Category: Greek Mythology

Either Princess Myrrha or her father, king of Assyria or a Phoenician kingdom, aggravated Aphrodite. As punishment, she compelled Myrrha to conceive an incestuous passion…

Muses ORIGIN: Greece Their mother is Mnemosyne, Goddess of Memory. Their father is Zeus, chief of the Greek gods. The Muses are nine-tuplets, born from…

Morpheus (fashioner) In Greek mythology, god of dreams; one of the sons of Hypnos (Somnus), who was god of sleep. His brother Icelus created dreams…

Moirae The Fates ORIGIN: Greece The Moirae live together in a cave by a spring from which white water gushes. They are the original Fates,…

Mnemosyne Memory ORIGIN: Greece Mnemosyne, daughter of Gaia and Uranus, lay with Zeus for nine nights in order to conceive nine Muses. She and Achelous…

Metis Wise Counsel Metis, daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, is an ancient goddess of wisdom and cleverness. Metis gave Kronos the emetic potion that caused…

Medusa, the most beautiful and only mortal Gorgon sister, is a sea spirit. Poseidon courted her. She may have had consensual or even sacred sex…

Baubo personifies female fecundity. She is the goddess of the belly laugh, matron of women’s humour. Baubo is a trickster, sacred clown, and a goddess…

Chiron The Wounded Healer ALSO KNOWN AS: Cheiron ORIGIN: Greece Although centaurs are usually dismissed as raucous barbarians, Chiron is the exception to the rule:…

Kallikantzari ALSO KNOWN AS: Kalikàtzari; Kallikant zaroi ORIGIN: Greece Greek Christmas is an extended holiday. The Twelve Nights of Christmas, from Christmas Eve to the…