I will sing of Zeus, chiefest among the gods and greatest, all-seeing, the lord of all, the fulfiller who whispers words of wisdom to Themis as she sits leaning towards him. Be gracious, all-seeing Son of Kronos, most excellent and…
This year marked the first time i participated in a religious festival called Heliogenna. It went great. I enjoyed it and felt closer to the Gods by doing it. Not that before i didn’t feel close to Them. I did.…
I have discussed Aidoneos, the Hellenic God of the Underworld and riches. Now I will talk about Dis Pater: the Roman God of the Underworld also known as Pluto or apparently Rex Infernus who was associated with fertile agricultural land…
Who is Ploutonas? Ploutonas is the Greek God of the Underworld. He is basically another name for Aidoneos(Hades). Since Aidoneos was feared and people were afraid to speak his name, they gave Him other names. Ploutonas or Plouton is one…
Aphroditê, one of the great Olympian divinities, was, according to the popular and poetical notions of the Greeks, the goddess of love and beauty. Some traditions stated that she had sprung from the foam (aphros) of the sea, which had…
Hera, Goddess of marriage, women, sky and the stars. She is the daugher of Kronos and Rheia, and sister to Zeus, Poseidon, Aidoneos, Demeter & Hestia. She is next to Queen of the Gods, also mother to various Gods like…
In my earlier posts, I wrote a hymn to Nyx & Erebos each respectfully. Now, I want to go into detail in these deities. While Khaos, the progenitor of the Protogenoi was seen as the personification of the gap…
Persephone, daughter of Demeter, Goddess of spring, vegetation and the Underworld. Her story of her abduction by Aidoneos, God of the Underworld, is what usually is used to describe the origin of the seasons. In actuality, her story is no…
Doing a introductory into Greek mythology is even harder than I thought. The second part i will discuss the Gods, while the third part will focus on the heroes. The Gods of Olympus is a name given to a group…
Aidoneos, the God of the Underworld is a God with many faces. At one point he became one with Death, so people were afraid to speak his name (Aidoneos) out of fear of calling Him out to drag you to…