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Oct 28, 2001	Persephone - An Intutitive View by Aimee Bova [2367 words]
		"Persephone is a Goddess whose history has been mainly inferred from ancient mythological placement of her as Demeter’s daughter and..."
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Sep 15, 2001	Dionysos – A Gift of Abundance and Divine Inspiration by Anja Heij [1161 words]
		"At the end of the summer the four elements have worked their alchemy; a good balance between fertile earth, air of the right..."
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Jun 5, 2001	Prometheus and the force of fire by Anja Heij [645 words]
		"Look at a flame of a fire or just a small candle. See how mesmerizing the ever-changing forms of the fire are? Do you experience..."
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Dec 17, 2000	Chiron, Teacher of Achilles by Mirjam [628 words]
		"I chose to look at Chiron as the teacher of Achilles rather than the more usual naming of him as the wounded healer, which in later..."
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Nov 5, 2000	The Muses by Gwydion [52 words]
		"Nine Goddesses, the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, charged with overseeing intellectual and artistic endeavor: Erato, Euterpe,..."
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Long Articles


Castor and Pollux by Mirjam [712 words]
	"We are now in the sign of Gemini. In that sign we can sometimes feel as if there are two completely different sides of the same..."


Chiron, Teacher of Achilles by Mirjam [628 words]
	"I chose to look at Chiron as the teacher of Achilles rather than the more usual naming of him as the wounded healer, which in later..."


Dionysos – A Gift of Abundance and Divine Inspiration by Anja Heij [1161 words]
	"At the end of the summer the four elements have worked their alchemy; a good balance between fertile earth, air of the right..."


Hecate: Patroness Of Witchcraft and Witches by Zandra Nightmoon [449 words]
	"Myth of Hecate Hecate is known as the dark Goddess of the moon. She witnessed the abduction of Persephone, daughter of Demeter. She..."


King Midas and the Power of Gold by Mirjam [786 words]
	"The story of King Midas is the classical story of what can happen if somebody acquires all he ever wished for. According to myth,..."


King Pentheus and his fateful encounter with the god Dionysus by Mirjam [431 words]
	"The story of king Pentheus and his fateful encounter with the god Dionysus is both horrifying and carries a certain warning. There..."


Nyx by Strix d' Emerys [525 words]
	"Nyx is Night, a powerful goddess whose dark light falls from the stars and who dictates not only to men but also to gods. Even Zeus..."


Osiris and the journey to Eternal Life by Mirjam [877 words]
	"Osiris, the king of Egypt was beloved by all his people. He taught them to plow the earth, to honor the gods and he gave them laws..."


Persephone - An Intutitive View by Aimee Bova [2367 words]
	"Persephone is a Goddess whose history has been mainly inferred from ancient mythological placement of her as Demeter’s daughter and..."


Persephone and Virgo by Mirjam [1040 words]
	"The word Virgo means simply "unmarried woman". It has nothing at all to do with sexuality. It denotes a woman who does..."


Perseus as he frees Andromeda by Mirjam [515 words]
	"Aries as the male tendency to fight for a cause, perhaps rarely realizing the cause may just as well be an effort to liberate..."


Prometheus - Bringer of Light by Mirjam [431 words]
	"Prometheus is known for stealing the holy fire from Zeus. He was one of the titans, the old gods who lived already at the beginning..."


Prometheus and the force of fire by Anja Heij [645 words]
	"Look at a flame of a fire or just a small candle. See how mesmerizing the ever-changing forms of the fire are? Do you experience..."


Teiresias, the Blind Seer by Mirjam [570 words]
	"This may not at all sound as it could have something to do with Libra, but the story goes like this: Teiresias one day happens into..."

Brief Articles


Achelous by Obsidian [9 words]
	"A river spirit (male), Patron of the Achelous, in Epirus...."


Aeolus by Obsidian [42 words]
	"A son of Poseidon, and Lord of the Winds. He figures in the Odyssey, where Odysseus encounters him and is given a bag containing..."


