Who is the god of obsession?

Goddess. the Greek goddess, Atë
Atë
In Greek mythology, Atë, Até or Aite (/ˈeɪtiː/; Ancient Greek: Ἄτη) was the goddess of mischief, delusion, ruin, and blind folly, rash action and reckless impulse who led men down the path of ruin. She also led both gods and men to rash and inconsiderate actions and to suffering.
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, is the personification of the term, atë, in Greek mythology. She is known as the Greek goddess of evil, misfortune, obsession, guilt, infatuation, and mischief. She was known to lure men into actions that would end in their demise usually.
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Who is the god who is obsessed with himself?

Narcissus, in Greek mythology, the son of the river god Cephissus and the nymph Liriope.
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Is there a god of crazy?

In Greek mythology, Lyssa' (/ˈlɪsə/; Ancient Greek: Λύσσα Lússā), called Lytta (/ˈlɪtə/; Λύττα Lúttā) by the Athenians, was the spirit of mad rage, frenzy, and rabies in animals. She was closely related to the Maniae, the spirits of madness and insanity. Her Roman was variously named Ira, Furor, or Rabies.
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Who is the Greek god of attention?

In Greek mythology, Pheme (/ˈfiːmiː/ FEE-mee; Greek: Φήμη, Roman equivalent: Fama), also known as Ossa in Homeric sources, was the personification of fame and renown, her favour being notability, her wrath being scandalous rumours.
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Who is the goddess of gossip?

PHEME (also known as OSSA) was the goddess or personified spirit (daimona) of rumour, report and gossip. She was also by extension the spirit of fame and good repute in a positive sense and infamy and scandal in the bad. Her Roman name was Fama.
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Obsession (And My Heart Burns For You) - Hillsong Worship



Who is the goddess of chaos?

Who was Eris? Eris was the Greek goddess of chaos, strife and discord. She was the daughter of Zeus and Hera.
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Who is the male god of love?

Eros was the Greek god of love, or more precisely, passionate and physical desire. Without warning he selects his targets and forcefully strikes at their hearts, bringing confusion and irrepressible feelings or, in the words of Hesiod, he 'loosens the limbs and weakens the mind' (Theogony, 120).
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Who is the lamest god?

In Greek mythology, Koalemos (Ancient Greek: Κοάλεμος) was the god of stupidity, mentioned once by Aristophanes, and being found also in Parallel Lives by Plutarch.
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Is there a god of anger?

The son of Zeus and Hera and one of the twelve Olympian deities, Ares was the god of rage, terror, and violence.
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Who was the ugliest god?

Hephaestus. Hephaestus is the son of Zeus and Hera. Sometimes it is said that Hera alone produced him and that he has no father. He is the only god to be physically ugly.
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What is Echo the god of?

EKHO (Echo) was an Oreiad-nymph of Mount Kithairon (Cithaeron) in Boiotia. The goddess Hera cursed her with just an echo for a voice as punishment for distracting her from the affairs of Zeus with her endless chatter. She was loved by the god Pan, and herself became enamoured of the boy Narkissos (Narcissus).
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Who is the male god of beauty?

In modern times, the term “Adonis” can be used to refer to a man who is desirable and attractive. The word has deep roots in ancient Greek mythology because Adonis is the god of beauty and attraction – a male counterpart for Aphrodite.
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Who is the craziest god?

10 Weird (and Funny) Gods and Goddesses
  1. Loki (Scandinavia) ...
  2. Chinnamasta (Northern India, Nepal) ...
  3. Pan (Greece) ...
  4. Inanna/Ishtar (Mesopotamia) ...
  5. Cronus (Greece) ...
  6. Sheela Na Gigs (The British Isles) ...
  7. 7. Isis (Egypt) ...
  8. Baron Samedi (Haiti)
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Is there an evil god?

Apophis: Evil God of Chaos in Ancient Egypt

The evil god was not worshipped; he was feared. It is also believed that no matter how many times he was challenged, he could never be entirely vanquished. In Egyptian mythology, Apophis was also the archenemy of the great sun god, Ra.
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Who is the demon of death?

In Buddhism, there is the Mara that is concerned with death, the Mrtyu-mara. It is a demon that makes humans want to die, and it is said that upon being possessed by it, in a shock, one should suddenly want to die by suicide, so it is sometimes explained to be a "shinigami".
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Is Cupid a demon?

Isidore sees Cupid as a demon of fornication, who represents foolish and irrational love (Etym VIII. xi. 80). Petrus Berchorius says that Cupid, son of Venus Voluptaria, is the god of carnality; he is painted winged because love flies away suddenly, and he is also blind (De formis figurisque deorum, fol.
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Who is the Japanese god of love?

Shintō, the indigenous Japanese religion, recognizes many (read: thousands) of kami (gods, or divine beings).
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Who is the god of marriage?

Hymen, also called Hymenaeus, in Greek mythology, the god of marriage, whose name derives from the refrain of an ancient marriage song.
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Who was Gaia?

Gaia was the Greek goddess of Earth, mother of all life, similar to the Roman Terra Mater (mother Earth) reclining with a cornucopia, or the Andean Pachamama, the Hindu, Prithvi, “the Vast One,” or the Hopi Kokyangwuti, Spider Grandmother, who with Sun god Tawa created Earth and its creatures.
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Who is goddess Nyx?

Nyx, in Greek mythology, female personification of night but also a great cosmogonical figure, feared even by Zeus, the king of the gods, as related in Homer's Iliad, Book XIV.
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What is Nike's goddess?

Nike, in ancient Greek religion, the goddess of victory, daughter of the giant Pallas and of the infernal River Styx. Nike probably did not originally have a separate cult at Athens. Nike Adjusting Her Sandal, marble relief sculpture from the balustrade of the Temple of Athena Nike, Acropolis, Athens, c.
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