Hera is the wife of Zeus and Queen of the gods. She was feared for her jealous and vengeful nature, while simultaneously celebrated for her zealous protection over marriages and childbirth. Cows, peacocks and cuckoos are considered her sacred animals. Hera was well known for her temper, and was possessed Read more…
“To Nereus and rich-haired Doris, daughter of Okeanos (Oceanus), there were born in the barren sea daughters greatly beautiful even among goddesses.” Hesiod Amphitrite was a child of Nereus and Doris, the eldest of their fifty daughters, and reputed to be the most beautiful of them all. Poseidon chose her Read more…
“Even the gods who are not his natural children address him as Father, and all the gods rise in his presence.” Zeus was the King of the Gods and the god of the sky, weather, law and order, destiny and fate, and kingship. He was depicted as a strong, and Read more…
Normally seen clothed in white, Lakhesis is the measurer of the thread spun on Klotho’s spindle. She is the apportioner, deciding how much time for life is to be allowed for each person or being, by measuring the thread of life with her rod. She is also said to choose Read more…
In mythology the role of the Fates was to ensure that every being, mortal and divine, lived out their destiny as it was assigned to them by the laws of the universe. For mortals, this destiny spanned their entire lives, and was represented as a thread spun from a spindle. Read more…
Klotho is the youngest of the Three Fates, and the one who spins the thread of human life. This power enables her not only to choose who is born, but also to decide when gods or mortals are to be saved or put to death. In mythology, it is said Read more…
Aeolus was King of the Isle of Aiolus and titled the Keeper of the Winds. He commanded the four winds that blew across the earth: Boreas (the north wind), Zephyrus (the west wind), Eurus (the east wind), and Notus (the south wind). His city was the town of Lipara, upon Read more…
Iris Aellopous is the Greek goddess of the rainbow and messenger of the gods of Olympus. She was a handmaiden and servant of the queen of the gods, Hera, and served as her personal messenger as well as an envoy of Zeus to the kingdoms of his brothers, Poseidon and Read more…
Mythology An obscure Celto-Germanic goddess associated with healing springs and the curative power of water. Sirona’s name has astral connotations, also giving her an association with the night sky. She was often depicted with a diadem or crown of stars, not a common adornment seen on a Gaulish deity. On Read more…
Mythology Niorun (Njörun) is a mysterious Norse figure about whom little is known, and some suggest may have been fictitious. She is listed as a goddess in a single source, and has been used as a kenning in some poetry, most notably Draum-Njörun or Dream-Niorun. This has led to the Read more…