid -- (a symbol for love in the form of a cherubic naked boy with wings and a bow and arrow)

Cupid, Amor1.) Cupid, Amor -- ((Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros)

Amor - (Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros

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Sol1.) Sol, colloidal solution, colloidal suspension -- (a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid)

2.) Sol -- ((Roman mythology) ancient Roman god; personification of the sun; counterpart of Greek Helios)

Sol - A colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid

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Vulcan1.) Vulcan -- ((Roman mythology) god of fire and metal working; counterpart of Greek Hephaestus)

Vulcan - (Roman mythology) god of fire and metal working; counterpart of Greek Hephaestus

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Mercury1.) Mercury, quicksilver, hydrargyrum, Hg, atomic number 80 -- (a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures)

2.) Mercury -- ((Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce; counterpart of Greek Hermes)

Mercury - A heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures

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Janus1.) Janus -- ((Roman mythology) the Roman god of doorways and passages; is depicted with two faces on opposite sides of his head)

Janus - (Roman mythology) the Roman god of doorways and passages; is depicted with two faces on opposite sides of his head

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Juno1.) Juno -- ((Roman mythology) queen of the Olympian gods who protected marriage; wife and sister of Jupiter; counterpart of Greek Hera)

Juno - (Roman mythology) queen of the Olympian gods who protected marriage; wife and sister of Jupiter; counterpart of Greek Hera

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Vesta1.) Vesta -- ((Roman mythology) goddess of the hearth and its fire whose flame was tended by vestal virgins; counterpart of Greek Hestia)

2.) Vesta -- (the brightest asteroid but the fourth to be discovered)

Vesta - (Roman mythology) goddess of the hearth and its fire whose flame was tended by vestal virgins; counterpart of Greek Hestia

Parcae1.) Parcae -- (the 3 goddesses of fate or destiny; identified with the Greek Moirai and similar to the Norse Norns)

Parcae - The 3 goddesses of fate or destiny; identified with the Greek Moirai and similar to the Norse Norns

Nona1.) Nona -- (the Fate who spins the thread of life; counterpart of Greek Clotho)

Nona - The Fate who spins the thread of life; counterpart of Greek Clotho

Decuma1.) Decuma -- (the Fate who determines the length of the thread of life; counterpart of Greek Lachesis)

Decuma - The Fate who determines the length of the thread of life; counterpart of Greek Lachesis

Morta1.) Morta -- (the Fate who cuts the thread of life; counterpart of Greek Atropos)

Morta - The Fate who cuts the thread of life; counterpart of Greek Atropos

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Victoria1.) Victoria, Queen Victoria -- (queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901))

2.) Victoria -- ((Roman mythology) goddess of victory; counterpart of Greek Nike)

Victoria - Queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)

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Faunus1.) Faunus -- ((Roman mythology) ancient rural deity; later considered a counterpart of Greek Pan)

Faunus - (Roman mythology) ancient rural deity; later considered a counterpart of Greek Pan

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Neptune1.) Neptune -- ((Roman mythology) god of the sea; counterpart of Greek Poseidon)

2.) Neptune -- (a giant planet with a ring of ice particles; the 8th planet from the sun is the most remote of the gas giants; "the existence of Neptune was predicted from perturbations in the orbit of Uranus and it was then identified in 1846")

Neptune - (Roman mythology) god of the sea; counterpart of Greek Poseidon

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Proserpina1.) Proserpina, Proserpine -- (goddess of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Persephone)

Proserpina, Proserpine1.) Proserpina, Proserpine -- (goddess of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Persephone)

Proserpine - Goddess of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Persephone

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Dis1.) Dis, Orcus -- (god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Pluto)

Dis, Orcus1.) Dis, Orcus -- (god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Pluto)

Orcus - God of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Pluto

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Luna1.) Luna -- ((Roman mythology) the goddess of the moon; counterpart of Greek Selene)

Luna - (Roman mythology) the goddess of the moon; counterpart of Greek Selene

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Aurora1.) Dawn, dawning, morning, aurora, first light, daybreak, break of day, break of the day, dayspring, sunrise, sunup, cockcrow -- (the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning")

2.) Aurora -- (an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force)

Aurora - The first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"

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Tellus1.) Tellus -- ((Roman mythology) goddess of the earth; protector of marriage and fertility; identified with Greek Gaea)

Tellus - (Roman mythology) goddess of the earth; protector of marriage and fertility; identified with Greek Gaea

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Fortuna1.) Fortuna -- ((Roman mythology) the goddess of fortune and good luck; counterpart of Greek Tyche)

Fortuna - (Roman mythology) the goddess of fortune and good luck; counterpart of Greek Tyche

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Jupiter1.) Jupiter -- (the largest planet and the 5th from the sun; has many satellites and is one of the brightest objects in the night sky)

2.) Jupiter, Jove -- ((Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus)

Jupiter, Jove1.) Jupiter, Jove -- ((Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus)

Jove - The largest planet and the 5th from the sun; has many satellites and is one of the brightest objects in the night sky

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Ops1.) Ops -- ((Roman mythology) goddess of abundance and fertility; wife of Saturn; counterpart of Greek Rhea and Cybele of ancient Asia Minor)

Ops - (Roman mythology) goddess of abundance and fertility; wife of Saturn; counterpart of Greek Rhea and Cybele of ancient Asia Minor

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Sylvanus1.) Sylvanus, Silvanus -- ((Roman mythology) god of woods and fields and flocks; Pan is the Greek counterpart)

Sylvanus, Silvanus1.) Sylvanus, Silvanus -- ((Roman mythology) god of woods and fields and flocks; Pan is the Greek counterpart)

Silvanus - (Roman mythology) god of woods and fields and flocks; Pan is the Greek counterpart