Aether by Obsidian [21 words]
	"(derived from Aethein: to kindle, burn) A primal being, the child of Erebus and Nyx; He represents the realm of Upper Air...."


Aglaia by Obsidian [10 words]
	"(bright) One of the three Graces. See also Euphrosyne and Thalia...."


Alekto by Obsidian [11 words]
	"(nameless) One of the three Erinyes (Furies). See also Megaera and Tisiphone...."


Algos by Obsidian [8 words]
	"(Pain) Child of Eris, Ruler of sufferance and pain...."


Amphitrite by Obsidian [10 words]
	"(third encircler) Daughter of Nereus, by Doris, and wife of Poseidon...."


Aphrodite by Obsidian [66 words]
	"(foam-born) Daughter, after a fashion, of Kronos (she is said to have emerged from the sea following his dismemberment by Zeus: his..."


Apollo by Obsidian [103 words]
	"(destroyer) Child of Zeus and twin brother of Artemis. A solar God with many attributes and realms of function, His Presence was..."


Ares by Obsidian [44 words]
	"(warrior) Son of Zeus, and God of warfare and battle. His was an unsavoury repute among the Hellenes; he represented to them the..."


Ariadne by Obsidian [88 words]
	"An early agrarian Deity from the Aegean and Cyprus whose story has become inextricably mixed with that of the hero Theseus. In that..."


Aristaeus by Obsidian [45 words]
	"An obscure deity whose story has become aomewhat confused. He was apparently a son of Apollo, and was considered a healer and..."


Artemis by Obsidian [109 words]
	"Twin sister of Apollo, Goddess of wild animals, the wilderness in general, the hunt, and a protectress of womankind in all its..."


Astraia by Obsidian [29 words]
	"(derived from Astraios: Starry) Daughter of Themis, and Goddess of holy innocence and purity. She is often imaged bearing a scale,..."


Athene by Obsidian [68 words]
	"A daughter, after a fashion, of Zeus (she is said to have sprung whole from his forehead) and Metis. A warrior Goddess, and a..."


Atlas by Obsidian [53 words]
	"(derived from an Aryan root meaning To lift up, To carry) One of the Titans, son of Iapetus. Taking part in the war against Zeus,..."


Atropos by Obsidian [49 words]
	"(inflexible) The third of the three Fates, daughter of Zeus out of Themis. She is sometimes pictured as an aged crone bearing a..."


Bia by Obsidian [10 words]
	"(Violence) Daughter of Athene, She is the personification of destructive force...."


Boreas by Obsidian [6 words]
	"(North Wind) Spirit of the North Wind...."


Chaos by Obsidian [20 words]
	"(void) According to Hesiod, the very first entity to assume definite existence; the primal being out of which all else emerged...."


Cratus by Obsidian [9 words]
	"(Strength) Son of Athene, the presiding Spirit of physical power...."


Daphne by Obsidian [65 words]
	"(Laurel) A daughter of Peneus. She was nymph who, uncharacteristic of the breed, abhorred the embrace of men, and preferred to..."


Deimos by Obsidian [7 words]
	"(terror) Child (by Aphrodite) and companion of Ares...."


Demeter by Obsidian [22 words]
	"(Earth-Mother) Daughter of Kronos and Rhea, and Goddess of the harvest, and of cultivated vegetation (as opposed to the wildwood,..."


Dike by Obsidian [24 words]
	"(justice) Daughter of Zeus and Themis, one of the Horae. Goddess of Divine Justice, She purified disputes and arbitrated..."


Dione by Obsidian [11 words]
	"A Daughter of Okeanos, at times associated as a partner with Zeus...."


Dionysios by Obsidian [31 words]
	"A son of Zeus, and God of wine, fruition, and ecstatic celebration. Like Apollo, he was an oracular Deity, and was widely..."


Doris by Obsidian [10 words]
	"A sea-Goddess, wife of Nereus, mother of Amphitrite, among many others...."


Elektra by Obsidian [7 words]
	"(amber) A sea Divinity, the provider of amber...."


