Gaea
Gaea is the the earth goddess. With Uranus she bore the rest of the Titans. She is
regarded as all-producing and all-nourishing, and one of the dieties of presiding
over marriage.
Mnemosyne
The goddess of Memory, Mnemosyne, mated with Zeus to produce the 9 Muses.
Phoebe
By her brother Coeus she is the mother of Asteria and Leto. Through Leto, she is
the grandmother of Apollo and Artemis.
Rhea
Rhea was the wife of the Titan Cronus, who made it a practice to swallow their children.
When Zeus was about to be born, she bore him in secret and gave Cronus a stone wrapped
as an infant to swallow.
Tethys
Tethys the wife of Oceanus and gave birth to around 3,000 river-gods and the Oceanides.
Hera was raised by Tethys until she was ready to marry Zeus.
Theia
The wife of her brother Hyperion, by him Theia gave birth to Helios (sun), Eos (dawn),
and Selene (moon). She is the goddess from whom light emanates and considered especially
beautiful.
Themis
Themis is the goddess of the order of things established by law, custom and ethics.
By Zeus' command, she convenes the assembly of the gods, and she is invoked when
mortals assemble. She is the mother of the Horae (seasons), the Hesperides and Prometheus.
Olympians
Aphrodite
Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty, was born from the foam of the sea. She
is married to Hephaestus, the god of fire and smithy to the gods. Sacred to her are
the myrtle, rose, apple, poppy, sparrow, dove, swan, swallow, tortoise, ram, the
planet Venus, and the month of April. Eros was produced from a liason with Zeus.
Her favorite lover is the god of war, Ares.
Artemis
Artemis is the goddess of the hunt, virginity, the moon, and the natural environment.
She is the daughter of Zeus and Leto and twin sister of Apollo. Even though she is
a virgin goddess, she also presides over childbirth. Sacred to her are the laurel,
fir tree, fish, stag, boar, bear, dog, goat, bee and other animals.
Athena
Athena is the Greek virgin goddess of reason in war and peace, intelligent activity,
arts and literature, and useful arts. She sprang full grown from Zeus' head rather
than being born by a woman. She is Zeus' favorite and is allowed to use his weapons
including his thunderbolt. Sacred to her are the olive, serpent, owl, lance, and
crow. She invented the bridle, the trumpet, the flute, the pot, the rake, the plow,
the yoke, the ship, and the chariot.
Demeter
Demeter is the goddess of the earth, of agriculture, and of fertility in general.
Sacred to her are livestock and agricultural products, poppy, narcissus and the crane.
She is the mother of Persephone by Zeus. During the months Persephone lives with
Hades, Demeter withdraws her gifts from the world, creating winter. Upon Persephone's
return, spring comes into bloom.
Hera
Hera is the supreme goddess of the Greeks and goddess of marriage and childbirth,
and wife to Zeus. Her children are Ares, Hebe, Hephaestus and Eris. Sacred to her
are the peacock, pomegranate, lily and cuckoo. She is extremely jealous of Zeus'
amorous adventures and punishes his mortal lovers.
Hestia
Hestia is the virgin goddess of the hearth and of domestic life, and the inventor
of domestic architecture. Of all the Olympians, she is the mildest, most upright
and most charitable.
Other Goddesses
Alecto
Alecto is one of the three Furies or Erinyes and sometimes known as a Greek goddess
of war and death.
Alectrona
An early Greek goddess, Alectrona is the daughter of the sun. No beast of burden
could enter her sanctuary in Rhodes. Anyone bringing an ass, horse, or mule to her
shrine had to undergo ritual purification.
Ananke
Plato called Ananke the mother of the Moriae or Fates and is the personfication of
necessity or the force of destiny.
Arete
Arete is the Greek goddess of justice and teacher of Heracles.
Ate
Ate is the embodiment of folly, moral blindness, infatuation, and mischief. It was
her Apple of Discord which caused the Trojan War.
