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Mary Magdalene

Follower of Jesus, witness to crucifixion and resurrection, often identified with the repentant sinner who anointed Jesus. Mary Magdalene represents devotion, transformation from sin to sainthood, and the witness who …

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Jesus Christ

Central figure of Christianity, believed by Christians to be the Son of God and savior of humanity. Jesus taught love, forgiveness, and the Kingdom of God through parables and miracles. …

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Baldr

God of light, purity, and beauty, beloved by all. Baldr's death—killed by mistletoe arrow through Loki's trickery—begins the events leading to Ragnarök. His mother Frigg extracted oaths from all things …

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Valkyries

Female spirits who choose which warriors die in battle and escort them to Valhalla. Valkyries serve Odin, embodying the connection between death, fate, and honor. They represent the warrior feminine, …

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Yggdrasil

The immense cosmic ash tree connecting nine worlds in Norse cosmology. Yggdrasil's roots reach into different realms while its branches support the heavens. The tree suffers constant gnawing from creatures …

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Hel

Goddess of the underworld realm of the same name, daughter of Loki. Half of Hel's body appears living, half corpse-like. She receives those who die of illness or old age, …

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Fenrir

Monstrous wolf, son of Loki, prophesied to kill Odin at Ragnarök. Bound by the gods who feared his growing power, Fenrir represents primal destructive force and the inevitable doom that …

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Thor

God of thunder, strength, and protection of humanity. Thor wields Mjölnir, his hammer that returns after being thrown. He battles giants to protect both gods and humans, representing the warrior …

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Freyja

Goddess of love, beauty, fertility, war, and magic. Freyja practices seidr (Norse magic) and receives half of the slain warriors in her hall Folkvangr. She represents feminine power in its …

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Loki

Trickster god of mischief, cunning, and change. Loki's shape-shifting and schemes cause both problems and solutions for the gods. Father of monsters including Fenrir and Hel, Loki's actions ultimately lead …

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Odin

Chief of the Norse gods, associated with wisdom, war, poetry, and magic. Odin sacrificed his eye for wisdom and hung himself on Yggdrasil for nine days to gain knowledge of …

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Ariadne

Cretan princess who helped Theseus escape the Labyrinth with a thread, then was abandoned on Naxos. Found by Dionysus, she became his consort and was immortalized. Ariadne's thread represents guidance …

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Icarus

Youth who flew too close to the sun on wax wings, causing them to melt and him to fall to his death. Despite his father Daedalus's warnings, Icarus's ambition and …

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Pan

God of wilderness, shepherds, and rustic music, with goat legs and horns. Pan's sudden appearances caused "panic" in travelers. His pipes (syrinx) produce music that stirs natural instincts and desires. …

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Chiron

Wise centaur who tutored heroes including Achilles, Heracles, and Asclepius. Unlike other centaurs, Chiron was civilized, scholarly, and skilled in medicine and prophecy. Wounded by poisoned arrow, he exchanged his …

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Hecate

Goddess of magic, crossroads, ghosts, and the moon's dark phase. Hecate holds keys to the underworld and knowledge of herbs and poisons. Associated with liminal spaces and transitions, she guides …

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Orpheus

Legendary musician whose songs could charm all living things and even stones. Orpheus descended to the underworld to retrieve his wife Eurydice, moving Hades with his music but losing her …

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Persephone

Goddess of spring and queen of the underworld, embodying life-death-rebirth cycle. Abducted by Hades, Persephone's annual return to the surface brings spring, while her descent brings winter. Her dual nature …

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Athena

Goddess of wisdom, strategic warfare, and crafts, born fully armed from Zeus's head. Athena represents rational wisdom, strategic thinking, and civilized warfare as opposed to Ares's bloodlust. Patron of Athens …

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Hermes

God of communication, commerce, thieves, and boundaries. Hermes guides souls to the underworld as psychopomp, mediating between worlds and states of being. His cunning and eloquence make him patron of …

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Apollo

God of light, music, poetry, prophecy, and rational order. Apollo represents clarity, harmony, and the Apollonian principle of form and reason. His oracle at Delphi offered cryptic prophecies that shaped …

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Dionysus

God of wine, ecstasy, theatre, and liberation from societal constraints. Dionysus represents the dissolution of boundaries between self and other, civilization and nature, order and chaos. His followers, the maenads, …

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Prometheus

Titan who stole fire from the gods to give to humanity, representing defiance of divine authority for human progress. Prometheus endured eternal punishment—bound to a rock where an eagle ate …

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