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Category: Greek Mythology
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Hecate: A Guide to the Underworld and Inner Wisdom Hecate is an ancient goddess. It is believed she predates the Olympians gods, and was originally worshipped as an Earth Mother in Caria, Asia Minor long and was then later syncretized into the Greek pantheon. She is often seen as a triple goddess and that is…
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Achelois : she who washes away the pain Not much is known of Goddess Achelois, there are no stories left behind for us to read, as Greek mythology is so ancient and also widespread..it can often overlap and be contradictive. We do know that she was associated with the Dodonian Oracle, one of the oldest…
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Mother Earth : Gaia from Greek Mythology Gaia comes from ancient Greek stories, where she represented the Earth as a living being. The Greeks believed she was one of the first gods to appear when the world began. According to these ancient tales, Gaia emerged from Chaos, the first primordial goddess , who was the…
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Artemis: The Fierce Goddess of Independence and Strength Dearest Artemis, steadfast and strong, intelligent and brave, fierce and loyal. Goddess of Childbirth Artemis’ mother Leto struggled to give birth to her twins because of Hera. In a jealous rage Hera refused to let her daughter, the then goddess of childbirth help Leto. She had made…
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Greek Goddess of Harvest, Agriculture and the Seasons Dearest Demeter. One of the Twelve Olympians. She is a very important Greek Goddess and there are many myths that surround her. She is the goddess of grain, agriculture and harvest and the fertility of the Earth, but it is as her role as a maternal goddess…
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The Story of Aphrodite and Adonis This is quite the story so buckle up and it all starts with a King forgetting to give a sacrifice to Aphrodite. In her anger, the goddess of love and sexual desire. made his daughter, Myrrh desperately wanted to sleep with her own father, the King. The King did…
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Greek Goddess Lyssa – Rage Personified Greek Goddess Lyssa is the personified spirit, or Daimon of rage and fury. She can drive animals to madness with rabies, setting them on her targets and was often used as weapon, as the divine response to injustice, betrayal, and the violation of natural order. When mortals committed acts…
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The Dryads – Nymphs of the trees from different mythologies. The Dryads are the nymphs of the trees, groves and woodlands. They are most commonly known as the spirits or fairies of the oaks, poplars, pine and ash, but there are similar stories of tree spirits in lots of mythologies around the world. Greek Dryads…
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The Moirai – Goddesses of fate The Moirai or The fates in Greek Mythology are three sister goddesses who wove the destinies of everyone on earth, mortal humans and gods alike. They were extraordinarily powerful even compared to the Olympians and were feared throughout ancient Greece. They stood on the edge of time and had…
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