The Charities
The Charities are personifications of aspects of grace and beauty. They are called
Aglaia (Splendor), Euphrosyne (Mirth), and Thalia (Good Cheer). While the Muses inspire
artists, the Charities apply the artists' works to the embellishment of life.
Cer
The Greek goddess of violent death, Cer (or Ker) is the daughter of Nyx ("night")
and sister of the Moriae ("fates"). This name was also used of the malevolent
ghost of any dead person.
Cotys
Coyts the goddess of sexuality was revered in Thrace. There her servants, the baptai
("baptized ones"), celebrated secret festivals in her honor.
Dryads
Dryads (Hamadryads) are elemental forces incarnated in a bark-like body. They were
usually female and mortal, dying when the tree died. A dryad will punish mortals
for thoughtlessly breaking her branches or harming her.
Enyo
Enyo is the goddess of war and takes delight in carnage and destruction of towns.
She is usually considered the daughter of Ares whom she accompanies in battles.
Eos
Eos is the goddess of dawn, daughter of the Titans Hyperion and Theia, and sister
of Helios and Selene. She is the mother of the evening star Eosphorus (Hesperus),
other stars, and the winds Boreas, Zephyrus and Notus. When she was caught in a tryst
with
Ares, Aphrodite cursed her with an insatiable desire for handsome young men. She
most often appears winged or in a chariot
drawn by four horses, one of them being Pegasus.
The Erinyes
The Erinyes (Eumenides) names are Alecto, Megaera, and Tisiphone. They are solemn
maidens dressed as huntresses, wear bands
of serpents around their heads, and carry torches. They pursue wrongdoers and torment
them in ways that make the criminals wish
they were dead. Crimes that especially draw their attention are disobedience toward
parents, ill-treatment of the elderly, murder,
violation of the law of hospitality, and improper conduct toward suppliants.
Eris
Eris is the goddess of discord and the daughter of Zeus and Hera. She is obsessed
with bloodshed, havoc, and suffering. She calls
forth war and her brother Ares carries out the action.
Europa
Europa the "wide-eyed one," is the moon goddess after whom the subcontinent
of Europe is named. She was originally the mother goddess of Crete. Europa owned
a magic spear that never missed its target and a monstrous brass warrior that protected
her island
while she rode the night on her servant, the lunar bull. The Greeks who brought their
own gods to Crete, rewrote Europa's legend. The Greek legend says she was only a
Phoenician princess, and the lunar bull was Zeus, who raped her. Abandoned on Crete,
she married well and bore three famous kings of Crete: Minos, Sarpedon, and Rhadamanthus.
Harmonia
The "uniter," Harmonia is the daughter of Aphordite and Ares. Some stories
say the legendary Amazons claimed descent from her. Harmonia also founded the dynasty
of Thebes and bore the famous Dionysian women Semele, Agave, Autonoe, and Ino. At
Harmonia's wedding, all the Olympians bore magical gifts, including a famous necklace
from Aphrodite that gave irresistable sexuality to the wearer.
Hecate
Hecate brings good luck to sailors and hunters or can withhold these blessings
if undeserved, so fear became a motivating factor in
her worship. When Persephone was found with Hades, Hecate remained with her as attendant
and companion and as a result has a
share in the ruling over the souls in the underworld. Because of her unearthly aspect
she is regarded as a kind of queen of witches.
Heliades
The daughters of the sun, these seven sisters were poplar tree goddesses who cried
amber tears at the death of their brother
Phaethon.
Hesperides
Hesperides were the guardians of the golden apples Hera received from Gaea at her
marriage to Zeus. They were said to be the daughters of Nyx, the goddess of night.
Some accounts say their names were Aegle, Erytheia, Hestia and Arethusa. They were
regarded as comely and talented singers. The location of the Hesperides' garden was
a mystery and was the destination of one of Heracles' most difficult tasks, the acquisition
of the golden apples.
The Horae
The Horae are the goddesses of the seasons and the orderly procession of things in
general. They are also the collective personfication of justice. Hesoid, who saw
them as givers of the law, justice and peace gave them the names Eunomia (Discipline),
Dice (Justice) and Eirene (Peace). At Athens two of the Horae, were called Thallo
and Carpo, and to the Athenians, represented the budding and maturity of growing
things. As a result, Thallo became the protectress of youth.