Enyalius by Obsidian [9 words]
	"Companion and squire to Ares, the female counterpart to Enyalius...."


Eos by Obsidian [14 words]
	"(dawn) Daughter of Hyperion and Theia, Goddess of the dawn, and of beginnings in general...."


Epimetheus by Obsidian [37 words]
	"(afterthought) One of the Titans, twin brother to Prometheus. Consort of the first mortal woman, Pandora, he gave into her keeping..."


Erato by Obsidian [37 words]
	"(lovely) One of the nine Muses. Her realm was that of Love Poetry. The Muses are daughters of Zeus by Mnemosyne, and between them..."


Erebus by Obsidian [22 words]
	"(darkness) A Primal being, child of Chaos, by Nyx father of the Hesperides and of Aether. He was the utter Shadow surrounding Hades...."


Eris by Obsidian [24 words]
	"(strife) A Child of Nyx and companion of Ares, she has some resemblence to the Celtic Morrigan in her exaltation of discord and..."


Eros by Obsidian [58 words]
	"(desire) Child of Aphrodite and bringer of passion and love to humanity. It is worth noting that he could perform a reverse..."


Eunome by Obsidian [8 words]
	"Daughter of Zeus and Themis, one of the Horae...."


Euphrosyne by Obsidian [10 words]
	"(cheerful, joyous)One of the three Graces. See also Aglaia and Thalia...."


Eurus by Obsidian [12 words]
	"(derived from a root meaning burning, to burn) Spirit of the East Wind...."


Euterpe by Obsidian [37 words]
	"(delight) One of the nine Muses. Her realm was that of Lyric Poetry. The Muses are daughters of Zeus by Mnemosyne, and between them..."


Gaea by Obsidian [16 words]
	"(Earth) The Earth-Mother herself, A primal being, emergent from of Chaos, and representative of the Earth itself...."


Hades by Obsidian [27 words]
	"Son of Kronos and Rhea, Lord of Under-Earth, and ruler of the dead. Wed to Persephone, daughter of Demeter, an occasion which..."


Hebe by Obsidian [45 words]
	"(youthful vigour) Daughter of Zeus and Hera, Cupbearer of the Gods, and Patroness of domestic virtues and work. Hebe presents the..."


Hekate by Obsidian [63 words]
	"(one hundred) Daughter of Perses and Asteria, She was a Goddess of travels by night, especially a patroness of crossroads, and by..."


Helios by Obsidian [21 words]
	"(sun)The solar disc itself, sometimes an aspect of Apollo (or more accurately Phoebus), and sometimes a distinct being in and of..."


Hemera by Obsidian [15 words]
	"(day) A primal being, representing the force and Presence of Day and Light, sibling to Aether...."


Hephaestus by Obsidian [102 words]
	"Child of Zeus and Hera, craftsman and smith of the Gods and, as is so often the case among Aryan smithy Deities, lame. Among the..."


Hera by Obsidian [41 words]
	"(protectress. cf. "Hero"=defender)Daughter of Kronos and Rhea, wife of Zeus and Queen of the Universe. Her jealousies and..."


Herakles by Obsidian [116 words]
	"(glorious protector)Son of Zeus and a mortal, he has a very rich and complex mythology associated with him. As a mortal, his..."


Hermes by Obsidian [79 words]
	"(cairn) Son of Zeus, and a Deity of many functions and attributes. He is best known as the Messenger and Herald of the Gods, but he..."


Hesperus by Obsidian [5 words]
	"(evening) Evening, specifically the Evening Star...."


Hestia by Obsidian [57 words]
	"Daughter of Kronos and Rhea, Goddess of family life and the hearth. Like Artemis, Hestia has no consort and remains a maiden. Her..."


Horcus by Obsidian [38 words]
	"(Oath) Child of Eris, and the divine spirit of oaths and solemn promises; by the Hellenes a bitter and grievous obligation, since..."


