Hermes was an eloquent speaker, guide of souls to the Underworld, a protector of travellers and thieves, and the inventor of the lyre. He was also the patron of herdsmen and flocks, orators and wit, literature and poets, athletics and sports, and invention and trade. He kept himself busy and Read more
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
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
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