Hygia
Hygia is the Greek goddess of health and the daughter of Asclepius, the god of medicine
and healing.
Iaso
Iaso is a Greek goddess of healing and the sister of Hygia.
Irene
Irene is the Greek goddess of peace and is worshipped with bloodless sacrifices at
Athens. Some legends say she is one of the Horae.
Iris
The winged, rainbow goddess Iris is Hera's messenger. When she is not delivering
messages she is asleep under Hera's bed. She is one of the few who can journey at
will to the underworld where she fetches water for solemn oaths.
Kakia
Kakia is vice personified invented to foil Arete, the goddess of virtue. The two
fought over Hercules. His teacher was Areta and Kakia attempted to seduce him with
promises of love, ease, and riches.
Leto
Leto is the mother of Apollo and Artemis and is mostly worshipped in conjunction
with her children.
Lyssa
Lyssa's name means "canine madness," and she is the Greek underworld goddess
who drove her dogs through the world proding the divine intoxication of the Maenads
to destructive fury.
Malophoros
A Greek goddess of the underworld.
Meliae
In one of the Greek creation myths, Mother Gaea had her son Uranus castrated. Drops
of his blood fell on her and from those spots, Gaea conceived tree spirits called
Maelia. As the world's original women, they were the mothers of humankind.
The Moirae
The Moirae are the Fates, the personfication of the destiny of humans. The three
Moirae are Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos. Clotho("spinner") spins the thread
at the beginning of one's life, Lachesis ("measurer") weaves the thread
into the fabric of one's actions, and Atropos ("inevitable") snips the
thread at the conclusion of one's life. Gods as well as mortals have to submit to
the will of the Moirae.
The Muses
The nine Muses are the goddesses of arts and sciences and inspire those who excell
in these pursuits. They are the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne. Their names are:
Clio (History), Urania (Astronomy), Melpomene (Tragedy), Thalia (Comedy), Terpsichore
(Dance), Calliope (Epic Poetry), Erato (Love Poetry), Polyhymnia (Songs to the Gods),
and Euterpe (Lyric Poetry). Apollo is the leader of the Muses.
Nemesis
Nemesis is the personification of divine vengeance. Happiness and unhappiness are
measured out by her, determining that happiness was not too frequent or excessive.
If so, she brings about losses and suffering. She is one of the assistants of Zeus.
Nereides
Nereides are marine nymphs of the Mediterranean Sea. They are distinguished from
the Oceanides by being confined to the seas
around Greece.
Nike
Nike, the winged goddess of victory, is the daughter of the fearsome river goddess
Styx and the sister of Zelos ("zeal"). She was honored throughtout Greece,
especially at Athens.
Nyx
Nyx is the night personified. She is among the very oldest of the gods, having been
born from Chaos. She is regarded as the subduer of men and gods alike. She is winged
and rides in a chariot wearing a dark dress with blinking stars surrounding her.
Her residence is Hades.
Oreads
Oreads are sweet-singing nymphs of mountains and rocks. They are slender, pale women
who wear thin robes woven in caves on fine looms only visible to the second-sighted.
To honor these elementals, the Greeks used to anoint rocks with fragrant oils, hang
attractive belts on rocks, and leave offerings in caves.
Peitho
Peitho is the personfication of seduction and persuasion. She is said to be the daughter
of Aphrodite and Hermes.
Persephone
Persephone is the daughter of the Olympian Demeter, and became the goddess of death
and the underworld when Hades abducted her. The mint and pomegranate is sacred to
her. Persephone raised Aphrodite's child Adonis.
The Pleiades
The Pleiades are the daughters of Atlas by Pleione and are called Electra, Maia,
Taygete, Alcyone, Celaena, Sterope, and Merope. They and their mother were pursued
by the giant Orion until the gods intervened and transformed them into a constellation.