Hyperion by Obsidian [17 words]
	"One of the Titans, son of Uranus and Gaea (Heaven and Earth), and father of Helios (the Sun)...."


Iacchus by Obsidian [57 words]
	"An obscure Deity, perhaps a son of Zeus, Associated with Demeter in some ways (one tradition holds Him to be Her son), His chief..."


Iapetus by Obsidian [19 words]
	"One of the Titans, son of Uranus and Gaea (Heaven and Earth), and father of Atlas, Prometheus, Epimetheus, and Menoetius...."


Irene by Obsidian [24 words]
	"(peace) Daughter of Zeus and Themis, one of the Horae. Goddess of concord and unity, Her spirit was invoked in works of..."


Iris by Obsidian [50 words]
	"(rainbow) Daughter of Thaumas, and Goddess of the rainbow. Like Hermes, she was a messenger and herald, and she served as an oath-ta..."


Kalliope by Obsidian [38 words]
	"(beautiful voice) One of the nine Muses. Her realm was that of Epic Poetry. The Muses are daughters of Zeus by Mnemosyne, and..."


Kastor & Polydeukes by Obsidian [52 words]
	"A pair of twins, one (Polydeukes) immortal, the other mortal. Polydeukes is a Patron of Horses, and despite Kastor's mortality, the..."


Klio by Obsidian [36 words]
	"(celebrate) One of the nine Muses. Her realm was that of History. The Muses are daughters of Zeus by Mnemosyne, and between them..."


Klotho by Obsidian [43 words]
	"(spinner) The first of the three Fates, daughter of Zeus out of Themis. She is sometimes pictured as a young maiden bearing a..."


Koeus by Obsidian [15 words]
	"One of the Titans, child of Uranus and Gaea (Heaven and Earth). The father of Leto...."


Krius by Obsidian [11 words]
	"One of the Titans, child of Uranus and Gaea (Heaven and Earth)...."


Kronos by Obsidian [71 words]
	"A son of Uranus and Gaea (Heaven and Earth), Lord of the Titans, and Ruler of the Universe in beginning times. The father of many..."


Lachesis by Obsidian [48 words]
	"(allotter) The second of the three Fates, daughter of Zeus out of Themis. She is sometimes pictured as a matronly woman holding a..."


Lethe by Obsidian [13 words]
	"(Forgetfullness) A Daughter of Eris, She is the presiding Spirit of Amnesia and mindlessness...."


Leto by Obsidian [42 words]
	"One of the Titans, daughter of Koeus and Phoebe. By Zeus, she is the mother of Apollo and Artemis. She also seems to have some..."


Limos by Obsidian [8 words]
	"Daughter of Eris, She is the Spirit of Hunger...."


Mania by Obsidian [7 words]
	"(Madness) The divine ruler and sender of insanity...."


Megaera by Obsidian [11 words]
	"(grudge) One of the three Erinyes (Furies). See also Alekto and Tisiphone...."


Melpomene by Obsidian [36 words]
	"(choir) One of the nine Muses. Her realm was that of Tragedy. The Muses are daughters of Zeus by Mnemosyne, and between them..."


Menoetius by Obsidian [19 words]
	"(ruined strength) One of the Titans, child of Iapetus. He is slain in the war between the Titans and Zeus...."


Metis by Obsidian [97 words]
	"(wisdom) One of the Titans, child of Uranus and Gaea (Heaven and Earth). Among them, she was considered the most wise, and is said..."


Mnemosyne by Obsidian [32 words]
	"(memory) One of the Titans, child of Uranus and Gaea (Heaven and Earth). By Zeus, she is the mother of the Muses. See Erato,..."


Momus by Obsidian [10 words]
	"Daughter of Nyx, and the Spirit of Derision, Sarcasm, and Irony...."


Nemesis by Obsidian [33 words]
	"(due enactment) Child of Nyx, Goddess of divine vengeance, and implacable retribution. She is usually imaged bearing a scourge and..."


