Menthe
Hades and Menthe may have been lovers before his marriage. An alternative myth suggests that Persephone’s coldness toward her husband drove him into another’s arms.…
Category: Greek Mythology
Ladon
Ladon ORIGIN: Greece Gaia gave Hera a tree with magical golden apples as a wedding gift. The tree was planted in the Garden of the…
Kyane
Kyane Dark Blue ALSO KNOWN AS: Cyane ORIGIN: Greek; Sicilian CLASSIFICATION: Nymph; naiad Persephone wasn’t the only victim of Hades. Her childhood friend, the water…
Zemele
Zemele Mother of the Earth ORIGIN: Phrygia Once a very important goddess in her own right, Zemele is now overshadowed by her son, Dionysus. The…
Zephyrus
Zephyrus is in Greek mythology, the West Wind, son of Astraeus and Eos; married to Chloris; father of Carpus, god of fruit; also father of…
Medea
Medea is in Greek mythology the “Wise One,” a powerful witch who was the niece of the great witch Circe and a priestess of Hecate,…
Axiéros
Axiéros is the great goddess who was venerated at the Samothrace Temple Complex. Samothrace (literally Thracian Samos) is a large island off the coast of…
Atlas
Atlas is the Lord of Dangerous Wisdom. He plumbs the depths of the sea. He knows the mysteries of the universe. He once owned the…
Até
Até ORIGIN: Greece Até literally means delusion and ruin, the usual result of encounters with Até, Spirit of Mischief and Trouble. Até is the daughter…
Astraios
Astraios The Starry One; Father of Stars ALSO KNOWN AS: Astraeus ORIGIN: Greece CLASSIFICATION: Titan Astraios is the Lord of Stars and Planets. The night…