Selene
Selene, also called Mene, is the goddess of the moon. She is the daughter of Hyperion
and Theia, and the sister of Eos (dawn) and Helios (sun).
Styx
The goddess of the River Styx that wound beneath the earth in the land of the dead
is called is also called Styx "the hated one," who prevented the living
from crossing into the realm of Persephone without first undergoing death's torments.
Telphassa
Telphassa the "wide-shiner," is an early Greek goddess of light who was
probably imported from Phoenicia. She is the mother of Europa.
Tyche
Tyche is the personification of luck and chance.
How Love (Eros) came to the Soul (Psyche): 
Psyche was the daughter of an unknown king.
Her beauty was so extraordinary that men would worship her instead of loving her.
Aphrodite then, out of jealousy for her beauty, sent Eros, her son, to make Psyche
fall in love with some unworthy man. In the same time oracle said that Psyche must
wed a horrible monster on the top of a mountain. Her parents, crying, brought her
to the mountine where she felt asleep
and then carried away by the wind to a beautiful castle. This was castle of Eros,
who instead of obeying Aphrodite, fell in love with Psyche
and visited her every night, although never allowing Psyche to see him. However,
following the advices dictated by jealousy of her two sisters,
Psyche managed to know who her lover was. Eros, then, deserted her, and when their
love was discovered Psyche suffered the wrath of Aphrodite, who mistreated her in
many ways. She even send her to the underworld to ask Proserpina for some of her
beauty. Psiche managed to comeback alive, although opened the box with the beauty
and immideately felt in a deep sleep.
In the same time Eros was suffering from being along without his lover. Entire world
become cold and distant without love an affection and Aphrodite herself begin to
worry. And Psyche would have slept for ever, had not Eros, now recovered from his
sickness, come to her and awakened her, which had to happen. For there is no place
for Love to dwell except in the Soul, who animates all things, and there is no meaning
for the Soul to live and be awake except for the sake of Love. So Eros shut the cloud
of sleep up again in the box and roused Psyche with the harmless prick of an arrow.
Zeus then called a council of the gods in which he informed his decision, that Eros
was to marry Psyche, possess her and cherish her for all times to come. This is how
Psyche, through Eros' office, entered Heaven and gained immortality. For as Love
cannot dwell in any other place but the Soul, the Soul cannot enter Heaven, but through
Love. The child of Eros & Psyche was named Pleasure.
Where did he come from
Aphrodite is sometimes considered to be
the mother of Eros (Love), but this is a most disputed matter. Eros is often considered
one of the first to
have come into being. It has been said that there was no race of immortals until
Eros caused all things to mingle, and that Nyx (Night) laid an Egg in Erebus (the
Darkness of the Underworld) and in time Eros was born. According to others, Eros
was one of the first to be born out of Chaos, the kind of void that was the original
state of the universe. Some say that not Aphrodite but Ilithyia, the goddess of childbirth,
daughter of Zeus & Hera, was his mother. But still others say that Zephyrus (the
West Wind) was his father and Iris (the rainbow, a heavenly messenger) his mother.
And there are also those who say that he was born out of Chronos (Time), who is said
to be the same as the Titan Cronos, father of the first OLYMPIANS, and identify him
with Phanes 1, who was considered to be the first-born and eternal god. Eros &
Psyche (Soul) loved each other, but she was not supposed to see the lover who was
visiting her by night.
Love and health:
Fostering Love among the most contrary
qualities inside the body, such as cold and heat, bitter and sweet, dry and moist,
was the skill which Asclepius developed to such a high pitch. The balance (love between
this body attributes) creats perfect health.
When love is not there, imbalance create sickness.
Love and money
In the same way there are those who involve
themselves in acts of love with a view of gaining money, position, office or Fame,
performing a vulgar charade or a farce leading to shame, reproach and even scandal,
for they will renounce Love when the money is gone or the position lost. But the
same gestures performed by true lovers for the sake of Love himself never lead to
these things, and the lovers never have to regret their conduct.
And while the merchants of Love have to act secretly as if they were thieves, the
others find the general approval when showing their affection openly, for there is
never shame in true love.
