Greco-Roman deity - a deity of classical mythologydeity, 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 nymph - (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden; "the ancient Greeks believed that nymphs inhabited forests and bodies of water" Bacchus - (classical mythology) god of wine; equivalent of Dionysus Priapus - (classical mythology) god of male procreative power and guardian of gardens and vineyards Latona, Leto - wife or mistress of Zeus and mother of Apollo and Artemis in ancient mythology; called Latona in Roman mythology |