Mercury is a trickster spirit who is happy to masquerade as other spirits. Long ago the Italian deity Mercury was syncretized to Greek Hermes. The two are now virtually indistinguishable, but they
Janus : Lord of Beginnings Janus is the two-faced spirit, but in the most positive sense of that term. Janus literally has two faces, indicating his power to see from all directions and perspectives. He sees the past and future
Ceres is the original Corn Mother, Goddess of Grain. Scholars now believe grains were first cultivated for the purpose of brewing beer, not baking bread, and so Ceres is also a goddess
Mephitis ALSO KNOWN AS: Mefitis; Mefite ORIGIN: Italy Sometimes healing springs smell foul; that’s the abode of Mephitis, Goddess of Fumes. She presides over noxious vapors and healing. Mephitis has dominion over
Kybele : The Magna Mater; The Mountain Mother Earth’s oldest surviving goddess was once a forest witch. Kybele’s cult is considered Earth’s most ancient religion. A clay statue, excavated at
Aurora (dawn) In Roman mythology, the dawn; daughter of Hyperion and Thia (or Thea); married to Astraeus; mother of the wind and the stars; called Eos by the Greeks. Aurora’s chariot, drawn
fasces (bundles) In ancient Roman ritual, birch or elm rods held together by a red thong. Fasces were carried by lictors as the symbol of authority of a Roman major magistrate. An
Fama (reputation, report) In Roman mythology, goddess of fame; equivalent to the Greek goddess Pheme. She was sometimes portrayed blowing a trumpet. SOURCE: Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend, Third Edition –
Egeria (of the black poplar) In Roman mythology, protector of unborn babies; wife of Numa Pompilius, second king of Rome. She melted into tears when Numa died and was transformed into a
Aequalitas (fairness) In Roman mythology, the personification of equity or fairness, as opposed to justice by the letter of the law. Aequalitas was often portrayed as a young woman holding a pair
Acidalia In Greek and Roman mythology, name given to Aphrodite (Venus), goddess of love, after she had washed in the same fountain as the Graces in Boeotia, a district in central Greece
Achates (agate) In Roman mythology, the faithful friend of the hero Aeneas in Vergil’s Aeneid. His devotion to Aeneas was so great that the term fidus Achates (faithful Achates) became synonymous with
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