Love and art
And when Apollo invented archery, and medicine
and divination, or when the Muses created music, or when Hephaestus worked on
his metals, or when Athena was weaving, or when Zeus was guiding gods and men, they
did all these things in such a way that they could be judged to be the disciples
of Love, attaching themselves to beauty and having no concern with ugliness, which
is the dominion not of Love but of Ananke (Necessity). It is said that even the gods
give special honour to Love and to the courage that comes with him.
And that is why they allowed Alcestis to return from the Underworld, for she had
died for love of her husband. But they did not give Orpheus his wife back, because
they considered Orpheus' attempt to bring her back from the Underworld, the quest
of a coward, because he was not willing
to die for her but entered the Underworld alive, and alive he left both Underworld
and dead wife. In the same way, they say, Achilles was honoured and sent to the Islands
of the Blest, because putting his love for Patroclus above everything else, avenged
him, and fearless sought his
enemy knowing that he would die soon after killing Hector, the son of King Priam
1 of Troy. And that is why it is said that there is no sort of courage more respected
by the gods, than the one coming from Love.
They say, Eros came after Chaos, and is
one of the oldest gods having no parents. But others think that Eros, being Aphrodite's
son, came first afterwards and is one of the youngest gods. Eros is Love-those who
are with him they treasure him, and those who are not with him they covet him, because
he is a marvel and a delight, and all tenderness, elegance and grace come from him,
who is the ornament of all creatures. And since Love
came to be- all the arts and beauty appeared in the world since love have no concern
with ugliness, which is the dominion not of Love but of Ananke (Necessity).
His name is Eros, Cupid, Kama, Yarilo...
More Goddess and God Info
Aphrodite- the goddess of love, desire
and beauty. In addition to her natural gifts she has a magical girdle that compels
anyone she wishes to desire her. The myrtle is her tree. The dove, the swann, and
the sparrow her birds.
Venus- the goddess of chastity in women, despite the fact that she ad many affairs
with both gods and mortals. As Venus Genetrix, she was worshiped as the mother (by
Anchises) of the hero Aeneas, the founder of the Roman people; as Venus Felix, the
bringer of good fortune; as Venus Victrix, the bringer of victory; and as Venus Verticordia,
the protector of feminine chastity.
Venus is also a nature goddess, associated with the spring. She is the bringer of
joy to gods and humans. Venus really had no myths of her own but was so closely identified
with the Greek Aphrodite that she "took over" Aphrodite's myths.
Isis- greatest Egyptian goddess, the embodiment of female divinity. Her Latin epithet
was Stella Maris, or "star of the sea".
Isis become synonymous with the image of devoted mother and wife and symbolizes
all that true and pure in woman -her devotion to Osiris became a legend. She is the
goddess of Moon and Cow is her sacred animal because she nurtures and feeds mankind.
The hornes of the cow create the base of her crown and represent the moon, upon which
set
the solar disc- thus, she represents both male and female divine principles.
Radha- wife of Krishna. She is manifestation of devotion and divine love.
Makosh-slavic Goddess of earth and fertility. her husbond is Svarog, god of the Sky
Freya- Vicing Goddess of love and fertility; as well as the moon, the sea, the earth.
She invented the runes. Cat is her sacred anmal
Demeter (Ceres) is the goddess of fertility, the mother of the corn. Demeter is
intimately associated with the seasons. Her daughter Persephone was abducted by
Hades to be his wife in the underworld. In her anger at her daughter's loss Demeter
laid a curse on the world that caused plants to wither and die, the land became desolate.
Zeus became alarmed and sought Persephone's return. However, because she had eaten
while in the underworld Hades had a claim on her. Therefore, it was decreed that
Persephone would spend four months each year in the underwold. During these months
Demeter greves her daughters absence, and withdraws her gifts from the world, creating
winter. Her return brought the spring.
Ishtar/Astarte, -the Semitic goddess of love and the Queen of Havean. Myrtle is
her sacred plant.