Nereus by Obsidian [54 words]
	"(wet one) Eldest child of Pontos, and a Divinity of the Waters who seems not to be a Titan or Olympian, but of a different order...."


Nike by Obsidian [14 words]
	"(victory) Daughter of Athene, She is the personification of success, particularly in a martial sense...."


Notus by Obsidian [4 words]
	"Spirit of the South Wind...."


Okeanus by Obsidian [31 words]
	"(outer sea) Eldest of the Titans, child of Uranus and Gaea (Heaven and Earth). He is the personification of the Sea. By Tethys he..."


Pan by Obsidian [56 words]
	"(pasturer) Goat-footed and horned God of field, grove, and wooded glen. The son of Hermes, he was a shepherds Divinity, concerned..."


Peitho by Obsidian [23 words]
	"(persuasion) One of the daughters of Okeanos, she is the chief attendent of Aphrodite, and is the Spirit of the art of persuasive..."


Peneus by Obsidian [18 words]
	"A river spirit (male), Patron of the Pinios River, in Thessaly. He is the father of the Nymph Daphne...."


Persephone by Obsidian [99 words]
	"Daughter of Demeter, beloved of Hades. He kidnapped her and took her to his Under-Earth Realm, where she pined for the sun and the..."


Phanes by Obsidian [21 words]
	"A primal Being, child of Kronos and perhaps the father of Nyx; He is Radiance, the first light to emerge from Chaos...."


Phobos by Obsidian [7 words]
	"(fear) Child (by Aphrodite) and companion of Ares...."


Phoebe by Obsidian [21 words]
	"(bright one) One of the Titans, child of Uranus and Gaea (Heaven and Earth). By Koeus, she is the mother of Leto...."


Phoebus by Obsidian [40 words]
	"The aspect of Apollo most closely associated with the sun. Phoebus was the driver of the Solar Chariot, or in some versions the..."


Phosphoros by Obsidian [7 words]
	"(light-bringer) Morning, or more specifically, the Morning Star...."


Plutos by Obsidian [24 words]
	"(wealth) A son of Demeter and God of material prosperity and wealth. Said to have been blinded by Zeus, because he distributed his..."


Polyhymnia by Obsidian [38 words]
	"(many songs) One of the nine Muses. Her realm was that of Sacred Poetry. The Muses are daughters of Zeus by Mnemosyne, and between..."


Ponos by Obsidian [9 words]
	"(Sorrow) Child of Eris, divine governor of sadness and grief...."


Pontos by Obsidian [17 words]
	"(sea) A primal entity, who emerged from Gaea in the beginning times. He is the parent of Nereus...."


Poseidon by Obsidian [36 words]
	"Son of Kronos and Rhea, principle God of the Sea, in concert with many other spirits, godlings and Deities of that Realm. He also..."


Prometheus by Obsidian [64 words]
	"(Forethought) One of the Titans, child of Iapetus. He is said to have created mankind and, when they appeared helpless to cope with..."


Proteus by Obsidian [69 words]
	"A Divinity of the sea, the herder of the sea's "flocks" (seals and suchlike). Imaged as an grumpy old man, he was a..."


Rhea by Obsidian [41 words]
	"One of the Titans, daughter of Uranus and Gaea (Heaven and Earth). Consort of Kronos and mother of a number of Olympian Divinities,..."


Selene by Obsidian [22 words]
	"(derived from a root meaning "light, gleam") Goddess of the Moon, the Lunar Disc. Closely associated with Hekate, and..."


Styx by Obsidian [32 words]
	"(the Hateful. derived from a root meaning "Icy cold") A cthonian river spirit, tutelary to the underground River Styx,..."


Terpsichore by Obsidian [39 words]
	"(delight of dancing) One of the nine Muses. Her realm was that of Choral Dance. The Muses are daughters of Zeus by Mnemosyne, and..."


Tethys by Obsidian [46 words]
	"(disposer) One of the Titans, child of Uranus and Gaea (Heaven and Earth). She is the consort of Okeanos, and by him mother of the..."


