She dwells ‘beneath the secret parts of the holy earth … deep down under a hollow rock far from the deathless gods and mortal men’ Hesiod Echidna was described to be half beautiful maiden and half fearsome snake. In addition to her monstrous appearance, she was purported to have monstrous Read more…
A naiad daughter of Cocytus, the Underworld river of wailing and lamentation. She was thought to be incredibly beautiful, but the life of a nymph is usually a lonely one, as they tended to have very little contact with the outside world. She was a consort to Hades and may Read more…
General myth In the ancient myths Persephone was abducted by Hades and forced to live with him in his palace in the Underworld as his Queen. This version of the story is so infamous that it is commonly known as the ‘Rape of Persephone’. According to legend, Persephone is the Read more…
Poseidon, King of the Sea He was the Olympian god of the sea, earthquakes, floods, drought and horses. He was depicted as a mature man with a sturdy build and dark beard holding a trident. The legend Being the ruler of the sea (the Mediterranean), he is described as gathering Read more…
Dionysus, Greek God of wine, vegetation, pleasure, festivity, and madness Dionysus was the son of Zeus and Semele, the only Olympian with a mortal parent During the course of her pregnancy, the god’s jealous wife Hera tricked Semele into asking Zeus to appear before her in his full glory. Bound Read more…
Goddess of nightmares , Pantheon: Ancient Greek: Μηλινόη Parents: Zeus and Persephone Adopted father: Hades Siblings: Reincarnation: Daiyu Song “When, under Hades’ semblance, Zeus divine deceived with guileful arts dark Persephone. Hence, partly black thy limbs and partly white, from Hades dark, from Zeus ethereal bright. Thy coloured members, men Read more…
Titan Pallas Mythological Origins Greek/Roman God of Warfare. A Titan who fought against Zeus’s rebellion. Father of Zelos (Emulation) Nike (Victory) Kratos (Strength) Bia (Force) Selene (Moon) Eos (Dawn) by Styx (Hate). Some tradition also holds that he was the father of Athene, by whom he was slain. ”Pausanias, Description Read more…
God of the Underworld Pantheon: Ancient Greek – ᾍδης, Hādēs, Aidoneus Parents: Kronos and Rhea Siblings: Zeus, Poseidon, Hestia, Hera, Demeter Wife: Persephone Reincarnation: Nikolai Brandon, Ascendancy “We are three brothers born by Rhea to Kronos, Zeus, and I, and the third is Hades, lord of the dead men. All Read more…
The souls that throng the floodAre those to whom, by Fate, are other bodies owed,In Lethe’s lake they long oblivion taste,Of future life secure, forgetful of the past. Virgil Lethe is one of the five rivers of the Greek underworld, and the personification of forgetfulness. When spirits are ready to Read more…
Eris, Greek Goddess of Strife, Discord and Chaos Eris is generally accepted to have two sides to her; one of benefit to man, the other of detriment. She encompasses the rivalry that encourages men to toil and work hard to better themselves, but she’s also representative of the strife found Read more…