Erzulie- the Voodoo goddess of love, beauty and dance
Oshun- afrocarribbean goddess of love, beauty and sex.
Tlazolteotl- Aztec goddess of fertility, sex, childbirth and love. She appears in
four forms, that correspond to the phases of the moon:
a yang maiden, a goddess of taking changes; a mother goddess who devours the sins
of mankind, and a hideous old crone who brings destruction and change. She is the
goddess of witches.
Obatala- Yoruban(africa) Goddess who created earth and people from clay and gave
them life.
She was drunk from drinking plum wine, that's why she made everyone so different
from each other.
Ani- Ibo (africa) goddess of birth, death, happiness and love
Kali- mother Gauri, the present wife
of lord Shiva. Lord Shiva in his destructive form is known as
Mahakala, and the Divine Mother Gauri is Kali or Mahakali. She is goddess of transformation
via death, which is essential for the renewal and spiritual growth. Through Invoking
Kali(kundalini) you can remove fear of death, the basic insecurity of the first shakra,
and other false attachements in order to love unconditionally. She is the first
Mahavidya and also known as Adya (the first-born), one of the names used for Kundalini
Shakti
Hestia (Vesta)-The goddess of the hearth, she is considered the founder of the family
and the state and the one who maintains public reverence for the gods. She is the
sister of Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hera, and Demeter. Therefore she is sometimes considered
one of the twelve Olympians. Her sacred fire, at the Delphic Temple, was the center
of Greek
religious life.
Hera- Zeus wife and sister.
She is the protector of marrage and takes special care of married women. Her sacred
animals are the cow and the peacock.
Durga- indian goddess, the unified symbol of all divine forces.Her name meanns "invincible"
in Sanscrit.
She is destroyer of diseases, sufferings, poverty and evil habits. She is another
form of Uma or Parvati.
She is mentioned by 108 names, and thus, she is all forms of Divine Mother, otr the
Divine Mother herself.
Artemis(Diana)-the daughter of Zeus and Leto. Her twin brother is Apollo.
She is the lady of the wild things and protector of the young.
She became associated with the moon.
She is a virgin goddess, and the goddess of chastity.
She also presides over childbirth, which may seem odd for a virgin,
but goes back to causing Leto no pain when she was born.
The cypress is her tree. All wild animals are scared to her, especially the deer.
Goddess Yana - serbian version of the Goddess Diana
Athena (Minerva)- goddess of wisdom, war, and crafts; patron of Athens
Iris-the rainbow, a heavenly messenger
Goddess of Earth
Zemlya (Slavic), Terra (Roman), Gea (Greek), Erda (German): The planet Earth, soil/land,
and the goddess are identified by the same name, usually given the title Mother
Kupala- slavic goddess of water
The Graces
They are the daughters of Zeus and Eurynome. There are three Graces: Aglaia (Splendor),
Euphrosyne (Mirth), and Thalia (Good Cheer). The are known for singing and dancing
for the gods.
The Muses
They are the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne. They are known for the music of their
song,
which brings joy to any who hear it. There are nine Muses, each with her own specialty:
Clio (History), Urania (Astronmy), Melpomene (Tragedy), Thalia (Comedy), Terpsichore
(Dance),
Calliope (Epic Poetry),
Erato (Love Poetry), Polyhymnia (Songs to the Gods), Euterpe (Lyric Poetry).
The Fates - they have the subtle but, awesome power of deciding a mans destiny.
The assign a man to good or evil. There most obvious choice is chosing how long a
man lives.
There are three Fates. Clotho, the spinner, who spins the thread of life. Lachesis,
the measurer, who choses the lot in life one will have and measures off how long
it is to be.
Atropos, she who can not be turn, who at death with her shears cuts the tread of
life.
Gods:
Eros(Cupid)-the son of Aphrodite and the god of love.
He is often represented blindfolded because,
love is often blind. His "weapon" is darts or arrows. In either case the
tips have
been magically treated to produce either uncontrolable love or
unsurmountable disintrested in the first person seen be Eros's victim after wounding.