Thalia by Obsidian [47 words]
	"(festivity) One of the nine Muses. Her realm was that of Comedy. The Muses are daughters of Zeus by Mnemosyne, and between them..."


Thaumas by Obsidian [10 words]
	"(wonderful) A sea Divinity, Son of Pontos, and husband of Elektra...."


The Charites by Obsidian [30 words]
	"A trio of Goddesses, the Graces, originally fertility Divinities but later becoming urbanized and focused on social roles. In the..."


The Erinyes by Obsidian [18 words]
	"A trio of Goddesses, the Furies, assigned the task of delivering Divine retribution to offending creatures: Alekto, Megaera,..."


The Hesperides by Obsidian [23 words]
	"Another trio of Goddesses, these maidens the guardians of the Golden Apples given Hera by Gaea on her marraige to Zeus: Aegle,..."


The Horae by Obsidian [26 words]
	"Originally a trio Goddesses, the gatewardens of Olympus, they later evolved into representations of the seasons, and finally as..."


The Hyades by Obsidian [64 words]
	"Daughters of Atlas and Pleione, their number varies in the telling of the tale, usually it is five or seven. They are said to have..."


The Moirai by Obsidian [18 words]
	"A trio of Goddesses assigned the task of measuring out the span of a person's life. Atropos, Klotho, Lachesis...."


The Muses by Gwydion [52 words]
	"Nine Goddesses, the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, charged with overseeing intellectual and artistic endeavor: Erato, Euterpe,..."


The Nereids by Obsidian [67 words]
	"A large class of Divine and Semi-Divine children of Nereus and Doris; most are closely associated with the Sea: Agave, Aktaea,..."


The Okeanids by Obsidian [41 words]
	"Another class of Divinities often associated with the sea, the children of Okeanos, Titan of the Waters: Amphiro, Dione, Doris,..."


The Pleiades by Obsidian [52 words]
	"The daughters of Atlas and Pleione. Transformed into a tightly-knit group of stars to evade capture by the Huntsman Orion, or, in a..."


The Primal Beings by Gwydion [101 words]
	"Not arranged as a distinct class in and of itself, here is, even so, the catalogue of the first entities to manifest in the..."


Theia by Obsidian [20 words]
	"(goddess) One of the Titans, child of Uranus and Gaea (Heaven and Earth). She is the mother, by Hyperion, of Eos...."


Themis by Obsidian [63 words]
	"(order) One of the Titans, child of Uranus and Gaea (Heaven and Earth). By Zeus, she is the mother of Dike, Irene, and others. She..."


Tisiphone by Obsidian [11 words]
	"(vengeful destruction) One of the three Furies. See also Alekto and Megaera...."


Titans by Obsidian [67 words]
	"A precursor race of Divine entities, essentially composing a pantheon itself. The eldest are said to have emerged from Primal..."


Tmolus by Obsidian [11 words]
	"The tutelary God of the Mount Tmolus region of Phrygia, in..."


Triton by Obsidian [11 words]
	"Child of Poseidon and Amphitrite, He is lord of all the Mer-folk...."


Tyche by Obsidian [75 words]
	"(luck) Child of Okeanos, and Goddess of luck and chance. The ancient Hellenes viewed Her with a certain uneasiness, rightly seeing..."


Urania by Obsidian [36 words]
	"(heavenly) One of the nine Muses. Her realm was that of Astronomy. The Muses are daughters of Zeus by Mnemosyne, and between them..."


Uranus by Obsidian [21 words]
	"(sky-dweller) The Sky-Father, a primal being, emergent from Gaea. He was Lord of the Titans, until his position was usurped by..."


Zelus by Obsidian [8 words]
	"(Ardour) Son of Athene, the Spirit of passionate zeal...."


Zephyr by Obsidian [6 words]
	"(west wind) Spirit of the West Wind...."


Zeus by Obsidian [102 words]
	"(derived from Aryan: "Dyaus"=God) Son of Kronos and Rhea, King of the Gods and Lord of the Universe. Threatened with..."

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