Kama-
Indian god of love. He carrys a bow and guiver of arrows and
flies on the back of a parrot or a sparrow and accompanied by a
honeybee that symbolizes both sweetness of love and its sting.
He will help to increase sensuality, sexual satisfaction, sexual power, vitality
and stamina.
Yarilo - Slavic God of Spring, fertility and physical love. He appeared like a strong
young man
and will help in tha same way as Kama and Eros
Apollo - the god of music, playing a golden lyre. The Archer, far shooting with a
silver bow.
The god of healing who taught man medicine. The god of light and truth, who can not
speak a lie.
One of Apollo's daily tasks is to harness his chariot with four horses an drive
the Sun across the sky.
His tree was the laurel. The crow his bird. The dolphin his animal.
Dionysos (Bacchus) - the god of wine, mysteries, and the theatre
He invented wine and spread the art of tending grapes.
He has a dual nature. On the one hand bringing joy and devine ecstasy. On the other
brutal,
unthinking, rage. Thus, reflecting both sides of wines nature.
If he choses Dionysus can drive a man mad. No normal fetters can hold him or his
followers.
He was accompanied by the Maenads, wild women, carrying rods tipped with pine cones.
While other gods had templaces the followers
of Dionysus worshipped him in the woods. Here they might go into mad states where
they
would rip apart and eat raw any animal they came upon.
Dionysus is also one of the very few that was able to bring a dead person(his mother)
out of the underworld.
The festivel for Dionysus is in the spring when the leaves begin to reapper on the
vine.
It became one of the most important events of the year. It's focus became the theater.
Most of the great greek plays were initially written to be performed at the feast
of Dionysus.
All who took part writers, actors, spectators were regaurded as scared servents of
Dionysus
during the festival.
Varuna- Indian Lord of Water. He is worshiped to increase love between man and woman
Hermes - he is Zeus son and messenger.
He is the fastest of the gods. He wears winged sandals, a winged hat,
and carries a magic wand. He is the
god of thieves and god of commerce.
He is the guide for the dead to go to the underworld. He invented the lyre,
the pipes, the musical scale, astronomy , weights and measures, boxing,
gymnastics, and the care of olive trees.
Hades - the brother of Zeus and lord of the underworld, ruling over the dead.
Those whose calling increase the number of dead are seen favorably.
He is also the god of wealth, due to the precious metals mined from the earth.
He is unpitying and terrible, but not capricious.
His wife is Persephone whom Hades abducted. He is the King of the dead but,
death itself is another god, Thanatos.
Volos- slavic god of cattle (skotnyi bog), commerce and the dead,
resides in Nav(underworld) This is not really surprising,
considering that most cthonic deities, such as Pluto, Saturn and Ops were also
associated with wealth and that the crops are pushed upward from inside the Earth
Shiva- Indian god of death, destruction and sex, the ruler of Tama-Guna.
Osiris- Egyptian god of the underworld and of vegetation.
Ares (Mars)- god of war
Ares is the son of Zeus and Hera. He was disliked by both parents.
He is considered murderous and bloodstained but, also a coward. When caught in an
act of
adultery with Aphrodite her husband Hephaestus is able publically ridicule him.
His bird is the vulture. His animal is the dog.
Apedemak- Sudanese (Meroe) war god. Depicted with a lion's head and a human body.
The elephant and cattle were sacred to him.
Perun- Slavic chief of the pagan gods, god of thunder and lightning and of war
much like ZeusPerun: By the time of St. Vladimir, Perun was more war-like, probably
the
Viking/Thor influence. While always a god of warriors, Perun was more of a Defense
God,
than a War God in earlier times.
Zephyrus- the West Wind, his name is
Dogoda in slavic
Jophiel ("Beauty of God"), an angel: One of the cherubim, Jophiel is accredited
with being the angel
to drive Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden after they eat the forbidden fruit.
If this is
the case, Jophiel receives also the honor of being the first angel to be mentioned
in the Bible.
In such a role, he is last left guarding the Tree of Life with a flaming sword to
prevent the
return of man.
